Chapter 0064
“Mine!” the words slip from my mouth and as if the wolf bars me it stops in its tracks. Turning its head its glowing blue eyes find mine immediately, I recognise it, it‘ Mason. He looks to have some kind of Internal struggle as the light in its eyes dims before shining even brighter, and then he tears his eyes from mine and continues his path into the thick forest and out of sight.
“Uh oh, someone’s wolf just got a glimpse of one of their mates for the first time,” Theo says coming to stand beside us.
“When you feel up to it we should all go for a run together, t will be good for our wolves to finally meet,” Luke
says,
“Not
without Axel,” I shake my head. I’m not letting him miss our first run together.
“I can come, I shifted,” Axel says quietly behind me. I turn in his arms to look up at him.
“Axel, that’s amazing. When did it happen?” I grin, so pleased for him. He looks down in shame before he
answers.
“The night you were hurt, I lost control,” he admits.
“Hey,” I bring my hand to his cheek, getting him to look at me, “that’s completely understandable, you have nothing to be ashamed of,”
“Josie, I’m so sorry. I almost stopped you from getting medical help, my wolf wouldn’t let anyone near you that I didn’t trust. They had to sedate me to save your life,”
I can see how much guilt he is carrying about this. “Thank you for protecting me, you did the right thing, you kept any possible threats away whilst I was vulnerable,” I smile and push up onto my tiptoes to kiss him. “I can’t wait to see your wolf and thank him myself,” I add.
“See, Axe, I told you she wouldn’t be upset. She loves your beast mode,” Theo claps Axel on the back. “Now you can stop sulking about it and we can focus on fixing Mason,”
“He can’t hear us from hear right?” I glance over to where I’d last seen him.
“No, he can’t from this distance,”
“Good. So what is his problem now? What did I miss?” I ask, leaning my head against Axel and holding my giant protector a little longer.
“I don’t know. He never left your side for the first day and never spoke a word. Then the moment the doctor said you were healing and would survive he stormed off and has been a grumpy ass since. The only person he will even talk to is Deacon unless it’s to bark orders at us, and whenever I try to talk to him he either ignores me or does that,” Theo huffs and points in the direction Mason had gone.
“I’ll try and talk to him,” I sigh.
“Well good luck, you’d better wear your running shoes for that conversation,” he snorts. “I did shift and follow him a few times but obviously I can’t talk in wolf form and he didn’t stay still long enough for me to shift back and say anything,”
Speaking of shoes, I don’t have any,” I look down at my bare feet and wriggle my toes on the plush carpet, “I also don’t have any underwear,”
“Looks like I need to get back to making lists,” Luke grins and starts tapping something on his phone.
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Chapter 0064
“You can leave underwear off of the list. She doesn’t need any,” Theo smirks. My stomach decides to take that moment to growl loudly and the guys all laugh.
“I guess it’s time to meet the family and get some food in you,”
Theo holds my hand as we head down a grand staircase with Axel and Luke at our backs. I try hard not to gape at his house. It’s like a damn palace, with marble floors and opulent decor. I wonder what his parents do for work to have such a large and stunning home. We enter a large sitting room where people are relaxed, drinking from fine china cups and taking sandwiches and cakes from large platters. Sophie spots us and waves before getting the attention of an older man next to her. The moment he turns to face us I instantly know this is Theo’s biological father. Theo is almost a carbon copy of him. His eyes light up and he rushes over to greet us.
“Josie, it’s so lovely to finally meet you,” he stretches out a hand for me to shake and I take it, “I’m Wesley, Theo’s Dad”
“It’s lovely to meet you, Wesley,” I smile.
“Josie, you look so much better already, come and sit down,” Theo’s mum, Maria rushes over and wraps an arm around my shoulders, leading me to a highbacked armchair. She pours tea from a pot and hands me a cup. I look at the steaming liquid. It’s not the tea I was expecting, this is a greenish colour and smells slightly minty. I take a cautious sip and try not to wrinkle my nose at the earthy taste. It certainly doesn’t taste minty.
Theo snorts and takes the cup from my hands. “I’ll be right back,” he whispers. Maria introduces me to the rest of her bonds, Dean, Micheal, Roy and Samson. They all refer to Theo as their son and I wonder if all families have the same dynamic. Theo returns and hands me a glass of water and a plate loaded with a various selection of sandwiches. Sophie introduces me to her three bonds and then to one of Theo’s brothers, Rory. He is 16 and at that awkward stage. I find out Theo has two older brothers who are all living with their bonds and both have children already. By the time I’ve eaten and been introduced to everyone my social battery feels drained and I’m ready for a nap, which seems odd considering I just woke from a 6–week nap.
“I think it is time for Josie to rest, Dear,” Maria says to Theo, “Your old room has been suitably adapted to accommodate you all, you should let her rest there for a while,”
“Yes Theo, rest. That means keep your dick in your pants,” Sophie warns and Maria gasps at her daughter’s crude warning. The men in the room all laugh and Theo blushes. I don’t look at Axel because I can imagine he’s glowing like a tomato right now.
Theo looks around nervously and Maria seems to know exactly why, “Don’t worry about Mason, when he returns I’ll make sure he eats before I send him to your room,” she smiles.
“Thanks, Mum,” Theo grumbles and takes my hand. I thank Maria for her hospitality, say my goodbyes to everyone and then let Theo guide me to his old bedroom.
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