Talon has a frown on his face. He seems tense and I feel his frustration from across the room. “Right. Yeah… You’re right.” He nods his head then walks out of the room.
I look back out the large window and smile as I watch her lean her head back, laughing at something Phoenix said. They’re sitting on the grass in the backyard taking in the sun. Angel senses me and turns her head, her eyes finding mine. She stares at me so lovingly, I place my hand over my heart as she smiles. I don’t deserve her. Hell, no one deserves her. But I love her and she loves me. I want her. No, fuck that! I need her.
I won’t let anyone take her from me.
No one.
Her eyes drop to where my hand is over my heart and then her sweet voice is filling my head.
“I love you,” she says.
“I love you more,” I respond, meaning it. I love her more than anything in this world.
She keeps her eyes on mine for a few more seconds before turning and continuing her chat with Phoenix.
TALON POV
The stench of wealth and power surrounds the Crystal Bay pack. Aside from Axel, I can’t stand any of them, especially the Alpha. Caspian is a straight up prick. He thinks he can take anything he wants, as if the world is his to own and plunder. I didn’t like him the first time I met him years ago, and I sure as hell can’t stand the fucker now. I know meeting with him is just one of the things, my brother and I have to do for the sake of the pack. We know this is one of the many situations we’re gonna be put in that we won’t enjoy. We’re just gonna have to suck it up though, because it’s about keeping the pack safe.
Keeping Angel safe.
“You two ready?” Alpha Johnny says as we climb out of his car.
“Yes, sir,” my brother says out loud. Alpha looks at me and I nod my head.
Alpha puts his hand on my shoulder stopping me from closing my door. He looks me dead in the eyes, communicating through our pack link.
“I understand you don’t want to be here. I know everything that happened between you two and my daughter now. The fact that Caspian had his eyes set on marrying Angel, well it must sting. But Angel has told me everything. Believe me, I was angry to hear that he tried to blackmail her into marrying him, but I cannot put myself first. The same goes for you, you’re no longer the priority. You have many families relying on you to keep the peace and make the right decisions.” He looks towards my brother relaying the message to us both.
“Our pack is the strongest pack, theres no denying it. It will become even stronger with you two leading and my daughter at your side. Caspian is one Alpha you need to have on your side. I’ve seen what he is capable of when you’re not, it’s not something you should even consider. The man has a lot of issues that extend way beyond anything you’ve heard before. Now, I’m not saying suck up to the kid. What I’m saying is you both need to hold your own and let him know that he won’t ever take what’s yours, make sure he knows that both packs will only benefit from keeping this alliance platonic. I know he’s cold and detached from real emotions, but he does care about his packs safety; even if that’s the only thing he cares about.” Alpha’s forced to stop communicating with us as one of Caspian’s guards interrupt us.
“Welcome. Alpha Caspian is waiting in his office for you. Please follow me,” the huge guy says, walking towards the front porch of the mansion.
Alpha Johnny and Caspian speak casually for a few minutes. I can tell the fact that Caspian has not once looked at us has annoyed my brother, he’s pacing and looking at the books on the nearest bookshelf.
“Dude, relax. He’s just trying to get a rise out of us. I can sense your aggravation from here, you need to keep it under wraps,” I link to Tyler. He immediately stops walking, moving to sit on one of the black leather sofa’s nearest to me. He looks at me and nods his head just a bit.
“Well, I’ll leave you three to talk. I’ve got a few calls to make,” Alpha Johnny announces, before swiftly leaving the room with his phone in hand.
As the door slams shut, Caspian’s eyes finally land on us. Empty eyes that give away nothing.
“So I suppose we need to discuss a few things?” He says as he reaches for a glass and pours dark liquor in it.
“Yes. We just want to make sure there are no ill feelings between the packs after all that has happened these past few weeks.” Tyler stands up.
Caspian gestures with his glass, asking if we’d like some of whatever he’s drinking. We both shake our heads, muttering a ‘no thanks’ and trying to get back to the topic in hand.