Angel Blackwood(22)
Nixon’s eyes turn dark. “Oh! So now you’re worried about your mate? Where were you this morning when I had to-”
“Nixon, no!” I interrupt him. Talon isn’t aware of my abilities and there’s way too much going on between us to add another thing to the mix. Both sets of blue eye turn to look at me.
“No! Say what you were going to say, I want to hear it.” Talon shoves Nixon again and a low hiss leaves Nixon’s mouth.
“Stop it, both of you!” I yell at them. My energy is finally coming back and my irritation is at full force. Of course both of them ignore me as they continue to stand off against one another.
“Talon, I’ve had a shitty morning and you’re playing with my patience. Back the fuck off,” Nixon states.
Talon turns to me, his face marred with confusion as he looks my body over obviously noticing the dirt on my clothes from my earlier scuffle with Fabian. His hands reach out and he tries to bring me into his chest; I can feel Faith’s eagerness to be held by him. As soon as the flowery scent wafts through my nostrils again, my hands come up and my head shakes. I shove against his shoulder as I move around him.
“I can’t do this right now, Talon. You need to leave.”
He grabs my upper arm, turns me harshly and his eyes darken. I shrug him off and move toward Nixon who stands rigid at my side.
“Is that what you really want? Me to stay away?” He pulls me harshly against his hard chest and I push away from him yet again. Nixon pulls me behind him, his body shaking with rage and his eyes black.
“Answer me?” Talon screams.
The smell of Lucy’s perfume still lingers in the air and it’s enough to make up my mind. I look between Nixon and Talon’s angry faces and nod.
He curses and shouts out menacingly, “So fucking be it… Lexi!”
Chapter 6
It took me a while to shower, not because I was that dirty but because my mind kept drifting to thoughts of Talon and Tyler. I refuse to let their behaviour towards me have an effect, or that’s what I try convincing myself of as I sit on the shower floor frozen in place, thinking of the words both have thrown my way these past few days. Faith continues to encourage me, reminding me that their wolves are outraged that the twins have yet to accept me as their mate. This it seems is the reason behind the twins taking their anger out on me.
I’m trying my hardest to deal with the crazy emotions that are fueling my every thought. From the moment I turned for the first time, every emotion has been magnified. Faith says this is usual, that I should adjust within time, but the only way I know to deal with what’s going on with the twins right now is to not deal. I’m going to focus all my attention on finding out what happened to me the night Noelle saved me. I know there is more to the story than my mother or Noelle are saying; I’m going to find out what they’re hiding. At least that will keep me busy while I give the twins time to do whatever the hell they need to.
After the shower at Nixon’s place, Alex calls me over and asks if I’d like to go look for a dress for tonight’s pack ceremony. To be honest I could care less about the dress, I‘m happy enough with the clothes I have in my closet, but if this means I get to spend some time with Alex then I’ll do all the shopping she wants. I’ve missed her so much. We haven’t really spent time together for a while and I just need things to go back to how they were before.
“It’s quite a drive, sweetie. We’re going into the neighbouring packs territory, they have more boutiques there than we do here,” Alex says as we drive away from the town.
“Is that even allowed?” I ask her confused.
“Of course, honey. Your father is good friends with the Alpha of the Crystal Bay Pack. He allows us to enter his territory, but… as soon as we enter his land we follow his rules; the same works for him if any of his pack cross our land,” she explains.
I nod my head still unsure how the entire territory thing works. I thought wolves were more protective over their land than that? Well… that’s what it looked like when I stayed in Point Bright; Jax’s father was very protective of his land. I don’t think Jax’s father really had any Alpha friends.
“Most Alpha’s don’t get along with other Alpha’s,” Alex says, obviously reading my thoughts. I quickly put up a barrier and hear her laugh at my side. She doesn’t bring it up though, she just continues to explain things.
“That’s the reason your father is so powerful and the ruler of many territories. Even though he is very protective over his land and his people, he also respects certain people and the position they hold in their pack; even if that position is an Alpha position. Don’t misunderstand me though, Angel. Johnny doesn’t just create alliances with every Alpha that crosses his path. If your father thinks there’s a benefit in becoming an ally with a certain pack and if the Alpha is well respected and runs his pack with dignity, then your father will most likely befriend them. Believe me, honey, that is not an easy task. Most Alpha’s are power-seeking dominant bastards who don’t trust anybody and equally can’t be trusted. The few friends that your father has made over his years as Alpha took a great deal of time creating trust and building the relationship. The Crystal Bay Alpha is one of the first friends your father made when he became Alpha.”