"Did you follow Kelly out of the window?" I smile and nod, my eyes find Kelly. She's wrapped her body around Earl.
"Did you bring my milk?" Kelly giggles.
"Sure, it's on the coffee table, I'll go get it." I roll my eyes and she laughs.
"Okay, now that everyone is okay we'll make our plan for war." Jackson says. He gathers the men around and they discuss it. I calm the females who have huddled in the cave. Kelly borrows Autumn's phone and calls someone in her old pack. Her informant tells her that they kicked Christian out of the pack with his followers. The pack did not want to continue with the way that Frank ruled, they wanted a change. They'd decided before putting Christian in the alpha position that they were going to modernize. There would be no more hunting humans and there would only be one mate per wolf. He did not agree. He wanted a harem. That was old school big time. Packs frequently did that hundreds of years ago. The alpha would keep all of the young fertile females for his pleasure and would only release them when they were no longer pleasing to him. Christian wanted to renew those rules and when he informed them, they turned on him. He was about to suffer that fate again. Autumn and her friend were on the social networking sites spreading the word that we were under attack. Someone told her that Dad and his alliances were on their way and were two hours out. God help Christian when he met up with my father. Dad is on the council that governs and doles out punishment to errant wolves. He's also a real hard ass when he wants to be and I hope for our sake that Shirley hasn't softened Dad up any. The thought of tearing his throat out though is still very appealing to me. Jackson sits down beside me.
"I want you to stay here and guard the females. We are going to take the alpha house back and lock these guys up until your dad and the council arrives."
"The council is coming here?" Jackson nodded. "They are going to determine their fates and ours."
"What do you mean ours?" Jackson hung his head.
"I mean they are going to decide if we are to remain as alphas, they haven't approved of us yet and after this … " I gasped.
"I didn't know that they had to approve of us, I thought that when Dad gave us his blessing that we were good." He shook his head. "That's crap."
"Your dad told me that they would have a meeting and discuss it then let us know."
"You didn't tell me that."
"You didn't need to worry about it Sweetness. I figured it was a done deal." He put his arm around me. "I'm sorry Summer, I should've told you. It won't happen again, no matter what." I leaned into him and rested my face against his neck just to breathe him in. "I have to go Sweetheart."
"Jackson." I didn't know what I wanted to say but I didn't want him to go yet. Kelly was cuddled in Earl's arms and Autumn in Tim's. Autumn looked angry at what was going to happen but Tim was consoling her. "I need you so don't get hurt." He kissed the top of my head and got up. "Jackson." I said with my biggest doe eyes. He gave me a soft smile.
"Anything for you Darlin', your safety is most important, and I'm going to make sure that you are safe."
"Wait for Dad." Jackson shook his head.
"We could all be dead by then." Jackson rounded up his troops. He left four males with us and took the rest of the male pack members with him. They shifted at once and headed in the direction of the house. I wait for a few minutes then tell the rest of them to stay put. I shift and follow. I want to make sure that nothing goes wrong, at least that's what I told myself.
I watched as my pack members flanked the house. They were at every door and window. There was no movement inside. Jackson was at the side door that went into the kitchen. I saw him then, Christian. He was coming from the woods behind the house and he was nearing Jackson. Jackson scented him and turned. Both of them shifted into their wolves and the battle began. I wanted to help but I have to let Jackson be the alpha, he has to do this on his own. The three others are coming from the woods now and entering the house while Christian and Jackson battle. There's blood, teeth and claws everywhere at once. I creep closer and stay out of sight. I watch. If Jackson has any trouble, I will forget his honor because I will not stand for my mate getting hurt. Jackson has him down and I stay where I am watching. Christian flips him onto his back and snarls in Jackson's face, Jackson snaps at him. Christian goes for Jackson's throat. I bolt. My feet hardly hit the ground as I fly toward him. I hit him hard going for his throat but missing. He tosses me through the air and I land with a whimper. Jackson roars. I'm out of breath but I'm awake. I struggle to get up and when I finally do. I see Jackson rip Christian's throat out as he flails. Jackson flings muscle, sinew, and blood aside. I shift as I walk over to them.
"I did the same thing to your alpha dickhead. Nobody messes with Jackson or me." I spat down at his dying eyes. "Go to hell." Jackson wraps his arms around me and pulls me away. He still thinks that I'm too delicate for this kind of thing and usually I may be but nobody hurts Jackson. He's mine.
Chapter 11
"Is that true Summer? Did you kill Frank?" My father's voice booms behind me. I nod then shake my head. "Well, which is it?" I can't tell if he's mad or not. He has a weird look on his face that I haven't seen before. It almost looks like pride.
"He was going after Jackson and yes I went for his throat. I had him down and near death but Jackson stopped me. When he got up Kelly put a letter opener in his heart. He'd just beat the crap out of her and yes I was angry about that but she was angrier since he kept beating her up until she lost her pups." He nodded. That's all, just nodded.
"I saw what happened here today. Were you told to stay behind and safe?" I nodded and chewed my lip. "Why didn't you?"
"Because I'm a busy body at heart Dad you know that." He grinned.
"You're an alpha. I may have more questions later. The council and I will need a place to meet when they arrive. Is your basement available?" I nod again. "Fine. I am going to send everyone else home but I will need someone to guard those three." He pointed at Christian's men. They were duct taped in the porch furniture and were bruised nicely.
I go to Jackson after my dad speaks with him. Tim and a few others are going after the women but Jackson takes me inside. He has my hand and is taking me down the hall to our bedroom, I'm not sure why. When we get there, he closes the door and locks it then checks the windows. I watch him with curiosity. He turns toward me unbuttoning his shirt.
"I told you to stay at the cave and to guard the women." I nibble my lip. "You didn't follow orders Summer." I realize now that I am in trouble. I saved his life but he's still mad. "How do you think that makes me look to the rest of the pack?" I shake my head. I didn't think about that because I was thinking of him. He's removed his pants now. I can see them drop from the corner of my eye. "Summer?" I look up now. God he is so sexy
"I'm sorry. I was worried about you. I just wanted to be sure that you were okay." I look up at him. He's standing over me now with his hands on his hips.
"You didn't believe in me?" My eyebrows knit. I never considered that. I sigh.
"I wanted to protect you." I try to keep the whine out of my voice but fail miserably.
"Take your clothes off." What? Why? I don't understand but I stand and strip as quickly as I can because he's already mad and I don't need added trouble. Jackson is sitting on the bed now. As soon as my clothes are off, he pulls me across his lap.
"What are you doing?" I cry as I try to get free.
"Who is your alpha?" He hisses.
"You are, but … " A sharp slap resounds across my bottom. "Jackson?" I squeal. "Another smack. "Ouch!" Another. "Damn it Jackson!" I try to get up but his forearm has braced my lower back in place and I can't get free.
"When I give you an order what do you do?" I moaned
"Jackson … " I'm not struggling anymore. "I'm sorry. I was worried, I didn't think, I wanted to protect you. I won't do it again … you are my alpha, your word is law." The spanking stopped and he flipped me onto my back. My butt is sore but other parts of me are awake and happy. Surely, he will smell my arousal and it's embarrassing. "I'm sorry." I swallow back the lump in my throat. I can't believe that this has turned me on. I'm some kind of masochist. I must be. Nobody likes that. Do people like receiving a spanking from their mates? I did, I think.
"Thank you for saving me." His eyes are so desperate. "If anything had happened to you Summer … do you understand what that would've done to me?" I shake my head. "It would've been worse than anything Christian could've done to me." Tears leak from my eyes. "No baby." He wipes them away with his thumbs. "I love you Summer, I'm glad you were there but at the same time I have to discipline you for not doing what I said. You have to follow orders Summer. If you don't why would anyone else obey?" I nod and his nose twitches. His eyes are full of mischief and arousal now. They flash amber and I know that he knows. He growls.