The Alpha’s Mate(9)

Gabe raised his eyebrows. “You want me to tell the Alpha that?”

Jake grinned. “Hell no!”

Gabe knocked on the door and waited patiently while Jake grumbled behind him. What was taking her so long?

Finally a young woman with long brown hair came to the door. Gabe flashed her his dazzling smile. “Hello again Rosalee.”

She smiled at the young wolf and despite of himself Jake noticed how attractive she was, although if his Alpha was set on having her there was no way in hell he would admit that to anyone else. “Hi Gabe how’s it going?”

“Can’t complain.” The boy was all easy charm and puppy dog eyes. It was really annoying.

Rosalee looked at Jake enquiringly. Another gorgeous wolf cop. He looked to be about Adam’s age, although he was much leaner. His eyes were startlingly cold and his handsome face was distorted by a scowl.

“This is Deputy Jake Foreman,” Gabe gestured back to Jake who was hovering behind him. “May we come in?”

“Umm, sure, I was just doing a bit of cleaning.” She absently wiped her hands on her shorts and stepped aside. Gabe strode past her and went into the living room, Jake followed behind watching Rosalee attentively.

Rosalee folded her arms and rocked back on her heels. “So, to what do I owe the pleasure?”

Gabe cleared his throat, “we wanted to talk to you about your grandmother...”

He was interrupted by Carly who bustled into the room carrying a clock missing its hands. “Rosalee what do you want to do with this? Oh hi guys.”

Both male wolves nodded at Carly and she shivered a little. Omegas were at the bottom on the food chain both in size and strength, and some wolves were more than happy to remind Omegas of that fact. Carly was given to flinch a little at all her pack mates.

Gabe threw a reassuring smile in Carly’s direction. “So, as I was saying, we wanted to talk to you about your grandmother. How much do you, um, know already?”

Rosalee sat down on the pea green couch and clasped her hands. “Nothing really.”

Gabe took a deep breath and as easily as he could explained how her grandmother Iris had been killing other witches to steal their power, how her partner in crime Emerald had done to same to her when Iris had threatened to kill Emerald’s niece Liv. Then how Emerald had tried to do the same to Liv, after she mated with a wolf, and how the pack had put Emerald down.

Rosalee’s eyes were like saucers. “Wow! That’s pretty awful... I’m kind of glad I didn’t know my grandmother...”

Carly settled next to her on the couch. “I’m really sorry.”

“It’s fine, it’s just a lot to take in.”

Jake cleared his throat, having been silent throughout the tale. “You should really think about amping up your security, make sure the locks on your windows and doors are secure, and perhaps spring for an alarm. No offence to your grandma but I don’t think she ever even locked her door, it’s not a surprise that someone could get in so easily.” He handed her a card. “This is for Jase, he’s a coyote shifter, runs a hardware store in town, he’d have everything you need and for a price he could send someone over to fit everything for you.”

Rosalee nodded her thanks and took the card.

Jake turned to give Carly a withering glare. “Carly, don’t you think you ought to leave Ms Bennett alone? I’m sure she’s had enough of your company for one day. We’ll escort you out.”

Carly’s face turned bright red and she became fixated on the floor in front of her. The annoyance in his voice surprised Rosalee and she glowered at him. Gabe remained as motionless as a statue.

“I beg your pardon? My friend Carly is here as my guest, but please feel free to escort your own furry butt the hell out of here!” Rosalee was almost spitting.

The two Deputies stared at her in surprise. Truth be told she was a little surprised too. Usually she expected people to fight their own battles, the way she did, but something about the little Omega made her feel protective.

Jake’s eyes flashed amber with anger. Gabe squeezed his shoulder and quietly said, “we should go.”

Jake looked hard at him before snorting and stomping out the house. Gabe and Rosalee followed him.

The two wolves stood on the porch awkwardly. Rosalee leaned on the doorframe. “Thanks for stopping by.”

The blinding smile returned to Gabe’s handsome face. “It was nice to see you again Rosalee and remember what we said about home security. You take care now.” He slapped Jake on the back and set off to the patrol car.

Jake hung back; he spoke in hushed tones, “if she’s bothering you...”