Page 89 of Broken Souls

“Nice.” Dash smirks.

“Not like that, you idiot,” Axe grumbles and sits up.

“I came by this morning. You were sleeping,” Dash says.

“I'm up.” Axe lazily gets out of bed while I lie there.

My stomach rumbles like crazy so I get out of bed and go down to the kitchen which is dark since neither of us have been down to turn on the lights. I munch down on junk food before heading back to bed. Since Axe is in the office with Dash, I decide to call Carson. I tell her about my mother and she's happy for me. Then I check in with Amelia. She says she's getting ready for a party, so we discuss another time to talk. I turn on the tv and just watch till I fall back asleep. However, when Axe finishes talking with Dash, he comes in and wakes me up for sex.

***

Axe and I are running in our wolf form to go meet my mum. We carry our clothes in our mouths so we have something to wear when we see her. When we reach the boundary line, Lizzy is right there waiting for us.

“Hi Elora.” She leans in for a hug, which I welcome.

“Are you her mate?” Axe asks and it's just now I notice a man leaning against a tree a few metres away.

“Yes, this is Creed. Darling, this is my daughter Elora.”

“Hello sweetie.” He smiles and shakes my hand then shakes Axe's. After greeting we talk about what's going to happen with their stay.

“If you need any supplies, just ask,” Axe informs them.

Just like Lizzy mentioned the other day, she and her mate are turning their temporary shelter into a more permanent home. They decided they'll stay here for three months and then go back to their other home for a month so Creed can see his son, then they'll come back here for another three months and so on. That's their plan for this year.

“Thank you, Alpha.” Creed nods his head in respect.

“Well it's getting late and Creed and I have a lot of work to do with the shelter,” Lizzy says.

“Okay, how do I contact you when I want to see you?” I ask her.

“I'll meet you here every night. And once we fix up the shelter, you can visit anytime you want.” Lizzy smiles.

“It was lovely meeting you, Elora. I've wanted to meet Lizzy's daughter for a long time,” Creed says with a comforting smile. He gives off a father-like vibe.

“It's good meeting you too. I'm happy you found my mum and saved her from a life of loneliness,” I say. When I call her my mum, she tears up with a beautiful smile.

“I love you, Elora.” She pulls me into a tight hug, stunning me with her words.

I hold onto her tightly. Even though we haven't known each other long, I love her. I can feel she's a part of me. She always has been but now that I've met her, that part of her is growing larger inside me. To have my mum here, it's so hard to describe the warmth I feel.

Axe and I head back to the pack and go home. We cook something quick for dinner, turn on the tv and spend a quiet night in the living room.

“Do you think it was strange the way Creed greeted me as alpha?” Axe asks.

“Not really. It surprised me too at first the way they're polite and formal. But when you think about it, they were once in packs so they would think it's normal to address hierarchy like that,” I say.

“I just figured rogues became untameable. Maybe everything I thought I knew about rogues is wrong.” Axe looks like he's thinking hard.

***

It's been a week and we have fallen into a comfortable routine. I visit Lizzy every night and Axe brings them supplies to fix up their shelter. During the day Axe and I spend the majority of it together, other than his office and vigorous gym time and my gardening time. I might ask for a few shifts at work just to keep me busy. Other than growing the garden, I don't do much work. Or maybe I can find a new hobby.

My phone rings and I see Ryleigh's name so I answer it.

“Do you want to hang out?”

“Sure,” I say.