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The old Willa might have feelings about that. She might start thinking she didn’t deserve all these mates, and that’s why her first guys were acting weird and making themselves scarce.
I let old Willa think that for exactly three seconds before I checked myself.
They’re probably just giving me space to get to know Rook. And they’ve got to work out their own feelings on it as well. Space isn’t a bad thing. It doesn’t have to mean anything.
And that’s all true.
But that doesn’t soothe the jagged edge of anxiety from not having all my guys with me.
So, I do the only thing I can and reach out to Rafe, even though he should be reaching out to me to apologize for attacking my new mate yesterday. And for being weird in the shower.
Hey. Are you OK?I project to his mind.
It’s innocuous enough, right? Not too needy? Not pushy or overbearing?
His answer comes immediately, quelling the majority of the anxious ants dancing in my veins.
Yeah, I’m OK. Sorry I didn’t say goodbye before I left. You and Drago were… occupied.
Without seeing his face, I can’t tell if he’s still upset about that. Rafe’s tone is neutral enough, but with him…
Right. Well, he did come home early.I can’t keep the defensiveness out of my projected voice.
Rafe sighs in my head.Listen, Will, I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. I’ll probably be back late. I might even sleep in my old cabin tonight just until I catch up.
And all those anxious little ants stop dancing and start biting me with their fiery pincers. His words spread dread through me from my torso outward until my fingers are quaking with—
“Hey, what’s going on?” Rook’s soothing tone and warm hand on the small of my back brings me out of my head conversation and back to reality.
I meet his gaze, so full of concern, so caring.
Not an ounce of jealousy.
And I can’t decide whether to talk to him about this or not. Would confiding in my newest mate about the issues with my first mate be a betrayal?
Possibly.
I know Rafe wouldn’t like it.
But there’s not a lot of things Rafe likes these days.
Although…
He had needed time to accept Jonah. In fact, it was only after Drago came into the picture that he truly accepted Jonah.
So, maybe Rafe just needs some time?
That is something I can do. I can give my first love time to accept the changing situation. I offer Rook a small smile. “It’s OK. Just psychic mate conversation stuff.”
Rook’s eyes light up. “Oh! Wolves have that too?”
“Sort of. It only happens after a formal claiming—” I stop dead. “That reminds me…”
I reach out with the same part of me that just spoke with Rafe but aim it at my Alpha Killer.Drago, can you hear me?
A low rumbling laugh sweeps across my mind, like a summer thunderstorm rolling in on the horizon.I can, little Omega.
After breakfast together, Drago met up with the other alphas in the pack to patrol the perimeter and get in a good workout with them.
