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My fork almost slipped from my grip as my heart seized in my chest. Tomorrow. We didn’t have any time to warn the Delidos.
Sawyer picked up his glass of water and took a sip. “So soon? Are you sure we’re ready?”
Alpha Dane narrowed his eyes, his hand stopping midway to his mouth. “Ready? This pack is always ready. It’s why we train so hard so we can be ready to take action at a moment’s notice.”
Lincoln set his fork down and turned toward his dad. “I think what Sawyer is asking is should we be leaving the pack so soon? We have men still at the Ricardos’ and others scouting. Is it wise to stretch the pack so thin?”
Alpha Dane hit his fist on the table, making everything rattle. Willa gasped and squeezed her eyes shut.
The alpha’s attention snapped to her. “Goodness, the waterworks aren’t going to start again, are they? I should have never paired Sawyer with someone so weak. Your offspring will be whiny little brats at this rate.” Then his gaze fixated on me. “At least this one seems better.”
Sawyer speared a noodle with his fork and shoved it into his mouth. He chewed for a long moment before he spoke up. “We have the pack’s best interest in mind, Father. That’s all.”
The alpha pointed at the two twins. “I hate when the two of you do that. Stop talking for each other.”
They both mumbled an apology.
Mikey reached to the center of the table and poured himself more wine. “I hear the Delidos have some beautiful women. Can I get a woman of my own, Father?” He took a sip and then grinned at his father. “Maybe two?”
Alpha Dane narrowed his eyes at him before nodding his head. “Very well. You can have your pick of them.”
A sickening glint filled his eyes. Nausea rolled in my belly. Willa and I had gotten lucky with Lincoln and Sawyer. Any woman stuck with Mikey would wish for death. That was a far kinder punishment, I was sure.
Willa sniffled and dabbed at her eyes. Her bottom lip trembled, and her hands shook as she tried to eat.
Alpha Dane hit the table again. “For goodness’ sake, Sawyer, get your woman under control.”
I stood so fast I didn’t even have time to think about what I was doing. All eyes snapped to me. Heat crept up my neck and over my cheeks. Well, too late to back off now.
“Maybe Willa and I can get some fresh air. It will give you guys a little bit of time to plan.” I plastered a smile on my face and forced out, “If that’s okay with you, Alpha?”
Alpha Dane waved his hand. “Very well. That one gets all weepy over the littlest things and is making it hard anyway. Don’t go any farther than the front porch.” A sly grin crossed his features. “I have my men watching everywhere.”
I didn’t doubt that. “We’ll stick to the front porch or the house.”
I walked to Willa and grasped her hand, practically hauling her out of her chair.
Willa stumbled into me. I wrapped my arm around her and led her out of the room. The second we left, the men started talking again.
Part of me wanted to know what they had in store for the Delidos. I’d never met them but had heard good things about their alpha from my dad.
Willa choked back a sob as we made our way down the corridor. “Can we just go back to my room, please?” She looked over her shoulder toward an enforcer watching us. “I don’t like all these eyes on me all the time.”
“Sure. Lead the way.”
We walked in silence through the mansion to Sawyer and Willa’s room. She opened the door and shut it behind us. Once inside, she went to the bed and flung herself on top of the blue comforter.
“He’s going to kill me, isn’t he?” she asked as she threw her arm over her face. “My emotions are all over the place. I can’t control them. I think my first heat is coming. Alpha Dane made me take some pills the other day.”
“Oh.” I bit my bottom lip.
Willa was at that age when heats started if you weren’t taking suppressants, and if Alpha Dane had given her drugs to spur it on, then it probably was coming.
“Have you ever been in heat?” Willa asked me, her voice coming out a choked sob.
“No. I’m sorry I haven’t.”
Heats were the times when female wolves were at their most fertile. Technically, we could get pregnant at any time, but it was almost a guarantee if you did it during your heat cycle.
