The Alpha's Heart (Wilde Creek Two)
“and ducked her head in a tiny bow, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Then she turned her attention to Acksel, beaming at him with unrestrained joy. Brynn frowned and tightened her hold on Acksel’s hand. She very much wanted to punch the female in the face for smiling like that at her mate. Yeah, they might not be mated completely yet, but he was still hers, damn it.“Move along, she-wolf,” Brynn said in a dark tone. She was surprised at her quick anger, but embraced it.Carissa sniffed derisi...vely at her and then walked away, her hips swaying exaggeratedly.Two more females — Hailey and Ava — behaved in a similar way, looking at Brynn with barely contained disdain and practically beaming at Acksel. When the last of the females had come by to welcome her, she was still seething at the females’ behavior. Something feral was building inside her, and she wasn’t really sure what to do with the feelings. She felt…slighted. Acksel had said she was his mate and had to be treated with respect, but those females hadn’t respected her at all.Acksel told her afterwards that the females were behaving like children, testing her worth through words and behavior because they weren’t able to do so physically. She had a feeling that if the laws hadn’t been in place, she would have been tag-teamed by three pissed off she-wolves. Apparently the laws only covered physical assaults. They could still make her feel like shit, as long as they appeared to be politically polite. ‘Lip service’ was the term that Dade had used when he came over to them as the females were leaving the yard. Acksel said he was proud of her for asserting herself with the females, and she was proud of herself, too, but she didn’t know if she could handle being snarked at forever. They’d eventually accept her, wouldn’t they?The sound of the drawer sliding shut drew her back to the present. Acksel leaned against the dresser and folded his arms, his biceps bulging and drawing her attention. “The males are coming to my house tonight for a similar meeting. I thought we could go to Luna’s for dinner afterwards, if that sounds good to you. Eveny and Luke would like to join us, and Mia and her brother Malachi, too. Mal will be driving you to work and guarding you during your shift tomorrow and Wednesday, and then my dad is going to take over for the remainder of the week. And before you ask, yes, I know that Malachi isn’t mated, but he’s trustworthy and he’s going to join the protector ranks on the full moon and fight for position. He’s strong enough to beat Sam for theto, but he doesn’t want to.”“I wasn’t going to say anything,”MoreLess
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