The Alpha and The Vigilante novel Chapter 41

Thane walked me to an empty guest room, and told me I was welcome to help myself to the shower and anything downstairs in the fridge if I got hungry. "You look like you need to eat more." He remarked, none too kindly.

I rolled my eyes. He sounded like Cain.

The mate bond pulled at my heart painfully at his name. Being so far away from him really was straining the bond, and making it tug at me ten times harder as a result.

Thane left me alone, and I couldn't believe my luck at stumbling across such a kind Alpha. I will say, something about him felt slightly off, as if he were hiding something, but I brushed it off, chalking it up to his large amount of power throwing me off.

I used the shower and laid in the bed, opting to not go down to the kitchen, on the off chance that I run into someone. The Pack House was eerily quiet, and it seemed like nobody but the Alpha frequented it. At Blood Lake, there were always people going in and out, and it felt more homely.

I needed to stop thinking of Blood Lake. Come tomorrow, I would be joining Blue Moon, and I would never see that place or that Alpha ever again.

Going to sleep proved a far more difficult task than I imagined. I suspected that being so far away from my mate was making my wolf restless. Being away from Cain made me restless as well. Every time I closed my eyes I saw his disappointed face, and the pain he felt when he had to give me the wolfsbane.

Oh well. My wolf and I would have to get used to it, because I wasn't going back anytime soon.

I stayed in the guest room for the whole day, knowing that if Thane wanted to see me, he knew where to find me. I did push ups and patiently waited for him to retrieve me to let me know of his decision.

Around 6pm, he knocked on my door. "Come down for dinner, we're having a guest and they'll be here soon. We don't want to be late." He spoke through the door, and went back downstairs.

I opened the door and followed him down the staircase, and saw that he had prepared a whole feast. I raised my eyebrows in question at him.

"I'm hungry," He shrugged.

Thane handed me the pad of paper and pen. Who's the guest? I asked.

"A family member," He visibly softened when speaking of the mysterious guest, and his eyes got a faraway look in them, as if he were recalling many memories.

I kept walking backwards until I backed into a wall, and Alpha Cain continued closing in on me. It felt similar to how horror movie characters must feel when they break their ankle while running from the axe murderer.

I didn't bother running, not wanting to infuriate his wolf further. The unpredictability of his wolf scared me more than when Cain was in control.

He put his arms on the wall on both sides of me, caging me in. His eyes were completely black, and he looked feral.

I breathed shallowly, not wanting to make any sudden movements. I knew when it was a good time to pull a knife on Cain, and this moment just did not make the cut, no pun intended.

He burrowed his head into my hair, inhaling the scent deeply for a few moments.

"Are you done? As interesting as this is, I'm hungry," Thane disinterestedly called out from across the room.