My Savior Alpha, Jessie Marie [book recommendations website .txt] 📗

Adrian noticed this as well if the snarl escaping his mouth was anything to go by.Rubbing his hand soothingly, staying calm while the Pennies family seemed to flinch at the sound, I stayed quiet and let Adrian deal with it. I had to admit I was curious about how things would go from here on out."I will give you one more warning, divert your eyes now!"His tone really shouldn't have given me delectable shivers, right? Not when the three other occupants of the room were trembling at his tone…and I don't think it was from pleasure.It was quiet after that, uncomfortably quiet. That was until Adrian broke it again, his voice firm but it was less harsh than it had been before."I want you to tell me why I have prevented you from phasing. I warn you now, it would not serve you well to lie to me" he stated bluntly.It was the girl who spoke first. "I…urm, made your girlfriend uncomfortable because I flirted with you?" she asked with a shrug.I frowned at the term, 'girlfriend' seemed to, I don't know, vague as a way to describe mates.Turned out Adrian must have thought so too."Do you to understand what a mate means?" he asked curiously, though his tone was still like steel. I liked it. Made me feel protected, safe."It's like a long—term partner?" Sophie smirked, clearly happy with herself."It's permanent. It means that if you offend her, hurt her, lust after her, then you're dead" he stated bluntly, causing me to flush when I realized he was no longer talking about in general but about me specifically."Isn't that a bit of an overreaction?" Liam asked with a snort. I could tell he was really testing Adrian's patience; he wasn't the most patient of alphas. My mate’s next comment surprised me somewhat however."I would consider it an understatement. You see I wouldn't just kill you, oh no that would be far too easy. I would let you run, taunt you so that you would have the false hope of getting away. Then if you so much as hurt her, I would make sure what I would inflict on you was enough to have you in so much pain you could n't remember your own name" he spoke so icily that even I shivered at his tone. Feeling my reaction I felt his hand run soothingly up and down my thigh, his lips pressing against my forehead but he never took his gaze off the two pale children sitting in front of him. I had heard he was a harsh but fair alpha, but this was nothing like I had ever seen before. Did it really work?I almost snorted at the thought. Of course it must work, he was one of the most successful packs known after all and he had to have gotten there somehow. It was impressive to say the least."You ok?" I heard him murmur, his concern leaking through our joint bond."Yea," I replied softly. Because I was ok, more than ok.When neither Sophie nor Liam seemed to have anything to say I once again fidgeted under the awkwardness of the situation before I turned back towards Rebecca who was standing next to her children nervously."Do you mind if I use your bathroom?" I asked softly, hoping that she would be fine with it. It seemed to snap her out of whatever mental haze she had been trapped in as she hurriedly nodded. "Yes, of course. It's the second door on the left."Nodding I turned my head to peck Adrian on the lips quickly before flushing at my action, quickly pushing his hand away as I stood up when I felt it creep down my back before moving to settle on my arse. I knew I must have been bright red as I hurried to the bathroom, leaving his breathy chuckles behind me. He could be such a pervert at times. I was surprised how much I liked it.

 

 

 

Chapter 85

 

Holly's POV

I found the bathroom with relative ease, walking down the thin corridor before peaking into the room when I thought I had located it. I was correct thankfully. After closing the door and locking it behind me I leaned against it in relief, running my hands over my face before slumping my entire weight on it. I didn't realize how much of a relief it would seem when I got away from the tenseness for a few moments.It was nice. After doing my business I took my time washing my hands, knowing that the time I had spent here would most likely seem like a tad longer than appropriate. I didn't mind, not when it was a welcomed calm atmosphere for a few minutes. When I finally thought I had no choice but to head back I glanced at my reflection before frowning when I noticed how pale I looked. Had I always looked so…washed out? Shaking my head, thinking it was probably nothing, I headed back down the small corridor before taking in the scene in front of me as I entered the living room. What in god's name had I missed? There in front of me was Adrian baring his teeth at Liam while Sophie was huddled in the corner behind her mother, acting as if the older woman could protect her if the situation aroused. I knew she didn't have a chance if Adrian attacked, my mate didn't get to be Alpha simply due to a birthright that was for sure."What's going on?"My soft tone seemed to draw Adrian's immediate attention, his expression softening into what seemed like concern before he held his arms out as a hint for me to go over to him. I did n't hesitate before I was pulled onto his lap while his nose brushed against the column of my neck."I have decided that Liam and Sophie will be spending a day or two at the pack house, hopefully it will teach them respect. If that does not work, I will have to take a more…rough approach."I saw the two teens flinch at his tone before they nodded in agreement. I think they were surprised and somewhat shocked to watch how even when his tone was harsh enough to send shivers down a wolf's spine, that his actions towards my were only soft and gentle. Did they really not know of what a mate consisted of?"Go get your things" he demanded causing them to rush to obey before he even had to comment further. I turned towards him, raising a brow but only got a shrug in return. What else had he told them?"You ok?" he asked gently, a huge contrast to his previous tone as he brushed his fingers against my cheek. I nodded. "You sure? You look pale" he continued worriedly."I feel fine" I shrugged honestly. "Maybe it's the weather."Only getting a 'hmm' in return he pulled me to my feet, the rushed sounds of Sophie and Liam hurriedly collecting their belongings the only disturbance present before Rebecca seemed to gather up her nerves enough to ask my mate a question."You will take care of them, won't you?" she asked as a concerned woman would. Adrian seemed to sense this as well, calming down somewhat."They will be under the supervision of my pack mates as well as myself," he confirmed before bending down to nip at my ear lobe. I shivered, playfully pushing him away much to his amusement as he shot me a grin. When it came to leaving I thanked Adrian when he held open my door for me. He smiled, but his eyes were focused on the two other teens as they slipped into the back seats after pulling their luggage in the car's trunk. They hadn't so much as complained which had me stunned, especially when I compared it to what they had been like the last time I had met them with Adrian. They had been, as Adrian had bluntly put it, brats. But now…they seemed almost eager to please. It was confusing."Put your seatbelts on" he demanded offhandedly as he got into the driver's seat, both Sophie and Liam both hurriedly doing as they were told.Where was the previous attitude?Shaking my head, deciding not to comment on it further, I turned in my seat so I could face my mate. "Can I have the radio on?" I asked, trying to dissolve the still tense atmosphere."You don't have to ask every time, sweetheart" he rolled his eyes with a grin.I shrugged. "It's polite" was all I said in return."You want to stop somewhere to eat?" he asked a few minutes later, glancing at the clock only to find it was already half twelve. How long were we at Rebecca's?Thinking about it I nodded. "If you don't mind," I agreed. "Where we going?""Uh, there's a small café on the next right" Adrian spoke aloud, his brows pinched in thought.It wasn't long until Adrian was pulling into a parking space, the engine running to a stop before he shut it off."Can we get something to eat as well?" Sophie asked surprisingly politely. Seriously, what had Adrian said to them?When Adrian nodded his consent the two hurried to get out of the car, my hand immediately going to hold onto my mates as he pulled me against his side before dipping his head to kiss my lips. I smiled.We managed to find a nice corner booth which was out of the way from everyone thankfully, Liam and Sophie sitting on one side while I and Adrian sat on the other. It was when Adrian passed me a menu that I felt his warm hand press against my thigh, my smile only growing as I fingered the laminated menu while I tried to hide my blush."What can I get you this afternoon?"We were broken out of our thoughts when a waitress arrived at our table, my head no longer pressing against the coolness of the window as I moved to glance in her direction. It was fair to say I didn't like how she was looking at Adrian, but then again I knew he was something to look at.That didn't mean I had to like it, because I didn't. Adrian looked in my direction before jolting my shoulder lightly to get my attention, my own shoulders shrugging gently as turned my attention back towards the window. I didn't feel right; it was strange. Adrian must have gestured for Liam and Sophie to order since I heard them put in their requests for hamburgers and a pasta bake, but I could feel the way my mate’s eyes burned into the side of my head.Why did I feel so tired? So…drained?"What would you like to eat, sweetheart? Do you want something light, soup maybe?" he offered which I did admit sounded good."Please," I nodded before closing my eyes for a moment.I was surprised that I hadn't fallen asleep by the time the scent of our food came around, Adrian's hand still on my thigh and I placed mine over his own as I enlaced our fingers together. It was nice. It turned out Adrian had ordered me what I guessed to be vegetable soup, something I hadn't tried before. Then again I