Take Me Alpha [Book 1]

Chapter Nine: We Thought This Was A Happy Ending...

"Papa! Papa!" A voice calls out from the hallway. I look up from my papers on my desk. My office door swings open and a young girl is standing there. Her hair is a bright yellow, just like her mother's.

"Hi Jasmine." She giggles and runs over to me. She jumps into my lap and I hold her. "What is it?" I ask tiredly.

"Mommie needs you in the kitchen..." She says, twirling her hair around her finger. Jasmine is almost 6 now. God I feel old. Well... Not really. For werewolves, we age every ten years.

Every ten years for one year. We aren't immortal but we live a long time. The age rule is a little funky. When your first born, you don't have that gene. It develops over time. You pick it up when you turn about 15 or 16.

When Jasmine turns 6 in two days, I'll finally turn 24. And Nova won't be 23 until November of next year.

"OK. We can both go see Mommie. Let's go my little Munchkin." I pick her up and sling her over my shoulder. She's light.

Jasmine let's out a squeal. "Papa..." She says in a playful tone. I carry her downstairs and head to the kitchen.

I push the doors open and walk inside, the smell of pies hitting my nose. Nova and Marie are talking in hushed tones.

"We have arrived!" I announce and put my daughter down. She runs over to her mother and sits in her lap. Nova stops talking and smiles down at her.

"Hello my little Ladybug." She kisses Jasmine's head. My mate looks up at me and smiles. I walk over and kiss her cheek before sitting on the counter. Marie slaps me on the back.

"Get your grimy self off my clean counters." She growls. I smirk and jump off. Instead I lean against it.

"What did you need?" I ask, trying to keep myself from yawning. Lately we've been arguing over my current sleep schedule. I have to stay in my office for late hours to catch up on my work.

"I want to go on a camping trip." She leans back in her chair and starts to braid Jasmine's hair. "In our secret spot." She adds.

We haven't been out there since the vamp accident. I nod. "You do realize that the nest is really close to there now, right?" She looks at me.

"Do I look stupid? Of course I know." She rolls her eyes.

"Then do you really want a repeat of last time? Or did you forget?" I cross my arms. She glares at me, but stays quiet.

Marie clears her throat. "Well. I think you both need to stop your fighting." She says, taking a sip of her tea. "Your supposed to mates. Best friends for life. Now stop the bickering or your both going to time out." She says, standing up to check on her food.

Jasmine giggles. I look at her. She stops, but holds onto her lips like it'll stop her laughing.

"Marie... Your mateship might be going well, but we're a little on edge. Here in three days I have to leave for about a month on a hunting trip. Nova isn't too happy about the idea."

She nods. "Johnathan has to go too, but you don't see us making a huge deal out of it." She sits back down. "Look. All I'm saying is, just suck it up for a while. If something comes up, back each other up on it. If you don't like your mates decision, be happy they come back. Got it?" She says irritably.

I nod. I miss the old times. When we both thought there was nothing bad in the world and there was only each other. There was only our love.

"Yeah... Yeah... Why do you think I want to go camping? Just the two of us." Nova reaches out for my hand. I smile and lace our fingers together.

"I know you do... It's just... I'm worried." There's silence for a while. Then Sammy walks in, complaining as always.

"I can't believe how many idiots are sick! I mean come on! Don't eat random berries you find in the woods!" He sighs and sits down. We all laugh.

"Hard day at work Samantha?" I ask walking behind him and rubbing his shoulders. He nods and puts his head in his hands.

"Here soon we're gonna need to a medicine run to town. Medicine doesn't grow on trees." I nod.

"How long is soon?

"In a week." I nod.

"I'll set something up. Don't worry." He smiles at me. I walk over to Jasmine and pick her up. "Who's gonna watch over Jasmine? I know your busy with your own kid Marie." My cousin holds up her hand.

"Hey. I think I can handle one more. Besides, I'll have to get used to having two anyways." She smirks as my jaw drops.

"What?!" I yell, making her jump. She laughs.

"Yep. Johnathan and I are having another little one." Marie's smile grows. Joy fills my heart. "Anyway... Go pack for your trip you two. How long will you be gone?"

She rubs her hands together.

"I was thinking about staying for... 3 days? Sound good to you Kai?" I nod. Jasmine hugs us both before we leave the kitchen.

We walk upstairs to our room and start packing. As I'm finishing going through my list, Nova sits on the bed and sighs.

I look at her and frown. Her face is sad. "What's with the face?"

"You know... I feel kind of... Guilty..." She tucks her knees to her chest.

"Guilty? Guilty about what? Talk to me." I sit next to her. She glanced over at me.

"Well... Your always so busy... And I feel like there's something I could do but... I'm just sitting here while you do everything..." She pulls her knees tighter against herself.

I reach over and rub her cheek lovingly. "No... I just have some old papers to do... I promise I'll make sure that I'll finish soon. OK?" She looks at me and smiles.

Her small hand lays over mine. "Yeah... OK." We stare into each other's eyes. Her light blue ones are full of love and devotion. I kiss her softly and finish getting packed.

Once we're all done, I carry the bags outside.

Jasmine gives us one last hug and kiss good-bye before my mate and I head off into the woods.

But... Little did we know, the nest was closer than we thought.

(A/N) Hello there lovelies! I want to dedicate this chapter to someone who actually will have a big role in an upcoming chapter! Thanks so much to JacquelynnLarkins for all your support! Love you girl! 😋