Fated To The Alpha by Jessica Hall Chapter 80 Kora shifted and Ares kept his back to us until she bit his tail making him spin around.
âRace youâ She says before shoving him over and darting toward the treeline.
It felt good being in this form, Kora was carefree and loved the feel of the earth under her feet, the way the dirt kicked up behind her as she zipped in and out of trees and jumped over fallen logs. The breeze ruffled her fur and D*mn was she fast and lithe on her feet.
She slows down looking for Ares, and we could hear him catching up to us when everything suddenly falls silent, before he pounces, tackling Kora.
Ares jumps off her and darts away and her giving chase and I could see she was excited for the game they were playing.
âShe seems excited to be outâ Mateo mindlinks me.
âYep sucks she canât shift muchâ I tell him just letting her go and do what she wants while she can.
âYou still want to go swimming or do you want to wait for Ezra?â He asks me and I shrug before remembering he canât see that through the link.
âEither I am not fazed, and Ezra was fine with it?â I ask him.
âSaid he was, let me add him to the linkâ Mateo says and I feel a weird rippling before Ezraâs voice comes into range and it was strange having a three way conversation. I have had orders barked at me through the link with everyone connected but never just three people.
âWhatâs up, I am nearly done hereâ Ezra says.
âDo you want us to wait to go swimming?â I ask him.
âNo, I wonât be long anyway we are just packing upâ Ezra says.
âYou sure Maddox wonât be angry and get the wrong idea,â Mateo asks and I could hear he was nervous about Ezra coming over while we were both naked in the water.
âNo, he is fine with itâ
âAnd youâre fine with it?â I ask confused, Sh*t was I fine with it?
âKat, I am fine with anything you do as long as youâre safe and only with Mateoâ He says, cutting off the link to him. What the F*uk did that last part mean?
âNow Iâm confused, I am not sure I am comfortable swimming Mateoâ
âYeah I feel the same, Ares thinks Maddox is going to kill usâ Mateo chuckles but his laugh sounded nervous.
âCome on we can just run until he finds usâ Mateo says and I focus back on Kora who was still playing with Ares as they zipped through the forest.
When it was nearly lunch time though I told Kora to head toward home Ares falling in line with her as they walked back towards the packhouse when we heard movement in the forest. Ares lurched forward in front of Kora who rolled her eyes at the protective stance. Ares relaxes when he picks up Maddoxâs scent only to be tackled and Koro whimpers before knocking Maddox off who falls on his side before licking her face, his tongue hanging out the side of his mouth and Ares jumps on him.
âI thought you were going swimming?â Ezra asks us as Maddox chases after Ares, Kora chasing Maddox as they all play fight. Biting and tugging on each other.
âDude whatâs wrong with Maddox, Iâm not sure if he is playing or trying to hurt meâ Mateo says as Ares gets tackled again.
âHeâs mucking around,â Ezra says.
âWell thatâs a first since Kat arrived,â Mateo says.
âHe used to muck around with Ares all the time,â Ezra says.
âYeah but he hasnât in agesâ Mateo says. Kora lays down watching them and resting her head on her paws.
âYou still want to go swimming, or do you want to do something else?â Ezra asks and Maddox comes over flopping on his side, he nips at her ear tugging on it until she becomes annoyed with him and nips him making Ezra laugh.
âYou guys go swimming, I still need to try to fix my carâ Mateo says and Ares turns around only for Maddox to grab his tail and jerk him back.
âCome swimming, Ezra can help you laterâ Maddox gravelly voice says through the link.
âYou okay?â Kora asks him, licking his face.
âYes, kittyâ He purrs at her and she nips his face, eyeing him suspiciously and so was I. Did he have a brain transplant? Did his alter ego drop dead?
Ares turns around sniffing him and I along with Kora nearly choke on our own spit when Maddox licks his face.
âYeah donât do that again Maddoxâ Ezra says. Ares licks Maddox cheek back.
âOkay thatâs it give me control back you black B*stard. I am not watching you lick my friendâ Ezra says.
âHey you were the one that has been curious, not meâ Maddox says as he shifts back, both me and Ares looking at him while Ezraâs face turns red.
âI am not curious, he just took it out of contextâ Ezra says and Kora jumps up putting her paws on his chest, he ruffles her fur.
âDo you have any idea whatâs going on with him?â Mateo links me and Kora turns her head looking at Ares before looking back at Ezra.
âNo ideaâ I tell him, his actions so out of the ordinary when Kora jumps down before looking at Ares again, she sniffs him before licking him.
âKora!â I shriek to her horrified she would do that especially with Ezra right there. Ares steps away from her before he suddenly shifts back and Mateo stumbles backwards away from her. I try to force control back but she shoves me back and just looks at Ezra who sits down on the grass confusing me and poor Mateo.
âThat isnât funny Ezraâ Mateo tells him.
âIâm not trying to be funny Mateo, it is what it isâ Ezra says with a shrug. I try to pull on the veil and take back control before she does something she canât undo. Or gets Mateo killed by Maddox when she jumps up at Mateo, her paws going to his chest and brushes her fur while looking at Ezra confused. I could practically see the cogs turning in his head and they were spinning violently in mine.
When she embarrassingly shifts back in front of both of them, I hate shifting in front of people, no one wants to be seen shifting back. I stepped away from Mateo suddenly feeling very exposed as I covered my breasts and this suddenly felt indecent. Mateo must have thought the same thing because he covered himself.
I feel Ezraâs chest press against my back making me look up at him, my heart hammering in my chest as Mateo watches him cautiously.
Ezraâs lips going to my shoulder, before he kisses below my ear. âI know you love him and that is good enough for meâ Ezra whispers before gripping my wrists and pulling them away from my chest. I become overwhelmed at the situation I was in, and how he put me on the spot like that and I wanted to run.
I step away from them both. âKat?â Ezra calls when I start walking away.
Fated To The Alpha ï¤Chapter 79 âNo, Ezra. All day I have been trying to figure what the hell has gotten into you and then you throw me under the bus, throw Mateo under it tooâ I tell him my eyes brimming with tears at the embarrassment and what if Mateo didnât want this, he was also put in an awkward situation.
âTell me you donât love him thenâ Ezra says and I see Mateo look at me. Kora whines in my head but I ignore her.
âYou already know I do, but I donât know what you were trying to prove by doing thisâ I tell him, turning around and heading for the house.
âIâm not trying to prove anything Kat, I am saying you can mark him if he wants you to and if you want tooâ Ezra says and I stop looking at him. Mateo also turns, staring at him like he just grew three heads and pair of bat wings.
âYou could have asked first instead of doing thisâ I tell him before walking off. I heard him sigh and I felt terrible walking away and hoped Mateo didnât think I was rejecting him but I just couldnât deal with the way this situation was handled. Ezra could have asked, or just said something to us instead of just throwing it out there randomly.
I head inside and run up the stairs toward the bedroom. âKat Calm down, Maddox is fine with itâ Kora tells me.
âHe didnât even ask Kora he just put me on the spot and what if I wanted to say no or Mateo did, do you have any idea how awkward things would becomeâ I tell her.
âHe could have handled it better I admitâ She says and I walk into the bathroom turning the shower before remembering the door and quickly locking it.
âKat?â Mateo mindlinks.
âYes, Mateoâ I asked as I stepped into the shower.
âI swear I didnât know he was going to do that, I never asked him toâ
âI know thatâ I tell him suddenly feeling guilty I walked away from him.
âMateo.. Iâ He cuts the link abruptly, my head becoming my own and I am smashed with guilt, smashed with emotions I couldnât understand.
Alpha's Regret-My Luna Has A Son ï¤Chapter 149: Epilogue