Fated To The Alpha

Fated To The Alpha by Jessica Hall Chapter 172

Sage POV

Jonah had everyone in a panic as we scoured every inch of the forest and the road leading into the town. Everyone flooded with relief when Andrei rang and said Jonah was with him and Derrick.

Malik looked beside  himself  at the thought of losing him, kept repeating over and over again he lost  Andrei’s little buddy. Apparently all Jonah talks about is Mr Andrei and Mr Andrei’s wife. His words filled me with some foreign feeling I wasn’t used to feeling. Making me wish I could have kids even though I know it will never happen for us.

Casen’s mind instantly convinced  someone hadkidnapped him. Every single pack member was out looking for him, and I truly understood what it meant to be a pack. It wasn’t  just some community it was family, we are all family and I had no doubt no matter who it was missing, the reaction would have been the same.

Andrei pulling in had everyone getting to their feet and rushing toward the car. Malik nearly rips the rear door off before pulling Jonah out and dangling him upside down by his foot and scolding him yet there was no anger in his words, just immense relief that the boy was ok and safe.

Jonah squealed thinking it was hilarious as he dangled from Malik’s grip telling everyone he ate berries and went on some adventure with Mr Andrei and Mr Andrei’s Dad. Derrick tells him to call him Derrick before giving up with a shake of his head with a laugh.

Andrei was trapped in his car still unable to get out while Pack members crowded around his car while Jonah was hugged and crushed by everyone and tossed in the air. His laughter contagious, exciting the pack even more. How one little boy could instill such fear and happiness in a pack full of only warriors was amazing to see.

I chuckle at Andrei’s annoyed expression as he once again tries to get out of his car before climbing over to the passenger side and climbing out. Andrei makes his way over to me before stopping and wrapping his arms around my shoulders and watching his pack. As annoyed as he was about being trapped in his car, I could also feel his bubbling happiness that his pack was so happy and all because one little boy went on an adventure with Mr Andrei.

“And how are you, Mr Andrei?” I chuckle and Andrei growls, pressing his nose into my neck.

“Can honestly say he is the only person that actually calls me that instead of Alpha” he grumbles, though I know he secretly likes Jonah, liked the boy’s attention as much as he whined about how naughty and annoying he was. Andrei stuffs his hand in his pocket pulling out a card and handing it to me.

“That was Jonah’s father, unfortunately no date of birth but I have someone in the city going to the casino for me to look up his information” I nod, glancing at the card.

“What’s wrong?” Andrei asks.

“Nothing” I lied but he felt my deceit instantly and growled at me, nipping at my neck.

“What’s wrong little wolf?”

“Nothing, Andrei, it is selfish” I tell him, embarrassed  about even thinking about it.  He was going to press me to tell him when Jonah excitedly skips over and Andrei suddenly laughs, finding something amusing as he skips over to me and stops in front of me.

“Hi Mr Andrei’s wife, I got  you something”  He says, jamming his hand in his tanned shorts pocket. The pocket stained purple like his lips.

“Her name is Sage and you need to stop calling me that” Andrei tells him.

“But you are Mr Andrei?” he says. Andrei chuckles, shaking his head, clearly giving up on trying to correct him. “He makes me sound so old” Andrei grumbles when Jonah finally fishes out what he was looking for.

He opens his hand and I see squashed berries also a rock and I think some leftover Marshmallow from a couple days ago as well as some pocket lint.

“Look I brought  you some berries  back,  so you could try some” He says, shoving his hand toward me. “You can have some too Mr Andrei” He says excitedly.

“Oh no they are Sage’s favourite, she won’t want to share” Andrei says laughing nudging me and I hold my hand out for the mushing blob and whatever else he crammed in that tiny pocket. “Ah thanks” I tell him.

“Don’t they look great, you will love that, try some” Andrei laughs behind me when I realise Jonah was looking up expectantly, waiting for me to try his apparently delicious pocket gunk. Andrei nudges me.

“We have eaten worse,” Sierra tells me, also quite

fond of the boy. I sigh, grabbing the tiniest chunk looking the cleanest and popping it in my mouth before swallowing without trying to taste it. Andrei is trying to stifle his laughter behind me.

“Mmm that’s delicious, I think  Mr  Andrei  should try some. I am feeling generous  today  and will share my delicious berries”  I tell Jonah and he beams up at him, nodding his head eagerly.

Andrei’s laugh cuts off instantly and he clears his throat.

allergic” He suddenly declares when

“What’s allergic?”

if I had to eat them so did he.

were eating them when we walked back down the

trying to

says before sending me a wink as he stared at his son with

and Andrei mumbles under his breath something about

giving me a look before his eyes dart to my hand and he swishes it in my palm with his finger, hoping to find

up son” Derrick says with a laugh. Andrei glares at his father and I

Mr Andrei, I kept them warm in my pocket for

growls before quicHy eating it. It was a big chunk and definitely needed to be

his cheeks puffing out like he is fighting the urge to gag before he swallows it

him. Jonah bounces on his

this pocket” He says rummaging in his other pocket while looking for them. I watch as he calls out to Malik who doesn’t even hesitate when Jonah offers

iron gut”

his tongue. “I need to go brush my teeth and tongue,” He says, stalking

manchild. I feel like pancakes, let’s go make pancakes for dinner” Derrick says, dropping his arm across my shoulders and

stepped  in and I followed Derrick to the kitchen and put the kettle

had no one to cook for and felt silly cooking for himself. But I could tell

or tea?” I

might have a coffee” He says and I nod,

scare ” Derrick

comments. “That he is”

look at him and

didn’t know you couldn’t. I am sorry for mentioning it and

so don’t feel bad” I tell him, a little shocked that

she loved her all the same. Andrei wasn’t Anthony’s either, yet he raised him and loved him, did the job I should have done”

up to him. I blamed Anthony for my

killed your mate and you forgave him?”

far better man than me, we all do things we regret and I was honestly shocked when I found my son was raised by the one man I destroyed, so don’t  feel bad for me Sage, Andrei had every reason and some to hate me, this is my karma”

  regrets,

time I had ever admitted that and I had no idea why I mentioned regretting something. Derrick was one of those people you felt instantly comfortable around and he reminded me a

“Just one”

do you

we could visit the flower

Near the town of Bright opposite side of the mountain, that flower meadow? Lovely place, we drove hours down there in spring to take Kat there when she was little. She

that’s the one”

be the first person I have ever heard to regret going there, so

tell you about when he

told me” He says

we were travelling in the opposite direction, we were supposed to go to the next town over but I asked my father if we could go to flower meadow, he agreed, mum also wanted to go so we went there instead. When we left we decided to camp just outside of Bright on the outskirts of the forest surrounding it. That’s when they stumbled across us

that isn’t  your fault right, you did nothing wrong there Sage, you just

town over if I never  asked and both my parents would still be alive” I tell

just in the wrong place at the wrong time, your parents took you because they loved you, just remember that, there was nothing you could do about it. What they did is  on  them  not you”   Derrick  says and I nod. I knew that but   to a nearly 13 year old at the time,

losing against them. One of them took a shot Kat, it would have killed her too, but

tell him, feeling terrible for Kat to live with knowing her mother