Alpha Of Aberdeen novel Chapter 36

Malachi and I walk to the living area where Cypress and Paul are sitting, talking about tonight's mission. "Hey, you two," Paul says, motioning for us to have a seat. Malachi sits down, and of course, I jumped into his lap, causing him to grunt. "Don't complain, wolfman," I say, glaring at him. "Malachi, Chloe should not be a part of this mission," Cypress argues. "Hey, I am sitting right here, and I make my own decisions here. Malachi is my partner, not my boss," I tell Cypress, narrowing my eyes. "Chloe, this isn't a joke. Someone is after you," Cypress retorts. "Well, let them! I'm not some pathetic human anymore, Cypress I can take care of myself," I hiss standing from Malachi's lap, ready to smack him for still thinking so little of me.

Malachi wraps his arm around me, forcing me to sit back on his lap. 'Changing into a wolf has worsened my temper. I'm so touchy.' I complain to myself, as Malachi’s touch calms me. "Chloe, you need to think about Paisley," Cypress says calmly. I stand so quickly Malachi can't grab me this time, and I'm in Cypress's face, poking my finger into his chest. "You have no right to tell me what's best for my daughter. Where were you when Malachi needed you most?” I say in his face. “I want Paisley to know that it's okay to fight for what's right, and if I die doing so, then she will know I died for something, instead of being afraid. My decision is final. I am the Luna of this pack, so don't test me right now Cypress" I warn him, staring him down, ready to pounce. He backs away from me, holding his hands up in defeat, when a smirk appears on his face.

I look at Cypress, confused. "What is so funny?" I ask, turning to look at Malachi and Paul, who are now laughing. "I knew you were ready," Cypress says. "What the hell!" I exclaim furiously. "Luna, it's okay. I saw how you looked in the hall like you were regretting the decision to help and I reached out to my father to see what we could do instead, but he suggested we try to tell you not to do it, and see how you react." He tells me. "You are all idiots," I say, turning on my heels for the kitchen, annoyed that they were testing me. I may have been second-guessing my decision, but at the end of the day I would have done what was right.

I open the refrigerator, grabbing water when I hear footsteps behind me. I look under my arm to see Cypress. I turn around while opening my water and take a drink. "What do you want?" I hiss, leaning against the counter, setting the bottle down. "Chloe, I'm sorry. I only did it to prove that you are ready to be a Luna, and you said everything that a good Luna should," Cypress tells me, walking toward me then pulling me into a hug. "Malachi is a lucky man, and I was wrong about you when we first met. I would take it all back if I could," He admits, breaking the hug.

Cypress smiles, nodding his head in approval, before stepping out of the kitchen. ‘Buzz... buzz...’ I pull my phone out of my back pocket to see a text. I slide it open, noticing it’s an unknown number. ‘What is with these lately’ I think to myself as I open the message. "He is mine. If you don't want people to get hurt, you will leave him." the text reads."Show yourself; don't hide behind a phone screen." I reply with fast fingers slamming on my keyboard. "We will meet soon." They respond. "Why wait? I'm not going anywhere. Malachi is mine, bitch!!" I say, gritting my teeth as I stare at the screen. The bubbles appear and disappear just as fast. I must have struck a nerve because they didn't reply.

As planned, Simon showed up around 9:45pm. When I open the door and take a step out, I find Malachi standing on the front porch with Paul and some others. "We should go," I state, stepping off the porch, heading for the forest. "Chloe?" I hear behind me and turn around to see Malachi running to me. "Luna, I love you," He says, pressing his lips to mine. We break from the kiss and rest our heads against each other. "I love you too, wolfman, Now, get with the others and tell Simon to come on," I tell Malachi, blowing him a kiss. Malachi runs back to the others, telling Simon I'm waiting.