Alpha Loren novel Chapter 20

October 14th

I avoided him all day after that until he called me down for food.

"I still have a few questions," he said after handing me a plate of the steak and vegetables.

I looked up at him and then back to my meat.

"That golden envelope," he replied. "You told me it was from the future Alpha of the Cerridwen pack and then all this happens surrounding him. What did it say?"

"Just something from Logan," I said.

"Specifically," he said.

I looked down at my plate and pushed a carrot around for a bit.

He let out a frustrated sigh.

"Okay," he said pulling my food away from me.

"Hey!" I exclaimed watching my steak get further away.

"You can have it back when you have cooperated," he said.

I folded my arms and leant back on the chair.

"What was in the letter?" he asked.

"He was telling me that when he becomes Alpha, he was going to kick Connor and me off the territory. I had to go and make sure that he let Connor stay," I replied.

"Now we are getting somewhere," he replied throwing me a carrot from my plate. "And how did that lead to him touching you?" he asked. "You told me he doesn't like you and he wants to sleep with you, yes?"

I paused again only making him let out a frustrated grunt.

"I don't know why you are protecting him. Just fucking tell me," he growled.  "He's a dead man anyway."

"In the letter, he suggested that in exchange for letting us stay, there could be a union between us," I replied. 

"A union?"

"Like a marriage. That's why I had to go into Cerridwen woods the first time. To find him and refuse. But he wasn't happy so he...grabbed me. That's all. He's foolish and young, Leo. Please just let it slide."

"Let it slide?" he asked almost in a laugh. "He messed with you as if he wanted a fight with me. Now he fucking has one."

"I already told you. He didn't believe me when I told him I was your mate because I didn't have your mark," I said, "It was a misunderstanding."

"But mate or not, should he have grabbed you?" Leo asked.

"No, but-"