Fated To The Alpha novel Chapter 166

Fated To The Alpha by Jessica Hall Chapter 166

Sage POV

Everyone was excited to have a few new faces around the pack, everyone was buzzing as they finished roasting marshmallows and were cleaning up. Yet looking around I couldn’t see Andrei anywhere and he had been missing for about 20 minutes. I knew he was struggling with bringing them here. I could feel his guilt but also hatred but then the guilt would return a never ending tug of war within him.

Feeling someone tugging on my shirt I look down to find Jonah. He had sticky marshmallows all over his face. “Have you seen Mr Andrei?” he asks looking around and I was quite surprised by how taken with Andrei he was, up until Andrei snuck off Jonah had been attached to his hip. Zane tried to explain that it was normal for children that have lost their parents to seek higher power, higher ranking wolves for safety, that it is inbuilt in children’s DNA.

“No, I am looking for him, you can help me find him if you want?” I told him. He holds out his hand and I look at the sticky mess of melted marshmallow attached to it before taking his hand.

His hand sticking to mine with its gooey goodness and I smile at his hand sticking to mine.

Walking over to Casen and Malik who were sitting on fold out chairs by the fire I stopped. Malik smirks at Jonah when he sees his face covered in chocolate and marshmallow.

“Have either of you seen Andrei?” I ask and Malik nods toward the packhouse. I look over my shoulder, the door is wide open still and my brows furrow wondering if he is alright.

“Come on Jonah” I tell him when Malik clears his throat making me turn to him. He stands up, holding his hand out to Jonah. “Come on little man” He says.

“He was looking for Andrei, I was-”

“Not tonight Luna, he didn’t look like he was in a good mood. Probably best Jonah stays with me and the boys tonight” Malik says.

“Come on buddy, let’s draw you a bath” Malik says, swooping down to pick him up and tossing him over his shoulder. Jonah squeals loudly laughing. Well at least I know he will be safe tonight. I wasn’t really sure where we were going to put everyone because Andrei walked off but Zane I knew would look after his mate and her siblings.

I walk around picking up rubbish when Clay comes over to me taking the rubbish bag from my hands.“ Go on Luna, we got this. Get to bed” He says and I go to object and help but he shakes his head.

“Go check on the Alpha” He says walking off with my rubbish bag. I sigh before going back to the packhouse. I needed to wash my hands, my fingers were sticking together from Jonah and I had a big hunk of marshmallow stuck to my pants that looked like snot, maybe it was but I wasn’t taste testing it to find out.

I shut the front door and listen as the locks click into place before trudging up the stairs when I see the surveillance room door open and the light on. Walking over, I push the door open. “What are you doing?” I ask Andrei who was sitting at the desk there.

“Nothing, just checking the cameras, where is Jonah?” He asks.

“Malik took him back with him and Casen” I tell him.

“Probably best” Andrei says, running a hand through his hair. I lean over the back of his chair and wrap my arms around his bare chest hugging him.

“Everything ok? ” I ask him, feeling his emotions are everywhere.

“Jonah’s parents worked for Jackson, the man whose pack was responsible for killing mine”

Andrei says. My stomach sinks wondering what that meant for Jonah because mate or not he won’t be hurting that bubbly little boy.

“That’s not all, though”

“What more is there?” I ask him, praying for some good news.

“That rogue I killed, Lior. That was the man who was entrusted to look after Jonah. I killed his guardian and Jonah lived in a cave for months by himself until they found him” My stomach sinks at his words. Jonah had no one left?

“I’m sorry I am having trouble reading you, you feel angry but sound sad” I tell him.

“I am both, I killed his only family member that we know of, but I am also angry because I have a murderer’s son in my pack territory” he says with a sigh.

“So what’s that mean for Jonah?” I ask him. “What do you mean?”

“I mean are you going to let him join the pack?” I ask him and he grabs my arm pulling me to sit in his lap.

“I can’t let him join my pack-”

I go to tell him no, that he couldn’t abandon him to be rogue but he waves me off.

“Let me finish, I am not a monster Sage, he is a child. But he is too young to join a pack without parental or guardian permission. We have laws to prevent underage people from joining packs, could you imagine how many runaways packs would have if it was allowed. He can’t join and I will have to see Kat to get her to override pack laws to allow it”

“But she will, Kat wouldn’t abandon a child, she has kids herself” I tell him.

“Yes but before she can override it, there will be a call sent out looking for any relatives alive

through all the packs in the country so, it may take awhile, then we just have to find him a home, there are plenty people that would take him if we can’t find a relative” Andrei explains and I sigh.

“So he can stay, until Kat overrules the law?” I ask him.

“Of course he has no where else to go”

When will we see Kat?” I ask him, running my hands up his chest to his shoulders. His skin is warm but sticky under my palms when Andrei clears his throat.

“Ah what the heck is on your hands, that you rubbed all over me” He says, grabbing one and looking at his chest. I snort a laugh, forgetting the marshmallow stuck on my hand and now it was stuck in his chest hair.

“ Sorry Jonah was holding my hand, it’s just marshmallow” I tell him trying to pull it out when he jumps.