Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games novel Chapter 147

Chapter 147

“First, I wouldn’t just do that. As long as I’m living in your territory I’ll get proper approval if and

when that time comes.”

“No need.” Kelsey informed me.

“Yeah, she’s right. Our pack doesn’t require it for true mates,”

“Trust me. We already broke down that protocol.” She giggled.

“Good to know, but doesn’t really matter right now anyway. Elise has made it painfully clear she has

no plans to take a mate.”

“I heard true mates can start off rocky. Just give it time.”

“No man, you don’t understand. Elise has no plans to take a mate, ever.”

“What?” Kyle asked.

“No, that makes sense,” Kelsey added. “Think about it. This is Elise we’re talking about. She was every bit as neurotic during our mating challenge period as I was. You don’t think it’s you specifically, do you, Patrick?”

“No, actually, the rare times she lets her guard down, everything seems perfect. Then she freezes me out and sets up boundaries and it fecking sucks.”

“I know that feeling all too well. Try dealing with that shit for two years.”

I heard some commotion followed by, “Ow!”

“Don’t listen to him, this is not the same. I’m telling you, she’s terrified. Not of you. It’s probably killing her denying you. She’s terrified of the challenge period.”

“Why? That’s a normal part of mating.”

“Men can be such idiots sometimes. Patrick, Kyle and I had only one month of were brutal and started a war. You already know there were extenuating circums……. had an up close and personal seat for it all. It sucked badly, and she’s my best friend a

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sister, so it was just as difficult on her as it was on us. I don’t really blame her after witnessing all that, but she has to know it was absolutely worth it.”

“Kyle’s a Pack Alpha, so of course the challenges were much worse than usual. Do you think she doesn’t realize it wouldn’t be the same for us?”

“Actually, E’s second oldest and her mate will become next in line for Pack Alpha unless or until we

have a son.”

“Jesus Christ. No wonder she’s freaking out, especially with a war on your hands and so much unease between the packs. Bloody hell. If my father gets wind of any of this he’ll have a price on both your heads to secure an Irish Pack leader of Westin. No one would even have to fight for it.”

“Uh, you aren’t getting any crazy ideas are you?”

I could hear the humor in his voice and laughed. “No way do I want that job.”

We hung up shortly after and I had a ton on my mind to consider. Giving me time to think and Elise the space she requested, I ordered food and ate lunch at the bar before taking some time to explore the rest of the property. Finding the gym proved to be the best part of my day–well, the best since Elise’s rejection, that is.

I wasn’t sure how long I was working out, but when my stomach started growling again and a peek outside showed me it was dark already, so I thought it best to head upstairs. I only hoped Elise had calmed down some by then.

The second the elevator doors opened into our junior suite, I knew something was very wrong. The most awful feeling washed over me. My mate was upset or hurt. Panic flooded me as I ran to the living room. No Elise. Without stopping, I barged into the bedroom.

Elise startled and stared at me with watery eyes.

“Are you hurt?” I growled through clenched teeth, trying to get a grip on my emotions. I wasn’t what one would call an emotional guy, so the feeling of completely overwhelming fear and an insatiable need to protect and claim my mate hitting me all at once, was too much.

“You’re here,” she said, sounding surprised by the revelation.

“Of course I am, love.” Suddenly something worse than fear–rejection–started to creep to my emotional pool. “Wait, when you were talking about the boundaries, did you me