Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 66

Chapter 66

Carter

Her agreement to train calmed me at the forefront, but she hadn’t even gotten into fire real deep shit, and I

already wanted to hunt him down and disembowel him. In reality, I was just a nobody Gamma, playing my Beta’s

role, since Jake died with no replacement. That got me thinking about why we had never had a second to Jake? He

had been my mentor, my own father, too low in dominance, but somehow they had seen it in me? It wasn’t a lie, it

was something I possessed. I felt it growing in the pit of my insides as Briar told her tale, a tale that would have

never happened had she grown up within the safety of the pack. Why had Jake and her mother raised her away?” I

couldn’t fathom a reason. Even if she were to turn out wolfless, she still belonged with her family; with Henry and

Martha. With so many unknowns, I’d have to rely on my instincts. Briar was to be protected at all costs, even from

him.

The next day, Briar woke after we both managed a long night of much needed rest. Her cheeks had more color and

some of the swelling and bruising had gone down. She was cursing out her coffee pot as I let Rosie out. I knew

last night was a one off. I couldn’t find enough excuses to stay all the time, but maybe, if I spent enough time

with her, it would all work out. She seemed better rested and some of the puffiness in her face had gone down,

along with the deep circles under her eyes. She was beautiful, but I wanted to know what she looked like when she

was whole, not just on the outside, but on the inside, too.

I took her to get her things from my place, and left the animals, hopefully to stay. Later, we went to the hardware.

store to get new locks. She promised to call her friend this afternoon to ask about the cameras while I did my

rounds and Mazzie’s, since I put her on watch duty.

Briar was on the phone when I got back after picking up Tucker and Rosie. I figured if they got to visit enough.

they would stay put. I glanced around the door as she let me in and I eyed Ole Betty uncased and by the door, safety off. Good girl, I thought, as she smiled at me and walked into the kitchen where she had something that smelt devine brewing on the stove. She was still talking to her friend as I walked into the kitchen. She set the

phone on the counter, putting it on speaker.

“Misty, meet Carter,” she said, before burying her face in the fridge in search of something.

“Hey,” Misty said, awkwardly.

oven…good goddess, her ass was legendary.

10:47 am

“Good, maybe if the scumbag is harassed enough, it will buy us some time,” I said.

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