The Forgotten Heiress novel Chapter 5

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That same evening Nick was busy in his garage working on his project car. He was under the hood when the scent of someone who was supposed to be busy elsewhere reached him. Straightening up he banged his head on the hood, cursing and rubbing the back of his head Nick growled.

"You're supposed to be somewhere else."

"I left Christian on duty. "

Nick walked to the counter that ran along one of the garages wall; he grabbed a towel and wiped off the grease on his hands. When he was finished he threw the towel back on the counter and leaned against it, crossing his arms over his chest.

Quietly, he regarded his best friend.

In a real challenge between them; Nick didn't know who would come out the winner. Matt was his second in command, his Enforcer, therefor almost, if not as strong as him.

If ever he had a chance of losing an attack from a member of his pack it would be against him. Thankfully, it would never come to that; Matt was like his brother and he hated all the responsibilities inherited with leadership.

"What's up?"

"Is it her?"

Nick shook his head "I don't know, I honestly don't know."

"Man, I have to tell you, my heart dropped when I saw you guys racing towards each other!"

Reliving the moment in his mind, Nick felt his heart stop all over again but couldn't keep his admiration for her maneuvering skills from sounding in his voice. "She is insane, but she definitely has skills on that bike."

"Yeah but are they our kind of skills?"

Frustrated Nick ran a hand through his hair. "When I pulled her up I looked into her eyes and they were just blue; nothing special there."

"What about her scent?"

Nick could only shake his head.

Confused Matt looked at him and asked "No?"

"No scent."

"Everyone has a scent." Matt argued.

"She doesn't." Not giving his friend a chance to interrupt, Nick clarified, "all I could smell on this girl was hotel shampoo, grass and motorcycle, the daily stuff."

Then he spoke with a voice laced with power. Power he was afforded as Alpha; a voice that everyone under his leadership heard and no one could ignore. Leaving no doubt that he meant what he said.

"I will consider it a personal challenge if the girl comes to harm due to our carelessness. A fight that will be to the death," he added menacingly.

As a friend Nick could be compassionate and caring but as a leader, he was ruthless. A trait considered necessary to hold a position such as his.

Nick breath out and as the air left his lungs so did the surge of power running through his veins.

"Axel can stay with me." He told Matt in his normal tone. "You go with Christian, keep an eye on her through the night. We'll change shifts tomorrow."

Nick turned back around, walked back to his car and bent over the hood, effectively dismissing him. Matt reached into his jacket for his phon. He scrolled down and found the number he was looking for and pressed 'talk'.

"Are you still on her?" He asked Christian.

"Yeah,"

"Good, where are you at? Wait for me there."

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