When We Were Mates (Demetra and Emris) novel Chapter 170

Chapter 170

Alpha Emris.

I walk into the Rocksville mansion and Jupiter stops mid–wrestle with Robin. Or whatever these Delta heads do when I’m not there. They spring apart like I’ve caught them doing something illegal..

“Where’s Silver?”

“On his way down.” Jupiter clears his throat, straightening his shirt and I move past him into the main body of the house.

I look around the mansion. On my way into the garage, the cleaning service we hired were already packing up. They’ve done their part, and now the house is completely spotless. I even see a squeaky–clean spot on the floor before I can point it out. The marble gleams. The windows sparkle. The chandelier looks like it was polished by angels.

“Did you hire a chef yet?”

“Yeah, and a housekeeper.” Jupiter follows at a respectful distance with his phone. “He wanted to know your requirements before sourcing the provisions. We started a list but-

“Hold on on that list.” I pull out my phone, scrolling through my own notes. I wrote down everything I believed Demetra would need. The brand of shampoo she uses… the expensive one with the gold label. The conditioner that makes her hair smell like vanilla. Body wash. Lotion. The specific toothpaste she likes because she says the other one is “too minty.”

Plus pink blankets. Two–piece pajamas in silk, because she runs hot at night. I’m sure she has some with her, but I don’t want her to have to pack a bag to come here. Let’s see what else did I miss?

I find Robin in my contacts and forward it.

“Give him these lists and make sure he gets the exact products. He is not to substitute anything. Let him know it’s for my wife.”

“Got it, boss.”

“I’m here.”

Silver walks in, rubbing his eyes. He was busy taking a nap after I pulled him out of bed but I gave him time, you don’t wanna be a problematic Alpha. A good Alpha lets his Beta sleep. Eventually.

know? I

“Did you see her?”

“Yeah. She’s fine. Alpha blood and White Omega.”

“What!” Silver freezes where he’s standing. Jupiter and Robin both blink at him, then at me.

“You can say that again.”

“She has to be in training quickly. But she has school so how can I intervene with that? She won’t let me, even when I want to

My phone rings in my back pocket. I pull it out, expecting Mom to ask us to join the Zoom meeting for the morning pack check–in. But I see Honey’s name instead.

I just left Wolf Arts twenty minutes ago. So what’s this about?

“Yeah. Emris speaking”

“You are needed.” She say with the usual lack of manners for anything or anyone. No hello. No please. Just you are needed,

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like I’m a wrench she keeps in her toolbox.

What happened?”

“Your Luna happened. I need you here, Emris. And bring a car because she might be expelled.”

“D–Demetra?” I ask, just to be sure it’s her she’s talking about but Honey ends the call.

I start walking away.

“What was that?” Silver follows.

“Something about expulsion. Something about Demetra.”

“What!?”

“That meeting we have is gonna have to hold off.” I get through the back door, towards the garage and hit the button to auto- start the engine.

“Emris, wait…I’m coming with you!”

I work the button to auto–rev my car out of the garage. When I get in, I speed like my life depends on it until red lights and speed limits become suggestions.

We get to Wolf Arts in eight minutes.

I throw the car into park and step out. The building looms above in old stone and dark windows. I think I can remember where Honey’s office is. Granted, it’s been years since I was a student here, but some things you don’t forget.

The hallways are empty so students are in classes, I guess. I see some staff in the hallway and it seems they were assigned to meet me the moment they spotted me.

“A–A–Alpha Emriz.”

I don’t understand why the dude is stuttering so much at the sight of me. It’s not like I have claws out. It’s not like I’m growling. I’m just walking.

“It’s Emris.”

“Apologies, Alpha… sir, the professors are waiting in the conference room, if you’d just—”

“Where’s Honey?”

“Right there. This way, sir.”

I look over my shoulder at Silver. We walk together until a door is opened toward a natural light room. Round tables. Round chairs. A long table at the front with professors seated behind it like a jury.

And in the center, standing on a podium, is Demetra.

I can tell despite her hair being dark and her back turned away. I know Demetra’s silhouette at the back of my head plus the curve of her hips in that fucking skirt I didn’t want her wearing out…look at her thighs out there.

And why the fuck is there a podium? As if my Luna is under judgment or something…it doesn’t click at all. There is nothing

under any in this world that my mate would do that would warrant this sort of treatment. She’s sweet. Amazing. The best mother and Luna. A ten across all boards, in every category,

fair assessment

ten.

So what is this?

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“Explain.”

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My voice bounces off the walls and I take a long, slow look at everyone seated here. The administrators. Honey at the head, which is expected. Vice something, secretary something and professors.

Then my eyes land on Lake!

Lake!? The cowardice Lycant that I basically ostracized? I squint, wondering if it’s just a bastard that looks like him but the tablet on his side of the table says Professur Lake in neat white letters.

What the actual hell-

Then I look at Demetra. She glances away from me…quickly, guiltily like she knew this already.

“Alpha Emris.” Honey gestures to an empty chair. “Please take your seat.

I sit and I use two fingers and a slight tilt of my head to get Demetra to focus on me instead because I want to see her face while they tell me whatever they’re about to tell me. She reluctantly meets mine from the podium.

A projector hums on and a video footage hits the wall. It looks like a bathroom…and in the laying video, there’s Demetra.

Her hand finds a throat.

She lifts the boy clean off the floor, one–handed and shoves his head into a toilet bowl. Her foot is on his head. She’s pressing down-

That’s a real evil damn twin.

I move my back against the chair in fucking shock.

I’m shocked that my dainty, fainty Luna is the same one pulling a girl by her ponytail until the hair comes out in her hand, and she just tosses it aside like trash. She kicks another boy so hard he flies across the room and crashes into a stall door.

She slashes someone across the face!

No, really…I am seeing the white vicious claw rip across a boy’s cheek. Blood sprays. His mouth opens in a scream I can’t hear but can imagine.

Then I smile.

Silver, right next to me, is smiling too like he just watched his favorite team win the championship.

That complete viciousness. That absolute, unapologetic ferocity. Like a Luna of the Black Covenant Pack. She’s so sexy beating them up.

I have no idea the slightest why it happened. I don’t know what those students did to deserve that level of violence. But I can already imagine training alongside Demetra. How bonding that would be between us. Her claws against my chest. My hands guiding her hips. The two of us, side by side, tearing through anyone who stands in our way.

“Wow.” Silver claps. “Fantastic.”

Every professor and member in the room turns to look at us in offence.

“For fuck’s sake.” Honey pinches the bridge of her nose. “Demetra beat several students up-”

“Cause they were bullying Wren! But I guess the video doesn’t show that part!” Demetra says it like she cannot wait for someone to hear her side.

No.

my baby thinks I’m judging her for doing this in the first place?

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be quiet, Miss Pride!” A she–woll removes her glasses and weis them When we want you to speak, you’ll speak. But for now. on the table. She looks my age, it says professor across her desk and she’s seated next to Honey Blonde hair. Sharp feature, but I sense familiarity. some strange familiarity.

My wolf perks up. ears forward, nose twitch like my wolf is meeting another wolf that’s like him in origin and rangled ineage!

1 stare at her for a moment. She looks right back at me.

Who are you?” I squint.

Laura Hale.” She tilts her head. “Any other questions?”

Just a sense of familiarity I’m getting here.”

“Trybrid to trybrid. Of course, that’s normal.”

I lift my brow.

She’s a trybrid?