Sold as the Alpha King's Breeder novel Chapter 994

Chapter 45 : Stay

*Sasha*

“Your hair is so beautiful," Trina gushed as she brushed through my long, blond locks. Another new friend was doing my nails, as I had done for her.

“I wish I had those tight curls you have," I responded.

Phoebe sipped her mimosa and then raised her glass to us. “Pedicures next!"

“I like the way you think," Trina said.

It was a lovely afternoon, in a series of lovely afternoons. The women of New Dianny had welcomed me with open arms. I'd never been so pampered, nor felt so much like I… belonged. There were more dream dancers in New Dianny that I could exchange experiences with. None of them had my kind of power, but it was still nice to talk to people who “get" it.

“You know," Trina mused, sharing a wink with another girl, “you should stay here, like, permanently. Make New Dianny your home."

I blinked at her, startled. “You… you'd really like me to stay?"

“Of course, silly!" Trina said. “You're the coolest person we've ever met!"

“But I bring… a lot of trouble with me," I replied with a wince.

Trina shrugged. “Our Alpha was an accomplished pirate. I'm sure any trouble you bring will just end up walking the plank."

Laughter bubbled up in me and soon we were all giggling. “Yeah, I got that impression about him," I said.

“There's nothing Alpha Robbie can't handle. Just think about it, okay?" Trina asked.

“Okay," I agreed with a nod. “I'll think about it."

“Oh!" Trina exclaimed. “How excited are you for your birthday?! Luna Alison and Joy have been planning the bash of the century!"

I blushed. “They really shouldn't go to so much trouble."

“Sure they should! It's not every day a dream dancer comes into her wolf," Trina winked.

“Well… I suppose not, though it must happen here more frequently than anywhere since Lycennia," I said.

“Probably. But it's still a big deal." Trina finished my nails and flopped back on her lounger, soaking up the sun. “And you'll find out you're mates with that handsome devil you pal around with."

I pushed my hair behind my ear nervously. “Actually, I'm kind of worried about that. I have feelings for him. But what if he's not my mate?"

“He's your mate," every woman there, including Phoebe, insisted.

“And… you know… there's all the stuff we have going on back home and in the Dark Realm and...." I went on.

“Ugh. Honestly, people in love are SO silly sometimes!" Trina sighed. “If he's your mate, and we all know he is, that stuff isn't going to matter. Really. You'll just want to be together all the time."

“I already want to be with him all the time," I admitted softly.

“Then you should tell him so," Phoebe said. “I mean, what does this mate business even mean? If my true mate walked right in front of me right now, you know what I'd be doing? Racing right back to Brady. It's biological, yeah, but it's also a choice. Why don't you two just decide to stay together regardless?"

I gave that some thought. “Yeah. We could decide to stay together regardless."

“Exactly," Phoebe replied. “Love is love. It might not be a huge rush of wolfy hormones, but it's something deeper and more important."

“You're right. You're right," I agreed. “I...."

Trina got up and tugged me out of my lounger by the wrist.

“What are you doing?" I asked, stumbling to my feet.

“Well, obviously you have to go talk to him now," Trina said.

“Now?" I repeated.

“Oh yes. Right now. Get it all ironed out before tomorrow," Trina confirmed.

I looked at Phoebe, who was also nodding.

“Best course of action, really," Phoebe said.

All the women were nodding now. I took a deep breath and squared my shoulders. “Alright, I'll go talk to him now."

A cheer went up as I went back inside the packhouse from the patio.

Lucas was not hard to find. He was brooding in our bedroom, staring at the orb as though it were a snake that was going to bite him.

“Afraid to touch it again?" I asked, rapping my knuckles gently on the bedroom doorframe.

“How did you guess?" Lucas responded with a lopsided smile.

“Well, considering the fact that it nearly blasted you right out of our cabin the last time...."

Lucas chuckled and covered the orb again with the silk. “I was just wondering what the other orb is going to look like, where it is, and what the hell we'll be doing with THAT one once we have it."

I sat down on the bed next to him. “That's a lot of questions."

“It is. We've got so much hanging over our heads, and besides that we're both trying to be Royal Engineers," Lucas said.

“True." I twisted a lock of hair behind my ear. “Um… Lucas?"

“Hmm?" he asked, nestling the orb back in his bag among his clothes.

“I… you know I love you, right?" I began.

Lucas turned back to look at me, frowning in confusion. “... yes…,"

“Do you love me?" I asked him.

“Sasha, you know very well this isn't a conversation we should be having until tomorrow night," Lucas said sternly.

I put my hand on his knee. “I mean it. I mean, Brady's not Phoebe's true mate and they've decided to stay together. If… if WE'RE not mates, we could do the same. I can't… I can't imagine loving anyone but you."