The Alpha Who Saved Me novel Chapter 123

CHAPTER 123

The last few weeks have flown by so fast, between taking care of my own pack and helping Declan get back on his feet those first few days after leaving the hospital, it was a bit hectic. Since he's healed, though, I try to make it over there every other day, or he comes here. We use the kids as playdates, but I know the real reason, we both want to be near one another. I can't explain it, and I don't want to think too much into it because I don't want to be wrong.

Declan had invited me to the dinner with Dr. Sands, and it was a very pleasant evening. Watching Amelia and Jonah flirt together made me miss that part of having a relationship, I am happy for them both. They deserve the happiness and I think they will get along very well together.

We are sitting on his back deck with both boys when his phone rings and he makes a face before clenching his jaw. Holding up his finger to me, he answers with a tightness to his voice, "This is Alpha Declan, what can I do for you?"

I hear another woman's voice on the phone and I know exactly who it is. The nerve of her calling here after everything that has happened, and why does she even have phone privileges, anyway?

"Why are you calling me, Lila?" Declan scowls as he talks, "No, I will not discharge you from the Center, it's too soon. You shouldn't even have phone privileges yet; I'm going to have to talk to them about this. You are not to call me again Lila, do you understand?" He hangs up and drops the phone onto the table.

"Is she seriously wanting to be let out already?" I ask as I place a sleeping Ash in the porta crib that was set up for him. Holden is already napping in his, he's been out for the last thirty minutes.

Declan sighs and rubs his temples, "Apparently! I don't know who brought that woman up but damn is she a thorn in my side!"

I move to stand behind him and replace his fingers with my own on his temples, "You need to stop letting her get to you. She knows it presses your buttons and that's why she does it."

"Hm..." is all he has as I massage his temples. When I move my hands down to his shoulders, I can feel the knots throughout his shoulder muscles.

"Damn, when was the last time you went and had a massage? You' re so tight!"

"I'm not sure, two years maybe?"

"Declan, you need to take better care of yourself, especially being an Alpha. You have too much stress in your life to not take care of your personal needs on a regular basis."

He slides his hand over mine and leans back against my chest, "You know what I need?" He kisses my hand, "You, Quinn. Will you stay with me tonight?"

"Declan..."

He pulls me around and into his lap, "What's stopping you from being with me, Quinn?"

"I have a mate out there. I don't want anyone to be hurt once I meet him."

"What if I promise you that I won't be hurt and that I will gladly welcome your mate with open arms." He smirks.

"You didn't welcome Gavin when I started seeing him." I pretend to glare at him.

"That was only because I had the wrong information on him, but we cleared it up and I was happy for the both of you. He loved you and he treated you really good, I saw that."

Tears threaten to fall, so I change tactics, "You still have a Luna."

"An unmated and unmarked Luna, that hardly counts." He continues to have an answer for everything that I bring up.

"You said that you were sure that you would be meeting your mate soon. Why would you..." It all starts clicking together, "Declan, are you trying to tell me that you think I am your mate?”

"I'm not saying that at all. I'm just trying to get into your pants again." He flashes me that gorgeous Declan grin and I can't help to start to hope that we truly are fated mates.

"What if we aren't, Declan?" I ask in just above a whisper, "I don't know if I want that heart break again, or give you the heart break again."

"I just want to be with you while I can, Quinn. One night with you was not enough, and you have ruined me for all other she-wolves."

I gaze into his puppy dog brown eyes for a moment, and then a thought comes to me, "Tell me about your bloodline, Alpha Declan."

His grin is huge, "I come from the strongest bloodline there is."

"Do you promise me that you're not lying about it." I don't want to get my hopes up, but the legend says that the last Dire will be fated to the strongest Alpha bloodline. If it's true, and Declan is my mate than I will not hesitate.

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