Wolf Creek Alpha (Texas Pack 1) (20 page)

“Show me something.”  Stephanie looked around the room.  “Make that remote on the table come to us.”

Lisa looked at the remote.  Ok
ay
, this shouldn’t be too hard, just concentrate and float it over.  She raised her arm, pointing at it and gently sent a surge of energy out. 
The remote lifted, shakily moving over to the couch where they sat. 

“That is so cool! “  Stephanie clapped her hands in delight. 

“I’m still learning what all I can do, but yeah, it is cool. 
I keep wonder
ing
what superpower I’ll find next,” she said laughing. 

Stephani
e used the remote to turn the television
on.  They found a Sunday afternoon baseball game.  They were both baseball fans.

Watching the game, Lisa asked casually, “Are there a lot of single women in the pack?”

“A few.  Why?  Oh, I get it.  I’ve never heard of Rafe dating, or sleeping with any of them.  He may have and word just never got out, but I don’t think so.  One thing I’ve learned about him is he is very ethical.  Being alpha of the pack, I bet he would see it as taking advantage of his position.  I do know he was seein
g a woman from Chas
e’s, um
,
pride I guess.  I’m not sure of
the word for
cat groups.  Anyway, her name is Cindy but they broke it off a few months back, I think.”

“Cindy?  How very
cute.”

    “Oh, that was so snotty!
 
Boy,
I’ve missed you.
  You don’t need to be
jealous;
he
won’t even look at another woma
n now.”

“Yeah, I’m sure
.  Rafe went to see Chas
e.  Wonder what the odds are she’ll be there?  I should have gone with them.  I could have zapped her or something,” Lisa said peevishly.

“Wow, you are getting mean.  I thought I was th
e hothead in our little group,” Stephanie blew on her fingertips then brushed them across her shirt, looking superior. 

Lisa picked up a decorative pillow from the sofa and tossed it at her.

Devlin wal
ked in right as
the pillow hit Stephanie in the face.
 

“Hey, aren’t you two supposed to be in cute little pajamas when having a pillow fight?
”
h
e asked grinning.

The girls looked at each other,
and
then in unison
,
threw pillows at him.

“You know, I could have flashed us
to Chase
’
s
and gotten h
ere instantly
,” Robert said. 

“I remember.  Thanks
,
but no thanks.  That moving faster than the speed of light freaks me out.  I may be alpha of my pack, but I’
ll admit that scares the shit
out of me,” Rafe said shuddering. 

 
“
Yer
a big
wuss
.  I’ll bet you don’t ride those roller coasters I’ve seen either,” Robert mocked.

Rafe just ignored him.  He was used to Robert messing with him.  He’d much rather
enjoy
a relaxing drive than move through space at a ridiculous speed.

  
“I guess
since you like moving so slow, Lisa must be getting really frustrated.”

“Are you determined to annoy me today?  Because I don’t see that sword on your back.”

“
Ah,
lad, it’s always there.  You just can’t see it.  I’d be naked without my weapon,” said Robert.

“Thanks for the visual image.  I am now concentrating on anything else but that.”

“Let me think, what image could possibl
y
replace mine? Could it be a certain lady with red hair?” Robert asked innocently. 

“Yeah, thank
God,
I have a good memory.  I’ve already replaced your hairy ass visual.
”

Robert laughed.  “So what’s holding you up?  I can see the bond is still not completed.  I’ll guide you.  You know the lasses all love me.  Take her to a nice romantic dinner.  Candlelight, music, dancing.  Get her away from everything going on in
yer
den.”

“I do know what to do with a woman, you know.  The hard part is getting away from all this.  I have to give her time to accept my life, but I’
m working on it,” Rafe said as he pulled into
Chas
e’s driveway.

Getting out of the car, Rafe saw Cindy coming out of Cha
se
’s front door.  Oh crap, I don’t need this right now.

Whistling, Robert asked, “Who is she?”

Cindy walked down the steps wearing tight skinny jeans with a tank top.  Seeing Rafe, she squealed and jumped into his arms. 
Grabbing
her
under her bottom to support her, Rafe widened his stance to keep from tumbling backwards.  Cindy started kissin
g him all over his face, finally
settling on his
lips.

Rafe tried to pull back without dropping her.  He managed to untangle her legs from his waist, setting her back on her
feet.  As usual, Robert was laughing his ass off. 

“Rafe!  It’s so good to see you.  Have you missed me?”

And that reminded him of why he’d broken it off with her.  She was self-absorbed and if it didn’t affect her
, s
he
didn’t care about anything else
going on around her
. 

“I’ve been busy.  This is Robert and we’ve come to see Chase,” he stated baldly. 

Finally noticing
Robert, she turned and eyed the handsome
fae
up and down.  Cindy was the type of
woman who thought all men instantly wanted her.  She was a beautiful blonde, and she knew it. 

“Pleasure to meet
you,
lass,” Robert said.  He wanted
nothing to do with this one. She was a viper.
  Glancin
g at Rafe, his look said I cannot
believe you dated this woman.

“It could be,” Cindy said winking at him. 

“
Later,
Cind
y.  We have a meeting with Chas
e.”  Rafe turned
,
expecting Robert to follow.  He didn’t have to wait.  Robert practically ran to keep up with him.  Rafe knew if you didn’t cut Cindy off, she would never let them leave.

Cindy was also somewhat oblivious.  She could never have believed anyone wouldn’t want to be with her.

“Ok
ay
, I’ll catch you two later.  Nice meeting
you, Robert.
Come
and find me when you’re done here,” she said walking away. 

Muttering, “Not on
yer
life,
lass.  What did you see in her, besides her face and body?”

“That was the problem. 
That’s all she had going for her.  Personalit
y wise, well, you just saw it
.”

Chase had been standing on the porch, watching the exchange.  Grinning, he waved them into the house.  Chase had known Robert almost as long as he’d known Rafe.  Giving them both a beer, they sat in his living room.

“Stay away from that one,” he warned Robert.  “I didn’t get to Rafe in time to save him from her,” he joked. 

“No warning needed.  She scares me,” Robert said seriously.

They all nodded in agreement.  Some women were just not to be messed with, and she was one
of them
.

Rafe was remembering how difficult it had been to end it with her.  She couldn’t believe someone would
actually
break up with her.  He finally just ignored her calls, glad when she
quit trying to contact him
. 

Rafe told Chas
e all about Dunstan and
all that
they had
learned.  Chas
e agreed that the threat was still there. 
Obviously
,
Dunstan had not been the darkness his seer had talked about. 
They discussed
possibilities,
while waiting on the seer to show up. 

Heari
ng footsteps on his porch, Chas
e got up to open the door.  Expecting to see an old gypsy type crone, Rafe and Robert were surprised at the young woman that stepped through the door. 
Both men stood, waiting for an introduction. 

“Guy
s, this is Melissa, a member
of my pride
.  Melissa, this is Rafe, Alpha of t
he Scott pack, and Robert, the
Queen’s
guard.”

After introductions were made, they sat around making small ta
lk.  Rafe was still surprised at
seeing a modern young woman that wasn’t the free spirit
hippie
he’d been expecting.  Robert started his usual flirtations upon seeing the pretty brunette. 

“Melissa, we were hoping you might be able to tell us more about the
prophesy
you saw,” said Rafe.
Telling
her about Dunstan, she agreed
that
he was not the one she foretold.

“I haven’t had any more visions.  I’m sorry you’ve wasted time driving out here, but I can’t force one.  They just come randomly,” she said regrettably. 

“My mate is a witch.  She’s able to see things when she connects with
another person’s
mind.  I won
der if you would agree to have
her try
with you
?  But you should know she is new at this.  She just found out she was a witch yesterday,” Rafe said.

“Now that sounds like an interesting story.  I’m not sure if it would actually work, but I’m willing to try.”

“If there is any danger to you, I can pull Lisa’s magic back so
yer
not harmed,” said Robert.

“Thank you,” she answered coolly.
  She could tell he was a
Casanova,
so she
wan
ted nothing to do with
him.  She didn’t need a player in her life.  

“I’ll
bring Melissa to your
place,
once she
clears her schedule
.  She’s part of my clan so I need to m
ake sure she’s safe,” said Chas
e.

Rafe understood
,
as he would have done the same for anyone in his pack.  Melissa told them she had errands
tomorrow,
but
she
would try and come out on Tuesday.

Seeing the meeting
over
, Melissa got up to leave.  Robert stopped her
to ask
if she would like to have dinner with him. 

“Thank you, but no.  I’m busy,” she said shortly as she walked out. 

“Man, that was cold.  What
did you do to her?” asked Chas
e. 

“Nothing!  I just met the lass,” Robert said, confused. 

After s
aying their goodbyes, they were
on the highway before Rafe spoke
.
  “So
laddie
, would you like lessons in wooing a woman?”

Arriving back at the house, they found Ian and Dunstan in the great room.  Ian informed him everyone else had gone to bed. 

“It’s late, Dunstan you can stay here tonight.  In fact, why don’t you get your things tomorrow and
spend some time here.  You can get to know Anna better and
poss
ibly
help us with the threat, if you’re agreeable.  In the meantime, we need to know everything about your father.  Especially any weakness he has,” said Rafe. 

“Let’s not be blinded by assuming that Dunstan’s father is the threat.  We need to be ready for any eventuality,” said Ian.

“I tend to lean towards Ciar,” said Robert.  “I don’t believe in coincidences.  When Dunstan happened to see Lisa in town,
and
then learn he has a sister through her
,
is just too incredible.  The
fae
are strong believers in fate.  It looks to me like everything is coming together as it should be.” 

“If it is my father, you need to know that he is very powerful.  I don’t mean just physically.  H
is magic is very strong, and he will not be defeated easily.  He has no scruples about using wha
tever weapon he ha
s available.  Don’t trust him.  He would use me or Anna to get what he wants.”