Alpha Zander
Chapter 36

I felt on edge as we drove out of our territory, heading to Liverpool. Danni was driving; I was in the front seat. Eric and Billy were sitting in the back of his Jeep. We picked up a couple of cases of beer and ice to contribute to the party.

I never go empty-handed, even if it is a house party.

The guys and I always drink a considerable amount.

Driving through the city to get to the other side wasn’t a long drive, maybe 45 mins to Liverpool territory, far enough for us to be a little bit on edge. Ashleigh had assured me that the other Alpha Heirs and pack members would be attending, so I suggested we took a few cars and piled up as best we could.

As we rolled up to the house around 9.30 pm, cars were all parked along the street, fairy lights on the front fence flickering on and off to the beat of the music. The place was nice enough, two-story white colonial with a dark roof, four pillars out the front to hold the porch, and a few steps leading up to the house. People were gathered all around the front and back; one or two girls were already throwing up in the front gardens, with their friends holding their hair back, trying to comfort them. I could sense a few others from other packs around the area, which relaxed me a little more. Dad wasn’t thrilled that I was going, but l convinced him it was the best way to build relationships and at least have an appearance for a few hours, then come home if he was that uneasy about it.

Considering’Ashleigh was my mate, I wanted to try and make an effort to be around her in her natural space.

Danni parked on the curb, and we all piled out, grabbing the stuff from the boot. I sling a case of beer over my shoulder, steadying it with one arm to get a good grip on it before we head towards the thumping music and crowded people with the boys following behind.

I walked through the front door, not even bothering to knock or ring the bell, the door already half ajar as people came and went. The house was already wreaked of sweat, alcohol, and a slight tinge of smoke.

I scanned my surroundings. It was a nice enough place. Open floor plan with the kitchen on the right and a massive lounge room on the front left. Big double glass doors opened to the back Patio and stairs on the right-hand side before the kitchen leading up. I recognize that most of the people here were from school.

A chick I recognized as one of Ashleigh’s friends followed her around the school. She walked up to us and started talking, waving her hands around and pointing to where everything was.

“Hi, l’m Chloe. Welcome to my home, Few ground rules. Firstly. If you are gonna throw up, do it outside.

Secondly. No s*x in the bedrooms, or anywhere else in this house for that matter. I mean it. I will kick you out even if you are halfway through or finished. I don’t give a S**t who you are, do it somewhere else.

And lastly. Have fun! Just don’t break anything in the process. Alcohol is in the outside bar. And bathrooms are to the left of the living room.” She smiled and headed toward the kitchen without waiting for me to respond.

Danni chuckled at her rules. “If she thinks people ain’t gonna have s*x she’s delusional.”

I rolled my eyes. “Just don’t do it in the house. Don’t give them a reason to be pissed at us,” I mumbled, making my way through the busy people outside to the backyard. I spotted a DJ playing music on a stand in a corner. People danced in front of him on what looked like a plastic mat. Guess they put it down so the girls can wear the heels and not sink into the grass.

I scanned the area. It was a huge backyard. A Pool was further out the back with a seating area off to the right with a large table in the middle. A fire pit off to the left of that with people already gathered around warming themselves in the crisp winter’s evening.

I made my way over to the bar next to the DJ. People had already flocked around, lingering and chatting. I tried not to be so eager to be near my mate, but I wanted her and hated that I was around other people, not her, just as that thought entered my mind. I caught her scent. I frantically started looking around, trying to spot her in this crowd of people.

I nearly choked when I saw her talking with another chick next to the fire pit. She was f*****g hot it was taking all my willpower to not march over to her, throw her over my shoulder, and take her home with me tonight. After last night I want her more than ever. This afternoon made that quite clear that I couldn’t be without her unless I was going to make myself f*****g crazy, and Jace was just a d**k to control.

Wearing knee-high heel boots, her dress only just went past her thy, the front crossed over, making easy access for her boobs. Gold chains ran across her back and shoulders, keeping everything in place. The dress was a total knockout, and it was f*****g killing me that I wasn’t the only one seeing her in it and not marching her out of here to have my way with her.

She completely changed her hair. It wasn’t curly and crazy as usual. Tonight she changed it to flowy and wavey as she had straightened it. She looked like a completely different person. I was pissed off this morning with what she wore, f**k, if I knew she was going to wear this tonight, I wouldn’t have let her out of my sight.

My heart thumps in my chest as she looks up at me, giving me a small smile. Kia flashes through her eyes, making herself known.

I look next to her at the other girl. I recognize her as Samantha Jane, Westfields Beta Heir. I guess the two ranked females are mingling.

“you want a drink, Alpha?” Danni asked.

“huh?” Snapping out of my trance, I spin around to face him and the guys grabbing their drinks. Danni smirks at my uneasiness and hands me a beer. I rolled my eyes at his stupid behavior. I looked back over to see Ashleigh and Samantha had been joined by Lachlan King. I never did like the guy. He always gave me the creeps. Out of the four Alpha Heirs, he was the worst. His father was the Alpha of Westfield and just a weasel to deal with. His son wasn’t much better.

He moved closer between the two girls sliding a hand around Samantha, pulling her in close. It seems these two are more than just business.

Ashleigh excused herself from the group and started to head towards me, looking directly at me and giving me major f**k me eyes.

She had only taken a step towards me when a slap echoed through. Ashleigh stopped dead in her spot and spun back around to face them with Kia’s aura pulsing through so strong that the music had stopped, and everyone baring their necks, submitting to the Beta of Liverpool.

Lachlan King was smirking like the smug bastard he is, flashed her a smile, and shrugged. I didn’t even have time to register what happened when she swung back and smacked him right in the middle of the face making a sicking cracking sound of his nose breaking as he cried out like a baby.

“If you ever touch me again like that, it won’t just be your nose that is broken. Now get the f**k off my territory!” Kia snarled.

A few people around her snickered at him as he whimpered there like a pup, Samantha tried to comfort him in the process, but it seemed she was pissed off at what he did. Considering they are probably f*****g, Lachlan looking at another girl for his next fix probably wasn’t what she needed to see.

Broken bones hurt like a b***h. You have to reset them before they heal, so it’s done correctly, or there will be problems late on. Shifter healing can only do so much.

Jace sat up, all proud of what our mate did.

Honestly, if she didn’t beat the s**t out of him, I would have.

I don’t give a s**t, who found out we were mates.

I would have killed the bastard for touching what’s mine.