The Alpha's Surprised Mate (Book #1 of Silver Moon Series)
Six: Aftermath

Six: Aftermath

Mykayla

I slowly wake up and turn over in the bed. All I can think is that the bed smells like Dustin. I start to drift back to sleep, but the bolt is awake. I realize I am not in my room, and this is not my bed. I have no idea where I am. Thenit all comes back: THE FIRE! All the visions from the night before come flooding back. I pull my knees to my chest, and I can feel the fear and anxiety returning. A small sob escapes, and that's when I hear a voice. Suddenly, Ifeel the sparks shooting up my arm, and I turn to see Dustin standing in just a pair of pyjama pants. His fingers are laced through mine. I am very confused and can't decide whether to cry or laugh. That's when I remember.“Oh my god, Bree and Araya, where are they? I have to replace them now.” I say as the panic starts to rise.

I start to jump from the office bed to run to replace them, but Dustin grabs me and wraps me in his arms. I instantly start to calm down, and then I realize that I feel comfortable and safe with him.

“Shh it's ok beautiful the girls are fine they are asleep in the bedroom across the hall. Before you ask you are at my house and yes in my bedroom. Kaleb let us know last night what was happening and we drove straight to yourapartment complex. We found the three of you standing in front of the building in shock and brought you back here.” He gently and calmly explains.

I stood there for a while, just taking in his scent and touch. That's when I realize that I have fallen in love with him. I AM IN LOVE WITH MY BOSS. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME!! Itis all I can think. I know this is bad,but I can’t make myself pull away. He finally loosens his grip on me, and I take a step back.

“Thank you for this. Don’t worry; we will replace a new place as soon as I can. I don't want to..." I start to tell him, but I don’t get to finish. He has placed one of his fingers over my lips.

I realize he has pulled me close to him again. Before I can say anything, I feel his lips press mine. I run my hands up his chest to his neck and wrap them around his neck. I feel his hand move down my back. I feel one slidedown, stop on my ass, and squeeze. This causes me to give a soft moan and dig my hands into his hair. I can feel this getting out of control again, so I gently pull back.

“Mykayla my beautiful mate.” I hear him groan as he starts to kiss my neck.

Did I just hear correctly? Did he just call me his mate? I know of werewolves and their packs. My best friend in high school was a werewolf. I know there were at least three different packs in Nevada.

“Dustin, what pack are you part of?" I ask with a bit of fear.

His head snaps up, and he looks at me as if I just spoke to him in a foreign language.

“You know of our kind? How?" He asks, surprised.

“My best friend in high school was one of your kind. I was one of the few humans that knew. I know through him that Nevada had at least three main packs and that they got along for the most part.” I cautiously explain.

He lets go of me, and I feel the loss right away. This makes me sad, and I wish I hadn't said anything. He walked into his closet, grabbed some clothes, continued to the bathroom, and shut the door. He wouldn't even look at meafter that. I instantly want to cry again. I should have kept my mouth shut. I decide to leave the room and go across the hall to see the girls.

Dustin

I honestly didn’t know how to respond when she asked what pack I was with. I never expected her to know about our kind. The fact that she was comfortable with us was shocking and amazing. When I came out of thebathroom, she was not there. I started to freak out a bit. I opened the door and started walking down the hall, looking for her. I passed the room where Bree and Araya were in and heard her voice in there, and that calmed medown fast. I needed to talk to my parents, Kaleb and Nate, and figure out how to handle this. I sent a quick mind link to everyone and asked them to meet me in my office. I walked into my office, and everyone else was alreadythere.

“How are Mykayla and girls this morning?” My mother asked worriedly.

“The girls are still asleep. Mykayla went to check on them.” I answered.

“What did you do Dustin?” My mother asked accusingly.

I began to explain our conversation this morning. I told them how she knew about our kind. My wolf began to growl at me in anger. I knew I left Mykayla this morning without answers, and I could feel her disappointment when Iwalked away from her. As we talked more, I realized that it didn't matter if she knew or not. I still wanted to be with her.

“Go talk to her son.” My dad told me as he patted me on my shoulder.

I smiled at my dad and left my office. I walked back to my room. I opened the door and knew right away that she was not there. I walked down to the room where the girls were and didn’t hear any noise coming from the room. Islowly opened the door, and no one was there. I started to worry. I hurried down the stairs on my way to Kabeb's room. I wasn't paying attention when I ran into someone. I heard them grumble and hit the floor.

“Seriously what the fuck Dustin.” Said a familiar female voice.

I looked up to see my cousin Natayla getting up. She looked pissed but all I could do was smirk.

“Sorry I wasn't paying attention. You ok” I asked.

“Yeah, but shit, where are you going in such a hurry?” She asked with a knowing smile.

I wasn't sure what to say. I haven't told many of Mykayla yet. Plus, I knew Natayla would give all sorts of shit about replaceing my mate.

“I already know. The three of them are in my room showering. Aunt Lani mind linked me this morning asking if I could lend Mykayla some clothes since we are close in size. Don't worry, I am happy for you. Plus, she is fuckinggorgeous. If I was into girls I'd go for her.” She explained, laughing at me.

Of course, my mother would say something to Natayla. I wasn't mad. I gave her a low growl, but it meant nothing. I knew she was joking. She just walked away, laughing at me. She was a pain in the ass, but I loved her. Iwalked downstairs and went to the kitchen. Kaleb and Nate were already sitting down to eat. As if on cue, I felt something flick my ear and went to grab the offending hand but missed. Natalya continued laughing. I was aboutready to call her a bitch when I heard a small giggle. I turned around and couldn't help but stare. Mykayla stood there in a pair of cut-off jean shorts and a white tank top. The girl's shorts and t-shirts. I was trying to figure outwhere anyone got clothes for the girls.

“It's a good thing mom hadn't donated all of Ziara's clothes yet,” Nate said and smiled at Mykayla and the girls.

Oh yeah, I forgot Nate had a litter sister. Ziara is a couple of years older than Bree and Araya. So it makes sense that Aunt Mandy would give them to the girls. One of the girls was still giggling at what Natalya did, and it mademe chuckle a bit. I looked at Mykayla, and she averted her eyes away. Yeah, we definitely had a lot to talk about later.

“Oh look at you three. Sit and eat. I have made pancakes, bacon, waffles, and I have a fresh pot of coffee.” exclaimed our head cook, Mrs Patty.

I saw the girls’ eyes get big, and I could tell they wanted to come but didn't want to move away from Mykayla. Mykayla pushed them towards the table and told them to eat. That's all it took; they both jumped and ran for thetable. They sat, and Mrs Patty handed them a plate, and they practically inhaled the food. I sat down at the other end by Kaleb, and Mykayla sat down at the other end by Araya. This made me sad, I was hoping she would sit byme, but after the way I reacted to her question this morning, I understood her hesitation. After breakfast, Natalya took the girls to meet Nate's sister and a few other pups their age. The girls were excited, and you could hearthem continue talking as they left. Mykayla had a smile on her face. She looked up at me, and her smile fell. It was like a punch in the gut. She walked away, probably seeing where the girls were at. A few hours later, I wascoming around the corner to the pool area when I heard it.

“What are the three of you going to do?" I heard my mother ask.

“I am not sure. I have already started looking for a new place, but so far, either the area isn't great, or the school district is poor. I want the girls in a good school so they can have a chance at a good education.” I heard Mykaylareply with sadness in her voice.

“You could always stay here. The area is great and safe, plus the school district is one of the best in the state.” Natalya informed her.

“I don't think that's a good idea. I know the girls would be safe on the pack’s territory but I don't think it would be professional for me to live close to my boss.” I heard her admit.

“Mykayla..” I heard my mother start to say but was cut off.

“Lani, I am thankful for what you all did last night, but it's difficult enough to keep myself in check around him at work and act professional; I don’t want to think about it if I lived close to him.” I heard her explain to my mother.

I knew I had missed an important part of this conversation, but I had heard enough. Mykayla felt the same for me as I felt for her. I couldn't let her leave now. Plus, I knew if she and the girls lived here, they would be safe withthe pack'’s protection. I was going to fix this.