Chapter 9

"It's Tori. She mind linked her parents where she is. She is asking for me specifically to come get her." He looks relieved that she is ok, which I understand, but it still stings.

"Colin, I don't think that's such a good idea!" He looks at me with confusion. "Let me explain."

I tell him about the Winter Ball and how Victoria and Shane are mates. He is shocked to say the least but happy for her, until I tell him how Shane flat out rejected her. He becomes extremely tense, and visibly pissed off at what I just revealed.

"How could he do that? How could anyone do that? He didn't even know Tori or give her a fucking chance! Bastard!" Colin turns to grab whatever he can which happens to be a chair and hurls it against the wall growling loudly.

"Stop it Colin! We already had to switch rooms because of your little outbursts! I get it that you are angry. What he did to Victoria was not ok. The sight of her still haunts my dreams. She was in so much mental, physical and emotional torment.

I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy, which at one point she was I remind you. You have to listen to me though, that's not all that happened that night!"

He finally calms himself down enough to hear me out. I explain to him how she threatened to kill me for taking Colin and then Shane away from her. Even though I didn't take Shane, he was an obsessed psycho freak with a hard on for me.

I also explain how she told me she was born to be a Luna. He wipes his face with his hand before running it through his hair. I can tell he has inner turmoil going on and I don't know how to help him.

"Talk to me Colin, please, I can't help you if you don't let me in." He isn't even paying attention to me, so I place my hands onto his arms. He stops and looks at me. I can see and sense the hurt and confusion that he is feeling.

"Ellie." He stops and takes a deep breath. "I know you don't want to hear it, and I don't know if it will come out right. Tori and I were together for four years. She was my best friend and the love of my life. I planned on marrying her eventually if we didn't find our mates."

I take my hands off his arms and cross them in front of my chest. Thinking about them being together and our first two weeks trying to figure us out is making me angry. I pop my foot out in front of me and huff at him in pure jealousy. I can't help it, I blame it on the mate bond. I raise my brow at him as a sign that he may finish.

"Obviously my whole world changed and what we have is so much stronger than anything I had with her. I promise you that Ellie." He pulls me in to him and kisses my forehead. Then he takes a step back again. I finally roll my eyes and drop my arms before sitting on the bed.

"Her whole world changed as well, but without the happily ever after that I got. Then when she finally finds her mate, who the Goddess hand picked for her, he crushes her like a bug under his shoe. I think I owe it to her to at least try to help her. I wouldn't be a good Alpha if I didn't."

When I don't respond he huffs in aggravation and turns to the bathroom to take a shower. I am left sitting there speechless, but I get it. I know I'm being a child, but it doesn't change the fact that I am upset by it.

I wait for him to return, arms crossed and tapping my foot on the ground. When he is out I practically stomp past him to take my own uninterrupted shower. I flick my hair at him to drive my tantrum home. I swear I hear him chuckle at me.

When I am done I head to my closet to get dressed. As I am finishing I feel his presence behind me. I spin on my heel and he is leaning in the doorway just smiling at me.

"I will never get over how lucky the Moon Goddess made me to have you as my Luna, wife and eventually the mother to our pups."

He starts walking to me and I turn my head trying to stay mad at him. I place my arm straight out and his chest lands against it while I am still looking elsewhere still refusing to talk to him. After another loud huff he keeps talking.

"I am going with Luke, my father, and Beta George to find Victoria. When we return with her, she will be in the hospital getting checked out with guards watching her. If she checks out with a clean bill of health, she will be placed in a psychiatric hold for a few days."

I glance at him to listen to what he has to say, because honestly I'm impressed that he's thinking with his head and not his heart. I still don't think it's a great idea, but I want to hear him out. I lower my arm from his chest.

"We will get her a therapist to find out if she is mentally and emotionally stable from the rejection. Also, threatening my soon to be Luna of our pack will not be easily dismissed so we will hold a pack trial to figure out her fate."

"Wow Colin."

He looks at me like he was nervous that I was going to run out on him. I giggle a little bit at his reaction. Dropping my arm I walk past him and into the room. He follows quietly and seriously confused.

"You've grown up a lot in the last three weeks. That is the most Alpha thing I have ever heard you say. I'm proud to be your Luna and stand by your side. As much as I hate the idea of you going to her or me seeing her again I know it is what is best."

He beams with pride and looks like a bobble head a little. I think his ego just grew two sizes from that compliment. I smack him when he comes close enough and he brings me in for a hug before placing his lips on mine.

"Ok, I have to leave now, or I never will." He kisses me again and grabs my ass before pulling away, earning a whimper from me.

"Please stay safe." I mind link him as he closes the door.

"I will I promise." He mind links back.

I know I am going to have a hard time concentrating on anything else so I grab a throw blanket and a book, and walk over to the balcony. I turn on the propane heater and sit down to try and read.

The book I grab is a murder mystery and before I know it I am sucked in and can't stop flipping the pages. These are the best kinds of books, where you just can't put it down. I am almost to the climax of the book when I yawn and really need to use the bathroom.

I set my book down and stretch out a little over dramatically like a cat after an afternoon nap. The view is so pretty from our balcony. I can see the tree line and the way the snow is falling is so peaceful. I love our new room.

Then out of the corner of my eye I see him in the tree line, looking directly at me, with that smirk.