Chapter Five

**Mon, May 23, 2022**

Malachi's P.O.V.
The interior of their home did not disappoint, with on average size foyer that led to a very spacious sitting room, its open space provided a section for a coat rack and a decent size console table. Through the arch doorway lay a spiral staircase that which leads to another level of the elite home, there's also; an endless hallway rest just of to the corner of the staircase was another area that lead to somewhere unknown. Tommy and I followed the owners of the home as they lead us through a slightly narrow path, that led to another unit of the home; my mouth hang in a gasp as I breach the entrance to the sitting area, I gaze in the room that could fit our previous shack with ease.
The teal blue paint coating the walls only adds to the beauty of the home, a pure white four-piece sofa set dominated the space, which lay in a semicircle around the sitting room. It faced a considerable television and other appliances that I'm assuming is related to the entertainment department. Just behind the large family size sofa stood an open arch that lead to a dining room with an Ample amount of space as the sitting room.
But, what really grasp my attention was the cluster of family photos that settled on the wall to my left and I trudge over to the mess of photographs with Tommy trailing behind me. Tom elbow me while pointing at a picture of a boy wearing a cone shape birthday hat with a handful of birthday cake, he sported a slightly toothless grin as his parents reach for him in shock. The ruin cake held the name of my mate and a numeral six candles that burn bright.
A deep chuckle flees me as Tommy hurry to find a more humorous photo that would please me; but out of nowhere, my mood quickly turned sour at the thought of not being able to indulge in a childhood I'd miss out on. We didn't have birthdays, much less a cake because of all the continuous moving James made us do. So forgive me for being a little jealous of the life he was blessed with. I tried my best not to let my sour mood flow over our sensitive bond.
I hurriedly turn to leave my brother at the gallery wall, but I am immediately met by the piercing green eyes of my mate as he gnaws on his lower lip. He quickly averts his eyes from me, and a smile stretched across my face as I strutted over to the sofa that he inhabited. As soon as my butt hit the seat, I pulled him into my arms and his head lazily fall to my chest, his free hand plop recklessly on my lower abdominal as he snuggles in to my warmth.
“ I'm Malachi” I blurted out, he slightly eases out to look at me.
“I know, I'm Hayden” he replied, I don't know how he knew my name. I don't remember telling him, I had learned his from the gallery wall just a few minutes ago.
“Funny enough, I know yours too, I learned it from the pictures, but how did you learn mine?”
“Your dad” he replied.
“Oh,” I replied awkwardly.
“You smell nice” Hayden blurts out; his eyes quickly bulge out in shock as he realizes what he had accidentally said out loud, and I chuckle at how cute he's as his cheeks fluster.
“You smell delightful too” I reply with a smirk.
We spend the next half of the hour getting to know each other a little better, so far, I'm aware that his last name is Trop which is such a weird last name. I also learned that he's seventeen; will be eighteen at midnight tonight, though. And finally that his coronation is tonight where he will be crowned the future Alpha of the pack, but there was something a little off with him, the moment he said he's to be the future Alpha; an unfamiliar emotion spark our bond for a brief millisecond.
That was as far as the conversation could go; because his mom, whose name I found out is Mary-lee, was announcing that dinner is ready. The dining area looked like the ones we would see on the television; if we're lucky enough to be staying at a motel. The only difference is that the room look more sizeable, on the left side of the room rest a uniquely built cabinet which held a multitude of fancy looking plates. And also; at the rear of the space is an archway that connects to a kitchen.
A subtle ray of light illuminated the dining area and bounce off a crystal antique chandelier that hung from the ceiling and a ten-seat diner table station just beneath it; the table host a buffet of mouth-watering dishes that surrounds a stunning floral arrangement. The tantalizing smell that overwhelming the air cause my belly to rumbling; I hurriedly followed my mate's lead as he took his seat. Colton sat at the head of the table with Mary-lee taking the vacant seat between Colton and Hayden, while my family sat across from us on the right.
An unwelcome feeling of nervousness rise in me; I have never had a dinner like this before, and I would rather not humiliate myself. But it seems I couldn't avoid the inevitable as I stare at the utensils with confusion, I'm not a dummy; but for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to use these. The only utensils I know how to use is a spoon; because it's less messy and easier to use. But on the bright side, I wasn't the only one incapable of using the silver wear, Tommy also look at the weird eating tools with uncertainty. “I don't know why we needed so many utensil” I thought to myself:
“ What's the peculiar looking knife for” I ask Alistair.
“The hell do I know! Humans are just unusual” he complains.
An irritable sigh weasel out of me; before I took the bowl of mashed potatoes that was being passed to me. I loaded my plate high with a big piece of medium-rare stake, a side of beans, three biscuits and some mashed potatoes with a boat load of gravy. I'm a big dude with a big appetite; so it didn't bother me when they stared at me in shock; so far, the only thing that bug me is the utensils.
“I can help you!” Hayden told me with eagerness, after witnessing my struggle with the dreadful object.
I anxiously nodded with a bashful smile; and he ambitiously when on to explain the use of the weird knife along with the basics to me, but I was too caught up in the way his tongue caress each word to focus;by the time he was finishing his little lesson; my skin vibrates with electricity and my hair on my organ stand on end. He hurries to place the napkin on my lap, but in his rush his hand faintly graze my manhood, causing it to twitch. Oblivious to what just happen, he eagerly places the knife in my right hand and the fork in the other hand. But the previous lesson is useless because somewhere between cutting and switching from one hand to the next I got jumbled.
“Fuck this shit!!! Stupid fucking shit” I grumble under my breath.
Out of frustration I throw the knife and fork on the table, I grab the spoon instead and showed it to Hayden tauntingly; as if I were right and this was the better way. He flashed me a humorous smile that immediately soothe my former frustration and an endearing smile spread on my face. I ate happily as the adults caught up on lost time: from their conversation I gathered that James use to be a part of this pack and Colton and him are long time best friend. But it seems that, like us; Lora didn't know the Trop at all. Even though I waited patiently for James to breach the topic of what's wrong with me or why we're always running from one place to the next, but he wouldn't touch on it at all. Eventually, dinner finished without James dishing out any tea as an omega work tirelessly to clear the once filled table.
“Okay James, it's time you tell me what's really going on, so let's head to my office, so we can discuss this privately” Colton commands, but his words only assist in pissing me off.
“What!!!” I shouted, before continuing “This conversation will be held in my presence, you will not push me aside” I boiled with anger, the audacity of this man.
“Boy! You're in MY HOME and MY PACK, so have some respect” the Alpha said with fruitless authority.
“You listen to me, mutt!!! I will be in that room rather you like it or not!!!” I told him through clench teeth.
Colton immediately soars to his feet and the chair he once inhabited is thrown back by the force of his movement, was he trying to intimidate me; because I'm not the type to get impress by no-one. I stayed seated as I watch the mutt growl to his heart's content, but I didn't move or stir as he straightens his back before attempting to command me. Alistair clawed against my skin as he begs to destroy this pathetic Alpha, I felt Hayden anxiety pulse throughout our link, but I ignore it as I have my eyes narrowed onto my target.
“No, you listen, you piece of---.”
“Colton!” Mary-lee interrupts him mid-sentence, she looked from me to him with fear; my cool demeanor never shift as I glare at him. “ He has a right to be in the room if we're going to discuss what happened a few hours ago, they both do” she challenges.
“Mary-lee, this boy has no manners, how dear he talks to an Alpha like that” he bickers.
“Uh-huh, Colton, I think it's best we all discuss this in the office” James finally respond.
“ Fine. But you need to teach this boy some respect” he murmurs.
Hayden didn't wait for me as he followed behind the mutt who led the way to his office, he kept a fairly decent amount of space between us as he tries to keep up with his long stride. If I didn't know any better, I would think he's keeping his distance from me after I had just insulted his dad, but Colton started it. Where does he get off saying they needed to talk privately about my life, I had alright to react the way I did; So why is Hayden keeping his distance?
We had to discard Tommy in the sitting room before we followed the never-ending hallway near the staircase, we had passed several doors in the hall. At the end of the hallway stood another archway that leads to someplace else; I presume. Suddenly, we came to a stop at a brown mahogany double door, the mutt push it open to a modernly styled meeting room that wasn't his office. He immediately took at seat at the circular table before gesturing for us to sit wherever we please. I took a seat on the left slightly far away from the adult in hopes that Hayden would sit beside me, but he didn't, instead he sat beside his father a long with his mother.
A twinge feeling constricts my heart as Alistair howl in pain, I desperately try to push down the lonely feeling that slowly crept up on me. He wouldn't even look at me, he kept his head down with his fingers lace before him on the table. I could see the tension in his muscles as he tries to get comfortable on the seat, and I endeavored to withhold the depressed feeling of not having my mate next to me, but I fail. Alistair quickly drown our link in grief, as the string that connected us together way down under the pressure of my sorrow.
“Nggh--nggh” he groans out in pain and I whimper uncontrollably.
“Come to me” I grunt out as the anguish burns.
“Hayden, you need to be close to your mate” his mom told him, but he only shakes his head and another wave of pain torch our new bond.
“St-s-stop m-m-malachi, p-p-please stop” he stutters, but Alistair wouldn't ease his heavy hands as another wave pulse out of me.
“Come to me” I growl and this time he moves. Within minutes Hayden was straddling me with his head snuggle into the Crack of my neck, he breathes me in, and I do the same to him, I felt whole again with him so close.
“ Now that that's out of the way, would you like to explain what's going on” the mutt question and James took a deep breath before beginning?
“ Where do I begin”
“How about from the start” Mary-lee suggested.
“Huff. It all started on Malachi's first birthday.”
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*By:-Martin Crane.
Author's Notes.
The few chapters I started with I will be tailoring them this coming month, the storyline will not change or anything like that, so you don't need to worry.
I will also try to post Malachi's part 2 this week, but if you don't see it, then it will be uploaded about this time next week.
Positive message.
(At the end of the day, tell yourself gently, 'I love you, you did the best you could today, and even if you didn't accomplish all you had planned, I love you anyway.')

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