Chapter 8
Aiden
I was sitting at the packhouse having dinner with the rest of my family when I saw Jesse walking in late. He is never late for dinner. Or any meal. The man eats constantly. He grabs a plate and loads it with a mountain of food from the buffet before sitting down. I shake my head. I’ll never understand how he can eat so much. Yes, we are wolves and require large amounts of food to keep us going but Jesse takes it to extremes. “ You're late.” I said to him. Jesse looks up from his plate “ Yea, went out for a run and lost track of time.” I nod at that. We all have done that a time or two. Our wolf takes control and we lose ourselves.
But there is something else. I’m watching him through dinner and notice his eyes will glaze over. He isn’t mind linking anyone since we are all here so he must be talking to his wolf. At one point Jesse gets aggravated and speaks out loud. “ I know. Will you give it a rest? I’m trying to eat.” We all stop and look at him. Jesse looks at us and blushes before rumbling “ Sorry.” “ Razor any idea what is going on with Jesse?” I asked. “ Not Jesse but Remus is excited about something.” Razor said. “ Do you know why?” I asked. “ No clue. But I have never heard him like this. But he isn’t talking to me right now. Remus keeps bugging Jesse.” Razor said.
I decide to just wait and see if Jesse tells me what is going on. All through dinner Jesse and Remus go back and forth. It is really bugging me. And Razor is right. I have never seen them act like this. I guess my dad has had enough. “ Jesse, what is going on with your wolf? I can feel his excitement from here.” dad said. Now that he has said something, so can I. That is weird.
Jesse bows his head “ Sorry Alpha. Remus won’t shut up.” “ Care to enlighten us?” dad asks but looks like he is trying not to laugh. “ I was out for a run when we felt something. Or Remus did.” Jesse said. “ What was it? A rogue?” dad asks suddenly onn alert. Jesse shakes his head and looks at Jackson, Melissa and me. “ No Alpha. Emotions.” Jesse said. He looks at me and says “ Lexi’s emotions.” I sit up straight. “ What do you mean?” I asked.
Jesse says he was running through the woods when he felt something. He followed the feeling and it led to Lexi’s house. “ What did you feel?” I asked. Was she afraid of something? Did someone hurt her? Why should I care? “ Frustration, confusion and sadness. Aiden I was five miles away when I felt it.The closer I got the more intense it felt.” Jesse said. “ And that has Remus excited?” I was curious why his wolf would be excited about that. Confused maybe because Remus shouldn’t have been able to feel anything. Especially at that distance.
Jesse shakes his head and smiles. “ No. Lexi saw Remus. It was like she sensed us. She even talked to him. He is excited because she talked to him.” “ Wait, she knows about us?” I asked. But how could she? “ No, I'm pretty sure she thought I was a regular wolf.” Jesse said. “ Damn it Jesse. You need to be more careful. You probably scared the poor girl.” Jackson said. He is right.
Jesse has a far off look on his face and leans back in his chair. “ But she wasn’t. You are right she should have run as soon as she saw me standing at the edge of the woods. She talked to Remus. She said we startled her. But then she called Remus handsome. She even gave him a bowl of water because she was worried that with the ground frozen we couldn’t get any. She even got about ten feet away from us but never showed any sign of fear.” Jesse said. He is silent for a minute before he says “ Now that I think about it. The longer I stayed the more her emotions seemed to calm down. Lexi was curious about me. A little nervous. But never afraid. And neither was Remus. He listened to her when she talked. I don’t get it. If she hadn’t said she was going to work and told Remus to be careful so he wouldn’t get shot I think he would have stayed the night to be near her.” Jesse said.
“ Who is this Lexi?” dad asks. We all explained how we met her at the diner. And how all our wolves are drawn to her but we can’t explain why. I leave out the part about her being my mate. I don’t want my dad to know I was paired with a worthless human. They explain how their wolves feel protective over Lexi but we don’t know why. “ Did you get her last name?” my mom asks. What an odd question. We all shake our heads no. Why is that important? My parents share a look then turn to us.
“ We need to talk to the elders. I’m sure they would know something. I need all of you to be present when we do.” my dad said. We all nod in agreement. Nothing like this has ever happened before so we need to know more. And maybe I can figure out how to reject her without her knowing what is going on. Razor growls at this but I know he will get over it. I have already started keeping an eye out for any worthy she-wolves that would make a good Luna.
“ Then it is settled. I will call a meeting and I will go see this Lexi girl and see if I get any vibes off of her. I’ll talk to Patsy as well. Maybe she knows something about her that can help. This situation is strange indeed,”dad said. With that we are all excused. I need to get my mind off of Lexi and this situation so I’m going to go to the gym. I don’t trust Razor not to try to after Lexi so I’m staying in tonight.
There is nothing to do until we talk to the elders. Me, I'm staying away from that girl as much as possible. I don’t need her invading my senses. Razor wants to take control whenever she is near and it is getting harder to hold him back. I have never had that problem before and it pisses me off. I will not let this girl ruin my life.
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