The Darker Side of Me

Chapter 15: New Responsibilities

I woke up the next morning to the smell of fresh brewed coffee and and the sizzling sound of bacon. I smiled and opened my eyes slightly to see Logan's grinning face. I closed my eye back again to get 5 more minutes of sleep and snuggled further into Logan's chest. He lifted one on his arms to wrap around my waist as the other stroked my hair. I inhaled deeply and I felt him chuckle.

"Good morning princess," he said quietly.

"Morning," I answered sleepily. "You smell good."

"Ooh that sounded hot, say it again."

I laughed recognizing the line from last night when I said it to him. "I said, you smell really good."

He moaned and brought me up to kiss him. It was kept to a minimum since Hunter coughed and Sarah snorted. I pulled away and hid my face in his chest to prevent the two onlookers from seeing the blush that now covered my face. Logan laughed and somehow managed to pick me up and carry me to the kitchen. He set me down on one of the barstools and walked over to the toaster just in time for 2 pieces of toast to pop up. He put them on 2 seperate plates and surrounded them each with strips of bacon. He set one plate in front of me and the other across from me. He walked over to the kettle and looked at me.

"Coffee?" he asked.

"Creme and sugar," I answered quietly.

He added the two ingredients and brought the two cups over to the table. He sat in front of me and invited Hunter and Sarah to sit with us. Hunter sat beside me and Sarah was beside Logan. The meal was pretty much silent since it was probably only 7:30am at the latest and everyone was still tired. I finished my toast and bacon and complimented Sarah and Hunter on their culinary skills. I then brought my plate to the sink to wash them up. Just as I was about to set the dish in the drying rack, Sarah came up from behind me holding 3 more plates. She looked at me as if asking if I minded washing the rest. I chuckled and told her to dry. Our 2-man assembly line had us done washing the dishes in a matter of minutes. When we were done, we joined the boys at the table again. Logan pulled me onto his lap which was surprisingly comfortable, so I stayed there.

"So, since you've accepted the position of alpha female of the pack, I'd like to announce Sarah as my mate and ask you to take her as your beta. Noah?" Hunter said.

"Umm, duh! Of course, but wait. Why did you have to ask me? Because she's your mate and you're Logan's beta, doesn't that automatically make her my beta?" I asked curiously. Logan laughed from behind me and I turned briskly in his arms. "Don't laugh I'm totally new to all of this."

"I know, I'm sorry princess," he said. "You're just so cute with all your questions."

"See," Sarah started as if she was bout to prove a point. "If you read the books, you wouldn't have to ask all these questions. The alpha female has just as much authority as the alpha male. Everything now has to go through you and Logan and nothing will be set in stone until you both come to an executive decision."

"So if I wanted to make this all easier, couldn't I just agree to everything Logan says since he obviously knows things I don't?"

"You could, but there will be decisions that you're not going to be ok with."

"Such as?"

"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," Logan whispered in my ear.

"Why not be prepared for when we reach it then?"

"Noah..."

"No, I want to know."

"Well, that rogue that came around last night, he was obeying the laws of the top dog and demanded an explanation as to why 2 humans know about all of us. We told him that you're our mates and will become part of the pack as alpha and beta females. He left no questions asked."