Meet me in the Emerald Forest

Chapter 21 Lukas

Jake, Josh, Thaddous, and Rick were all on duty as Clementine's guards. Josh mindlinked me when they arrived at her house and then Rick linked me a few minutes later when she came storming out. Jake let me know when they got to the diner.

Little to Clem's knowledge, the diner was owned by a member of my pack, Betty, and several other pack members worked there as waitresses, waiters, busboys/girls, cooks, kitchen staff, and whatever else Betty needed. So, I was receiving mindlinks left and right from the staff asking about the girl who they all had assumed was my mate, and why she was there with another man.

I was pacing all throughout my house, unable to sit still as I waited to learn what was going on with Clementine. Why did she fight with her brother and leave? What was she doing with Caleb at the diner? I was two seconds away from heading over there myself when Thaddous mindlinked me that they were leaving. A minute later, my phone rang and it was Clem.

"Clem?" I nearly shouted and then cursed at myself for sounding like such a dumbass.

"Way to play it cool, Alpha," She giggled.

And just like that, I felt nothing but lust all because she called me Alpha. My member twitched and my pants became uncomfortably tight,

"By the way, your guys suck at being covert. I can see all four of them following us around." She added.

"I figured they didn't need to be stealthy anymore. I was honest about not wanting to sneak around or hide anything from you, my sweet." I purred, unable to keep the need out of my voice.

I was met with silence for a few moments before she spoke again,

"I'm coming back to the house and Caleb is with me. He knows everything and I'm sorry I didn't ask you first, but I thought he deserved to know. But, he'll be needing some proof when we get there. Also, if it's alright with you, I'd like us both to be your guests for a bit." She spoke quickly but, honestly, I didn't hear anything after I'm coming back, at least until she asked if she could stay.

"First off, Clem, you are not a guest and never will be a guest here. This is your home and anyone you trust is welcomed here. Secondly, anyone you trust, I trust, so it's completely okay that you told him about us. I'll tell Mateo that Caleb is coming back and he can shift as proof. It's only fair that he gets to be his mate's first wolf." I said,

"We left the diner a few minutes ago, of course, you already knew that." She chuckled and I clung to the sound, I already missed her so much.

"Yes, love, I do and I'll be waiting for you ever so impatiently." I promised.

"Lukas?" She whispered my name and I shivered,

"Yes, sweet mate?"

"You seem to be acting differently now." Her voice shook slightly like she was nervous or embarrassed.

"I was holding back before so I wouldn't give myself away to you before I thought you were ready to learn the truth. Also, now that Bastian and I are fully connected again, my instincts are on overdrive and I have all of his emotions flooding me, too. I'm being my authentic self with you, now, Clem. I don't want to hide a single thing." I replied honestly. Clem was quiet on the other side of the phone, "Clem?"

"Thank you for being honest. I wanted to tell you what I told Caleb to convince him to come here. I told him that, even though I know almost nothing about how I feel about you or this entire situation, I do know with complete certainty that I can trust you and the pack."

Oh Goddess. Her confession had me falling right over the edge of sanity and lust had completely taken over. Bastian growled and snarled, clawing at my head and wanting out so he could find his mate and claim her as his.