Alpha King's Missing Mate (Book 1 Of The Regal Eclipse Pack Series)

Chapter 43

"Daniel!"

Daniel was still standing outside of Talia's apartment, staring at her door, completely lost in thought, when he heard his name called. He turned to see James, Talia's mate, headed down the hallway towards him and smiled. "Hello, James."

"What are you doing here?" James stopped and bowed his head, then smiled broadly at the Alpha. 

"I came to see Matthew," Daniel smiled back. He'd gotten to know Talia's mate quite well in the last year and immensely liked the male. James was methodical and never acted out of anger. He didn't think Quinton used James to his full potential, but he would never interfere. He knew James was happy, and that was the most important thing. 

"I mean, what are you doing just standing here outside the door? Is Talia not home?" James asked, fishing out his keys.

"No, she's here. I..." he paused. "I guess you know Jenna is back."

James smiled and nodded. Daniel had informed him that Jenna was his mate once the two of them had gotten to know each other, and Daniel felt he could trust James.

"I just said goodbye to her," Daniel said.

James frowned as he pushed the door open, and walked in. "Permanently?"

"No." Daniel followed him back in. Talia stepped out of the bedroom, and her face lit up as she spotted James. She gave him a kiss, then handed Daniel Matthew. "Hey buddy," he said, cuddling the small pup.

"I'll give you the shortened condensed version," Talia said to James, as he pulled her into his arms and kissed her. "Daniel, would you like to stay for dinner? I made a roast."

He smiled sadly, watching them together. He so was looking forward to having this life one day. He just needed to make it work with Jenna. "Sure."

Talia studied him. "Is everything okay?"

He nodded. "It was hard to let her walk away."

"Well, at least you know you'll see her again," Talia smiled at him and headed for the kitchen.

"I do. Just not soon enough," he said, gazing down at Matthew. One day, he'd have his own pup. Hopefully Jenna would accept him. He needed an heir at some point, though there was no rush. 

***

Jenna wiped at the tears before getting out of the taxi. She was half tempted to get back in and have the driver take her back, but she would worry Tyler and Daniel might not even be there. At least she had his number now and she could contact him at any time. She headed up to the hotel room and slipped inside. 

Tyler was laying on the bed, watching tv. "Oh good you're back. Where should we go to eat?" he asked as he stood up.

"How was your seminar?" Jenna asked as she sat down her purse. 

"Pretty good. I learned quite a bit." He studied her expression. "Jenna what's wrong?"

"I'm okay," she murmured.

"Jenna..."

"I.." she sighed. "I ran into Noelle's father."

Tyler frowned. "I thought you were at Talia's?"

"I was. They... have become good friends," she said. She wondered how in the world that had happened, but if Daniel was King, he probably had his ways and tracking down Talia to find out what had happened would probably be easier than tracking down Jenna. 

"Are they together?" Tyler asked, watching her face.

"No!" she exclaimed. "Not at all. But he is the godfather of her child, and he was in town on business and stopped by to see her and the baby."