His Loyalty

7

Madison flinched when the female standing before her ushered her into the large house she was leaning against. She looked behind her, waiting for her father to come back for her. She hated the way she was treated in her pack, but at least she knew what was expected of her there.

Her steps faltered slightly as she recalled what her father had said, she was human. She would never truly belong to a pack. She would never be able to shift and the thing that broke her heart the most, she would never feel the bond a female shifter had when she finally mated. She was a complete freak.

The pregnant female slowed next to her, a look of concern on her face. "Are you okay dear?"

Madison nodded slightly and continued to follow the female as she led her into the kitchen. Panic instantly set in. We're they going to expect her to cook here as well? She looked around the kitchen nervously. She had no idea where anything was or what they liked.

She scratched at her arm, a nervously tick that stemmed from the anxiety she was faced with on a daily basis. Would her lack of knowledge anger them?

"My name is Grace, my mate is Lucas. He is the acting Alpha." The pregnant female smiled at her, a painful groan leaving her lips. Sitting down she took a breath, "my son is in no rush to join us. I'm already overdue but the doctor told me not to worry. He'll come when he comes."

Madison nodded and looked around nervously, jumping when the door that separated the kitchen and the outside smacked open. Shooting up from her chair she quickly moved herself against the furthest wall, taking her normal stance. Head down and hands behind her back.

"Grace have you seen," the voice cut out as silence filled the air.

Swallowing hard she chanced a quick peek and she froze. Standing before he was the spitting image of the male who said he wanted her. The only difference was this male looked a bit older.

A smile formed on his face as he took a step towards her. "Madison, my name is Lucas."

She kept her mouth shut, she knew this game all to well. Her father would bring around his friends and they would take bets on who could make her talk. She had scars littered across her back to prove how many times she lost.

She watched as Lucas furrowed his brows, "you can talk, right?"

Silence. That was all she would ever give him, because she knew deep down that is what he expected.

"Leave the poor girl alone Lucas. She is terrified." Grace patted an empty seat next to her, "come sit Sweetie."

Before she could move another male burst through the door, his eye wide with panic as he searched the room. Relief flashed in his eyes as he spotted her and he wasted no time in striding over to her and pulling her into his arms.

"I thought you left." He whispered into her ear.

She was frozen in place. Why was he hugging her? She had no idea how to react to this. She couldn't remember ever being hugged before, it felt so foreign to her. Was this some type of test?

"Mama, Daddy?"

Madison peeked through her lashes when he pulled back and she spotted a young female that looked to be about her age walking through the door. She held a tiny baby in her arms and a wide smile was plastered on her face.

Behind her stood a fierce looking male, his thick arms covered in tattoos. Black ink reached up the side of his neck, adding to the look. She wanted to laugh, he would have looked even scarier if it weren't for the small bundle wrapped in a light blue blanket resting against his chest.

Lucas immediately diverted his attention, taking the baby from her arms. The soft coos coming from him had her stunned. Never in her life had she heard a male coo. Males were made to be strong, not for cooing at babies.

The female who enter embraced Grace, before running her hand over her stomach. Madison was stunned, never in her life has she seen so much affection between a group of people. Although there were two males that eyed each other up before a smile graced the older males lips.

"Landon," Lucas started before taking the baby into his other arm. He looked absolutely smitten with the two.

The male next to her tightened his hold on her and she froze. She had been completely engrossed in the scene happening before her that she forgot about the arm around her.

"Welcome to the family, Maddie."

He smiled down on her while confusion filled her, she couldn't even remember his name, yet he had already shortened her name.

"Jake," he offered with a smile on his face.

Madison looked around at all the people before hurrying to search the cabinets for glasses. With so many bodies, one of them were bound to get thirsty and she wanted to make sure there were beverages waiting.

The room grew quiet as she quickly open and closed different cabinets before finding the one she needed. She was quick to fill each glass to the perfect height with ice and water. Turning to the crowd she waited for one of them to speak.

"What are you doing?" The young female asked, a look of confusion on her face. "You didn't have to. Everyone is more than capable of grabbing a glass and getting their own water."

"Speak for yourself Pipsqueak." The large tattooed man spoke with a chuckled.

Madison watched wide-eyed as she elbowed him in the stomach and he let out a laugh before pulling her back in his arms and leaning down.

"Landon, if your lips so much as touch my sister, I'll rip them off." Jake growled.

The man named Landon chuckled, "bring it on baby boy Donovan."

Madison stood stunned as she watched a smirk take over his mouth before they attached to the side of the female's neck, a low moan escaping her lips.

Jake growled next to her before he lunged at the other male. The female squeaking as Landon pushed her to the side. Her eyes were wide as the two tumbled out of the still open door.

She looked at the others frantically but they didn't seem phased by what was happening. She was engulfed into a huge, causing her attention to be pulled away from the two fighting males.

"My name is Charlotte, I'm Jake's sister." She looked at the boy and a smile formed, "don't mind those two. You get used to it. They love to tease each other and Landon likes to use me to get a rise out of Jake."

Madison stilled, the snarls and sound of flesh on flesh didn't sound like any type of teasing she ever heard, instead it sounded like they were trying to kill each other. Charlotte grabbed her by the arm and led her to a chair, her body tensing at the contact.

"So Madison, tell me about yourself."