Sweeter Tease (Sequel To Sweet Tease)

Chapter Four

{Octavia's Point of View}

Sighing hard, I stared at all the paperwork that my men had brought me over the witch, the town she was in, the little information we had on the children that she had.  Everything they could find.  I had been poring over the information for the last few days, only stopping to sleep with Winifred when she got home from work.  We made love as often as she wanted, and I made sure to give her as much attention as I could, when we had the time together.  

I shifted the papers in front of me.  I had to arrange for cars to drive us there.  We could have run, but from our research, the witch was located in a house high up in the mountains.  We could take the cars there, but then we would have to run to where her house was, if we could find it.  I hit my desk a bit harshly.  Sucking in a breath, I closed my eyes and mind-linked Ana.

"Ana, please come to my office."

"Of course, Alpha."

I sat at my desk and rubbed my face in frustration.  By my calculations, we needed at least eight cars to drive us to Ohio.  I began to stretch my arms above me, letting out a groan at the cracking from my back.   I had used my degree I had gotten to better the way that my father had started running the pack, and had ended up with a better way to support ourselves without having to rely so much on others.

Ana opened up the door to the office I had taken over on the first floor of the pack house. I motioned with my hand for her to stand in front of my desk, skipping our formalities, since it was just us. Sure, I should have made her give me the respect I was expected as Alpha when others were around, but I wasn't in the mood for it with us in private.

I waited until she looked at me before I scooted the map over to where she could see it, showing her the route that we would have to take to get to Ohio.

"We'll need at least eight cars to get all of the warriors and myself to Ohio, where the witch is. I don't expect us to take too long with the drive, but I'd like for us to allot for at least a week's time."

I watched as her eyes as she looked over the map and she nodded.  She moved her fingers across the map, as if she was trying to memorize the route before we even had it set in stone.

"I'll get the cars and the warriors ready.  When do we leave?"

I opened my mouth to answer her, but my phone started ringing.  I gave her a confused look and pulled it out of my pocket, noticing that it was Winifred calling.  I lifted it to my ear, stepping away from Ana.  She knew I didn't take calls in the middle of meetings unless they were important.

"Sweetheart.  What's wrong?"

"Darling, can you come and pick me up from the university?  I haven't been feeling well all morning, and I thought it was just a stomachache, but it's gotten worse over the hours."

"Of course.  I'll be right there.  I love you."

She returned the affection and I hung up the phone.  I turned to Ana, who was already grinning stupidly at me.  I blushed lightly and shrugged my shoulders.

"You're so whipped."

"Tch.  Shut up, you'll be the same way soon enough with Malikai."

I watched as her face darkened in a blush, and grinned.  I bumped my shoulder against hers and laughed.  

"Come on, dork.  We'll finish this meeting when I get home.  For now, get the warriors training defensive tactics and we'll set a date for a few days from now."

Ana nodded and took off in the direction of where the majority of the warriors would be, and I made my way to the garage to grab my car.  I climbed in, starting the engine and made my way to the academy to pick up my wife.

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I sat waiting, having texted Winifred a few times as I got there.  She hadn't answered yet, and I was worried, so I got out of my car and made my way to her classroom.  I snuffed, not liking all of the different scents in the academy, but also picking out my wife's sweet scent among those I could pick out.  I heard the bell ring as I turned onto her hallway.  Sighing, I made my way through all of the rushing bodies to her door.

There were a few lingering students in her classroom, trying to get more information about the class and a few of the boys were hitting on her.  She was turning them down, explaining that she was married with children, but they weren't taking that for an answer.  I stepped into her class and cleared my throat.  The entire group of students turned to face me when I did so, the females blushing and whimpering at the scent I was releasing.  The males were raising their lips in a snarl, wanting to challenge me, but I just smiled warmly at my wife.

"I made it, dear heart.  Are you ready to leave?"

Winifred grabbed her purse and a few other items and stepped around her students to make her way to me.

"Yes, darling.  I've already set up the lessons for the sub so I don't -- "

She had made it about halfway to me when her eyes went wide and she collapsed.  I snarled and ran over to her, thankfully catching her before she hit the floor (thank you supernatural speed).  I pulled her close to my body, noticing now just how pale and clammy she was.  She had a fever, and without warning, I could smell fresh blood.

Fuck, I was such a terrible wife.