Reluctant Mate by H. Q. Kingsley & Beau LeFebvre

Author:H. Q. Kingsley & Beau LeFebvre [Kingsley, H. Q. & LeFebvre, Beau]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

12

Dimitri Isakov

My wounds from Elspeth’s alpha rage had finally healed. It had taken a month, but I was finally as good as new.

Almost the same amount of time had passed before Elspeth had stopped looking at me with the hint of guilt in his eyes. It faded day by day as my injuries repaired themselves, but thankfully, it was now gone.

Another shocking development was that he and Iosefa seemed as solid as ever. Almost inseparable. And Elspeth himself was… different. Lighter. Happier. Especially when Iosefa was around.

As I entered the lounge, Elspeth aimed his cue stick at the cue ball and took the shot, aiming effectively, and putting four balls in their respective pockets.

“Nice aim, I see you haven’t lost your touch,” I said, moving to give Elspeth a squeeze on the shoulder as I passed by.

“Dimitri,” he said brightly as he turned around. “You look well. How are you feeling?”

I shrugged. “Good, I guess.” I moved to grab a cue stick from the wall. “Up for a game?”

Elspeth nodded. “Always.”

As he grabbed the balls from the pockets and began to re-rack them, I could feel him watching me.

“What is it?” I asked, my back still turned as I picked out my cue.

“Nothing, just making sure you’re moving about easily. No more apologies from me. I’ve done that too many times to you this last month.”

I turned. The first time he’d apologized, I’d been floored. Elspeth wasn’t the ‘I’m sorry’ type. But after hearing it every day for a month, it had lost some of its value. I sent a silent thanks to the Goddess that, like my wounds, it had passed and he would be returning to the strong and sure Alpha I knew.

“I told you I would be fine, Alpha.” I shrugged. “Frankly, we’ve had worse fights, and we’re still brothers.”

Elspeth chuckled. “Yeah, I guess so.” He smiled. “How is Mishel?”

I sighed. I hadn’t given Elspeth all of the gory details, but Mishel had been pretty pissed about my injuries. He already thought Elspeth was unhinged, and an attack did nothing to ease his worries. I was actually surprised he hadn’t forbade me from leaving the house.

“He’s… coping,” I finally said.

Elspeth finished racking and gestured for me to break. “He still hate me?”

I frowned as I lined up my shot. “Hate is a strong word. He just doesn’t see all the sides of you. Especially, the new you.”

“The new me?” Elspeth blinked, and I took my shot. “Who is the ‘new me’ exactly.”

I straightened and looked at him. “You know...with Iosefa. You’re just not the same guy that you were a month ago.”

He shook his head as he rounded the table. “I’m still me, I’m just maybe a little less of my father.”

“However you want to put it, you’re different. And Mishel would come to like you if he could see it instead of just hearing about it from me. And he would love Iosefa.”

Elspeth shrugged. “So bring him to the mansion.”

It was now my turn to blink.

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