The Alpha Wolf (Crystal Forest Lake Shifter Series Book 5) by Ovidia Pike

Author:Ovidia Pike [Pike, Ovidia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal & Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Adult Themes, The Shifters Mate, Supernatural Fantasy, Protection & Safety, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Multicultural & Interspecies Relationships, Romantic Schemes, Dangerous & Deadly, Romantic Suspense, Mystery & Intrigue, Mythical Creatures, Action & Adventure, Violence & Crime Story, SciFi Fantasy Romance, Hearts Desire, Futuristic, Beautiful & Feisty, Crystal Lake Forest Wolf Shifters Series
Publisher: Ovidia Pike Books
Published: 2019-12-12T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12: Sophie

After breakfast, we walked through the village. Gabriel sped ahead of me quickly, eager to get to Lily’s. He had spent all morning pacing as I ate, his whole body tense, and without asking I knew that he was thinking about Chelsey. I felt nervous the closer we got to Lily’s hut, knowing how bad it would crush Gabriel if things hadn’t changed with Chelsey. I glanced over at him to see his lips pulled into a thin line as he knocked on Lily’s door. She opened it and gave him a grim look, shaking her head before stepping out and shutting the door behind her.

“Gabriel,” she said. “I—”

“She’s the same, isn’t she?” he asked dully.

“Not quite. She’ll talk to me now. She’d probably talk to Sophie. Just not...to you.”

Gabriel cleared his throat, looking away but not speaking.

“Did she say why?” I asked, a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach seeing the agony of Gabriel’s features.

“She says that they said Gabriel was the evil enemy of all witches. That he was cruel and wouldn’t stop until all of them are dead.”

“Why would she believe that? I took them in.”

“I don’t know,” Lily told him with a sympathetic look on her face. “She hasn’t talked much about what actually happened when she was with them. I haven’t started asking her questions; I didn’t want to press her.”

“I’ll talk to her,” I offered. “I can talk to both of them.”

“I’ll see if they want to go with you. But Gabriel, you’d better go.”

“Okay,” he said, and there was real sorrow in his voice. He hurried away from us and Lily opened the door for me.

“Come in,” she said. I followed her in to see both of the girls sitting cross-legged on the rug playing a card game. Both of them looked up when I walked in.

“Hi, girls,” I said in a gentle voice.

“Hi, Sophie,” Jane said with a wave, but Chelsey remained quiet. I turned my eyes to her and offered a gentle, friendly smile.

“How are you feeling, Chelsey?”

“Did you bring him? Mr. Gabriel?”

“No, he’s gone. It’s just me.”

“Is he still your boyfriend?”

“He is.”

“You should break up with him,” Chelsey said. “He’s a bad man.”

“He’s not a bad man. He loves you both very much.”

Neither one of them answered and I glanced at Lily.

“Do you girls want to go swimming with me?”

“Yeah!” Jane exclaimed, jumping to her feet. She helped her sister up, and I felt relieved when Chelsey gave me a small smile for the first time. The two girls disappeared into their room to grab their swimsuits, then followed me out of the hut with a wave at Lily. Jane bounced on her heels ahead of me, but Chelsey walked slowly at my side, looking up at my face.

“Does Mr. Gabriel kill people?”

“Um... I... no,” I stumbled over my words, the lie coming out clumsily from between my lips. “I mean, not unless...he has to. And he would never hurt you.”

“The big shifter man. The one who can turn into anything.

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