Chapter 8: Rumor Has It

Alex's POV

When finally leaving Jake’s room I couldn’t have been more turned on than I was now. Having watched two of my closest friends just make out was enough to make my own dick spring to life.

Yet, knowing that we didn’t have time to address all our sexual urges does Zak and I choose to take that time to finally excuse ourselves from within his room before we decided that each of us needed a good fuck while at it. Not that we haven’t fucked each other before but today we simply didn’t have the time. Especially with Jake’s father not knowing about us didn’t help us either.

‘Jake really needs to tell his father’ whispers Volt, clearly not liking the fact that we have to hide our true relationship. Each of us like a small puzzle that uniquely fit together perfectly except for one small piece. A piece we were each missing to make us whole.

Tori.

Growling softly, I move to seek him out. A part of me needing Tori just as much as I needed Jake and Zak. Our missing piece, our mate.

Where is he? I growl, my green eyes now looking for the boy who held a piece of us without him even knowing.

The pack currently decorated in our traditional paper lanterns as well as the many little fairy lights. The grounds one giant light show when lit up during the night.

‘Imagine what the festival would be like if we had a certain someone join us’ teases Volt, suddenly excited to ask Tori to join us in this year’s fun.

‘If he’ll accept us’ I counter.

‘He will’ counters Volt, as if positive that Tori would.

‘Confident much?’ I tease, remembering when Jake once mentioned how Vox spoke up about Tori. Our wolves surer about Tori then they move to let on, especially when we ourselves didn’t, because Tori wasn’t 18 yet. Making it harder for us to know for sure.

‘Relax. You all worry too much’ admits Volt, a huff leaving his voice as he did.

‘I will relax, once we’re positive that Tori is ours’ I offer to say back, my eyes finally spotting the boy that I was looking for. Tori currently in black jeans, a deep green dress shirt and his signature black sneakers. A dress casual kind of look for someone of his age. Jake’s pendant still around his neck like always. As if he never takes it off him. Which would not surprise me in the slightest. After all, Jake did put a lot of thought into it.

Smiling, I move to approach him slowly. Tori unaware of my presence as I continued to head straight towards him only to pause when Lilyanna moves to approach him. Dylan and Sam both with her as they do.

“Hey freak, what brings you here?” laughs Lilyanna, her voice holding a sneer to it. Her violet color eyes dancing with mischief.

“I’m here just like everyone else. I’m here to enjoy the festival” answers Tori, attempting to be brave against Lilyanna, Dylan and Sam. Lilyanna’s other possie off doing there own thing at the given moment leaving her unattended to do as she pleased.

“HA! As if… Your not welcomed here you freak. Your just a worthless little runt. One that nobody would miss if you decided to just vanish” sneers Lilyanna, her eyes shifting to those of Dylan who moves to punch him in the guts. Tori doubling over in pain as I stand there watching from a distance. No one catching my 6 foot tall frame as I stood there watching.

‘That bitch, she needs to pay for hurting our mate’ growls Volt, clearly not too happy in the slightest.

‘Oh, she will. So will Dylan and Sam once Jake and Zak find out’ I say, knowing just how much fun both would have once finding out. Each of us always keeping tabs on Tori whenever we could and without him knowing too.

Sam now moving to grab Tori by his short brown hair, his hand forcing Tori to look at them as he does. Tears threatening to fall from Tori’s soft amber eyes. Eyes that we could easily get lost in if we weren’t careful.

“Loser! Weak, pathetic, little pup. Your so weak you can’t even train with the future Alpha, Beta or Delta of our pack. And… Word on the street is that the Elders plan to replace you if you don’t produce a wolf” laughs Sam, thoroughly enjoying Tori’s pain.

“N…Not true. My father would never allow that” cries Tori, not wanting to believe in what he said.

“Oh, but it’s true. Tori the freak Gamma. No more” laughs Lilyanna while Sam continues to hold him by the hair.

With my blood now boiling I finally move to approach them slowly. My green eyes now locked on each of them as I move to speak up. “ENOUGH! Leave Tori alone or face the wrath of the Alpha” I bark, knowing that Jake would love to punish each of them once I managed to tell him.

Gasping in surprise does Lilyanna attempt to fake her innocence. Sam finally letting go of Tori as they each move to fake what just happened.

“Delta Alex. We can explain, I swear” replies Dylan, surprised they were caught.

“Oh really? Because based on what I just saw, you three were clearly harassing our sweet Tori. A crime in the eyes of the pack as Tori is it’s future Gamma” I say, my voice clipped with anger. My arms moving to hold Tori against me as I do.

A wave of calmness beginning to wash over me as I continued to hold Tori. Something about Tori’s presence giving off that calm and tranquility aura that even worked on Jake and Zak.

Lost for words does Lilyanna and her two flunkies move to leave the area before I truly give them something to be scared of. My eyes never leaving there’s even as they steadily move to leave until Tori moves to speak up.

“Thank you”

Blinking, I move to look at Tori, confused by what he meant by thank you. “For what?” I ask, unsure of what he was thanking me for as I was only protecting what was mine, what was ours.

“For stepping in to help me”

Frowning, I move to reply back.

“Tori. We’ll always be here for you. To protect you. Even from yourself when things get hard.”

Glancing away, does Tori refuse to look at me further. Tear still threatening to fall from within his eyes as I move to wipe them away, unable to stand seeing him in so much pain. A piece of me wishing that I could just kiss him. A subtle gasp rising when Tori looks at me in surprise.

“Alex?”

Debating on what I should say back to him do I sigh. Unable to tell him even when I desperately wanted to. “Listen to me Tori. I know things aren’t going well for you right now, but I promise it will get better once your 18. And when that time comes we’ll be here for you. But for now, will you do us the honors of joining us for this year’s festival?”

Biting on his lower lip does Tori nod his head.

“Sure… I’d like that very much. Thanks Alex” murmurs Tori, his voice soft as my lips turn into a smile as I move to kiss his cheek gently. A gasp rising as I do.

“Fantastic. You won’t be disappointed in the slightest” I offer, still enjoying Tori’s reaction to my kiss on his cheek, carefully moving to take him towards all the different booths that were scattered around the pack. Contempt on making Tori happy if only for tonight.