Page 42 of Unknowingly Adopting the Alpha
Jeremy
Where the fuck was my Cass?
“I told you,” Mary snapped, hitting my arm. “Stop pacing!”
The whole pack and I waited outside the community center for Cass to return. I didn’t like the fact he’d left suddenly, and without telling me about it. Mary had just explained he’d been in a hurry to leave.
I hoped it wasn’t because he’d gotten cold feet. That would kill me.
A car came into view, silencing all of us as we watched it approach. I sniffed the air, finding Cass’ scent between the scents of pack and car exhaust.
Relief hit me, but I scented the Brown Pack was with him, and I still wasn’t sure what to make of them.
Cass flew out of the car and ran into my waiting arms. His scent enveloped me, letting my instincts calm themselves now that he was safely in my arms. Unharmed.
Silas came closer, Greg right beside him. I could tell something was up, but they weren’t exactly hostile. It would’ve been a dumbmove if they were, since the whole pack was here, ready to fight them.
“What happened?” I demanded, speaking directly to Silas.
Cass’ arms tightened around my middle. My poor mate had been affected by whatever it was.
“Cass’ father,” Silas began, giving me a look that told me it hadn’t been a good reunion for Cass. “He demanded Cass return to the city and marry some woman.”
“A woman I’ve never even met!” Cass complained. “He’s never done that before! He always gave me his opinion on who I dated, for sure, but never demanded I marry someone for his gain.”
“What?” I asked, clearly having misunderstood something.
It was Greg who explained further. “His dad came in, wanting him back because people miss him. Then he wanted him to marry someone because her father was important. He didn’t really seem to care much about what Cass wanted.”
“Then,” Silas added, “he hinted at Cass being a whore, so I hit him.”
Blinking, I took everything in. How had they gone from Cass needing to marry some woman, to him being a whore? Not important, I told myself, getting back to what was important. Cass.
“Let’s go inside and eat. Everyone’s hungry and I want more details,” I nodded to the doors leading inside. Silas followed with Greg beside him, then my pack followed suit, all giving them their silent approval.
When we finally sat down, Dad, Milo, and Darius joined us. Silas sat opposite me with Greg by his side.
“Is this my recipe?” Greg asked Cass excitedly.
“It is!” Cass confirmed. “I added some rainbow sprinkles to the batter, you know, to make it more festive.”
“I love that!” Greg gushed, gingerly biting into his muffin.
“Um,” Milo said, eying Greg with confusion. He was a big guy and all muscles, so I guessed his appearance didn’t truly match his personality. But I found I liked that. Cass liked Greg, and that was all that mattered to me.
“Oh,” Greg said, blushing. “I’m Greg.”
“Milo,” my little brother replied, smiling with amusement.
“Milo,” Silas said, trying out the name. “I like that name.”
That made Milo blush and Darius growl lowly. Silas winked at Milo and I fought the urge to slap my brother, who, idiot that he was, winked back.
Poor Darius.
“So,” I began, wanting to stop whatever was happening between my brother and Silas. “Is Cass’ father going to be a problem?”
Silas shook his head. “I don’t think so. I hit him pretty hard, causing him to lose consciousness, but I think he knows that he’s not welcome here anymore.”
