Page 45 of Unknowingly Being his Brat

“Seriously?” I gaped, not even able to picture what life had been like for her since she left.

“Yeah, but the alpha is leaving in a months’ time for a week or so, then we’ll finally have the chance to leave.”

“Wait, you aren’t able to just leave?”

“Oh, no, they keep everyone close as if we’re prisoners, but I’ll tell you more when I’m home. Then you can tell me all your troubles regarding Darius.”

I groaned, making Darius laugh.

“He can hear you,” I admitted.

Nathalia laughed. “Good! Then I imagine things have worked themselves out. Good for you, Milo. Go get that tight ass!” andthen she hung up, her cackling laughter enough to lighten my mood.

“She’s coming home soon?”

“It sounds like it,” I said, placing my phone back on my nightstand. “Sorry for waking you.”

He waved it off. “Waking up to hear you squeal like a happy pig is always worth it.”

“Hey!” I exclaimed, batting his chest. “I do not sound like a pig!”

He nodded, “A squealing pig.”

“You take that back!” I demanded, straddling his waist.

He grabbed my nape, pulling my face to his. “Never.” And then he kissed me.

“Silas just texted that Rowan is interested in my old house,” I informed Darius, sitting on the carpet that still had mydried blood on it.

“Really?” he said, coming into the room with the freshly delivered pizzas. “Are you okay with him living there?”

I shrugged. “I don’t care much either way. Rowan still feels like a stranger to me, but he’s one of Silas’ best friends so I trust he’ll take good care of it.”

Darius joined me on the carpet, handing me my box as we both got comfortable in front of the fire. I preferred this over sitting in front of the TV. Conversations were easier and we didn’t have much background noise to pull our attention from one another.

“With Silas living in Cass’ old house and Rowan moving into your old one, our town will soon be filled with new residents,” I stated, feeling excited by it. “Loren and Loretta will love having more people to feed.”

He chuckled. “And Cass seems to love having his friends closer. We just need Greg to move here, too.”

“I don’t think it’ll take him long to move. Honestly, I’m still confused why Silas, Rowan, and Greg weren’t roommates but each had their own home.”

Darius nodded. “Silas told me they’d each inherited their parent’s homes. When Silas’ father left the pack, some of his packmates left with him. Silas didn’t say much about his father, but my theory on his quick escape as alpha was that he wanted to start over as the alpha of a new pack, picking out a select few shifters to go with him, leaving Silas to deal with being alpha of the pack he brought to near ruin.”

“So that’s why they each had a house? They were abandoned just like that?” Lousy parents if you asked me.

“Yeah, Silas didn’t say much else as we worked. But that might explain their wish to move,” Darius said, taking a huge bite of his pizza, the cheese stringing along, not ready to give up.

“I love how our pack is growing and bringing us all these amazing people.” I also loved that I wasn’t so in my own head anymore. It was easier to feel a part of the pack now that I didn’t wonder if I should leave or stay. I was staying for good.

“Me too,” he smiled, holding out his pizza for me to taste.

“Mmm,” I hummed, savoring the taste of cheese and sausage. “Try mine,” I offered, holding out a piece of my chicken and jalapeño pizza.

“Mm, spicy,” he said, licking his lips before claiming mine, both of us holding a slice of pizza while kissing messily. I loved every second of it.

Breaking apart, both of us grinning with happiness, I handed him another bite of my pizza.

“Do you think we can keep this carpet a while longer? I like that we don’t have to worry about staining it.”