Some wise advice
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Ivi
I moved back nervously, his confused eyes followed me. The door opened up a little and Pears peeked in.
"Alpha, can I come in? Donnie said you finished with the important call. I figured we can discuss…"
Gideon turned abruptly and walked around his desk to sit back.
"I'm busy, Pears." His angry voice left no room for discussion, and Pears pierced me with a look that seemed to say: how did you make him angry this time.
I sat down again and waited.
"I apologize. I'll return to the lobby, Alpha!"
As the door closed behind Pears, Gideon looked at me blankly.
"The hiding would be difficult. Are you sure you want us to be a secret? You could have some benefits..." My sharp gaze interrupted his speech, and he raised his eyebrows. "As you wish. But I've never had to hide a female before and I find it very disrespectful..."
"It's fine... Either way, it will be nothing more than two grown-ups satisfying their desire."
Continuing to stare at me silently, he rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and my eyes went down to look at them.
"But I'm curious. What kind of benefits did the omegas you were bringing here receive?"
He looked at me pointedly.
"Whatever they wanted."
I made a mocking expression.
"Oh, you're so generous."
He ignored my nagging and pulled out some documents.
"These are the documents I'm going to give to Harris this afternoon. You choose."
"What?"
"Do you want to go to the Venix pack or not?"
I bit my lip in confusion. Why was he giving me a choice now?
"First you decided for me, and now you ask me? Why?"
"Because I realized it's important to decide for yourself. I want you but I won't have you forcibly. I give you the choice, Ivi. If you decide you don't want to have anything to do with me, you're free to get up and get out of my office right now and that won't affect my decisions about you in the future. But if you want me, you're going to have to stay in my pack. And behave like an adult. No more offends, pretense, or running away. For the time you're mine, you'll act accordingly. Which means you can still have some benef..."
"Don't go there, please. For the time I'm with you I'm not going to receive anything except the orgasms. I don't need your protection or favors. I'm good on my own."
"Why can't you act like a normal female? I'm not going to switch the freedom out of your hands."
"Save it. These are my conditions."
"In addition to the others, you mean."
Tell him I'm off-limits.
I looked aside bored.
Emery, nobody's going to touch you!
Tell him or the deal is off.
What?
You should protect my interests too. I don't want that Riven near me.
I looked at Gideon imagining what his reaction would be when I tell him how crazy my wolf is.
"And...Emery doesn't want Riven anywhere near her."
I thought he would laugh and tell me I'm crazy but as I was looking at him, he began shifting on his chair awkwardly.
"I'm sorry, I know he doesn't have interest but she's a little stubborn."
His eyes grew wide and I thought I saw the color of his wolf's ones for a few seconds.
"You can go now."
He seemed tense and worried and I hurried for the door. Before I went out, he said:
"And Ivi, come to my house tonight."
I glanced at him for a second and then went to the lobby.
I didn't stop for a moment until I got outside.
I decided to go to Emmet's and found him in front of the guarded house where those passing through the area were accommodated. In other words, those the pack did not trust. He was sitting in the front, drinking something.
"Hey, how was the training today?" I sat next to him, without waiting for an invitation.
"Tolerable."
I laughed.
"I'll be back, starting from tomorrow."
"Why?" He was puzzled. "You have the opportunity to not take part in it and you want to return? You know that our trainers will kick your ass."
"A werewolf should always train, Emmet. I want to be safe. I need to maintain my shape and make some progress. Emery is pretty strong but she hasn't had the opportunity to use her body for so long that she lacks control."
"You should talk to Alpha or your friend, the Beta, to change your group."
"You know the training for all groups from level B are held by Tessa and Pears. And I can't change the level."
"They can kill you. You know those things happen even when the partners don't hate each other."
"Don't worry. I won't give myself on a silver plate. Nobody can kill me that easily."
He looked at me, rolling his eyes.
"That's what I'm most afraid of."
"Everything will be fine. Plus, you're there to keep my back."
He looked at me skeptically and I punched him lightly on his arm.
"Come on, you should be more confident with yourself."
He sighed and sipped his tea.
"Honestly, I'm not sure If I really want to stay here. But I don't have where to go anyway."
Hearing his concern, I sobered gazing in the distance.
"I'm on the same boat."
"Sorry If it's too personal but why didn't you stay at your brother's pack? You grew up there, right?"
"Ok, I'm not saying I'm in exactly your situation. Yeah, I have my brothers and their families. I know they want me back. But I want a life of my own. It seems terribly depressing to stay in my father's pack without purpose and direction, waiting to find my destined mate just to follow him and live his life. In five years, for example, I want to look back and be able to say that I now have this and that, and I have achieved it on my own. I know that giving your problems, mine seems like a joke, but for me it's important. I was alone among the humans. Yes, my father told me where to stay when he sent me there. But everything I did afterward, I did with my own efforts and according to my own desire."
He sipped his tea for a moment, looking pensive.
"I don't think it's a joke, Ivi. But I do think it's a little unrealistic. Humans' world can be tough, I know. But at the same time, It's much safer than ours. Our world is wild. For a female, it's impossible to do anything without protection and help, except get killed. And I'm worried your bravery comes from the wrong place. Just be careful, ok?"
Maybe he was right. I looked at his worried face and I smiled gently.
"You're a very good friend. Thanks for your concern. I appreciate it!"
I sat with him for a while, without exchanging a word. Shortly before it got dark, I decided to go to my room and get ready.
As much as I didn't want to feel that way, my body was filling with the excitement and impatience of my upcoming night with Gideon.
You're not doing anything wrong, there's nothing to worry about. Just keep Riven far from me.
Yeah. We really didn't do anything wrong. I began to step more lightly, and a smile played on my lips as I was nearing the pack house.
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