Read BirthDate (La Patron, the Alpha's Alpha) Online
Authors: Sydney Addae
Tags: #paranormal romance, #paranormal wolf romanance, #interracial shifter romance, #la patron series, #silas knight, #interracial family shifter romance, #wolf shifter romance
BirthDate (La Patron, the Alpha's Alpha) (34 page)
“Thanks Silas, I appreciate it. That sound drove me crazy,” Victoria said with an earnest expression.
Silas nodded and took a seat in front of the monitors.
“I have to work now sweet. What time are you meeting your daughter for lunch?” Jacques asked.
Silas had left Jasmine rushing to get dressed while fussing at him for making her late with their extended shower.
“Oh, I need to get dressed. We are going shopping afterward. You need anything?” she asked from the doorway.
Silas refrained from making a smart remark. Newly mated couples could not see ten feet in front of them. He did not expect to see Leon for at least a week. Brix had taped a lot of information regarding Liege operations while he had been in the back of the plane. Tyrone and Tyrese were handling that information.
“No. Just for you to return happy. Buy whatever you want.”
“Thanks, baby. I will.” She closed the door.
Jacques met his amused gaze. “What?”
“Was I like that with Jasmine?”
“I missed that part. But you were a grizzly bear in denial mode before you accepted her as your mate.” Jacques took the seat next to his.
Silas nodded. He had been an ass. “What do we have so far? I want to do a debriefing in two hours with everyone except Asia who has already submitted her notes. She is going shopping…for her vacation.”
Jacques spit the coffee and hurriedly wiped it up.” When he was done he looked at Silas. “What? A vacation? Now?”
Silas leaned forward and read the information on the monitor. “Yes, it was a way my mate talked her into fighting to live to see another day. Asia was tired and had no real reason to continue.”
The more he had thought of his mate’s defense of her actions, the prouder he became. She dealt with the root of the problem. Asia needed to belong and she needed to learn to trust. Those things transcended words. They had to be married to actions. The lunch, the shopping trip and even the mini vacation to an uncharted island he owned were all designed to show this damaged bitch that they were not all the same. In the long run, his mate’s handling of the matter would reap the larger harvest.
“She deserves a vacation. It’s the timing that sucks. Who is going with her? How long will she be gone?”
Silas laughed. “Asia decided to make it a weekend trip. She flies out tomorrow and returns in a couple of days. Tyrone and Rose never took a wedding trip.” He glanced at Jacques with a grin. “They have decided to take one now to the same beach. Leon and Brix have also asked for permission to go as well.”
Jacques laughed. “Which beach is it? Hawaii? Bahamas?”
“No. I own an island near Bermuda. I have an Alpha stocking the large villas now. There is plenty of room and lots of privacy. Most importantly, she can sit on the beach and have a drink,” Silas muttered.
His friend chuckled. “Is Rose going shopping?”
“No, she and Lilly are putting their heads together over Thorne. Tyrone refuses to help search for the boy. Cameron has a team looking now.” Silas thought over his conversation with his godson and hoped he never had to deal with Cameron on that level again. Either he ran the state as the Alpha or he would be removed. As of this morning, Cameron was on probation. There was no excuse for Thorne to have left the Alpha house and connect with enemies of La Patron.
“The young pup has too much free time on his hand. Best to find him something constructive to do, like scrubbing the gym,” Jacques said grinning.
“Yeah, I heard about that. Quite effective too. My mate has full-bloods quivering and rushing to fulfill her commands. It is because she looks soft and sweet while whipping out retribution. It confuses them,” Silas said and then pointed to the screen. “What is that?”
“These are the schematics of the equipment utilized to experiment on wolves. These over here are the notes that were taken. They spent the next couple of hours going over decade’s worth of data. Some they scrapped, others were set aside for a more intensive evaluation later on. After two hours, Silas called a break.
“Let’s grab a bite to eat. Send the information we already cleared to storage, I’ll make assignments at the meeting.” Silas stood and waited while Jacques stored the data. Together they left the area, locking it behind them.
“We are on our way down to the lab conference room, have lunch sent there for nine people
,” Silas said to Hank. “
Make sure someone covers for you while you are in the meeting.”
“Has Davian arrived with Tomas?”
“Yes, Sir. I placed him in the cell personally as you requested and barred all visitation requests. Jarcee will take him his meals and will be the only one allowed inside the cell until you change the order, Sir
.”
Silas nodded. He planned to allow the young breed to see what the absence of pack felt like since he did not appreciate their help before. In a couple of days he would have a heart to heart talk with the youngster and take it from there. “
Good, see you in the meeting.
”
“Not directly. I am monitoring her, but we have not spoken, why?”
“Just thinking about Thorne and the rebels that escaped, you don’t think they would go after the women, do you?” Jacques asked as they reached the door.
Silas stopped and gave it some thought. And then he laughed.
Jacques looked at him puzzled. “What?”
Silas stepped inside the empty room. They were the first to arrive. “Can you imagine the looks on those fools faces if they attempt to interrupt my mate’s shopping spree? She has wanted to do this for a while. Asia’s vacation is just an excuse.” Silas shook his head, smiling. “I pity them if they approach Asia or Jasmine. They will pay big time. Poor Thorne…” Silas took a seat at the table and placed his ankle on his other knee.
Confused, Jacques sat next to him. “Why, poor Thorne?”
“Remember, he lived with my mate for a while. She treated him like a son. Well, she will probably continue to treat him as such. Plus, he has no idea she can and will pull his wolf.”
“Oh yes. That is true. I see why you pity the fools. I hope they are bold enough to approach the women. No telling what Asia will do.”
Silas shook his head. “Jasmine will not allow her to do anything, just as before with Mark. My mate is capable of handling things, but I will alert her to the possibility.”
“Should I alert Victoria as well?”
“She is your mate; however, this is not the time to go into lengthy explanations. I see the twins, Matt, Davian, and Angus. Hank will be here shortly.” He leaned back in his chair greeting everyone as they entered.
“Jasmine?”
“Yes?”
“I am just alerting you to the possibility of Thorne and those rebels approaching you ladies while you are out shopping.”
“Oh, okay, thanks wolfie. I got this.”
“What do you mean? Have they contacted you already?
” Silas covered his eyes with his hand. The love of his life, mother of his coveted litter would be the death of him.
“No, they haven’t. But Asia saw some suspicious dudes when we arrived. It might have something to do with stepping out of a limo that drew attention, but I am not too sure
,” she said in a dry tone. He did not want her behind the wheel of any vehicle. It made her an easy target. They had gone back and forth over their method of transportation until she finally gave in.
“Could be
,” he said before chuckling. “
I hope you are picking up a few of those frilly things you promised to wear to bed. I am still waiting
.”
Her laugh flew through their link, warming him. “
You’ll just have to wait and see. I am getting a bikini as well. Maybe one day you’ll take me to a beach or a place with a private pool. Who knows? A girl can dream
.”
Silas nodded and put her request on his to do list. “
Yes, and I am your dream maker. It is my honor to make your wishes come true. The food is here and we are about to start our meeting. If you come across the rebels, do not kill them sweet bitch. I would enjoy talking to them first
.”
She laughed. “
Okay, baby. We will play with them and then leave them somewhere for pick-up, will that work?”
Sitting up, he pulled his plate of food close. “
Yes, sounds good and works perfect. Love you.”
“Good.
” He disconnected and dug into his food. Hank was the last one to enter and he sat in the empty chair and tore into his food.
“For those who have not met him.” Silas pointed toward Angus, who placed his fork down and met Silas’ gaze across the conference table. “This is Angus Black Wolf. I met him a couple of days ago and he has asked to join me in my quest to drive our enemies from our land.”
The twins clapped. Matt and Dr. Passen nodded. It was obvious they were ready to hear about the new technology. Davian and Hank did not respond, they merely looked at Angus. Silas introduced each man at the table. When he got to Jacques, Angus brightened.
“There was a Jacques Meridian who served in Rome…”
Red faced, Jacques waved him down. “That was a very long time ago; we can talk about that later. Now… now is not the time.”
“Yes, yes of course. It is nice to meet all of you,” Angus said, his gaze touching each person briefly.
Silas stood.
Angus stood, walked to Silas and knelt in front of him. “I pledge my life, my loyalty and all that I am to the Goddess and to her servant, La Patron.” He tipped his head to the side. Silas bent forward as his incisors lengthened and bit into his neck. The link between them stretched. He pulled back, and licked the marks surprised at the strength of the connection. A whirlwind of Angus’ memories raced through him. He saw snatches of black pups playing in a large field. There was a large black wolf seated on what appeared to be a ledge watching over them. Another memory of a group of black wolves around a pack kill ,waiting for the Alpha to finish eating his portion. Flash after flash, snapshots of Angus’ life flew before his eyes. When they slowed down, Silas realized everyone watched him. Angus remained on his knees with his head down.
No one spoke.
“He is old, Sir. Older than me,” Jacques said.
“Yes, he is from the black wolf clan. He says we cannot kill each other, I have never heard of such a thing.”
“Well, David cannot kill Adam or Jackie or Renee. Litter mates cannot kill each other, but pack mates kill each other all the time
,” Jacques said.
“What?
” Silas looked at Angus again. “
Litter mates as in from the same bitch
?”
“Yes, that is what it means. If the Mistress was here she would say he is your brother
.”