New Beginnings

Chapter 22

“So who is in the hunting party?” I ask. The chuckle brothers raise their hand, I can’t help but wonder if they ever do things separately and the thought makes me smile and I have to control myself so I don’t giggle. Trey also raises his hand. Now it’s not that I don’t trust the twins because I do, they were chosen by Cooper and I trust him, but I wasn’t happy about Trey going alone from our group.

“Dylan or Drake one of you guys should go to.”

“Why?” Drake asks.

“Because you guys are in charge, there should be one of you in each group to supervise.” I don’t know how he did it but Dylan had managed to get himself the Beta spot on this mission, meaning he had persuaded Drake to choose him over one of his own.

“Okay fine, Dylan you go with the hunters.”

“No, I’m staying in this group.”

“I’m Alpha here and I make the decisions. Go with the hunters.” Drake’s voice booms around us and ripples with power as he uses his full Alpha tone.

“Fine.” Dylan growls, getting up. Instead of walking to where the group was waiting for him he comes in my direction, his eyes show an emotion I’m not sure I recognise as he stalks towards me.

“What… what are you doing?” I say worried. He clamps one hand on the small of my back and pulls me closer to him, with his other hand he pushes a stray piece of hair away from eyes and strokes my cheek. Leaning forwards his lips connect with mine and I jump slightly as an electric current flares between us and runs around me body, making me very aware of him and my whole body reacts to our closeness and it isn’t hard to figure out he’s feeling it to. His tongue presses for entrance which I all too willingly give him and as he deepens the kiss a moan escapes my throat and my arms snake around his waist to hold him closer. The sound of someone clearing their throat makes Dylan groan and step away.

“Making a point.” He says, answering my question from before as he turns to follow the others. Making a point? What point would that be? As I watch his receding figure I raise my fingers to my lips, which are tingling pleasantly, that was our first kiss and even surrounded by everyone else, I hate to admit it, but it was perfect.

The atmosphere between me, Drake, Eric and Dom is awkward. Drake keeps looking at me like I’ve grown another head and Dom has gone silent. The guys left about 5 minuets ago and we have yet to move. Climbing to my feet I hold my hand out to Eric who had been sat besides me. Pulling him up too I look at the others.

“Okay, they aren’t going to be happy if they get back with an amazing meal and we haven’t moved so here’s the plan; me and Eric over here are going to go in search of firewood and you two are going to set up the area.” Drake cocks an eyebrow at me.

“Who died and put you in charge, I thought I was leader here.”

“Yeah, well, you have yet to lead us. What do you propose we do?”

“I think you and Eric should go get us some firewood and me and Dom will stay here and set up the area.” He says with a grin.

“Couldn’t have put it better myself, oh great leader of mine.” I state with sarcasm lacing my words as I walk in the direction of the trees directly opposite to the side the hunters went off in.

Picking my way through the trees and bushes is proving difficult and I’ve stumbled quiet a few times. Eric never moves too far away from me and our casual banter is a welcome change to the tension of the group and the silence from the day.