Sold To The Alpha
Hated Ties That Bind Chapter 37

'Wh..wha.. what do you want to know?' Alessia stuttered nervously.

'Everything' Fabian replied easily, 'from your favourite colour to the name of your first pet' he said, a lone dimple appearing in his left cheek as he smiled widely.

'um, OK' the she wolf muttered, taking a deep breath, she said, 'well, my favourite colour is yellow because it reminds me of happiness. My mum always had daffodils growing in a pot outside of our house, she would say that they were like little rays of sunshine, lighting up our home.'

'Your mother had excellent taste in floral decorations' Fabian murmured as he motioned for the she wolf to continue.

Smiling shyly, Alessia said, 'I didn't really have a pet when I was growing up but my dad did let me help birth a foal once and when she was born he let me name her.'

What did you name the foal?' the vampire asked as he rested his chin on the palm of his hand, listening intently.

Blushing deeply, Alessia looked down at her hands as she twisted them in her lap, 'I named her foley' she muttered, 'I wasn't a very imaginative child' she added defensively.

Fabian chuckled, 'I think Foley is a fine name for a foal' he replied as he leaned closer to her.

Alessia snorted with laughter, 'please, I know how bad it was, even my dad said "are you sure princess? To me, that's how bad that name was!

Fabian brightened, 'I love your laugh little wolf' he grumbled softly, 'you should always laugh, it makes your eyes light up!

Pushing her hair behind her ear nervously, Alessia released a flustered giggle.

'So what brings you to our humble brood anyway gorgeous?' Fabian asked curiously.

The Green Vine warrior perked up at his question, 'I'm looking for my brother' she replied, 'he went missing months ago and our recent information informed us that he was approached by a vampire from this group. Fabian leaned back, eyes widening, 'you are looking for a werewolf that was brought here?' he asked.

Alessia nodded, 'well at least, met with a member of your clan and left the witches town 3 days away with them.'

Frowning slightly, Fabian tapped his chin, 'what is his name?' he asked softly.

'Alex' Alessia replied immediately, 'he has black hair like me but it was shaved close to his head around the sides and longer on top the last time I saw him.'

The vampire smiled slightly, his eyes sparkling, 'would you like to go for a walk?' he asked.

Slightly startled, Alessia looked up the table to where Riley and Daniel were just standing up from their seats, Rowan just eating his last mouthful. 'I..uh..' she started uncertainly.

'I can come with you' Rowan muttered in her ear, 'lets see what he wants to show you.

'Can my friend come with us?' she asked hesitantly.

Fabian nodded immediately, 'more the merrier' he replied with a wink.

Pushing back his chair, the Vampire held out his hand to the she wolf who placed her own in it carefully.

Rowan stood up beside them and the trio headed out of the dining room and toward the main entrance of the building.

Walking out into the early morning light, the two werewolves glanced around at the sparce number of members that were already starting their day.

Leading the way, Fabian strode down the small pebble path keeping a tight grip on Alessia's hand, Rowan following behind them.

Walking past small wooden houses, the Vampire moved through the intersecting pathways until he reached a small single-story cabin that had been painted white, a pot of daffodils was growing by the front door. Alessia stumbled to a stop as her eyes trailed across the yellow flowers that were just starting to bloom.

Pulling her forward, Fabian lifted his hand and hammered on the door, rapping smartly while shouting, 'Bree! Get your blood sucking a*s out of bed and open this door!'

Scraping sounds came from within as the door creaked open to reveal a voluptuous vampiress who was dressed in a lacy thigh length night dress, her blonde hair falling in waves down her back. Yawning delicately, she scowled at the vampire angrily, 'Fabian, to what do I owe this unpleasant surprise?' she asked archly.

Fabian grinned broadly, 'don't be like that little sis, you know you love it when I pop by' he replied brightly.

Bree placed her hands on her hips, hitching her outfit higher as Rowan averted his eyes, coughing uncomfortably. Flicking her eyes to the warrior, the vampiress smiled coyly, 'though, maybe I can fit in a little visit' she said with a wink toward the ex-Rogue. 'He has a mate' Alessia growled warningly.

Bree laughed, 'and I have a match, that doesn't mean that I can't enjoy the view!

'Babe, who is at the door? Come back to bed' came a sleepy male voice from inside the cabin.

'It's my brother and some guests' Bree called over her shoulder, 'you're going to have to get dressed sexy, can you undo those handcuffs, or do you need some help?' she added with another wink toward Rowan.

Pushing the door wide, Bree stepped backwards to allow the trio to enter, reaching over to run her finger up Rowan's arm as he passed her. 'Mmm, strong' she murmured huskily.

'Leave him alone Bree, he's not here to entertain you' Fabian mumbled with a bored look.

Pouting, Bree shut the door behind them and ushered them toward the mismatched furniture that was dotted around the room. 'you are such a killjoy' she grumbled, pushing the vampire onto the couch roughly as she passed him and headed into the adjoining

room.

Voices could be heard from behind the door talking in a low voice as two pairs of feet moved around on the bare wooden floor.

Alessia sat next to Fabian, sniffing the air her brow furrowed, 'you OK sis?' Rowan asked as he sat down in a chair opposite.

The she wolf nodded slowly, 'it smells like.. ' she started just as the bedroom door opened and a tall black haired werewolf strode out dressed in dark blue jeans and a tight black muscle shirt. His steps faltered as he breathed in deeply. His eyes widened as his gaze snapped to Alessia who was ust turning to face him. 'Lessi?' he stuttered in shock before launching himself over the back of the chair, landing on top of the she wolf and hugging her tightly.

'A..A..Alex?' Alessia stumbled in shock, her arms snaking around the older werewolf's neck and pulling him to her tightly.

'Excuse me match, but the only body you get to hold that tightly is mine' came Bree's amused voice, 'unless you are into threesomes, I'm pretty adventurous' she said with a sly look at the she wolf who's mouth fell open.

Disentangling himself from Alessia, Alex turned back to the vampiress shaking his head as he laughed, 'babe, this is my sister Alessia.

Squealing, Bree ran around the sofa and sat herself on Alessia's lap, straddling her as she pulled the she wolf's face into her breasts, hugging her close, 'I have heard so much about you' she shrieked happily, 'this sexy beast never shuts up about his sweet little sister.'

Alessia smiled weakly as she lifted her hand and gave an awkward wave, 'hey, nice to meet you' she replied.

Leaning forward the vampiress pressed her lips firmly to the she wolf's before pulling back, 'I wasn't kidding about the threesome' she whispered in a low growl.

'Babe! This is my sister!' Alex protested in horror making his match burst out laughing.

'You wolves, so easy to tease' she giggled as she kissed Alex's lips fleetingly before jumping up off Alessia's lap and heading to the kitchen.

'She seems nice' Alessia muttered weakly.

Alex nodded with a grin, 'she really is Lessi, she's so amazing, I've truly never felt this way before' he sighed.

The female warrior smiled softly at the pure love that was on her brother's face, 'I'm so glad you found your mate Alex' she replied,'but.. why didn't you come back?' she asked sadly.

Alex's face fell as he searched his sister's pained face, 'I'm so sorry Lessi' he whispered sadly, 'I wanted to come back to you, I really did, but I couldn't.

'Why?' Alessia asked brokenly, 'why couldn't you come back, or at least send me a note?' he asked.

Alex dropped his gaze, 'once you are marked by your match, you can never leave Alessia, you are here with the brood for the rest of your life!

Alessia shook her head, 'no! you met someone from this brood when you travelled through the witch's town, Vallance and Jason told us you did.'

The warrior shook his head slowly, 'no, I met a vampire, but he wasn't from this brood, he was a lone vamp and said that he could show me to a town that housed a colony of wolves that were not tied to a pack. I thought it was worth investigating as I didn't know where my mate could be, we travelled for a few days until we reached the group. I visited every single family but not one had my mate there, I admit, I was starting to lose hope and was getting ready to leave, staying one last night at a small guest house. That night a clock chimed and then the door of the guest house got broken down. Bree burst into my room and my wolf started to scream at the sight of her, she was my mate, she asked me to come back here with her and I did. Alessia grabbed the warrior's hand tightly, tears flowing, 'I'm so happy for you Alex, you look so happy!

Alex nodded smiling, 'I am sis, really really happy, Bree explained what marking me would mean and I know it's selfish, but I couldn't leave her Lessi even though it meant leaving you!

Alessia swallowed as she nodded, 'it's OK Alex, I'm just glad that I found you.

Walking back in with a tray full of coffees, Bree looked around the solemn room, 'what did I miss? I swear I was only kidding about the brother, sister threesome!' she said quickly.

As the group laughed a loud wail filled the air, scrambling up, Alex rushed out of the room before returning with a three month old baby girl in his arms, holding her to his chest as he talked softly to her. 'Who is this?' Alessia asked excitedly

'This is our daughter Esme Alessia Crawford' Alex replied with a broad smile.

The she wolf's hands flew to her mouth, 'you named your baby after me?' she asked with a small sob.

Alex nodded, 'I couldn't have my baby sister with me, so Bree and I decided that you would at least be with us in name' he replied.

Reaching out, Alessia took the black haired baby, holding her to her body as she sobbed, 'you are so beautiful Esme, Aunt Lessi loves you so much, you know that right?'

Looking over at Rowan, Alex held out his hand, 'sorry dude, I got so caught up in Lessi being here I didn't even see you, the name is Alex' he said.

'Rowan' the warrior replied as he leant forward to grasp the werewolf's hand and shake it.

'Rowan is my brother from another mother' Alessia interjected, 'he kind of filled the hole you left while I was looking for you, he and his friends allowed me to travel with them while I searched' she added.

Alex's smile widened, 'thank you for that Rowan, I appreciate you looking out for my sister' he said sincerely before kneeling by Alessia and smoothing the baby's hair gently. 'Looks like you have a new uncle too Brianna, that is Uncle Rowan.' 'What? No, I'm not.. 'Rowan started as Alex held up his hand.

'Any brother of my little sister is a brother to me warrior, so that makes you family, don't argue with me, my wife bites, remember' he added with a smirk as Bree showed her fangs and hissed playfully.

'I would let you have a cuddle Ro, but I'm afraid you are going to have to wrestle this beauty from my arms' Alessia mumbled as she gazed lovingly at the tiny face that looked up at her.

'As long as he doesn't take my spot as favourite uncle I suppose I can share the uncle spotlight' Fabian sighed dramatically.

Bree smacked the vampire around the head, 'please' she growled, 'you are never going to be favourite uncle, the one time I asked you to watch her, you built a slingshot and were about to launch her across the pack when I came back.' Fabian shrugged, 'she was being noisy' he grumbled.

'She was crying you doofus' the vampiress snarled, 'you rock them, not launch them four doors down.

'She stopped crying didn't she?' the vampire argued as he crossed his arms over his chest 'and it's not like I really would have done it!

'You had placed her in the strap' Bree retorted angrily, 'you are so lucky that I walked in before you cut that rope because i'd have launched you through the damn barrier if you had!

Alessia raised an eyebrow at the vampire, 'you tried to sling shot my niece?' she asked, her voice dangerously quiet.

Fabian shifted in his seat uncomfortably, as he scratched the back of his neck in nervousness 'it was a very small slingshot, I really doubt that she would have made it two houses down' he mumbled.

Turning his attention toward Rowan, Alex smiled down at the warrior, 'and now you see why I am so happy that Esme has a second uncle' he murmured in amusement.