The New Alpha

Chapter 12

My parents and Victoria are no where to be found and neither are their cars once we step out of the house. I'm relived they arn't here to see me walking out with the Beta and Alpha. Who knows what they would've had to say.

I follow behind Peter; Maddox still has his hand securely on the small of my back. I can't help the blush that creeps up my neck. He starts to walk into Maddox's house...Lucians old home. I stumble a little and can't help but stop. Maddox looks down at me and after a minute he realises "if it makes you uncomfortable we can go somewhere else, I want you to be comfortable in your f-" he stops and clears his throat "never mind"

I raise and eyebrow but shake my head "no, sorry I'll be fine" I assure him and he nods, still a little reluctant

We follow Peter inside and I look around, last time I was in here I was cleaning out all there things...I shutter at the memory. It looks completely different, which helps. I'm surprised at the decor, it's nice, modern and simple...not what I was expecting from Maddox.

"The two of them-" Maddox hits to Lena and Peter "had to move in yesterday, their house next door had pluming failure. I hope you don't mind they'll only be staying a few days" he tells me "it's actually been a help, Lena forced me to go to the store with her...the house was pretty empty and she insisted I fix it up for when yo-...I mean people come by" he looks away rubbing the back of his neck with a small smile

I smile too "it looks nice" I tell him and he looks back over to me

We hear a shriek as we make our way into the living room, someone walks out of the kitchen "Eve I didn't know you'd be coming over today!" Lena says with a happy smile, she smacks Peter for not telling her, he laughs and hugs her tightly

"Anyways I was just making a snack for these two hungry boys but I have plenty" she says happily and runs off back into the kitchen

"She's happy you're here, she hasn't really been able to talk to a lot of the girls in the pack besides you" Peter tells me and I smile glad to be thought of as a friend by someone

Lena come back with snacks in hand, holding a tray of sandwiches "I had to make Maddox fill his fridge, you should I have seen it two days ago, all he had was milk and bacon" she laughs setting the tray down on the dark oak coffee table.

"I don't need much" he shrugs and makes a side glance at me

Lena rolls her eyes and motions for us to sit on the cream cloth couch, I sink into it right next to Maddox's heavy body. Peter sits in a silver stitched patterned chair across us on the other side of the coffee table, Lena taking the golden victorian style chair next to him.

"You did an amazing job decorating" I tell her and she seems overjoyed by the compliment

I look around, a large book case is filled with hundred of books, framed pictures of beautiful places of the world line the wall and a few pictures of family line the other. The marble fireplace is lit, the flames dying out but coals still red hot. The air smells of Maddox, but that may be because he scoots closer and closer to me every passing minute.

"Thank you, Maddox was very open to suggestion" she laugh, her brown eyes are sweet as she looks around at her work, her honey coloured hair is slightly frizzy and spread across her shoulders

"Honestly I just let her pick out everything" he chuckles and his hand inches towards mine that rests on the couch next to me