The New Alpha

Chapter 12

"One day when the plumbing is fixed you have to come over and see what I've done with me and Peters place"  she suggests and I readily nod

"I would love that" I answer with honestly, her eyes light up

I start to ask another question but I feel Maddox stare intently at me. I try not to notice but his stare is overwhelming and makes me shiver.

Peter looks between us with humorous green eyes "Well if you two don't mind I'm going to eat" He says and reaches over, grabbing a sandwich from the silver tray

"Oh! I forgot to put mustard on yours" Lena says and jumps up, I sigh in relief...I hate mustard

"Oh no you don't" before she can squeeze between the two chairs to go into the lavish kitchen, he grabs her arm and spins her into his lap, careful not to drop his sandwich on her

She giggles with her legs laying over his lap, one hand holding his food the other wrapped around her. I blush and look away when he kisses her. My eyes lock on Maddox and his eyes are still on me. I try to look away but his golden stare has me honed  in. It's like his eyes hold an entire universe and the longer I stare the more I see the depth, the more I want to witnesses and understand him.

"Anyways Eve would you like a tour of the house?" She asks and I tilt my head almost telling her I've seen it a million times. She seems to understand without me saying "oh I'm sorry...I forgot, I'm sorry for your loss by the way"she smiles sympathetically

"Thank you" I nod, not really wanting to think more on it "but I'd love to see what you've done" I tell her and she stands from Peters lap and already starts to walk into the kitchen, explaining

I stand to follow her but Maddox grabs my hand, I turn back "don't be gone too long" he asks of me and I slowly nod, not knowing how else to respond.
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I follow Lena around the house that has been transformed into something completely different from how my aunt and uncle had it. The office now has maps of the territory, a dark mahogany desk and matching book cases are spread out. A patterned rug and dark leather office chair sits behind the paper cluttered desk. My mind wonders on seeing Maddox sitting in here with stitched eyebrows and a fixed eye on his work, thinking over the packs enemies and allies.

She leads me upstairs and I hesitantly follow. Like the rest of the house, the master bedroom has changed since...their deaths. All new furniture and in different places, I'm glad of this but I can still see my Uncle lying across the bed...dying with May hanging onto him for dear life. But my thoughts quickly stray from that memory...I think of the day I saw Maddox standing in the window, eyes dark and piercing through me as I stood in my undergarments in the window across him. I stare at his unmade bed against  the wall, the sheets and covers pulled back on one side, pillows in a chair beside the dark bed. I feel my heart flutter and cheeks heat at the instant image that explodes in my head of me and him laying together.

We finish the tour and head back into the living room. Maddox and Peter are talking and sitting in the same place we left them. Maddox stands instantly when we walk in "how do you like it?" He asks and for a moment I am confused

"Like what?" I ask and Peter chuckles

"The decor, look at him he's a nervous reck just to see if you like it" Peter laughs harder as he finishes

"Maddox I told you to trust me" Lena sighs and goes to sit in Peters lap

"Oh yes, it's beautiful" I nod honestly and he lets out a relives sigh and smiles softly
*
We sit together all talking. Lena tells stories of the three of them growing up, then the day of her eighteenth birthday when she found out Peter was her mate. I smile and listen to the stories, Peter tells embarrassing stories of Maddox and I can't help but laugh. Even Maddox smiles, bigger than I've ever seen. He's cracked a few grins but here, in the isolation of his house, with the three of us, he seems so much more relaxed.