Savage Hunt

Chapter 52

Savage Hunt by Jane knight Chapter 52

Chapter Fifty-Two: You weren't his mate

Tillie sat down beside Jason and I moved to the other side of her, pulling my chair closer to her so that

our thighs touched beneath the table. Jason leaned over, grasping Tillie's hand in his, and I watched

her mother stop moving. She had been serving drinks, but she froze, her eyes flicking between her

daughter, Jason, and me. She blinked hard before shaking her head and finishing up with the drinks

that she had been holding

"Tillie, you won't be joining the hunt. I'll call Branson and tell him to tell this Gideon who you are. That

you are my daughter." He said, and I felt my mate bristle beside me. My wolf was worried about her

talking back to someone so much bigger than her, even if this man was someone she viewed as her ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

father. He was huge, easily taller than the three of us. His body was bulky and looked like it was pure

muscle, his bald head gleaming in the low lights of the room..

"Scott, I-"Tillie said, but he cut her off.

"No, it's final. You are my kid." He growled, banging his massive fist onto the table. The glass that

Tillie's mom had sat down in front of him rattled hard, tea sloshing over the side and she shot a glare

his way.

"Scott-"She said, her eyes almost blazing like Tillie's did when she got angry.

"No, Jewel. You don't know what it's like for that pack. I won't let our cub go through that... It's too, too much. The entire pack is involved in the hunt. If any one of them caught her before her other mate-"He snarled, trailing off. I knew that he didn't want to think about what those shifters would do with her before Gideon got to her. "Let's just say these men wouldn't be the only ones mated to Tillie. It wouldn't be like when I hunted you."

"Scott. I'm going to be in that hunt for Gideon. No one else." Tillie said. Her words were spoken very softly and I knew that she was trying to keep her temper in check. No matter how much she was upset with her parents, they were still just that; her parents. I could feel the restraint that she was showing and I couldn't help but be proud of her. How she stuck up for him, even though he hadn't claimed her yet. It was like she had done earlier when she told her father that if we left, then she would be going with us.

"Claiming her would be the least of what they would do," I said, agreeing with him and Tillie looked over at me like I had slapped her. She tried to scoot her chair away from mine. I reached out, grasping her thigh to keep her near me. Being away from her today hadn't been easy, but having her close to me made everything more bearable. It helped me keep my anger in check and I knew that if she pulled away from me now, I was going to struggle with my next words. "That's why the three of us have agreed to join the hunt. She won't be in the hunt alone. We'll make sure that things go our way."

"I don't see Branson agreeing to something like that, kid." He leaned back, crossing his arms over his chest. The fabric of his white shirt stretched over his biceps and for a moment, I was worried that it was going to rip. Was his body changing because he was angry, or was he always that big?

"Ryan. Scott, his name is Ryan, and he's one of my mates.' Tillie said and Scott looked at her, his head tilting to the side before he nodded slowly. "This wasn't how I wanted you to meet them, but it's how things have gone."

"Scott, she's right. These men are our son in laws; you can't call them kid or boy. They have names." Jewel said, setting a glass of tea in front of Travis. He smiled up at her and she rested her hand on his shoulder, giving it a squeeze before moving to sit a drink down in front of Jason. "We should all remember our manners and introduce ourselves, despite the shock we got earlier."

"Jewel." Scott grumbled and she glared at him.

"I said manners, Scott." She made her way back over to the tray, picking up two glasses of tea. The ice cubes clinked against the glass as she beamed over at us. "As you boys already know, our daughter, I'm Jewel Mason, and this is my husband, Scott."

"Good afternoon, ma'am." Travis said and I could tell that he was warming up to our mate's mother. She was so much like her daughter that there was no way to miss it. Jewel had that same spark that Tillie did. Where the room seemed to light up because she was in it.

"You are right, ma'am. I'm sorry." Jason said, tilting his head down in a show of respect. "I'm Jason

Harris, and these are my pack mates. Ryan Walker and my beta, Travis Lopez. I apologize for the way

that you found us and that I didn't bring a gift."

"A gift. Why would you need to bring anything?" Tillie asked, looking over at Jason.

"Kitten, I'm a strange wolf who has mated with their daughter. It would only be right to bring your

parents a gift to show my gratitude for you." Jason said. His voice was all smooth and I could tell that

Scott appreciated what he had said by the way his face relaxed and he looked at my alpha.

"Jason, this isn't you don't need to do that." Tillie said, looking over at her parents. "I mean, Jake never

did that."

"That kid shouldn't have been with you. You weren't his mate." Scott said and Tillie's shoulders

stiffened. She looked away from Jason over to her stepdad.

Well damn. This wasn't going to be good.