• Chapter Twelve •

|B L A D E ' S P O V|

"Hey." Blade mumbled to the person on the other side of the phone.

"Why are you calling me?" The voice asked softly. "I'm in the middle of something Bradley."

"Its Blade and I just wanted an update on everything." Blade replied with a small smile.

"Everything is fine. Nobody is dead and nobody is hurt. Just like yesterday." The person stated.

"Are you sure?" Blade asked.

"I'm sure." The person confirmed. "Is that all?"

"I want to say no but the answer is yes. To be honest I just wanted to talk to you really." Blade admitted.

"Stop calling me if its nothing serious, Bradley." The person chuckled lightly.

"But I like calling you when its not serious." Blade pouted. He could hear the person on the other side sigh.

"Whatever you say you dummy." The person smiled. "By the way when will you be back?"

"I'm not to sure." Blade answered. "My mom wanted me to stick around for a while and I have a few things to do here and there so its still undecided right now." Blade stated as he leaned against the doorframe that lead to the living room.

"Okay then I'll see you whenever you come back-oh and before I go don't you dare forget to tell them Bradley."

"Its Blade." Blade groaned. "And I won't. I'll tell them eventually."

"You better." The voice sounded threatening.

"I will. I will. Just keep those lips of yours shut." Blade mumbled quietly just in case someone heard. "I just need a little more time."

"Whatever Bradley just don't forget. Ill see you when you get back. Bye."

"Bye." Blade hung up the and shoved his phone into his back pocket.

"Who was that?" Hale asked as he walked passed him and towards the coffee table that was in the living room where he grabbed his car keys.

"No one. Just someone from my pack." Blade shrugged off. "Anyways what are you doing for the rest of the day?" Blade asked since it was only one in the afternoon.

"I have a meeting from now till three and then I'm basically free for the day. Why?" Hale asked as he straightened up the suit jacket that he was wearing.

"I don't know. I'm bored." Blade grumbled.

"Watch TV or something." Hale mumbled carelessly.

"I don't want to."

"Well that's not my problem now is it?" Hale fixed his hair before heading towards the front door. "I'm going to go now. See you soon."

Blade responded with a bored bye as he watch Hale preparing to leave but before he could even take a step outside he was tackled down by a dark gray wolf.

"Ethan." Hale groaned but not out of annoyance. He tried to push the wolf off of him only for Ethan to crawl up him further. "I need to go Ethan." Ethan huffed and closed the door with his noes.

"Look like someone doesn't want you to leave." Blade snickered as he watch the scene unfold.

"I promise I'll be back soon Ethan." Hale grunted as he tried to get Ethan off of him. "The sooner I leave the sooner I can come back."

Ethan whined in response as he got off of Hale only to take his hand into his mouth and tugging him back to their room.

"Let go Ethan." Hale chuckled as he took his hand out of Ethan mouth and wiping off the saliva onto Ethan's fur. "I'll be back in a couples of hours Ethan and during that time you could keep this lame excuses of a brother company?"

Ethan and Blade made eye contact and Ethan ears instantly drooped and he took a step away from him. He had a look of fear in his eyes as he looked at Blade.

"I don't like him either Ethan." Hale chuckled as he wiped the fur off of his suit. "But I really need to go." Ethan only huffed as he sat right in front the door.

"Why can't you just take him?" Blade asked since it seemed like the easiest option.

"This meeting is sort of......private." Blade raised one of his eyebrows at his brother. "Can you just help me?"

"Fine." Blade rolled his eyes and walked towards Ethan.

Ethan growled at him warningly but it quickly turned into a yelp when Blade picked him up with ease and threw him into a closet that was there for coats and jackets.

"Blade!" Hale exclaimed in shock.

Hale flinched when he heard the door shut. Hale frowned when he could hear the sound of his mate howling in sorrow as he scratch at the door desperately.

"What?" Blade asked when he saw the angry look in his brothers eyes. "He's not blocking the front door anymore." Hale sighed before shaking his head.

"I'll be back later okay?"

"Okay." Blade nodded.

"And you better let Ethan out once I'm gone!" Hale shouted as he walked towards the front door.

"I will. I will." Blade waved off.

Hale stopped at the door and let his eyes flicker between his brother and the closet Ethan was in. He had a look of hesitant in his eyes before he gradually left. Once the front door was shut closed Blade waited for five minutes to pass before opening the closet door to see a very depressed looking wolf.

"Okay Ethan. Lets have some fun." Blade smirked while Ethan let out a scared whine.

|H A L E ' S P O V|

"Hello Alpha my name is Michelle and welcome to Angeletta's Italian Resteraunt. What can I do for you today?" Michelle asked with a polite smile attached to her lips.

"Hello Michelle I have a reservation for two under my name." Hale stated with a small smile of his own.

"Okay. Let me just see what I have here...." She trailer off as she typed onto the computer. "Ah-ha! Hale Wilson. Let me take you to your table."

Hale nodded mutely as he followed the women closely who lead him to the outside part of the restaurant.

"Here we are. The most romantic table we have here just as you requested." Michelle smiled proudly.

"Thank you Michelle." Hale says sincerely.

"Your welcome Alpha. I'll have a waiter sent to your table as soon as possible." Hale nodded as he took a seat while Michelle walked off.

It only took about five minutes for the person who he had been waiting for to show up.

"Hey Baby." Alison smiled as she peck Hale on the cheek before sitting on the opposite chair from him. "Thank you for taking me here. This is such a romantic date."

"About that....this isn't just a date Alison." Hale stated, wanting to get straight to point with this meeting.

"Then what is all of this for?" She asked in confusion.

"I wanted to make the area around us comfortable and sweet for you since what I'm about to tell you will most likely upset you." Hale answered.

"Did you get someone pregnant?" She asked before letting out a shocked gasp and standing up from the table. "You got someone pregnant didn't you!? I can't believe you got someone pregnant you assh_le!"

"Sit down! You making a scene!" Hale whispered harshly. Alison glare at him but obeyed his orders and sat down. "And I didn't get anyone pregnant. I'm not that stupid." Hale rolled his eyed at the accusation.

"Oh thank god. I was about to hunt that b_tch down." Alison giggled, her whole attitude changing in just seconds. "What did you want to tell me anyways."

Hale opened his mouth getting ready to tell Alsion why he had brought her here when a waiter came and interrupted him.

"Hello I'll be your waiter for today." The waiter smiled.

"Let's order something before we continue." Alison agreed and looked at the menu.

Once Hale and Alison had ordered their food and it had arrived the begun to eat.

"So what did you wany to tell me?" Alison asked as she ate her salad.

"I was thinking about...." Hale hesitated but continued. "......I was thinking about canceling the marriage." Hale answered blankly.

"You-WHAT!?" Alison shouted in anger. "You want to cancel the marriage!?"

"Yes." Hale answered motionlessly.

"Why!?"

"Because I found my mate." Hale admitted truthfully as he ate his spaghetti. "It only seems logical that I be with.....her rather than you since we are mates." Hale purposely said her instead of him.

"You can't cancel the marriage! We already sighed the contract and you can't back out of it unless you want to start something you don't want to start!" Alison shouted as she stood from her chair once again and throwing a glass cup at a wall which caused it to shatter.

"Let me remind you Alison. I have a brother who is the Alpha of a military pack! So with him and I fighting against your pack it will be just as easy as a click of my finger." Hale could have sworn that he was a tint of fear flash in her eyes before it disappeared.

"Look." Alison spat through clenched teeth. "Your probably going through something and your not thinking straight right now and you need some time to think about things. I can understand that so let's not do anything drastic and just put this whole marriage thing on hold." Alison suggested.

This was most likely the maturest thing Alison has ever said.

"Fine." Hale agreed as he puts ate a meatball. "Let finish eating."

Alison nodded her head before sitting down and eating her meal. They ignored each other and the stares coming from inside the restaurant before they finished. Hale paid for their food and the glass cup before the two parted ways at the main entrance.

"I'm home!" Hale shouted tiredly as he entered the front door only to hear silent. "Hello!?" Hale shouted.

Hale opened the closet by the front door just in case Blade left him in there but he was only met with a few coats. He tilted his head out of curiosity and walked around the house only to see no one was here including Liam.

"You guys!" Hale shouted louder.

He heard the sound of shouting coming from the backyard which made him run to the back door where he slammed it open with no hesitation.

"Faster! Faster! Faster!" Blade shouted loudly.

Hale eyes furrowed as he watch as Liam and Ethan ran from one side of the yard to the other tiredly.

"What are you doing?" Hale asked.

"I'm training them." Blade stated as he put his hands onto his hips.

"Training then for what?" Hale asked.

"Nothing to be honest." Blade shrugged. "I'm just training them."

"How long have they been running for?" Hale asked concernly.

"Ever since you left."

"What!?"