you boys, you would think that the decision was
easy.” She whined, lately she’d become more demanding and increasingly
petulant. Since his father passed it seemed like she needed more of everything.
More money, a better car, and a bigger house so what else could she want?
She’d worsened each time one of them moved out and each time she got worse
another would move out. Now they all lived in their own houses except Kirk and
Mike, who shared. They shared women too he’d heard rumored, the thought
grossed him out. Sex in the same room with the same woman as your brother was
nasty. He and his brothers were having a hell of a time dealing with mom and
one by one they’d found somewhere else to go until they’d all moved out and
left her alone. Connor had no choice but to move her and her things when a new
family moved to the area and joined their pack, they had four children, the
bungalow was not big enough, and it was empty. He and his brothers moved her
and her things in one afternoon emptying the house for the newcomers. Now, she
wanted to run a family out of their home for prestige. It was nonsense.
“You’re right mom the decision is
easy, and the answer is no.” She gasped. “Mom, my word is final, you know that,
and after you think about it objectively you will come to realize that I’m
right. You have the best yard to do your gardening in because the sunlight is
perfect. You are near the park and centrally located to each of your sons.
There is no better place for you. I will not move that family out of that
house to satisfy your whims. You will spend the rest of your days living where
you live right now, Alpha’s mother or not. I have to make decisions for all of
the members of the entire pack not just you. Now go putter around your garden
and let me get back to work.”
“Fine but Victor would’ve given it
to me.” She hissed. Her voice was low and calm and she hung the phone up
gently but he could imagine the screaming and cussing that was taking place
right now in the little white bungalow on the corner. He grinned, she had a
fiery temper and could be especially challenging, it amused his father when he
was alive, and Connor could see the appeal of all that fire in a woman but not
in his mother.
“And that’s exactly why Victor is
not in charge Mother.” Connor spat at the now silent phone.
“Should I steer clear on the way
home?” Derek tipped the Coke back and guzzled half of it. Connor nodded.
“I’ll warn the fellas.”
“I thought you were mad at Kirk for
getting drunk with Cassie the other night.” Derek mulled it over for a few
seconds.
“You’re right, I won’t warn them,
in fact I think I’ll tell them that I heard a rumor that mom has been making
pies.” He grinned and waved at Connor as he nearly danced out of the door.
Connor laughed. He wouldn’t tell them either. They had no business drinking
with Derek’s mate while he was working late. It wasn’t right and they knew it,
they also knew it would make him crazy jealous as it would any wolf and they
both enjoyed screwing around with their little brother. Connor went back to
work on his computer.
“Mr. Maddock?” Tracy, his
secretary stepped inside his office. She’d changed clothes. He wondered why
for just a moment then he scented her. “I have the personnel files that you
requested. Connor rose from his chair and stalked toward her. Tracy stepped
back frightened. “Mr. Maddock? Are you okay? Did I do something wrong? You
look very angry.” Tracy was steadily backing up until she backed into the
doorjamb with a thud. Connor knew that she wasn’t his mate. Tracy had worked
here for almost ten years. She’d shown interest in him but he never
reciprocated because he did not scent her as his mate but now? Now, the intoxicating
scent of his mate filled his brain and it was making his balls draw up.
“Why did