True Wolf (Bennett Pack #3)

16. Nessah

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

NESSAH

“ W e have to eat.” My fingers danced over my mark and a shiver trickled down my spine while my core pulsed. I was mated. To Zion Bennett.

He lifted from beside me and slowly began untangling the sheets from my body. I frowned, watching his handsome face as his eyes blazed with every inch of skin that was revealed. “What are you doing?”

He smiled sexily. “You said we have to eat.”

I jerked the covers back up before I was completely exposed. “Then let me rephrase. I have to eat. You’ve been eating for the past couple hours.”

“You made me waste three months of this. I have lost time to make up for.”

I groaned, knowing I would give in if he pushed even the slightest bit, but the way my stomach was in knots, I wouldn’t survive another orgasm. “Zion, I need food, please.” His narrowed eyes landed on mine and I smiled. “And so do you.”

“Fine, we’ll go get food, then we get back to this.”

“You can go get food. I don’t think my legs will work properly for a few days.”

He pushed away from the bed and extended to his full height. “I’ll make sure I add extra protein to your order.”

My eyes only made it waist high because the view of his heavy, thick dick offered a very tempting visual.

“Ness…”

“Huh?”

“Stop looking at my dick or there won’t be any food…for a while,” he asserted before leaving over the bed, pressing a kiss to my lips, and snatching up my backpack from the chair next to the bed. He tossed it next to me and pointed.

“Put some clothes on or there’s not a chance in hell I’m making it out of here.”

I grinned and tossed the covers back after he crossed the room to get dressed. I pulled out a T-shirt and shorts, bypassing panties because there was no point. I sat on the bed watching Zion yank on a pair of sweats and a T-shirt. He added socks and a pair of Nikes before heading back to me with his phone in hand.

“It’s late, there’s not going to be much to choose from. So I’ll get the first thing I can find that looks decent.”

“Okay, I’m not picky.”

He moved a finger under my chin and lifted my mouth to his. “You’re very fucking picky, little storm, because I’m your only choice from now on and I’m one of a kind.”

I grinned and watched as he headed to the door. Picky or not, I would survive because my man was not only one of a kind but the best kind. “Come lock the door.”

I groaned, following him across our room, fully prepped to lock the door and crawl back to bed. But as soon as he yanked it open to find a fist midair and wide eyes staring back at us, my heart exploded.

“Who the fuck are you…” Zion snarled and I quickly darted in front of him, dragging Neyla into my side.

“My sister. This is Neyla.”

His eyes moved between our faces several times before his eyes shifted past her into the hallway. “You alone?”

“Yes.”

Zion pulled me away from her and I stumbled into his solid frame. “How did you know where we were?”

“Zion, my sister wouldn’t…”

His heated glare landed on me then shifted to Neyla. “You haven’t talked to your sister in months, Nessah. Let her answer.”

She nodded and frowned, straightening her posture. “Karr.”

“I didn’t tell him where we were going and he said he didn’t know where you were…” I paused, remembering the way he said her name earlier today. “He lied. He knew how to find you.”

“He did but I made him promise to never tell anyone from our pack. I didn’t want our parents to know I was in Diamond Falls. Karr came to see me and let me know you came to see Sula.” She paused and her eyes darted up to Zion. “I would have found you on my own if I could have but it’s been so long. I lost your scent, Ness. You hugged Sula and he brought me the sweater she was wearing, hoping it would help. It did, I tracked you here.” She paused again and her eyes moved from me to Zion. “Is that okay?”

“Yes.” I reached for her hand and she hesitantly extended hers. I pulled Neyla into a hug and my eyes welled with tears. “I missed you.”

“I missed you more. You blocked me, Ness. I’ve been trying to find you for months.”

“I know. I’m sorry, I thought…”

She shook her head. “I didn’t. I couldn’t.”

“Come inside.”

Zion frowned and lowered his eyes. “You want me to stay?”

I smiled and lifted on my toes to kiss his cheek. “No, I’m fine. Go get us food.”

He didn’t want to leave and my heart swelled at how protective he was, even with my sister. “It’s late, where should he go? You said you’ve been here, right?”

She nodded. “Uh, Sweet Auburn. Their food is good and it’s close. I work there.”

“Wait, Sweet Auburn… That’s owned by the Wolf Warriors.” My eyes went wide. “You work at a strip club.”

Neyla rolled her eyes. “Yes, but in the childcare room they keep for the dancers. I’ve never been on stage, Ness.”

Zion found that amusing and chucked. “Lock the door. I’ll be back. You eating?” He lowered his eyes to Neyla.

“No, I’m fine, thank you.”

“You sure.”

“Yeah, I’m sure.” He nodded and left. After he was gone, Neyla and I settled on the small sofa.

“What happened? How did Rolf end up marrying someone else and how did Mom and Dad end up at the Alcoves?”

She frowned deeply. “After they forced you to leave, I refused to talk to them. I tried to find you that night as I was going to go with you but Mom locked me in the storage room at Dad’s building. They were so pissed with you, then with me because I told them I’d die before I married that asshole after what he did to you. I stayed in that storage room for two days before I was able to escape. They were going to make me stay there until the wedding.”

“Wait, they really locked you in the storage room?”

She nodded.

“How did you escape?”

“Karr…” There was something about the way she said his name too.

“You’re together,” I rushed out and she quickly shook her head.

“No, we’re just…”

“Friends, right? You’re not just friends, Neyla and if you are, you want to be more than that.”

“We’re not. We can’t be. He has someone.”

“Oh..” I frowned, understanding now. I decided to let that go.

“And what about Mom and Dad?”

Her demeanor turned cold. “I refused to marry Rolf so his father stripped them of their status. They lost everything. That’s why they’re in the Alcoves. They deserve worse. I hate them for what they did to you.”

“And you.”

She nodded. “But yours was worse, Ness. Our parents turned their back on their own child. They forced you to leave our home. I was defeated, but you were alone.” She had tears in her eyes.

“I wasn’t alone for long. I found Mina. I’ve been with their pack for a few months. I’ve been okay, Ney. I’m sorry I blocked you. I just…”

“Thought I sided with them. That I betrayed you too. It’s okay. You had every right.”

“No, I didn’t.”

“You did, and it’s okay. I’m not angry with you.” She grabbed my hand and I yanked it away and threw my arms around her.

“I’m glad you’re here. You have to come with us.”

“Us…” She grinned, pulling back, and I couldn’t contain my smile.

“Zion is a Bennett.”

“No shit. That’s Zion, Lazar Bennett’s brother.” Her eyes went wide.

“You know who he is?”

“God, Ness, you never cared about pack stuff. Yes, I know who he is. He’s an Alpha, a pure blood Alpha, and you’ve mated.”

She could smell it on me. I smiled proudly. “We are and Sula’s vision, it was all wrong. Well… not wrong, but kind of. When she said I wouldn’t give Rolf a legacy, she didn’t mean I couldn’t have kids. She meant I wouldn’t give him kids. She also told me Zion and I would have twins. A boy and a girl.”

Neyla frowned. “And you believe her?”

“I don’t know, yes, I think.” I shrugged.

“But she’s the reason all this happened.”

I nodded. “She wasn’t trying to hurt me. She didn’t want me to marry Rolf. She knew I was fated to Zion.”

Neyla frowned deeper, thinking about what I was saying, then her eyes dropped to my stomach. “Twins?”

I smiled. “Yep.”

“Are you pregnant?”

“No…well, I don’t think I am. I could be.”

With the way Zion was handling me, I very well could have been but a part of me was still hesitant about the possibility.

“I’m so happy for you, sis.”

“Thank you.” My heart warmed feeling how genuine her admission was. “So you’ve been here in Diamond Falls?”

She sighed. “Yes, I didn’t want to go too far. I knew you were angry with me but I was hopeful…”

That I would come back.

“You’re coming with us, Neyla. You’re the only family I have.”

“That’s not true. You’re mated to a Bennett. You have his brothers, their pack…”

“And you. I don’t know how you feel but our parents no longer exist to me. If I never see them again, it would be too soon. You’re my family, which means my new family has to accept you too and they will. They’re nothing like Calhoun. The way they embraced Mina, and then me, was beautiful, Neyla. They’ll do the same for you.”

“I don’t know, Ness. You have a new life…”

“But that doesn’t mean I have to forget the only part of my old one that still matters to me.” I covered her hand and squeezed. She smiled and rolled her eyes.

“Fine, but only if your man agrees.”

“He will.”

“With the way you’re grinning right now and the way he wanted to snatch my head from my shoulders when he thought I was here to do you harm, I’m pretty sure he’ll do whatever you want.”

My smile blossomed fast. I ducked my head and brushed my fingers over my mark. “Yeah, well the point is I want you to go; so you’re going.”

I hugged my sister again, knowing that not only did my life feel whole because of Zion but having my sister back in my life placed a permanent seal on my happiness.