Rylee easily recognized the man as Atticus’ father. He was a very slight older version of his son. The woman, who she presumed was her mate’s mother, didn’t look much older than Atticus. Both were extremely good looking.
Atticus’ father wore a scowl as they walked toward them. “So,” he said, “Marla was right. You did take a mortal for your mate.” He said the word “mortal” as if it left a bitter taste on his tongue.
“Yes, I did. This is Rylee, my mate.”
“You know how I feel about mortals, and still you bound yourself to one. As the next pack leader, you need to be an example to the rest of the pack.”
Rylee felt Atticus stiffen beside her. “I’ve made my choice, Father. If you think that makes me less of a man because I’ve chosen to follow my heart, then so be it. And if you find you can’t accept Rylee for what she is to me, I have no qualms about going lone wolf.”
“You’d give up your status in the pack for a mor—”
“Grant!” Atticus’ mother shouted, cutting his father off. “I usually don’t interfere with pack business, but this is our son. I for one am not willing to just let him walk out of our lives because you can’t get over your uncalled for dislike of mortals.”
“You can’t exp—”
She cut him off again. “Yes, I do. Unlike you, I have no problem with my son taking a mortal mate. All that matters is his happiness.” His mother stood and walked over to Rylee. She kissed her cheek. “Welcome to the family, dear. I’m Krystal.”
“Thanks.”
Krystal turned back to Grant. “I suggest you get a quick attitude adjustment, or I’ll go visit my sister for a day—without you.”
Rylee had to bite the inside of her cheek to keep from laughing as Grant’s face paled. Atticus had explained what happened when mated couples were separated. It was a threat not to be taken lightly.
Obviously his father didn’t want to go through any of it. He cleared his throat, stood and came to stand at his mate’s side. “I welcome you to our family, Rylee. I look forward to getting to know you better.”
Krystal linked her arm through his. “See, that wasn’t so bad, after all.” She looked at Atticus. “Why don’t you show Rylee the rest of the house?”
Atticus kissed his mother on the cheek. “I’ll do that.”
Rylee allowed Atticus to pull her out of the room. He took her to the upper level and into what she presumed was his bedroom. Once safely behind the closed door, he yanked her into his arms and kissed her until her knees gave out on her.
He pulled away and smiled. “That went better than I thought it would.”
“I think you have your mother to thank for that.”
“She rarely stands up to my father, so when she does, she usually ends up winning.” He wrapped her tighter in his embrace and walked her backward toward the king-sized bed. “It seems to me it has been far too long since I had you last.”
Rylee smiled. “Then we should do something about it.”
“Oh, we will.”
As Atticus pushed her down on the bed, Rylee knew there wasn’t anywhere else she wanted to be.
The End
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