Wes. The feeling of dread filled his stomach. He never considered that before.
“Oh I’m sure he loves you, very much so, but he probably doesn’t want to. So you have to show him you’ve changed. Set the few wolves straight who keep giving Lachlan shit, and you need to let him do what he wants, not what you want.”
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Garrett thought about it, and it made sense. “When did you get so insightful?”
“From watching you make so many mistakes.” Wes smiled so wide all Garrett could see were his pearly-white teeth.
“Asshole,” Garrett teasingly growled.
Wes stood and headed for the door. He glanced over his shoulder as he turned the knob. “Still right though.”
Garrett tossed a pen in Wes’s direction only to hit the door as it shut behind him.
Alone with his thoughts, Garrett started to draw up a mental plan of action. From here on out he was going to make decisions for him, not the pack as a whole. He’d still take care and protect the pack, but he needed to focus on getting his mate back. Because if he didn’t Garrett would go insane, and then what good would he be to his pack?
A light tapping had him looking toward his office door. “Your mate is wanting to see you,” a nice female wolf by the name of Clara said around the edge of the door. She was terribly shy but very kind.
Clara came from another pack a few years ago and was one of the wolves that resided within his home.
“Thank you, Clara. Tell him I’ll be right out.”
“Sure thing, Garrett.” Clara dipped her head then eased the door closed behind him.
Garrett took a few deep breaths to help calm his racing heart, but it wasn’t helping. Nerves pricked at his skin as he rose to his feet and headed out the door. He had to keep his temper reined in. If he blew up on Lachlan, the man might actually take Benedict up on his offer and move to Alaska.
As he came around the corner, Lachlan’s back was to him. He was talking to Aaron and trying to talk with Aaron’s brother, Toby. But it was pointless. Toby was still dealing with the trauma of his attack a few weeks prior. Toby had been lured away into a situation he couldn’t get out of, and now he was paying the price.
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When Lachlan got closer and still neither Lachlan or Aaron turned to acknowledge him, Garrett cleared his throat.
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Chapter Four
The sound of a throat clearing interrupted his and Aaron’s conversation. He turned to see Garrett standing behind him. Lachlan eyed him warily. The man looked like he was covered in sweat and about ready to puke on the floor.
“Lachlan, I see you made it over okay.”
Lachlan watched as Garrett closed his eyes and cursed under his breath. Very odd.
“What I meant to say is, I’m happy to see you.”
“Thanks,” Lachlan drew the word out real slow. Garrett looked jumpy and he couldn’t put his finger on why.
“Aaron, thank you for greeting my mate.”
“My pleasure.” Aaron reached over and pinched Lachlan’s side.
Lachlan jumped then giggled at the faint tickle sensation it gave him.
The sound of a deep growl echoed in the entryway, and he and Aaron both jumped.
“Could you please refrain from groping my mate while you’re standing right in front of me?” Garrett’s voice was low and menacing.
The blue of Garrett’s irises swirled like a thunderstorm had erupted in the man’s eyes.
“I’m sorry, Alpha. I meant no disrespect.” Aaron made to grab Lachlan’s arm again and quickly let it fall to his side. “Lachlan, I’ll talk to you later. I’m really glad you moved back in.”
Lachlan pulled Aaron into a final hug. He met Garrett’s eyes over Aaron’s shoulder. Part of Lachlan wanted to smile at his mate.
Lachlan thought it’d be a good punishment for Garrett to watch him be close with another person. But in the end he thought better of it.
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Lachlan didn’t want things to get tough on Aaron because he was acting