“What are you going to do about the other mate?” Daisy asked her quietly.
Emma took a sip of her coffee and sighed.
“I will have to be careful.” she said as she looked up at us. “I don’t want him to start a war. I don’t want to hurt any of our pack members because of this. I don’t want his pack members to get hurt because of this.”
My heart burst with pride, and I pulled her to my ch*st.
“I am so proud of you.” I told her softly. “So f**king proud.”
Emma looked up at me and smiled.
We heard a sniffle and looked at Daisy.
“I am so sorry.” Daisy mumbled, wiping the tears from her cheeks. “It’s the hormones. Andrew’s son is making me cry.”
Emma snorted and shook her head.
“Did you notice that he is your son or my nephew when he is doing something she doesn’t like and that he is mom’s little golden boy when he is behaving?” Emma asked, raising an eyebrow at me.
I laughed and looked at my mate.
“Emma’s got a point.” I said, shaking my head.
“That’s because he got all the mischievous genes from you two.” Daisy said, r*bbing her belly.
I chuckled and looked back at my sister. She was smiling and shaking her head at my mate.
“Enough about me and your mischievous nephew, Emma.” Daisy said, smirking. “Tell us what the plan is.”
Emma POV
I was just about to start explaining my plan to Andrew and Daisy when the front door opened and my mate walked inside the house.
“Emma?” he called me, and I could hear a hint of worry in his voice.
“Kitchen.” Andrew said.
A second later, I saw my mate enter with a worried exp**ssion on his face.
His eyes found me, and he breathed out in relief.
“What happened, baby?” he asked as she rushed toward me. “I thought that you would wait for me at home?”
He picked me up, sat down on my chair, and put me on his lap.
I wr*pped my arms around his neck and placed a small k**s on his l*ps.
“Why are you here?” I asked instead of answering him. “I thought that you would be in your office.”
“I was.” Logan said. “I came here to talk to Andrew. I noticed your scent when I came close to the house. I got worried that something happened.”
I took a deep breath and bit my l*p. I had no idea what to tell him. I really didn’t want to bother him until I knew what to do. I didn’t want to bother him until Andrew told me that my plan wasn’t completely crazy.
“You can tell him, Em.” Andrew said softly.
“Tell me what?” Logan asked, panicking. “Did something happen? Are you okay?”
I placed my hands on his face and caressed his cheeks.
I had to tell him. I couldn’t let him worry.
“I am fine.” I said, giving him a small smile. “I came here to talk to Andrew and Daisy about my plan for Alpha Nathan. I didn’t want to tell you until I had a solid one. I didn’t want to burden you with it until I knew for sure what I would do when he came here.”
“f**k, Emma.” Logan sighed. “Of course you need to tell me. We need to come up with a plan together. You are not alone in this.”
I smiled at him and placed another small k**s on his l*ps.
“What did you come up with, baby?” Logan asked me as he placed a strand of my hair behind my ear.
I took a deep breath and looked at my brother. He smiled and gave me a small nod.
“I already told Andrew and Daisy that we needed to be careful.” I said as I looked back at my mate. “I don’t want to start a war. I don’t want innocent people to get hurt.”
Logan nodded and tightened his arms around me.
“Anna said that he was coming here.” I continued. “I will sit down and talk to him. I will see what he wants. Maybe he won’t want me. Maybe he already has a mate. Maybe we could just reject each other and continue on like nothing happened.”
I stopped talking and looked at my mate. I could tell by the look on his face that he didn’t think that Alpha Nathan wouldn’t want me.
“That is highly unlikely, love.” Andrew said, making me look at him. “You heard what Anna said. Alpha Nathan’s father is sure that you are his son’s mate and he is coming to get you.”
“I know.” I sighed. “But maybe Alpha Nathan doesn’t want this. Maybe his dad is forcing him. Maybe there is another woman in his life. I will talk to him about what he wants.”
“And if he wants you?” Daisy asked quietly.
Logan growled and tightened his arms around me.
“That’s the part of my plan I need help with.” I mumbled, looking down at my hands. “Like I said, I don’t want to start a war, and that means that I have to be careful.”
I looked up at my mate and took a deep breath.
“I will make it clear to him that I am not interested in being his mate.” I said, looking my mate in the eyes. “I will tell him that I won’t leave you for him. I will tell him that I love you and that I don’t want him.”
“But he will want a chance.” Andrew mumbled, making me look at him.
I nodded and gulped.
“And you think that you should give him one?” Daisy asked quietly.
Logan tensed up. Andrew growled.
I looked at Daisy and gulped.
“I think I should give him a chance to get to know me.” I said, tightening my arms around Logan. “If he wants to be my friend, he can. I don’t think I should give him a chance as in date him or let him near me in any kind of physical sense.”
Logan growled, making me look at him.
“Mine.” he said, p**ssing his l*ps against mine.
I k**sed him back and ran my fi**gers through his hair.
“Yours.” I mumbled against his l*ps.
“You don’t seem sure.” Daisy said, making me look back at her.
Logan buried his head into my neck, and I continued running my fi**gers through his hair.
“I’m not.” I said. “It could seem like I’m leading him on, even though I plan to tell him loud and clear that I don’t want him. It could lead us to war, and that is the last thing I want.”
Daisy looked at my brother.
“What do you think, honey?” she asked him.
I looked at Andrew. He was staring in front of himself. His eyebrows were furrowed, and he was biting his lower l*p. He looked deep in thought.
Andrew took a deep breath and looked up at Logan. I saw the pain in his eyes as he looked at his best friend.
“I don’t know.” Andrew mumbled. “I think we should start with the first part of your plan.”
Andrew looked at me and sighed.
“We will talk to him when he gets here.” Andrew said. “You will tell him that you don’t want him. We will go on from there. We will talk to him about what he wants, and we will try to find a solution. He probably doesn’t want a war either. Our pack is the strongest, and he knows that.”
I nodded and took a deep breath.
I felt better after sharing my plan with my family. I felt stronger. I felt more at peace.
Logan lifted his head and k**sed my cheek.
“Andrew is right.” he said, his voice raspy. “Let’s start with a talk. I hope that we will never have to use the rest of your plan.”
“I hope that too.” I mumbled as I leaned my head on his shoulder.
Logan tightened his arms around me, and for a second, I forgot about everything. For a second, it was just me and him. For a second, nothing scared me. For a second, I forgot about the other man.
I just wished that the peace I felt could last more than a second. I wished it could last forever.
Logan POV
I walked into my office and sat down at my desk.
How the f**k was I supposed to focus on my job? How the f**k was I supposed to do something when I knew that another man was coming for my mate?
I wondered where he was. Was he close? Would he come to my pack today? Would he come tomorrow? Would it be in a week or in a month? What would I do when I saw him? How the f**k would I stop myself from killing him?
How the f**k would I survive if he took my mate from me?
I wouldn’t. It would kill me.
I buried my face in my hands and groaned.
“I would ask how you are, but that seems like a stupid question.” Drake mumbled as he sat down on one of the chairs opposite me.
I moved my hands from my face and sighed.
“I wouldn’t know the answer to that question anyway.” I mumbled. “I’m barely holding it together.”
I ran my fi**gers through my hair and took a deep breath.
It was so f**king hard to describe what I was feeling. I was angry. I was in pain. I was terrified. I was so f**king terrified. I was sick to my stomach. My body was in pain. I was incredibly sad. I wanted to scream. I wanted to sob. I wanted to explode and burn the f**king world down.
But I couldn’t. I f**king couldn’t.
There was nothing I could do except wait. There was f**king nothing I could do!
“You are not doubting Emma’s love for you, right?” Andrew asked me.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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