The Alphas' Bliss by G.J. Cox

no I’m not turning her over! She’s mine,” I responded just as angrily. The thought of never seeing her again, of never touching her again enraged me.
    “Reardon, you spent a good bit of time with Devin and his pack. Reassure me about him,” I instructed gruffly.
    “He’s good to the females in the packs. From the youngest to the oldest. He’s protective and I’m guessing he’ll be annoyingly so over Bliss. They mate for life Micha, he’d never cheat on her, he’d never do anything to hurt her. Wolves put their mates first, above everything else. The personal happiness and safety of their mates, mean everything. Devin is a little rough but he’ll be good to her, I have no doubt.”
    I nodded in understanding. “Bliss won’t accept him lightly. She’s got some pretty negative thoughts when it comes to wolves.”
    “Can you blame her after what happened?” Dante asked.
    I shook my head. “No, I can’t.”
    “Devin will have his work cut out for him,” Reardon said with a gleeful smile.
    He wasn’t the only one, I thought to myself.
    The phone on my desk rang so my brothers made themselves scarce. I picked it up noticing that it was the extension down in the clinic.
    “Hey doc. What’s up?”
    “I have some news Micha. I’m not sure if it’s good news or not,” she said hesitantly.
    “Whatever it is, just tell me,” I instructed.
    Lucy sighed heavily. “Bliss’ blood work came back from the geneticist. She’s part wolf Micha. That’s what the anomalies are in her blood. Wolf genetics.”
    I didn’t know what to say. I ran my hands through my hair roughly. Bliss was not going to be happy to find out that tidbit of info.
    “Thanks Lucy. I appreciate you calling me first. I’ll talk to Bliss.”
    “Understood.” Lucy responded before hanging up the phone.
    God, how was I going to break it to her that she was half of what she despised most in the world?
     
    * * * *
     
    I was beyond furious at my relatives. I couldn’t believe that they’d hide something as important as Bliss having another mate. I paced the study of my Aunt and Uncle’s home, from one wall to the next, waiting for them to make an appearance. Bliss sat on the couch tucked into herself. She would neither look at me, nor was she trying to speak to me. I didn’t blame her. I was in no mood for idle chitchat and with that little secret of her being half wolf bouncing around in my head, I wasn’t fit to have a conversation.
    “Micha, Bliss, what brings you by on such a beautiful Fall day?” Uncle Henry asked, walking into the study followed by Aunt Bethell who was carrying a tea service.
    “We came to discuss the fact that you hid that Bliss had a Wolf mate,” I said with no pretense of niceties. The tea service clattered to the coffee table.
    My Aunt turned to Bliss and hissed at her. “You told him? We told you to never speak of that mark. To never show it! To hide it always!”
    Bliss shook her head. “No mother. No. I didn’t. I went dancing and…”
    “Dancing! What did I tell you! You were to stop all that foolishness when you went to live with Micha.”
    “Mother, please listen.” Bliss tried to explain, but my Aunt just talked over her. Bliss sat back in the couch and curled into herself dejectedly. My Aunt continued to admonish her.
    “Enough!” I growled. “Aunt Bethell, Uncle Henry, sit. I’ll explain what happened last night, then you’ll explain why you lied to Bliss when the marks made themselves known.”
    They sat on the couch opposite Bliss and listened intently to what I had to say. Aunt Bethell got up and went to Bliss pulling her into her arms, apologizing profusely for haranguing her.
    “Micha, son, you have to understand. We were just trying to protect her. Wolves tried to kill her. We couldn’t turn her over to them for her transition. You are her best bet for survival. We are sorry for the deception but we were doing what was best for our daughter. Protecting her the best way we knew