"Alright Darla. You can start working here as a waitress. Takin orders from those at the tables. Under one condition." She sat smiling waiting for the condition. "You have your brother the Alpha, keep your mate in line." She shook her head vigorously, "Absolutely. What is the dress code for working." Lucy laughed out loud. "Well, this could work in making your mate jealous and realize he fucked up. Dress code is sexy." We all laughed, and I then gave her a week schedule so far. "Tomorrow come in around noon. I will go over the menus with you and teach you some bartending skills in case you ever need to help out behind the bar. The pay is six dollars an hour and we all split tips. Is that okay with you?" she nodded, "yeah. Help each other out that is awesome." "Okay then, today noon until close. Tomorrow five until close. By then I will have you a weekly schedule made up." She stood and shook my hand gratefully and headed out. When I turned around all three of them were staring at me with Cheshire like grins plastered on their faces. "What?"
Kingston
She was a feisty one. No one has ever stood up to me the way she did. I heard about the new bar on neutral territory when it opened two months ago. I had a lot of business to attend and only went last night because of Darla begging me to. I never expected to have a mate and I did not expect one with a fiery temper. My wolf howled at the sight of her. He has never had a doubt about his mate. She was about five foot six. Her hair was long, like to her butt long. It was jet black on top and faded into silver from her ears down. It was loose curls that framed her face marvelously. She had a very nice tan, and her eyes were a grey color. Her lips were plump and pink. She was tatted which I found extremely sexy. She was thick. She had large breasts, flat stomach, thick thighs, and curves that could go on for days.
The way her black top traced her breasts not showing to much skin but enough to leave a guy wanting more. Her black ripped jeans showing skin leaving the rest to your imagination made my breath hitch just thinking about it. Her smells were intoxicating. She smelled like fresh baked chocolate chip cookies with a hint of strawberries. Ugh, I need to get her out of my head. I will not be able to work today with a major hard-on. 'Alpha, your sister is wanting to speak to you. She made you both breakfast.' 'Thank you, Henry, tell her I will be down in just a minute.'
Darla, my baby sister. She was the only family I had left. My beta, her mate has been a complete ass here lately, but it is not my place to intervene into their relationship. I walked int the kitchen where Darla was setting the table with my favorite foods. I saw chocolate chip pancakes, biscuits and gravy, bacon, and orange juice. I eyed her with a quizzical look trying to figure out what she was up to. I sat down and began piling food onto my plate. "What are you wanting Darla?" she nearly choked on her juice, "I have no clue what you are talking about big bro." I cocked my brow at her, "Seriously?" she huffed knowing I know her all too well.
"You know what is going on between Bryson and me. I thought maybe if I get a job, it would be good for me and teach him that I do not need to be dependent on him." I knew she needed something to keep herself occupied and a new start. Something to fix this. "Okay, well I could call a couple of the shops around here." She interrupted me, cutting off my sentence. "I already found one brother." Her smile was telling me I was not going to like the rest of her sentence.
"You want to work on the neutral territory away from pack safety. From our protection." I shouted at her ridiculous idea. "Brother, I am not asking your permission, just for you to accept it. They already said yes with one condition." I knew it, they want something from our pack. 'Mate is not like that, shut up about her like that.' 'Crimson, you do not know her either.' My wolf then went silent. "What do they want Darla?" She gave me a mean glare. "The boss wants the Alpha, to keep his male Beta in line and no trouble to come to her bar from me working there. I expect as my brother you will do just that." She then turned and walked out leaving me in my silent turmoil. Great now I will have to talk to the Beta. "Darla, one guard will go with you and keep an eye. Just in case. He is only eyes and ears." She said nothing in response, and I then decided it was better now than later to tell Bryson.
I was waiting in the office for him to join me. "Hey Kingston, what did you want to talk about?" "Hey Bryson, this is not a friendly meeting but a business one." He eyed me and sat down. "Darla has been looking for a job and I have agreed to her terms and the owners." He huffed in frustration. "What do you mean, she is the Alpha's sister, the Beta's mate. There are enemies that could attack her for her status alone." He began ranting and it was starting to get infuriating. "Beta, stand down. Calm your wolf now. This is not up for debate; it has already been decided and you are to deal with it. She will be working at The Blue Moon." He went to shout I could feel his wolf's anger. "No Bryson, you have no say so. This is her decision and I agreed to the terms for her to work there. You are not to go cause problems. If you do you will be thrown in the cells until you can learn to control yourself. You done this, you treat her as your property, and she is now wanting space. You will let her do this. Is that clear?"
He glared at me, but I could see the sadness in his eyes. "Yes Alpha, I just cannot lose her. I never cheated, I only flirted. Ever since the incident she has been closed off. She never lets me touch her, hold her, I cannot even talk about my feelings with her." I listened to him as he began to break down. "Bryson, you need to let her do this and who knows maybe this will be good for you to. Also, stop flirting, show her you love her and will always support her." I hugged him, he has been my friend for many years and is like my brother. I guess it would be good time to tell him. "So, let us take you out of the hot seat. I found my mate." His jaw dropped in shock. "What the hell, why did you not start with that. Who is it?" "Well, you remember the trouble you stirred up last night?" he laughed, "Yeah, that owner/bartender really let your ass have it. I mean she really..." He saw the look on my face when the realization finally hit him. "Holy shit balls on a cracker. She is your mate." I only nodded in response. "You are tee totally fucked there, bro. She is fire."
Anastasia
"See that easy." Darla was doing wonderful during her training. "Now if you find a way to make the table waiting easier by all means do it." She laughed. "Thanks, Anastasia. This means a lot." I returned a smile. "So, Darla, I see you convinced your brother to allow this. I also see that he sent a friend with you." She snapped her head towards me. "How did you know?" Ember laughed her wolf laugh in my head. "Seriously, isn't it obvious. One, his scent has been lingering. Two, I have seen him twice walking the perimeter nearby. Three, you're the Alpha's sister, the Beta's mate." I just gave her the come on now look and her head dropped. "Please do not fire me." I stopped her before she went off the deep in. "No, Darla I was thinking we could have a little bit of fun. Layla and Lucy are mixing us up some grub before work. Calvin is almost done setting up the music equipment. What do you say?" she smiled a mischievous grin and then and there I knew I was going to like this girl.
We all gathered around the table clear on the plan. Then Darla the wonderful actress screamed her loudest scream she could muster. Within second her shadow came rushing through the front door and saw us. "Sit." Then I put my finger to mouth and head telling him to shh and no mind linking. Was not even five minutes I heard the padding of a large wolf getting closer. I could hear the sound of bones breaking and realigning. In walked a shirtless Alpha. No matter how much I wanted to look down his chest I kept my eyes locked on his eyes. "What the hell?" he said pointing to the guard and his sister. "This is what you get. My bar is for all supernatural's some who feel like this a safe place to have fun. They will not think that if they see your dog on a leash guarding the property. That just alerts any enemy that something valuable is in here." He looked at me very intently with almost a hunger in his eyes. "So how do you expect my sister to be safe?" "Well, if you would have discussed this as adults, I would have hired your bodyguard as a bouncer. That way he was inside and had eyes on Darla." He kept his mouth shut realizing it was a better idea then him lurking around outside. "Alpha, it is urgent." The guard jumped up. "Sir, my mate is in labor." The Alpha wasted no time, "Go be with your mate, you're on a month hiatus to be with your family." My heart warmed at his softer side. "Then who is going to guard me so I can be here?" I heard a worried Darla ask quietly. "I will be." My head snapped to look at him and the Alpha had a sinister smile on his face and I for once had nothing to say but internally, 'we are so fucked Ember.'