Page 184 of The Alpha and His Song: Volume One

The flight attendant called, “Mr. Daniels, we are going to land.” Odette flushed. I called, “We’ll be right out.” Odette whispered, “They had to hear us, we were so loud.” I laughed, “The sheets on this bed get changed after every flight that’s taken. They’ve heard everyone who has flown in it. My family is uh….” I trailed off.

Odette snickered, “A bunch of serious Alpha males with a kink or two?” My mate was referring to a masculine guy, not the fact I was in fact an Alpha Werewolf. She wasn’t wrong though. I smiled, “Maybe.”

We went back out and took our seats. When we landed my Jeep was waiting for us. I grabbed our luggage and we drove to the house. When we pulled up Odette’s jaw dropped. My mate asked, “You rented this place?”

I laughed, “No, my family owns this place.” Odette shrieked, “Who the hell are you people?! This is on the beach! There’s no one around. Oh my god! Property on the beach. This is a beachfront home. You have a beachfront home in North Carolina because I saw that welcome sign back there.”

I laughed, “I thought the flight to the Virgin Island house would be too long. This house just felt right.” Odette yelled, “THE VIRGIN ISLAND HOUSE?! How many freaking houses do you guys have?” I thought about it.

My mate gasped, “You have to think about it? Oh my god. Money Bags MaGee over here.” I laughed, “We have property in most states and a few in Europe. Anywhere Haley Conners has a house, my mom has one too.” Odette’s jaw dropped.

I continued, “Our vacations together got pretty crazy. Our parents go without all of us sometimes, and I don’t even want to think about what happens. My mom and Haley are crazy together. I call her Aunt Haley even though we aren’t actually related.”

Odette bit her lip asking, “So, you know Alexander Conners?” Channing linked, “Uhhh what?” I blinked asking her, “Do you?” My mate shook her head, “Not really. Well on the one hand I feel like I do. I heard a lot about him, but you said he’s marri… AH!” I picked her up and ran into the house.

Channing was fuming. I growled, “You like Alexander Conners?” Odette snorted, “Oh, god no. I mean I’ve never met him. I just knew someone who liked him.” I backed up, exhaling. Channing said, “That’s fine since it wasn’t mate that like Oden.”

I said, “Well, he is married.” Odette must have met a she wolf with a crush while moving around. A lot of people liked Alexander. He was mated though. Odette sighed sadly, “My friend will be so sad.” Before I could ask what friend she ran into the living room.

My mate stared at everything with an open mouth. I laughed, “I’ll go get the bags then I can give you a tour.” Odette snorted, “You better hurry. I could get lost in this place.” When I came back in, she was at the back window. My mate yelled excitedly, “THERE IS A POOL!”

I laughed, “There is.” Odette stripped down and backed away from me. My mate teased, “I bet I can beat you there.” I snorted, “Not even kind of.” Odette took off running and yelled, “I have a head start.” That didn’t matter, I caught her in second.

Odette grumbled, “I’m dating the flash.” That was closer to being accurate. I jumped into the water with us both. Little did I know how hard it was to get my little fish out of the water. After several hours, the sun had set and we showed no signs of getting out.

Odette giggled getting away from me. I called, “Come on, my little Mermaid.” Odette turned and hissed at me. Channing snickered, “You got in trouble.” I held my hands up, “Umm whoa, it was a joke.” Odette shrugged, “Sorry. I don’t know what that was about.” I did. Whatever her Supernatural side was did not appreciate the comparison.

I finally got my mate out of the water, and after our shower she fell right asleep. I called Clara. My Beta answered, “Hey, Keaton.” I told her, “Whatever Odette is, she does not like being called a Mermaid.”

Clara admitted, “That makes sense. I’m heavy into conspiracy theories about what not Katie is. Mostly water beings we didn’t know existing.” I semi-demanded, “Give me the list.” Clara ran it down, “Talos, Tritons, Sirens, Nachzehrer, Changeling, Kelpie, Kraken, Selkie, Scylla, and nymphs.”

I asked, “Kraken? As in release the? You’re joking.” Clara snorted, “I am not. I just can’t find a hint of whoever gets a Supernatural pet protector. I’m casting a wide net, but I’m certain your mate is one of those things I listed.”

Clara paused then added, “Ok, that’s a lie. I have NO freaking clue which one not Katie is. I’m looking for answers though. I could be right though, and her Supernatural side could be on that list.” I laughed, “That’s better than the list I had of no fucking clue.”

Clara snorted, “Which is why you have me. How’s vacation?” I snorted, “I couldn’t get my little fish out of the pool for quite some time.” Clara teased, “If I’m right, you’ll have a harder time getting her out of the ocean.”

A bone chilling humming sound began to fill the air. Clara asked, “Uhh what in the creepy noise was that?” I whispered, “I don’t know.” I whirled around and saw Odette looking like she was trying to resist walking.

I asked, “Odette?” Clara yelled, “AH HA! Not Katie’s real name is Odette. Thank God a question has been answered.” I said, “That doesn’t go past you. Please, keep it to yourself.” Odette cried, “LEAVE ME ALONE!”

Clara sounded concerned, “That’s not what she usually says to you.” I growled, “She’s not talking to me. I think she’s talking to the song. Odette doesn’t appear to be aware we are talking or that I’m here. This is not good.” Channing began to growl in my head.

Odette was fighting with whatever it was while being led outside. I was literally behind her in a flash. I asked, “Clara, what the fuck do I do?” Clara shouted, “I don’t know! Hang on! DADDY MATT, HELP! IT’S AN EMERGENCY! WE HAVE CREEPY SHIT HAPPENING!”

I begged, “My song, please wake up.” Odette started to walk into the ocean. Fuck this. I grabbed her and she immediately thrashed in my arms. I begged her, “Wake up!” Odette cried, “Don’t make me go, Key. I don’t want to go.”

Matt yelled, “KISS HER, KEATON!” Sure. I pulled my mate into a kiss. The second our lips met she melted into me. Odette gasped, woke up, and shrieked, “What are we doing out here?” I said, “Uhh you…”

Clara interrupted, “Sleepwalking! Yeah, you were sleepwalking, Katie.” Odette asked, “Is that Clara?” I answered, “Yes, I was on the phone with her and her dad.” Odette flushed, “Gosh, how embarrassing.” Channing was growling in my head.

I assured her, “It’s not embarrassing.” Making me want to kill someone sure, but definitely not embarrassing. Odette rubbed her face, “I was having this strange dream, but you woke me up. I’m sorry I interrupted your call and got all the way out here. Man, I'm tired.”

Then she passed out in my arms. I ran back up to the house and locked it up, arming alarm. I asked, “What the hell just happened?” Dad admitted, “I don’t know. Rya is calling Giz. Are you guys ok?” I asked “Dad?!” Dad snorted, “Yes, Matt linked me.”

I answered his original question, “We’re fine.” Channing growled. Dad continued, “I called the Alpha out there. They are going to run patrols. I can come out there if you need me to.” I said, “Let’s keep that in your back pocket for now. That was creepy.”

Clara said, “That song gave me chills in a very bad way.” I admitted, “Me too.” It sounded horrifying. Matt cleared his throat, “Alright, I’m officially joining Clara in her research. That was something. I don’t actually have the right words for that.”