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Loving The Alpha

"You have got to be kidding me!" I sigh with defeat, unable to ignore the buzzing piece of shit anymore, it is the third time already, and by now I am certain that the person calling me is either dying or wishing to.

Throwing the warm blankets angrily, I reach for my nightstand, after a couple of attempts I get my hand on my phone and bring it to my ear, not bothering to check the caller's ID as I am too busy choreographing all the insults I am going to say to the fucker waking me up in this hour.

"The fuck..."

"What took you so long?!" I swallow back the curses I had on the tip of my tongue as I recognize the voice of the caller, the one voice I can't miss or confuse, and boy, does he sound annoyed?

"Axel..." I say in a calmer tone, taking a second to check the time on my phone, he might be our new Alpha, besides being the man I love and always loved since that fateful night, but that doesn't mean I will not express my displeasure for waking me up this time.

Gracefully and calmly that is.…

"It is two in the morning!" I whisper under my breath, wishing that it was someone else on the phone so I can serve him a nice piece of my mind, I haven't had a good night's sleep in weeks, how can he do this to me?

"I will be at your place in ten minutes, get dressed and meet me downstairs!" The urgency in his voice works like adrenaline on my body as I sit straight up on my bed, looking at my phone like it would give me any answers, Axel sounded so serious, and thinking of it, he wouldn't call me this late if it wasn't something extremely urgent, someone must be dying after all!

Jumping off the bed, I rush to my bathroom where I carelessly wash my face, cursing the fact that he didn't give me any time to shower nor properly get ready, And then shortly after it cursing myself for thinking this way, because as much as I wish that this would be a late-night date with Axel, as much as I wish for the moment when he would reciprocate my feelings, I know it is not.

Ten years had passed, I don't remember much about my life before I was rescued, or maybe it is just my coward self not wanting to remember, that part of my life was a nightmare, one that ended when I met Axel, a young brave boy who was a few years older than me, a strong boy who refused to let go of my hand as we escaped that hell pit, and a kind boy who refused to go home without me.

How can I not love him? I ask myself with a sad smile while gathering my black locks in a high ponytail, he had given me a place to call home, a pack to be a part of, a roof over my head, a plate full of food, and good people to call my own.

He had shared everything he had with me, my saving angel, And I have made sure to be by his side since that day, as a friend, as a sister, as a loyal follower, but never as a lover, for he had only had eyes for his unknown mate, who turned out to be "not me"…

Walking out of my building where I stay with few human families, I try for the millionth time to wrap my mind around this whole "mate" situation, but even when I have lived most of my life among werewolves, I still can't understand it, I mean why? Why would he wait for a mate that might never come, or might not love him back, or might be a complete bitch that doesn't suit him? Why would he wait for hope, for an illusion? While I am here for him, alive and existing, with my heart at his hands?

My grim thoughts come to an end the second I exit the building, the cool air of the night sending shivers down my spine as I spot him in his black jeep, waiting for me with a distant look on his face, Goddess, how can you create such perfection and then not make him mine? I wonder as step towards the car, his figure is all I can focus on, his blond silky hair that looks messy, his straight nose and sharp jaw, his thin lips, set on a line, showing how disturbed and worried he was.

"Hey.." I greet in a small voice as hop in the passenger seat, wondering why did my voice come out like a puppy's, he turns his head to look at me with a warm smile, a tired one that didn't reach his ears.

"Hey, Ora, sorry for waking you up this late." Have I said before that I was bothered by being called this late? I don't think I have, because I will give up sleeping for good just to see that damn smile and hear him calling my name with such tenderness.

"It is quite urgent, I need your help with something." Maybe it was the engine roaring, or maybe I have turned partially deaf somehow, but I am sure he just said "I need you", and I refuse to take it any other way.

Yeap, I have officially lost it.

"Ah- sure, what is it?"

"The north patrol found a body close to our borders." Of course, they have, I bit my tongue so I won't growl my frustration out on his face, Feeling my inner self dragging the shreds of my broken date dream to the back of my mind with a pitiful look on her face.

As we drive towards the northern borders where the mystic forest is located, Axel

briefs me on about what happened, and the more he talks the more I understand why he said he needed my help.

You see, I wasn’t normal, I might not be a wolf, a vampire, a witch, but I am not fully human either, I have a gift that makes me special, and needed in situations like this.

Reaching the borders, Axel steps off the car first and comes to stand next to me, whispering in my ear to stay next to him at all costs, I understand his worries, the north borders are the most dangerous area in our pack's territory, and even with the harsh training I got to defend myself, we both know I wasn't a match for any werewolf, let alone the other night creatures that hid behind those trees.

"I must warn you, Ora, this one is pretty ugly, if you can't handle it, don't push yourself to do so, Okay?" Just shut up with your sweetness, will you? I nearly retort back, this affection of his, the way he worries about me and cares for me is what makes it harder to love him any less, even with the knowledge that he won't love me back, not with his bitch of a mate merely existing out there.

Goddess, I wish I can kill her!

"I will be alright...” I assure him with a warm smile while walking by his side, his arm occasionally brushing against my shoulder, Goddess, he was huge, tall, and bulky with a mighty presence that radiated with warmth and safety, and even...

What the fuck? I gasp, completely awakened from my fuzzy dreams, swallowing back the bile that rose to my throat as I look at the body laying on the floor, surrounded by six warriors, four of them on their wolf forms.

Goddess, what happened here?

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