Alpha’s Choice

It's an Improvement

Eva's POV

I woke up to a banging on my door.

EVA! You have to wake up! It was Jane.

From the scents on the other side of the door, I know she wasn't alone. Molly, Casey, Emma. All out there.

I turned over and groaned. I look out the window, and I see that it looked dark.

I dragged myself out of bed, opened the door, and automatically wrapped up in a sea of arms. Finally, I peeled myself away and walked back to my bed.

"What time is it?"

"9PM. You missed lunch and dinner," replied Casey as she sat on the bed. Emma is sitting on my coffee table, Molly is on the floor, and Jane looks around nervously.

"Anywhere is fine, Jane."

"Huh?" she replied, as if I had just interrupted her thoughts.

She walks towards my windows and looks nervously outside.

I attempted to crawl back under the covers.

"No, ma'am," chimed Casey, you need to get up, take a bath and meet us downstairs.

"Why?"

"Because you can't just hide in your room all night," replied Emma.

"Plus, I have plans for us."

"Can we start tomorrow?"

"No," Molly said as she walked into my bathroom, I heard water running and knew that I was losing this battle.

Walking back into the room, "I ran you a bath." You have 45 mins and then we expect you downstairs," she said as she ushered everyone out.

"Is there food?" I asked

"Of course, honey," replied Casey.

"Is it pizza?"

"Deep dish cheese, mashed potato and bacon, and meat lovers," answered Molly.

"All of your favorites," Casey said.

"And lots of wine," added Emma.

After they left, I took my clothes off as I walked into the bathroom; it smelled divine. I tested the water with my hand, and it was hot, the way I like it.

I grabbed my phone and started my "in my feels" playlist, and Mario's "Lay in my Bed" played.

"I got in the tub, leaned my head back, and tried to turn my mind off.

Please spend the night

I wanna make this right.

Girl, what you leavin' for? (leaving for)

Shawty close the door

We 'gotta be making love

Instead of breaking up

Come on baby let me show you I'm for real(lay in my bed)

We 'gotta be making love

Instead of breaking up

Come on baby let me show you I'm for real(lay in my bed)"

My head is spinning! Is he thinking of me?

Is that girl really his girlfriend?

Why would the moon goddess pair me with a mate who does not even want a mate?

Why would she want to make me suffer like this?

I feel like that heart is being squeezed in my chest. The mate bond is so strong; it must be because he's a d*ng alpha.

The tears start to fall down; I don't stop them. I must have lost track of time because the water was freezing cold before I knew it, and I forced myself to rinse off and get out.

I put on my black high-waisted leggings, black sports bra, and one of Dan's old T-shirts. I redid my messy bun; I looked at my bloodshot eyes in the mirror. Great. Rummaging through my draws, I find some itchy eye relief eye drops and put a couple of drops in each eye. Then I turned the faucet to cold; I waited a minute and cupped some cold water in my hands, and held it over my eyes. I repeated this a couple of times. Then I dried my face, applied some moisturizer, and put a bit of Aquaphor on my lips. Looking at my reflection, well, it's an improvement, I think. Shrugging, I headed downstairs.

I find the living room empty, but I hear voices coming from the kitchen, I walk in to find everyone eating and talking. From the sounds of it, Chris is in the hot seat.

"Do you even know how many of the local she-wolves you've slept with?" Kane asked jokingly.

"What can I say? The ladies love me," he replied. Since we were little, the girls have always loved him and his brothers and father, something about his family that unmated she-wolves find irresistible. It only seems to work on unmated she-wolves, though; whatever it is once a she-wolf is mated, it's not as strong. When Emma and Casey first joined the pack, they couldn't stop staring at him, it was too funny, watching him squirm because of the Luna and beta female. Now, they see him like I do, like an annoying brother.

"Oh goddess, what happened now?" I asked, walking into the kitchen. Everyone looked my way.

"Hey, champ!"

"Hey, she lives!"

"Get in here before Brendan eats everything."

I look around the room, and I see how much they love me. So I grab a plate and a slice of mashed potato and bacon pizza. I take a big bite and do a happy dance.

"I see; we made the right choices tonight," commented Emma, causing us to chuckle.

"Food is my love language!!"

"WE KNOW!" they replied.

Laughing so hard, I poured a cup of coke and washed down my pizza.

"Thank you guys. What else are we gonna do?

"MOVIES!" Shouted Molly, while bouncing into the living room. Everyone grabbed their glasses, except for Casey she grabbed her bottle of water and we followed.

"What will it be?" Asked Dan

"Kingsman!"

"John Wick!"

"Endgame!"

"50 shades; freed!" I look around the room, and see that they're all mind linking.

"50 shades it is, replied Casey." All the guys sat quietly on the large sofas. Kane and Casey together, Brendan and Emma, Jane and Dan, Chris, Molly and I on the largest couch together with blankets on us.

Chris pours the were wine and Molly presses play. 1 hour into the movie, the guys get a mind link from patrol.

Kane's POV

"Alpha, there's an alpha here demanding to see you."

"He was identified as Alpha Jaxon of the Darkwoods Pack; he had a couple of ranked wolves with him. What should we do?"

"Escort them to the packhouse", I ordered

"Yes, alpha."

Middling the guys:

We have a problem

What? Chris answered, bored.

He's here.

Who's here? Asked Brandon

Alpha Jaxon.

I see Dan's jaw clenched.

I got up, and the guys followed. The ladies turned to look at us.

"Nothing serious, just someone at the border, and we are gonna figure it out."

"Something that requires all of you?" Emma accused.

"You guys keep watching the movie; promise it's nothing," I assured them.

We walked out of the packhouse, closed the door, and waited on the porch.

In the mindlink:

What the f*ck does he want? Shouts Dan

How dare he come here? Added Chris

That guy has some nerve! Brandon stated.

We will keep our cool. We will not escalate things. Let's hear them out before making any rash decisions.

That's why you are the alpha, because he would not be coming here if I had a choice. Dan said.

Yes, we will always protect Evie, but he is an alpha and deserves a minimal amount of respect. So we will listen and we will decide tomorrow.

Chris scoffs and shuts off the link while sitting down on the stairs.

Dan and Brendan are each leaning on pillars on either side of the porch, and I remained standing. This is not how I saw my night going, but am I going to stand in the way of an alpha and his mate?

Jaxon's POV:

She ran away to TEXAS!!

What am I going to say?

Will she even listen? When is this d*mn plane gonna land?!

What's the plan here, Jax? Taylor asked, interrupting my thoughts

Get my mate back.

How are you going to do that? rebuttals Taylor

Yeah, I don't think she's just gonna jump into your arms, my friend. chirped Nate

I hate him sometimes.

What was my plan?

"Flight crew, please prepare for landing."

Finally!

Looking at Nate, "Did you get the address from Jane?"

"Yeah, but I didn't tell her we were actually coming! What is the plan here Jax?" Taylor added.

"I am gonna talk to her"

"And?

"Ask her to come back with me."

"That's it?"

"Yeah, she's not saying yes to that," Nate stated.

"For once, can you just sh*t up!"

"He's not wrong, but we will do what it takes to bring our luna home." Taylor assured.

"Let's go."

We climbed into the waiting SUV, Nate in the driver's seat and Taylor in the back.

After 15 minutes, we were near their parklands, and I felt Alistair start to stir in my mind, sensing that our mate is near.

Their borders have a large stone entrance without a gate that stretches in both directions.

This pack takes their safety seriously. A row of 6 warriors appeared almost out of thin air at the entrance, stopping the car.

My name is Nathaniel Anderson, a beta of the Darkwoods pack; my alpha and gamma are here; to see alpha, Kane.

We were not expecting visitors. Said the tall one.

Speak to your alpha.

His eyes cloud over, mindlinking while the others are on high alert.

Alistair starts to growl. I will tear them all to pieces if they stand in my way.

"Two warriors will escort you to the packhouse." Said the tall one.

"Thanks," Nate replied with a goofy look on his face.

20 mins later, we arrived at the packhouse to see a group of men on the porch. From their aura, all ranked. Alistair growls.

I assured him that we'll get her back as we stepped out of the SUV.