THE ALPHA HIS LUNA AND THEIR MATE

COMPLEX LOVE

Aria's POV,

I could feel him pulling me close to him, his hands around my waist, and I felt his heaving breath on my skin, he wanted me as much as I wanted him. But I had a lot of questions racing through my mind.

"Alex please stop," I managed to let out the sound from my mouth, it sounded like a plea for help, strength to push away from the force pulling me to him.

"Aria, let's not make this hard for ourselves, we both want this and you know it, so why should we stop halfway?"

"Alex, it isn't that easy. Since I left you, my parents have been planning this marriage between me and this young warlock, and I am supposed to meet him tomorrow when I return home from Witches Academy and start the marriage arrangement. "

He pulled away from me and I could see his unreadable expression. "You are getting married?" he asked.

"No….. Yes… not technically, " I stuttered, I adjusted my posture, to stand straight against the wall, Alex didn't give much distance between us. But I could feel the tension in the air as he gazed directly at me.

"What does ' technically' mean, Ariana?"

He called me by my full name with an increased octave in his tone.

"I am not sure Alex, there are a lot of procedures to these things."

"Bullshit," he spat out," I am your mate and you want to give up on that to go be with a warlock."

"I rejected you, Alex."

"I never accepted your rejection, so 'technically,' you are still my mate," he said with an air quote mid-statement and I couldn't help but smile.

"Aria, please don't do this to us again."

"Alex, it isn't that easy, my parents know that you are an Alpha with another mate. My father will never agree to that, he wouldn't give. his blessing,"

"We don't need his blessings," he muttered. He came closer to me, my breasts were pressed below his chest while he towered over me, he leaned in close to me, and I could feel the taste of his lips on mine again.

"Alex, they are my parents. Should I just cut them off? It means me cutting off my roots?"

He ran his hands through his hair, "What am I to do with all this feeling I feel for you?" he pulled me back to him. My heart was beating extremely fast and it made it even harder for me. He grabbed me by the waist again as he gazed pierced into mine, "Your heart is beating really fast, we both want this Aria, baby, let's not fight against this."

I didn't want to fight against it, if there was anything I wanted more, it was to pull him to me and let him explore every curve and edge of me. I could see his gaze fall upon my lips.

"Aria,"

"Alex, let's not make this hard. I will be leaving tomorrow back to the witches' territory and you won't have to see me again."

"And it is not far enough. I will follow you to the end of the world. There is no place you will go that would be far enough to stop me from chasing after you,"

I raised my head to meet his gaze, f**k, hell, he was dead serious, I could see it in his eyes.

"I have already lost a mate. I would be a fool to lose you too."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Give us a chance."

I was about to answer when I heard my name being called from behind me. The voice was familiar.

I quickly veered around and saw Jasmine standing there, her eyes instantly judging me. Jasmine is my overbearing, perfect sister. She must have trailed me here using our family witch spell.

I pushed away from Alex and he pulled away, adjusting his shirt and glaring at Jasmine.

"What are you doing here? And who is he?" she asked and I rolled my eyes, letting out an exasperated sigh.

"Nobody," I quickly said, "What are you doing here?"

"Dad said I should pick you up and I decided to surprise you by picking you up early and I guess I am the one being surprised now," she replied in a condescending tone. Her eyes scrutinize me and Alex. I am 23 for god's sake. I don't know why Jasmine treats me like a freaking teenager.

"Let's get going," she commanded, and I gazed at Alex, who had not uttered a word, probably because I just called him nobody.

I was about to walk past Alex when he held my hands, "I will be at the hotel, down the street, room 12b. If you change your mind, I will be waiting for you."

I was about to respond to him when Jasmine called out my name again.

"Let's get moving Aria, I don't have all day," she yelled out and I rolled my eyes, pulling my hands away and I strode to the car and sat on the back seat close to her as the driver began steering.

"I can't believe I found you on some street corner doing heaven knows what with some men. I thought five years at Witches Academy would make you a refined lady, but clearly, you are still reckless, irresponsible, …. " She kept blabbing about how reckless and not "Lady-like" I was while I tuned her out.

I was going back to being with some guy I would never share the connection I have with Alex, some warlock I would have to force to have a bond with. I would be going back to my parents who constantly compared me to Jasmine. In all that, the thought of being away from Alex again was dreadful I couldn't bear that thought.

"Stop the car," I yelled out.

"What?" Jasmine asked.

"Stop the f*****g car, Jasmine," I yelled out again, and the driver halted immediately.

"What is wrong with you Aria, I have had it with all your shenanigans?"

"I am not going back with you Jasmine, I am going back with my mate," I responded and quickly opened the car door while Jasmine yelled something about how I was a disgrace to all witches. I ran as fast as I could back to the street corner but he wasn't there and I recall him telling me where he was staying.

I took a cab there. It was a few blocks away. My heart was racing as I inquired from the receptionist and I climbed the stairs, still panting from the marathon I had just run to get there. Once, I was in front of his door. I knocked.

As soon as he opened the door, he looked dashingly handsome.

"I want to be with you Alex," I declared, and without saying another word he pulled me in, lifting me as I wrapped my leg around his waist and his hands holding my buttocks firmly, his lips covered mine.