His Human Mate

The first kiss

Stephen

Rex is seething in anger watching Rick lock arms with Samantha as he walks her home, we decided to follow them, you know to make sure she gets home safe. I know he can tell I am following, I can't believe I didn't notice sooner that he is part of the pack. It must be that they just arrived and are have not been accepted back fully yet, probably why dad wanted me there this morning, but I wanted to get to school early. That is also why he can talk to me the way he was, I am not his future alpha yet so I can not hold that against him yet.

"I think he likes me." brought me out of my thoughts and I realize they are talking about me so I listen more, and believe it or not, Rick tells her to follow her heart. Hopefully when she turns sixteen her heart will reach for me. The thought makes me happy, I watch as they make it to her house and he waves goodbye watching her go inside. Rick walks away and towards me with a smug look on his face, "Come on out, I know you are there." he says. I walk out of the tree line and greet him with a nod. "Want to walk together or are you too angry to be in my company?" He ask when I don't speak to him. "Sure why not." I say as we begin to walk. 

"Sorry to hear about your dad, I hope your mother is doing well." I say trying to not start a rivalry between us, losing a mate can sometimes kill the one left alone. He looks at me with a bit of sadness in his eyes, "Thanks, she is doing her best to keep herself together, coming back here to get back into work here at the hospital was my idea." he says looking down. "She needed to get away from all the memories, though I think when she looks at me she sees him." he continues. We walk in silence for a bit before he says something that makes me growl in response.

 "You may be her mate, but I want her too and with her being half human she can choose freely who she wants even with the mate bond pull." He looks at me and shakes his head, "Calm down, I'm only stating the obvious." It took me a moment to realize, "Half human?" I ask. He looks at me a little shocked. "You didn't know, her mom was a rouge from our pack and met and fell in love with a human." He says. "How do you know this?" I ask. "Her mom and my mom were good friends and we use to come visit all the time, I grew up playing with Samantha." 

The whole way back to the pack house we continued to talk about what he knew and what I suspected, as far as the fact that she is human and the mate bond might be different for her. We make it back to the pack house and make our way to my fathers office where Ricks mother, my mother, and my father are all waiting. "It's about time you two get back." My mother says with an irritated voice. "Sorry we are late, we wanted to make sure Samantha made it home safe." Rick said with a bow. My mother is after all his Luna when they swear their loyalty back to our pack. "Ah, the young she-wolf that is half human." My father says. We nod as he gets up from his chair and motions for us to join him and our mothers.

I am here as a witness but also as a learning opportunity for when I am alpha. My father and mother are facing each other with Rick and his mother side by side facing my father. I listen as both Emma and Rick site the oath and my mother bring out the bonding dagger handing it to my father. He slices his palm before handing the dagger to Emma, Ricks mother. She slices her palm and my dad takes her hand in his allowing the Alpha bond to re-establish connecting her back to our pack. "Welcome home, Emma!" my mother says giving her a hug. We watch as my father and Rick do the same thing ending with my mother embracing him as well.

There is a celebration that night with the return of two pack members, the entire pack is at the pack house for a grand feast. Rick and I have been hanging out most the night, and if he wasn't trying to take my mate from me I could see us being good friends, maybe even being my beta. I ended up leaving the party early and went out for a walk and found myself back at her house knocking on her door.

Samantha

Dad hasn't come home yet, I guess he has a lot to do at work tonight. I was about to go lay down when I heard a knock at my door. Looking at the time and how late it was, I wasn't scared like I should have been and I could feel a need to open the door. Walking to the door I grab a bat that my dad keeps by the door and get ready to swing when I hear a familiar voice. "Samantha it's me Stephen." I instantly relax at his voice and open the door. "Why are you here this late?" I ask looking at him. "Are you okay?" I continue when he doesn't answer. He shakes his head and smiles, " I am fine, I just went for a walk I couldn't sleep and found myself here." He says, I just watch him. "Um, would you like to come in?" I ask. He smiles and shakes his head. "I just wanted to ask you something." He says looking like a scared little boy. I wait for his question, but he doesn't say anything instead he moves closer reaching a hand to cup my cheek and the other to move some loose hair out of my face. "I want you to be mine, and only mine." He whispers bringing his face to mine and before I know it his lips are on mine.

I didn't know what to do at first but my body reacted and I was kissing him back, it was a light settle kiss but soon turned into a more passionate kiss. By the time we released each other we were both out of breath, and my face was probably redder than an apple or tomato. Was this sudden display because of Rick? I wondered but shook it off, that was my first kiss and I am wanting more. He hasn't said anything yet but placed his forehead on mine still having his hands cupping my face. "I- " I began to say and he stops me. "Don't answer me yet, my love." He says causing me to blush more at him calling me love. I nod and he finally lets me go. "Good night." I say making him smile. He kisses my forehead, "Good night my love, see you tomorrow."