RAE’S POV
The room is thick with anticipation, my heart is all about to hammer out of my chest. The Alpha our mate Kota purrs in my mind. Internally rolling my eyes at her. Oh yeah? never took you as a lovey type. She walks to the dark part of my mind snout pointing up in the air and blocks me. I seriously have no clue what to tell them. I don’t want to make them angry. I decided holding Dylan would keep me calm, and stop them from attacking me head on.
“ Rae? What do you mean show us?” My handsome mate locks his jade eyes to mine willing me to go on. But I’m stuck in place. I’m finally drinking him in for the first time and he looks as though he is a god himself. Beautiful wavy black hair falling into his eyes and sweat dripping down his forehead. The way he honestly looks as though he could rip a tree right from the ground, roots and all. Don’t even get me started with how his body looks like a canvas for vivid black inked art. Making me wonder how much of him isn’t covered in tattoos.. breaking me from my lustful thoughts Andie clears her throat, giving me a smirk. Well great they have all been watching me check him out.
Sighing I walk to the large back wall to floor window over looking the vast darkness of woods. “ I can just do things okay, grow things. Mainly vegetation, a mild rain storm.” Turning my body to the small indoor plant in the corner to my right. Delicately grabbing one of its small leaves between two fingers, I smile Alpha needs to learn how to water things I think to myself and Kota.
“ Alpha, when is the last time you watered this plant?” Facing him and co*king my head to one side, I close my eyes and will the plant to grow just a small amount. Giving it some extra energy to produce a small purple flower. Taking a shaky breath I open my eyes to see three very confused people staring at me once again, in disbelief.
“ I’m not sure why you say magic isn’t normal, I mean seriously? We turn in to wolves for crying out loud. It truly isn’t that far of a stretch.” Now I feel like I am just talking to myself. Seems safe enough to lay Dylan back down on the bed, so I walk past all of them and do just that. They all stay looking towards the plant as though if they blink what I had just done would disappear.
Then he turns fast, spinning to face me. Suddenly I’m filled with admiration, but it feels odd. Not my own feeling but.. his. He breaks out in a breath taking smile, mouth full of white perfect teeth.
“ okay, so first of all my name is Bellamy, Bel, or whatever you wanna call me but I’m not your Alpha, you are my equal.” His voice is forceful but it doesn’t scare me if anything it makes me clench my thighs together tightly. His eyes flash dark for just a second I almost missed it. “ secondly, that was absolutely amazing!” And then I’m in his arms. My feet are no longer on the ground, and I am face to face with this sexy man. His arms are wrapped around me and everywhere he touches me it feels as though I’m being shocked millions of times, but it’s euphoric. I have to stop myself from actually moaning at contact.
It’s because he’s our mate Rae, our other half. My wolfs calls to me, I bring my hand to his face in amazement “ do you.. do you feel that? It’s..” I can’t even finish my sentence before he slams his perfect god sculpted lips to mine. All of those movies I watched as a lonely, hopeless romantic teen couldn’t even compare to this kiss. It was a sweet kiss at first, but then I could feel his want outing through. The need he had for me in just a few short hours caught me off guard, gasping he took the kiss deeper. It tasted of sweet and salty, never would I of thought a man of this could taste like the most amazing treat I have ever had but he did. He squeezed me tighter, pulling me as close as possible, but instead of continuing this moment, my mind flashed to Andrew. The crying, the squeezing and mistreatment. No get off me please. As if he can tell my anxiety is climbing high Bellamy loosens his grip enough for me to twist myself away and fall to the ground. A crumpled crying, broken mess on his bed room floor. He caught up with me. He knows where I am. I need to leave. I can’t let him get to us again. But I also don’t want them to have to deal with my misfortune, my stupid mistakes.
“ I have to leave, I..I can’t stay here. He will find me.. and her.. oh god..” I start to hyperventilate. Bellamy wraps me in his large arms covering half of my body. Holding me and close and as lovingly as possible.
“ you aren’t leaving, you can’t I just found you. I have waited so long for you. I will protect you.”
Turning his head to the second biggest man I have ever met Bellamy starts to bark orders about clothes, food and a crib. “ what is a status of the wolf that followed them to the border?”
“ we chased him for two hours south before catching up with him. He is in the dungeon chained with silver, also have been feeding him wolfsbane every hour.”
“ good, after I have Rae settled we will both try and figure out where this camp was set up. Have a team gather early morning to scope it out. If they are coming for my mate and pup, then they have this whole pack to get through!” Our pup, he has already claimed her as his. Both Kota and I whimper at the thought of her having a true father. They keep talking for what seems like forever but I loose track of everything as the events of today are finally hitting me. My ear is placed against his chest and the rumbling of his voice in lulling me to sleep. I try to fight it. But the warmth I feel wrapped in his arms is making it harder then ever to keep my eyes open. I’ll just sleep for a little while. A power nap to get my energy back.
BELLAMY’S POV
I feel her breath start to level and deepen, and I know she has passed out. These 2 days have been too much for her small body. Hell it probably more than just these 2 days more like since she was 16, is all hitting her now. Carefully standing and cradling her to my chest I place her in the left side of my bed. Standing there for a second I ponder on moving Dylan also. I don’t want to upset Rae for touching the baby while she is sleeping, but I worry for the child is in the middle of the bed. Giving up on what else to do and with Andie already out looking for a crib to bring up I decide to move her. Gently placing my head under her tiny head and body I left her slowly from the bed. But now I have to walk around the bed to place her down, mean there will be no soft bed to catch her if I drop her you are not dropping her dumby Axle bark laughs at my distress. I growl back only to realize it was out loud and not internally. Holding as still as I possibly can’t watching her like a hawk she stirs. Please don’t cry please don’t cry.. opening my tightly shut eyes slowly I’m met with perfect green eyes. Then she smiles up at me. A wide toothless smile. And I’m hooked. I’m melted into a puddle, a child not even the size of my fore arm has completely taken over my already full heart. 2 loves in one day Axle, look at her. She is precious. Axle purrs in agreement. Before I even knew I was doing it I was walking her with me to the couch. Sitting down I lay her on my thighs and just stare. I always knew I would have a mate, that my mate would invade my heart the second I saw her. But never did I once think that a child, Not of my blood would invade it so easily.
Having children pretty much right off the bat is something that is relatively normal for us wolves. Meet, mate, mark, and then continue to mark since the bond between the two pretty makes us extra horny. For an Alpha? That is a different story, we need to produce an heir. A child to lead the pack; so on and so forth. So the pressure to have a child is much stronger for ranked members. Rank is passed down, unless it is challenged for but that doesn’t usually happen within the pack. Mostly it is some power hungry man child trying to climb the latter to become the world of werewolf’s ultra Alpha. Or on the off chance a pack is being mistreated by anAlpha.
Becoming the Alpha to my pack has always been my job, my destiny. But it wasn’t until the day I saw my father berating the omegas in the kitchen that I pushed for the title to become mine faster. Most born Alphas don’t take over the pack until they find their mate, they want to go out and find her. But me, I couldn’t Stand the way my father treated the people who depended on him the most. I had never seen him put his hand on someone other than in battle mostly, but I couldn’t take the chance. So I trained hard busted my a** so that when I was 18 I could take over fully. My father wasn’t so keen to the idea. He is a bull headed, self entitled d**k. He didn’t want to hand over his pack just yet. Though since I was willing and pushed hard he didn’t have a reason to not hand it all over to me.
He still like to butt into relationships with other packs, or undermine the things I have changed here. For one everyone trains. What is the use to have wolves that can’t protect themselves or the pack? No that wasn’t happening , no Alpha who cares for the pack will let capable wolves walk around defenseless.
Now comes the part that’s gonna be hard, not that it’s gonna mean anything other than a thorn in my side. “Son, you mustn’t mate below your rank. No you need a she wolf of honor an title.”
He had put a stick in inter-ranked mating many of times. I’ve never seen the reason for it. Now with Rae.. she’s basically a rouge. Not in my eyes, she’s my Luna but in pack law eyes she is. Being a powerful Alpha and her being my mate will definitely rub my father the wrong way. I couldn’t care less. She is mine and always will be.
“ Alpha, the kitchen staff is making so food should be up shortly. We are also having a room prepared for Ra- I mean the Luna and pup. Anything else you need before heading in for the night?”
“ no Zac all good here thanks” standing to place Dylan back on the bed and wake Rae up to try and eat something. Moving her hair from her face and lightly calling her name, not to startle her. I can see her eyes moving under her eye lids back and forth “Rae, Rae wake up.” Whispering softly placing a hand on her arm, her eyes fly open and she quickly moves to the sitting position up against her head board. She’s totally freaking out now searching the room she notices Dylan still in my arms.
“ give me my baby!” She growls at me “ who just picks up someone’s baby like that?! Don’t touch her!” Grabbing her from me as fast as she can, if looks could kill I’d definitely be a goner. The rage in her eyes is evident, and I’m stunned. “ I didn’t think there would be a problem..”
“ that’s right you didn’t think at all.” Now I can see tears threading to spill and I’m totally at a loss.
Quick thinking had me mind linking Andie to come and help with the situation, realizing I have totally messed up any rapport I had built with her these last few hours.
“ what?! What is it?!” Andie slams my door open. Pjs and all but she is ready to fight, Zac close behind her shirtless looking clueless.
“ get him away from me. Nooww!” She snarls Axle has retreated in my mind paws over eyes whimpering like a scared pup and I don’t blame him. “He touched my baby who touches someone’s baby! Mate or not I don’t know you!” Catching on to what has happened my sister quickly mindlinks me that I’m a A+ i***t and walks to Raes side.
“ listen I understand, you have to protect her, not from him never. Not from any one of us. You will learn that over time” she side eyes me “ in the mean time let’s get you guys moved to another room okay?”
Will you.. will you stay with us? Just for a little?”
“ of course I will it’s okay. Come on we have a comfy crib and bed for you both. And how about some clean pjs too? Hmm” they are both half way out the door Andies arm draped around Rae leading her away from me.
“ uh I think I really f**ked up.”
Zac rubs his face singing “ ya think?”
“ I need to run, I need to think.” Before he can answer I’m out my door and running outside ripping my clothes from my body leaving them where they fall, I jump from the last step. Bones cracking I land on all four paws and dash away from it all.
She hates us Ax did you see her face? She was terrified of me.
She wolfs must protect their pups She is a good mother. He’s taken the reigns and now I too feel huddled in the darkest corner in my brain.
How do I get her to trust me?
Mate will. Just give it time.. just DON’T pick up the pup. I laugh. Usually I’m the more level headed one in this duo. Now it’s the other way around.
We have finally stopped on a cliff over looking a waterfall, a place I used to come praying for the goddess to send me my mate. Now I’m hear asking her how to even go about this. It’s supposed to be simple. I have seen it time and time again. But nope not for me.
It is simple. She is mate..
Yeah yeah easy but uh what if she doesn’t want us. That sets him off. Snarling and slobber falling from his mouth SHE IS OUR MATE
The power of his voice hits like a ton of bricks. I have never felt this from him before. Some feels as though it snaps inside of me, and pain radiates from my chest and outward to every surface of my body. I’m burning and shaking. Axle let’s put a loud howl calling to our mate to her wolf. Sending the message.
They are ours.