The Alpha Who Melts The Ice

Chapter 19

GRAYSON

I stepped into my office to make phone calls, one of them is securing an appointment with the Oracle. I had an appointment at 10 tomorrow so I head back to the room to let Celestine know and also to collect her as it is almost time for dinner.

As I neared the room, I can hear her talking on the phone - her mother, specifically. When her guard is down, she really seem to be a warm person. The way she lovingly talks to Luna Catherine makes my heart long for her. 

I called her name before I entered the door. Don't want to spook her, because normal girls, human or she-wolves alike, would yelp or scream when they are surprised, my mate however, would proceed to point and shoot. I mentally noted to inform everyone who's going to be around her, like my sister or the jokester Jimmy to be wary of this, unless they want to be target practice.

She must have not heard me so I entered the room, and I was hit with the most glorious scent. It's my mate's scent, that of Vanilla and peonies, mixed with my favorite body wash. As I entered the room the sight that welcomed me almost had me to my knees.

Celestine on the phone with her mother, her face so soft and loving. She was sitting on the bed, with nothing but a towel covering her. I felt Drake, my wolf come forward and I gripped the door handle hard as I was battling him for control.

"Go to Mate. Mark. NOW!" Drake was screaming in my head

"No, Drake. She's not ready yet. We don't want to scare her or make her hate us!" I tried to reason with him

"Stop being a p***y. If you don't want to, I will do it." Drake started to push me back. I am slowly losing control.

Before we do anything we will both regret, I left in a huff. I had to get far away from her for now. Drake was snarling and growling incessantly in my head.

I mind-linked Juliet to go get Les for dinner. I have to compose myself before I face her. I can't afford to act like a hormonal teen at this moment, not when the danger of Marcus Hyde looming all over us. Celestine is getting me off my game.

Over dinner, Celestine has this mask of indifference about her. Her cold, stoic expression is back, just like the first night I met her.

"Les, I spoke with the Oracle and she has agreed to see us at ten A.M. tomorrow if you're up to it" I said.

"Sure. That's good." Was all she said simply. She was not meeting my eyes and I don't know why.

After dinner, Celestine excused herself. I would have followed but I was pulled by Adam and Brandon to go over some pack matters in my office.

It is already late when I stepped in the room. It was already turned off. I was expecting Celestine to be already sleeping because of the time difference. I found her standing outside the balcony.

"Can't sleep?" I asked as I came up to join her

"Not really. You have a very beautiful view here." She said, admiring the garden.

"Yes I do." I responded, but I was only looking at her. Then she turned silent once more.

"Hey, Les. Did I do something wrong? You have been kind of... aloof." I cautiously asked.

Les turned to me. "No, Grayson. I just have a lot of things in my mind that I got to sort through." She said and let out a long huff.

"Really, Les? You're giving me the "It's not you it's me" talk? Never took you for a sucker for cliches." I told her.

"Grayson," Celestine touched my arm. "When you walked out this afternoon. I made you uncomfortable and I am sorry. I know that when you came to our pack, you were not planning to take home a mate with you as well. I mean I'm sure now that I'm here, it's more real, right?" She was not meeting my eyes.

"Goddess, what are you saying? You are right, I was not prepared to find my mate, but it does not mean I do not welcome it. You may even be someone that has been missing all my life so don't you ever, ever think for a second I do not want you because it is the entire opposite. Whenever you are around, I cannot stop myself, and I might do something you are not ready for." I pulled her for a hug which she did not resist.

We stayed like that for a long time, in silence, until hand in hand, we went to bed, falling asleep in each others arms.