Chapter 2
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Noah's POV
How on earth is thispossible? Two mates?
I focus in on her voice butonly catch the end of her speech.
"-consider over theoptions."
She's unaware of my innerturmoil. What do I say to Heather? How will she react? What does this mean formy pacts future? What does this mean for mine? For theirs?
She leans over and places apaper on my desk. The closer she is the more my insides want to turn inside outto transform into my wolf. I feel the burning sensation of my nails beginningto thicken and elongate. My teeth growing and sharping.
She seems to notice and mychange and slowly raises her shaking hands "Have I offended you?"
Her wide eyes connect withmine and I force myself to slow then stop the changes.
She backs away from meslowly and moves towards the door. I rise from my chair and hold a hand out."You have not, please sit."
"Look, I didn't meanto bother you or anything, I can just go" her voice trembles slightly. Assoon as I make a slight movement she turns and runs to the door.
I feel panic slam into meat full speed. Hopping over the desk I hit the ground running. I run out thedoor just as I see her turn the next corner. My speed picks up as I round thecorner seeing her sprinting down the long hall.
Just as she's about toreach the secretary's foyer I reach out and grab her arm bringing us to asudden stop to turn her around. She inhales for what I'm expecting would be anincoming scream but she holds it as confusion then recognition crosses herface.
"Mate" shewhispers.
I close my eyes and bow myhead. The tingles running through my body due to the physical contact are thesame tingles I felt when I met Heather.
I slid my hand down her armto her warm hand and the tingles exhilarate. We speed walk quietly back to myoffice, with her staring at me the whole way.
As soon as the office doorshuts she smiles wide and wraps her arms around my neck. "Why didn't yousay we were mates? You scared the crap out of me" she laughs, pressingeven closer to me.
I smile "Sorry, I wasin a daze for a bit. When I snapped out of it you were running."
She pulls back and herhands go to my face, her eyes staring into mine. "Who would have thoughttoday would be the day I meet you. Mates always seemed like this distant thingthat only happens to lucky people."
Before I could say anythingshe presses her lips on mine. The sensation is nothing short of amazing and Ifind myself getting lost in her depths. This whole moment feels bittersweet.She's my mate, so does kissing her means I'm cheating on both her and Heather?
I pull back resting myforehead on hers. A mass of conflicting thoughts and feelings coursing throughme but all that bubbles to the surface is a laugh.
"What's sofunny?" she giggles. Her hands are still running through my hair, calmingme.
"I don't even knowyour name."
She pauses "We sort ofskipped a lot of formalities huh?"
I nod "We did"
I take her hand bringingher to my desk and sitting her in one of the chair while I take the other. Weboth scoot to the edge and play with each others hands.
"It's Lilian, but I goby Lily. I moved into town a couple of weeks ago."
"That would explainwhy I don't recognize you. You haven't registered to be in the pact yet. Though I don't know how I haven't noticed you sooner. I've been feeling off thelast couple of weeks and now I know it's because my unregistered mate was justmilling around town." I trace her smile with my thumb.
"Yeah I've beenmeaning to get in touch with the alpha. Had I done that I definitely would havebumped into you sooner when being introduced to the pact."
I furrow my brows slightly"Do you know my status in the pact?"
She shakes her head no"The pacts financial adviser?" she guesses.
I chuckle "You don'tdo research before coming into a new area?" I don't wait for her answerbecause it was an obvious no "I run the pack. I'm the packs alpha."
A range of expressionscolour her face until she said "Oh" she breathes out a laugh runningher hands through her hair. "That's going to take time to process. Sowhat's an alpha doing running a business?"
"Part of my duty is tomeet the financial needs of my pact. The business has ran in the family foryears so I'm continuing it."
She nods "Makessense" she tucks the strand of hair that fell out of place when my handswere running through it. That's when I actually take complete notice of herattire.
"You're a janitorhere?" I ask.
Her eyes dart to the paperon my desk. The paper she put in front me when was explaining something"What was it you came up here for again?" I tried to remember if Ihad any meetings with a janitor.
"Don't worry aboutit." she says dismissively, her cheeks tinting pink. I stretch to get thepaper but she turns my face towards her.
"When will I meet yourpack?" The distraction works and I feel nervousness build in me.
"Soon enough, but Iwant you to meet someone first" I said biting my lip, causing her to lookat it. I smiled and raised her chin a bit to maintain eye contact.
She returns the smile"Your parents?"
"You'll see when youget there" I said trying to contain my nerves. "I just need to do acouple of things first."
"Okay, it's noproblem."
Thatwill be the last thing on her mind when I introduce her to Heather.
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