The Alpha Enforcer and His Dancing Warrior

I do your job Pt. 3

            Alexander put his hand up to my lip and healed it. I frowned, “What was that?” I frowned, “Why do I sound funny?” Alexander said, “Your canines elongated.” I gasped and clapped my hand over my mouth. I touched my teeth. Tears filled my eyes. Alexander smiled, “Freya is getting stronger….not enough to come forward and talk to me….but she clearly wants to mark me.” I smiled, “Well...I mean we both do it just...I mean...like….I do...obviously...I’ve said that before...to you...just...the whole conversation thing and…” Xander cut me off with a kiss again. He pulled back, “I know you want to. I also know you want to wait until I get back. Where are we meeting?” I snorted, “You just want to plan it all out.” Alexander nodded, “I do. I’m not going home without you by my side.” I thought about it. He’d have to come somewhere we could talk. It was a risk, but….maybe I just wanted him to put it all together even if he rejected me afterwards. Or wanted to think about it. He’d investigate the building afterwards. He wouldn’t have time to do it beforehand with his mission. 

            I got up and wrote down the address to my actual place. I actually owned the building. The downstairs was where everything the resistance did was housed. My apartment was upstairs. Then the other floors were reserved for my friends who just needed to get out of Black Path for a night. I handed him the paper, “When you are done….text me and we can meet here.” Alexander nodded, “What’s this place?” I smiled, “It’s my place….the real one.” Alexander tilted his head, “You don’t stay in the pack?” I nodded, “Oh I do. I have a place with Hendrick and Mason. This is where all my personal things are though. My stuff would get taken if I didn’t have a separate place.” Alexander nodded and kissed me, “Thank you for trusting me with this.” I kissed him. I pulled back, “You already have my heart. I’m trusting you with a lot.” Xander nodded, “I’ll never hurt you or your heart. Nor will I betray your trust.” I snuggled into him and prayed that I wasn’t making the biggest mistake of my life. It felt right though. Everything about it...felt right.

            The rest of our time in Switzerland flew by. Alexander and I worked out together in the gym they had in the house. It was crazy. We’d had late night swims. We went snowboarding again in Lausanne. Xander took us on a yacht around  Lake Geneva. We’d spent a day in Zurich. We took bikes out on the Zermatt Lake Trail. We spent some days locked in our room. It felt like a little bit of waste, but I couldn’t tear myself away from him. I needed him. I ached for him. I really didn’t know how Freya or I would be away from him when we went home. We spent the nights….barely sleeping. That wasn’t new to me, but feeling this loved and accepted. That wasn’t something I’d had for a very long time. Never in this way. This was a different kind of love than I’d ever known. It made me long for my family even more. I tried to figure out how to pull myself to that dang meadow/forest so I could see T, but it didn’t work. Figures. Lying Angel Goddess. 

            Our last night together….I was trying to keep the tears at bay. Xander whispered, “Three days. I’ll finish everything as fast as I can. If I can make it two days...I will.” I whispered, “I want you to be safe.” Xander winked, “I’ll be fine.” I cried, “I….I’m going to miss this….I’m going to miss you and us...and how everything is here…” Xander kissed me. When he pulled back he wiped away my tears. He put his forehead on mine, “You’re breaking my heart, Lovebug. We will be back together before you know it, then no one will be able to tear you from my side.” I cried harder. My name. My real name could tear me from his side. All my insecurities were bubbling up to the surface. All my fears. All Jason and Alpha Kyle’s letters about how hated I was. Xander held me tight, “Shh….don’t cry please. I’ll...I’ll call my Uncle and tell him I can’t go.” I shook my head, “No….no you took the mission. I’ll be fine...I’m just...We had two weeks. Two perfect beautiful weeks.” Xander tucked my hair behind my ear, “Two weeks that are the first of many. You will be by my side in Black Mountain. You are MINE!” I wiped my tears and forced myself to stop crying. 

            I held onto him tightly. I whispered, “Make love to me until you have to go.” He nodded and proceeded to do exactly that. Soon my tears stopped to make way for the pleasure I felt. We didn’t sleep a single second. Someone knocked. My tears returned. Xander frowned, “Lovebug...please….everything will be ok.” I whispered, “You don’t know that.” He tilted my chin up and said fiercely, “I do know that. You are mine and I’m yours. Three days is nothing to us. Plus...if you miss me...I’m going to text you my burner number. I memorized your phone number.” I smiled, “Ok….I might call you a lot then.” Xander smiled, “I hope you do.” I got up. He threw a fresh hoodie of his. It still smelled like him. I tucked this one in my bag once I was in the bathroom. I quickly showered and stepped out putting on new leggings and his hoodie. Tears filled my eyes. Everything could change. It went by too quickly. Three days and either my whole world would shatter or we would have this. Maybe I should talk to Jason before the three days deadline…..I filed that away for future thought. 

            I stepped out of the bathroom. Xander kissed me, “I’ll be in and out in a flash.” He winked at me. I sat on our bed. He’d snapped my stuff packed. I had more bags than what I came with. He stepped out. I told him, “You could just conjure the things you bought for me to Black Mountain. I’d hate for something to happen to them.” He nodded, “I could do that.” He conjured it all away. My heart hurt. He could return it all in three days if he didn’t want me. The lyrics to Taylor Swift’s wildest dreams were flashing in my head. I stared at him. He popped to me, “Please don’t cry again Lovebug. I’m so sorry about this mission.” I shook my head, “Everything could change.” He told me, “Nothing will change in three days. I’ll meet you at this address.” He held up the paper. He continued, “That I have memorized. I’ll be there. We will talk, then you will come home with me. No version of this ends differently. You could tell me you believe in purple leprechauns who live in your gums. You could tell me that you get naked paint yourself in symbols and dance around a fire. I don’t care.” I laughed, “What if it’s a lot worse than that?” Xander shrugged, “I don’t care. I’ll help you...whatever it is. I love you.” I whispered, “I love you so much Xander.” He conjured my bag into his hand. He popped us downstairs. Sierra was just as puffy and red eyed as I was.

            Phil shot Xander a look. Xander asked, “Where am I popping you girls?” Sierra took out her phone, “I checked us in on my phone to this hotel. This is where we were supposed to be staying. We are room 402 and 404.” Xander nodded and popped us to the hotel. It felt like a hotel room. Not like our getaway. I was already starting to feel empty inside. What was I going to do if he didn’t want me? Freya whimpered. Xander pulled me into him, “The offer still stands. I would really like it if you girls stayed in the Hackura realm.” Sierra snorted, “If only.” She was right. We couldn’t. Xander searched my eyes. I answered, “We can’t. We actually have a lot to do in a few days.” Sierra’s dad would put up a hell of stink about her leaving. He’d have to fight me, but he’d try underhanded things first. Probably. Xander sighed, “Alright.” Phil said, “I’m just going to take sugar lips over here into that room I just decided was hers.” He picked Sierra off and took her into the adjoining room. The door shut with a thud. It felt like the doors on my heart. 

            Xander put his hand under my chin. He told me, “It will go by so very slowly, but it’s only three days. I’ll text you from my burner phone. Call me whenever. I’ll always answer.” I felt a few traitorous tears sneak down my face again. I whispered, “But...you could need to focus.” Xander said, “I can’t focus if you’re upset and texting me thinking I’ll leave you in three days.” I buried my face into his chest. He ran his hand up and down my hair. He told me, “I won’t leave you, no matter what this conversation is.” I whispered, “Ok.” Xander pulled back, “You could ask me to promise you.” I shook my head, “That’s not fair. You don’t know everything.” Xander kissed my nose, “You are amazing. I love you.” I told him, “I love you too.” Phil came back into the room with Sierra. Xander hugged me and gave me a toe curling kiss. When he pulled back he told me, “Text me.” I nodded, “I will.” Phil told Sierra. “What he said. You have my number. I’ll just be slowly losing my mind….until you are back in Black Mountain...Call me...I’ll come get you.” Sierra nodded, “Ok.” Phil opened a portal and both of them begrudgingly left. I fell on the bed and sobbed my eyes out. I felt Sierra’s arms around me as she cried herself. 

            I finally said, “I need my phone now, Si. He could text me. I don’t know how he memorized my number.” Sierra snorted, “I wrote it down on a piece of paper for him.” Sierra came back in with my two phones. One for the resistance and my regular phone. I already had a text. 

            Unknown: It’s Xander. I already miss you.

            Me: I miss you too

I checked my other phone. The blood drained from my face. Sierra asked, “What?” I told her, “Call Valentina. NOW! What the HELL is he thinking?!” Sierra frowned, “Who?” I sighed, “Jason is at a mall in Missouri. He’s been flagged. OH GODDAMMIT! So are Theo Conners, Finn Frost and Jayden Lyons. Why the HELL would they go to Missouri?!” Sierra got on her phone. Valentina shimmered in with a worried look on her face. She threw me a bag. I quickly grabbed it and ripped off Xander’s hoodie. I threw on a skintight black turtleneck with a bullet proof vest and strapped myself down with weapons. I sprayed myself with the spray I’d come up with to make my scent disappear. I looked over. Sierra was ready to go as well. I sighed, “Let’s get moving.” Seems the Angel goddess was right. I would be seeing Jason, but he wouldn’t be seeing me. I pulled my mask over my head. I was off to save my brother again.