LUCAS' POV
I hit the wheel of my car hard when I heard Kane's voice on my phone,
“Just f*****g admit it man, you're still freaking obsessed with the cute lady.” He said,
“Shut the hell up, Kane. I got over those damn feelings a long time ago and now she's just any regular girl to me.” I snapped back,
He scoffed on the phone, “Let's see how long you'll keep telling yourself that when we both know the truth. After all, you gave her up for your little brother because you wanted her to be happy even if you end up rotting in pain for the rest of your life. I mean, that's love, a rare kind of love.”
I banged my steering wheel so hard,
“Shut the hell up, Kane,” I yelled again. Why the f**k did he have to remind me of that?
“Woah, take it easy man. Fine, I'll keep my mouth sealed and I won't say a word about Allison. You really don't have to chop off my head.”
All of a sudden, I twirled the car on the lonely road before halting it,
“What's wrong?” Kane asked, while I rubbed my forehead with my eyes shut as I tried not to think about the past. He was right, I let her go because she loved Liam way too much, otherwise I was going to make her mine no matter what. I let her go knowing fully well that it was the hardest decision I ever made and now that she was mine, I wasn't sure if I would be so selfless again to let her go for a second time when all of this ends.
“I can't make it, Kane. I have something else to do. Head to the party without me.” I said, igniting the engine of the car,
“What? Are you really going to bail right now? f**k man, you were the one who wanted this and you're seriously not going to be here?…” He whined, but I turned the car to my left,
“Have fun with as many ladies as you want, Kane. Maybe next time.” I replied and before his reply could be heard, I ended the call, tossing my phone over to the other seat right next to him. I took a deep breath, wondering what was making me head back home when I planned to stay as far away as possible from Allison just so I could wrap my head around a few things.
As I halted the car in my Mansion and stepped out of it, one of the maids rushed up to me,
“Alpha Lucas, your mother is here.” She announced, and I instantly arched my brows,
Without replying, I headed for the entrance, and stepped in once the door was opened, knowing fully well who my mother was and the fact that she might be here to question Allison herself about the mate bond.
As soon as I stepped into the house, I rushed towards the living room,
“Allison,” I yelled, without realizing that my voice was on a high pitch, but froze the moment I saw my mother, Allison, and her bitchy clingy sister seated. Only this time, Allison was the one seated close to my mother.
“Mother,” I called as I tilted my head in her direction,
“Son…”
“What are you doing here? You didn't inform me you were coming.”
She chuckled, but then my gaze remained on her hand holding Allison's hand,
“Oh silly boy, I didn't come to see you. I came to see your mate and my future daughter-in-law, Lucas. Besides, you never let me come visit you, and Allison has given me permission to come whenever I feel like.”
I let out an almost silent scoff, darting my gaze to Allison,
“Luna, lunch is ready.” A maid interrupted before Allison could speak up and my mother immediately rose to her feet, helping her up as well,
“Come on dear, walk with me to the dining hall.” She announced. As they both walked side by side, I heaved and was about to follow behind when Sandra rose to her feet,
“Alpha Lucas.” I heard her call my name softly and I tilted my head in her direction,
“My family would love to have a private breakfast with you. My father, the beta, requested it. What you saw back there was only a misunderstanding and…”
“It clearly wasn't any misunderstanding, Sandra. She has had to put up with so much cruelty and now that she's mine, I'll worry about her safety and her happiness. You're only here because of my mother.” I said coldly, taking a step towards her,
“One wrong word to piss Allison off and I'll make you pay for every pain she had to go through because of you.”
Her eyes lit up with fear, and seconds later, it was replaced with rage as she bit her lower lip while staring at me, but I didn't care. I knew all about her toxic love with Liam, and how she had been using him for a while because he was stupidly into her.
Without uttering a word, I turned to leave, heading towards the dining room and took my seat close to Allison,
“She's such a delight, Lucas.” My mother complimented, a slight chuckle escaping after the compliment
Sandra sat close to my mother once she arrived at the dining table, and we began eating.
“I bet you both haven't shared a kiss yet, have you?” Sandra disrupted while we were all eating, and we all tilted our gazes to her. I watched Allison's body tense up so bad as she dropped the fork on her plate,
“What are you talking about?”
“I mean a mate bond comes with an unquenchable desire to always be all over your mate, Allison, especially during the first few days of the bond, but it's so shocking Lucas left you home alone when we arrived.” She announced and I raised my brows while staring at her,
She shifted her head to my mother afterwards,
“Luna Grace would understand better, right Luna?”
My mother stayed silent for a few seconds before nodding her head,
“I was all over your father on the first and second days after I found out he was my mate.” She giggled recalling past memories I didn't even want to play in my head as it simply felt so old. Even after they birthed me, they still had wild s*x everywhere and in every corner without hiding their obsession towards each other. I saw a lot of it, and although most of the days I had seen my parents naked with each other, Liam didn't see such.
Seeing that it had impacted me wrongly, they slowed down, ensuring Liam didn't get to see all of that.
“It was so hot, passionate, tender, exquisite, divine…”
“That's enough explanation mother, we get it now,” I interjected, dropping my fork and she cleared her throat realizing we were all staring at her,
“You heard Luna, sister. It's so surprising that the same isn't happening with both of you. Or is there something missing somewhere?”
This was the reason my father had also employed spies in the mansion, but I didn’t want to force Allison to do anything that would make her uncomfortable around me. If she wasn't ready, then I couldn't force her. I had to find another way to make it look real.
I darted my gaze to Allison, watching her remain quiet as her fingers kept shaking,
“I…” She tried to say,
“Or maybe all of this really isn't real?” Sandra cut her off, making me growl a little in anger while my fingers threatened to turn into fists so I could bang the table, reminding Sandra that she wasn't supposed to mess with Allison.
Just as I was about to stand on my feet, Allison placed her hand on mine, her gaze instantly keeping my raging soul calm as she gently rubbed it,
She smiled at me, and rose to her feet, sitting on my lap while I instantly froze. Our gaze didn't leave each other as she tucked the strands of hair in her view behind her ears,
Her eyes begged for me to do what I knew how to do best, and without wasting another second, I played along, grabbing her waist, and positioning her butt on my thighs even better
I hadn't expected her to make the first move, but then she held my chin, and leaned close to me, taking my lips in hers while a delightful moan escaped her mouth almost immediately.