My Best Friend's Alpha

20.

                          Meela

It felt amazing to wakeup in Nial's arms. The protective grip around my waist, even in his sleep made me smile. He looks so sexy with his naked torso exposed, memories of last night creep into my head. Goddess, if that's how good it feels, how does anyone ever get anything else done?

My finger traces the outline of his six pack, moving up towards his chest. Tingles spread up through my finger at the contact.

I will never tire of this gorgeous specimen

A low chuckle reverberates through his chest.

'You know I can hear your thoughts, right?'

I feel my face heat up as he positions himself more comfortably to look at me.

'Don't worry, I won't tire of you either' he smiles, placing a soft kiss on the end of my nose.

I could stay in this bubble of heaven with Nial forever, but the thought of Lana being at the crescent moon pack weighed heavy on my mind.

'We will get her and bring her back to Black Orion' Nial soothed, rubbing a hand along my arm.

'Now we best get up so we can prepare'

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                           Lana

I jolt upright in bed unexpectedly, as if I was dreaming that I was falling. The room is in darkness and the clock on the night stand reads 2.03am.

Wow, I must've slept through dinner

Standing groggily I make my way to the ensuite. My stomach grumbles and so does something inside my head. Quickly using the facilities, I make the decision to run myself a bath.

The warm water feels nice against my aching joints, relaxing even. As my eyes close, I hear it.

'Hi Lana, it's nice to finally be able to talk to you.

Great, now I'm hearing things.

I hear a low chuckle

'No Lana, I'm your wolf, Riley'

My belly rumbles again.

'I think you better eat Lana to keep the pup growing nice and strong'

What pup?

'The one inside you, don't you remember you wanted this'

Oh goddess!

The tears start to stream down my face, my plan actually half worked but now I'm stuck here and I don't know if I can ever go back.

I quickly dry and dress myself, taking heed of Riley's words, I decide to creep out of my room in search of food. As soon as I step into the corridor, the most mouth-watering scent hits my nostrils which gets stronger as I approach Alpha Raife's bedroom door.

'Mate'

Riley whispers in my head.

Oh no, no no, this can't be happening. I cover my mouth to stifle a sob and retreat back into my room, closing the door with a careful click.

I needed a new plan, if Alpha Raife is my mate then he won't want me when he finds out I'm pregnant with another man's pup.

Climbing back into bed, I pull my knees tight to my chest and let the sobs rack through my body.

Happy f*****g birthday to me!

And as if I thought things couldn't get any worse, I heard a light rap of knuckles on my door before the same scent I'm hiding myself from wafts it's way in with Alpha Raife.

'Is everything okay little wolf?' his gruff voice whispers. 'I could hear you crying'

Damn his Alpha hearing!

I manage to slow my sobs down to the occasional hiccup as he approaches the bed, which dips slightly beneath his weight.

My wolf Riley purs at the closeness.

'Go to him, he will forgive us. He is our mate'

I was always taught to trust my wolf, so I trusted her in this instance, shuffling over to sit next to him. A protective arm snaked its way around my waist to hold me close. I stiffened at the sparks that erupted over my body.

'You're my mate?' the words tumbled out as a whispered question.

A low chuckle vibrates through his muscular chest.

'Yes little wolf, you are all mine'

While my wolf was perfectly satisfied with that answer, I on the other hand felt a bit weary. This was Alpha Raife, the terrifyingly notorious, no-nonsense sadistic Alpha.

'We've not seen him act like that though'

Riley is quick to remind me.

'Does that scare you?'

His question hit me rather unexpectedly, but I made the decision to be honest with my mate, in everything that I could... Well, maybe not quite everything. I am carrying another man's pup after all.

'A little'

My voice was almost inaudible, but I could tell he heard me, as he shifted his position on the bed to look at me.

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                          Raife

8 years, 8 long harrowing f*****g years I'd waited for my mate. Attending every Harvest Moon Ball, visiting other packs across the country to scent her out. The whole process had taken it's toll on me, making me colder on the inside with every year that passes.

I'm fully aware of the whispers, the reputation I have accumulated over the years from weak ass packs who like to try and tear me down. It had never much bothered me, until right now.

My breathtakingly beautiful mate, this perfect being, the one created by the moon goddess just for me, was scared to be paired with me.

Her soft plump lips tremble as she averts her gaze. My wolf whimpers at the idea of our mate being afraid of us, I needed to rectify this situation immediately.

Very slowly and gently, I curve a finger under her chin and raise her head to meet my gaze. The tingles from the skin to skin contact spread through my hand and feel amazing. Goddess how I've longed for this for so long.

She nervously traps her bottom lip between her teeth and my c**k twitches.

Damn, she has no idea how f*****g sexy she is and how much that simple action turns me on .

Breathing in and out slowly in an attempt to control my wolf, I use my thumb to tug her lip free.

'Please, don't. It's very distracting'

My voice rumbles, even huskier than normal and an adorable blush creeps over her cheeks as the penny finally drops.

After a few more deep breaths, my wolf is under control.

'Lana, you need to know that I would never ever hurt you. Do you know how long I have waited for you my little wolf?'

Her eyes widen, but I'm unsure at this point if it's in surprise or if I'm just making the situation worse for myself.

'I know you've probably heard a lot of things about me and the pack, but I can assure you that most of it is bullshit made up by jealous Alpha's'

Her eyes close for a second and she sighs.

'I'll answer any questions you have little wolf, how does that sound?'

She seems a little less agitated now when she nods in agreement just as her stomach rumbles.

Goddess she must be starving! My poor little mate missed dinner last night. She looked so peaceful sleeping when I poked my head in that I didn't have the heart to wake her.

'Come, you can ask questions while we get you some food'

She stumbles after me as I excitedly pull her in the direction of the kitchen.

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                        Lana

I have to give it to her, while he was still quite intimidating, this mate of mine was one hell of a sexy specimen. The Moon Goddess simply carved to perfection.

I study him in detail as he gathers items from the fridge. The muscles in his broad back flex and roll as he moves about the kitchen.

'Erm, is a-a sandwich okay?'

He stumbles, clearly out of his depths in such a domestic environment. How aborable. Maybe this big bad Alpha wasn't so much of the bad after all.

With a little smile to myself, I hop down from the breakfast bar stool he insisted I sat on and made my way over to him.

'Here, let me'

I chuckle, as I take the bread out of his overly large hands. The poor loaf was now squished out of shape.

'It's my job to provide for you little wolf' he sulks as his eyebrows pull together in a frown.

I'm beginning to believe that the rumours about him were just 'made up bullshit' with the way he was acting.

'And while I appreciate the effort Alpha, I'm worried that you'll destroy all of the produce in the process'

I hold up the now deformed bread as the exhibit A evidence of my claim.

A s**t eating grin spreads across his face as his laughter begins to echo around the kitchen.

Damn this man is perfection.

I bite my bottom lip in an attempt to stifle my own laugh when suddenly his laugher stops and his steel blue eyes that are swirling with obsidian are staring intently down on me.

Shit, what did I do?

The sexiest low growl I have ever heard escapes his lips and the moisture instantly pools at the apex of my thighs.

His nostrils flare and I'm pulled flush against him. It dawns on me that he can smell my arousal, I can tell his wolf is trying to come forward by the dark flecks in his eyes.

'You're biting that lip again little wolf' he purrs seductively.

Goddess I didn't think this man could get any sexier, but the lustful look in his eyes is making me gush.

All of a sudden his lips crash into mine and it's the most exhilarating feeling I've ever experienced. Our mouths move perfectly in sync, like our lips were created to only ever kiss eachother.

I'm sure now from the tingles flowing through my body that this man will be the only man to ever touch me again from this day until my last.

But then I remember about the constant reminder of my past growing within my uterus and break away from the kiss.

How will I ever break the news to him and how could he ever accept me afterwards?

I pray to the moon goddess to give me the answers before I break both of our hearts.