The Alphas Hidden Mate

Crace's POV

Archer checked his watch for the third time this morning and sighed. I didn't need to link him to know what was wrong. That wolf was late again. This was the third time this week and Archer wasn't happy. He has also told me that she had been late last week too. It reflected poorly on him and that's why he wasn't happy. I couldn't do anything about it though, despite being an Alpha, he was in charge of the training and it was his decision with what he should do about it. 

There was a reason I chose him to be the trainer of the pack. He was simply the best fighter we have. He was tactile, agile, fast and smart. The best of the best. It was one of the smartest decisions I had made since becoming Alpha. I wasn't going to lie though. We have had equally as good fighters in the pack. In fact, that wolf that was running late, her parents were honestly the best we had ever seen at Silver Bullet. It was such a shame when they died, fighting the rogue attack against our pack. It saddened us all but they died honourably. It is an honour to die protecting your pack from threats. They really proved that titles meant nothing, if you worked hard and proved yourself. That's why it was such a shock that their daughter was running late these days. You'd think she would take pride in her parents and follow in her parents footsteps or something. 

"Crace..."Archer said, looking at me. I just shrugged. His job, his decision. This wolf was dragging the rest of the pack down with her tardiness. For now, he had the group doing warm ups while we waited. 

"Crace, baby, why don't you ditch Archers training, and we can do a little training of our own?" A voice said suggestively to me. I turned to see Gabriella standing next to me. I gave her a small smile.

"Not today, babe. I have to get in some time with Archer and actual training, otherwise it will look bad." I explained to her. Gabi and I were somewhat of a thing. It wasn't anything serious. We hadn't found our mate and we didn't want to jeopardise it if we did. As a result, we were seeing each other only on occasions, a means to an end in a sense. We were both of age and had needs so it worked out in our advantage. With Gabi of Gamma blood as well, it really did look good for my image that we were seen together. Rumours went through the pack house on if we might just chose each other instead of waiting for our mate. They were false. I held the mate bond in high regard. It made werewolves stronger when they were mated and more powerful. It was a gift from the Moon Goddess as well, and to go against the bond was to go against her. No one in our pack had ever gone against the bond. It had been a few years since I became of age and no one since then had even stirred my wolf inside. Nor had anyone caught my interest as well. It was a devastating blow to me and my family that my mate was still nowhere. It was so important that I had one, you know, being the Alpha and all. My dad passed the title onto me regardless though, he felt that I was ready to take his place after being trained since I was 17, he crowned me Alpha at 19. I was now 23 and I still had no mate. 

I meant what I said to Gabi though. I hadn't attended any training sessions for a little bit and it looked like I wasn't taking the role of an Alpha seriously. No one had said anything but I could tell what they were thinking. In saying that, Gabi looked absolutely delectable today. She wore a baby pink mini dress that showcased her long, slender legs and matching heels that gave her added height - not that she needed it as she was already close to 6 foot. Almost as tall as me. Her lips were cherry red and looked delicious. Lastly, she wore her long, blonde hair in a sleek ponytail and I had images running through my mind of me yanking it while I f*cked her relentlessly and mercilessly. I could feel the strain in my pants at those images. 

Gabi noticed me drinking in her appearance and smiled sultry. "Come on, Crace baby. I'm sure you could get out of today's class. You're the Alpha now and you could put anyone who dares to question you in their place" She said as she ran a hand up my arm then in my shirt and down my chest. My wolf growled in my head. He wasn't pleased with me to say the least. He didn't approve of what I had been doing Gabi for a while now. We had a very heated argument about it and I eventually won. What else was I going to do until I found my mate? Like I had said, we weren't serious so there was no harm done. 

I took a steadying breath. "I can't today baby. I'm sorry" I said to her. She pouted those perfect lips of her and I bent down a little. "I promise to make it up to you though, tomorrow, several times." I whispered in hear before nipping her earlobe playfully. Her pout quickly turned into a smile and she nodded. The lust in her eyes darkened and she turned to leave. Her perfect a** now in my line of sight. I smacked it and she gave a little yelp of surprise before hurrying out the door. I really wished I had ditched again though. She really was a little treat in that dress of hers. Suddenly, Archer's voice interrupted my train of thought.

"How nice of you to finally join us, Miss Hastings. Care to share why you're so late again today?" He said to the wolf. I mustn't have noticed her entrance in my trance. I don't understand why he insisted on doing this every time. Being late was humiliating enough, he didn't need to add on to it. I never said anything though. It wasn't my job to critique his methods. 

"You see, Archer, I was on time today. However, on my way here, I got swarmed by these gnats...they just wouldn't get out of my face, I couldn't get rid of them. I told them 'excuse me, but if you wouldn't mind leaving? I'm on my way to training and I'm going to be late. Archer won't be happy!' And would you believe it?! They didn't leave!" She said. I smirked a little. Though I wasn't happy with her lateness, that was a little funny. Even if it was 100% complete and utter bull - judging from the way she was telling the story. I had to give credit where it was due. Archer wasn't having any of it though. In fact, he looked even more angry. "I know, crazy right?" She finished up. She avoided looking at the anger on Archers face and ended up making eye contact with me instead. Her eyes widened a little to see me looking at her but I didn't look away. I was intrigued by her. My wolf inside stirred a little at the sight of her. Interesting...She was nothing special. While Gabi was perfect and had that obvious beauty, with not a hair out of place; this girl had a dishevelled look about her all the time. Today,  her long brown hair was tied in a top knot with little strands falling out, baby curls that were too short to be tied up framed her face. She wore a simple sports bra and shorts that showed her figure - she wasn't petite nor was she on the fat side, she simply had a little weight on her that made her look a little more attractive than most girls. The others were skinny and slender but they were all the same. This wolf though, she was something completely different. Her forest green eyes stared into mine and I noticed that the whites of her eyes were a little bloodshot - not from crying, but from lack of sleep? Was this why she was so late? Because she didn't sleep well or at all? I noticed today too that she was stressed. I assumed it had to do with being late but there was something more as well. Something those green eyes were hiding. The tiniest bit of fear and panic lurked beneath them. My heart lurched at that, saddened and somehow angered. Was that the reason she was losing sleep? This fear and panic kept her from getting a good sleep and I found myself wanting to get rid of that for her, wanting to protect her. 

She was the first one to break eye contact and look back at Archer. I snapped out of it and frowned. Why was I feeling this way? She was a nobody despite being the daughter of the best warriors of our pack. So why was my wolf pacing eagerly at the sight of her? It made no sense. The Moon Goddess wouldn't have chosen her as my mate because she only mates those that were the perfect pair. An Alpha and a nobody. Ha. nice one Moon Goddess. I came to the conclusion that I was only feeling like this because I was an Alpha and had innate need to protect the whole pack - including her.

Yet as she began her extra 20 miles, I couldn't help but stare after her, intrigued. Interesting...