Alphas Don’t Beg

Chapter 23 - Mate

Gabriel POV

Did he say… Mate?

My ears are ringing, my heart is beating, and I don’t understand what’s happening.

It’s like someone dropped a bomb, and I’m standing in the middle of the wreckage.

Well, it is a bomb… a bomb that destroyed my heart.

“It’s not true, it can’t be”

“Ahhh” Maxima screams in pain holding her head, almost doubling over.

“Are you okay?” I catch her before she fell. My heart is beating even faster.

“Don’t you touch her” Alpha fucker growls, pushing me away.

“Don’t you f*****g touch me” I shove him back.

“She is my mate” Alpha fucker says, coming at me.

“You are lying” I say punching him.

He punches me back so I kick him in the stomach, but he blocks that and tries to grab me by the throat.

I grab his arm instead and twist it.

He flips in the air and somehow gets out of my hold… the mother fucker got moves.

His claws are out, fangs practically piercing his lips and I do the same.

If it’s blood he wants, it’s blood he’ll get.

We are about to charge at each other when Zander shows up.

“Stop” he growls, standing between us.

“What ever the f**k you are both doing, stop it now” he growls again.

Who the f**k does he think he is growling at?

He goes straight to Maxima, who is leaning on the wall holding her torso.

Fuck! Did we knock her off while we were fighting?

Did her wound reopen?

Did she link Zander to come get her?

Shit! I should have paid more attention to her and ignored alpha Fucker.

“I need to take you to the hospital?” I rush to her.

“No, I will take her to the hospital” the fucker says.

“You don’t even know where the f*****g hospital is” I grit out.

“Stop it, both of you. Zander will take me” Maxima says, not even looking at us.

Is she mad at me?

-

We are waiting outside her hospital room… by we I mean me and alpha fucker.

He can’t be her mate, something is wrong… but her wolf did try to talk to her when he was near.

Maybe she was trying to say something else entirely… yes, he is not her mate.

“Why are you here? She doesn’t need you, I’m her mate” the fucker says.

“Why are YOU here? This is my pack and she is my guest”.

“Your pack? Isn’t it alpha Patrick’s pack beta?” the smug asshole spits out.

“Not anymore, rogue… sorry I mean alpha Gunner”, that had to sting, he was a rogue with his parents, when they were taken in by his current pack. That’s before he challenged the alpha and took over.

A cheap shot, I know, but I don’t like him.

“What did you call me mother fucker?” He growls, eyes pitch black and claws out.

“You heard me” I smirk mimicking his every action.

“Really? Again? Here? And after you assholes knocked her over?” Zander says in disgust.

So, we did knock her over, s**t!

“I want to see her” alpha fucker, and I say at the same time.

I’m going to kick his ass … again.

“She doesn’t want to see anyone right now, come back later” Zander replies.

She is mad at me… or maybe she is considering choosing him?

“She is ours” a delusional phoenix keeps saying.

“But is she our mate? Did you sense it?” I ask him again, and again he goes silent.

I have to talk to her and I know what I’m going to do.

“Come on alpha Gunner, you must be tired from your trip, let me show you your room” I try to guide him away.

“My trip was not that long, and I’m not leaving here before I see her” he snarls at me.

“I’m your alpha’s mate and I order you to get out of the way and let me in” he tells Zander.

“And I’m the royal beta. I don’t take orders from anyone but my alpha and my king and them only. Your claims of being her mate don’t change that, so I’d advise you to watch your tone with me” Zander warns.

Alpha fucker is a big guy, almost as big as Zander, but at this moment, not even as half intimidating.

The door to her room opens, but it’s not her, it’s Alex.

“Seriously guys? Growling and snarling and all that bullshit here?... Zander, the alpha needs you… beta Gabriel and Alpha Gunner, maybe catch some breakfast first and let her rest, then we’ll see about visitation” she says, crossing her arms and giving us a disappointed mother attitude.

Like the good boys that we are not, we do as she says.

Zander enters the room and I escort Alpha fucker back to the pack house and to my office.

“So, what’s the reason for your visit?” I go straight to the point even before his ass touches the chair.

“I came after I heard about the attack… to see if alpha Patrick needs any assistance. We are allies, as you know” he explains.

“There are phones for that”.

“I also wanted to check on the princess after I knew she was here. My wolf kept nagging me to do so and I’m glad he did” he says with a f*****g smile.

“Well, the pack is fine, no assistance needed, alpha Patrick is … taking a break and the princess doesn’t want to see anyone right now… sorry that your visit was so… useless, I guess you’ll be on your way back home, now” i say standing up, basically kicking him out.

“On the contrary, it was most useful, I just found my mate… and I’m not leaving except with her” he says standing up as well.

“She is leaving tonight”

“We have no time”

“I’m a little hungry, I think I’ll go get some breakfast now, while my mate rests” he smirks.

she can't be his, this can’t be the truth.

-

I’m at the hospital again.

My plan is in action.

Here comes Leah.

She enters the room and after a short while comes out with Zander and walks away.

“You owe me” Leah links.

“Bullshit, you owe me for letting you have some alone time with your mate” I link back.

“Let me? I don’t need your permission” she huffs.

“Okay, f**k the plan, I’m coming with you guys then”.

“No… just know that Alex is still inside” and with that she cuts off the link.

Alex… well, I’d rather deal with her than her asshole brother.

I open the door and go in, without knocking or anything.

“Maxima” I say to her, interrupting what looks like the beginning of an argument between her and Alex, standing in the middle of the room.

“Gabriel” she says surprised.

“She said she doesn’t want to see anyone right now” Alex says, unpleased with my arrival.

“Well, that was an hour ago, maybe she changed her mind” I retort.

“ It’s okay Alex, can you leave us alone for a moment”.

“You know Max, you are full of s**t” Alex says, slamming the door behind her.

What is that all about?

Whatever it is, it can wait.

“Are you okay?” I ask Maxima, hugging her… but she is not hugging me back.

“Are you mad at me or something?” i ask.

“No”.

“You are mad” I state.

“ No… well yes, you said you feel that we are mates” she says shoving me.

“I still do”.

“What about Gunner?” she says like I have an answer.

“He has to be lying… and how is that my fault anyway?” I defend myself.

“It’s not… I just really wanted it to be you” she says with a cracked voice.

“It still could be… I don’t trust him”.

“But Alecka almost came out when he was near, and it’s not the first time I have felt her presence when he is close… she was trying to say something Gabriel… maybe trying to say that he is my mate” she says with sorrow.

“Or trying to say he is a lair, stay away from him” I say grabbing her hands.

“ Do you really think that makes more sense ?” she asks, unconvinced.

“are you… are you choosing him?” I can feel my heart starting to crack.

“I’m not choosing anyone, but I can’t ignore what just happened… neither can you”.

“not choosing anyone, as not choosing me” I say letting go of her hands and stepping away.

“That’s not what I’m saying” she says, taking a step closer.

“So you are going to tell him that you are not accepting him”.

“I’m not saying that either” she says, casting her eyes down.

“Then what the f**k are you saying, Maxima?” I snap.

“That’s the first time you say my name in anger” she says almost heart broken.

“Well, you are ripping my heart out and stepping on it, what the hell do you expect”.

“And you don’t think my heart is breaking too?”.

“Then make a decision”.

“This is not easy Gabriel, you are not being fair… yes, I wanted it to be you, but we also haven’t been together that long to ask me to reject my mate” she says with tears brimming her eyes.

“Your mate? I think your decision is made then”, yes, my heart is officially broken.

“No, it's not, but you have to put yourself in my place, I want you, I wish you are my mate, but I can’t just act like nothing happened with Gunner and the way Alecka reacted” she says taking one step closer and i step back.

“So you really think this was a mistake... it doesn’t matter, you are leaving tonight anyways” I lost any chance of having her.

“What? I didn’t say that” she tries.

“Maxima” Zander comes bursting through the door, interrupting us but the conversation is over anyway.

“What is it?” she snaps.

“James and Jemma have been taken. The king says we have to stay put until they figure out the situation and it’s not safe for you to travel” Zander announce.

Maxima POV

“Mate”, the word I thought I’d never hear… I finally heard it, but it was from the wrong person.

Aleka was howling, trying to say something, practically splitting my head in half.

Then the stupid two bags of testosterone started fighting, knocking me to the ground without even noticing.

I had to link Zander to come stop them because my wound started bleeding again.

Thankfully, it only needed a couple of stitches.

If only this f****d up situation can be fixed that easily, if only Gabriel can stop and actually listen to what I’m saying.

He thinks I don’t want him, but he’s all I want.

It’s now night time, and I’ve been hiding in the hospital room, then my bedroom all day.

I just hung up with dad, who was briefing me about the situation with my cousins, they basically got nothing… yet.

But it looks like war is coming.

For the meantime, I’ll keep hiding in my room.

I don’t want to see Gunner because I don’t know what to do with him, and I’m waiting for Gabriel to come back to his room so we can talk again.

He stormed out after our conversation at the hospital, and I haven’t seen him yet.

Okay, maybe hiding in my room is not the answer.

At least I should go talk to Alex who is now mad at me, because she figured out what happened between me and Gabriel, breaking her holy rule.

I knock on her door and she doesn’t answer but I know she is in there.

I open the door and enter… and there she is.

“What do you want Max?” she says sitting in her bed , pretending to read a book.

“I want to talk to you”.

“You mean lie to me again?” she slams her book shut.

“I didn’t lie to you in the first place”.

“So you didn’t f**k?”, that's a very crude way of saying it.

“ No... I mean we did make love” I correct her.

“pfft, whatever” she says getting back to her book.

“It just happened last night Alex, and I haven’t got the chance to tell you, you are being unreasonable”, she is very frustrating.

“I’m not being unreasonable, you are being naive, and look at the s**t situation you got yourself into” she is almost yelling at me.

“I’m not being naïve Alex, I’m being normal, you are the one who..” I stop myself before saying something I’d regret.

“I’m what, Max?... I’m being what? Paranoid?” she asks, hurt.

“I didn’t say that, but what I’m saying is, you have to let go of what happened, you need to move on, what happened that time doesn’t mean it’ll happen every time” I try to with her again.

“You are not in any position to lecture me, Max. Don’t forget what you did” she says in disgust.

“I did it for you” I defend myself.

“I didn’t ask you to kill my f*****g MATE” she screams in my face, making me revisit the thing I regret the most.

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Hello guys,

Sorry for keeping you waiting but here is a long chapter.

Gabriel is breaking my heart but he is jumping to conclusions.

and what about that Alex's revelation?