Alphas Don’t Beg

Chapter 16 - Next Time

Gabriel POV

I can still feel her lips on mine.

Her taste… her scent.

“Yes, her scent” Phoenix growls.

It was a little different when she was about to shift, something about it that we couldn’t put our hands on it… it was just so mesmerising.

But Zander is right.

I objected to my sister accepting him as a mate, only for me to fall for his cousin.

Am I falling for her?

I can’t do that!

Oh, what the hell am I doing?

I’ll just talk to her about it and clear the air and never do it again… Maybe… who am I kidding!

Oh, dear moon goddess, her scent is overwhelming me, like she is still standing between my arms.

“Beta Gabriel” Oh damn, she really is here.

I was so wrapped in my own thoughts I didn’t even hear her.

“I knocked but no one answered, so I took the liberty of coming into your office” she says with a stoic face, all business, what’s up with that?

“ Of course, have a seat, I was just coming to find you” I offer.

“What for?” she asks, still with her expressionless face.

“I wanted to talk to you about maybe giving Patrick one more chance and not tell your father about what he did… I know you will have to tell him why you left here so early, but maybe-” she cuts me off.

“I’m not leaving”.

“You are not?” I say a little excited.

“No, and I’ve talked to his majesty, and he has given me a week… which brings me to why I came looking for you”, is she going to talk about the kiss?

“Yes, about that, I know it was a surprise, and us kissing is-” , she cuts me off again.

“I’m here to talk to you about the east border, it’s security is weak and there are areas that could be infiltrated” she says, dismissing what I just said.

“Oh, yes, I noticed that and was going to reposition the guards by the next shift”, Well, that’s embarrassing.

“Good, and I have some other suggestions about the-” she is trying to say something, but I cut her off.

“So, we are not going to talk about the kiss” I blurt out.

What’s wrong with me?

“What’s there to talk about? I was about to shift, and you helped” she says coldly.

“And you kissed me back as a thank you?” I tease.

“No... it was in the heat of the moment kinda thing, that’s it... and shouldn’t you save talking about kisses and all that to your date tonight?” she says with the little vein in her neck popping.

“What date? … Oh, s**t!” Oh f**k!

“Did you forget that you have a date?” she says, both shocked and disgusted.

“I don’t know what to make of you right now. Are you an asshole who kissed a girl while dating another or are you an asshole who actually forgot that he is dating another… either way, you are a f*****g asshole” she snarls.

Can’t really argue with that.

“I’m an asshole… but I’m an asshole who went out with this girl on only one date or something, before I kissed that other girl, because yes, I forgot I even asked the first girl out because the girl I’ve kissed made me totally forget that the other girl existed” I say all in one breath.

“I…um… I’m confused… what are you saying?” she says, actually confused.

“I’m saying that asking Sarah for a date was wrong” I say, coming from behind my desk.

"And it was a desperate attempt from me to think about any other girl that is not you”, I take slow steps towards her.

“But no matter how hard I try, how much I tell myself this is not right”, I’m just inches from her.

“I just keep forgetting that there is even any other girl… any other being on earth but you”, my lips are about to brush hers.

“Gabriel” she says just above a whisper.

“Maxima”, I love the sound of her name coming out of my mouth.

Just when I’m about to kiss her, I scream in pain… again!

“You have a f*****g date tonight… you kissed me mother fucker while you have a date with another girl in a couple of hours… and you were about to do it again” she says, pissed, twisting my wrist… Again!

“Okay, okay, I’m a d**k head, I know, I will go talk to Sarah right now” I say, and she releases me.

“Next time before you kiss me, make sure there are no other girls you forgot about, like under your bed or in your closet or maybe check your pockets too” she mocks.

“So, there will be a next time?” I ask, hopeful.

“Go fix your wrist Gabriel” she says, before she closes the door behind her.

“There will definitely be a next time”

“Yes, phoenix, yes, there will be”

Jake POV

I go meet Gabriel at the usual spot on the front porch of the pack house.

“Gab, I was about to sleep” I tell him as he hands me a beer.

This looks like it’s going to be a long night.

“I’m sorry but I had to talk to you”.

“Now? And where the hell were you all day? After Patrick’s announcement you disappeared, I even checked your office, but it seemed like I just missed you… and from the scents it also seemed like that princess was there with you” I say with a pointed look.

“yeah, and that’s exactly what I wanted to talk to you about… I kinda confessed my feelings for her”, NO!

“What! I thought you only resented her”, this is wrong, this is not right.

“No, I’m actually falling for her, and falling hard” he says, defeated.

“What about the date you had tonight with Sarah?”, this was not the plan.

“I cancelled it, and she took it surprisingly well… too well even”, damn Sarah.

“So, what’s next? You are going to ask the future queen out?” I raise my voice, that f*****g i***t.

“I don’t know what’s next. That’s why I’m talking to you, but you are taking this harder than Sarah. What’s up with you?” he asks.

“ What’s up with me is that you are so enchanted by the princess you can’t even see what you are doing. We don’t f**k with royals… remember? That’s why you told your sister to reject her mate, that’s why I stayed away from Alex… what do you think your parents and Patrick will do when they find out, you f*****g i***t?” I snap at him.

“Calm the f**k down Jake, you don’t think I know that? That’s why the f**k I wanted to talk to you, my best friend, to try and figure this s**t out… and don’t blame the Alex s**t on me, she is the one who didn’t want you in the first place”. Okay, that one cut deep.

“You know what, I’m going to sleep” I say standing up.

“Yeah, maybe you should” he says, irritated.

I throw the beer bottle somewhere and get the hell out of his face before I punch it.

Fucking Gabriel. That’s not what is supposed to happen.

And I shouldn’t care that f*****g much… why do I care that f*****g much?

Everything is falling apart and I’m going to fail miserably.

I’m now standing in front of Sarah’s room, hands on the knob, contemplating whether I should go talk to her now or maybe wait till I’m calm.

I should wait and talk to her in the morning.

“Having your late night fun, I see?” Alex Says as I turn around.

She thinks I just came out of Sarah’s room?

“What is it to you?” I ask irked.

“I was just curious, I thought she was with Gab, now she is with you? She seems to go around” She says annoyed… is she jealous?

“Well, keep your curiosity to yourself, and don’t talk about our pack members like that”.

“Oh, didn’t realize you cared that much about her”, She must be kidding me, she doesn’t have the right to be jealous.

“All I know, is I don’t care about you… not anymore, at least… goodnight, Gamma” I tell her and I see she is hurt by the look in her eyes, but she had it coming after the way she treated me, after her threats.

I fight myself not to comfort her and just turn and leave her standing in the middle of the hallway.

Every fibre in me wants to turn around and take her in my arms and tell her that what I just said is not true… but she deserves it, have a little taste of what she made me go through… and I have to stay focused before everything is ruined.

Patrick POV

Yesterday was good. I executed that perfectly.

Now she must leave.

And if she so foolishly chooses to stay, there are other means to drive her away.

“What are you smiling about, Patrick” Lauren asks, sitting on her chair in our bedroom next to the window.

“Nothing my flower, don’t worry about it”.

“When you say don’t worry, it only means I should worry more” she says with a knowing look.

“Gabriel said the same thing”, hmm.

“He is the only one who knows you as well as I do. Now what did you do?” she says with a pointed look.

“Nothing, why do you assume I did something?” I try to brush it off.

“From the look on Gabriel’s face, who is coming into the house now, I think you did something, and it was stupid” she says, looking out of the window.

And here comes the knock on the door.

“Ignore him” I say.

“Come in Gab” Lauren ignores me instead.

“Luna, how are you doing?” he greets her with a smile.

“I’m … okay, you?” she says with a dim smile.

“I’m pissed” he answers, looking at me.

“I can tell, so what did your stupid alpha do?”, they are talking about me like I’m not even there.

Gab shares a look with me, he doesn’t know if I’ve told Lauren about the princess being here or not.

“She knows the b***h is here” I answer his silent question.

“Language honey… and if you are going to talk about her, you better do it outside, please”, of course she wouldn’t want to hear about that filth.

“Sorry my Luna” I give her a kiss on the cheek, then take my beta out of the whole goddamn house, he will not mention the b***h under my roof.

We take a walk away from the house… let my flower have her peace.

“What do you want, Gabriel?” I ask bored, because I’m not interested in his lecture.

“I talked to the princess, and she reassured me that for now, things are okay with the king… in fact, she is staying for another week”.

“What! She is such a leech, why won’t she just go away” I growl.

To the next step I guess.

“This is good news Patrick, we could have been all dead by now if Maxima hadn't stopped her father”.

“Maxima? So you are on a first basis now?” is he shitting me?

“We are… civil to each other”. That’s an obvious lie.

“Are you betraying me Gabriel?” I bluntly ask.

“What? How could you think that? I would never do that” he says, offended.

“Alpha, there is an attack on the east border”, one of the guards links me. My flower!

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Hello guys,

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