The Alphas Mate

Layla'h Trees and bushes blur passed as my paws dig into the soft dirty of the forest floor. I can feel the wind wiping through my white fur as I run. The moon over head shining down on, like it's watching what's going on below. I'm not sure where I'm going as I dart between trees and over logs, zig zagging across the forest. I can hear the thunder of paws not far behind me and I know someone is chasing me. A low growl sounds behind me and it's far closer than I would have liked. I push myself picking up more speed to try and get away. I break through the trees into a clearing. s**t this isn't going to help me. I look over my shoulder to see how close they are and I trip. Going down and roll a couple of times before coming to a stop. I'm now facing the tree line as just as I raise to me feet a huge black wolf lunges at me. I jerk up right in bed, heart pumping, sweat covering my body, breathing labored like I just ran 5km's, sheets tangled around my legs. It takes my a couple of seconds to realize I'm at home in my room. That dream again. I've been having the same dream a least once a week for the last few months. I'm always running through a forest, the black wolf is always behind me. The wolf never catches me, it's never attacked me or lunged at me like it did tonight. Most of the time it stops at the tree line and just watches me with it's head c****d to the side as I race away across the clearing. I'm not sure what to make of it. This is the second time this week alone I've had this dream but this is the first time that the black wolf as ever tried to actually catch me, almost like it has finally decided it's sick of chasing me now. I tried asking Mazie my wolf about the dreams when they first started but other than telling me she thought the black wolf was cute, she had no idea why we were having these dreams.  Trying to shake off the dream I reach over to my nightstand for my phone to see what the time is. Wondering whether I have enough time to go back to sleep or not. Seeing that it's already 4:30am, I haul myself out of bed and throw on a pair of running shorts, my sports bra and a loose t-shirt. Grabbing my keys as I run out the door. It's takes me 30mins to get to the training gym and training starts at 5am so I'm going to be late again. Lexi is going to kill me, she covered for me last time so that I wouldn't get in trouble with the Beta but I'm not sure I'm going to get away with it again. I pull up at the gym 5 minutes late. Jumping out of my car I sneak over to the doors and see that everybody is still standing round talking. Breathing out a sigh of relief  I keep my head down and walk in making my way to Lexi's side.  "Layla'h, s**t girl you're late. You're lucky we having started yet."  Lexi whisper shouts at me while shooting glances at the 3 guys huddled together at the front of the group. I look in the same direction and see Luke, Rhys and Chris. Chris is Lexi's older brother who also happens to be the Alpha of our pack. Luke is his Beta and bestfriend and Rhys is the Gamma or third in charge. Chris isn't normally here for training, so he must have had to talk with the other two which is why training hasn't started. This is all good news for me and hopefully luck is on my side and nobody but Lexi noticed that I was late.  "I know." I grunt in reply. Lexi turns to finally look at me and whatever she see's must be a site because her head c***s to the side and one of her perfect eyebrows raises almost to her hair line, while her eyes scan up and down my body.   "Babes, are you alright? did you check the mirror before you left this morning because your t-shirt is inside out and those shorts like more like boy leg panties than shorts and you might want this to tie your hair up."  She waves her hand around my body while holding out a hair tie as she talks making me look down at myself for the first time this morning. Sure enough my t-shirt is inside out and my shorts, well they are shorts and not panties but they are the shortest shorts known to man that I normal wear under uniform skirt.  "s**t!"  I muttered taking the hair tie just as Luke decides to start training. I quickly pull the hem of my t-shirt up over my head figuring I'm better off without it on anyway. Just as I pull it over my head I feel a pair of strong hands rest on my waist from behind. I tense up at the touch just as I feel them remove a hand and pull my hair away from my shoulder and lean into my ear. "You're late Tiny." Chris whispers into my ear before moving away slightly and pulling all my hair back and tying it up in a high ponytail for me. Damn it, I was so hoping nobody noticed. It's an extra 5 mile run for anybody who is late and I hate running in my human form. I side eye Lexi and see she's trying to hold in her laughter at me getting caught not only for being late but also standing in front of her brother pretty much naked after pulling my t-shirt off. Not that I care much about being naked we are werewolves after all but this is different, I'm not about to shift and neither is anyone else. I know she just watched the whole thing play out and she's probably secretly planning our wedding in her head again after watching Chris tie my hair up. Lexi is hoping that when I turn 18 next week I will find out that Chris is my mate. She turned 18 a couple of months ago and mated to Luke so she's staying here and wants me to have a mate in our pack too so that I don't leave. Chris turned 18 two years ago and didn't 'find' his mate but has always been overly affectionate towards me. Being that I'm not 18 yet we wouldn't know if we were mates or not. Both mate has to be 18 for them to feel the bond, so Lexi is holding out hope. I ignore Chris behind me hoping that if I don't say anything he will drop the fact that I was late and maybe I will get away without having to do the extra 5 miles. "Are you ignoring me Layla'h?" I feel Chris's warm breath across the skin of my neck as he moves his body so that his front is flushed with my back. A shiver runs across my skin where it meets his and I can feel him playing with my hair still. Knowing that I need to answer him now because he's used my actual name instead of my nickname, I shake my head no before saying. "No, I'm just listening to Beta Luke's instructions so I know what I'm doing today." "You don't need to worry about that, you're going to train with me today." Chris says just as Luke tells everyone to break up into pairs.  "Bye babes." Lexi calls to me as she makes her way over to another chick to partner up with. f**k! Shoulder's slumping, I let out a sigh as I turn to face Chris realizing that I will have to face my fate now that Lexi has taken off. Not that she could really save me or anything Chris is the Alpha after all. I tip my head back so that my eyes meet his vivid green ones. Chris is 6'2" of pure muscle, compared to my little 5'3" petti build, so he towers over me. I can tell by the sparkle in his eye's and the quirk of his lips that's he's enjoying himself teasing me. "Do you not want to be my partner today Tiny?"  "Do I even have a choice Alpha." I reply, crossing my arm over my chest, raising my eyebrow at him and putting extra emphasis on the word Alpha because I know it annoys him and right on que I hear a low growl roll up his throat. Out of the corner of my eyes I see she-wolves all over the gym glaring at me for being so close to him. If looks could kill I would be long dead by now. I don't know why they can't get over themselves, Chris has been like this for years. Way before he took over the Alpha title. I sort of get it, because Chris is always closer to me, touching me, holding my hand, hugging me, talking to me the other she-wolves feel like they don't get a shot at being Chris's girlfriend or mate. Not that Chris and I have ever dated. We've messed around a couple of time's over the years and he really enjoys loving up against me, not that I mind Chris is fucken hot and you would be crazy not the like him but we have never actually truly crossed that line from flirting to more. He's been one of my biggest comfit over the last two year since my parents died. Along with Lexi. Just after they died I stayed at the pack house for a couple of weeks with their family because Chris's father who was Alpha at the time didn't want me staying by myself.  The first night I couldn't stop crying and Chris must of heard me. He came into my room climbed into bed behind me and pulled me into his chest and held me and let me cry myself to sleep on him all without saying a word. He did it every night for the first week and then continued to do it for the rest of my stay at the pack house even though I no longer cried myself to sleep. We just got use to sleeping together. After I managed to convince his dad that I could live on my own in my own house and moved out Chris would show up in the middle of the night to sleep, that I ended up giving him his own house key. He doesn't do it as often now as he use to, but at least once a week I'll wake in the middle of the night to him climbing into bed with me.  Just as he's about to answer one of the she-shanks comes running over and latches onto his arm smiling at him before sending a glare my way.  "I'm more than happy to be your partner Alpha Chris."  Natalie's high pitched whinny voice grates on my ear drums. But I take it for the opportunity that I need to be able to get out of extra running. Smiling at Chris I wave my hand towards Natalie. "There you go Alpha, Natalie would love to be your partner today." With that said I quickly turn to take off to the other side of the gym calling "have fun" over my shoulder to him as I go. I hear another low growl come from Chris as I run. I end up partnering with my normal partner Tony. He's an older pack warrior. He's been my partner for the last couple of years. He's taught me heaps being a warrior and he never softens his blows for me just because I'm a female like some of the other males. I normally leave the gym covered in bruises but they are getting less than when we first started training together and I can even get him on the ground a couple of times now. We spa for the next hour and a half. Tony and I are right in the middle of a fight when I get distracted by Beta Luke telling us we are done for the day and before I know what happened Tony frits has slammed into my face sending me flying and splitting my lip.  "f**k!" I yell out bringing my hand up to my lip still lying on my back.  "Come on Layla'h, you know better than to get distracted what's going on today." Tony asks me while holding his hand out to help me up. I grab his hand and let him pull me back to my feet.  "I know Tony, I didn't sleep very well last night and already feel like it's been a long day, it won't happened again I'll get you tomorrow for it."  I say waving him off as I pick up my t-shirt and make my way back across the gym to leave needing to get home and get ready for school. Just before I get to the door someone grabs my arm pulling me back into a rock hard body. I know who it is without even looking. Chris's mouth runs along my neck before stopping at my ear. "Where are you off to Tiny? you have some running to do."  "Do I really have too, I'm gonna be late for class I still have to go home and shower." I say without turning around.  "After running off and leaving me to partner with Natalie, yep you sure do."  What, this is a punishment for leaving him to partner with Natalie and not because I was late. What the f**k. Getting angry I spin around to yell at him because I'm not running just because he got stuck with her. But before I can say anything Chris grabs my face between his hands turning it this way then that.  "What the f**k Tiny. Who hit you that hard?"  "It's not that bad Chris, I got distracted and got hit totally my fault. It's fine." "yeah not that bad my ass" he mumbles under his breath when he notices I tinge in pain as he lightly runs his thumb over my cheekbone. "Come on, let me clean you up."  Chris threads his fingers between mine as he pulls me out of the gym into the hallway before pulling me into one of the rooms off the the side that we keep basic first aid stuff in. He lifts me up sitting me on the bench before heading to the freezer pulling out an ice pack. I watch as he grabs a towel and a bowl of warm water before coming back to me. He stands between my legs handing me the ice pack to put on my cheek.  "Here put this on while I clean your lip" I do as I'm told knowing that there's no point in fighting with him. Because of our werewolf genes it will all be healed in a couple of hours but it doesn't mean that it doesn't still hurt and I know that it will heal faster if I ice it. Chris gently washes the blood off my lip and chin before looking me over. I watch as his brow scrunches up and he lightly runs his finger tips over a couple of other bruises on my ribs and belly. He drops his head to the crock of my neck wrapping his arms around my waist before letting out a heavy sigh. He feels good, warm and comfy and my body is tired now that I've stop so I lean into him resting my head on his shoulder while still holding the ice to my face.  "Baby you really need to stop getting hit. I don't like seeing you covered in bruises." "It's training, that's what happens. You get hit sometimes." "You could train with Luke or Rhys, they wouldn't hit you so hard." he barks out placing light kisses against my neck and collarbone. "That's why I don't." I argue back. "Tiny!" Chris grounds out between his teeth as he pulls away from me to look me in the eyes. "Alphas." I shoot back with a smirk and there it is again, a low warning growl to let me know I'm pissing him off. Shaking his head he scoops me off the bench and carries me outside to my car before dumping me and my ice pack into the passenger seat.  "Let's go, I'll drive you home." I don't bother to fight him on it. It's happened to many times over the years now that I know he's going to do what he wants no matter what I say. So I just put on my seat belt and lean my head against the window before closing my eye's while Chris drives me home.  "Come on Baby, you need to wake up now you have school in an hour." I hear Chris say as he places a gentle kiss on my forehead. Peeling my eyes open I notice Chris is standing in my bathroom holding my in his arms and the showers going. I must have fallen asleep on the drive home. There's a dull ache in my cheekbone still back over all it's not to bad. Chris notices my eyes open so he slowly puts me down, holding on to my hips for a couple of seconds to make sure I'm good before letting me go. I reach up on my tippy toes and give him a kiss on the cheek thanking him for driving me home before pushing him out of the bathroom and closing the door. I quickly shower, washing my hair before drying myself off and wrapping a big fluffy towel around me. Brush my teeth and blow dry my hair before heading back to my room to get dressed.  Chris is laying back on my bed staring at the ceiling with his hands behind his head, he looks up at me when I walk into the room and I see a spark of lust in his eye's as they roam over my almost naked body. Ignoring him, I walk over to my dresser and find some panties before pulling them on under my towel. I ask Chris what he's still doing here as I let the towel drop so I can put on my bra before finally turning back to look at him.  "f**k Tiny, you need to put some clothes on."  He growls out sounding like he's in pain and quickly snapping his eyes back to the ceiling so that he's no longer looking at me. He's making it way to easy to mess with him. I've known for ages that Chris likes me. He told him a while ago and to be honest I like him too but we agreed that until I turn 18 and know for sure that we're mates or not we wouldn't cross the line of having s*x. We've messed around a little but always stop before we go to far. So now that we aren't in public with all the she-wolves staring at me I decide that it's time to mess with him.  "What's wrong Alpha?" I ask as I walk over to him and climb on to his lap with a knee on either side of his waist and a hand on either side of his head looking down at him. His eyes clamp shut and he lets out an angry growl. "Tiny, your t**s are in my face." "Oh, sorry is that a problem for you?" I smirk back at him. I know what I'm doing to him, I can feel him grow harder beneath me. Deciding I can push him a little more I lean in closer rubbing my nose along his jaw. Before I know what's happened Chris has gripped me around my hips and rolled so he's on top of me. He nips the swell of my t**s before pulling away and climbing off the bed towards the door.  "Layla'h we agreed, we wouldn't do anything until you turn 18 and we know whether we're mates or not. Get dress so you can take me home before heading to school."  Chris lets out with a growl while pushing his hands through his golden locks.  Knowing I've pushed him as far as he will go before he really gets angry I climb off my bed and make my way to the wardrobe. I quickly pull on a pair of jean shorts and a white tank top before pulling my hair into a ponytail and stuffing my feet into my favorite connies. I pick up my backpack and make my way back over to Chris who is still standing there facing the door.  "Come on then Mr Alpha lets take you home so I can get to class."  I drop Chris off at the pack house then head to school. I'm a couple minutes late for my first class and end up with a detention for my troubles. The rest of the day cruises pass quickly, with the exception of a little run in with Natalie and her band of b***h girls. She really thought she could get to me by rubbing it in my face that she trained with Chris this morning. I didn't have the heart to tell her that the only reason she did is because Chris wouldn't hit as hard so I always try to get away from him at training. I hang out with Lexi in the few classes that we share and during lunch. The rest of the time I keep to myself ignoring the shanks who try to bully me and the guy's who try to hit on me.  After my parents died I became the hot topic around school and even two years on it hasn't gone away. First everybody treated me like an outcast because I was orphaned, then it got worst when the found out I started living by myself. Then the bitches and shanks started in at me when they noticed how close Chris and I were. The first six months were hard, Chris was in his final year at school so throughout the day he would find me and make sure I was alright, he would have me hang out with his friends which made things worse with the other girls at school. After he graduated I decided it would be easier to keep to myself. It makes my life easier and almost peaceful. The only person I hang out with is Lexi. We hangout after school most days and then Chris but that's mostly when nobody else is around and he's not busy with work. I live by myself in my 1 bedroom house on the outskirts of town, far enough away from the rest of the pack. I don't work at the moment. The pack pays for me to live just like they would if I was living in the pack house. I won't need to start paying for myself until I finish high school, which is only 3 months away. I don't know what I'll do after high school, it really depends on if I find my mate or not and what they're like. I know that if my mate is Chris he would be more then happy for me to go to uni but I would also have to pick up the Luna jobs around the pack too. If I don't find my mate I could always live on campus and work part time or something. I really don't know. I'm just waiting for next week to see what happens.  Over the next three days it becomes a rinse and repeat cycle. Wake up, training, shower, school, home, sleep, dream. I don't see or hear from Chris which isn't unusual. On the fourth night around 2am I feel him climb into bed with me. Pulling me close to him I snuggle into and it's the first night all week where I didn't dream. He left in the morning before I woke up, I was late to training again that day. On Friday Lexi decides we're going to have a girls night so I have dinner with her at the pack house before we take over the movie room and spend the rest of the night watching movies until we both fell asleep. Chris must have found us after we passed out and carried me to bed with him because I wake in the morning cocooned in the blankets and his arms. It's really hot and I need to pee so I try to wiggle out of his arms but all that does is have him pull me tighter to him. I try again not being as quiet this time and end up with the same result but this time Chris snuggles his face into my neck growling out.  "Tiny sleep." "I gotta pee, let me go"  I hear him huff before he releases me. Jumping out of bed I shoot across the room to his bathroom. I take care of my business then brush my teeth using the extra toothbrush he has and wash my face before retying my hair and leaving the bathroom. I don't have any clothes with me other than what I was wearing yesterday so I start going through Chris's draws to find a clear t-shirt and a pair of basketball shorts. I've just pulled on his t-shirt and dropped my sweats to the floor when Chris calls out to me. "Tiny what are you doing? come back to bed" "It's time to get up Chris, don't you have work to do?" I shoot back. "Come on Tiny please, let me cuddle you just a little bit longer. Your birthday is tomorrow so this might be the last time I can do it." Feeling bad I climb back into bed and snuggle with him.  "You'll still be important to me tomorrow, even if we're not mates Chris."  "I know Tiny but if you find a different mate they may not be happy with us sleeping in the same bed." "I think that's they problem, I will always need you." We stay cuddled together in bed for another half an hour in silence before Chris breaks it, finally realizing I'm wearing his clothes.  "Are you wearing my t-shirt Tiny?"  "mmmh." is my only answer as I've started to fall asleep again.  "You're probably going to have to stop doing that too baby. Your covered in my scent." Chris whispers in my ear. I'm not sure why he keeps making out like we aren't going to be mates. Come tomorrow we will know for sure and all these things he is worrying about today won't matter. I can be covered in his scent and curl up in his bed all day long because we will be mates.  "I have one more day of being 17, so you can rub you scent all over me for one more day. And come tomorrow if you're not my mate and someone else is, everybody in the pack knows how close we are so they won't question that I smell like you."  Chris rolls us so I'm underneath him and starts rubbing his body and face all over me. Laughter I try pushing him away.  "What the f**k. What are you doing? get off me"  "You said I can rub my scent all over you for one more day, so that's what I'm doing." He replies with a shrug of his shoulders before rolling off to bed and getting up.  "I didn't mean actually rub all over me." I yell at him while throwing a pillow in his direction before he runs into the bathroom. I hear the shower start and figure it's time to get up now. I pull on the basketball shorts and leave Chris to it while I head downstairs to find breakfast. Lexi, Luke and Rhys are already in the kitchen eating when I walk in.  "About time you got up babe, we're going shopping today." Lexi informs me, grabbing me in a hug. I hear her sniffing me.  "But first we're gonna take you home, you smell like my brother." She says before going back to her breakfast. Luke and Rhys just look at me laughing with cocky grins on their face's. I don't know whether Chris has ever told them about our agreement to wait or not, so I'm sure they think we've been having s*x for almost 2 years now. Pulling the finger at the guys I get breakfast and sit down at the table. Chris walks in not that long after and instead of getting his own seat he picks me up and sits in my seat while placing me on his lap.  "Chris what the f**k. I already have to take her home to get your smell off her before we go out, you're only making it worse" Lexi whines beside us. "What she said I can." Chris shoots back pulling his tongue out at her, the guys all laugh at her. "Come on babe, he's only marking what's his." Luke tells her gently kissing her forehead.  I shoot off Chris's lap not wanting to get into this discussion again and let Lexi know we can go.  "It's fine Lexi I'm finished anyway so we can go."  Waving bye to the boys we head to my house before spending the day at the mall.