Wait For It: A Royal Wolfe Story

13: Mine Or Not

Chapter 13: Mine Or Not (Leigh's POV)

I know that the guys play football while they wait for the parties to pick up. It's like tradition. When in reality they started it so the ladies would be drunk before they even got to the party. They could drink get laid and then brag while their conquests are passed out.

I choose to hang out with Liv instead of spending a few hours drinking. She had gone to school today after I promised her Jace would not be attending. She had caught no hint of her mate and she assured me that Oliver hadn't either. She was skipping the party altogether though. Saying that she had no want or need to run into Jace while surrounded by her scantily clad pack members.

Around eight I ascended the stairs wearing a dark blue jean skirt and a bright orange tight-fitting crop top t-shirt. I found a drink and sipped slowly on it tonight. I had no intentions to get plastered. I just wanted to relax. I found a few people to chat and dance with. It was nice. Silver Crescent pack felt accepting of me. The guys that weren't playing football kept their distance. Obvious that they did not want to piss off their future Beta.

A while later I felt a hand on my hip and a deep voice saying, "Hey Baby Girl. I've missed you."

I took one look at him and I couldn't deny that my panties dampened at the sight of him shirtless and glistening with sweat. As good as he looked he needed to shower before touching me.

"Nooo... I love you shirtless, but you need to shower before you touch me." I giggled as I squirmed out of his reach.

He chased me around the party for a few before I turned on him. "Touch me now and you don't get to touch me later."

"You should join me then." He groaned.

"Maybe later," I told him with a smirk. I had every intention of letting him get clean first and then joining him. It had been two days, two long days since I'd been in his arms. I missed being there.

I gave him ten minutes before I followed. He must have been hoping that I followed him because he had left all of the doors unlocked and the bathroom door was open.

The bathroom was full of steam when I entered. He was looking down holding something in his right hand that looked like a fistful of dark hair. A naked female was kneeling in front of him. Her mouth is full of his c**k.

He growled out suddenly in anger. Then his eyes found mine that was filled with shock and disappointment again. I turned and ran from the room. I heard him yelling after me but I just sprinted until I came to Liv's door. I didn't knock before entering and turning to slump down against the now-closed door.

I hadn't even realized I was crying until Liv was wiping my tears away. "Leigh, what's wrong?"

"Do you want to get out of here with me and I will explain everything on the way?" I asked her standing back up. I couldn't stay here. He would eventually find me. I knew just where to go. It would be safe for both Liv and me to escape our disappointing lovers.

"Let's go." She said quickly.

"Grab some clothes. We won't be back tonight."

Together we hopped in her Jeep and I directed her to the Wolfe House. It was all prepared for tomorrow night's coronation. No one else would be there tonight. As we drove I told her what I had walked in on.

"That asshole. I can't believe he did this to you again."

"I seriously think I am done with parties at the packhouse. That's two in a row that I have left crying."

"Don't blame the parties for my brother's asinine actions."

"True. This time I'm done. His last chance is done." I say sadly as we pull up to Wolfe House.

"Wow, this place looks great. You'd never expect that a tragedy took place here." She said and then stared at me with wide eyes. She just remembered that my family died here. She thinks it was just my aunt and uncle as my lie tells. Not my parents. Not my entire world. "Sorry."

"It's ok. It does look great though. Uncle Jamie did a great job renovating it." We had made our way to a random guest room. I have the whole top floor to myself but no one is to know that yet. "I will be right back. I had some clothes sent over for this weekend's party. I'm sure I have some sweats in there."

I ran up to my floor and pulled out some sleep sweats and some clothes to wear tomorrow until it was time to get dolled up for the coronation. If I had any choice I would skip it but that was a moot point now. I also ran to the kitchen to grab drinks and snacks. As well as ice cream. I hope that Liv likes chocolate moose tracks because that's my fav and that's what we have. It was time to eat our feelings and watch girly movies.

Liv told me she had never seen the movie After, after she had commented on my hoodie I was wearing for the sequel. I shouldn't be wearing it. It was what I was wearing the first day Oliver and I met. We decided to cuddle up together in the large bed and watch it as we ate our ice cream. Liv was happy with my choice of ice cream, so we had a great night bashing our boneheaded boys during our impromptu girls' night.

Liv fell asleep before the end of After 2. I took this time to pick up my phone. I had multiple missed calls from both Oliver and Jace.

The ones from Jace read:

J: Have you seen Liv?

J: Did you ditch me for Oliver?

J: Are you okay? I heard some s**t about Oliver.

J: Should I break out the silver chains for him now?

J: Dakota escaped the holding cells. We have her in custody.

J: Don't be too hard on Ollie. For once I don't think this is his fault.

The one's from Oliver read:

O: I thought she was you.

O: I should have known better.

O: Please talk to me. I know you are upset. All I want to do is hold you right now. I would never do anything like this to hurt you.

As I was reading the last message one more came through.

O: I know that you hate me right now but I have to tell you that I think I'm falling in love with you.

I turned off my phone and rolled over. I cried some more. I didn't know what to believe. I wasn't even sure if it mattered. There was always something in our way. There was always something keeping us apart. Maybe this time we should leave it that way. It no longer felt like the universe wanted us together anymore.

Liv and I slept in until 10 am. Well, Liv slept. I tossed and turned while I drifted in and out of sleep. I dreamt of Oliver. I dreamt that I was back in his bed. Back in his arms. That last night never happened. That I found him in the shower waiting for me alone. I dreamt of the things we would have done that night and things that I was waiting to do with my mate. I woke up multiple times looking for him only to find Liv sharing a bed with me. I would silently cry and go back to my restless slumber.

I finally woke to a mind-link from Jace. "I have 30 minutes until I can find my mate. Where are you at?"

"Well since we know I am a direct relative and that means that I am not your mate. I figured that meant that I did not have to be present for this milestone."

"I'm freaking out and you bailed on me. Plus you took the one person that I want to be mated to with you." You could hear the desperation in his voice. He was afraid.

"I'm sorry. Both you and your Beta have been less than stellar to Liv and me. We needed a night away. Since we are not at the packhouse and we are not at the Alpha house, that leaves just one more place we can be hiding. Before you come here, though, go to the packhouse first. I really don't need an end-of-season cliffhanger that leaves my best friend with her heartbroken. You will know if she is your mate from the smell of her room. If she is then come to get her."

"That is the best idea I think I have ever heard. I'm already at the packhouse. I stayed last night after the s**t with Dakota." He paused before adding. "He's a mess, Leigh."

"I just don't know if it matters anymore Jace."

"Well, I'm at Liv's door with three minutes left. How do I get in?"

"Ask Ollie. He broke in last week." With that, I closed the mind-link. Jace had to figure this one out on his own. Mates are one thing I do not get in the middle of. He will either be here shortly looking for Liv or not. That's up to the Goddess now.

***(Jace's POV)***

I had spent the last few days having my ass handed to me by Leigh. She had left me around 6 pm on Friday to go hang out with Liv. I continued my workout before giving in and heading to play football with the guys. They don't hit as hard as Leigh but they will do as a distraction.

Tomorrow I will turn 18. I can find my mate. Liv did not find her mate today, so I can still hope that she may be mine. The group dispersed around nine. Claiming they were tired of beating on each other when the real truth was that they were ready to drink and get laid. I wish my life was still that simple, but not really. I am ready for my forever. I am ready for my mate.

I grabbed a beer when I went inside. A few ladies approached but I was not in the mood. The stress that hung over my head would not be fixed by f*****g some random girl. What I really wanted to do right now was go find Liv and apologize. I can't do that though, because she won't talk to me. I don't blame her. I hate myself for what I did. I just want a chance to try and fix it.

I watched as Leigh squirmed away from Ollie covered in sweat. It was cute. Maybe he would make an okay mate for her. After he ascended the stairs I shot her a message asking if she had seen Liv. She never has her mind-link open so it was easier to just text her. I guess she had other plans because shortly after I watched her disappear upstairs. I sent her another message about leaving me by myself and grabbed another beer. I guess I will just drink my loneliness away.

I was staring off into the crowd when I spotted someone who could at least understand some of my current situations.

I approached Garrett as he was coming down the stairs. "Hey Garrett, can I ask you a question?"

"Only if you answer mine first." I raised an eyebrow at this. "Why is your Beta such a d**k?" He responded. I had just noticed the look on his face and he looked beyond pissed.

"What's going on?" I asked forgetting my original question.

"You don't know?" I shook my head. "He's ripping the house apart looking for Leigh. I heard that he got caught with Dakota again. I don't know why that Goddess gives that cretin her time when all he does is f**k up."

I tried to mind-link Leigh but her wall was snapped so closed I couldn't even knock. I shot her a text as I went looking for my dumb ass Beta that I may have to kill. I shot Leigh another message that involved possible torcher.

I found Ollie back on our floor. He was wrapped in just a towel. His apartment was trashed. He was sitting on his bed with his head in his hands. He reminded me of me just a few days ago. He looked broken. "What the f**k did you do?" My tone was full Alpha as my wolf, Damon, spoke through me.

Ollie looked up at me through red eyes, "It doesn't matter. She is never gonna speak to me again."

I wanted to rip into him right now. He hurt my Queen. He should die. Since he is my best friend, I'll ask him one more time and if he doesn't answer correctly he will not live to be crowned my Beta. "You will tell me what happened right now or I will rip out your spleen and feed it to you."

Ollie recoiled at my tone. "I thought... I thought she was her." He replied while pointing toward the bathroom. I followed his finger to find Dakota knocked out there on his bathroom rug. She may even be dead. I would never want to lose a pack member but I hoped she was. This girl had already been a part of too much pain for Leigh for me to feel sorry for her.

"Tell me everything now Oliver," I growled at him.

"I came up to shower. Hoping that Leigh would follow, I left the doors unlocked and the bathroom door open. I had just turned around and there was Leigh or who I thought was Leigh... The steam in the shower was so thick... All I could see was dark hair... I realized too late that it was not Leigh. Leigh was standing in the doorway and Dakota was on her knees."

"What did Leigh do? What happened after?"

"She just ran. I called after her, but why would she listen to me. I had already made this mistake before." He replied in a broken voice before continuing. "Dakota wouldn't get off of me. We pushed her away and she hit her head. I can't go anywhere near her to find out if she is even still alive. Lucky wants to kill her. I have been sitting here trying to keep him under control. We just want Leigh."

Dakota took that moment to moan in her sleep. She rolled over and I saw something that sickened me. She had a tattoo right above her lady bits that said property of Ollie with an arrow pointing down. This b***h is crazy. I threw a nearby towel over her and called down to some of the warriors to come to take her to the cells.

When they arrived I gave them their instructions. "I want her under the highest security. I want her collared in silver. Do not go easy on her for the sake of Gamma Raymond."

I paced in Ollie's room. He was still in the same position I found him in. Reminding me again of how I was just a few days ago after I f****d up with Liv. I could feel the remorse pour off of him.

"So what is my punishment going to be Alpha?" Ollie asked raising his head to look at me. His right leg bouncing up and down in anticipation of what I would do.

"I should give you the same treatment for putting Leigh in this position for the second time." Ollie dropped his head continuing to remind me of my current situation. When Leigh came to me I thought she was going to kill me for my mistake. But she understood my regret and I can understand his. He was actually the victim this time.

"Put some clothes on Ollie," I said with a sigh. "I need to see if I can find Leigh." And with that, I left his apartment and departed to mine.

"Can you tell her that I understand if she never wants to speak to me again?" I heard Ollie yell after me as I shut my door.

I tried to reach out to Leigh a few more times as I sat in my bed watching TV. She still hadn't reopened her link.

I have less than twelve hours until I can find my mate. I couldn't sleep. I had hoped to have support on this day, but everyone around me was broken. I was too. At 2 am I decided to message Liv. I wanted to apologize to her face to face but she hadn't let me.

Liv: I didn't want to do this as a text but I am so sorry. I wanted to come back to you as soon as I left. I just couldn't. I was a coward. You deserve better than me, but you are all I have ever wanted. I love you Liv. I have since we were kids. I can only hope that the Moon Goddess will grant me you as my mate. Sleep well, my angel.

She never responded. I hope it was that she was sleeping and not that she was rejecting me.

I eventually drifted into an uneasy sleep. Each time I fell asleep I would dream that I was in my wolf form and I was chasing after a beautiful angel. She glowed so brightly. I could not see who she was, just the trailing of her dress as I chased her. I gave up on sleep around seven when I woke up as Damon.

I shifted, pulled on some flannel sleep pants, and made my way out to the kitchen. There I found Ollie drinking a cup of coffee. He looked like s**t. I don't think he slept at all.

"You look like hell man," I told him as I made a cup of coffee for myself.

"You don't look much better." He responded back.

"I guess we both have girl problems," I say with a shrug.

He let out a small laugh. "When did this happen to us. We used to..." He trailed off as he spoke but I understood what he meant. We used to be the ones that didn't care. The ones that f****d for fun. The ones that didn't care who was their mate because they would have no choice but to love us.

"I don't know man," I told him as I clapped him on the shoulder before returning to my room to shower and dress.

Every minute that passed seems to take an hour. It felt like an entire year had gone by until it was finally 10 am. I have 27 minutes until I was officially 18. I had been trying to reach Leigh all morning through mind-link and she finally answered me. I was freaking out and I needed my Queen to slap the b***h out of me.

It took her a little while for her to answer back and even then it was slow. You could tell she didn't sleep well. She did what I needed though. She told me where they were and gave me great advice to see if Liv was my mate before going there. Now I just am waiting for Oliver to answer me as to where the key for Liv's room is.

It didn't matter though the moment I turned 18 I could smell it. The mouth-watering smell of strawberries and cream set my wolf on fire. We broke Liv's door just to make sure she wasn't there. Damon and I were both overjoyed knowing she is ours. We have to go now.

Ollie had just made it to the room. "I guess you're gonna not just be my Alpha but my brother-in-law as well."

"That's the plan. I gotta go. They are at the Wolfe House." I yelled running past Ollie.

"Do you think Leigh will kill me if I follow you?"

"Not my problem today," I yelled back hopping in my truck to go find my girl. I made the 20-minute drive in less than 10. I'm not even sure if I put the truck in park before I was out of it and in the house sniffing her out.

I meet Leigh in the hallway. She wore a huge smile on her face and pointed to the room she had just left. I entered and saw my angel still sleeping. I walked closer to her and I watched as she took in a deep breath that caught in her throat. This caused her beautiful caramel eyes to flutter open.

"Mine!" My wolf and I growled out together. I grabbed her up bridal style earning a squeal of shock from my mate. I ran with her up the stairs to my Alpha Beta floor locking everyone else out.