Trusting the alpha- ON HOLD

Chapter 5

-ALEX POV-

I'm on patrol tonight at Xander's request just in case we're targeted by Richy. 

The poor guy. He's been waiting 3 years since he turned 18 to find his mate and it's not quite been what he was expecting. I mean he would literally die for her but when you find your mate you're meant to be obsessed with each other and complete the mating bond pretty much there and then. Instead, his mate's been stuck in hospital and he's so afraid of losing or hurting Daisy he's walking on f*****g broken glass around her. 

A vaguely familiar smell fills my senses making me point my snout in the air. What is that? I follow the scent cautiously before I have a lightbulb moment. I smelt this earlier. It's Daisy.

'Alpha we have a problem' I mindlink, hoping he's not asleep.

'What's wrong Alex' he replies sleepily.

'It's Daisy. She's gone into the woods towards the pack borders.'

'WHAT?! Follow her Alex she's not safe!' 

'Yes Alpha' I mindlink the rest of the patrol to follow her scent and we take off after her. It's not long before Xander's huge sandy coloured wolf is running alongside us. 

'She's left the pack borders' he growls through mindlink and presses on faster than before. We run for another 10 minutes before loud growls rip through the quite woods. Sprinting towards the sound before us, I Can feel Xander's fear beside me.

'She'll be ok Xander.'

-XANDER POV-

I don't reply to Alex, just focus on getting to her before they can hurt my baby. Jasper turns into an absolute beast, pushing us forward. 

I see a group of wolves up ahead and in the middle of the circle, Daisy in human form. Of course, she lost her wolf. 

'Jasper we have to get to her' I growl.

'Don't need to tell me twice' he somehow gets faster as we charge at them. We jump on the first wolf we reach, effortlessly snapping their neck before moving on to the next. The rest of the patrol catch up and start attacking the others. Out of the corner of my eye I see a wolf stalking towards Daisy and I rush to kill the rogue I have trapped under my paws but she roundhouse kicks his big head and lunges at him, struggling with him a little before finally snapping his neck. 

That's my girl.

I swipe my claws at the last rogue, ripping out a huge chunk of flesh in the process. Whimpering, he falls back and I s***h his throat, leaving him dead on the floor. 

My thoughts turn towards Daisy and I sigh in relief to see her standing there safe. Running towards her, I don't think as I pull her into a hug and breath in her intoxicating lavender and honey scent. She's ok. And she's mine. No one will ever take her away from me. 

I look down at her and gaze into her beautiful blue eyes. Her brown hair rolls over her shoulders and I am utterly in awe of her in this moment. 

Without thinking, I lean down and meet my lips with hers and oh my Goddess. I can't suppress the groan that escapes me as I feel her start to move her lips against mine. I've been dreaming of this since the day I met her and it's so much more amazing then I could have ever dreamed, sparks erupting between us. She presses her body against mine and deepens the kiss, running her hand down my chest before she abruptly pulls away, breathing heavily.

"she's back."

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I am kind of in shock when he wraps his strong arms around me and I can't help but hug him back, enjoying the feeling of being engulfed by him. He's well over 6 foot and he's ridiculously well built so he dwarfs me in size. He smells like the ocean and it's very comforting. Also he just fought off like 20 rogues for me and I feel safe in his arms. Maybe this mate business ain't all bad.

He stares into my eyes with his beautiful pools of honey and before I can process anything his lips crash onto mine. I'm completely shocked but I can't ignore the fireworks exploding and I kiss him back. 

Every other time I've been kissed was by a rogue and against my will but this is completely different. It's gentle and sweet and it feels like it means something. Hearing him groan only deepens my lust and I deepen the kiss without realising what I'm doing. Running my hands down his ridiculously hard chest a voice enters my head.

'Mate' she whispers. 

Oh my God. It's Amber. My wolf is back.

I pull back in disbelief.

"Who's back?" Xander's eyebrows knit together. Oops, didn't mean to say that out loud.

"My wolf. She's not dead" I gasp.

'Too right I'm not dead. Now let's go to our mate' Amber growls in my head.

'You left me' there's a bitterness to my tone.

'I couldn't watch. Now come on our mates waiting for us.'

'Are you forgetting what happened? He's probably just like them' the words seem sour in my mouth. 

'Did you FEEL that kiss? Why do you think I'm back? He's ours, he won't hurt us' she purrs the last part.

'Pipe down Amber. You left me when I needed you the most. You don't get to decide anymore' I spit at my wolf. She cowers in my mind and I blink my eyes a few times to clear the mindlink.

"She's back?" Xander smiles flashing his perfect straight teeth. "Jasper Can sense her." I see his eyes darken but he shakes his head bringing them back to normal. 

"Yeah well we're not exactly on good terms right now." I walk in the direction of the pack territory with Xander in term.

"Sorry I ran" I mutter and he takes my hand. 

"I'm sorry I made you want to run." I don't want to make him think this is his fault because it's not, it's my messed up brain. Gently squeezing his hand, I offer him a small smile and carry on. Shifting is off the cards right now, Amber isn't strong enough so Xander ends up shifting and I climb onto his beautiful wolf. His fur is the same colour of his hair and it's so soft and beautiful as I run my hands through it, making his wolf let out a low growl in enjoyment.

We're back at the house quickly due to Xander's alpha speed and i change and climb into bed. there's a knock on my door and Xander walks in in joggers and a shirt looking very sexy.

"Hey, I just wanted to make sure you're ok" He smiles by the door, crossing his arms.

"Yeah, thank you. And thank you for fighting off those rogues" I mumble slightly embarrassed.

"Just, please Daisy... Please don't run again" he pleads.

"I won't." And for once, I'm genuine. He nods and turns to leave,

"Wait Xander" he turns to look at me again with concern.

"Will you stay with me?" His chest falls and he nods quickly, walking over to the bed as I move over to make room for him. He climbs in, his arm wrapping around me as he pulls me towards his chest. I smile, breathing in his ocean scent and fall into the deepest sleep I've ever had.