My Cursed Alphas

Chapter 3

Adrian POV

I finished making rounds around the clans' land when I came across the graveyard. I had been searching for rogues and was headed back to the packhouse when I heard her voice. I saw her sitting with her legs crossed on a grave talking away. She was talking about her time in the woods when she left her pack to be in her natural form, as she called it.

After I killed her father in the battle for the Alpha title of her pack, we fought and she won, of course, but I had returned to my pack to make arrangements for someone to be in charge while I stayed here to get to know my mate. I talked to my beta, Steven, about it and he understood completely considering he had found his true mate a week before. I asked him to keep an eye out for my brother, Ethan. He agreed to notify me through mind link if he so much as even heard a rumor that he was near the borders. 

"Oh, Jacob. I miss you soo much. I wish you could have been with me during my time living as a wolf. It was amazing. The sights, the smells, the chase. Predator versus prey. The different flavors! Oh, it was exhilarating! I wish you had been there for the mountain lion when I had moved to the mountain range. I must say the beast put up a good fight though. I was almost to the Peak Mountain Clan when I traveled that far north. Did you know that they aren't even shifters? They are the human descendants of werewolves. Amazing! I never even knew that was a thing!" She sighed.

She looked so sad. I could tell what she was thinking through our mate bond. She wanted to cry, but she thought that she needed to be tough so she kept it in. I wanted to pull her into my arms and hold her, keep her safe, never let the world hurt her like that again. But when I heard her continue speaking I stayed put.

"I wish I had gotten to you sooner. I wish I had known what was happening that day. I wish I hadn't frozen when I saw that he was my true mate. I thought that I had done something to upset the goddess, you know? She killed you and gave me the mate of a killer all in one afternoon. I wanted to crawl into a shell and never come out." 

she paused,

"I rejected him like he asked to save the rest of our clan. I think you would have been proud, Jake. Or at least I hope you would. When he left I crawled to you and held you in my arms so tightly that it took five people to tear you from my arms. I left that same afternoon. I am sorry that I didn't go to your funeral. I just needed time to grieve. I was going to come back months ago to visit, but I was sidetracked. Do you wanna know why?" 

She stopped talking for a moment like she was waiting for his answer.

"I came across the remnants of the Winter Moon Clan. They had been attacked a few days before I arrived. I stayed to help them get back on their feet and to take care of the orphaned kids. There were several of them. They had seen their families slaughtered right in front of them. When I told them about you being killed by Ethan, they started training. Saying that they never wanted to hesitate. The youngest was eight and the oldest was twelve. It made me think about how I should have gotten there sooner. How I should have killed that bastard. Mate or not."

She sighed and whispered, 

"I love you, Jacob." 

She laid back, placing her hands on her stomach, looking up at the stars. I hadn't noticed that it had gotten this late. I was about to step out of the line of trees when she started humming. It sounded like 'MONSTERS' by Shinedown. After about fifteen minutes, she fell asleep. I walked up to her, fully intending on waking her up when my wolf suggested something.

I think that we should just carry her back to the house. 

I couldn't agree more. I picked her up bridal style and she snuggled into my arms and sighed. I smiled down at her beautiful sleeping face. 

She has platinum blonde hair, but it isn't dyed like most girls' blonde hair, this is natural. She has icy blue eyes, so blue that they almost look silver. Her lips are plump and pink and look soft to the touch, so much so that it took all of my self-control not to kiss her while she was sleeping. She has a nice body too. She has soft curves and nice breasts. The scars are a nice touch. I know that she had to endure pain to get them, but they seem so natural on her that I cannot imagine her without them, almost like she was born with them.

When I made it to her bedroom, I laid her down and pulled the blanket over her. Unable to help myself, I crawled into the bed with her. Wrapping my arm around her surprisingly muscular stomach. Once I drifted off, I felt her stiffen and her heart rate changed. The next thing I know, she is on top of me pinning my arms to the bed. I flip over and pin her arms down, smirking at her.

"Release me!" She snarled.

I laughed and said, "Now why would I do that my little mate?"

I felt her relax under me and she sighed.

"I swear on the moon goddess Adrian, the next time you startle me like that I will rip your throat out with my teeth."

I released her and laughed. She was soo cute! Her face was flushed and her eyes were sparkling with adrenalin. I could tell she was getting upset because her brow furrowed and her mouth went deeper into a frown.

"Okay, what the hell is so funny?"

"You say that I startled you, but from the time you realized you weren't asleep outside anymore, your heartbeat was racing and you were assessing my movements. It was like you thought that I was some kind of p*****t or something." I said still laughing.

She slapped my chest and rolled onto her side so she could look at me. Oh, goddess, she is so beautiful. I am so lucky to have her as my chosen mate. Her hair was slightly tousled and her lips were parted a bit. She had started trailing her fingers along my chest and abdomen. I cleared my throat to get her attention. Her face went beet red, but I thought it was kinda sexy. 

"Sorry, I didn't mean to-" 

She stopped talking and rolled over, facing away from me. I grabbed her shoulder and pushed her onto her back. I was grinning down at her. Her embarrassment was so adorable.

"I never said you had to stop,"

I said and leaned forwards kissing her softly on her lips. They were soft as rose petals. She kissed me back, hesitantly at first. Then it became ravenous. I felt her bite my lower lip for entry into my mouth and I let her in. Our tongues fought for dominance and in the end, she submitted. I slid one hand up her shirt and cupped her breast. With my thumb, I teased her ni**le, making it turn into a pebble. With my other hand, I had unbuttoned her pants and was about to slide them off her, when she growled. I threw myself away from her immediately, not wanting to go too far. 

 She was breathing hard and her face was flushed. 

"I'm.....I'm not ready......I'm a...a....virgin." 

She said shyly. And looked away from me. I pulled her to me and whispered in her ear.

"It's okay baby, I am a patient man. I waited this long, I can wait a little longer." I kissed the top of her head and got off the bed. 

I had started towards the door when she growled again. I turned around to look at her,

"Did you need something?" 

I asked, not understanding the growl.

She nodded and let out a sigh.

"I can't sleep if you're not here. Just...stay." 

I could tell she was using her alpha to tell me this, even though she should know that it doesn't work on me.

"Of course, Love. I will always stay with you."

I climbed back into the bed with her. She snuggled up to me and was asleep against my chest within seconds.