Secrets of his Mate

Twelve

Alessandro

    Every chance I got during our exercise, I caught myself stealing glances up to Elana leaning against the balcony. It gave me butterflies in my stomach and made me self conscious at the same time. I've been watched while training before, but knowing it was her this time did something to my mind. I needed to prove myself. Any mistake or failure in her presence would be unacceptable and humiliating.

    I was still shocked from the fact she initiated to spend time alone with me. I knew deep down the true reason was to get away from Bianca, but it did not matter to me. She could have chosen a million other excuses, but chose to be with me in the end. Could it be possible that I was actually winning her over? I could only hope for the best.

    Completing training early was unheard of unless we were under attack, but I believed the pack understood what was going on. Not one dared to question me or even raise an eyebrow. The only person to make a peep was Roman.

    "Going to see Elana?" he tried interviewing me.

    I looked him up and down. He should've known better than to be alone with Elana. Best friend or not, she is my mate. He couldn't be with mine just because he couldn't find his own. I ignored him and began to walk away.

    "Don't act like this, Alessandro. You know nothing happened."

    I shook my head and continued on my path without looking back. Some day I would forgive him, but now wasn't the time. Now all my thoughts were wrapped around Elana.

    I raced up the stairs and hopped in the shower. Trying to find clothes afterwards was nerve wracking. I knew it wasn't anything fancy, but I still wanted to look good for my mate. I decided on dress slacks and a navy blue long sleeve button down shirt then combed my hair. It didn't matter how nervous I was, I was not going to show it. I confidently strode to the balcony where I last saw Elana.

    There she sat lounging on a chair staring at the sky across from Bianca trying to ignore her babbling. I tried to hold in a chuckle from the scene in front of me. "How's it going, ladies?"

    Elana looked at me and shrugged while Bianca pouted. "You're going to take her away from me already? We were just starting to get close. Did you know that Elana is hilarious? She has such a dark sense of humor. She tried to say that you kidnapped her and-"

    "Bianca!" I had to cut off her rambling. My heart sank when as she announce the last sentence. I cautiously looked at Elana hoping that she didn't actually say that to my sister.

    Elana smirked. "Oh it was a joke! She knows you would never really do something like that." Her eyes narrowed as she spoke and the smirk faded.

    "Yeah, she's pretty funny," I told Bianca. "And yes, I am here to take her away from you. I'm sure you talked her ear off long enough."

    "I did not!" she argued rolling her eyes. "Well maybe after you two finish in the arcade, Elana and I can-"

    "Actually," Elana interrupted, "We're going to be spending all day together."

    That peaked my attention. I wasn't sure if she was being serious, or if she just didn't want to be around Bianca any more. I couldn't blame her if that were the case. I knew my sister was a lot to handle and she actually tried getting along with her for me.

    "Oh but we were having so much fun!" Bianca was not ready to let go, but I owed Elana at least this.

    "You have a long drive back home. Where is Alpha Jarrod anyway?"

    "He wanted to sleep in as long as he could. You know how busy he always is," she puffed.

    "Yes I do, but he must be awake by now. You should find him and start getting ready to go home." I gave her a hug. "It was nice seeing you."

    "Okay." She frowned and skipped to Elana embracing her in a giant bear hug. "We should do this again soon. I'll call you, okay?"

    Elana didn't say a word. She stood awkwardly waiting for her to release her. Her eyes pleaded with me to help her. "Bye, Bianca!" I snapped her back to reality.

    She dropped her arms. "Bye." She rolled her eyes at me and walked away bitterly.

    As soon as Bianca was gone and the coast was clear, I turned my head to look at Elana who was standing in front of her chair looking at her feet wrapped in black wedge sandals. "Did you really tell her that?"

    She looked up at me innocently. "I just told her the truth." She gave me a sassy smile. After realizing I couldn't come up with a way to respond, she spoke again. "Don't worry. She didn't believe me."

    "Why in the hell would you say something like that?" I almost shouted. "You just met her and decided to tell her that I kidnapped you?"

    "She asked me how we met and I didn't feel like lying."

    "Bianca has a loud mouth! She's going to tell everybody the first chance she gets. I'm trying to do my best here with you, Elana. I want to-"

    "Yeah, yeah, yeah," she cut me off. "You heard her. She thinks I'm funny. That's all. You need to calm down."

    I sighed and massaged my temples. "You make me kind of crazy sometimes, you know that?"

    She laughed and walked up to me. "I can make you crazier."

    Her hand landed on my pant's belt loop on my hip. My heart skipped a beat as my body slightly jolted at her touch. Her scent filled my nostrils which brought a rush of heat to me. I looked into her eyes as she flashed a smile. I lowered my head so our lips could meet, but she suddenly took a step back and gently tugged my pants in the door's direction.

    "Are we going to the arcade or not?" she questioned.

    I chuckled. Of course she would take the opportunity to taunt me. "Yes we can go now as long as you promise not to tease me unless you really mean it."

    She made a face as if she was thinking hard about it. "Fine," she smirked at me.

    I took ahold of her hand and led her downstairs to the arcade. There were a few Omegas already in place at a few stations. "I tried to have this run as normal as possible. We can get game cards at the counter, you can order food if you want, and there's a prize station where you can turn in your tickets for prizes."

    "Cool." Her eyes wandered all over. "Let's get a pizza. I wanna try like every single game."

    "Anything you want, Love."

    This was the first time I saw her truly content being at the pack house. I wanted to stay in this moment with her forever as I put an order in for her pizza and allowed her to test a few games out herself before joining her. It appeared like she was actually having fun. Her smile and laughter had me in a daze. Even her tiny competitive side amused me.

    One of the Omegas approached to notify us of the pizza ready at our booth. I guided Elana to her seat before getting us fountain drinks. When I arrived back at the booth my eyes focused on her visible thighs exposed by her short dress. I shook of my thoughts and sat across from her as we began eating.

    "Are you having fun?" I asked for the sole purpose of hearing her voice.

    "Yeah I think so."

    I couldn't help but smile looking at her face. "Good. I like seeing you happy."

    She shrugged. "How about you? Are you having fun?"

    "Very much," I answered honestly.

    She finished her slice before speaking again. "Let's play air hockey."

    "You're the boss."

    The game started out smoothly. She really wasn't too bad at it. I decided to pick up the pace then accidentally used too much force and set the puck flying. Elana walked over to pick it up when her dress rose to her butt cheeks as she bent over.

    I almost lost all common sense. My wolf was dying to be with her and we were constantly being teased unintentionally. I could feel myself heating up. My pants were feeling tighter. I needed to adjust myself, but as soon as my hand was on my crotch, Elana turned to face me.

    She froze for a moment then gave me a small smile. She took steps forward until she stood directly in front of me and handed me the puck. "Are you okay there?"

    "I umm..." I cleared my throat. "Just trying to get comfortable."

    "Oh," she said looking down and turned to walk away.

    I grabbed her arm and stopped her in her tracks. She looked up at me curiously. I took the chance and pressed our lips together. It was a kiss that set off fireworks in me. When we separated, I caressed her face and looked intently in her eyes. I didn't want to let her go, but ultimately released her.

    To my surprise, she didn't back away. She stared back at me with curiosity. Her hand took mine and put it on her waist then slid down onto my belt buckle.

    "Elana," I sighed. I couldn't take another one of her teasing episodes when my mind and heart we're going crazy for her. "Don't play games with me, please."

    She shook her head. "You told me not to tease you unless I mean it." She swallowed hard looking at me sincerely. "I know it's not exactly how you want this, but I do mean it."

    My body froze trying to process what had just came out of her mouth. My wolf was not going to allow me question her choice. "Get out now," I ordered the Omegas through my mind link. They disappeared in no time.

    I took a few deep breaths as I looked at her. She was waiting for me to take charge and that's what I was going to do. I grabbed the hair at the back of her head and kissed her hard. Elana returned the kiss just as passionately. I could barely catch my breath, but I couldn't get enough of her taste on my lips.

    My hand cupped one of her breasts as I kissed down from her neck to her chest. Her fingers danced in my hair while she let out soft breaths with every kiss that landed on her skin. I pushed the sleeves and top of her dress down to expose her breasts where I started nibbling on them. Her heart rate became faster. She slipped a hand down and rubbed over my pant's tight bulge. Electricity surged through me.

    I picked her up as she wrapped her legs around my hips and sat her down on the closest booth next to us. I kissed her lips as she undid my belt and unzipped my pants. My breath hitched as I felt her pull them down along with my boxers. A sudden shock hit my core when her fingers wrapped around my hard c**k and began stroking me. I squeezed her n****e and bit on her lip with the sensation.

    My head was turning feeling her touch. I gently pushed her until she laid with her back against the table then yanked off her panties. She watched my every movement with anticipation as I spread her legs and rubbed her c**t with my c**k. She bit down on her bottom lip as she moved her hips in sync with me.

    I positioned myself and shoved into her sweet, warm, wet entrance. A gasp escaped her mouth. My head rolled back in ecstasy. I began thrusting slowly to enjoy the feel of her walls surrounding my swollen c**k, but that made me desire her even more. I gave her my full length and picked up pace. Her breath became rapid and her heavenly moans grew louder. She wrapped her legs around me and arched her back digging her nails into my back giving me a new sensation.

    I kissed her lips as I stroked harder and faster. I was getting close when I felt my lips curl back and my fangs extended. My wolf was getting ready to mark Elana. Just then she opened her eyes and noticed what was happening. She quickly pushed my head to the side causing me to stop suddenly.

    "Don't bite me. Just keep going," she said trying to catch her breath.

    My wolf wanted to whine, but gave up in understanding. It was still too soon to mark her in her eyes. I wanted to please her so I began thrusting harder and faster.

    "Oh f**k," she let out in a moan as her eyes rolled to the back of her head.

    That dear sound was all it took to send me to the edge. A low growl rumbled out of me as I ejaculated inside of her. Elana gave me a smile while lying frozen on the table with legs still spread wide and perfect round breasts taunting me over her dress. I caught my breath and took a small step back admiring the view as my hot, sticky c*m dripped out of her onto the floor.

    "Oh damn!" A voice echoed in the arcade instantly making me furious at the subject interrupting my time with Elana who quickly shut her legs and pulled her dress over her chest as she sat up on the table. I turned while picking up my pants to find a stunned Roman by the door. "Im sorry. I didn't know you were-"

    "Get out!" I roared so loudly a few picture frames fell onto the floor. He looked like a deer caught in the headlights then stumbled out the door fearing to say another word.

    My blood was boiling at that moment. "I'm going to kill him!" I shouted at no one in particular fastening my belt.

    Elana hopped off the table and stood in front of me adjusting her dress sleeves. "Don't hurt him. He's so cute and innocent-"

    I saw red. Without thinking I grabbed her by the neck and slammed her hard against the wall. "Cute and innocent?" I yelled in her face as my other hand grabbed a fist full of hair. "You think Roman is cute, huh? Don't you ever talk about another man like that. Do you understand me?"

    Her face changed in a flash to one of shocked, confused, and angry. I could have sworn I saw her eyes flicker red as she finally spoke. "Get your hands off of me."

    My hands dropped instantly following her orders. I knew what I had just done was beyond wrong and unforgivable. "I'm sorry." Although I was still furious, I knew I had screwed up immensely with her just now. "I'm so sorry. You know I'm crazy about you and after what just happened my wolf's jealousy is going to be way out of my control."

    "So you're seriously going to blame this on your wolf?" She rolled her eyes. "Whatever. I'm going to get cleaned up." She turned her back to me and headed towards the door.

    "Elana, wait!" I pleaded taking a few steps to her.

    She stopped to look at me. Her eyes seemed to flicker red again. The lights in the arcade must've been reflecting in them. "Don't follow me!"

    As much as I wanted to stop her, I did as she told me. I watched her walk away in a fury as my heart sank and my work cried out for her. If she needed space from me, that's what she was going to get. It hurt me, but it was my fault. I didn't have another choice.

    My thoughts were racing replaying everything that had happened in that day. Everything was giving me mixed emotions just thinking about it. My mind settled on rage after picturing Roman invading my intimate time with Elana. She may think he was innocent, but he knew. I sent a message with my mind link to not disturb us. He had to pay.

    I stormed out of the arcade in search of him. I could feel fume soaring out of me as I went from room to room. I knew I was becoming redder as I slammed each door harder than the next. On my way outside I passed a few maids who were standing around whispering to one another. They quickly fell silent as soon as they noticed me pass. I was in no mood for anyone's s**t.

    "Do you ladies have something to get off chests?" They looked away scared to reply. It made me angrier. I grabbed one of them by the hair and pushed her into the floor. "I asked you a question!" I roared. "Just because I've been extra nice and reserved lately, doesn't mean I've gone soft. Now speak!"

    "Some of the other pack members were talking," she sobbed. "They said you kidnapped the Luna and that's the reason why she's really here." She tried to control her tears. "I swear we don't care about that though. We just want you to be happy, Alpha."

    I harshly shoved her head releasing my grip on her hair. "Well you let those pack members and everyone else know to mind their goddamn business. She is mine and she is your Luna. Period!"

    The maid sobbed uncontrollably. "Yes, Alpha." The rest watched wide eyed without saying a peep as I walked out of the door.

    There stood Roman at the bottom of the steps talking with Eric and Tony. The fire in me reignited and without hesitation I shifted into my wolf charging at him. I collided with his body sending him flying. He shook his head and once he realized what had happened, he shifted as well.

    "You've got this all wrong, Alessandro," he said with his mind link. "You're blowing all of this out of proportion and you know it!"

    "Do you think I'm a fool? I've seen the way you look at her and talk to her. She is mine! How dare you try to come between us?" I shouted back at him.

    Before he could speak, I charged again biting him in the shoulder. His wolf yelped in pain, but regained his balance and ran at me trying to get the jugular. I dodged his attack by sliding out to the side, but that caused me to stumble and slip. He stopped right in front of me so I took the chance and bit his ankle as I stood on all fours.

    Suddenly something knocked me on the ground. Eric and Tony were shifted and holding me down on the ground. There were two shifted guards as well holding down Roman. I became furious in the struggle to get away from them, but they had me pinned good.

    "Calm down!" Eric yelled to me using the mind link.

    "Let me go!" I growled.

    "Not until you calm down, Alpha. This is ridiculous!"

    "He's trying to come in between me and Elana. He's a traitor!"

    "No he's not! He told us what happened. It was an accident. He didn't get the message, okay?" They kept their hold firm on me. "Take him inside," he ordered the guards.

    I thought about what Eric said. Could it be possible Roman didn't hear me through the mind link? I highly doubted it. That's never happened before. He was trying to sabotage any chance I had with her. I was convinced of that. "Let me go!"

    "We should've known you would react like this. He's your best friend! Once you cool down you two can talk like civilized werewolves, but there will be no fighting. Got it?"

    I took long deep breaths. After getting myself to an even temperature, I shifted back to my human form. Eric and Tony followed, releasing me from their hold, but keeping a watchful eye. I remained on the grass thinking to myself. Was it worth attacking Roman? It was possible I overreacted and let my jealousy get the best of me, but I knew deep down what I felt was true. I needed to spend some time alone before facing him again. Our next conversation would be my deciding factor to know if Roman could be trusted or if he was in fact a traitor.