The Alpha’s White Wolf Luna

So.. This Is Awkward

Ryder’s POV

We get to the table. I feel like I’ve practically forced them to eat with us but I don’t care. I could smell her amazing scent before I seen her. Riley was going mental in my mind so I couldn’t let her leave, he would never forgive me. I’ve already messed up, I’m trying to make it right, make him happy with me again.

Matt is smiling at us like a school boy so I roll my eyes at him.

“Hello Lu..” he tries to say to Ariah but I cut him off.

“MATTHEW” I practically scream at him “Ariah and Zoey are going to eat with us if that’s okay?”

“Absolutely fine by me” he smirks.

I know Ariah hasn’t told Zoey about us being mates because if she had, Zoey would not of reacted that way when I spoke to Ariah. It’s Ariah’s place to tell her friends, they don’t need to hear it from my big mouth Beta.

I pull out a chair for Ariah to sit next to me, leaving Zoey sit next to Matt.

The whole table is quiet. No one is speaking or making eye contact. Maybe this was a bad idea?

“So.. this is awkward” smart arse Matt decides to pipe up.

I kick him as hard as I can under the table, of course Matt being Matt, he just laughs and looks back at the menu he is holding in his hands.

“Can I get you some drinks?” The man from the bar is now standing by our table.

“Yes, two beers and, what do you two want?” I look at Ariah and Zoey.

“Two cokes please” Zoey bats her eyes as the waiter.

“Right away Alpha” he bares his neck and walks to the bar.

Ariah looks at me, realising the man taking our order is in my pack. I think she’s caught on to the fact Matt knows about us and is probably wondering if everyone else does too. They don’t.

“He’s in my pack. He keeps himself to himself. He doesn’t get involved in anyone else’s business” I try to reassure her.

She blushes and looks back at the menu.

Fuck.

“Mark her now” Riley bounces around my head.

“Settle down bud. I’m not going to mark her. Especially not here”

“She’s blushing. I can’t cope with how shy she is around us. It makes me want her more”

Geez, Riley has become like a dog in season.

I push him to the corner and block him out. If I let him take control, even a little, he will probably lunge for her and mark her here and now. He’s made it clear he wants her and her wolf wants him too. Ariah on the other hand, I’m struggling to read her.

When I touch her the sparks of electricity tingle all over my skin but I’m unsure if she feels it too? She said the bond has broken for her and she feels nothing. So why hasn’t it broken for me? Not that I want it to. I know I make her nervous, I can feel it, but she seems to be pushing any other emotion she’s feeling down so I can’t tap into it.

“Your drinks” Carlos, the bar man says as he places our drinks on the table “are you ready to order?” He asks.

We all nod and go around the table making our order. When Ariah speaks I can’t help but stare at her lips. I want them lips on mine. Her voice is so sweet and angelic, I can’t help but breath her all in.

She keeps blushing, looking between me and Carlos as she says what she would like to eat. After she’s finished speaking, Carlos takes the menus and heads back to the bar.

“What” she says snapping me out of my greedy looking stare I have on her.

“Hmm”

“You are staring at me” she blushes more.

“Oh, sorry” I smile, turning away, picking up my beer.

It doesn’t take too long before Carlos is back with the food. Everything looks delicious.

We eat in silence, only speaking every now and then. Again, I can’t help but look at my mate, taking small bites of her lasagna. I think Zoey has caught on to me watching Ariah too because she keeps looking between us both in disbelief. I try my best not to show Ariah is my mate, but being this close to her, it’s hard. This is probably the longest I’ve been by her and I’m struggling to keep myself from touching her. Just to feel them sparks back again.

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Ariah’s POV

I’m trying my hardest to not look at Ryder. I can feel his eyes burning into me. Have you ever been that nervous you forget how to swallow? That is how I am feeling right now. I’m just praying to the goddess I don’t make a fool of myself and choke on the food currently in my mouth, the food that’s refusing to go down.

“I’m using the ladies room” Zoey breaks the silence. “Ariah, wanna join me?”

“Sure” I now swallow the food in my mouth hard.

I get up and follow her to the toilets. I’m not stupid. I know she’s been watching me and Ryder like a hawk. I really do not want to have to tell her what’s going on but I have a feeling keeping it away from her is not going to be possible.

I walk through the door and she jumps on me with excitement.

“Oh my goddess Ry, he’s your mate isn’t he” she screams.

I stand there and blush.

“Why didn’t you tell me”

“How could I Zo, it’s never gonna work. The less people know the better” I shrug.

“It all makes sense now. Hang on, why wouldn’t it work?” She questions me.

“Alpha George will never let it happen” I tell her.

“Alpha who?” She laughs “you may be the key to forming an alliance with Moonshadow Ariah. And I wouldn’t worry about Alpha George. You need to do what makes you happy for a change. If you want him, go for it”

“I don’t want him” I lie.

“If you don’t want him then I’ll have him” she teases.

A growl leaves my mouth without permission. I have never growled at anyone in my life, let alone my best friend.

“Seems like you want him to me” she laughs.

“Oh my goodness Zoey, I’m so sorry” I say with a guilty look on my face.

“Don’t be” she shrugs it off “I’m sure I’d be the same if it were my mate” she giggles as she goes to use the toilet.

“He rejected me Zo” I shout to the closed door in front of me.

“Did he do it right? I mean, I’ve seen rejection and this isn’t it. The man looks at you with love and passion, like your something ready to eat’ she’s now laughing hard ‘you don’t do that if you reject someone”

“Well he did, and I rejected him back” I sigh.

“Do you feel any different?”

“No” I whinge.

“There we have it then” she walks out the cubicle to wash her hands “you either did it wrong or the moon goddess herself is not allowing it”.

She dries her hand and walks out of the bathroom, me following behind her. Maybe she’s right? I lied when I said I felt nothing towards him, maybe it is the moon goddess getting involved. She only gives us the mate we are best fitted to. Maybe she doesn’t want us to reject each other. We definitely did it right, we said the right words.

We walk back over to the table where Ryder and Matt wait.

“Where are you two off to now” Matt asks looking at Zoey.

“To pick our dresses up then home” she blushes at Matt. “Where do we pay?”

“The Alpha has paid” he winks at her.

I look at Ryder. He just gives me a sweet smile.

“You didn’t need to do that” I smile back.

“It’s nothing. What are friends for” he winks.

Arghhh! I’m sure he knows that pisses me off.

“Well thank you Alpha, we appreciate it” I stand up “Zoey, are you ready?” I look at Zoey who is now in deep conversation with Matt.

“Yes, yes I’m coming” she grins at Matt and stands up.

“Goodbye” I say to Ryder who is now looking at me with puppy dog eyes.

We head out through the front door and I breath in the fresh air. Ryder is so intimidating, even if he doesn’t mean to be.

“Ariah wait” I hear Ryder’s voice behind me.

Shit!

“Yes Alpha” I turn to look at him.

“Do you wanna do something tomorrow?” He now looks at Zoey “just the two of us?”

“I really don’t think that’s a good idea” I look at him concerned.

“Well I think it’s a brilliant idea” Zoey jumps in “give me your phone and I’ll save Ariah’s number for you”

I look at Zoey with eyes to kill. Ryder on the other hand, passes Zoey his phone, not breaking eye contact with me, looking smug.

Zoey passes his phone back to him and he reads aloud “mate”.

He looks at Zoey and laughs, rubbing the back of his neck.

“I will message you the address. It’s somewhere nobody will see us don’t worry’ he looks at me. ‘If you turn up it will make my day. If you don’t, well, I will know to try harder” he winks again and walks back into the bistro.

“I can’t believe you just did that” I unintentionally snap at Zoey.

“Just go have some fun Ry. You never know, you may actually enjoy yourself” she nudges me.

We make our way back to the shop to collect our dresses. Once we have them, we go home. It’s now dark out so it’s time to call it a day.

My mind is in overdrive. Should I go tomorrow or not?

This isn’t going to end well!