The Return of the Prodigal Alpha

03. Peaches and mint

AIDEN

I got up at 5:30AM and went straight to the training arena. At that hour, there was still no one and I could use the spacious gym just for myself. Usually, the warriors came to train around 7AM and I just liked it quiet in the mornings. Just the music streaming to my ears via earphones and some good old heavy lifting combined with boxing, pushups, squats, basically anything that involved high-intense workouts, because I needed to feel empowered and fit. Somehow, there was always too much energy in me, and it could have been linked with my dominant alpha wolf.

When I was done destroying myself in the gym, I went for a long run in my wolf form. Remy needed to release his steam as well. I watched the black fur of his front legs, the paws decorated by silver patches. The silver coloring on Remy’s paws was inherited from my mother’s wolf, Imani. Otherwise, I looked just like my father, in my wolf as well as in human form. But the eyes. The bright green which was often compared to the emerald stone – that was purely my mother’s signature.

Remy enjoyed running a lot. If it was up to him, he would not be doing anything else during the day. But I had responsibilities and, therefore, each of my days was strictly predefined and organized into great detail. Morning training, quick shower, even quicker breakfast and then go through the schedule with father’s Beta. Evening training, dinner time and sleep. Soon I would be the leader of this pack and I had to be ready for such a role.

This was my daily routine which fell into stereotypes years ago. But I had no other choice. My mother was devastated due to the situation with my father. She tried hard though. She was a stunning and beloved Luna, but she often went beyond her competence. It shouldn’t be her leading the pack, it should be an Alpha.

We discussed it a lot. Me, taking over from my father. Me, being the new Alpha of the Black Forest pack. I was ready and I knew what to expect. Mother wanted to wait till my sister’s graduation, but I somehow sensed there wasn’t enough time to wait. Carrie was 16 and she still had two years of studies ahead. My sister was aware that something was very much off with our father, but she decided not to dig into it. We tried to spare her from the ugly details. She was young and should enjoy her life. She shouldn’t carry the burden of our family on her innocent shoulders. That was my task.

I always took a shower in the western wing of our mansion. It was closer to the forest where I usually went for a run. The Omegas were familiar with my daily schedule, and they always hung a fresh towel for me. It was the fastest and most effective way to take a shower in the office area because afterwards I would meet with Beta Jerome. I could, of course, go to my own floor, to my room, but Jerome’s office was right around the corner from the shower room.

I shifted from Remy’s form and walked into the dressing room, which further led to the shower room. But as soon as I entered, I realized something was out of balance. The regular smell of chemicals from all the cleaning was replaced by something else. Something sweet, something that made all my senses sharp and alerted. I sniffed the air, and the scent of fresh peach flowers invaded my nose, making my pupils widen and my d.ick twitch in pain.

A shiver ran down my spine when I realized I was getting hard. What the fvck. Even if there was a female around, I knew how to control myself.

“This is something else, Aiden. It’s not a regular female.” Remy howled in my head.

I scanned the dressing room just to find a woman’s clothes carefully folded on the chair. Jeans and shirt. Plain, ordinary. An Omega servant? If so, she must have been new. And no one informed her that at this early hour this was a restricted area. I didn’t need some horny Omegas throwing themselves at me. I didn’t have time to fvck around. I had responsibilities.

“Sometimes I wonder if you are even interested in females at all?” Remy remarked, his furry black head shaking.

“What do you mean? Of course, I am into females.” I knitted my brows at him. I could very much enjoy the pleasures that some ladies offered. But that simply couldn’t be our daily agenda.

“Well, when was the last time you fvcked somebody?” The challenge in his tone annoyed me. The truth was, I didn’t really remember. Was it with Molly? Or Ava? Maybe that was the reason why my c***k erected when catching female’s scent. Must have been a long time ago since I had some relaxing time with a woman.

“Stop it. I don’t have time for this.” I hissed at him, stepping closer to the woman’s clothes on the chair. It somehow lured me to touch it.

“Yeah. You and your deadlines. You are like a robot, Aiden. You do not sacrifice a single minute for some fun. But life is not only about stupid milestones, Aiden. Life is about…” Remy froze for a moment when I pressed the shirt against my nose and inhaled deeply. The sweetest scent of peaches. So juicy that my mouth watered. I was hungry and I wanted to take a bite.

“Holy Goddess!” He jumped high, his black tail waggling excitedly as if he was a little pup.

“What is this, Remy? It’s so divine. It’s so intoxicating. So… so…”

“So much like mate.” He finished my sentence.

“Mate…” The word rolled on my tongue with such ease and spread a warm feeling in my abdomen. I closed my eyes for a moment, sniffing the shirt once again. Must have been a sight of the centuries! A naked man, creepily sniffing stranger’s clothes. I could hear the water running, my mate was taking a shower. I moved to the shower area, stopping right in front of the closed door. She was humming some melody very silently, but my enhanced hearing could still catch it. I was certain she had a sweet voice.

Being completely bewitched, I didn’t even notice when the water stopped running and she opened the door.

There she was. A Goddess in her human form. Blond waves of hair floated around her shoulders, their ends slightly touching the beautiful n.ipples which were pinched by the cool air. She had the most amazing curves which screamed to be worshipped by my hands. The perfect pvsssy which smelled like peaches, making me and my wolf drool over her like two feral beasts.

Yeah, I was a man. And those were the first body parts which I checked.

She bumped into me, the shock in her eyes more than evident. And when those big t**s touched my chest, I could feel the magical tingles turning on all the nerves, creating goosebumps all over my skin. Fvck, she was gorgeous.

“She’s not a she-wolf,” Remy pointed out. No, she wasn’t. This Goddess in front of me was a witch.

“I don’t care what she is. I can’t take my eyes off of her.” I confessed honestly. The words left my mouth automatically but echoed only in my head. And he nodded, having the same opinion as me. Until that moment, I didn’t really think about having a mate. Well, surely, I was aware that one day I would have to choose a Luna to lead the pack alongside me. But this was totally unexpected.

The blue eyes of this beauty travelled all around my body. She was scanning me, biting her lip without even realizing it. Oh, I wanted to bite that lip. I wanted to bite various parts of her body. I had to admit, I was pleased that she was checking me out like that. She obviously liked what she saw.

“Enjoying the view? I must say, I am,” I said, and she snapped from the little trance. In a split of a second, she turned from the Goddess into a shy innocent girl, her cheeks flushed red. She slammed the door into my face and I wanted to kick the stupid door to demonstrate my disapproval.

“Aiden, don’t. You will scare her off.” Remy barked at me, terrified of losing her. He was right. I shouldn’t be a d.ick, I should be nice. So, I tried. Although it was hard. The urge to claim her was too strong. The fact that I was in celibacy for quite some time, did not improve anything. The erection was getting more difficult to hide, so I swiftly wrapped the towel around my hips. The towel which she had used, the towel which was soaked with her deliciousness.

Fvck! This was not helping.

I wanted her to stay but she seemed to be in a rush and literally ran away. There was nothing left, only her scent mixed with my mint shampoo. And I felt a pang in my heart, and I felt hollow. I just met her, and I already missed her.

I had to find more about this witch. She said she was working with auntie T.? In that case, mother surely knew something.

I took an ultra-fast and very cold shower, even though it did not bring the necessary result. I still couldn’t remove her naked body from my mind. Everywhere I looked I saw those pink n.ipples, daring me to suck them.

“You should probably jerk off a little. Your thoughts are becoming unbearable.” The wolf chuckled and I had to block him as he was not helping at all. The fvcker even sent me a visual picture of her curves for inspiration. And I was the horny one from our duo?

I slapped myself a few times and mind-linked Beta Jerome. Today’s meeting was cancelled. I had to find mom and learn more about this blondie who turned my life upside down.