The Banquet
1192 Words
Day After Roland's 18th Birthday
---Roland's POV---
I just arrived home from school, when I was told to meet my father in his office. I walk up the stairs and into his office and sat down in front of his desk. "Okay, let's get down to business. Tonight we are hosting a banquet to celebrate the success of the treaty. This includes the Dark Moon Pack, so be civil." he says. "I know how much this treaty means to the packs" I say. "Your dismissed honey" he tells me. I go to my room to shower and get ready. I walk out of the bathroom after my shower and see my mom picking out some dresses for me to wear. "Mom, Do I have to wear a dress?" I ask. "Please, you will look amazing" she says. I sigh and agree to wear a dress for the banquet. She hands me a beautiful yet simple pale pink off-the-shoulder dress with a high slit up the leg. I put it on and my mom almost started crying. She insisted on doing my hair and makeup. By the time she was done, most of the guests had arrived and it was time to head downstairs. My dad met me at the top of the grand staircase. As we started our descent, I could feel my wolf stirring. She keeps telling me something is about to happen, but I don't know what.
---Jason's POV---
I was sitting at the bar when I started to smell her scent. I never realized how much I could love the scent of vanilla and coffee. I turn around to see her descend the stairs and holy sh*t! God, she looked amazing! I see her walk over to the bar and order a drink. I can see her head perk up as if she smelt something new. I remember someone telling me that her birthday was yesterday. She will realize we are mates! She receives her drink and we make eye contact. We start walking towards each other all while holding eye contact. We are only a few inches away from each other now. I brush my hand up her arm and I can feel the sparks immediately rush through my body. It was the most amazing feeling ever. "May I have this dance?" I ask her. "You may" she answers with a smirk.
---Roland's POV---
I can't believe I met my mate! I thought I would never want to meet my mate. But right now, dancing with Jason is one of the best moments of my life. The one thing I'm worried about is telling my father. He has always been over-protective of me. The song ends so I lean in and tell him we need to tell my father. He nods his head and we start to walk over to my father hand in hand. "Dad, this is my mate, Alpha Jason Strong" I tell him. He looks at me with wide eyes, as if asking me if what I was saying is true. I nod my head telling him it was true. He smiled and called over my mom. When she heard the news, she immediately smiled and hugged me. After we told them, we went out into the garden. We sat down in my favorite spot in the entire garden. We just sat there and talked for what felt like minutes but really were hours. The night started around 7. It is now midnight. He stood up and held out his hand, asking for mine. I gladly gave it to him. We started walking back to the packhouse. As we walked hand in hand inside, he asked me when we could see each other again. We had gotten to my door and we just stood there, staring into each other's eyes. Once again he started brushing his hand upwards against my arm. He then cupped my cheek and slowly moved closer to me. Before he could get any closer. I put my finger to his lips and pushed him away. If we were going to do this then he needs to know what he's getting into. "Hold on there, you should know that I am not one of those girls that you can just show your stupid sexy smirk at and just expect me to fall on my knees and worship you like some god" I told him. He looked awestruck, annoyed, and proud? We stand there staring at each other intensely, neither of us backing down. Guess it's the alpha in us both. He smiles and starts to laugh. I am now officially confused. My eyebrows start to furrow as I can feel a little bit of anger start to bubble up inside me. He sees my reaction and immediately becomes serious. He apologizes and starts to explain himself. "I'm sorry, it's just that no one has ever stood up to me like that before. The Moon Goddess is really going to give me a run for my money with you" he said. My wolf for some reason felt the need to throw him a bone so we agreed on something. I quickly gave him a kiss on the cheek and opened my door even faster, went inside, and slammed the door. Thanks to my dad being over-protective and wanting me to see who I am opening my door to, I have a peephole. I look through to see his reaction to what I just did and let me tell you he was absolutely stunned. I start to head to my bathroom. Once I close the door, I strip and get in the shower. After my shower, I got dressed and ready for bed. Once I got in bed all I could think about was Jason. I just hope he realizes he has to earn me, and not just think I'm automatically his because we are mates.
---Jason's POV---
I stand in front of her door and I can not believe what just happened. My guess is that her wolf had something to do with her wolf, especially because of her whole speech. Even with the kiss being on the cheek, the sparks and fireworks I felt were amazing. I stand there for who knows how long. I am brought out of my thoughts by my wolf telling me we should probably go back to our territory. I agree with him as we head back downstairs. I head out through the big pair of grand oak doors. I see that most people have already left. I walk over to my favorite Jeep and get in the drivers seat. I start the car and begin my trip home. Once I get back to my room, I head to my bathroom and take a long shower. Once I finished up in the shower, I got on a pair of boxers and got into my bed. As soon as I had got into bed the idea of being able to share this bed with my mate instantly brought a smile to my face. Being able to hold her and caress her immediately brings a smile to my face.
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