Beyond Fate

My Boss

Tell her she should see heaven naked. Oh great he was mind linking me now. He was listening in. Was he seriously interested in this girl? Was I his wing man here?

Technically she said you were made in heaven not that you are heaven. I corrected him. Why was I encouraging this?

No baby I am in heaven. I looked back over my shoulder, raising my eyebrows. Mitchell just smirked, putting his beer to his lips pretending to still be talking to the girls around him.

Alpha ego out and proud tonight. s**t I hadn’t meant to mindlink that. I was heading for the cells for sure tonight. I shouldn't have drank so much before I could turn back around to see his reaction. Pixie locks grabbed my arm drawing my attention back to her.

“So tell me is he as good in bed as I’m imagining” didn’t this girl have an off button.

No I’m better but she’d never survive a night with me. Oh my goddess he was listening in on everything man. This guy was cocky though I couldn’t help but think of the poor girl's reaction if she came face to face with a flirting alpha.

Death by orgasum. I chuckled inside my head.

You know it baby multiple orgasum’s are a given with me. My eyes went involuntarily wide, was I supposed to be relaying all this to the girl.

Arrogant much! Feeling brave from the alcohol I decided to play with him a little.

“ Well you know what they say about men like that, HUGE ego...tiny...”

Do you want me to come over there and prove how wrong you are about that sentence Alisha. I chuckled in my head again loving the banter but knowing he probably would come over and ravage the poor girl just to prove a point. These alphas had very delicate egos anyone that questioned their man hood in particular would face repercussions.

NO! Best not kill the poor girl with pleasure overload in front of her boyfriend, he’s already pissing himself with you just stood over there.

I wasn’t talking about the girl. His tone was dangerously low and seductive. A warning. What! Who the f**k did he mean surly not me. a rush of heat spread through me at his words I clench my thighs together to stop the aching in my core. Fucker. He was deliberately messing with me.

The guy now seemed really intimidated and I couldn’t blame him Mitchell would towered over him at 6.5” and werewolf males especially high borns were so attractive they could take your breath away with a smile,movie star handsome is what humans would call mitchell only he looked freshly airbrushed and ready for the catwalk just from rolling out of bed in the morning, along with his perfectly sculpted body he was a god among humans which is probably why this guy now looking for a way out of the situation assuming he was a pimp most of the girls crowding round him upon entry looked ready to bend over backwards to please him in every way possible they probably assumed he was a celebrity.

The girl now seemed bored with the conversation seeing that I had no juicy details for her about alpha Mitchell she shrugged and moved away without another word the guy watched her go and looked back at me awkwardly I got the impression he was used to this girl making him feel awkward.

“ sorry about her she’s......bold” he said awkwardly, that was one word for her, like I thought the guy was used to having to explain the girl's actions. Poor guy I almost felt bad for him I just offered him a weak smile.

“Anyway, I think I was the closest. I'm going with boyfriend, even if you say boss or friend” I couldn’t hide the eye roll, charming, why not just pretend to ask me if you were going to cheat the bet anyway. The guy turned to go back to his group before turning back to me and adding.

“especially since the guy has been watching us like a hawk the entire time we’ve been talking” I looked back at Mitchell who was now deep in conversation with the girls who’d been dancing around him before one had her hands around his neck whispering into his ear. I got a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach not liking seeing all the females all over him one bit. I looked back at the guy giving him my best ‘ yea right’ look. Mitchell seemed to be watching something like a hawk but it sure wasn’t me. Something in me felt sad about that.

“ he looks pretty busy to me” I chuckled dryly trying hard not to look back at Mitchell. Trying not to think about him and the girl with her body pressed against his side.

“ Sweetheart, I might not know much but I know the look of a man who’s lusting after a woman.... even if he is surrounded by a group of others..... trust me I speak from personal experience” he said sadly looking back at the girl he’d come over with she was now sitting on another guy's lap while he stroked her thigh.

I looked back at him feeling bad I’d been wrong in my original guess the punky chic was with the other guy. my thoughts confirmed when they started making out and the guys hand went further up her leg, my thoughts went straight to Nathan and Kelly the human may not be mated to the girl but he was in the same position as me he wanted someone he couldn’t have and had to watch them with someone else all the time.

He turned back to me smiling sadly. This poor guy only seemed to have two smile’s, awkward and sad. I was suddenly determined to find out what his genuine smile looked like.

Just as the girl broke apart from the man she started smiling our way the b***h was actually doing it purposely to get a reaction from this poor guy.

She reminded me of Kelly and all the times she’d make out with Nathan right in front of me just to hurt me, as if the thought alone was enough to torment me the familiar pain in my chest came that has been my constant companion for the past four years Kelly and Nathan were probably off somewhere having s*x. I wasn’t sure anymore even though the pain came often in the early years it would leave me almost screaming in pain for the night now it was more like heartburn. that’s it I was so sick of the little guy getting the s**t end all the time I needed a win even if it wasn’t for me.

I moved closer to him running my hand up his arm giving my best seductive smile but standing back enough to let the girl see the show.

“ Come and dance with me” I all but shouted close to his ear so he’d hear me over the music.

“ what?” he pulled back in shock.

“ As a fellow member of the unrequited love club I’m gonna help you out” I grabbed his hand pulling him towards the dance floor.

“ I don’t understand,” he shouted as I dragged him. He looked like a lamb ready for slaughter being out on the lively dance floor. I almost laughed at him he was kind of adorable.

“ don’t freak out, we’re gonna make her jealous” Without waiting I took his hands and placed them on my hips, I had to stifle a chuckle at how his eyes went wide from having hands on my body. An endless array of humans and a few werewolf’s dancing and dry humping away on the floor around us. Jasmine herself was in the midst of a group thing. She had two males grinding against her from the front and back. She was so Ballsy.

I turned back to my new dance partner. He was like a deer in headlights staring back at his table. I looked back to see the girl still sitting on the other dude's lap but now staring daggers at us while the guy made out with her neck.

“Don’t look at her, look at me, you are completely seduced by me” I wrapped my arms around his neck pulling him to me.

“ is it that obvious?” He asked, looking embarrassed he’d been caught out.

“ yes but you’ve got me to help you now” I smiled at him.

“you must think I’m pathetic” he asked looking ashamed, I felt bad for the guy he was good looking in a nerdy kind of way, a change of wardrobe and he’d have girls lining up to go out with him but he was so clearly under this girls thumb and until he got over her no one else would have a chance.

No more than me, I told you we’re members of the same club” I admitted to him, maybe if I could get this guy to see there were plenty of other girls out there he’d move on.

“ Your boss...boyfriend...friend whatever seems pretty interested” he said looking over my shoulder but I resisted the urge to look. Just picturing all the women over Mitchell was enough to dampen my mood.

“ He's just my boss ....and not the one I’m talking about” The guy just shrugged seemingly unconvinced.

We dance for a while the music tempo wasn’t really made for slow dancing and the guy who’s name I learned was Carter wasn’t much of a dancer at all but I made it work swaying my hips around him sometimes he joined in sometimes my moves were a bit much for him and he just looked shell shocked like he might spontaneously combust, all the while I kept my eye on the girl in question. The guy she was with had gotten bored when he couldn’t get her attention. She didn’t like that I’d stolen one of her followers' typical mean girl situation, guys were just toys for their amusement they didn’t care about them until someone else wanted to play with them.

Now she sat with her arms folded sulking, staring daggers at me. Carter to his credit had avoided looking at her but I think that had more to do with my dance moves. He clearly wasn’t used to girls hanging off him.

“ I think your plans are working. I've never seen Meg so pissed” he whispered in my ear, ok so maybe he had snuck one or two peeks at her then.

Moments later a swaying jasmine came bumping into us giggling, obviously she hadn’t needed me to get her a drink in the end her fan club had paid for her drinks, I had given hers Mitchell had brought to Carter earlier on to calm him down a bit and he’d finally loosened up.

“ hey who’s this he’s cutie” she said, eying Carter like he was dessert.

“ hi I’m Carter” he held out his hand to introduce himself. It was shaking slightly and I knew he was already under jasmine’s spell.

“ Oh he's a gentleman too” Jasmine said, taking his outstretched hand shaking it.

“ Carter this is my partner in crime jasmine” I smiled at Jas but he didn’t even acknowledge me he was already too far gone staring at Jasmine wide eyed.

“ Um more like solemate” Jas corrected me with her wicked sexy smile before her attention went back to Carter she didn’t let go of his hand moving her body closer to him.

“ So Carter is your girlfriend jealous enough for you yet because if looks could kill my home girl has been dead ten times over” Jas all but shouted close to his ear resting her other hand against his chest.

“ Wait, so what should I do now do I go over to her” after asked suddenly hopping around eager to leave.

“ NO!!” Jasmine and I said in unison. Man this guy really had it bad.

“ no handsome, you make her work for it, she needs to believe you’ve moved on, not wanting her will make her want you” Jasmine chuckled as if it should be obvious to him what should happen next.

Carter looked at me frowning, completely confused. “ you dance with me for what half an hour and she hasn’t stopped staring at you the whole time, if you go running back over there now you’ll undo all my hard work”

Jasmine smiled mischievously and I shook my head knowing Carter was in trouble “ Come on handsome you're coming for a drink with us, tell your girlfriend you had a better offer” she linked his arm winking at him, Carter didn’t stand a chance he just nodded dazed.

As we headed through the crowd off the dance floor I looked around I didn’t see alpha Mitchell anymore or his worriers I figured they had each headed back with one of the girls from earlier, I wasn’t sure why but that bothered me maybe it was because these girls went in thinking they would get alpha Mitchell for more than a night was that it was it my loyalty to rose seeping through. I wasn’t even sure, something had changed in me. These things I was feeling didn’t feel like loyalty to my friend any more.

He’s a free agent remember Alisha rose isn’t here anymore and he’s a alpha male testotorone filled wolf you know they need s*x on a regular basis.

My wolf loved reminding me of facts I was all too aware of. I caught up to Jas and Carter just as the punky chic came into view.

“ Carter where are you going you said you’d give me a ride” she said shocked he was leaving without her, seriously this girl had no morals she wasn’t even hiding the fact she was using Carter, she had her arms folded ignoring me and Jasmine.

“ oh...Meg...I....um....yea I did....” Carter rubbed the back of his neck. It was clear he didn’t know what to do in this situation.

Oh Jas this is painful help the guy out will you. I mind linked her.

Jasmine snaked her arms around Carter’s neck pressing her body against him and started nibbling on Carter’s ear. I could only see his back but I knew he would be red as a beetroot.

“ Carter baby you promised me a RIDE too” she moved her one hand stroking it down his front seductively I couldn’t see how far she’d gone but from the way Carter jumped a moment later she’d obviously gone the whole hog.

Easy girl he’s human, remember we just want to get rid of the girl not set the poor guy off in front of her. I mind linked Jasmine again she just turned to me and winked.

“ Oh I'm sorry, are you two together?” Jasmine said as if she didn’t know full well the girl was trying to get Carter to stay.

“ nnn...n....no just friends” the Meg girl said it was obvious she wanted to glare daggers at Jasmine but lost her nerve.

“ oh good cuz I could have sworn I saw you making out with that guy over there before” Jasmine pointed in the direction of the other college guy who was now chatting to another girl already.

“ yea so?” Meg stated angry it was clear her night wasn’t going the way she had planned and she was now embarrassed.

“ Great so you can get a ride home with him can’t you Mel ........” Jasmine said dismissively, turning to leave grabbing Carter by the hand.

“ Megan! And I thought I saw Carter with your friend before” Meg shouted, oh this girl didn’t want to play chicken with Jasmine she was gonna lose.

“ oh yea we like to share lovers” jas smiled taking Carter’s hand wrapping it around her waist and looking over at me.

Bitch don’t just stand there get over here. Jasmine said in my head.

Oh goddess this is so not happening I tried my best to hide my giggle as I came to Carter’s other side linking my arms through his he looked like he’d seen a ghost staring blankly at this Mandy or Mel whatever her name was, while she starred ragingly at Jasmine but what could this girl do she’d lost her claim on him, serve her right she should have treated him better if she really liked him.

“ well it was nice to meet you Melanie,” Jasmine chimed smugly.

“ Megan” she seethed but Jas was already pulling Carter towards the door.

“ oh s**t what did I do” he said in a sudden blind panic, he looked like he was about to bolt and beg Meg for forgiveness but Jasmine held his hand tightly leading him outside.

“ dude chill I guarantee she’s calling you first thing in the morning wanting to hang out” she said, Carter looked back at me and I just smiled nodding it seemed to ease his panic and he followed Jasmine out into the street.

(Mitchell pov)

‘ HE’S MY BOSS’ the words went over and over in my head why had it stung so much when she had said that to the random human. Initially I’d gone to go back thinking the little weasel was chatting her up I’d thought about going back over and grabbing her to me to show him she was mine so he’d back off just like I had with Colton, unworthy rodent actually thought he could stand a chance with a beautiful woman like her. Wait, did I just say beautiful. Did I just say mine? What was that?

It had angered me watching the human males ogle Alisha all night I wanted to rip all their heads off for ever thinking they could even look in her direction they were all unworthy creatures but then she’d said I was her boss to one of the little insects, it had felt like a blow to the stomach. what was wrong with her saying that. I was her boss wasn’t I? Isn’t that what I wanted. A professional relationship and a friendship. Isn’t that Why I’d gone to the trouble of apologising to her for what I’d said to Nathan in my office that night.

I hadn’t meant it. I hadn't meant any of it. I'd just been ashamed that I’d had fun when the pack had been under attack again and then Nathan had mentioned Rose and the anger had consumed me.

I’d had to make sure he knew no one would compare to Rose just like I’d always said but then Alisha had over heard me and I’d felt so guilty seeing the hurt in her eyes it was as if her pain had been my own I never wanted to see that look in her again. She didn’t deserve my harsh words, she deserved only to be happy and smile every minute of the day.

I’d asked for forgiveness. She knew how hard it would be for me to apologise....again, my alpha genes made it almost impossible, apologising meant having to admit wrongdoing making themselves look weak. I’d never apologised for anything in my life but for her I had bent over backwards. I couldn't stand her being upset like that then she had picked me up and put me back together after everything I’d done to hurt her. she had given me loyalty along with Johnny in my darkest moment when I had felt so broken again she was the light that had brought me back from the brink.

Why did I feel so strongly towards Alisha, to show her the side of me no one but Rose ever knew, was it because of Mina, did I feel the need to prove myself to the woman closest to my pup to show her I was capable of loving her the way Mina deserved. I’ll admit at first that’s what I’d wanted but I wasn’t sure my motives were that innocent anymore. My reaction in the club tonight had nothing to do with anything other than I couldn’t stand the way all those males were staring at her, Colton I’m particular had pissed me off he had looked at her like a piece of meat even my wolf had been begging me to rip him apart I had needed to put Alisha behind me incase I hadn’t been able to hold my wolf back he had wanted Colton’s blood, the man had a mate for f**k sake. I hadn’t been able to take my eyes off him until I had seen him eventually go to his mate but he hadn’t gone straight back to her. He had done a lap of the dance floor initially and began to come back towards the bar, that was until he caught me watching him and he had scampered. It had taken everything in me to leave Alisha’s side but I’d needed to check on Johnny and make sure he wasn’t going to be in too bad a state. Thankfully his future mate had already called him away with some issue. I think it was probably the first time he’d been happy to leave to go to her. The guys had been set on planning some kind of prank for him after all it was their chance to get back at the king of pranks for once Johnny had dodged a serious bullet. I was grateful because it meant I could keep an eye on Alisha and make sure Colton didn’t try and return to her.

I did want her as a friend but these new feelings were getting the better of me. She had finally told me I had her as a friend. I finally had Johnny back too. I wasn't going to screw any of that up because I was having conflicting feelings for Alisha.i didn’t want to mess things up with her again, I’d regretted my words with Nathan that day he’d pissed me off making me think people would question my leadership if I was to form a friendship with a low ranking member. It didn’t matter what rank Alisha was, my pack put too much faith in the ranking of a wolf.

It was different for us. My father had always believed in earning your position. Most packs went by blood but my father had put the trails in place to give all wolves equality but that was the only place a wolf could prove themselves within the test, any acts outside the testing was never taken into consideration to affect their rank.

Nathan was a prime example the trials didn’t work, he’d been born from a delta family. In any other pack he would have claimed the position of delta as part of his family heritage and Johnny would have been beta but instead Nathan had won the position in one single hand to hand combat session. I was all for equality but anyone with a brain cell could see Nathan wasn’t up to the task of Beta. He was lazy, disrespectful and clearly abused his position allowing his female and her followers to strut around doing what they liked.

It was mandatory to share duties and tasks for the pack even the high ranking wolfs had to participate but I’d never seen Kelly lift a finger, she wasn’t any kind of warrior, beta and delta females were meant to train the pups and guide them through their first shift so far I’d only seen the ex beta mrs Clayton, Johnny and alisha’s mother doing it, she was meant to retire with her husband once Nathan took over as beta but she was still working at the training yard everyday.

Alisha’s position was further proof my fathers system was floored. She had tested as an omega but her true personality and natural worrier strength was clear from what Nathan and I saw the other morning. Alisha was a beta rank for sure, her act of courage for rose alone proved she had been ranked wrong, an omega would have run in fear leaving rose to die or cower against three strong wolves but Alisha had fought powerful rouge’s to protect rose, if I had been alpha back then I would have promoted her to beta rank there and then but I had let her down, I had let everyone down by running away.

The truth of how much a shambles my pack was hit me hard it was no ones fault but my own I’d been completely lost when Rose died I’d felt it the moment she left this world I’d never felt pain like it in my life it had been all consuming I hadn’t been able to deal with it at all I’d prayed to the moon goddess to end my life too but she had left my prayers unanswered, I had a pup waiting for me back home but even that hadn’t brought me back here I’d let everyone down now it was my job to clean up the mess that’s been left in my absence my beta lording it over everyone including me, my parents were no better they had been great leaders in their time but the war with the rogue king had taken its toll on them and they had lost their way. I’d thought I was leaving the pack in my parents capable hands it wasn’t unheard of to take the role on later in life but I hadn’t realised how much rose’s death would affect everyone she had been the heart of the pack the glue that held everything together and kept moral strong she had been a Luna to behold my heart ached that she’d never been able to be officially crowned but it hadn’t mattered to the pack. Rose had been everything to them as much as she was to me. Her loss had been felt through the entire pack, no one it seemed had recovered from the loss and I’d been selfish to run away from my responsibilities leaving my parents to defend a mourning pack and Alisha to raise a pup after losing her friend.

Rose had seen the responsibility would be too much for anyone else to bare that’s why she’d given Alisha guardianship of Mina, rose had seen She would love our pup completely it angered me to think of the way the pack treated Alisha, rose had trusted her completely with our most precious possession and yet even now her name had been cleared all anyone saw when they looked at her was the woman that was there when the rouge had attacked my pregnant mate. They blamed her for what happened to Rose even now, that her omega status meant she hadn’t been strong enough to save her but that wasn’t true rose had been saved if it hadn’t been for Alisha rose would have died at the hands of the rogues along with Mina. I would have lost them both if it wasn’t for Alisha.

I’d sensed her hesitation tonight. She was still hurt by what I’d said to Nathan and now she thought I was ashamed to be seen with her because of what others might think. f**k what everyone else said I was alpha and I’d befriend whoever the f**k I wanted if Nathan wanted to challenge me again he’d be put in his place.

I pushed the conflicting thoughts from tonight out of my head. Alisha was someone I would call my friend. She was loving , compassionate and strong. She deserved to have at least one friend in life and I vowed I’d be the most loyal friend she’d ever need. feeling the strength of my new resolve to start being the man and alpha I’m supposed to be.