My Rogue Mate

Chapter Six: Beautiful Mate

The room had more people in it than I had thought. Not only were mine and Nate’s whole families there, but also the Beta and Gamma for my pack, and some of the elders. They all looked to me in shock. I felt Nate come up behind me and place his hand on my back trying to calm me down.

“Aleynia! Do not raise your voice to us!” my mother said sharply, standing to her feet.

“I will continue to raise my voice until I know what you have done with my mate. Where is he?!” I screeched, looking around the room. Every person looked towards my Father, they couldn’t say anything unless he wanted them to - even Alpha Xinx while he was on our land.

My Father looked between me and Nate. “So, you two -“

“No,” I heard Nate’s voice behind me, “Aleynia wants her mate… who am I to stop her?”

“This is ridiculous - our packs cannot unite unless you two are mates” Alpha Xinx huffed.

“Why let 18 years of friendship between our packs be lost? If the Moon Goddess wills it, it must be done. Aleynia is not my mate, but that doesn’t mean all of the work we have done together needs to be wasted, let’s unite the packs anyway. We can create a treaty. Me and Aleynia will work together amazingly after all these years. We will make a pact so strong, our packs will be bonded for eternity and her pups can still have a great legacy, if they are raised here..” Nate spoke strongly, like he was already Alpha. I stepped back to look at him, he had really grown into a man. I still sometimes thought of him as the boy who used to push me in the lake and tease me while we played together. He would make a great Alpha someday. I couldn’t understand his last comment about my future pups but before I could Alpha Xinx had cleared his throat.

He looked towards my Father. They nodded in agreement with each other. Nate looked at them nervously, until my Father stepped forwards towards Nate.

“I am sad you may not be my son in law, but you will make a great Alpha. And a great ally to my pack.”

Nate looked up to him and grinned, my father extended his hand to him and they shook.

“Thank you, Alpha.” Nate said happily.

Alpha Xinx burst into action, debating pack lines and treaty points with my Father and Nate. My Mother sat on the couch, fanning herself hysterically. My Aunt looked to me, and nodded behind me.

I walked into the hallway and she joined me, “your mate is in the dungeon under the cellar. He is quite a looker” I didn’t know we had a dungeon under the pack house. Aunt Tessa led me downstairs and unlocked a secret door that led deeper under ground.

“Go. Meet your mate - try not to pass out this time” she said, grinning at me.

I had a pit in my stomach. A strange feeling tingled my skin. Was it fear? Need? or something I had never felt before? I wasn’t sure. I slowly walked the steps down into the dungeon, breathing deeply as I did. His scent met my nose, and a tickle ran down my spine. His scent was divine. It did something to me. I went weak at the knees. I leant against the cold stone walls for a second, trying to regain my breath. Once I had calmed down I stood back up and looked around. The dungeon was damp and dark. Moss grew throughout the old stone bricks and gathered around the silver jail gates. Cells lined the hall and seemed to go on forever. I couldn’t see where they ended. It was quiet, almost as though it was only me down here. But that scent was so strong, I followed it with my nose.

It led me 10 cells along, before I heard a deep growl from one of the cages. I peered into the cell, being careful to not touch the silver bars. From the darkness emerged a tall, muscular figure. I should feel scared, but for some reason I didn’t.

As he came further into the light, I could properly see his face for the first time. He has high cheekbones, a strong squared jaw, a sharp nose, and beautiful full lips. His shaggy but short black hair just tickled his eyelashes and slightly covered his dark eyes. He was beautiful.

Before I could say anything, he grabbed my wrists through the cage and pulled me closer, his skin burnt against the silver bars but protected me from them. He spoke with his lips almost brushing against mine.

“Hello Little Mate, I’ve been waiting for you”. The sound of his voice almost made me pass out again. I was lost for words, I couldn’t stop staring at how beautiful he was. Nothing like the rogues my Father used to tell me about.

All I could say was “Hi”, I said it so quietly, that if he hadn’t been a werewolf he wouldn’t be able to hear it.

“Tell me your name” he said, tightening his grip on my wrists which drove me into a frenzy, I had never felt this way before.

“Aleynia” I barely said. I bit my lip hard. “And, what is your name?”

“I am Trexis, most people call me Trex. You can call me whatever you want my Goddess”

He was so hot. I couldn’t believe this was happening to me.