The City's Alpha

3. What A Day

Grayson stopped in front of a black SUV and opened the back door. 

I can't believe I'm doing this... 

I think he's my mate... 

No that's ridiculous. I know mates don't exist. Lesson learned with Jackson... 

BUT

Jackson couldn't make me feel like this with just a look, though. 

I slid into the backseat and noticed an older driver in the front seat looking straight ahead. Grayson slid in behind me and sat with his muscular thigh pressed against mine.

"Sir, you were much quicker than I expected." said the driver with a smirk. 

Grayson let out a dry laugh. "It seems as though the beautiful Mia is a little less informed than we are, Jeremy. Mia this is Jeremy, Jeremy this is Mia."

"Hello, it's nice to meet you." I smiled. 

I met Jeremy's warm gaze in the rear- view- mirror. "Miss, it's such a pleasure. We've been turning the city upside down trying to find you for this last week." 

"I apologize for all of the manpower wasted on that. I have just been staying home since I arrived in the city. I haven't felt like getting out much lately." 

Grayson looked at me with curious eyes. He looked like he was about to ask more on that, so I placed my hand on his inner thigh, making small circles up and down, getting dangerously close to his shaft. Tingles ignited through my veins. I looked up at him through my lashes. His eyes clouded and his mouth parted as he watched me intently.

"Jeremy, I am going to talk over a few private matters with Mia." I thought I heard Jeremy chuckle as  Grayson pushed a button and a black screen divided the front seat and the passengers in the back. 

"Mia, you need to know you're playing with fire. Your hand is so close to my cock." That sentence sent moisture right between my legs as my mouth went dry. 

I slid my hand a little closer to his groin and his breath hitched, I could tell he was begging me internally to place my hand on him. Instead I removed my hand and flung myself up, straddling him. 

"Let's discuss those private matters." I said staring into his gray eyes. My whole body was awake. Every nerve ending felt raw and needy. I licked my lips to draw his attention to my mouth.

With a quick movement, he captured my lips with a need so strong I thought he was going to consume me. He gently bit my bottom lip. Moaning at the sensation, I opened my mouth to welcome him. His tongue found it's way into my mouth and I welcomed it. He tasted like cinnamon. I twirled my tongue around his, sucking his for a quick second. He gasped and our tongues danced, exploring every inch of the other's mouth. 

 His hands found their way under my shirt to my back. He held me in place and I moaned at the skin to skin contact, which seemed to fuel his fire. He firmly pressed my body into him and started working his lips down my neck. He sucked and bit until he got to my spot for marking.

 He stopped, but I greedily wanted him to keep going. I needed him to sink his teeth in and mark me. I grew impatient as he looked at me. I started grinding my hips against him, a pleasurable build up making itself known inside of me. He let out a long, frustrated moan. 

"Mia. Mia. Stop. Please, Baby. Stop or I'm going to make you mine right now. And that's not right." 

I continued moving my hips against his, creating a friction that felt so good. 

"God, Mia." He whimpered. "f**k, please. I want to do this right."

"I want you. Please. Just do it." I whined, breathlessly. "Let's just get this over with,"

"Mia it looks like someone already tried to mark you."

Oh fuck

 I got so wrapped up in my lustful fog that I forgot about Jackson.

My heart stopped. "Yes. Someone tried to." Reality was sinking back in and I felt completely embarrassed for my behavior.

I climbed back into my seat. "Obviously it doesn't work on those who are not destined to be together." 

That is why I didn't believe in mates. After five years of a committed relationship, you'd think getting marked would be easy. I had always assumed Jackson and I were destined to be together, until now.

Mia, chill out. You just met this guy. There's no way you could already think he's your mate. Remember, mates don't exist.

I couldn't keep my big mouth shut. "For the sake of being honest with you I'll tell you everything." And I did. I told him about not knowing my parents, about how I had always known my pack as my family, though I was never trained in the pack's ways because they still viewed me as an outsider. I told him about Jackson and how we started a relationship when I was 18. I told him about how I was so sure Jackson was my mate that I convinced him to mark me. I let it all come out and I felt like I was dissociating from my own body. My normally overly emphatic voice sounded emotionless. 

When it was all said and done. I stared at my knees, feeling ashamed of letting another mark me.

"Mia. Listen. We all have a past, okay? I'm no saint either, I have been with my fair share of women, but I think it's going to be best if we take this nice and slow. More for your sake, than mine." I felt my face heat up and I started to say something about how I didn't need a man telling me how to handle myself, but he cut me off. 

"If I know anything about you, that fiery red hair of yours means that you are a hellion. To be honest, when the Seer told me, I was scared. Honestly, I'm still a little scared." He chuckled. "But take that passion and turn it onto yourself. Work on healing yourself because when we commit it's gonna be a goddamn nuclear explosion. I can tell you that much from that kiss."

"Okay, so what's the plan for the day? I should probably swing by my house and change clothes. I don't want to wear my scrubs all day." I said trying to change the subject.

"We'll just stop somewhere, anywhere you want and I'll buy you something to change into."

"No, Grayson, please. I just want to be in familiar comfortable clothes right now." I added, "any other day I would take you up on that offer, but you also need to know where I live." 

Why am I doing this? Leading a strange man back to your house is the dumbest idea I have ever heard of. 

Well he's my mate, so what do I care?

Okay, he feels like he could be my mate. I admit it.

Are you sure that's not the hormones speaking? After all it's been over a year since you got laid.

Grayson mumbled something in agreement and alerted Jeremy to the change in plans.

A few minutes later we pulled up to the two-story, red brick building, with large windows, and white accents that was my new house. It was the very first place that was my own. Though I didn't know my parents, apparently they had left me a very large trust when they dropped me off with the Moon Valley Pack. I didn't have access to it until I was 23 and one of the town elders told me about it. She had kept it quiet from most because she didn't want others to befriend me for the wrong reasons. 

I had decided to not tell Jackson about it right away because things were off between us. Then the truth came out, he dumped me, and I tried to make my life with Moon Valley work for a year before making my escape to the city.

 Jeremy pulled the car to a stop and came around to open my door. Grayson shuffled out behind me admiring the house. "I am so glad you live in a nice home in a safe neighborhood. I was worried you were slumming it, to be honest. I thought, or maybe was hoping that I'd have to rescue you out of a sketchy apartment and have you move in with me. That would certainly expedite the process a little bit." 

I laughed. "Whoa, you're the one who made me stop our backseat rendezvous. If it wasn't for you, our process would be plenty expedited right about now." 

"That was only so I could learn why MY mate had the mark of another man on her." He boomed. 

Bingo, I knew Mr. Alpha wasn't so cool, calm, and collected.

I turned on my heal and looked up at him. He towered over my 5'4 frame, but at that moment I didn't care. I narrowed my eyes and put my pointer finger on his chest. "Listen, here Grayson. I haven't known you for more than an hour. So back the f**k up with your territorial bullshit.I don't give a damn if you're the alpha of this pack. You will treat me with respect. Sure, we may be mates, but you had someone give you a heads up that I was coming. While the only notice I got was being slammed into a wall by a complete stranger." 

I felt ANGRY. 

"I was unaware of a Seer being present in my pack, so I didn't have the privilege of knowing that the man I committed 5 years of my life to was not my goddamn mate. You say you've been with all of these women when you knew your mate was coming. f**k YOU. I've had one f*****g partner who I thought was mine." I fumed. "So I should be asking you to clarify why MY mate has the stench of other women PLURAL on him. I will not stand for this double standard idiocy! You need to pull your s**t together or get the hell off of my property and leave me alone." 

I saw Jeremy duck back into the car quickly with a small smile on his face, as I stormed to my front door. Grayson followed behind me fuming. I could feel how upset he was, just like I'm sure he could feel my anger.

I unlocked my front door, threw my keys and purse on the entryway table with a little too much force, and stormed upstairs. Once in my bedroom, I kicked off my shoes and socks, ripped off my pants and scrub top, and began hunting around for something not wrinkled to wear.

Jesus, I really need to unpack.

That mundane thought hit me hard. Why did it feel like my life was a total mess right now? 

I sat down on the edge of my bed and focused on my hands laying on my knees. I payed attention to how they felt where they came into contact with my knees and and started taking some deep breaths. 

Eventually I began to calm down and formulate a plan to clean up my life. It started with talking to Grayson and unpacking my house. I had just got on my feet when Grayson barged into my room.

"Mia, I'm sorr-" He stopped short, seeing me in just my bra and underwear. He drank me all in, his eyes worshiping everything he could see. His gaze paused at my cleavage, taking it in. I felt my n*****s harden under his inspection. His gaze continued to travel upward. He licked his lips when his eyes settled on my mouth. He pulled his eyes away and met my stare with a hungry look. 

I was hypnotized as he slowly took off his shirt, revealing his well defined abdomen. His arms were muscular. My eyes greedily consumed him and moisture began to pool between my legs. His gaze remained on me to gauge my reaction. He slipped off his shoes and began to unbuckle his belt. His fingers skillfully unbuttoned and unzipped his pants and he slid them down to reveal black boxer briefs that hugged him perfectly, revealing the outline his enormous rock, hard c**k.

My mouth watered and I didn't have time to register as he closed the space between us. He picked me up in one swift movement and threw me on the bed. I landed with an *oof* and before I could even react he was on top of me.