Aiden’s POV
I never intended to show myself at the ball. The least I wanted is to find my mate and get drunk from that incredible smell again. I locked myself at my office, letting Nick do my role of hosting the ball.
But when the ceremony started, I can only smell her! That sweet heavenly scent lingers on my nose that every fu*cking time it hits my nostrils, I’ll put my hand on my nose. Trying to block her scent but eventually failed.
Male wolves attraction toward their mate is stronger. I may be able to smell her clearly but she won’t know I’m around unless she’ll laid her eyes on me.
My wolf keep nagging at me for my resistance. He badly want her and I hates him for being so. I don’t want to have a mate! I don’t want a messed-up Luna at my side!
I can feel everything that’s happening below. The party was held on the ground floor. The ceremony was finished and everyone’s enjoying the rest of the night.
I regret not staying on my house when my feet seem to have a mind of its own. The scent still lingers everywhere and I can’t stop the mate bond’s pull any longer. My eyes are closed tight as I went out of my office. I stopped on the hall where I can see the party below.
Her smell is there, everywhere. As soon as I looked down, my eyes fixed to the most beautiful girl I’ve ever seen. She’s wearing an olive dress that hugged her body, the slit on the dress helped me take a peak of her perfect round legs.
I growled to myself, just with her sight and my abnormal thirst for se*x seemed to cease. I saw her as she talked with my Beta, Nick. My hearing enhanced on its own to overhear what they’re talking about.
“Come, dance with me.” Nick even offered his hand to her. I growled to myself as I heard him say that. How dare him ask my mate to dance with him!
“You’re no my type.” My anger subsides as my mate said that. Her face is serious and she didn’t reached for my dog beta’s hand. My wolf cheered, proud of her already.
She must felt devastated when no one walked forward for her. I thought I’ll see her crying and in pain like the usual reaction I’ve seen the past years but she seemed stronger inside.
My thoughts ate me that I did not heard what Nick replied. The next thing I saw was him snatching my precious mate’s hand for the dance he’s been hell bent to.
I growled inwardly. Can’t this dog wait for his own mate! I’m itching to jump from where I stand to where they were but I stopped myself when I saw her letting him have that dance.
What the fu*ck.
I felt my chest tightened from the view. I was just proud of her for a minute and now she’s letting him do as he wishes! Nick’s not her mate! How can she let him touch her!
When Nick hugged his arms around my mate’s waist, I almost lost it. My growls are getting louder each minute that I’m watching the scene.
My body starts to shake as they continued dancing and talking. I wasn’t able to focus on their talk, my eyes are glued on Nick’s arm around my mate. I’ll break that arm for sure.
“Ashira.” Said my mate. Even her name sounds beautiful. It suit her though that arm that wrapped around her needs to be taken care of.
My wolf growl loud enough for everyone to hear. My wolf’s upset with what’s happening but most at me.
And there, I lost it. My eyes turned red, my Alpha blood taking me over.
I jumped from second floor and land a few steps away from them. I’m breathing heavily, trying to calm myself when I was welcomed by a pair of beautiful deep green eyes and perfect face. Damn, she’s so perfect.
I was starting to compose myself, stilled by my mate’s sole presence when Nick pulled her a step away from me with his fu*cking arm still around what’s mine! My eyes sharped to Nick’s and his arm and that’s enough for my anger rises again!
I growled and snatched Ashira’s arm, feeling the best sensation I’ve ever encountered just from touching her. I stiffened when her body smashed into me, bolts of electrifying sensation shot through me. Her scent while this close is suffocating my lungs in a good way. I, with disbelief, liked having her around.
I looked at Nick again, using my Alpha to him. Making him submit to me. Letting him know his damned place.
“How dare you!” I growled loudly. I can feel the powerful aura surges around me, affecting everyone in the hall but with Nick taking the most blow. I intend for him to.
I felt my mate’s hand clutches my shirt so I looked down on her, meeting her beautiful eyes. I can’t see any emotion on her aside from the affection and fear. I must’ve scared her.
She then turned her eyes on those around us and back to me, giving me a message. I must have ruined the evening. Everyone are plastered with fear.
I growled, looking back to Nick.
“I’ll deal with you later.” I said through gritted teeth.
‘I’ll break that fu*cking arm of yours.’ I mind linked Nick privately, making him paled more than he already is. He just bowed at me slightly. I’m not threatening him. I will break his arm later.
When Ashira and I reached my office, all I wanted to do when I placed her on the wall is to crush my lips into hers, to taste her inviting lips. But I took over control and stopped myself from doing so.
“How dare you flirt with my beta in front of my people!” I yelled. Those are not the words I wished to project but I can’t take it back anymore.
I watched how she bowed down her head when she felt the anger I was trying to portray. I regret yelling to her for a moment before her eyes squinted and her head held high again. Meeting my eyes with hers.
“I’m not flirting with Nick!” She fought back. I was caught off guard for a second because no one ever yelled at me before. I growled and thought that my mate is stubborn, not liking the idea of it.
Our argument went on. I knew I shouldn’t have said what I’ve said specially how my words implied to her but I can’t take it back now.
I’m so close to her that my mouth is watering. I can see her face clearly, her lips continuously inviting me, her body’s warmth is making mine flare with heat.
My jealousy subsides as my thought were clouded by her effects on me. I want to kiss her, devour her, to claim her. Make her mine.
I want to taste every part of her body, make her quiver from my touch, I want to be inside of her! The mate bond is too strong, I can’t control the my anger to be replaced of lust, of want.
“So its my fault.” I intend to end this argument, accepting defeat and taking responsibility of my dreaded actions. I can’t admit it to her but I know my fault, she has none of it.
“I’m not saying that but its not mine either.” She whispered that made every hair on my body rise. Damn, why did that sound se*xy?
I held her firmly, not giving any space between us. A soft growl escaped my lips and I knew she can feel the same thing I’m feeling. Lust.
She turned her head on the side, avoiding my eyes. Her hair fells back and I took a sight of her beautiful neck. I gulped when the urge to claim my mate hits me.
I want to dug my teeth on her neck, to mark her that she’s mine. It’s normal for a wolf to be possessive of what was theirs but I never thought I’ll ever be one.
Her eyes looked at me again and caught me eyeing her neck. I trailed my fingers on the part of her skin that I’m itching to bite on. Her eyes closed slowly as she felt my finger.
I groaned inwardly with the sight. Suddenly, no arguments were needed. All I want is to touch her.
‘I can feel her lust! She want us!’ my wolf overjoyed. I can smell her arousal every time I move my finger, loving the sensation I also ought to.
‘Claim her now!’ my wolf once again said. As if bewitched, I bend down and pressed my lips on her skin. Kissing it gently. This is where I’m gonna claim her. I said to myself as my lips touched that part of her neck.
I smelt her arousal risen with what I did. The bulge on my parts just proved how arouse I am, too. I sniffed on her neck, loving the sensation we’re giving each other. Liking how I affect her.
“You’re scent is so addicting..” I whispered, my lips not leaving her skin. I pressed her closer to me when she moaned softly.
My canines came out, ready to bite her and put my claim on her when an image of my parents faces snapped on me.
NO!
I hastily moved away from her, letting her go. I turned my back on her and tried to contain my feelings. I felt the frustration when distance ate us, I want her near yet I can’t forget where I stand.
I’m an Alpha. I shouldn’t give in to the bond.
I groaned to myself as I shut my eyes tight.