***
A lot had happened within the two weeks after their last run. Philip had made a conscious effort to spend time with his mate. As alpha, he had a pretty busy schedule but he made sure he made time for Troy. They’d gone to a lot of fun places both within and outside the pack house. Troy had been officially introduced to the entire pack two days after the run. The pack had cheered with such enthusiasm and showed Troy so much love he’d been overcome with emotions.
He’d even made some friends who sometimes spent time with him. Between those friends, Paul and Ryan, Troy was virtually never alone. Philip sometimes spent his entire day with Troy outside the pack house and other times, took him out in the evenings. He would take him to the beach to have fun or take him into town to watch movies or plays, which Troy loved.
They sometimes ended up in boutiques and shopped until Troy protested. Philip had opened an account for Troy and encouraged him to get anything he wanted whenever he wanted it. He was to learn how to drive after his training and the mating ceremony. Until he got his personal car, he’d been assigned a car and a driver who he hardly used anyway.
Philip had also discussed the importance of schooling, with Troy. Troy had informed him that he’d been homeschooled and already knew most of what was taught at college level. Philip had insisted that he needed to take the necessary exams in order to obtain his certificates. He’d had the same talk with Paul but Paul had politely declined, saying he wasn’t interested in going back to school.
Philip hadn’t forced him because he was Agyemang’s responsibility and not his. But between Ryan and Paige who were both academicians, Troy had been effectively convinced that what Philip was suggesting was for his own good. Ryan and Paige had been tasked to see to the necessary arrangements concerning Troy’s academic education.
Meanwhile, Troy’s training was going great. Gloria was not treating her son with kid-gloves on the training grounds at all. Philip had observed their training one morning and decided he didn’t have to heart to watch his mate being whipped into shape by his mother. Gloria went at her son hard, hurting him where necessary. To her, Troy was born a werewolf and should therefore fight with the viciousness of a werewolf. She made sure he grasped every tiny move and trick there was because according to her, even the subtlest of moves could save a person’s life during a faceoff. And from the way Troy spoke about his sessions with Gloria, it was obvious he’d gained a lot of respect and affection for his mother.
Although Troy hadn’t completely forgiven Philip, the alpha felt his mate had opened up more. The boy genuinely enjoyed their outings and even messaged him once in a while when they weren’t together, to ask him how he was doing. Philip loved receiving those messages from his mate. They made him smile. And he certainly loved all those naughty pictures his mate usually sent. But the video not only made him hot, but it also bothered him as well.
A lot of questions ran through Philip’s mind. From the angle the video was shot, it was obvious that Troy hadn’t been holding his phone, Philip fumed as he watched the video. Someone else had been in the room, watching and filming his mate and Philip hated it. Although as werewolves they didn’t mind having sex in the presence of other werewolves, it was upsetting to see one’s mate acting sexually in the presence of others when their mates weren’t present.
Some wolves were so jealous that they never allowed their humans to be intimate with any other person besides their mates once they found them. But some wolves were calm about it. Some mated werewolves had been known to cheat on their mates. Philip wondered whether his mate’s wolf was that kind that didn’t give a fuck who his human fucked. The growl that tore out of his throat at the thought would have sent fear down the spine of anyone who heard. By the time Philip entered his suite, he was so furious he was ready to strangle someone.
***
Troy stared unfocused at the empty space beside him and wondered what had woken him up. He blinked the sleep from his eyes, surprised he’d fallen asleep in the first place. He’d been staring at his phone, waiting for Philip’s response to the video he’d sent him, which never came. Maybe a response had come through whilst he slept Troy thought as he grabbed his phone to check for messages.
He sighed with disappointment when he noticed that neither of the two messages he had was from Philip. That was so unlike Philip. Maybe he didn’t like the video, Troy thought with a groan. He’d told Paul that recording himself jacking off was too slutty but his friend had insisted. Now he didn’t know how to feel. He knew that Philip would be coming back from his trip that evening so had planned on waiting up for him. He would never admit it aloud but he’d missed the man.
Troy turned on his side and gasped when his eyes clashed with Philip’s. His mate was sitting on the couch closest to his side of the bed, staring at him with heavy-lidded eyes which had desire and something else Troy couldn’t put his finger on, simmering just below. Seeing the man after going almost two days without seeing him was exciting. He began to smile but stilled when he felt Philip’s emotions. Philip was upset about something. Troy wondered what it was as he slowly sat up and swung his feet off the bed. His eyes never left Philip’s. Like a typical werewolf, his first instinct was to soothe his mate.
“Hey…” Troy’s voice was barely above a whisper. When Philip didn’t respond, Troy wondered for a moment whether his video was the cause of Philip’s mood. And for a moment, that thought made him really nervous.
Troy’s mind raced as he broke eye contact with Philip and reached for the glass of water on the bedside table and took a sip. He was thankful that he’d finally mastered the art of shielding his thoughts because he definitely didn’t want Philip knowing what was running through his mind that very moment. On second thoughts, however, Troy didn’t think his video was the cause of his mate’s anger. That shouldn’t make Philp angry since his very first jack-off had been at Philip’s behest. What was wrong with him doing it again?