A simple mate

    “Violet” her name escaped his lips.

  it has always been her. The bane of his existence. The only woman he had ever had feelings for.

  Each time he saw her, he lost himself, his Lycan would purr in his head happy to see her. It had been years since he knew she was his mate but he couldn’t say anything but watch her from afar.

  Voilet has been an omega in the pack house since she was eight after her parents died due to a family, she had no family relation so she was sent to work in the pack house.

  Luke had feelings for her the minute he saw her serve him food years back but he tried to hold himself back thinking the moon goddess would not give her to him as a mate and had to kill his feelings for her.

  On his 20th birthday, he realized that she was the one for him but he just couldn’t tell her. 

  

  The thought of being rejected by her agonized him because of her fear of being with the Alpha all because she was a lowly omega who didn’t deserve him. Voilet had so many things to worry about that he didn’t want to add to them so he studied her and tried to get close to her those years.

  It was hard to figure out if she had feelings for him because she was hard to read at times, he didn’t want to jump to conclusions and has been waiting until she clocked 20 to figure out that he is her mate.

  

  Luke leaned much closer to her aiming to have a taste of her lips.

  “Young Alpha” she woke him up from his thoughts as she pulled away from him. He felt hurt by it but he let out a sigh.

  “Why are you up by this time young Alpha” she asked him, her voice sending merriment to his heart.

  She was the only who referred to him like that and he didn’t mind.

  “I was about heading towards my room” he commented.

  

  “Have you had your dinner?” She asked.

  Luke wasn’t feeling hungry but he could seize any moment to spend time with her so he shook his head in response.

  “Would you like me to make dinner for you” she asked.

  

  To not make it seem obvious, he took a little time thinking about it before he finally answered.

  “I see no problem with that” he replied. She led him towards the kitchen and began preparations to make dinner for him.

  

  Luke sat on the chair watching her every move, being alone with her made her the center of existence.

  Violet could feel the stare on her so she turned to him, he didn’t even flinch and still kept his eyes on her. The hair on her body rose and she gulped down hard, staring at his green eyes not blinking.

  She turned back to face her work despite his stare that she didn’t notice he had gotten up from his seat. She stretched her hand to pick the seasoning on the top shelves but her hands were too short. A warm arms grazed past her and she could feel the hair on his body. She instantly froze at that point.

  

  Luke could also feel the sparks and electricity coarse through his vein from the contact, her eyes on him was making him think things that he shouldn’t, things he had always wanted to do to her.

  “You need this” he asked giving the seasoning to her.

  “Help me get the other one” she pointed to the next one by the side. While he was picking it up, she tried to take a cup from the shelf when she lost her footing and fell on him.

  Luke immediately caught her, his hands went firm around her waist pinning her back to him. This time his desires were so high and he could feel an erection springing girth, he wished so much to pin her to the table. She slowly turned towards him and smiled.

  “Thank you” she said and moved away from him towards the food on the cooker.

  

  Luke’s heart moved faster than his head, he turned her towards him and then held her chin up to kiss her. He had expected her to close her eyes but she was looking back at him with complete shock written all over her face making it hard for him to decipher what she was feeling. 

  He wondered if she felt the same thing as he did or he was the only one feeling it the burning desire to claim her.

  

  “You got something on your face” he wiped her cheeks clean and then went back to his seat waiting for her.

  After a short while, food was served, she stood by his side watching him with a towel in her hand.

  “Aren’t you going to join me?” He asked.

  “I have had my dinner” she replied.

  “Have a seat then, I don’t like you standing like that” he commented.

  “I am comfortable like this” she objected.

  “I insist” he demanded.

  

  Violet couldn’t defy the words of her Alpha so she took her seat immediately watching him eat while she didn’t make a single sound.

  “If you were given a chance to leave this pack what would you do?” He asked.

  “I don’t think I will ever leave this place until I have found my mate. I have no one that I would stay with, I don’t have a life at all except working in the pack house day and night” she stated.

  Luke felt bad for her, all she had was dreams of finding her mate just to get her freedom.

  

  “What kind of mate do you wish to have?” He asked.

  “A simple man, someone who I could live a happy life with no worries and start a family” she remarked.

  Luke felt defeated that he couldn’t utter a word, he was so far from being a simple man. He was the future Alpha of the pack and in less than a week plus he would be coronated. 

  “How about you Alpha?, I am certain your mate would be a beautiful woman. Lemme guess, the daughter of another Alpha to strengthen the bond between both packs” she commented.

  “Do I look like a politician to you?” He asked.

  “No, I just assumed that you would have a perfect Luna” she responded.

  Was that what she thought of him, that he would end up with an Alpha’s daughter.

  “What if I don’t want a perfect Luna, what if she is not from a prestigious family and someone of a lower status” he questioned to see what she would think of him being with a mate lower than himself.

  “Then she would be one lucky woman but then again, the moon goddess would not pair you with just anybody” she answered with a smile.

  

  Luke gritted his teeth in anger, why was she insisting that he would be paired with someone higher. She was right in front of him, if only he wasn’t so scared to tell her the truth.

  “It could be an omega” he added.

  The next thing she did was unexpected to him, Violet began laughing so hard like he had cracked some funny joke. 

  “I never knew you had such sense of humor” she laughed again holding unto her stomach.

  

  Luke wanted to get mad but this was the first time he had seen her laugh in front of him, she looked more prettier when she was happy and it made his heart flutter and fall more in love with her.

  “Hmm” he let out to follow along with her pace. He didn’t want to ask her anymore question so he couldn’t be reminded that he was no where near her list of men because she wanted a simple life and he could never give her that.

  “Your coronation is in a few days, I would like to be the first to wish you a happy coronation day in advance, I hope nothing comes in the way” she said.

  “Thank you very much, I also do wish you a happy birthday in advance. You will get to met your Lycan on your 20th birthday” he answered.

  “You know about my birthday” she gasped shocked that he could remember the birthday of a lowly omega like her but then again, he had always given her gifts on her birthdays.

  “I…”

  

  The door flung open and a young man with dark curly hair, blue eyes and a bright face walked in on them.

  “I have been searching everywhere for you Luke” he said.

  Seeing the man walk in, Violet immediately stood up from her seat and bent her head down.

  “Good evening Gamma” she greeted.

  “Evening” Leo replied.

  “Oh you are busy, I will see you some other time Luke” he turned to leave immediately seeing the anger on Luke’s face from seeing him, he could tell that he was intruding.

  

  “No, I was about leaving.

  Have a good night young Alpha” Voilet stated and ran of there in a speed of lightning leaving the gamma behind with a furious Luke.

  “Give me one reason why I shouldn’t cut your head from your body Leo” Luke asked him holding his fork tightly.

  “My apologies, I didn’t know you were busy” he bowed his head in despair.

  “Have a seat” Luke ordered him and he did.

  

  

  “That’s Voilet right, how long are you going to keep hitting on her” he asked.

  “I am not hitting on her, I am not like you” Luke answered.

  “It has been years now since you have tried to get her to notice you, she still hasn’t accepted you. Don’t you think it is time for you to give up and find your mate” he suggested.

  “You fool, she is my mate” Luke replied and Leo was surprised.

  

  “If she is your mate then why don’t you tell her” 

  “I don’t want to impose on her, she might not believe me” he complained.

  “What, do you know how many girls are dying to be your mate, to be the future Luna of this pack” 

  “I know that but she is different, she doesn’t want anything like that. I asked what type of mate she wanted and she said she wanted a simple man” he replied.

  “Oh, you are far from simple” Leo back down from the argument.

  “I know that”

  “You don’t think she is going to reject you when she finds out” he asked again.

  “I don’t know, I don’t want to think about it”

  “If she has feelings for you then she could have atleast shown them by now. Though I do love to see a scene where you get rejected” Leo teased him but received a hit to his forehead.

  “Spit out such nonsense again and you will be locked up” he warned him.

  “I’m sorry”

  

  Luke sat back on his chair looking gloomy, Thinking about Violet rejecting him because she wanted to live a peaceful and might not want to stay in the pack house with him. He was so confused on what to do, he felt he should tell her the truth but he had waited so long for her to find it out on her own. Her birthday was in days time and she would be able to know who her mate is. Would it be okay by then, would he be able to win her heart before then, before she rejects him. All his life he had been firm and never wavered or be scared but when it came to her, it was completely lost.

  

  Standing by the door was an average man dressed in black suit, his dark brown eyes were on Luke as he listened to every conversation they had. Then he folded his fist and went back on his way before Luke noticed his presence.