HUDSON'S POV****
I got back to the pack house at 7:15 and my wolf was acting strange. I could hear chattering as I parked the car in the underground garage. I took the elevator from there and went straight to my room to have a shower.
I held another potion in my hands as I allowed the water droplets to hit the floor from my body. How many of these have I tried and the problem still remains unsolved? This was a different strain that my witch friend, Silva, had prepared. The side effect to this one would be an increase in my beast's rage, but he was determined to try it.
Quickly, I uttered a soft prayer and gulped the contents down. "Yuck" It tasted like dirty water and smelt like ten days' cabbage water which tainted my breath. I brushed my teeth about five times and even after using the mouthwash, I could still smell the stench on my breath. Guess, I will keep everyone at a distance tonight.
So I got dressed, and plastered some moose into my black silk hair, brushed all the strands to the back with my fingers and headed to the kitchen for a cool drink. As I made it to the stairs, a nice scent hit me. "Could it be?" I asked my wolf, Regis, as I carefully trailed the scent to the kitchen. My wolf rolled over with its tail wagging as he uttered the word "mate."
"I've finally found her." Regis gleefully said.
I hesitated as I wondered what I would say to her. What if meeting her changed nothing? I doubled my fist in anger at the thought of having to reject my own mate. I would have her swear to me to keep this bond a secret. No one could know that I have found my mate. It would be the best thing for her to move on and find someone else who could make her happy.
I stood and waited for her to turn to face me. She slowly turned her face to the doorway and I stared into those blue eyes. For a minute I was lost in the depth of her eyes as if she was taking my soul out of me. I snapped out of it when my Gamma Chad exclaimed, "Would you care to join us, Alpha?"
I shook my head, stormed out of the kitchen and went for a run. A grown man shouldn't act like this but I felt a nightmare was waiting to happen. She was beautiful and her smile was heavenly but the reality remained that she would not want me if she found out my greatest flaw. I would have to tell her, but not before I got another potion to erase her memories of me after the rejection. I sped off to see Silva again.
"Back so soon?" The pink-haired witch inquired from the wolf man in the doorway.
"I found my mate!" I blurted out to her, getting directly to the point.
She turned around being genuinely happy for me. Her gray eyes twinkled with mirth. "Isn't that good? You should try to complete the mating process immediately," she instructed, as she poured herself some tea.
"I will, but I need something from you in case she doesn't accept me." Fingers crossed that Silva would oblige and help with my unusual request.
Her eyebrows furrowed in curiosity, "What is the potion for this time?" I guessed that I have bothered her too much with the frequency of my visits.
"One that wipes her memory of me." I knew my friend did not approve of this but it had to be done to protect me. I pointedly looked at her to read her body language.
"You are being selfish and I would not do it if you were not my friend." She was angry this time. "Come with me to my herb room."
I followed her and sat at the window where I could stare at the moon. I wanted my mate and needed her. It would be so easy if my life was simple and I didn't have this one flaw. The sound of my mumbling witch distracted my thoughts and I observed her as she did the mixture of herbs and other things that I would not know about.
"I keep warning you that potions do come with side-effects, but does he listen to me?" She grumbled further and making mocking expressions, "No, no he does not!" She jammed the ceramic herb grinder into the masher bowl as she continued to vent. "I'm only a witch, but what the hell do I know?"
A chuckle escaped me, her head cocked to the right with a deadly glare. She pointed the grinder at me but said nothing.
"I promise only to use it if extremely necessary." I appealed to her soft side.
"It should be her choice. You are nothing but a villain if you force her to drink a potion like this." There she goes with her chidings. She sighed, and stopped what she was doing to look at me. "I am checking with others witches to see if we can find that person for you."
"Thank you. I know you will try your best." I wished that I could hug her, but I can't have her scent on me. My mate shouldn't have to smell another woman on me when we just met. "Just let me know what you want for Christmas and I will give it to you."
"A Lamborghini would be nice," Silva quickly said with the brightest smile. "Make it in the color of my hair, pink." She no longer stabbed the bowl, her mood has lifted as she laughed at what I said.
Yeah, that put me in trouble, but I will see what I could do for her. She simultaneously added a clear bubbling liquid along with a green slimy one that caused smoke to ooze from the masher bowl.
'That looks disgusting,' Regis took the words out of my mouth.
"Will this wipe her memory permanently?" A part of me didn't want to be forgotten by her.
"It should last for six years, and then little fragments will come back to her. Mostly through her dreams, but if she saw you again after those six years, all of her memories will return." She took a small glass vial from her cupboard and poured the contents into it. "So it means that you must never appear before her."
My treacherous heart did not want me to use the potion. Despite that, I took it in my right hand with my mind wavering. "I understand."
"Witches don't like to go against the moon goddess. There are consequences, so I do hope that you change your mind."
I nodded and left with a heavy heart. I was becoming a nervous wreck but had to face the facts of life. This had to be done, sooner than later, before we both fell in love.
-HUDSON'S POV- I can't begin to say how many potions I have tried and then I am dragging my mate into this mess. I waited in my room on the fifth floor until it was midnight. I scouted the other floors for her scent and found the last room to the left on the third floor. My wolf was eager to see his mate and so was I. I turned the knob and the door opened, without knocking or seeking permission. With my night vision eyes, she had awakened and sat up in bed looking directly at me as I entered and closed the door. The light flickered on as she switch on the bedside lamp. I stood where I was to avoid making her uncomfortable. "Hi" I began. I have never been this nervous in my life. It was usually the other way around because of my authority and aura. "I am the Alpha here, and I apologize for not greeting you properly earlier." She nodded and straightened up in the bed. I moved closer and sat beside her since she did not rebut. "Why did you run away from me?" I swallowed anxiously. "
*PHOEBE'S POV* What the hell was that? He just stormed out of my room like he was running from getting laid. I know how to do my shit and that would have been proven if he just stayed and let us get naughty. I sighed heavily. I thought that Alphas had a high sex drive, or is it that he thinks that I am a virgin? Oh no! Was he in love with someone else? I mean, all he had to do was to say so. Even if he had someone else, shouldn't he get rid of that person for me? My number one rule was never to fall in love, because every beast man or woman, or shifter had their awaited mates. The mate bond was that magnetic pull that drew two souls together, to love each other for eternity. Going against the mate bond would anger the goddess, and whoever performed the rejection would face some karmic stuff that would cause the bond to be severed. Rejection came with pain, and I deeply desired for Hudson to want to spend his life with me. Alright, I needed a plan to handle this runaway mate fiasc
-PHOEBE'S POV- With my mission in mind, I swiftly went to the bathroom and freshened up. I had to be early for breakfast and then head for the training grounds. Joana hasn't checked on me and I am not bothered by it, especially since I've got my own share of problems to deal with. I combed my blue-black hair in one at the top of my head and ran down the stairs. A few pack members were already seated in the large dining room area and I scanned the room looking for that one particular man. He wasn't there, neither was Joana nor Chad. Some of the guys who were eating were checking me out and I grinned, knowing that I am one foxy chick. I walked to the buffet that the omegas had prepared and shared myself a nice breakfast and sat beside a group of girls. One of them eyed me keenly and snickered. "Good morning," I ignored all their looks and gulped down my meal because I had to catch that sneaky big Alpha. "You are new here?" The red-haired one asked. Duh! Keke thought that she was n
*HUDSON'S POV* (One Month Later) Dwayne came to get me in my hotel room. It was time to return to the pack. The convention was fun, and that was owed to my partying buddy and Beta. I visited other packs of old college buddies from Alpha University and it felt like the good old days before I had Alpha duties. My Beta had his way with as many ladies as he could and I pretended to join him, in separate rooms. Thoughts of Phoebe crossed my mind. I missed her scent and my wolf was driving me crazy for running away from her. It was not an easy choice. I know that she can find happiness with someone else. True love does not hurt the ones we supposedly care about. Freeing her would be my way of expressing my love for her. A spear of pain nips at me every time that I think about her leaving me. Moving on is difficult; it felt like there was no light to guide me out of this horror. The longer I was away from her, the more likely it was that she would gradually fade from my recollection. In t
*HUDSON'S POV* Pacing back and forth in front of my room door, my wolf pleaded with me to see her. The fact that she stayed back and waiting for my return was indication that she was being relentless in seeing me. If it's not today, I am sure that I would have to face her some other day. 'Open the blasted door,' Regis growled at me. "And then what?" I scowled back at him. 'Talk to her, genius.' He said agitated, 'We can't avoid every woman on earth, especially our mate.' I breathe hard and opened the door. This one woman had the power to leave me dumbfounded. My senses heighten every time she comes around and I think a supermodel can't have anything over my fabulous mate. She was wearing a yellow button down sundress patterned with violet moons that stopped just above the knees. Her shapely figure was not too hard to see on the outline of the dress. Her black hair was down with a headband that kept it to the back. A hand reached out to touch my chest as she smiled. She pushed me
*PHOEBE'S POV*Candice picked me up around 7pm. I was wearing a strapless black bodycon dress with my hair done in a ponytail. My make-up was of a slight dark shade and I was pleased with my look.Candice chatted a lot and I responded with yes, but I was barely listening to what she was saying. I was feeling hurt from what Hudson did but I had no one to talk to about it. Saying that I was his mate would be a claim that he would have to acknowledge. From the looks of things, he wasn't going to do that.Hudson has no desire for me and I don't understand why he shuns me. Tonight, I was going to find a boy to dance with and have some fun. I cried enough in the forest as my wolf howled her pain. No more crying for me.We parked across the street from the craftsman house. It was a beauty but a little small compared to how high and mighty Nicole was. I pulled down my dress because he rides a bit when I sit.Some people were on the outside lawn grass, some on the porch while others were insid
*PHOEBE'S POV*His murderous aura filled the room, the music stopped and everyone bowed in submission except me. Brian looked at me in horror. I was dumbfounded.Hudson approached me in one swift movement, we stood face to face with his hot breath hit against my forehead. His nostrils flared, and his face contorted with a death glare. However, his eyes shifted from my mine to Brian's.He grabbed Brian's throat in a crushing grip. Brian's feet flapped off the ground as he struggled to breath. Everyone watched in awe and I felt the need to something.The solution that I tried was to reach out my hand to caress Hudson's chest. People said the mate bond could calm your mate through appealing to the sense of touch, so that the sparkles generated that peacefulness.I prayed silently for him to calm down, his breathing slowed down, and his eyes slowly returned to its normal green shade."It's okay, Hud... Alpha Hudson." My wolf was pleased that he was jealous and willing to fight over us.Th
*PHOEBE'S POV* Riding to the pack house with Hudson thrilled me. I kept side-glancing him. He was so handsome and his kisses were the best. He ignited the fire in my core, it throbbed from the longing to feel him for the first time. Inside, butterflies fluttered in my tummy, giving me that warm lovely effect. Things were looking up, and the optimism floated in my heart. In silence, we got to our destination. He glanced at me before getting out of the car. The pack house was scanty. We went up the stairs, he opened his room door and allowed me to enter first. He removed his shirt to display his sinewy gorgeous abs. The urge fought me to go and caress them, but I shook the idea away. It's time to have that talk if we were ever going to resolve our issues. He went into the closet to change from his jeans into grey sweatpants. My wolf and I wanted to see him without them. The disappointment almost made me cry. He's seen me naked but I have yet to see him. I patted the bed to my right