-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. "I had an emergency to deal with." It wasn't a total lie, but I am sure I could not just tell her the truth. She nodded in understanding.
"What do you want to do with this mate bond?" She was very direct. "Are we going to accept being mates or reject each other?" She looked everywhere else in the room except at me. "I am not rigid about having a mate, so if you have a lover, or want to marry that Tisha girl, I understand."
It seems my Gamma has told her a mouthful. Tisha was one of the potential she-wolves that the council handpicked to be my chosen Luna. I wished he had kept his damn mouth shut. Right now, she was irrelevant and I wanted to get to know my mate instead.
"My name is Hudson, and I have waited for you." I said, not wanting to sow false hope. "I do not want to reject you, but having me as your mate is totally up to you."
Her eyes narrowed quizzically. "Why would it be up to me?"
"Perhaps, I am not a man that deserves to have a mate." I started to say when she adjusted her silk night gown that made her womanly assets very conspicuous. 'Nice' my wolf drawled. I gulped down my naughty thoughts and cleared my head.
"What curse could you be under to be so undeserving?" Her cherry lips smiled in amusement.
If only she knew the truth to her words. "Somethings cannot be said," I yearned to touch her face and kiss her lips.
"I don't like secrets, they tend to destroy relationships." She touched my arms and sparkles erupted through us.
I flinched and stood up immediately. I felt the electrical jolts coursing through me but I can't get caught up in it. This was harder than I thought. When I glance back at her, I saw eyes with pain because of my reaction.
"I'm sorry," I apologized quickly. "I…..I.....I can't do this right now."
Turning abruptly to leave the room she caught up to me so fast that she tugged at me. Again the sparks worked their way into having us stare so intently into each other's eyes that I could not move. Bewitched by my little warrior mate.
"Hudson, wait," Her touch was the softest and most inviting.
I froze under her affectionate gaze with curiosity as to what she wanted. "Huh?"
"Don't go so soon." She came closer so that her breast brushed against my chest. My breathing hitched. I paused as her her hands trailed up my arm. She was communicating that she desired me. Her actions eradicated the tension in the atmosphere.
'Move idiot,' Regis warned, 'Or I will do it for you.'
He liked our mate because she went after what she wanted. It would be a shame to have to let her go. 'No, we keep her,' he protested in my head.
Her lips came up and met mine, and I was swept into an euphoric bliss. The sweetness of her soft lips had me in a daze. Automatically, my arms went around her, squeezing her into me. Dominating her mouth with my tongue. My wolf cooed and wagged its tail.
In this format, we made it to the bed and I laid her down, hovering over her and taking in her pine with blueberries scent and beauty. I leaned down to tease her lips with small peppered kisses which made her smile.
My lips moved to her neck, pecking several soft kisses, and Regis urged me to mark him, claim her and make her ours. Our mark would look so lovely at this spot. As if it were honey, I sucked her neck. I was content to hear her writhe and feel her doughy breast press against my chest.
I'd give anything to have her right there. But, I backed away and her smile faded.
"What's wrong?"
""You arrived today and must be tired," I noticed with her furrowed brows that she had the cutest facial expression, though it was one of confusion. "Rest, and we will talk tomorrow."
Swiftly, I went to my room and locked the door. I stared at the vial in my hand. 'Wuss,' Regis cursed me.
"We've had this problem for years." I snapped at him. "What do you think will happen when she finds out?"
'Mate will be different. Trust her.' Regis urges and I shrugged.
"That's easy for you to say!" I slapped back at him. He's not the one that has to talk to her.
'She's the only woman for us.' He grumbled in complaint.
"I fucking know that," I shouldn't be mad at my wolf. He couldn't help himself. "I'm sorry, Regis."
He humphed, he was my best friend and most important to me. He went silent and I knew he'd be like that until I made it up to him. So, I gave him a fantasy of Phoebe and us in an open field mating in bliss.
'Let's go back to her room.'
He was starting this shit again. I blocked my wolf so that I could hear my own thoughts. I'm leaving the pack for an overseas trip tomorrow. By the time I came back, I was sure that she would be gone.
*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
-PHOEBE'S POV- The moans came out uncontrollably. Finally, he's mine. He was all that I have ever wanted, and he's giving me the most spectacular pleasure. My core ached with the anticipation of having him fuck me.The pounding of my heartbeat was almost deafening, coupled with the heat from his body. He kissed my lips fervently. Both his mouth and the way he pinned me to the bed with his arms had me spellbound. Hudson breathed into my mouth while groaning low into his throat. He placed my hands above my head, my mind enthralled into the carnal satisfaction of his hot sweet mouth. With the tip of his member, he rubbed on my clitoris, stimulating my swollen, sensitive nub. "Yes!" He teased my folds and entrance, but not going inside. It glides over her inner labia and upwards to her clitoris again. The intensity of his darkening eyes sucking me into him, as the sparks and tingles set my body on fire. It sent my mind into a fervid daze, an overwhelming rapture that was sure to drive