Alpha's Mate

“You need to stop worrying.”

He pressed her up against the wall, his body moving close to hers, and she let out a little moan, feeling the length of his cock.

“I’m not worrying.”

“You are. You ever thought that maybe some of our pack might like me?”

“I know they do, but putting you as my alpha mate, I don’t know what they will do.”

She cupped his face. “Have a little faith.”

“No. When it comes to you, I can’t have anything. I can’t risk your life. You are my everything, and even though I tried to stay away from you, I would do anything just to capture a glimpse of you. I love you, Suzy.”

Tears filled her eyes, and she couldn’t help it.

“You love me?”

“Yes. I have for a long time now, and it scares me. I’ve never had anything other than my love for the pack.”

She didn’t care.

Pulling him down, she kissed him back, sliding her tongue across his lips until he opened up and deepened it.

“I love you too,” she said. “I didn’t think it was possible to love someone so fast, but with you. It’s … everything. I love you more than anything else in the world. I want to stand by your side. To face the pack together.” She took his hand. “No more waiting.”

Like all full moons, the pack would be waiting in the center of town. Of course, no one would actually turn into a wolf, or do anything to raise suspicion. It was why some of the community, who no longer turned because of age, set up bars for food and coffee to make it look like they were just having a friendly neighborhood meeting, or something.

Many of the tourists rarely stayed for more than a day or two.

Hand in hand, they left his cabin.

She smelled his nerves but didn’t comment on it. She was a little … apprehensive.

Like Beast had said, they liked her while she was feeding them and taking care of their kids, but this was something more.

This was her taking her role as the alpha’s mate, and well, she would soon find out exactly who was her friend, and who wasn’t.

As they neared the town, Beast stopped and pressed her up against the tree. “What you’re about to see and witness if they don’t accept you, you cannot hold it against me. I will do everything to protect you.”

She touched his hands. “I know.”

“I love you, Suzy.”

“Love you too.”

She was never going to get tired of hearing his love. Especially as she felt it too, and it truly was a magical thing.

He moved his head against hers, and she closed her eyes, simply basking in the feel of him surrounding her.

When they couldn’t wait another second, he took her hand, and together, they walked united before their pack.

They were already gathered around. Scents of coffee and greasy food filled the air.

The moment they were spotted all conversation ceased.

Suzy forced herself to look at them all, even as her embarrassment went a little higher. She had never been mated before, and she didn’t hide her mark. No, she showed it off proudly for all to see.

No one would be able to see it unless they had wolf blood running through their veins.

For the most part, the wound was healed, and had done so instantly. It was part of the mating charm.

She was now bound to Beast just as he was to her.

Silence rang out among them all.

Her nerves picked up.

“What is the meaning of this?” One of the stronger, more dominant females stepped forward. Chloe. She was one of the many women who’d been vying for Beast’s affection.

Suzy had watched, and it had been difficult to stomach as each woman tried to win him.

She wondered now if her revulsion was down to the simple fact he belonged to her, and she couldn’t stand for another to touch, or have anything to do with him.

“I stand before you with my mate. The love of my life. She is everything to me. Suzy is mine. If you have any doubt of my claim to her, know this; any harm you hope to do will not only have you banished, but if she so much as gets a cut or a shove, you will deal with me.”

Chloe and another woman, Rebecca, stepped forward and burst out laughing. “You expect us to follow her? She’s nothing. She can’t even turn. This is a disgrace.”

“Watch how you speak to my mate.” Beast let out a growl as he stepped forward.

“She has no right to be your mate,” said Rachel, another of Lorna’s friends. “You shouldn’t be with someone so weak. It makes you look so.”

“Don’t,” Lorna said.

“You cannot just stand by while she takes the man who is meant to be yours.” Rachel looked angry, annoyed, and pissed, all at the same time.