Alpha & Luna

Chapter 23

The sound of the bedroom door shutting wakes me the next day. I blink open my eyes to see that I'm lying in an empty bed. Without Sebastian. I hear him walking down the stairs and immediately I get up to follow him. I want to talk about his absence these past few days.

I clutch the bed sheets to my naked body and quickly tie it into a dress as I rush to the bedroom door. There I fling the door open and call out to Sebastian.

"Sebastian, wait! I want to talk to you.", I yell at his retreating back.

"Not now, Leslie." He says without even turning around to face me. As if I don't deserve even that smidgen of his respect. Something about this thought finally snaps something in me and I can feel my rage build.

"Sebastian!" I yell again and something in my tone must have alerted him to my anger because this time my mate turns around to face.

This morning, his face is clean and scrubbed of any and all dirt. He's shaved off his beard and as a result the hard planes of his face and jaw are visible. His hair has also been cleaned and cut short. Overall, he looks nothing like the Sebastian of last night. Nothing of the Alpha begging his Luna to mate with him. I can't tell which side of him I prefer more now.

"What is it?" He asks as he climbs the stairs up to me. His eyes travel up and down my body as I stand at the doorway with a sheet affording me little modesty. His eyes light up in heat and there is a distinct bulge in his jeans.

But I don't care. In this moment, I don't want to make love. I want to talk.

It's not long before he stands before me with barely a slice of air between us. He towers over me from his impressive height but I refuse to take a step back. I will not cower before my mate.

"Where have you been? You've been gone for days and I've had no idea where you were. Brian had to tell me you'd left. He'd had to tell me that my own mate left. Without so much as a goodbye, you left me.What was I supposed think, Sebastian! For all I know, you could have been dead somewhere! And here I would be playing Luna while my mate took his last breath! Do you know how worried I've been!" I end up yelling my whole speech at him but I don't care at this point. He needs to know that the way he acted was not right. He needs to know the hurt and worry I've felt in these last few days.

Now, there is no lust in his eyes and instead he looks at me with regret. He reaches up with both hands to grab at my forearms but I take a step back. I don't want him to touch me right now. Not because I despise his touch but because if he were to make contact my anger would morph into lust.

"I'm so sorry Leslie. I didn't think of you when I was going after the rogues. I've been a bachelor for so long that I forgot what it feels like to have someone at home. Waiting for me. I'm so sorry, baby. I fucked up." Sebastian says with remorse in his eyes and I have half a mind to forgive him but not yet. I want him to never do this again.

"Yeah. You did. You have to remember you have a mate now. A Luna. And I can't go through that again. I went to sleep every night worried out of my mind for you. You can't just disappear like that." I say.

He must have seen something in my face because immediately,Sebastian pulls me into his arms and hugs me to his body. He kisses me on the forehead before speaking again as he stares into my eyes.

"I'm so sorry, baby. Fuck! I fucked up. I promise I'll call next time before I just leave like that. I can't believe I left you so worried. It won't happen again baby."He promises with a kiss on my forehead.

I'm satisfied with Sebastian's promise and I relax into his body. I wrap my arms around his torso as I lay my chin on his chest to peer up into his hazel eyes. The sheet is still tied to wrap around my body in a sarong style dress.

"I forgive you." I reply with a smile on my face.

Sebastian leans down to kiss me on the lips with his hands cupping both sides of my face. The kiss starts out short and sweet before becoming something more desperate.

Sebastian lets go one side of my face to reach down and cup my breast through the flimsy material. Instantaneously, my nipple pebbles and I moan into his mouth. His tongue plays with my own as he slants his mouth over mine repeatedly in open mouth kisses. Soon, we're both breathing hard and the only sounds that can be heard are Sebastian's growls and my moans.

His hand reaches out to grab the edge of the sheet wrapped around me and he's just about to yank it down when suddenly his ring tone goes off.

He growls and breaks off the kiss before snatching his phone from his pocket to answer the call.

"Marksmen." He says to the caller as he looks down at me still panting and leaning on his chest.

"What? I'll be right there." He says angrily into the phone before ending the call.

"I have to go, baby. But I'll see you tonight." He says to me as he plants a kiss onto my forehead. He rubs my arms before letting me go.

"Could you come home by 7? I'll make dinner and we can have a date." I say as he walks down the stairs again. I just realised that Sebastian and I, although mates, have never been on a date.

"I'd love that,baby. I'll be home at 7." He says and with one last look of longing at me, he walks out the door.