Raised Among Alphas

44 - That Was The Day

Alora POV

What do I do? Do I really have any options?

Becker walked us to the master bedroom, but he stopped at the door letting me stand to get rid of the silk fabric covering me.

"It stinks like Thierot," He complained as he tossed it out to the lounge couch, and then picked me up again.

During those three seconds that I wasn't in close contact with his skin, my body began shaking in his absence. Right on cue, a rising pain had me contracting my muscles. Oh hell, here we go again. Becker picked me up and cuddled me on his chest, and right away, a purr from his chest washed away most of the pain. It was a thousand times better than Thierot's. Becker actually made the pain tolerable.

Maybe it was the way the waves emanating from his chest clashed against my skin, or maybe it was the way how relaxed it made me feel.

In fact, so relax that...Oh boy, I am exhausted. After two full days without any food, my arms and legs feel useless and damaged. I need to sleep.

"We need to eat. Jathred had the fridge stocked for us. Let's go." Becker told me as the pain went away.

"I can't eat. I'll get sick," I confessed. I am not looking forward to any more vomit, thanks.

"You'll be fine. You need it. Come on." He stood up and picked me up from the bed to take me to one of the bar stools in the kitchen aisle.

Not surprisingly, my stomach grumbled as the smell of lasagne spread through the kitchen. Becker warmed up two plates for us, and we practically devoured it without decorum.

You know those occasions in which you are so hungry that you eat so fast and go immediately into a food coma? Well, that's me right now.

"What happened to your body?" I asked Becker. I couldn't ignore his burn marks anymore. I did notice they were healing, but still, the sight of them made me uncomfortable. He was hurt, and I was not too fond of that.

"Silver chains. I did try to stay away from you to keep you safe from me. But I am way past that point now. I have decided to embrace my selfish side and keep you to myself." He gave me a pompous half-smile as he leaned closer to me, breathing in my hair. I gulped.

"How did you make it work?... you know the grumbling sound, Thierot did it for me but it didn't take the pain away." I asked looking down at my very much naked body and hugged myself to cover my breasts.

I have a theory, maybe it works because he is my actual mate, but he hasn't marked me yet... I was too caught up in my own train of thought that I almost missed the deep raging growl coming from Becker. I'm guessing he didn't take my comment lightly.

"He shouldn't have done that, it is very intimate for our wolves. It didn't work because Thana only recognizes her mate. I am the only one she wants, the only one she responds to."  Becker said all husky.

"He was just trying to help" I added in a whisper, trying my best to defend Thierot without bluntly telling Becker it was his fault in the first place that Thierot got stuck with me.

"Do you want some more?" He asked me, noticing my empty place, and clearly ready to move on from our conversation.

"No way, I am so full. Are you still hungry?"

"Starving, but not for pasta."

Shit. His voice triggered something in me that made me force my legs closed suddenly, too aware of my naked body. Becker obviously caught up to my response and chuckled as he put our plates away.

"You said you had something to tell me. Something serious enough to be a secret I can't tell my Alpha. What is it?" I had to bring us back to serious matters before getting lost in the realm of desires.