The Three Alphas

Chapter 8 - The Date

Theo led me out to his car, which had been parked in the driveway outside. It was a Bentley Continental GT Mulliner in black. My jaw almost hit the floor. I knew I shouldn't have been shocked, but their positions hadn't truly hit home. I'm still processing everything. Theo opened the door for me, and he helped me take my seat in the car.

"This is car is amazing, Theo." I said as he got into the driver's seat. 

"Thank you, Darling. It's my baby. Henry and Oliver have the same models, but Henry's is silver and Oliver's is yellow." He explained and I nod. He starts the car and then pulls away. 

"So, where are you taking me?" I ask, looking over at him.

"Ah, that's a surprise." He said, smirking. I roll my eyes.

"Oh come on, you kept it surprise enough. Just a note for the future, don't ever pull a stunt like that again. You can't just drop it on me two hours before leaving! Do you have any idea how long it takes to get ready?" I say, almost yelling at him.

"Clearly not." He muttered. "I'm sorry, I genuinely forgot. We had a meeting this morning, and I've been held up, but I hope dinner will make up for it." He said, reaching over, placing his hand on my thigh. The sparks erupted at his touch and I had to supress a moan. I bit my lip as he looked over and his lips curving into a smirk.

"Eyes on the road, mister, unless you want to crash your baby." I snap, and he laughed. "How far is the restaurant anyway?" I ask.

"It's about fifteen minutes away. It's a beautiful little Italian restaurant. I've only been a handful of times with my parents for special occasions and my first date with my mate is a special occasion, so I wanted to continue the tradition." He said, which made me blush.

"That's very thoughtful of you, Theo. I know this is a random change of subject, but what colour is your wolf?" I ask.

"He's pure black." He said, looking over at me briefly, before turning his attention back to the road. 

"Isn't it rare to have a solid coloured wolf?" I ask, and he nods.

"Yeah, it is. What colour is yours, Darling?" He asked. I bit my lip and looked down.

I hesitate at his question. Fuck. "I- uh. I think that's a conversation that I need to have with all three of you." 

"You're not going to tell me you're a white wolf are you?" He joked and I stay silent, glancing over at him. He realised what my silence meant. The car suddenly stopped and I jolted forward. "Is your wolf a white wolf?" He asked, and I give him a small nod.

"Like I said, this is a conversation I need to have with the three of you. Can we please just go and enjoy dinner, and then we can talk about it?" I ask, and he nods.

"Uh, yeah. If one of us isn't with you, you need to have a guard at all times. We can't risk losing you." He said, flatly. 

"Theo! What did I just say?" I warn.

"We can talk about it later. Yes, I know. I just wanted to let you know." He said. We sit in silence for the rest of the ride to the restaurant, the gentle hum of the engine filling the car. We pull up outside and Theo got out of the car, jogging over to my door to open it for me. He offered his arm to me, and I rest my hand on top and pull myself out of the car. I smooth off my dress and give him a smile. We were greeted by a middle aged man, wearing a suit.

"Your majesty, welcome back to Giovanni's." He said with a thick Italian accent, bowing to Theo, then looking over to me.

"Thank you, Carlo. This is my date and my lovely mate, Inez." He said, wrapping a protective arm around my waist, closing the door behind me.