Alpha's Runaway Mate

Are You Ready?

14

Maximus

I was going fucking crazy for her, pacing in my room, beating up my burning desires to be close to my little mate. Staring at the ground from my room's balcony, I dug my nails in my palm skin and watched kids playing around where I used to watch her run and scream like a child. It had been days since we last interacted. She barely came out of her room after witnessing me thundering down on that lowlife chipmunk. I would have barged into her room to check up on her but Katrina forbade me. It wasn't her instruction that made me give her space but the fact that my little angel needed time to process my reckless actions. I had been brutal enough in front of her and I took all the blame. Only for her, I buried my heels in the ground and resisted the urge of breaking into her room and hugging her until we'd become one.

I could have gone longer with my patient attitude if I hadn't seen her in a miserable state this morning. I concurred on giving her space but that didn't stop me from waiting outside the ground of her balcony for her single sight. I was standing under a shady tree from where she couldn't see me. I knew she was sitting on the balcony as this was the place where she would come and seek comfort. Stars were her fast friends. But the moment she stood up and stared at the fading moonlight, I saw her puffy face and swollen eyes and ever since then I was in a state of distress.

"We have a meeting with the council tomorrow. Brown has lodged a complaint against you for the murders," Callum entered the room after cutting the call, revealing nonchalantly. This was such a dead move from the Browns. They thought taking the matters to the council could provide them so-called justice? That fucking council was situated by my ancestors. If anything he could get from there was his death at a fairly suitable price.

"Will judge Alabaster join the meeting?" I asked, pouring myself a drink.

"Yes, he already assured me the outcome but for formality, we need to go through the procedure to give it a legal picture," He replied and I hummed, swirling my drink. As I was about to take a sip, a waft of sweet coconut drifted in my nostrils, revealing my mate's presence somewhere around. My eyes glowed golden as Gunnolf went berserk after her sweet scent. The irony was that the scent kept growing intense as if she was going towards me. And I wasn't dreaming, the door was knocked.

Desires pent up in my throat to an extent where I couldn't form a word. Excitement held me tight.

"Come in," Callum replied on my behalf, seeing my helpless condition when she knocked for the second time.

The door opened and in stepped my mate. Wearing my favourite floral dress with subtle makeup, her hair cascading down on her chest like a waterfall, just the way I like it. Her ivory-white skin looked fresh as ever as if no one had ever touched her before. Which was true, no one could dare to touch her except for me. She was made for me.

"I thought you were alone," She uttered in a calm tone, eyeing my Beta. My eyes averted to Callum who took the hint without a mind link. He excused himself and left us alone. A volcano-like emotion erupted in my chest when she gave me her full smile. Sun must have arisen from the west today. My back erected upon her stepping closer to me with a bowl in her hand. I was a little surprised to see her behaving normally. Not that I was complaining.

She sat beside me and I, instinctively, scooted a little to give my little mate some space to sit comfortably. Gunnolf, in my head, sulked over my gesture.

"You...look absolutely breathtaking," I sighed, staring at her beautiful face and keeping my pent-up desire astray from my face. The idea of doing much more than holding her face nearly ruined my self control.

She blushed hearing me struggle-sigh and glanced at the bowl. "It has been long since we spent time together," She said so suggestively that I feared my heart would come out and surrender to her decree. Before I could speak, she extended the bowl that contained brownies. I looked inside it and glanced back at her. Warmth flooded in my chest.