Only Mine

Chapter 17: He's Back

There's no sunshine
There's no you and me
There's no good times
This impossible year~ Panic! At the Disco
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  The drive to the Gethen territory wasn't very long but I can tell Blake was getting tired along the way. "Let's stop at my pack house for the night, you're getting tired." I say, knowing the Gethen territory was well past the BloodiedPeak territory. He blinks and nods. We drive up the stone driveway and get stopped at the gate. "Alpha Female Sinclair. Alpha Kolkov." Colin says and he lowers his head to Blake. I stay open mouthed and Blake looks at me. "What?" He asks. "Colin. Never does that." I say in disbelief and he chuckles. He stops in front of the house and I notice the living room lights are on. "Is anyone awake right now?" He asks as we get out of the car. "No, never." I answer and I open the door. Blake moves in front of me and I follow close behind him. He keeps his hand in front of me and I grip it in mine. We walk in to find Dante, Joshua, and Rhys sitting on the couches. "My darling Alexa, who is this?" Dante asks and I growl. "Why are you still in my house?" I snap and he shakes his finger at me. "Didn't your mother teach you any manners, Darling?" He mocks and if Blake weren't holding me back by my hand, I would've killed him. "Calm down." He whispers lowly in my ear and I shake in anger. "I want you out by morning." I snap and Dante laughs. "Why would I go? Because you want to fuck your new boy toy?" He asks and I whirl around. This time, I was holding Blake back. I can see his canines pressing against his bottom lip and his eyes were darkening. "Blake, come on. That trash isn't worth your time. Not yet, at least." I say loud enough for Dante to hear. He pales slightly and Blake follows with a small snap of his teeth at Dante.

I find Johnny curled up at the base of River's door and I take Blake to my room. "I'm going to go get changed, I'll be right back." I say and he nods. I remove my dress, bra, and thong then slip into a pair of comfortable cotton Calvin Klein panties. I put on sleeping shorts and a shirt then walk back out. Blake was shirtless and laying on my bed doing something on his phone. He looks up when I step into the room and his eyes roam over my legs. I sway my hips when I saunter towards him and he eyes me hungrily. I lay in bed and he climbs in beside me eagerly. I shimmy my hips against his front and he nibbles on my ear. He presses a kiss on the back of my neck and wraps his arm around my chest. He rests his chin on my neck and I finally settle in his arms.

I wake up and look behind me. Blake was still asleep so I carefully wiggle out of his arms. "Keep moving like that and you won't be leaving this room for a long time." He murmurs and my wolf purrs at the thought. He lets me go and rolls back over. I change into a pair of black jeans and a white top with my black and white Converse. I fix my hair and makeup then go downstairs to make breakfast for Dallas and I. "Hey Dallas. Hey Jenny." I say when he and Jenny come down. "Hey Lex. Where's the guy?" They ask. "Still asleep." I answer. "Not anymore." Blake says as he walks into the room. He presses a soft kiss to my cheek and I look down with a small blush. "Hello Alpha Volkov. I'm Dallas Taylor. This is my mate, Jenifer Moon." Dallas introduces them and Blake smiles kindly at them. I know then that he was going to lead well when his time came.

Soon River makes his way down and he avoids my eyes the entire time. Blake introduces himself and River's eyes flash with anger and hurt, but only for a moment. I know he was going to ask later.

It was after breakfast and I was with Blake in the living room when I hear a knock. "Want me to get it?" Blake asks and I shake my head. "If it's a pack member, they won't take kindly to a new Alpha already here without being introduced." I say and he nods. I open the door and I gasp. "R-Ryder. What are you doing here?" I gasp and he rubs the back of his neck. "I came to see you." He says with a small nervous laugh. I feel a warm presence behind me and I relax. "Can we help you?" Blake asks and Ryder's green eyes darken. "Alexa, who's this?" He asks but I can hear the underlaying challenge in his growl. "Blake Volkov, her mate." He answers with a low growl in his words. Ryder's eyes brighten in surprise then he turns to me. "I'm happy for you." He says and turns away. He walks away and I don't stop him. I close the door and go back into the living room with Blake.

We stay watching movies the rest of day until he gets a call at noon. "I'll be right back." He tells me and I nod. He walks out into the hall and I pay attention to the movie to give him privacy, even though I could hear the call clearly if I wanted to.

"It was my mom. She wanted to know what was taking me so long to come home." He says and I rest my head back against his chest. "Are we going today?" I ask. "If you want to. But I think my mom would like a heads up beforehand. She likes to throw welcoming parties and stuff like that." He says with distaste and I laugh. "Stuff like that is good. It's good for the pack." I say and he looks down at me. "I guess so. But I hate them. Females are always trying to touch me or push themselves onto me. It annoys me to the max." He says and I let out a low growl. "Already my little mate is jealous." He starts and I growl at him contentedly. "I am not!" I say and he smiles playfully. "Oh I think you are." He says and I try to hide my burning face in his chest. I didn't want to admit it, but I was. Echo and I have already claimed him as ours, and we don't take other females pushing themselves on our mate lightly.

"I told my mom and she can't wait to meet you." He says and I smile but it slowly starts to fade. "What's wrong?" He asks and I look down. "What if she doesn't like me?" I ask softly and he wraps his arms around me. "Why wouldn't she like you?" He asks. "I'm a Sinclair." I say. "And?" He answers and I bite my lip. "It's just that, everywhere I go, death follows on my heels." I say and he pulls back. "And I'm a Volkov. It's not easy to be known as the Half-Breed." He says and I lower my eyes. "Haven't you heard of my reputation?" I say softly. "Yes. Yes I have. But that doesn't matter."