Authors note-I've changed Derek's name to Jared. Sorry for any confusion this may cause. It just didn't feel right the more I saw the name Derek on the screen lol and it was driving me a little crazy
I've just started unpacking my clothes into the empty dresser in my bedroom when there is a knock at my door. I look through the peep hole seeing a small elderly women on the other side.
I open the door and she smiles. "Hello dear. I'm Josie the house supervisor. I watch over everything here making sure things run smoothly. Alpha Jackson asked me to let you know that dinner will be ready in about 5 minutes in the dining hall and he expects you to be there."
I look down at the pajamas I just put on. "Oh well I'm not really hungry."
She smiles again. "He insists that you must be there sweetie. Alpha Jackson is a good man but he is not a patient one. It's best we don't keep him waiting." With that she starts to leave motioning for me to follow.
I panic looking down at my thin white tank top and fluffy blue shorts. Well at least I'm wearing a bra. I quickly shut and lock my door, running to catch up with her. As we head down I notice her bracelet. "That's very beautiful," I say motioning to it with a nod. She looks down at it smiling. My late mate gave it to me. And when he died I had the inside of the glass filled with a bit of his ashes. So that even when he's gone a piece of him is always with me."
I smile. "That's so sweet. You must have been very happy together."
She smiles looking into the distance as if she is seeing him and all there memories in the distance somewhere. "He was my mate. We were meant to be together. There is not a more joyous feeling than the one of being and having that kind of love. The kind of love that you can only have once in a lifetime. When you find your mate you will understand dear."
I look away and blink rapidly to get rid of the tears I feel building in my eyes. I've already found my mate. But there is no joy in that when just as quickly as he was put in my life, he will be ripped away. We are silent the rest of the trip there and when we get to the dining hall everyone is already there. Except for Sabrina who I do not see. I do however see Jackson. He motions for me to sit in the empty chair next to him. It's a huge table seating at least 300 people. And all 300 people are staring at me as I take my seat.
Jackson makes a clicking noise and everyone looks away and continues there conversations. He looks over at me and his eyes roam the length of my body discreetly. He leans in so that only I can hear what he's saying. "Why the hell are you in your pajamas?" I flinch at the unexpectedly rough tone. It's then that I see his hands are firmly clenched at his sides and I see his eyes twitch as if it's taking him a lot of effort not to let them go black. "Well you didn't exactly give me much of a notice and Josie said that you insisted I be here. Which doesn't really make sense considering your own fiancé didn't even show."
He sends me a sideways glare. "She says she has a headache and that being around all these people will make it worse."
I snort in disbelief. He breaths in slowly and I know I'm starting to piss him off. It's at that time that the chair on his other side is pulled back and Jared sits down. He nods to Jackson and winks when he sees me on his other side. I smile at him. I'm about to start a conversation when I feel a rough hand on my bare thigh underneath the table and I bite my lip so not to gasp. I look over at Jackson whose other hand is occupied with sipping a glass of red wine. I grab his hand that lays splayed across my thigh and gently nudge it off me.
I watch a small smile curve the edges of his mouth. What the hell kind of game is he trying to play here. I kick him under the table and he jumps just slightly. Now it's my turn to give a triumphant little smile. Jared clears his throat and it catches Jackson's attention. His eyes narrow and he looks from me to Jared. "So Jared ," Jared looks up when Jackson speaks and it's clear he has no idea the tension in Jackson's voice. "How do you and Alison know each other."
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My Forbidden Mate
WerewolfAlison is a 17 year old werewolf and the second daughter to the alpha of the moonlight pack. She is beginning to grow anxious as she has not yet found her mate. But when she finally finds her mate she realizes that some things are better left alone...