Mated to Love You (Aiden & Ezra)Aiden Ansel
At first, he'd never really thought of having his own mate after his breakup with Avis. Masaya na siyang may Nia. Masaya na siyang mag-lead sa pack nila.
He thought that he'd be mate-less. That among his brethren, he'd be the only one who'd be left out. But he doesn't really mind.
Naka-set na ang utak niyang tanggapin na wala siyang Luna, walang katuwang sa buhay.
It has been years.
And since after Avis got her own mate, wala pa siyang natatanggap na sign na magkakaron 'din siya sooner.
That sooner turned to months, then months turned to years. And years of waiting meant years of him hoping and expecting for something that would probably never come.
So he stopped and set his mind to things that matter the most: his pack, his duties and responsibilities as an Alpha and Nia.
Pero tama siguro sila na: the more na hinihintay, the more na hindi dumarating agad.
Because months after he stopped waiting, months after he finally accepted his miserable fate and months after he finally let his mind drift away from the idea of having a mate— dumating siya. Parang isang mushroom na sumulpot nang wala man lang paalam.
He could never forget the first time he met her.
May kung anong tumama sa likod ng ulo niya.
Nasa Town Square siya dahil sa kagustuhan na rin ni Nia at nang kapatid na gumala at kumain sa labas. Luna Serenity just knew the right place to go kaya napilitan siyang sumama.
But they stopped in front of Candy Wonderland dahil gustong i-try ng anak ang ilang sweets dito. Kaya pinasamahan na niya kay Imogen at Luna Serenity, habang naiwan sila ni Theo sa labas at nag-uusap.
Tsaka tumama ang kung ano sa likod ng ulo niya. Napakunot ang noo niya. Medyo malakas ang impact nang pagkakabato kaya medyo masakit 'din. Hindi nalang niya pinansin ang kabang naramdaman sa dibdib, tsaka sasandaling hinimas ang likod ng ulong natamaan.
"Ow," mahinang daing niya.
Dumilim ang mukha ni Theo na nagtanong, "Ayos ka lang ba, Alpha?"
He blinked. "Yea, I'm fine."
"Hey, Pare, sorry." a voice said. Napalingon silang dalawa sa lalaking nasa tabi nila. Matangkad at may hitsura. Mukhang laking mayaman 'din. "My cousin kinda threw her shoe the wrong way. My apologies."
Magsasalita pa sana si Theo pero agad na niya itong inunahan. "That's okay. Next time, don't just let her throw her shoes at the streets randomly."
Tumango ang lalaki. "We'll keep that in mind. Pasensya na ulit. I'm Asher." inilahad nito ang kamay sa kanya.
Tinanggap naman niya ito agad, "Aiden, this is my, uh, friend, Theo."
Tumango lang sila sa isa't isa. "Nice to meet you two. See you around." tumingin ito sa gilid niya bago tinawag ang pinsan. "Tara na. Nasa loob na si Pareng Zeus at Aiane."
Dun siya lumingon.
And then time seemed to stop the moment he laid his eyes on her angry form, everything seemed to zoomed in on her, like everything around him was drawn towards her as if she held and owned gravity. Even the air he breathed was side with her. Parang siyang kinakapos nang hininga. Tinatambol 'din ang dibdib niya na parang may nagkakarerang kabayo sa loob nito.