The Alpha's Mate

Chapter 3

     He kept me by his side throughout the rest of the day ~ not that I was complaining. He sat by me in all of the lessons. He even tried to put me on my lap in the first (well technically second) lesson but was told off by the teacher. And it was safe to say that I definitely wouldn't be making close friends with any of the females this year.

     We were standing by my locker as I was putting my books away so that we could go to lunch when he turned to me. "I got a mind link from my Beta. I will have to go and meet him but I will see you in the canteen. Yes?" I slowly nodded my head once. "Will you be okay?" I nodded again. With a quick kiss on my forehead that sent shivers running down my spine, he took off at a brisk pace.

     "Ah, miss Hearthwhite. I see you are already setting a bad example to the new student. Cutting class is not acceptable," Mr Finlay, the human perv ~ oops, sorry, I mean P.E teacher ~ scolded from behind me. I turned around and looked him in the eye.

     "I'm so sorry sir. It won't happen again," I tried to slip around him but he grabbed onto my arm, pulling me back.

     "It better not. And you can join me for an hours detention in my office after school."

     I took a big gulp and then nodded. Great! Now I was going to have to find someone to look after the children in case he decided to come back early. I went straight from there to the toilets. I took my time calling all of the neighbours and babysitters I could think of but none of them wanted us in their homes after what happened last time. Poor Mrs Culfeathers definitely wasn't expecting him. I just sighed and hung up on the last call. No one. I flushed the chain to keep people from thinking I was a disgusting tramp and unlocked the door to wash my hands.

      After that I made my way to the canteen. As soon as I walked in I could feel lots of eyes on me. If there was one thing I hated it was being the centre of attention. I looked over to my right to see the Alpha sitting on a table surrounded by his friends. He wasn't laughing but I can see the pent up happiness in his eyes as he watched his friend laugh around him. There wasn't even a spare seat near him and he hadn't noticed my arrival. I then turned to my left to see my usual table which consisted of Hope and her friends, along with Cherry, of course. I steered between the hoards of people until I reached the table and took the empty seat next to her.

     In an instant a distant screeching was heard, followed by many others and we were soon surrounded by tonnes of people, mostly men. All of a sudden I was lifted from my seat and placed on a lap with a tray of food in front of me. I subconsciously cuddled into the stone chest of my mate before I could think about my actions. I heard a purr come from him and I looked up with wide eyes to see him grinning cheekily down at me. I officially turned to jelly. His perfectly straight and perfectly white teeth glinted at me. I had the sudden urge to kiss those perfect, soft lips until kingdom come!

     I was interrupted from my thoughts when my belly lets out a low growl. He frowned at me and then looked past me at the table, probably wondering where my food was.

     "Hold on, I will be right back," he put me back down on the chair and left. I tried to follow where he was going with my eyes but I lost him in the crowd.

     "So you're the future Luna then?" A soft voice whispered in my ear. I turned to look at the person who was sat next to me to see a cute looking guy smiling warmly down at me. He had short, spiky brown hair with golden tan skin and warm brown orbs. He was cute, but definitely not as cute as the Alpha.  A blush appeared on my cheeks and I nodded shyly. "Baxton is so excited! He has told me so much about you already. Silver? Right?" Baxton? Who's Baxton? Then it hit me! I didn't even know my own mates name. How the hell did he know mine?

     "Erm...yes? I~I mean, yes. My name is Silver. Who are you?"

     "Oh yes! My name is Ashton. I moved here with Baxton."

     "Well, it is nice to meet you," I offered him my hand.

     "You too," he took it and shook it. Suddenly my hand was ripped away and I was placed on Baxtons lap once again. A low growl erupted from his chest and panic shot through me. Was he mad at me? I immediately flinched at the tone. Was that aimed at me? I calmed down a bit when Ashton lifted both his hands up in submission. "Sorry dude! I should have been more careful, you're newly mated and all that."

     "It's okay. Just don't let it happen again," Baxton replied sternly. He was still a bit tense but that calmed down when I snuggled back into his chest. Not too long after he shifted under me and grabbed a tray beside his that I hadn't noticed he had put in front of us. He placed it down on my lap and turned to look at me. "Eat," he demanded. I was speechless.

     "I'm not hungry?" I whispered cautiously. Did he buy this for me? Did he really care that much? Or did he just want to seem like he cared in front of everyone else? Was he just waiting for the right time to strike?

     "Eat!" He growled more forcefully this time. I flinched at his tone. He seemed to notice this as he put a reassuring hand on my cheek and lifted my head up to look at him. This simple touch sent shocks of pleasure like surges of electricity shooting through my body. He spoke to me again, only softer this time. "Please," he whined.

     I looked back down to the tray. It was filled with all sorts of different foods but when I saw the ham and cheese panini I couldn't resist. I hesitantly took it and unwrapped the delicious, greasy paper and took a big bite. I was hungrier than I thought because soon the panini was all gone and I was left staring at the tray once again. "Thank you," he whispered and placed a lingering kiss on my temple, the small act vibrating through me. It took a drink of chocolate Viva milkshake and an apple for him to be satisfied and he rested the tray back on the table. I turned to look around us to see who was still there and that was when I remembered Cherry. I turned to see her grinning up at me (I was only taller because I was on his lap). She looked to be enjoying the new attention. I hated it when she was right!

     "So, future Luna! How does it feel to finally find her mate?" She was holding up an imaginary microphone which she turned to face me. I tried to answer, I truly did. But my throat went dry and all I could do was croak. I looked over at Baton to see him smirking at me.

     "Er...Um...It feels...Erm..." I shut my eyes and took a deep breath. How did I feel? I mean, this was what I always wanted. I had always dreamed of - finding my mate. Surely him being the Alpha shouldn't change my opinion of him all that much? Should it? Then I thought back to how I felt before I realized he was the Alpha. For once in my life I felt safe. I felt happy and excited to get to know him. I felt protected and my heart was doing flips. My eyes fluttered open and I opened my mouth once again. "It is the most amazing feeling in the world," whoa! Where did that come from? I found myself beaming back at him as I realized that it was true. I needed this man to make me complete. He gently held me close to his chest where I snuggled into him. We stayed like that through the rest of lunch simply talking to Cherry until the bell finally rang for the millionth time today. The difference was that this time I didn't want it to.

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I know it is short but I am tired and just wanted to introduce Ashton to you before the day is done. I wanted Stefanie Scott to play Cherry but now that I think about it, maybe I should cast her as Silver. What do you think?

Also, this Chapter's song is Christina Perri ~ Human.

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