Alpha Luke and His Unwilling Mate
Chapter 33

~Luke~

Didn’t she want me to mark her and make her the Luna? I thought that’s what she asked me when we fought on the night of Rachel’s First Kill.

I expected anything but a weak ‘Oh’ from her. She was wide awake when she heard me, and now she was pretending to have fallen asleep already. I could think of a lot of ways to wake her up and keep her screaming for the rest of the night. But she looked tired. I held onto her tightly, scared that she would disappear.

This was a big step: introducing her to my dad as someone important rather than what he called ‘a hole to fill’. He was absolutely going to throw a fit and would want me to pick an alpha female from either the White Claw Pack or the Moon Valley Pack. Both these pack Alphas had daughters who were above eighteen. The day Alpha Garrett went missing, my dad already decided Adalyn was of no use.

I was unaware until recently that Nyla wanted more from whatever our relationship was. I would have refused if she was a human. With the expert way she drank my b***d, now I was sure she wasn’t so helpless.

I would of course lay my life to protect hers, but I definitely didn’t feel as scared anymore about keeping her safe. She might be a wrecking ball for all I know.

If she really had anything to do with Ryder, Garrett, or anyone else’s disappearance, she was the one we needed to be safe from. I will replace out soon… this full moon night will be the night to unmask her truth.

We spent another wonderful day at the Golden Dells. Nyla loved it here, but it had nothing on Western Cascades. This was too city like in comparison. My place had an urban feel without losing the wilderness and natural beauty. Even the beaches here weren’t as pretty.

Nyla wanted to eat at a beachfront seafood restaurant. She took me to a place that was Wyatt’s favorite. We had come a long way in just two days, and I couldn’t help smiling at her adorable face as she reminisced about some funny things Wyatt used to say. She no longer hurled hurtful words at me when he came up.

“How did you two meet?” This was something I was dying to know. They obviously had a meet-cute story unlike how we met.

“Let’s take a walk on that pier. It goes so much farther into the ocean. I love it!” She ignored my question and sprinted towards the long wooden structure.

On her way, she stopped by an ice cream shop and picked the same flavor she got yesterday. Every time I asked something she didn’t want to answer, she talked nonsense.

“This is delicious!”

“Ooh, I got a brain freeze.”

“Ice cream is the best invention ever!”

Now I understood why she had asked for so many scoops. She was acting like it would never melt and she would go on eating it until I stopped asking questions.

“Did Wyatt give you his b***d too?” This question came more out of jealousy than curiosity. I wanted to believe she was all mine and never anyone else’s. Weird but I couldn’t help it.

“I think this salt in the air is making it even more delici—” I snatched the waffle cone from her and threw it far away.

“How dare you? Buy me another one!”

She punched me in the chest and found a new way to distract me now, by kissing me hard and teasing my boner.

“Right, if these waters weren’t shark-infested, you wouldn’t be standing here so boldly ta—“

“What?” She turned around and followed my gaze.

“I thought I saw someone looking at us. Naked and with silvery platinum hair. One second she was there and—“

Nyla wasn’t listening to me anymore. Her heart was pounding hard.

“We should go.”

Grabbing my hand in a protective grip as if my life was in danger, she dashed to the restaurant entrance. She was probably one of those people who watched horror movies with sea monsters and stayed up at night in fear.

“Can we go back to the hotel room?” She was breathing in short, shallow spurts.

“Sure. Relax.” I was about to wrap my arm around her when she grabbed my face between her palms and kissed me like there was no tomorrow. Her eyes welled with tears.

“Nyla, what’s wrong?”

She took me into a fierce hug, kissing me a lot more. I knew my mate was passionate and loved s*x, but I was clueless about how to handle this except for returning her hugs and k****s.

We didn’t speak for several minutes, holding each other. Her heart was still pumping.

“I don’t want to leave you. I’ll miss you…” She choked on her sobs, holding me tighter.

“I’d never leave you. What are you so afraid of? Dad won’t be happy, but it’s not like I’d listen to him and push you away. I promise I’ll handle it well.”

She looked up at me with frightened yet clueless eyes. What else was bothering her so much if not the talk with my dad?

Her mood significantly improved when we returned to the hotel, and she acted like none of it happened once we flew home.

What my dad said was shocking. He went entirely still for a few seconds before nodding his head in approval. I could only wish for a miracle like this.

“If you think she would make a good Luna, who am I to stop you.”

Seriously? It was too easy, too good to be true. He didn’t even ask me for details about her. All he wanted to know was who it was. Not at all a good sign.

“The next full moon is too soon. We will plan it well and do it the following full moon night. That would give us plenty of time to announce to everyone as well. Sounds good?”

No matter how suspicious I was, his words peaked my excitement. Giving in to my feelings for my mate, marking her in front of everyone, and making her mine; it all sounded like a wonderful dream, but that was my reality now. First, it was Nyla confessing she didn’t ever want to leave me, and now my dad was allowing us to be together without trying to brainwash me or blackmail me emotionally.

Trying my best to conceal the happiness shining in my eyes, I rushed through everything pack-related my dad wanted to discuss. I needed to share this news with Nyla right away.

My heart melted at the sight of sweet smiles from her and Ari as I locked the door behind me. I still wasn’t used to this surging tide of warmth I felt every time I saw her.

“We can be together for good! Dad has no objections. Can you believe it?” I planted k****s all over her face and took Ari away from her, kissing the baby girl as well.

Nyla’s smile looked half-hearted when I expected her to jump into my arms, screaming in happiness. She was probably not convinced of my dad. I wouldn’t blame her.

I linked Ren to take Ari away. I was busy all day ever since we returned and couldn’t stay apart from my mate any longer.

Pulling her up by her waist onto her tiptoes and parting her hungry lips with my own, I kissed her repeatedly while she clung to me with her fists knotting in my shirt. Nothing in the world existed right now, just me and her, along with the fireworks bursting inside me with happiness.

I pushed her backward and rolled us over the bed, peeling off her clothes as fast as I could. She pulled me into her with both her arms, her breasts pressed against my naked chest. Her constant m***s and lustful looks turned my whole body electric.

She roughly tugged my pants down and pulled out my hardened length, kissing and licking my tip.

“F**k, Nyla.” I grabbed onto her hair as her long, slow licks sent wild tremors through my body. “You are going to be the end of me.”

She smiled while moaning lightly with every stroke. I took control soon enough, thrusting into her mouth continuously. My veins throbbed at every swirl of her tongue, and my heart was exploding. When she sensed I was close, she gripped my thighs hard and sucked me gently until I finished in her mouth.

We lost track of time and place, giving each other intense o*****s until it was time for training already. I will probably never have enough.

Days flew by real fast while Nyla seemed to be getting unhealthy by the day. Her emotions were also all over the place, running hot and cold. She wanted me to sleep in my room at night, and every time I entered unannounced, she used to frown more than smile, taking off her pendant immediately, saying it was itching her skin.

When the full moon came, I was anxious as hell. I had planned this day for a few days now. Precisely from the day she fed off of me.

All disappearances happened on full moon nights, and so I made sure the pack gathering was planned outdoors. As magic wasn’t allowed inside, I wanted to make it easy for her to try doing whatever she had on her mind. I also told everybody enough times that I was going to be out of town for a meeting tonight.

It was important to catch Nyla and make sure she wasn’t a threat to my pack. I tried in many ways for several days to coax her into telling me what she was.

As the Alpha, it was my responsibility to know her identity and rule out the possibility of her involvement in any of these mysterious happenings. She was going to be the Luna after all, and the last thing I wanted was someone who would kill my pack members.

It wasn’t just Nyla I wanted to clear off of any future threats. I wanted to replace out my dad’s real motives. With me gone, it would be the perfect opportunity for him to try to get rid of Nyla. I can go ahead with my mating ceremony in peace once both my mate and dad come clean.

While I was mentally perfecting my plans before leaving for my fake trip, Nyla snaked her arms around my chest from behind. I adjusted my shirt collar and looked at the two of us in the mirror. She was so beautiful! Especially when she was in this loving mood, which rarely happened these days.

“What are you doing?”

I stopped her from rolling my dress shirt sleeves up.

“You look sexy when they are rolled up a bit, showing this part.” She caressed my arm while I broke into a chuckle.

“I’m being serious! Forearm porn is a thing… in case you didn’t know.”

Of course, only she could come up with such stuff. She was the best when in a good mood.

Turning around, I leaned down to reach for her lips. Her k****s always stole my breath and gave it back. As I kissed her bye and walked over to Connor and Travis, I really hoped she was innocent.

I asked my beta and gamma to drive separately because they were the ones who would actually attend the meeting I told everybody I would go to. I was on the road with them for about an hour before linking them I would follow them after a ten minute break to fuel up and stuff. Telling them I was turning back would alert my dad and possibly Nyla.

Taking a shortcut through the White River Forest, I headed back to see what my mate and dad were up to. When I was a good fifteen minutes away from the pack gathering venue by the beach, I felt a bond break.

I could tell it wasn’t my dad or beta or gamma. It was a fighter wolf who died. I pushed on the gas harder when I knew who it was. My dad killed Eric or one of the other guard wolves who tried to protect Nyla.

I was racing towards home when excruciating pain assaulted me suddenly. Rex was hit by magic.

F**k these Skinwalkers and their shitty timing!