Sold To The Alpha
Chapter 12

He slowly pulled away from her, his eyes filled with longing before forcing himself to say 'c'mon, you still need stuff' and grabbed her hand tight as he led her upstairs and toward a quaint looking boutique tucked away between a large music store and a holiday shop. Charity gasped as she walked inside, there was underwear of every colour and style, silk camisoles with lace trim, and all varieties of nightwear.

A young redhead sashayed her way toward them eyeing up Aaron's muscles through his shirt, 'Hi, my name is Bethany, can I help you with anything?' she purred toward him, emphasizing the last word whilst looking at him through lidded eyes. She placed her hand on Aaron's arm causing Charity to bristle, she couldn't help it, 'mine!' her mind roared, Aaron looked at the salesgirl with a bored expression, 'she needs underwear' he said pointing toward Charity, the young girl started and seemed to finally acknowledge Charity's presence. Taking in the shorts that were a size too big, held up with a belt and the simple pink top that she had dug out of Chloe's wardrobe earlier, the girl sneered slightly, 'oh, umm, well I'm not sure we can replace you something within your, er, budget' she said icily as Charity dropped her gaze to the floor, her cheeks ablaze.

Aaron's eyes narrowed, 'but I'm sure you can replace yourself a new job' he snapped yanking his arm from her touch, 'get your stuff and get out' he growled, as Bethany stared at him, shocked, opening and shutting her mouth, but unable to form any words. Looking toward an older lady at the back he barked, 'would you like a new job or do you think you can help my fiancee?' he growled, spitting the last word toward the now ashen-faced Bethany. The older lady came forward and held out her hand toward Charity, 'come with me' she said warmly, 'i'm sure we can replace you everything you need' and gently led her toward the changing rooms to be measured.

The older woman introduced herself as Sarah, as she busied herself measuring Charity's bust and hips she chattered away, telling her that she was a single mum with a boy in college named Mark, who was studying to be an engineer and she was working at the boutique as a second job from her night work as a nurse to pay his tuition fees. Seeing Charity's look of surprise, tinged with pity, she patted her arm absentmindedly, 'don't you feel bad for me' she said smiling, 'by night I get to help people feel better and by day I get to help them look and feel beautiful!' she grinned, 'you will be amazed at what a good underwear set can do to your mood' she said with a knowing look that caused Charity to giggle.

Sarah walked out of the changing room and returned with her arms full of bra sets, nightwear, and a silky smooth camisole. Seeing Charity's face redden slightly she winked, 'I've seen that young man out there' she said huskily, 'those werewolves like what they like'. She laughed at Charity's shocked face, 'don't worry' she said, 'I've never told anyone who owns this store, but I like to know whom I'm working for when I accept a job and some of their pack members who come here are not so quiet about their heritage' she laughed, 'They treat me well here and pay me a good wage, I'm not going to jeopardize that for a bit of gossip'.

After half an hour of trying on what felt like the entire store, Charity left the changing rooms with an everyday white bra set, a black lacy number, and a bright pink set with ribbon laced into the sides that she couldn't bear to put back. Sarah had also insisted she take 3 shorts and vest top pajama sets and the silk camisole that had lace around the bottom and neckline, which she carefully wrapped in tissue before Aaron could see with a conspiring wink at Chloe. Aaron came up behind them with his wallet already open, 'all done?' he asked looking at Sarah, who nodded with a smile, 'yes sir' she replied as she took the notes from his hand. He nodded before taking the bags and turning to leave, as he got to the door he called back to her, 'oh, by the way, we are promoting you to Manager of the store, it comes with a $5000 pay rise, I'll get someone to drop the contract down to you to sign. You might want to start looking for a new member of staff to help you, make sure that they have respect for customers' he added before grabbing Charity's hand and pulling her outside leaving a flustered Sarah gaping behind them.

'Why did you do that?' Charity asked curiously, Aaron shrugged nonchalantly, 'I heard her say she's putting her son through school, single mum, 2 jobs' he muttered looking at the floor. 'She deserves some help, plus' he added suddenly looking her in the eyes, 'she treated you nicely, not like a piece of s**t like that red-headed slapper did'. Charity gazed at him before reaching up and kissing his cheek again. 'Thank you' she said shyly, then nudged him with her shoulder, 'you're a bit of a soft touch aren't you?' she teased with a sly smile. 'I am not!' he growled affronted. Charity laughed at his face that was filled with embarrassment and slight indignation before nudging him again making him chuckle. 'ok, ok, maybe I like to help people who need it, just don't tell anyone, I don't want to lose the respect of my pack because they think I'm a walkover' he said gruffly before heading off toward the food court.

Seating Charity at an empty table with all her bags, he walked toward the burger outlet to order, returning shortly with 2 bacon double cheeseburgers, 2 large fries, 1 vanilla, and 1 chocolate shake. Placing the vanilla one in front of her he uttered, 'I heard you tell Chloe once that you used to get vanilla milkshakes with your mum when you were little' before quickly handing her a burger and some fries his cheeks slightly pink. Silently, Charity accepted the food with a small smile, touched that not only had he listened to something she had said but had felt it was important enough to remember. She took a small sip of the milkshake and a moan escaped her lips, 'oh my god' she muttered, her eyes closed in ecstasy, 'you have noooooo idea how good this is' she said as she opened her eyes to see Aaron staring at her. 'what?' she asked worriedly, 'is there milkshake on my face or something?' She started to wipe her face self consciously. Aaron swallowed loudly before clearing his throat, 'umm, can you not make those noises?' he mumbled flustered, 'you are causing me problems' he flushed.

Staring at him, Charity let her eyes wander downwards until they alighted on a very obvious bulge in his jeans. Her mouth fell into a small O before she spluttered and started to laugh, so hard her sides started to ache. 'I'm so glad that my predicament amuses you' Aaron huffed at her before breaking into his own smile and starting to chuckle. Whispering quietly so only Charity could hear he started saying 'Justin's jockstrap, dads dirty socks, Jared's sweaty armpit.. seeing her looking at him he sighed, 'i'm trying to think of unsexy things to make this boner go down' he whispered, causing Charity to squeal with laughter again before a look of mischief crossed her face and she reached over and ran her fingers up his leg toward his hardened bulge. Aaron groaned and closed his eyes, tensing at her touch, 'if you don't pack that in' he muttered, 'you're going to replace yourself in a whole heap of trouble and we might not be allowed back in this mall again, and I happen to like this mall' he stated with a look filled with amusement and longing. Charity ran her hand down his leg again before picking her burger up and taking a huge bite. Aaron nodded approvingly before grabbing his own burger and devouring it in a few large bites.

Once finished, they deposited their trash and made their way toward the exit, just before the door, Aaron grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into a tiny shop with a huge counter filled with ice cream. 'What's your favourite flavour?' he asked, Charity breathed on the case reading all the labels, a moan of longing escaping her lips as she read each name. 'My dad and I used to get ice cream, he would always get chocolate and I would always get mint and then we would share them' she said, a small smile playing at the corners of her mouth. Aaron turned to the cashier, '2 double scoops, chocolate and mint' he said handing her a $20 before accepting the two double cones and handing one to Charity whose eyes sparkled with tears that were threatening to fall from his kindness. Aaron put his arm around her and softly kissed her forehead before letting her go and accepting his change. They walked outside and found a bench where they could enjoy the suns rays and people watch as they ate their ice creams.

'My God' grumbled Aaron suddenly, 'what did I say about the moaning!?' sighing, he looked down again and muttered, 'damn it, now I really need a cold shower' as Charity started to giggle again and moaned even louder with each lick she took whilst giving him a wicked look out of the corner of her eye. 'You may have won this round' he said gruffly, 'but i'll get you back Lady Charity, two can play this game' and he gave her an evil grin that sent a spark of fear and arousal through her.