Sold To The Alpha
A Love spoken Chapter 12

Sitting by the pool, the three girls stripped down to their bikini's so that they could lay and soak up the suns rays.

Looking over at Sierra, Gabriella gave a loud squeal, 'is that a mark I see?'

Sierra, rubbed her hand self consciously over her neck as she gave a shy smile, 'yeah, umm last night, Landen and I..' she started before being engulfed in the teenagers hug.

'I am sooooooo happy for you!' Gabriella shouted as the young she wolf covered her ears protectively.

The two Oak ridge females had been at the Silver Cross pack house for two days, the first night being spent together watching movies and catching up, the previous night, they had each retired to their own rooms, though it seemed that Sierra hadn't stayed long by herself.

Sitting on her own lounger, Olivia smiled at the pair as she spread sun tan lotion down her legs before laying back on her towel and shutting her eyes.

A coldness suddenly loomed over her causing her to open her eyes and squint up at the dark shadow that was looking down at her, blocking the warmth of the sun.

Placing her hand over her face to shield her eyes, she stared up at the grinning face of Nathaniel who was watching her, a slight hunger in his eyes.

'Hey Nate' she greeted, scooting up her legs so that he could sit down. She knew he had had a crush on her since his early teens but as they were not mates she had never allowed him to pursue his interest.

Nathaniel sat down on the end of the lounger, stretching out his legs, smoothing down his swimming shorts as he smiled back at her.

'How are you ladies this morning?' he drawled, sweeping his eyes over the three and smirking when he saw his sister's scowl.

'Well we were a lot better before you turned up' Gabriella huffed.

'Aww come on Gabby, you know you love to spend time with me' Nathaniel replied.

'Not when Liv is here, I keep slipping over in all the drool you leave in your wake' Gabriella shot back, grinning as he flushed in embarrassment.

'Dunno what you are talking about' the warrior huffed, avoiding Olivia's gaze as she tried to keep an innocent look on her face.

'Oh of course you don't' Gabriella continued evilly, 'Oh Olivia, you are so beautiful, your skin is so shiny, I love it when you touch..' she started to moan, shutting her eyes and pretending to be asleep. 'Anyone for a swim?' Nathaniel shouted desperately, jumping to his feet.

'Yeah, come on' Sierra added, grabbing Olivia's hand and dragging her to the pool, saving the she wolf and the warrior from further embarrassment.

Diving in, they both surfaced to the sound of screams, looking over they saw Nathaniel straddling his sisters back, tickling her mercilessly as she screamed at him.

'Not so funny now is it little sis' the warrior growled happily, 'such a shame that you developed mum's ticklishness and I didn't' he added as he targetted her ribs.

Looking at each other, the she wolves, swam together to the side and clambered out, racing over to Nathaniel and pulling him off their friend before holding him as Gabriella scrambled to her feet. The three grabbed the warrior by the arms and legs as he squirmed, dragging him over to the pool and unceremoniously throwing him in, laughing as he surfaced, spluttering for air.

'Oh you three are going down' Nathaniel growled as he strode through the water toward them.

Squealing, the three ran back to their loungers, Gabriella being seized first and thrown into the pool, followed by Sierra and finally the warrior caught hold of Olivia, his breath catching as he felt her skin under her fingers.

Letting go as suddenly as he had grabbed her, Nathaniel blushed as he looked at his feet, 'uh, I wont throw you in' he mumbled.

Smiling brightly, Olivia grabbed his hand in her own and ran back to the pool, holding on to him as they both cannon balled into the water, sending a wave over the two girls, coming back up and laughing as they all began to splash each other.

After an hour of messing around in the water, they four climbed out and lay down on the loungers around the pool, letting the heat of the sun dry them as they chatted to each other.

'So when are you going out to look for your mate?' Sierra asked Nathaniel, looking at him appraisingly.

Nathaniel shrugged nonchalantly, 'I'm in no rush to replace her, I have so much to learn about running the pack that I think a mate would be too much of a distraction right now' he muttered, throwing a longing look at Olivia who pretended not to notice.

'I don't think a mate is distracting at all' came a new voice from behind them, turning around, Sierra blushed red as Landen came up behind her and planted a kiss on her cheek before plonking himself down on the grass next to her lounger and taking her hand in his.

'Well you would say that now, you've found yours' Nathaniel grumbled back, keeping his eyes on the ground.

'Nate, it wouldn't harm to just have a bit of a look around mate' Landen replied, ' instead of dreaming about what you can't have' he added with a meaningful look as the warrior glowered at him.

'I don't know what you are on about, I am just busy helping mum with the pack right now, at some point I will go looking for my mate, just not right now' he growled defensively.

Changing the subject, Olivia stopped Nathaniel from having to answer more awkward questions that were in turn causing her embarrassment.

'So, what was it like training with Red Moon, you were there for a while' she said with interest.

'Intense' Landen replied with a chuckle, 'Alpha Blake does not allow his fighters to take things easy, we were up at five thirty every morning, three hours of training, breakfast, then two hours of combat skills and then we all had to take two hour stints guarding the borders in teams' he said with a grimace, 'even in the pouring rain complete with thunder and lightning, we were out there walking the perimeter. 'Your brother and sister are there now aren't they?' Olivia continued as Landen nodded

'Yep, was a bit of a culture shock for them, you think my mother is brutal on her warriors in training, Alpha Blake goes to a whole other level and he doesn't care if you are werewolf or she wolf, everyone is expected to pull their weight.'

Allowing the conversation to flow, the five youngsters continued to talk until the sun was setting, the boys then pulling out one of the pack house barbecue's and running into the kitchen to raid the fridges of meat while the girl's went inside to shower and change, meeting them back outside again as the coals were heating up.

Leaving the boys to be 'manly' as they put it, cooking the food, the three girl's started a volleyball game a short distance away, batting the ball to each other with their hands.

Running forward for a tricky shot from Olivia, Sierra fell to the grass as she spiked the ball back up into the air and over Gabriella's head. The she wolf turned to watch as it bounced onto the grass and into the surrounding forest, sighing heavily before starting off after it. 'I'll go get it, back in two minutes' she called over her shoulder as she broke into a jog and mad a bee line for the trees.

Running forward for a tricky shot from Olivia, Sierra fell to the grass as she spiked the ball back up into the air and over Gabriella's head. The she wolf turned to watch as it bounced onto the grass and into the surrounding forest, sighing heavily before starting off after it. 'I'll go get it, back in two minutes' she called over her shoulder as she broke into a jog and mad a bee line for the trees.

'Don't go too deep or mother will have both our heads, I am not cleaning pack house toilets because of you again Gabby!' Nathaniel shouted after his sister, the teenager just turning back with a grin and flipping her middle finger at him before stepping between the thick hanging foliage.

Scouting around her, Gabriella kicked a few of the bushes to try and dislodge the hidden ball, moving branches out of the way so she could peer into the middle of any dense foliage around her.

Slowly moving deeper into the woods, she kept her ear out for sounds as she raked the floor with her eyes.

'Where are you' she grumbled under her breath, getting on her knees to look under a bramble bush and swearing when it was clear. Standing up again, her eyes moved along the ground until they came in line with some sturdy black boots, her eyes travelling upwards, she took in the tight fitting jeans, black t'shirt that hugged it's wearers body, showing off his muscular frame. Lifting her head, she went past the rough workman's hands that held their volleyball and swallowed as she reached the perfect jaw and the strangers deep soft lips, finally reached the two piercing grey eyes that were staring at her intently.

Gasping slightly, she heard her wolf in the back of her mind, 'mate, mate, mate' she yipped excitedly, 'mate came back!'

Swallowing the lump that had formed in her throat, Gabriella, gathered her scattered mind and slowly reached for the tall man in front of her, wanting to touch him, make sure he was real.

This time he did not move away, her hand closed upon his wrist and sparks flew up her arm causing her to gasp out in surprise. Snapping her eyes back to the Rogue she gulped, 'you are my mate' she muttered, watching the man for his confirmation, but he jut stood there unmoving.

'Are you my mate? Do you feel the sparks?' she whispered, worry creeping into her heart at his lack of speech.

The stranger opened his mouth to speak but no words came out, looking back down at the floor, pain etched across his face, he withdrew his arm slowly from her grasp leaving the teenager feeling cold.

'Y.. You don't want me?' she muttered, tears filling her eyes as she took a step away from him, her wolf howling in pain inside her head.

Raising his eyes again, the silent man was staring at her intently as if trying to speak to her with his eyes.

'Talk to me!' Gabriella shouted loudly, her own pain echoing around them, causing the Rogue to flinch, 'if you don't want me, reject me and let me go' she said sadly, her voice dropping to a whisper as the tears fell freely. Watching the stranger, she noticed a lone tear falling from his own eye, frustration and pain growing in his features, leaving her confused and heart broken.

'Why don't you want me' she finally croaked out.