Sold To The Alpha
Chapter 32

Seating herself on the bed, Charity pressed the answer button on the phone and pressed it to her ear.

'Why didn't you answer!' came Aaron's voice angrily not quite able to hide the fear and worry he was experiencing. Smiling to herself, Charity sighed softly, 'Well hello to you too' she replied

Hearing him swallow loudly, his voice came back over the phone quietly, 'sorry, I was just worried when you didn't answer' he admitted, 'Hello baby, are you ok?' he asked

'I'm fine' she said, 'I was with my grandfather in his office when you rang, he has a portrait of my mother and grandmother in there, he was telling me about it, as soon as you rang he told Lucian to show me to my room so I could speak to you, I got a bit sidetracked' she admitted

'By who?' Aaron growled, his anger evident again, 'is it that Lucian? I didn't like him, maybe I should come down there, you obviously need protecting from him, I'll rip his spine out and beat him to death with it, the slimy little git' he raged, getting louder and louder as he worked himself up.

'Woah!' yelled Charity, trying to make herself heard over his tirade, 'Not by Lucian! not by anyone! I was blown away by the room I have!' she shouted, trying not to laugh as Aaron abruptly shut up 'oh' he muttered, his embarrassment radiating down the phone.

'I told you, there is no other Wolf for this She Wolf' she said quietly, hearing him release a breath slowly, 'My heart and soul belongs completely to you Mr Cross and nothing will change that' she whispered.

'I just miss you so damn much' Aaron said sadly

'I miss you too baby' Charity replied, holding the phone close to her ear so she could hear his ragged breathing as he tried to calm his wolf down that was obviously filling his head with all sorts of crazy paranoia while she wasn't with him. 'I won't be gone long I promise' she said softly, 'and when I get home I will show you how much I miss you'

Perking up slightly, Aaron replied, 'oh? what will that entail?'

'Now that would be telling Mr Cross' she teased, 'maybe you and your jealous Wolf can have a brainstorming session and see if you can figure out just what me and my She Wolf have planned for when we get home!

Aaron growled possessively down the phone at her 'You shouldn't tease an Alpha when half his soul is missing' he muttered, but she could tell he was feeling mollified.

'That's my job' she replied huskily as he stifled a moan of longing.

A sharp knock at the door followed by Lucian's voice saying 'Princess, are you ready for a tour of the grounds?' brought Charity back to her surroundings.

'I have to go' she said sadly, feeling the pain she knew Aaron was feeling at her words 'I promise I will ring you tonight before I go to bed, I will face call you so you can see I am fine and this beautiful room I have all to myself' she added 'Better be by yourself' Aaron huffed back grouchily but Charity knew it was all a front and he was happy she was going to speak to him later. 'Just don't like it too much there' he added 'you know, cos you might decide you don't want to come back' Laughing softly Charity whispered into the speaker 'I could never love this place as much as I love Silver Cross, you are not here' before blowing him a kiss down the phone and saying 'I love you' and hanging up the phone sadly, already missing his voice. Hitching a smile on to her face, Charity rose from the bed and crossed the room, pulling the door open to the smiling face of Lucian, slipping her arm through, his Charity smiled up at him and said 'lead the way Mr Lucian' Shocked Lucian stuttered, 'You don't call me Mr Lucian!'

'And you don't call me Princess or Lady Charity' she retorted with a mischievous grin 'It's just Charity from now on ok? or you'll be branded Mr Lucian until I leave' she warned sternly before elbowing him slyly in the side as he held his hands up in surrender. 'Ok Ok Charity it is!' he conceded 'but you are explaining it to your grandfather when he explodes at me about the lack of respect'

Shaking her hair back from her face, Charity grinned triumphantly, 'My grandfather does not scare me' she declared smirking before pulling the reluctant Beta after her down the hallway and toward the stairs.

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James dragged Chloe down the stairs and across the foyer, growling menacingly at the male pack members who showed any sign of trying to interact with her. The wolves backed off immediately, cowed by the Gamma's death glare, knowing better than to be seen to confront the most skilled warrior of the Red Moon Pack.

Chloe breathlessly ran along behind as James marched his way to the woods, pulling her within the darkness of the foliage before they burst through into a small clearing lit by sunlight bouncing through the branches.

Stopping abruptly, James turned and grabbed Chloe before she ran straight into him, unable to stop in time, crushing her to his chest, his lips crashed into hers hungrily as he ran his tongue along her bottom lip asking for access. Chloe eagerly parted her lips as James' tongue slipped between them, caressing the inside of her mouth as he explored her.

Pulling away from her and resting his head on hers, burying his face in her hair and breathing in her intoxicating scent he whispered 'mine' as Chloe whimpered longingly, wrapping her arms around him like she needed his stability to hold her up. 'mine' she whispered back, hearing the growl of approval rise from his chest at the words.

'What is your name?' he asked as he pulled away to look in her eyes, his hunger evident in his piercing gaze,

'Chloe' she said shyly, forced to look away from his intense stare

Raising his hand, he caught her chin, forcing her to look back at him, 'Chloe' he rumbled, like it was the only name he ever wanted to utter again 'I am.. he started staring intently into her hazel eyes.

'James' she finished for him, 'I heard your brother call you James at our pack house', she admitted, 'I tried to look for you after the war, but I couldn't replace you' she said sorrowfully.

Brushing his lips to hers, James replied, 'I was held back at the camp, though I am their lead fighter, Lucian was worried that I would be unable to concentrate and be a danger to myself and my pack if I caught scent of you' he confessed 'They were not wrong, I would have ripped the bricks from the walls of your pack house to get to you Chloe' he said strongly.

A shiver ran down Chloe's back at his words, his eyes told her he was speaking the truth, that nothing would keep him from her.

'I never want to be away from you' she whispered

'You won't be' replied James roughly 'you are mine Chloe and you will always be with me' he vowed before pressing his lips to hers once more, pouring the longing and pain he had felt being away from her into that moment, making her groan with longing into his mouth.