Why My Mate Cries
Chapter 22

REID’S POV

Aliyah was panting hard when my fingers touched her s*x.

While both of us were in deep pleasure, I also thought about what Klaus had said earlier. There were problems with the elders of the pack, and I was badly needed.

“Reid, please go check on them first,” Aliyah whispered, breathless.

Even if she didn’t want to, she was the first one to withdraw from kissing me. I inhaled sharply and gazed at her eyes, which were radiating the same dissatisfaction I felt.

All I wanted was to make out with her… and I couldn’t think of anything else.

“We can continue when you return,” she said shyly.

“F**k…” I whispered, shut my eyes, and then nodded, thinking my mate was right. “Fine, but, I’ll be back… and we’ll continue where we left off.”

I stood up and got dressed. Anger coursed through my body as I went out of the pack house to go to the meeting hall where the elders had gathered. My body was still going through heat, and the fact that I had to leave my mate and stop what we were doing spiked the irritation in me.

Using my enhanced hearing ability, I could hear the arguments of the elders as I walked to the meeting hall. They were talking about a certain pack, which made my forehead crease.

“What’s happening here?” I asked the moment I entered the hall.

Everyone turned to me and fell silent. My eyes narrowed with their sudden reaction. They were just loud and up for arguments before I arrived.

“Don’t make me repeat my question,” I said and walked to the chair located on the center part of the platform and glanced at them.

Klaus cleared his throat and went to me.

“The thing here is, the elder warriors patrolled near the boundary and noticed a poor pack bunking in there. They are hardly surviving, which is why the elders gathered here to discuss the best thing we can do with them.”

“Did you know from which territory they came from?”

“We haven’t questioned them about their identity, Alpha,” Klaus answered.

I nodded and looked at the elderly people in front of me. My eyes found Klaus’s mother, Cecilia, who was the current leader of the elder council.

“Have you come up with a decision?” I asked.

“Most of us here want to take them in, Alpha.” Cecelia voiced her thoughts bravely.

“We can’t make an abrupt decision just because most of you pity them. They are outsiders. No one knows what they are capable of,” Sage’s father commented.

“We are not going to let our guard down. We can take them in and be protective of ourselves by temporarily putting them into our cells. If proven harmless, then the better. Aren’t we cruel if we let them suffer outside even though we know we have the means to help them?” Cecilia’s rebuttals made most of the people nod their heads.

The elders started arguing in front of me. Everyone had their own opinion about the poor pack they found, and I only watched them with a sharp look as I tried to think about the resolution to the situation.

“What do you think, Klaus?” I asked my beta, who was standing next to my seat.

“I’d go with your decision, Alpha.” He sighed and massaged the bridge of his nose. “I am sorry about this mishap. I know you are supposed to make some time with Aliyah, knowing you are monitoring her recovery. The elders aren’t united with their decisions, so I called you for help.”

I let out a sigh. Seeing the elders getting into serious conflict, I slammed my hand on the table, and it was loud enough to get their attention.

“Since you have different opinions, I’ll be the one making the decision on whether we will take them in or let them in their current state. However, you have to give me some time.” Then I turned to Klaus. “If it’s needed, you can offer them food, and whatever they need. But do not allow them inside unless I say so. Everybody understood me?”

“Yes, Alpha…” they answered in chorus.

I huffed in frustration, and finally stood up. “This meeting is done. Everyone can go home now.”

Klaus tapped my shoulder when the elders finally left the meeting hall. “Thanks, Alpha.”

“No sweats.” I smirked and went back to the pack house.

Aliyah was still in our bedroom when I entered it. However, this time she was already wearing my t-shirt and a micro-short. Standing up and biting her nails, she turned to me.

“How did it go?” she asked curiously.

I walked towards her. Instead of answering her question, I pulled her and kissed her lips hungrily. She kissed me back, making my wolf dance in delight within me.

The mate bond pull was too much to handle. I’d never experienced such an intense hunger to this extent before. It was too strong, making my entire being seek nothing else but my mate… and s*x.

Aliyah slightly pushed me, and then she stared at me curiously.

“I asked how the situation went, Reid. Is everything all right?” Her voice was soft and innocent.

I bit my lower l*p, and sighed. “The situation is pending. But I have to make a decision soon.”

I was about to k**s her again, but she avoided my lips.

“Wait…” She chuckled. “We’re talking.”

“I prefer kissing than talking,” I said.

“Hmm…” She narrowed her eyes as she looked at me. “How about kissing while watching a movie?”

My brows furrowed. “What?”

Aliyah giggled as she removed my hands from her waist. She then took the DVD off the center table and showed it to me.

“This looks interesting. I want to watch it,” she said excitedly.

I stared at her for a few moments, as I was speechless to see her getting giddy over a classic Disney movie in which the main character was a fish.

“Can we watch this film, please?”

Her eyes were sparkling with excitement, and even though I wanted to make out with her, I couldn’t let her smile vanish. What she wants, she gets…

“Of course.” I pinched her cheek and chuckled when she pouted her lips.

I played the DVD, making Aliyah delighted. We both settled on the bed, and she was so happy to be watching the film.

“Come here…” I said, pulling and hugging her into my arm. Her head was leaning over my chest.

“This feels good.” She giggled and stared up at me.

I tucked the strands of her hair behind her ear and offered her a smile before I kissed her forehead. Her attention was focused on the movie.

Meanwhile, my mind drifted to the situation that needed to be resolved immediately. A poor pack needed our help. Even though we hadn’t confirmed it yet, but I already had a feeling that they were abandoned by a power pack among the packs out there that enslaved them, given the clear descriptions that Cecelia and Klaus provided to me.

If that’s the case, then they might be like my mate who needed a new home to live in. I drew in a breath as I ran my hand through Aliyah’s soft hair. I knew she wouldn’t like it if I abandoned that poor pack. I have to make a decision right away.