CHAPTER ONE – A Weird Feeling
Drake’s POV
“You really need to stop staring at her,” my Beta told me. “She is a mated she-wolf. She is a married woman.”
I gulped down the shot of whiskey and glanced at him.
“I am not staring at her,” I mumbled. “I’m over her.”
Josh sighed and rolled his eyes.
I was telling the truth. I was over Emma. I would always be fascinated with her beauty and her power, but I was over her. She wasn’t mine. She was Logan’s, and the more I watched the two of them together, the more I knew that the Goddess had made the right choice. They were perfect together. They were really made for each other. I was glad that Logan grew the fuck up and realized what kind of a woman he had next to him. I was glad that he realized his mistake before he lost her. I was glad that Emma forgave him.
“Tell that to your eyes,” Josh mumbled. “They are staring at her.”
I was staring at her, but not because I wanted her. I was staring at her because I wanted someone like her. I wanted a mate. I wanted someone who would love me just as Emma loved Logan.
I watched as she looked at Logan and smiled. I watched as Logan wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed the top of her head. Both of them looked at Alpha Greg and continued to talk to him.
We were having a small gathering for us Alphas, who were allied with Logan. It was a yearly tradition. Some Alphas even brought their daughters, hoping that one of us unmated Alphas would be their mate. Not to lie, I wanted that too. I hoped that one of those girls would be mine.
But it was the same every year. None of those girls were my mates.
‘She died, Drake,’my wolf sighed.‘I want her too, but I don’t think that she exists anymore.’
My heart clenched, and a sharp pain spread through my chest. Even though I had never met her, it was still painful to think that she had died.
‘I know, Dean,’I sighed.
“Alpha Drake?” a soft voice called my name.
I looked away from Emma and turned around. A huge smile spread across my face.
Emma’s friend Amy was standing behind me with a small smile on her face.
I really liked her. She and I spent a lot of time together over the last few days. I had some issues with my fields and food production at my pack. My agronomists were having trouble figuring out what was happening. Emma suggested that Amy take a look at it. Apparently, Amy was really good with plants, and she knew her way around the soil. I took her back to my pack a few days ago, and she immediately knew what was wrong. She helped my agronomists, and things were looking up. I was very grateful to her. I was really impressed. Emma was right. Amy definitely knew her way around planting and soil.
“Hi, Amy,” I said as my smile grew. “Please, don’t call me Alpha. It’s just Drake.”
She smiled, and my heart did a weird little flip. She was beautiful. Her brown eyes looked like a pool of liquid gold. Her strawberry-blonde hair looked so soft. I wanted to run my fingers through it. Her mouth moved, but I didn’t hear a word she said.
“Sorry, what?” I mumbled, making her chuckle.
“I asked if everything is okay with the soil now?” she repeated her question.
I gulped and smiled.
“Yes, of course,” I said. “Thank you so much. I can’t believe that my agronomists didn’t figure it out.”
“Oh, don’t blame them,” she said, shaking her head. “I wouldn’t have known either if I didn’t see it once already. It was a rare fungus, and no wonder they didn’t think of it.”
I smiled and nodded. I was nervous. Why was I nervous?
“I am sorry for bothering you, Drake,” Amy said. “I will see you around.”
She didn’t bother me. She could never bother me.
She gave me a small smile and walked away before I could stop her and tell her that I wanted to talk to her and that she wasn’t bothering me.
Fuck. What was wrong with my brain?
‘She smells nice,’Dean sighed.
She did smell nice. She smelt like coconut. I loved coconut.
“She is pretty,” Josh said, making me glare at him.
I didn’t know why, but his comment angered me.
“I heard that she didn’t find a mate yet,” Josh said, taking a sip of his drink.
His eyes were on her, and it was pissing me off.
“Why do you know that?” I asked, holding back a growl. “Are you interested in her?”
Josh looked at me and smirked.
“No,” he said. “Are you?”
I clenched my fists and looked away from him.
“No,” I mumbled.
“Then I am sure that it won’t bother you that a man is talking to her right now,” Josh said, making me snap my head in her direction.
Josh was right. One of the warriors that arrived with Alpha Henry was talking to her. She was nodding and smiling at him.
Something weird stirred inside of me. I didn’t like it. I didn’t want him to talk to her. I wanted to drag him away from her.
I growled quietly, placed my glass on the bar, and walked toward them. I could hear Josh chuckling quietly.
“So, Amy, are you free tonight?” the guy asked her, making that weird feeling inside my chest grow. “I was thinking that we could go out and get something to eat?”
She was just about to answer him, but I interrupted her.
“Amy, can I talk to you, please?” I asked, making them both look at me.
“Alpha Drake,” the guy said politely, bending his head in respect.
I gave him a small nod and looked back at her.
“Can we talk?” I repeated my question.
“Sure,” she said, giving me a small nod.
She looked at the guy and smiled. “I will be right back.”
I had to hold back a growl. I didn’t want her to come back. I didn’t want her to go out with him tonight.
I suddenly realized what that weird feeling was.
It was jealousy.
CHAPTER TWO – FUCK I LIKE YOU
Amy’s POV
My hands were shaking.
Alpha Drake was intimidating, even more so because I had a stupid crush on him.
Not that he would ever feel the same about me. He was an Alpha, and I was nothing. I wasn’t worthy of him.
But how could I not have had a crush on him? He was so handsome. He was funny. He was kind. I got to know him better over the last few weeks, and I liked him. He was a handsome, smart man.
I followed him to the garden behind the packhouse. Unlike the rest of the place, the garden was peaceful. Nobody was around, and before I knew it, Alpha Drake and I were completely alone. I could still hear the voices coming from the packhouse, but no one was close to us.
I was nervous. I started playing with my hair, twisting it, and curling it around my fingers. I always did that when I was nervous.
Alpha Drake finally stopped walking. He turned around and looked me up and down.
I shivered.
The nervous feeling was starting to be replaced by fear. Did I do something wrong? He said that there was nothing wrong with the soil. Was I disrespectful? Did I offend him?
I saw his jaw tighten. He gulped and narrowed his eyes a little.
“Do you have a mate?” he asked, his voice raspy.
I shivered again. His voice made me tremble. I didn’t even hear his question.
What did he ask me?
“What?” I mumbled, hoping that he wouldn’t get even angrier at me for not listening to him.
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a second.
Fuck. I did anger him.
“Do you have a mate?” he repeated his question.
I forced myself to listen to him this time, and his question surprised me. Did he ask if I had a mate?
A few seconds passed, and I saw him raise his eyebrows at me. He expected an answer.
“I don’t, Alpha Drake,” I said immediately, not wanting to anger him even more.
“I told you not to call me Alpha,” he said.
Fuck. He did tell me that.
“I am sorry,” I apologized.
He sighed and looked me up and down again. I could feel the temperature in my body rising.
‘Focus, Amy,’Alora mumbled.
‘I am trying,’I said.‘The crush I have on him isn’t helping.’
‘He does smell good,’Alora mumbled, and I had to resist the urge to roll my eyes.
She was telling me to focus, and she was the one breathing in his scent right now. He smelt nice. He smelt like a forest after rain. It was my favorite smell. I loved running in the forest after it rained.
“Who is that man who asked you out?” Alpha Drake asked me, making me snap out of my thoughts.
I furrowed my eyebrows. Why did he care? First, he asked about my mate, and now about Nick asking me out. Why?
“He is one of Alpha Henry’s warriors,” I answered. “We’ve met a couple of times before.”
Alpha Drake narrowed his eyes.
“What were you going to tell him?” he asked me.
My heart raced. Why did he care?
His dark eyes bore into mine. His scent overpowered my senses. I couldn’t focus.
“What?” I managed to mumble.
“If I didn’t drag you away, would you say yes to his proposal?” he asked.
He didn’t really drag me. He asked if he could talk to me, and I said yes.
“No,” I answered.
He tightened his jaw again.
“Why?” he asked.
It was mostly because I had a crush on him, but I couldn’t tell him that. He was an Alpha. I was no one. I was just a regular wolf.
“I don’t like him like that,” I mumbled.
He gulped and took a step closer to me.
What the hell was he doing?! He needed to step away before his scent made me lose my mind.
“Is there someone else who you like, Amy?” he asked, making my eyes widen.
“Why?” I asked instead of answering him.
He walked up to me and caressed my cheek.
I froze. My heart raced.
“I want to know how much competition I have,” he mumbled, tracing his finger up and down my jaw.
My heart was going to stop.
Did I hear him right?
There was no way. I imagined this. I was dreaming.
“You didn’t answer my question,” Drake said, moving his hand away.
I almost whined. I didn’t want him to stop. His touch sent pleasurable shivers down my spine.
What did he even ask me?
I furrowed my eyebrows, making him smirk a little.
“Do I have competition, Amy?” he repeated his earlier question.
I shook my head, making him smile.
Goddess, his smile made my knees buckle.
He cupped my cheeks and tilted my head up. I was going to pass out. I wasn’t even sure if my heart was beating or not. I couldn’t feel anything other than his hands on my face.
“Fuck, I like you,” he mumbled, bending down a little. “You are beautiful. I was so fucking happy over the last few weeks, and I finally realized that spending time with you was the reason for that.”
I was really going to pass out. There was no way that any of this was happening. I was dreaming. Maybe I fell and hit my head somewhere, and I was hallucinating all of this.
“Do you like me too, Amy?” he asked me quietly.
He looked down at my lips, and my heart skipped a beat.
Was he going to kiss me? Oh, I wanted him to kiss me.
“I do,” I mumbled. “But you are an Alpha, and I am just…”
I couldn’t finish my sentence because he pressed his soft lips against mine. He ran his tongue on my lower lip, making me open for him. His tongue entered my mouth, and his taste made me moan. He even tasted like rain.
He moved one of his hands from my face, placed it on my waist, and pressed me closer to him.
My whole body was on fire.
“Fuck, you taste amazing,” he mumbled as he stopped kissing me.
He pressed his forehead against mine and closed his eyes. I tried to force my heart to beat a little slower. I tried to take a deep breath. I tried to stop my body from trembling.
“I never want to hear you say yes to another man,” he mumbled. “Did I make myself clear?”
I couldn’t do anything else but nod. I couldn’t even speak.
“Good girl,” he mumbled and kissed me again.
CHAPTER THREE – Chosen Mate
Drake’s POV
I was nervous as fuck.
What if she said no?
“Will you stop pacing around?” my sister sighed. “You are driving me insane.”
I looked at her and rolled my eyes.
“I am nervous,” I mumbled as I sat down next to her.
I placed my hand on her belly and rubbed it softly. I couldn’t believe that I would be getting a nephew soon.
“Stop being nervous,” Daisy sighed. “That girl is so freaking in love with you. She is going to say yes.”
I looked at my sister and smiled.
“Do you really think so?” I asked, making Daisy chuckle.
“Yes,” she nodded. “Stop worrying.”
I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair.
I wasn’t nervous just because I was about to ask Amy to become my chosen mate. I was nervous because of everything the witch had just told us.
“Where is Andrew?” I asked Daisy.
“Taking a shower,” she mumbled. “He was freaked out when he came home.”
“Of course he was,” I mumbled. “If what that witch said is true…”
“Stop it,” Daisy interrupted me. “We are not talking about it because I am going to lose it. I can feel Andrew’s emotions, and that’s more than enough. Besides, you have more important stuff to do right now.”
I did. I had to ask the love of my life to be my chosen mate.
I would never have thought that I would fall so madly in love with Amy. I would never have thought that she would become my whole fucking world.
But she did. She was my everything, and I couldn’t wait to make it official. I couldn’t wait to sink my canines into her sweet neck. I couldn’t wait until I could officially call her mine.
I heard the front door open, and Amy’s amazing scent filled my entire body.
“Drake?” She called me softly.
I stood up immediately and rushed toward her.
I smiled as soon as I saw her.
“Where is Emma?” she asked. “What happened?”
I pulled her into my arms instead of answering her. I buried my nose into her hair and took a deep breath.
I couldn’t even imagine what Logan was going through. If someone tried to take Amy from me, I would lose it. If I found out that there was another man who was after her, I would be in so much pain.
“Drake?” Amy called my name, making me look down at her.
“Logan took her home,” I told her. “I will explain everything later. I need to talk to you right now.”
I had a whole dinner planned, but my plans fell through after what had happened. I could have made a new plan for tomorrow, but I didn’t want to wait. If this situation with Emma and her new mate taught me anything, it was not to wait because you could never know what would happen next.
I wanted to ask Amy now. I needed to ask her now. I needed to make her mine as soon as possible.
I took her hand in mine and pulled her out of the house. I knew exactly where to take her.
“Is everything okay, Drake?” Amy asked worriedly, trying to keep up with my fast pace.
“Yes, princess,” I told her. “Everything is fine.”
“Where are we going?” she asked, making me glance back at her.
“To the garden,” I said, giving her a small smile. “To the place where our story began.”
I could hear her heartbeat speed up.
Thankfully, Andrew’s house wasn’t far from the packhouse, and we were standing at our spot a few minutes later.
I turned around to look at my future Luna. I smiled and pulled her closer to me.
“Goddess, you are beautiful,” I mumbled as I pressed my lips against hers.
She tangled her fingers into my hair and kissed me back. I was in heaven.
I stopped kissing her and cupped her cheeks.
“I had a whole dinner planned, and I am sorry we didn’t get to go,” I told her. “I thought about rescheduling, but I couldn’t wait to ask you something.”
Amy took a deep breath and bit her lower lip.
“I love you, Amy,” I said, giving her a small smile. “I never thought that I would be lucky enough to find someone like you. I love you so fucking much, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Would you do me the greatest honor and become my mate and Luna?”
My heart was beating insanely fast by the time I finished talking.
I wasn’t sure if Amy was breathing.
She was quiet, but a tear fell on her cheek.
I wasn’t sure if it was possible, but my heart started beating even harder. Why wasn’t she saying anything? Why was she crying? Was she going to say no? If she said no…
“I love you, Drake,” she finally spoke. “I am so happy with you, and I never want to lose you. I would be so happy to become your mate and your Luna. I would be so happy to spend the rest of my life with you and call you my mate and my Alpha.”
The fear slowly started to disappear, but it came back like a tidal wave after her next sentence.
“But what if I am not good enough?” she mumbled, making my racing heart stop.
What the fuck was she talking about?
I furrowed my eyebrows and studied her face.
“I am an ordinary wolf,” she continued. “I was never meant to be a Luna. What if I mess up? What if I was a terrible Luna? What if you regret asking me? What if…”
I stopped her rambling by capturing her lips with mine.
“Shut up,” I mumbled against her lips. “You are going to be an amazing Luna. You are not leaving me, Amy.”
I sat down on the bench and pulled her onto my lap. I wiped the tears from her cheeks and kissed her again.
“Say yes,” I told her. “I am not letting you go.”
She smiled and nodded.
“Yes,” she said, making me the happiest man ever. “I would love to be your mate and Luna.”
I smiled brightly and pulled her into a tight hug.
“I love you, princess,” I told her as I rubbed her back gently.
“I love you too, my Alpha,” she responded, making my heart skip a beat.
CHAPTER FOUR – Our Child
Amy’s POV
“We should make another one,” my mate said, looking down at our little boy.
He was the surprise of a lifetime because we thought that he was a girl up until I gave birth to him a few hours ago.
He was carrying him around, refusing to put him in his crib. I enjoyed watching him with our pup, and if the birthing pain weren’t still fresh in my mind, I would have him put another pup in me right now.
“Sure,” I said, smirking a little. “Will you be the one to give birth to the next one?”
Drake looked up at me and smiled.
“I would if I could,” he said. “But I can’t, so you will have to.”
I chuckled and shook my head.
“I want a girl,” Drake said, looking back down at our baby. “I was preparing myself to be a girl dad. I don’t want that to go to waste.”
I laughed quietly. Drake wasn’t kidding. He was so excited to have a little girl.
“We can revisit the subject after I forget the pain,” I said, making him look up at me.
He approached my bed and bent down to kiss my forehead.
“I am so sorry, princess,” he said. “If I could, I would take all of your pain away.”
I looked up at him and smiled.
“I know,” I said softly.
He placed a small kiss on my lips, making me greedy for more.
“How about you put our pup in his crib and come lay next to your mate for a while?” I asked, grinning at him.
“You don’t have to ask me twice,” he said, walking toward the crib.
He placed a soft kiss on our pup’s cheek and put him down.
He walked back to me, and I made room for him in my bed. He laid next to me and pulled me into his arms.
I sighed contently. The pain lessened as soon as I was in his arms.
“Thank you for making me the happiest man alive,” he mumbled as he tilted my head up.
I smiled and pressed my lips against his.
“What are we going to name him?” I asked, chuckling.
We wanted to name our baby girl Halley, but that was obviously not happening anymore.
“How about Hayden?” Drake asked.
He placed a small kiss on the tip of my nose. I smiled and pressed my body closer to his.
“I like it,” I said. “Alpha Hayden.”
Drake smiled and pressed his lips against mine.
“What did I do to deserve you?” he mumbled as he took a deep breath.
“Your soil had a fungus, and your agronomists couldn’t figure it out,” I answered, making him laugh.
“Thank Goddess for that fungus,” he said. “I don’t know what I would have done without it.”
“You would probably still be drooling after Emma,” I said, smirking.
His eyes widened. I chuckled.
“I never loved her,” he mumbled, and I could hear the fear in his voice. “I was in love with the idea of her.”
I smiled and caressed his cheek.
“I know,” I said.
“I didn’t think you knew,” he mumbled quietly.
I smirked and nodded.
“She is my best friend,” I said. “Of course I knew.”
Drake groaned and leaned his forehead against mine.
“Fuck,” he mumbled. “I never loved her, Amy. I never loved anyone the way I love you. I never wanted her the way I wanted you. She was just an idea I fell in love with. She is made for Logan the same way you are made for me.”
I chuckled and tangled my fingers into his hair. I pulled his head up so I could look into his eyes.
“I know that,” I said. “You don’t have to worry.”
Drake sighed and caressed my cheek.
“Do you know when I realized that I wanted you?” he asked me.
I smiled and nodded.
“I was slowly falling in love with you while you were here helping with our soil issue,” he said. “I didn’t realize it, though. Not until I saw you at that Alpha gathering at Logan’s pack.”
He placed a small kiss on my lips before he continued.
“I was staring at Emma, and Josh kept telling me to stop it because she was a married woman,” he said, chuckling. “I realized that I wasn’t staring at her because I wanted her but because I wanted a mate. I wanted that kind of love she and Logan had.”
He placed a small kiss on my cheek, making me smile.
“And then you came to talk to me,” he mumbled. “My whole world lit up in a second. I remember thinking how beautiful and smart you are.”
“Yes, I am,” I said, making him chuckle.
“But then you started talking to that guy, and I was pissed off,” he sighed, rolling his eyes. “I knew that I couldn’t let anything happen between the two of you. I knew that I had to do something before someone else took you from me.”
I smiled and pulled him in for another kiss.
“I am so happy that you stopped me from going out with that guy,” I said as I stopped kissing him. “I had the biggest crush on you, but I would have never admitted it.”
He furrowed his eyebrows.
“Why not?” he asked.
I sighed and caressed his cheek.
“I thought that I wouldn’t be good enough for an Alpha,” I said quietly. “I thought that I wouldn’t be good enough for you.”
Drake sighed and pulled me into a hug.
“It’s the other way around,” he said. “I am the one who is not good enough for you, princess.”
I slapped his arm playfully.
“Stop saying that,” I said. “You are the best thing that has ever happened to me.”
He chuckled and kissed the top of my head.
“I love you so much, princess,” he said.
“I love you too, my Alpha,” I said, smiling contently.
Our son started crying, making us chuckle.
“I got him,” Drake said as he let me go and stood up.
He approached the crib and picked our son up.
“Hi, Alpha Hayden,” Drake mumbled. “Your daddy loves you so much.”
My heart skipped a beat as I watched the love of my life smiling at our son. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was. I couldn’t believe that a man like Drake chose me. I couldn’t believe that he loved me. I would always be grateful for it, and I would always do everything I possibly could to show him how much I loved him.
