Chapter 85
DAWSON.
Irested my arms on the chairs beside me as I looked at everyone at the table while the Omegas were serving food.
The night was turning out to be boring, not because the people around me were boring. It was simply because I felt alone, especially every time I looked at Riley and his Luna. They seemed to always get lost in their own worlds, and we had to draw their attention to remind them we were around.
Plus the fact that my brother, Caleb, found his mate today.
Not that I was jealous of Caleb. If there was anyone who deserved to find their mate, it was him. It was about time so he could take the position that rightfully belonged to him by birth. And I hoped things would work out between him and Anya.
And no, I never fancied Anya. I was just playing around. I already knew she was 18 because Caleb couldn’t stop talking about her. I just didn’t expect him to think that I was hitting on the female he wanted, but maybe because I took my joke too far.
I took a deep sigh. Trent and I were still mateless. But who knows, maybe Trent would come back with a mate after his training? As for me, it seemed I had to wait too.
But I hoped the Goddess would not make me wait as she had done with Caleb. I didn’t mind having a young mate, but at 23, the fucking wait was killing me.
I was the third-born son of the famous Alpha Vesmont.
Alpha blood ran in my veins, but I was good for nothing.
Being the third son meant nothing would be left for me.
Caleb would be the Alpha, and since my father’s Beta had no heir, he made Caleb choose who he wanted for a Beta.
So Trent was the obvious choice because there was no one in the world that Caleb trusted more than Trent.
Alba, our youngest sibling and the only sister we have, was mated to a Beta, making her the Beta Female of the Blue Meadows Pack.
Me? Nothing.
Not that I was complaining about my siblings’ future. I loved my siblings more than anything in this world. My only wish was that I had something I could be proud of—something more to life.
I might be a happy-go-lucky guy, given that I was not given any responsibilities at all except to keep myself alive, but I was never a fuckboy.
I took females seriously and had been in a few relationships, but I always got left behind for a mate, or things simply just didn’t work out. Until I got tired of it.
So the waiting for my fated mate began.
I had no idea if the Goddess deemed me worthy of a mate, but I was sure that if I found her, I would give her my world. But then again, my world was limited. I hope she will want me. That was all I was asking.
I saw movement from the area where cars were parked as three figures started to take form. “Oh fuck, they’re here. Goddess, give me a mate, please.” I snickered before something hit me.
The air blew from the other side and I was hit with the sweetest aroma I have ever smelled in my whole life. A mixture of summer dandelions and fresh grass.
I licked my lips as I stared at figures closing in.
And then I saw her face. And everyone else faded out.
‘Mate!’ Magnum, my wolf, howled in my head as my heart hammered in my chest when the realization came that I had found my mate.
I was just staring at her, but her eyes were focused on Riley.
Who the hell sports pigtails at nineteen years old? Well, fuck me, she still looks fucking perfect! Can she not smell me?
Maybe not, because the wind was blowing towards me. Or maybe because I didn’t smell good enough for her taste.
I pushed my chair backward and excused myself as I walked with fast strides toward the back of the packhouse. I felt like vomiting.
‘Are you okay, bro?’ Caleb’s voice rang in my head.
‘Yes. I think I ate something my stomach didn’t like.’
‘Strange. You eat everything. Sure you’re okay?’
‘Yup. No worries. It won’t kill me. Are you okay? What happened to Anya?’ I tried to divert the topic as I leaned my hand on the wall and bent over. I was trying to vomit but nothing was coming out.
I had no idea why I was feeling this way. I waited for her for a long time, only for me to cower at the sight of her.
Riley was a fucking perfectionist. What if he doesn’t want me for his sister? Then I’m fucked up!
“Where the fuck is Dawson?” Riley’s voice echoed in the air. And I knew my mate must have smelled me and told him.
Fuck! This is it!
I wiped the sweat forming on my forehead as I straightened my posture. A smug grin slowly tugged on my mouth.
Yup, there was nothing Riley could do. Time to fucking claim what was mine.
I came out of the shadow and all heads were turned in my direction. I saw Zahra wrapped in Leandro’s arms, but that was it. My eyes automatically zeroed in on the petite, blonde female with pigtails.
My eyes locked with the brightest blue eyes I’d ever seen, and I felt a mate bond snap into place. My chest swelled with pride the moment her luscious, red lips curled into a smile as her eyes dilated into black.
She wanted me.
“Don’t you fucking kiss her in front of me…” Riley hissed, but I wasn’t stopping from walking toward my mate.
And my heart did a somersault in my chest when she moved away from Riley and opened her arms, wanting to hug me, but I had other plans.
Instead of hugging her, my hands grabbed her waist and hoisted her up, throwing her over my shoulder. She gasped and shrieked before soft giggles erupted in the air.
“Mom, Dad! Ten minutes! Just ten minutes!” I spoke toward Zahra and Leandro before I turned around, and my feet sprang in the direction of the forest line.
“Make it twenty!” I heard Leandro’s voice yelling after us before we vanished into the forest.
And then there was silence. Just the beating of our hearts.
“Where are you taking me?” Her sweet voice filled my senses while her hands were gripping my back, and the sparks coming out of her were fucking amazing, warming up my heart.
“I don’t know. I just want to take you somewhere where I can kiss you.” I replied cockily.
“You can stop here,” she said, her voice sounding like she was about to laugh. “You can kiss me here.”
And that was it. My dick twitched in my pants as excitement brewed over me. I stopped running and let my mate stand on her feet without letting go of her waist.
Our faces were just inches away from each other, and the smile on her face was mirroring mine.
“Hello,” she said first, her eyes twinkling as she looked at me. “My name is Ellie.”
“My name is Dawson.” My eyes were just fucking staring at her beautiful face. How can I be so fucking lucky? The wait for her was definitely worth it!
“Nice to meet…” I didn’t let her finish her words. I abruptly cupped her face and pressed my lips against hers, kissing her slowly and passionately.
As much as I wanted to devour her hard and deep, I didn’t want to scare my mate and leave a bad impression.
It took a few seconds before her body relaxed and her mouth opened.
Her hands trailed up to my chest, leaving sparks along the way before they slowly snaked around my neck as she kissed me back.
Fucking euphoria.
“Mine…” I groaned against her lips, earning a seductive moan from her before I gripped her ass and lifted her off the ground, coiling her legs around my hips.
She inched away from my mouth, her arms wrapped around my neck tightly before her teeth caught my bottom lip, biting it softly before mumbling the word I’d been wanting to hear from her. “Mine…”
“I’m fucking yours, baby…” My voice was raspy as I trailed my nose down her cheek to her neck, inhaling her enticing scent as I pressed her back against a tree, still gripping her ass tightly as I pressed my manhood to her front.
I could smell her arousal and it was taking all of me not to strip off her clothes and fuck her like she had never been fucked before.
I wanted to fucking stake my claim and sink my fangs into her neck, but I could wait and just satisfy myself by licking and sucking her soft skin, letting her whimpers and her moans warm all my senses.