Chapter 26: Chapter Twenty-Six

**Alexandria**

When I woke up in the closet after being knocked out, I knew something was wrong and I knew who did it, I just needed to get out of there and find that bitch that did it, I knew she did it because she seems to think James is going to leave her for me, but if she thinks I am going to take James from her she has another thing coming. I could care less about that douche bag. I don't want to be anywhere near him…. ever.

I wasn't in the closet long before Annie found me along with Alpha Jaxson and his Beta John. It was weird though how I couldn’t get myself out of the closet, usually, wolves are strong, maybe the person who knocked me out injected me with wolfsbane to take away my strength, it would explain why I didn’t recognize Jaxson as my mate at first. When I first made eye contact with him, I could feel my wolf stir ever so slightly but I didn’t get anything definitive from her to know for sure if he was my mate, but after we made it back to the party it seemed to have dissipated and it became clear who he was to me.

As I now lay here in bed after the night I had, I am running through everything that happened tonight and in spite of everything that happened with that bitch, even though I don’t know for sure if it was Jackie or not, but something tells me my hunch it correct. Either way the night ended pretty good. I found my second chance mate, even though I never thought it would happen. The Moon Goddess has truly blessed me with a second chance. Annie found her mate and thank the moon goddess that both our mates are from the same pack, so we get to stay together.

I am just so thankful the moon goddess blessed me with a second chance mate, I didn't think it was possible, but I guess she blesses those who are truly deserving. I can't wait to get to know Jaxson better and I hope he is going to treat me the way he says he will, I would hate to have to go through all I went through with James all over again, I don't think I could survive a second rejection.

I also can’t wait to spend the day with Jaxson tomorrow. I am going to show him all my favorite places and I can’t wait to see his pack lands and have him show me all his favorite places. I wonder what his parents will think of me, will they like me, will they think I am worthy of being Luna to their pack and being mated to an Alpha.

Granted my dad isn't an Alpha and he is just a regular pack warrior, but he is one of the strongest pack warriors here, but normally its only Alpha blood that bonds together. The moon goddess must have felt that Jaxson and I needed each other.

As I lay here thinking about what my future could be like I begin to feel sleepy, and I eventually drift off into dreams of me and Jaxson together and what our future could be like.

It has been a couple of days now and Jaxson and I have been spending every day together, it has been wonderful and I have been showing Jaxson everything around town, we went to a small clearing and had a picnic, and then I got to show him where I went to school…even though that was the last place I wanted to be but he insisted on wanting to know, he wouldn't tell me why though, he just said something about he wanted to see the place that has made me the brainiac that he thinks I am.

What a load of crock, but I took him there anyway. Then we spent some time shopping and just getting to know each other. Today he said he has something special planned for me, he won't tell me what it is or where we are going but he keeps saying how it is going to be fun and I would love it. I'm not a fan of surprises but I will give him a chance and try to enjoy myself.

By the time I get up and showered and dressed in one of my favorite pairs of cut-off white shorts, a lime green tank, and of course my favorite black chucks I make my way downstairs and before I even leave my room I can smell this amazing smell, it’s like a campfire and s’mores and just this perfect woodsy scent, and I already know where it's coming from, I hurry down the stairs and before I make it around the corner to the second set of stairs, he is there at the bottom of the steps waiting for me with a big grin on his face.

“Good morning beautiful.”

I can't help but smile that comes onto my face and I can feel the blush come up my neck and onto my cheeks. I start to remember what it does to him when he hears me call him Alpha so I feel like I want to have a bit of fun with it so I respond with a “Good morning, Alpha,” He lets a small growl out when he hears me say Alpha just like I knew it would. He must really like the way it sounds coming from me or something.

With a smile on my face.

“How are you doing this morning?”

He manages to clear his throat and puts a smile on his face. I make my way down the remaining steps to be by his side and when I make it to him, he greets me with a kiss.

“I'm doing fabulous now that I have you by my side.”

He is such a cheeseball, but I kind of like it, he makes me feel special and makes me feel…whole.

“How come you’re here so early Jaxson?”

“It’s all part of my plan for today my love.”

We make our way to the kitchen to sit with my parents for breakfast and talk about our day. Dad needs to go out to the borders and check on his warriors and do his rounds. Mom needs to check in with the pack hospital to make her rounds as well.

But after we have our breakfast and we all clean up together we all head out and we walk to the end of the driveway to his truck, which is very nice if I say so myself, but then again, I could be a bit biased because he is my mate after all. When he helps me inside because of the size difference between me and the truck, he chuckles as he helps me inside and he mumbles a something about this being perfect or too cute. I didn’t quite hear exactly what he said, it was so low I could barely hear it.

He walks around to jump inside himself and starts it up, the purr of the engine does something to my insides that makes me want to lean over and purr for him and see what it will do to him. Then I decide to have a little fun with him, and I lean over and do just that, I want to see what kind of effect I have on him when I try to tease him a bit. And when I do, he turns to look at me with lust in his eyes and a low growl comes out through his chest.

“You’re playing fire my little mate.”

“Maybe I want to play with a little fire, maybe I want to see how hot said fire can get.”