Chapter 23 MOVING IN
Sianna's POV
Again, he made me sore after our love making session. Alphas are incredibly resilient, and while I have heard tales of their prowess, I never imagined that I would ever be mated to one or even be with one. Thank goodness for my wolf's healing abilities or I wouldn't be able to walk.
Tossing the aquamarine polyester sheet from my body, I prepared myself for the arduous trip to reach the restroom. The tub was the preferred method to wash my body because I didn't want to stand too long on my own given how delicate my core felt. A few extra minutes in the warm water should hasten the recovery process and rejuvenate my strength.
After soaking for thirty minutes, the calming warm water achieved its goal. Now, my bruised core felt a lot better. Knowing that I managed to settle Vance down made me feel good. For the time being, Curtis was at least protected, but unfortunately I had to see him. Without an official breakup, I won't be able to keep Vance at bay. I still wasn't ready to talk to Curtis about this because a part of me has not accepted that he and I are truly over.
I got dress in the sundress that I had on earlier and used Vance's cologne and toiletries. I brushed my hair and let it remain down my back. I gave myself a tour of the house because I never got the chance to. The kitchen was my last stop and I decided to do something nice for my man. Brownies seemed like a safe option to try. I checked the cupboard and fridge for the ingredients and luckily was able to bake some.
My new man is very clean and organized. Everything had its own place, nothing was dusty or out of place. He must be a neat freak. I wasn't a messy person but I have not been the housekeeping type of girl. We had omegas that were hired as cleaners and house aids.
But not wanting to seem sloppy, I cautiously watched my mess and cleaned up after myself hoping to leave the same cleanliness that was there before. I wonder if he would scold me if I left an unkempt house for him to get home to.
After doing my best and taking out the final batch of brownies, tasting one of them made me think I did a great job. I checked the pantry for containers and found a rectangle one, medium sized. I package them and headed to the convertible that Vance gifted me. The convertible was a gift, and I was no longer enraged. It was an exquisite car that it complimented my image.
The Wolverson were wealthy and influential with assets and businesses passed down through the generations. My Stone Family was middle class and lived well but not in comparison to Vance's. I disabled the alarm and cautiously sat in, trying not to add pressure in my core area. Then I drove to the pack house to surprise my babe.
I parked at the front in one of the available spots and got out. I walked up the five flights of steps and walked into the lobby. I haven't been to the pack house in ages. The last time was two years ago when they threw the annual Halloween masked party that Hailey, Carmen and Nicole dragged me to go along.
Being familiar of where his office was, I moved into that direction. This would be my first time going into it. I saw some of the omega maids dusting and passing by. I nodded to them with my tote bag in my hand. A cute blonde approached me as I glanced around. "Good day, Miss. I am Wendy and may I help you?"
Omegas were always to greet guests or pack members and guide them to whatever or whomever they needed. It was included in their duty and the head matron assigned one each day. But there was something about this blonde that I did not like. I just couldn't put my finger on it.
"St ," I gave a friendly smile. "Where's the Alpha's?" Her smile dropped and her face showed a saddened tenance. Her eyes glanced over my body critically.
"The Alpha is in a meeting with the Gamma and Beta." She replied with a fake smile this time.
"It's ok, you can show me to his office. He won't mind." I dismissed her reluctance but she was obstinate to allow me to see him. An uneasy feeling passed over me, but I shook it from my head before being polite again.
"The Alpha will reprimand us if we allow anyone in." She responded curtly "I will ask if he will accept a visitor or you could wait in the lobby. May I have your name, please?"
"No, you may not." I felt pestered and my wolf was starting to boil hot with anger. Who the hell was she to stop me from going to my mate? She walked away as if to dismiss me. "Stop right there!"
I walked briskly behind her as she walked heavily in the corridor two doors down. She had the wrong attitude and she's not going to spoil my day. Persons in the pack can see the alpha once an appointment was set or if there was an emergency. For visitors to the pack, special instructions would be given to the patrol troops to permit an outsider to see the Alpha before he could touch on our territory. Therefore, her behavior was untoward.
I am sure that it was the evidence of Vance's scent being all over me that made her act in that inappropriate manner. Was she one of his whores? Jealousy and outrage crept from my wolf and I was about to grab her hair, when she spun around. Her eyes narrowed as she raked me over with her gaze, a disdain expression in her eyes. I considered this daring.
'She must want to die today.' My wolf snapped. I never imagined acting like the envious girlfriend, but something about Vance being with another woman was biting at me.
"I am a pack member who is allowed to be here whenever I wanted, and you don't seem to respect ranks at all." I corrected her with my hands akimbo. "I am the one who tells you what to do and not the other way around. Perhaps being jobless and whipped would remind you of your place. Your attitude stinks!"
'Let me get her, Sianna.' My wolf begged.
"Ma'am. Please wait here." She opened the door and I brushed passed her to let myself in. She tried to pull me back and a loud vibrating growl made her fall to the floor in submission.
In one swift movement, Vance snatched me away and placed me to stand behind him. He gripped Wendy by the throat, lifting her in the air as she struggled to breathe.
I threw my arms around his waist and rubbed his chest jovially. Slowly he calmed down. When his fingers unclenched, she dropped to the floor with a thud. A crowd of omegas and pack members alike had ran into the hallway to see what the commotion was about, but not coming too close.
Vance grasps hold of her by the arms and dragged her into the lobby as she lost footing and stumbled. Her body was hauled without mercy as the crowd parted with their heads bowed to give us some way. He tossed her in the clearing of the doorway as she went flying and landed with a loud thud. I held unto his arm as I saw the poor girl in tears.
'Nah, she deserved it.' My wolf cheered while doing her happy prancing, please with our mate's decision.
"Madeline," He bellowed thunderously summoning the residential matron.
The older woman in her forties announced herself and knelt before her Alpha. "This omega needs to be punished. Give her ten silver lashes." The crowd gasped as they began to murmur among themselves.
"Silence!" The room went still and the voices hushed. He commanded their attention towards me. I took a glance around the room. "This woman at my side is Sianna Stone, your Luna!" He roared "Any disrespect to her is also a disrespect to me. Treat her well or face my wrath." He paused to give them time to note my face. I smiled. "She will be properly announce within a few days at the Luna Ceremony."
"I didn't know, Alpha." Wendy begged as she held her injured throat to force her voice out. "I won't do it again!" The wails in her voice annoyed me. "I thought that she was one of the others that you have casual sex with."
This bitch doesn't know when to stop. Which grave did this zombie crawl herself out from? I breathed in hard, holding my hands clenched into a fist and trembling, trying to keep my wolf from taking control. Failing to do that, she seized control and darted towards her. However, Vance caught me around the waist as I slammed into his chest.
"Make that twenty, no, thirty lashes. Burn her body if she doesn't make it out alive." He yelled.
He lifted me bridal style and walked back to his study. The head matron took the feisty girl, Wendy, to the basement to get her lashed. I stared upward at my mates face as he closed his office door and placed me on a small couch. "Are you ok, Firecat?" He brushed strands of hair from my face.
"Baby, I am fine." My lips found his fiercely to remind him that he belonged to me. As I clung to him, he leaned closer to me and yielded more to the kiss.
When we parted, his eyes sparkled with admiration. "There it is - the fire that I knew my Luna had inside her!" Feeling the bag on my arm suddenly reminded me why I was there. "Look! I brought you some treats and I hope you like brownies." I remembered that Tara said the Alpha liked to stop by for brownies. He was delighted and I became nervous. His opinion was important. It's amazing how his words meant the world to me. There was a gleam in his eyes as he tasted the first
one.
"How many of your casual girls come to see you each day, then?" I wasn't going to let it slide.
He murmured inaudibly while stuffing one of the brownies into his mouth.
"Don't talk while you have food in your mouth, honey." I cleaned the corners of his lips with a napkin.
As soon as he swallowed, he promptly stuffed another one. This was an intentional diversion from the question.
Hey," I said, becoming agitated.
He swallowed this time and contested, "She was making up things. I told you before that I had no one."
This time I wiped his lips roughly. "Where's Duke and Blayne?" I asked because I expected the omega not to have lied to me about the meeting. "I thought you were in a meeting?"
"That little....." Vance was getting angry again. "She was trying to turn you away. She probably smelt me on you. I will deal with her after she heals. Those lashes aren't enough as punishment."
"What was her problem, have you banged her?" I hoped the anger wasn't obvious and I prepared my heart for a possibly yes.
"No, I don't fuck around with omegas." He set the record straight.
"Then why would she be so bold?"
"High ambitions." He was irritated with talking about another woman who was trying her best to be noticed. "Let's not waste our time on unimportant stuff like this."
I let it go because if I pressed the issue he would get angry and even kill her. My wolf felt no compassion so I wasn't going to beg for her. "I will talk to the matron before I leave." I felt the need to let that girl know that I am not to be messed with. Having Vance defend me doesn't show my ability to protect myself.
Am I being cruel over a simple thing? For me, no one should stand in my way to see my man. Besides, she was being a pain in the neck. I needed to hug and kiss Vance, I missed the feel of him when he slipped out of bed.
"Hmmm." He moaned with glee. "Baby, this is so good!" He sanctioned me to feed him the rest and we sat there talking and laughing.
He held me in his lap and we cuddled in a warm embrace. "What's on your mind?"
"You haven't asked me to move in yet?"
He snickered, "You are free to move in whenever you are ready. I know that you have school and you might not be so active in your Luna duties until you finish your degree." He folded his lips and continued, "I thought you still needed the space especially with the Curtis issue."
"I told you that I wanted you. I am serious about us. I missed you so badly when you left the bed earlier." I push my bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance. "Don't you want me around you?"
"Of course, are you done with Curtis? I don't want you near him again." His possessive side snarled.
"Well.........I haven't broken up with him yet. It's not something to be done over the phone."
"I can tell him for you." He shot upright sternly and his body stiffened.
"No, no," I shook both hands in front of me to protest. "He should hear it from me. That's the right thing to do." Wanting to relieve his fear and jealousy, I gently rubbed my hands against his cheeks and his features visibly relaxed beneath my touch. I felt a tightness in my core. I pecked at his collarbone and adam's apple. I wanted to gyrate my hips on him but my core couldn't facilitate that at the moment.
"The news of you being Luna should be throughout the entire state by now. I wouldn't be surprised if the other packs start calling to congratulate us." He assured me, "So it's safe to assume that Curtis knows." I leaned forward and sucked on his bottom lip, giving it a pull, I slowly released it.
"You are only assuming that." This man could be stubborn sometimes. "Vance, my love. Let me do this and then I will stay clear of him afterwards." I made a pinky swear like a five year old by taking his little finger to cross with mine.
He frowned but gave his approval. I smile exuberantly and his lips grazed his mark on my neck sending arousing chills through my body that made my core jumped.
"Come in," Vance and I looked towards the door as Duke popped his head in before allowing the rest of his body to be in the
office. A wide smile plastered on his face.
"Wow! It's the lovely couple." He cheered.
"Hi Duke!" I greeted.
"Luna,' He bowed.
I waved to dismiss his actions. "No need to bow and call me by my name, please."
"Cool. Will do." He went quiet and scratched the back of his neck as if he wanted to speak with Vance in private.
"Sianna and I don't keep secrets and she should know what's happening in our pack. Go ahead and tell us."
His saddened expression almost convinced me to stay but I wanted to go and find that matron. "It's okay. I have stuff to do like packing to move in." That made him smile again. I straightened myself and offered some brownies to Duke. "Have some of Vance's brownies while I take my leave."
"He's got his own mate to make him brownies." He murmured like a child trying to take the container away from me.
"Behave, Duke I'll see you later." I dodged his attempts and Duke took two of the brownies before I gave it back to him. I went out the door and headed to the basement.