Chapter 47: Simon

I grabbed my undershirt and pulled it over my head. I sat on the couch and pulled on my shoes. I was now fully dressed but I didn’t want to leave. I wanted to stay and spend the day with her. To be around her every second and never let her go. “Well.” I said with a sigh. “I guess I better head back.” I looked around to see if I missed anything but didn’t see anything. “I’m a little bummed to leave. I like spending time with you.” What I really wanted to say was I love you, come move in with me and we never have to be away from one another.

“Yeah, I like spending time with you as well. But I will see you in a few hours.”

“Very true.” Did I hear disappointment in her voice? I could have been just kidding myself.

She walked toward me and looked at me. “I’ll walk you out.” She did sound disappointed.

“Thank you.” We took the few steps toward her door and stopped. I looked out across the lake. Those that were training before were no longer there. I knew I would be missed, and the other pack members would ask questions. Jared would no doubt be giving a plausible explanation.

Violet looked up at me and stared into my eyes and gave a small smile. “I’ll see you soon.”

Without thinking I bent over and gave her a hug. At first, she was stiff, not ready for the hug but then slowly melted into it. She put her arms around my neck. Her scent washed over me, and I breathed her in. I would never tire of her smell. I wanted to bathe in it and carry it with me. I hoped at least the scent would last until I saw her next.

“See you soon.” I grabbed the door handle and opened it and walked out. I felt her watch me walk away. I didn’t turn around. If I did it would be even harder to go back to the pack house. It was not like I wouldn’t see her ever again. I was going to see her in a few hours, and we could pick up where we left off.

The walk back to the pack house was long and with each step I took away from my mate cut into me, like I was losing something. Normally, if Violet were a wolf, we wouldn’t have to hide the fact that we were mates and we would be together. Or tried to figure out how to be together. I would be able to call her and just know that I could listen to her voice. Tonight, I would for sure get her number so that if she ever left, I could call her whenever I wanted.

I passed the opening in the woods that held a large stone in the center, almost like a table. That was the halfway point between us. Almost like a little meeting place if we needed to keep our mating a secret. But I didn’t plan on keeping our mate bond a secret much longer. I would need to find a way to let her know without completely terrifying her.

No sooner than I stepped through the door, Greta came hurdling down the stairs and peppered me with questions.

“Simon how did it go? Did you have sex? Is she going to move in? Will you propose to her? How does it work that she isn’t a wolf? Did she hire a moving van or are you going to have the pack help?”

“Woah, hold your horses. We just spent the night talking and getting to know each other. She’s not a wolf so she doesn’t understand the connection and I don’t want to scare her off. Chill.”

Jared came behind Greta and stood there looking at me. “How did it go?”

“It went great. She’s perfect, man. I invited her over tonight for dinner just the two of us.”

“The fuck it is going to be just the two of you.” Greta interjected. “I want to meet our future Luna. I’m her Beta.”

“You will terrify her and say something wrong. You are not invited to dinner.”

“Oh, come on. I can be refined.”

Jared and I looked at each other and let out a loud laugh. “You can be refined? Do you even know what that means?”

“Why sir, you are rude, and a cade and I do not like that you insinuate that I cannot be a lady.” Greta said in an English accent. “Jackass.”

“Cannot invite you anywhere.”

“It’s ok, my love, I’ll take you to a fancy dinner and you can be refined there.” Jared turned Greta to face him and gave her a hug. “I’ll even let you choose the movie we watch. We want the Alpha to have time with his Luna and not bed interrupted.”

“Fine!” Greta said, rolled her eyes and made her way to the door. “I have duty now; I’ll be back after my shift, and we are going to see something scary. I don’t want to hear complaints.” She disappeared through the door.

“So…it went well?” Jared said as he walked with me to my office.

“It went amazing. I have to say this is the first time I have ever spent this much time with a woman and not fuck her. I mean I want to but it’s more.”

“Alpha Simon is growing up.” Jared said with a chuckle.

“Shut up, man. No, it’s more. You know the runes my grandma had me put on my arm? Well, she fixed them. She said that they weren’t done correctly and that’s probably part of the reason I didn’t have as strong of a connection with my wolf as others.” When we were safely in my office, I showed Jared my arm. “See, it’s different.”

Jared took my arm in his hand and turned it to show the entirety of the ruins that were there. “They do look different.” He continued to inspect them. “Don’t take this the wrong way Si, but you should be careful when it comes to magic. At any point, this could go bad, and I don’t know what this pack would do without you.”

I pulled my arm away from him. “What your saying is, my mate, your future Luna would cast a spell on me? Hurt me in any way?”

“You only just met her, and magic can really fuck you up. I just want to make sure that you are safe.”

“Get out of my office. I have to get ready for tonight and having you bashing your future Luna isn’t putting me in the right mindset.”

“Come on, Si. I just wanted to make sure you are safe.”

“Get out!” I yelled in my Alpha voice.

Jared took a step back and averted his eyes to the ground. “Yes, Alpha. Call if you need anything.”

“Oh shit. Have Stella come to my office.”

“Right away, Alpha.”

I hated it when anyone acted as if I was a dictator Alpha. That they are used to beatings, and it was just a typical day in the life of a wolf. I never laid a hand on anyone in my pack and never would. I didn’t rule like that, I know there are other packs who do but that wasn’t my style. I did the best that I could with a job that was thrust upon me when I was too young.

A knock came to the door pulling me away from my thoughts.

“Come in.”

“Hi Alpha, Beta Jared said that you called for me and said you were in a mood.” Stella came in. Her hands were wet, probably cleaning up after breakfast or getting ready for lunch.

“Yes, Stella. Come in and have a seat. And I’m not in a mood, Jared is just an ass.”

“Ok. What can I do for you?”

“I need you to keep a secret, ok? I can’t have you gossiping or anything until I say it’s ok to talk. Can you do that?”

Stella’s eyes were wide, unsure of what I was going to say. She gave a small nod and waited for me to give her information that she was so greedy for. I knew she would eat up this information and she knew that I trusted her with it as well.

“I found my mate.” I paused because Stella squealed.

“Oh Alpha, that’s great! Where is she? Why isn’t she here so I can lay my eyes upon her? We were so concerned that you wouldn’t find her.” Stella stopped abruptly. “I didn’t mean that.”

I put my hand up to let her know she could stop. “The situations is a little different than normal. This is where I really need you to tell me that you can keep a secret until I give you permission to share.”

“I can keep a secret.” Her eyes narrowed; she became more determined.

“She isn’t wolf. She’s a witch. The process is a little different here and I’m not sure how to proceed. And she doesn’t know that we are mates. I’m doing my best to take it slow.”

“Understood, Alpha.” She sat there for a minute and worked through what I had said but couldn’t come up with an answer. “Where do I come in, in all of this?” She spread a hand in front of her.

“I’m so glad you asked. I have invited her over tonight for dinner and I need this place spotless and have you cook. If you don’t mind.”

“Oh my.” Her eyes started to tear up. “To cook for the future Luna would be my honor. What did she request?”

“That’s the thing. She asked me to ask you to cook your favorite meal. She would be open to eat anything.”

“You know she’s a keeper when she isn’t picky.” She grabbed the end of her apron and dabbed at her eyes. “I have it! Butternut squash soup to start, bacon wrapped asparagus, with a juicy chicken breast with white sauce and baked macaroni and cheese. And for dessert we can do apple pie with homemade ice cream.”

My mouth started to water. “That sounds delicious. I trust your cooking. You can make anything taste amazing.”

“Thank you, Alpha.” She stood. “I will start cleaning and cooking. I’ll have the staff clean the whole house from top to bottom. We will definitely need to clean your bed linens. Who know when they were washed last.”

“Stella. That’s uncalled for.”

Stella turned with a smug look on her face. “You know it’s true.”

“Go.” I shook my head. No matter how hard I worked I would never get one hundred percent respect from my pack members. I guessed that was what is scarified when I didn’t beat them and was cruel like some other Alphas. In a few hours, Violet would be here, and we would be on our first date. More like a second date. But, first official. I could not wait.