Eric Pov
Noel, my little brother, and Beta insisted we come to this stupid fight to blow off some steam. I had just gone to another mating party. Those dam things were supposed to be how I found my mate since it was obvious she was not in my pack. But, I had yet to find her. It was getting ridiculous. Nole found his at 16. But I knew better than to bring it up. His mate was killed, and it had been a sore spot of discussion, but at least he had one. I thought bitterly. “Eric this will be fun.” He said as we walked up to a rundown gym. The fight was supposed to be in the basement.
Some of my pack came to the city to watch this kind of crap, but it didn’t hold much interest to me. Why would I want to see humans fighting with one another? They were not very strong, at least compared to us, wolf shifters. Then again, most people enjoyed watching things weaker than them fight, that is why there was dog fighting and cock fighting. Or perhaps it was the rush of gambling on the fights. I had no idea. Maybe I was just in a bad mood from being let down yet again. But whatever, I was here now, and my little brother was excited. We walked around to the back of the shitty place. Following the concrete steps to a metal door with a man lurking in front of it. He was large for a human. “20 per person.” The guy said. I pulled out two 20-dollar bills and he nodded. “There is a man next to the ring if you want to place bets.” He said and then we moved through the door as he opened it for us.
The place was larger than I imagined but it was full of smoke, music, and people yelling. My nose twitched noticing a faint smell of Jasmine in the air. My wolf, Axel, started scratching inside my mind wanting me to let him out. My body felt warmer than normal, and I knew it wasn’t the crowded room making it warm. No, these feelings and the jasmine smell that was so enticing told me one thing. My mate was here. “I am going to place some bets.” Nole said. I ignored my brother, not caring what he did. I needed to find her. My wolf demanded it.
I had waited too long to find her. So much so, that I was forced to push out my beta. He had claimed that he should be Alpha as he already had an heir and that I didn't even have a mate. He fought me for the position but was not successful in his attempt to overthrow me. He should have known that he would lose. Not only did he try to usurp me, which failed, but following that he lost his position as my Beta. My little brother, Noel, replacing him. I tried to move through the crowd without shoving people. I didn’t want to make a scene among these people.
I could mow them down if I wanted and at the rate it is taking to get to whomever my mate is I considered it. Goddess why are there so many people here. I thought to myself. Suddenly I saw the man's back. My nose could make out the jasmine smell was coming from him. It made no sense. I was confused, my mate was not a dude, I was straight. Suddenly there was movement. I caught a glimpse of her only for a second when my eyes focused on a man putting his hands on my her trying to pull her away. I was about to step in when the small women turned and punched the guy who was behind her.
My guess she broke his nose, blood was pouring from him. One of the other men called her a “Bitch.” I took that as my cue to step in. Maybe I could be her knight in armor, though that punch told me she could probably hold her own. Then again it was clearly a human she punched so I didn’t know what to make of her capabilities nor do I really care.
“You do not speak to her that way.” I said the women turned around. Her large eyes were bright blue. Her black hair was long and fell down her back. Her lips had a nice natural red hue. I thought she resembled a snow white with her perfect porcelain skin. The dude said something, and I told him to “Fuck off”, but my eyes were fixed on the small women in front of me. Her short stature was not common among our kind. But Axel had confirmed he felt her wolf and was begging to be let out.
My body was burning desiring to touch her. I said, “Can I know the name of my Mate?” Her face only showed a second of confusion before she answered me, giving me her name. “Lilith” I said wanting to know how it felt rolling out of my mouth. Her eyes pooled with desire. “I am Eric, and I have been waiting a long time for you.” I told my little mate. She smiled and repeated my name like I had hers. God the way she said it, sounded arousing. I wanted to hear her scream it. We continued to stare at one another, I could feel the desire was flooding the both of us, electricity hung in the air between us.
I didn’t want to stand there a moment longer without our bodies touching so I reached out and grabbed her waist and pulled her to me, my lips crashing into hers. Our bodies pressed together my hands digging into her hips. My cock stiffened and then started irritating as it pushed against my jeans. I wanted to plunge it into her body. One of my hands slid from its grip on her hip to fist into her hair pulling her head back. With her being short it made it easier to kiss her. Lilith hands dug into my shoulder blades, trying to pull me closer to her body, not that it was possible.
“Lilith.” Someone screamed. Then my mate pulled away from me. Anger rose, who the hell was interrupting me, when I just met my mate. This was my time with her, and I wanted all the attention she had to give. It was my right to have time with her. Lilith’s face was pink looking at what looked to be a 40-year-old man. He was tall, not as tall as I was, but tall. He had good muscle tone and Axel told me he was a wolf, but not only was he a shifter he was a rogue. I wondered briefly if Lilith was a rogue. If she was, I was not able to tell, I would never recognize her as that. She was my mate, so instantly she had a pack, my pack.
I let out a growl behind my teeth at the man. I didn’t take my eyes off him as Lilith spoke. “Hey Rob, this is Eric.” She tried to pull away, but I continued to hold her, both my hands firmly back on her hips. “Eric this is Rob, he is my...” She paused. Was he, her boyfriend? That suspicion made me angrier. “I guess you would call him my mentor.” She finished her train of thought. I was slightly less angry at knowing he was not a romantic rival, but my distaste for the man was still there. I hated being interrupted.
He had to know I was an alpha my aura would not let him forget it. But this guy was not making any kind of gesture of goodwill. It was a typical rogue move, they never seemed to know their place. “Lilith come on; Luke is taking over for me. And I want to see what you gathered so far tonight?” She looked back at me for a long second. “Can I just give them to you now and I can come get my cut tomorrow?” I was confused. What was she supposed to gather and what did she mean by cut? Was she going to get paid for whatever she got for him.
“Lilith remember what I did for you tonight, pertaining to your step farther? Knowing him I lost a small amount of money by barring him” She looked down and nodded. He continued speaking. “Now come on and you can get your cut tonight.” She turned back to me. “Eric, can you hold on for just a few minutes this will be fast I swear.” Her face said she didn’t want to go. Did she not know that we were mates and that it would not be normal for us to separate for any time until we were marked? No, surly she knew we were mates; she had been just as unhinged as I was while we kissed. I stared at Rob again. He looked like he was getting impatient. “I can come with you.” Her smile fell back on her face, liking that I had said that.
“He will have to wait outside of the office Lilith.” Rob said. I glared at him wanting to bite him. “No problem, Rob.” Lilith moved and took my hand in hers. It was so small in mine, and I couldn’t help but smirk, that I had found my mate, and of all the places, a fight in the city. Lilith led me through the crowd until we were finally free, and we went up a flight of stairs and down a hall. There was a clouded glass window in the door. Before going in she said, “Just wait here I will only be a second.” I hated it when our hands separated. She walked into the office, and I heard her mentor say, “Close the door Lilith.” Axel, my wolf, wanted to rip his arms from his body.