The undercover wolf (#4 of the Spike pack)

you're not from around here

Amber’s P.O.V.

Seriously?

What the hell just happened here?

Meeting my mate, I had wondered about it my entire life. Fantasized about it, dreamed about it even. The way we would meet, what he would say to me, what he would look like. But this right here, I had never been able to think about this. And I wasn’t f*****g happy about it either. Right now, I felt objectified more than anything. My mate had not barked away one, but two of my friends. After he had gone full out caveman and nearly punched my attacker to death. Now, him beating up that asshole, I could live with, easily. I guess any mate would have done that to protect his mate, but still… He could have knocked him out cold, and at least ask me how I was doing, no? And when two of my friends did just that, he went full out crazy! My friends did nothing wrong here. They saw me standing alone, still trying to process what had happened to me tonight. If my mate would have been with me, holding me or at least talking to me, they probably would have thought twice before they would have come over my way. In my eyes, my mate was the only one to blame for this, so he didn’t have any right, getting angry at my friends now. They had had my best interest at heart, while he seemed to be too busy punching that guy.

Even though I hadn’t been able to look away from him while he was doing it. Not only because I was still mesmerized by him, but I was afraid that if I would look away, he would be gone the very next second, when I would go and look for him again. A part of me wanted to stay with him, that part probably being my wolf who was feeling the mate pull between us. But just now, hearing how he was deciding for me, that I wouldn’t be talking to Jason tonight… that made me f*****g pissed. He was my mate, not my father. And my father was a very clever man, he knew never to speak my mind for me. I was a strong, independent woman. I didn’t need a man chewing my words for me. Had I been scared tonight, hell yes! Someone had held a knife on me while I was holding on to a sweet and innocent baby in my arms. That baby made sure that I followed that fucker’s every move, because I simply didn’t want to place that baby in danger, let alone get her hurt, or even worse. If circumstances were different and I would have been alone with the guy, I would probably have found a way to rip off his balls at some point in time, and run out while I let him behind to bleed out. I had lived my entire life with four big brothers as the only girl. Men did not scare me, not even the crazy ones. So when this guy, my mate, thought that he was going to run all over me, he had another thing coming from him.

“What the hell are you doing?” I asked him, lifting my hands in wonder. His eyes grew wider, as if he didn’t seem to understand what I was referring to. He had no idea what he had done wrong here.

“Why the hell do you bark at my friends and make decisions for me? Last time I checked, I still had a brain of my own, thank you very much.” I added, letting my hands drop down in defeat.

Yup

This was definitely not how I had imagined meeting my mate would go.

And I got angry at myself, more than anything, because despite me being angry with him, I also wanted to run over to him, jump in his arms and kiss him, until he wouldn’t be able to breathe anymore, because in some wicked way, he had saved me tonight. And I felt so damn attracted to him, it made my breathing hitch. The way he was looking at me now, and only me… it made my stomach flutter and do a cartwheel. And I knew I was seriously f****d from this point on.

Damn mate pull…

The man sighed, as he ran his hand through his messy blonde hair. I locked my eyes on his movement, and I had never been so envious of someone else’s fingers before, up until now. I wanted to run my own fingers through his damned hair. Because the way he was standing there now, in nothing but his boxers, it made me want to drool, instead of being angry with him.

“I’m sorry.” He sighed, shaking his head as if he was now angry at himself. And I sighed, thanking the Moon Goddess that at least he seemed to understand where I was coming from here.

“It’s just… you make me feel things I have never felt before.” He told me, looking lost. I wanted to roll my eyes at that at first, but then again, he wasn’t lying. I was feeling things here that I had never felt before either. It felt scary and exciting at the same time.

“I know.” I agreed with him, nodding, seeing how his pools of blue looked up at me, seemed to be staring directly into my soul. It made me feel weak in the knees. So this time, when he reached out to me again, I did take a step forward, I did give in to him, and once he locked his arm around my waist and pulled me into his chest, I couldn’t help but to finally breathe out in relief, as I was overcome by a sense of happiness that I had never felt in my life before.

The feeling of holding my mate for the first time, put me on a high, not the kind of high you felt when a man with a knife was chasing you, but the good kind of high. The one that made your heart accelerate and made goosebumps pop up all over your skin. I sighed deeply, as I finally took in his woodsy and masculine scent. I even smelled some shampoo on him, but still, he was all male, and in some wicked way, all mine.

“I’m sorry I reacted like such an ass.” He apologized to me again, as I felt how his nose pressed onto my hair on my forehead, as if he was taking in as much of my scent as he possibly could, to calm himself down.

“I guess it wasn’t my proudest moment in time.” He sighed, to which I shook my head.

“Apology accepted.” I answered him, wanting to close that chapter now. I didn’t want to spend our first night together, fighting over something stupid. He knew where he had gone wrong, and I hoped that he was smart enough to remember it for the future. But now, I wanted to get out of here. The bad guy was gone, The Alpha and Luna were gone, their house was even gone, apart from some warriors and the sirens of a firetruck sounding in the distance as it drove closer, everybody was gone. And when my mate leaned back and smiled at me, showing me a dimple on his left cheek, it felt as if it were just us two, alone in the world.

“Hi, my name is Tyler, nice to meet you.” He flat out grinned at me, and I couldn’t help but to grin right back at him while he was looking so freakishly adorable.

“Amber, nice to meet you too.” I answered him, seeing how his playful demeanor changed slightly, and his eyes darkened a shade.

“Where do you live, Amber?” He asked me, to which I swallowed and nodded my head towards the direction where my parent’s house was. At twenty years old, I was still living at home. Not that I was around there a lot. I was always busy, babysitting or wandering around with some friends. I never stayed at home much. I loved being outdoors. I was a wolf, after all.

“About a ten minute walk from here.” I told Tyler, his name still settling in my mind. Tyler… My mate’s name is Tyler. s**t, I like that name.

“I am staying at the pack house, come with me.” He told me, his eyes peering through mine. My mouth fell open slightly. I knew what he was asking of me. We were wolves, mates who had just found each other. He wasn’t asking me to come over to watch a movie together here. He wanted me to come with him to mate and mark me, never to leave my side again, and even though I had just met him, I loved the idea of that. My body craved for it as well.

“You’re not some crazy serial killer, are you?” I asked him playfully, to which he tilted his head back and laughed. It was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard in my life.

“No, I’m the guy who beats up the bad guys.” He sighed, pressing his lips together into a thin line.

“Good.” I nodded, taking a step towards the pack house. And even though I hated the loss of his arm around my waist, I knew what was coming next. And I wanted it, s**t… I craved for it.

“Then let’s go.” I smiled at him, seeing how his mouth shifted into a megawatt smile for me, as we intertwined our fingers and started to walk towards the pack house, everything around us turning into one big blur, as we only had eyes for each other. I knew what was happening, once we would make it into his room, so whatever I wanted to ask him, I needed to do it now.

“So, you’re not from around here, right?” I asked him, seeing how he nodded, pressing his lips together again.

“Yeah, Spike pack.” He answered me, giving my hand a little squeeze. Making me understand that at some point in time, either he was moving over here, or I would be moving away from my home towards another pack, which honestly made me feel sad. I had loved living here inside the Grey pack, and had never even imagined myself moving away either. But that would surely be a conversation for another day. Maybe Tyler liked it here enough to be able to move down here, for me. So we could be happy, here, inside the Grey pack. Together.

“So, by the looks of it, you know the Gamma quite well?” Tyler asked me then, surprising me, so I just smiled.

“You met the Beta already?” I asked him, seeing how he looked at me, and nodded his head.

“Yeah well… he’s my older brother.” I smiled at him, seeing how, for a small second, the color seemed to be fading from his gorgeous face. Before he sighed out and shook his head in surprise.

“So, basically, I have grown up around Jason as well. He and my brother have been friends for as long as I have been alive.” I added, seeing how Tyler nodded back at me.

“Well, meeting your brother will be fun, I'm sure.” Tyler smiled at me, even though I could tell he wasn’t really looking forward to it. And knowing my brothers, they would surely try something, once they would find out that I had found my mate. They were little shits like all big brothers were. But I wasn’t telling Tyler that, he would survive.

“Four.” I whispered at him, seeing how he frowned back at me.

“Four?” He asked me, to which I curled up my nose.

“Brothers.” I added, seeing how Tyler’s eyes grew big in either surprise or fear. I wasn’t quite sure.

“f**k me.” He sighed, shaking his head as he kept walking towards the pack house.

“Your daddy owns a gun as well?” He asked me in a funny way, and I couldn’t stop myself from giggling.

“No, my dad is actually nice and very calm.” I stated, seeing how that seemed to relax Tyler, even just a little.

“And your mom?” He asked me, to which I nodded.

“A total sweetheart.” I nodded at him, and she was. My mom was great. I had had a lovely childhood with two parents who loved each other to death. I had always looked up to them, craving for a love that they shared. I just hoped that I had found that now, right here, with Tyler, my mate.

“Thank God, I deserve some nice parents in mating with four damn brothers.” He sighed, running a hand over the back of his neck, making me giggle again.

“How about you?” I asked him, seeing how he shrugged.

“Just parents and a little sister. She came a long way behind me. She’s only nine now. Also have an older brother, but he moved out of the pack to be with his mate, so…” He shrugged again, telling me that they didn’t have a real relationship, at least not the same one that I shared with my family. So, I just nodded, deciding to drop the subject. Families come in all forms and sizes. When Tyler would be ready to really talk about it, I figured that he would. Right now, I was busy trying to remain calm, since we had made our way into the pack house, as we both stepped inside. Tyler took a left turn and stopped one door next to the Alpha’s office, where he opened the door and pulled me inside, where he locked it behind us, trapping us both inside his room.