Jacson POV
The whole coffee shop experience was a little crazy. I had to put my wolf under iron control to not find the man that shouted at Natale... or any other man that stared at her ass or boobs too long for my liking... and that was even a few seconds...
Everything in my nature told me to find these men and make them pay, with their lives or at least the lives of their dicks...
I concentrated on the pack and everything that was going on there. I had almost two hours to deal with them and then return there for my date... it wasn't much, but it will have to do. I just hope that Andrew has things under control and won't whine too much if I ask him to take over for the rest of the evening.
I was a little shocked at first when she asked me out, but pleasantly surprised later. I felt on cloud nine, just knowing that she liked me enough to even think about it. I know that she is not a true wolf, but my best guess is that she is a mix, because she doesn't smell like a true human and I have never heard of an alpha mating with a human. Regular wolves do that sometimes... but it rarely ends well.
Humans are not meant to mate with a wolf. It will only happen when a wolf is very weak or the human is not totally human, like I'm guessing Nataly is. My alpha scenes tell me that she... she is something... well I guess she is my mate, but there is also something else to her that I can't put my finger on.
I made it home faster than usual and was greeted by Andrew, who was waiting for me outside.
"So how did the hunt go? Found anything unusual?... and what is that smell?"
I chuckled...
"Hunt was... well I didn't find anymore scents, so I guess he was alone. He was everywhere in the city, so I guess he was scouting for them or just lost."
"Well, let's hope it is the latter, because if it was the first one we would have some problems to deal with... and the smell?"
I could feel my cheeks heat a little.
"Well... it's probably Nataly."
He stepped in front of me with one eyebrow raised.
"And who is Nataly?"
How does he pick up on these things so fast?
"Well I'm not sure what she is yet... but she is my true mate."
He stood in front of me for a few moments with his eyes wide open.
"How? But we thought that Bianka was your mate? How is this even possible? And what do you mean you don't know what she is?"
Well, it's better be open about it if I want his help.
"I thought so also... until yesterday when I caught her scent at the coffee shop at the edge of the town. I gave up hope of that a long time ago and when I caught her smell... I felt like my world shifted. My wolf knew instantly that she was it. The whole experience with Bianka, in comparison, now seems like a little teenage crush... And for what she is... well, I know she is not really a human... but she also isn't a wolf. I can sense something in her, it is strong and I felt it somewhere, but I cant remember where."
He stood there for a moment and tried to process what was going on.
"Oh, and I am going on a date with her today. In a few hours I'm picking her up."
He snapped out of his little haze of thoughts then.
"Okay... are you sure it is such a great idea... especially now and when we don't know who she really is?"
I released a deep sight. I knew that this would be a problem... especially now that Moonlight started to peak its creepy head again.
"Andrew... you know how this is... and the pull is crazy. Even now, I can hardly stand here, all I want to do is run to her, to at least look at her, even if I can't be with her yet. I need to work with her, to help her fall in love with me."
He looked at me with a knowing look in his face. When he first brought Carly home it was, though. Most of the pack didn't trust her. They weren't sure if Andrew should even stay as a beta with a mate like that, but I stood by his side because I knew that he would do what was right for the pack, but refusing his mate... the gist of finding her. It would have broken him. So he knows what I'm going through.
"Okay... we will go through this together... come on, I will catch you up on the pack things."
Oh and he did. He was a great beta, because he had crazy attention to detail and always so responsible... that he even made me feel incompetent some times. I made a few decisions he wanted my intake on and we discussed the further plans for security. There were no signs of Moonlight pack at the moment, so we didn't need more security, but I wanted to stay on the current plan. Other then that it was all good. He agreed on taking over until I sorted things with Natale, so this puts me a bit at ease for now... the only thing now that I had to concentrate on was Natale and how to win her heart.
I checked the time and I had about twenty minutes to get ready and get some flowers for her. So I had to hurry.
I ran into my house and went straight for the shower.
I was so nervous...
It was strange, you would think that an alpha wouldn't be afraid of no one. And don't get me wrong, I am not... usually, but right now I could feel my palms getting sweaty and there was this strange rumble in my stomach.
Oh Goddess...
I used my favorite colongue and pulled out my favorite black jeans. I wasn't sure what to wear... I wanted to impress her, but we were going for a burger and it would look strange if I wore a dress shirt.
Oh Goddess, why am I so worried? Well, I knew why. I wanted her to like me - she is my mate. I want her to find me attractive and all that. This is so frustrating. Why couldn't she be a wolf? We would be f*****g right now if she was a wolf. If both parties are wolves, then they both know at that exact moment that they are meant for each other. But in our case, I need to work to get her, there are ways to force her. I can mark her and then she would be with me in a physical way. When we mark, the need to mate becomes unbearably strong and we have to f**k to ease the pressure... but if I forced her, then she most likely would hate me... so I need to do this the right way...