Call me 'Alpha'

Date in the land of the unknown

We get into his car after exchanging very few words. My mother warned him to have me home by ten while my brother gave him a death glare from far away. I don;t understand why my brother is being so protective all of a sudden. It's not like he has ever been the type to care about what I do with my life. He's always been too busy screwing his own life up. He has been spending a lot of time in the house lately. Perhaps my mother is trying to get him to sober up again. This is probably also going to end up being a miserable fail within the next few days. I need to brace myself for that drama once again.

"Are you okay?" asks Trey. I snap out of my thoughts. "Uh, yeah, I'm fine. Why do you ask?" I question. Trey takes his eyes off the road and looks at me slightly concerned. "You just look like there's something on your mind," he explains. I chuckle. "There is always something on my mind," I say. Trey seems to be a little concerned about that. He stares into my eyes with a serious expression on his face. I grow concerned about how he is managing to drive without his eyes on the road. That's dangerous. "Do you want to talk about it? I know we just met and you don't trust me yet, but I can listen to you," he tells me and looks back to the road. I try to hide my smile. "No thanks. I rather not scare you away on our first date," I joke. Trey gives me a little smile but quickly changes to a more serious expression. 

"Nothing would scare me away from you. You are my soulmate after all," he assures me. My heart skips a beat again. This man is going to give me a heart attack soon, with the amount of skips my heart does. "You'd be surprised," I laugh. I look at Trey to check his expression. This time it's him who looks like he's deep in thought. I wonder what it is that is bothering him. The rest of the drive to our destination is silent. But I am content with that. The longer we drive, the more comfortable I get and the more relaxed my wolf becomes. My wolf hasn't felt this relaxed in a very long time. This could be a combination of both the lack of training and being in the company of our mate. It's quite pleasant. 

We drive out of my pack grounds which makes me very uncomfortable. I have never been outside of the safety of my own land without my father and his warriors to protect me. I am confident in my fighting skills but the unknown lands make both my wolf and I very uneasy. My relaxed state soon turns into a full blown on the edge, defensive state. Trey can sense this as he shifts in his seat uncomfortably. Mates can sense each others emotions after they meet. This becomes stronger after they both mark each other as the mating process develops in to further stages. 

"Don't worry," he tells me. "You're in safe hands. This land is very safe. Plus, I wouldn't let anything happen to you," he assures me, I take a deep breath and try to relax. I fail to understand why he couldn't have just taken me to dinner on my land or his. Why did he have to take me to unmarked territory. If my father found out, he'd be very angry. 

The drive continues, we've been driving for almost an hour now and I am becoming more and more anxious. Trey keeps looking over at me and giving me reassuring smiles but I don't want to make eye contact with him anymore. This man randomly showed up to my house and now is taking me out to unmarked territory. "My father will be furious when he finds out you brought me here," I warn. Trey chuckles. "Listen Princess, I told you that nothing bad is going to happen to you. Why do you not trust me?" he asks. I sigh. "Because you're a stranger," I scoff. 

"I'm your mate. I'd literally give my life to save you," he tells me. My heart drops. "What do you mean? You barely know me," I state. He shrugs. "I know we are still strangers but the feelings I have for you are already stronger than any connection I have ever felt," he admits. Guilt creeps in. I don't have these feelings he is talking about. I feel a slight connection but nothing too extreme. Maybe I'm broken. Maybe I don't deserve love.

I look down at my lap and try to avoid eye contact with him. This seems to annoy him a little so he pulls his car to the side of the road and cuts off the engine. He takes my hand in his, making the sparks erupt under my skin. I wonder if he feels them too. 

"I understand that this can all be scary and intimidating. But just give me a chance. I'm not a bad guy. I feel connected to you and whenever I am around you I feel like I am in the right place. If you don't feel that way right now, give me a chance to prove that we are meant to be together. If in the next few weeks, you still feel nothing, I will respect that and leave you alone," he tells me. I look up at him and give him a weak smile. That was nice of him to say. I appreciate his honesty. Maybe he is not as bad as I have made him out to be. I am willing to give this relationship a shot. From now on I am going to be less judging and more trusting. I don't want to upset him. But at the same time I don't want to force myself in to something I am not comfortable with. 

Only time will tell.