CH.16
1443 Words
{Georgia}
I was shaking as I reached out to knock on his door. After the 3rd knock, I heard someone call out to enter. I opened the door and as soon as I stepped into his room, It felt like the breath had been sucked from my lungs. I smelt the most amazing smell. It smelled like cinnamon and fresh-cut pine or Fraiser fur trees mix. It was like smelling a house at Christmas time. I looked around but there were no candles burning. As I got closer I could see Alpha Brandon Frozen where he sat. Normally a guy would stand and introduce himself.
"Good evening Alpha Brandon, My name is Georgia Mist. Thank you for inviting me tonight for dinner."
"MINE!" I heard him say.
"Excuse me?"
"MATE!" Skye yelled in my head.
"Wait what? No. Please tell me this is a joke. Skye, did you just call him mate?"
"Stupid girl. Yes. He is our mate!"
Alpha Brandon stood and with the blink of an eye he was pinning me against the door. F*ck. How did I not see this coming. I should have seen it but I guess Skye is right. I'm stupid.
"Hello my beautiful mate."
"Um. Hi. Alpha Brandon. Could you let go, please? You pinning me to the door is beginning to hurt a little since the knob is in my back."
"Oh, Sh*t. I am so sorry Georgia. Please forgive me." He said as he let go of me.
"So did you know I was your mate when you invited me here this evening?"
"No. I didn't know until you walked through the door. Mmm. Mate you smell heavenly."
"Um. Thanks. I guess." I say awkwardly.
I inhaled to see if he was the source of what I smelt coming in the door and of course, it was in fact him.
"I said so you smell like 2 of my favorite smells Fraiser fur Christmas trees and cinnamon."
" Beautiful, you smell like Cucumber melon mixed with juicy strawberries."
I felt myself blush as he said that but what I felt next had me wishing I could run home and hide my face under the covers. I was aroused.
"Mmm. I love the way you smell mate."
"Could you call me Georgia, please? Mate is a bit weird for me."
"I will call you whatever you would like me to call you beautiful as long as the main thing I can call you is mine."
I sighed because I knew I had 2 choices here. I could say yes and become the Luna of Silver mountain pack and be hated by all the she-wolves who are pining over him or I could say no and break the bad boy Alpha's heart and be hated and make things worse for myself.
"Alpha Brandon, could we please have dinner first? I know how this works but I don't know if I want to say yes just yet."
He stared at me with a pained look on his face and then turned from me and walked over to the table. He pulled my chair out and I sat down.
"Alpha Brandon, I am sorry if what I said hurt your feelings but you have to understand I am the complete opposite of you. I don't like partying as you do and I have been saving myself for my mate."
"It's ok Georgia. I understand. I know I have a bad boy reputation but there is more to it that no one knows. I ask to be given a chance to explain myself to you in hopes you see me differently once I have."
"I need a little time, Alpha Brandon."
"Please call me Brandon. As we are mates, hearing you call me Alpha feels wrong."
"I can deal with calling you, Brandon."
Brandon began plating our food and I have to say whoever is on kitchen duty tonight did a good job. After Brandon poured us both a glass of wine, he sat back down and raised his glass.
"Here's to the possibility of you becoming mine and if not, the possibility of a friendship if you are ok with that?"
I raised my glass and nodded my head. While we ate, Brandon asked me questions about myself and he volunteered to share things about himself. As he was pouring himself another glass of wine I looked around his room and noticed a small book collection. I smiled.
"So Brandon, do you like to read?"
"I do actually. I have read pretty much all of the classics like Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and The Great Gatsby and then reread them. The packhouse has a library full of books if you want to see it one day."
"I might take you up on that offer Brandon. I need something new after I finish my current book."
Brandon is a book nerd like myself. Maybe he isn't as bad as I thought he was. I still don't know if I am ready to say yes to him. I mean he has been with almost every unmated she-wolf in our pack and who knows how many outside our pack. I sighed at the thought of him being with other girls.
"What is on your mind Georgia?"
"Huh? Oh, nothing. Just thinking stuff I shouldn't be thinking about."
"Anything you would want to share with me?" He asked with his brow raised and a smirk pulling at his lips.
Before I could say no, I ended up with word vomit.
"Why?"
"Why what beautiful?"
"Why did you sleep with so many girls?"
His expression caught my attention and he put his head down. I could tell he was trying to hold back on something.
"Brandon, If you want me to make a decision I need you to be honest with me. I don't like liars."
"I didn't."
"You didn't what?"
"I didn't sleep with any of them."
I sat there not knowing if he was just saying that or if he was telling the truth.
"How do I know you aren't just saying that, Brandon?"
"I don't know how to prove I am still a virgin other than by telling you, Georgia. I know all the girls have spread rumors about sleeping with me or giving me head but I told them they could say whatever they wanted to build my bad-boy rep. Yes the partying is true and I do drink and have a good time but that's all I do. I promised myself I would wait for my mate years ago."
I sat there not knowing how to respond to him. He changed the subject and asked me if there was anything I disliked about how his pack was run.
"Um. Well, honestly yes. There are a few things I actually wanted to discuss with you. One being the inappropriate behavior we have to witness from ranked members. Two being how the ranked members treat us."
"I am aware of the behavior of my ranked members and I have already said something to them."
"Oh. well, I take it you saw the video footage from the bookstore then?"
"Bookstore footage? What are you talking about?"
Brandon got up and headed to his laptop. He began going through footage of the packland and when he saw what happened at the bookstore his face turned red.
"What exactly happened, Georgia?"
I explained everything and when I told him I was slapped for rolling my eyes he roared. I jumped at how loud and angry it was. A few minutes later, Beta Josiah and Gamma Tilden were rushing into Brandon's room.
"What's going on Brandon? Are we under attack?" Gamma Tilden asked.
Brandon walked straight over to Beta Josiah and slapped him across the face.
"What in the actual f*ck, dude?" Beta Josiah asked.
"How the f*ck does it feel to be f*cking slapped?" Brandon asked Beta Josiah.
Beta Josiah looked over Brandon's shoulder right at me and I flinched at the hatred in his eyes. Gamma Tilden stood there with his mouth open for a moment and then hung his head.
"What the f*ck do the 2 of you think you are doing? This is my f*cking pack and I gave you both ranked titles because I trusted both of you. Here you both are abusing the power of being a ranked member and I have a good mind to strip those titles before you are even officially given them. As of now both of you are on probation and the ceremony for giving you your titles is postponed until further notice. Now get the f*ck out of my sight!"
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