ALPHA'S BETA MATE

CHAPTER 12: ALPHA’S COMEBACK

Nox’s POV

I stood in front of the mirror eyeing the blue ink that spread across my chest for the thousandth time.

“Nox ! Is everything alright, son ? You’ve been inside the bathroom for more than an hour now,” Mom called out from the other side of the door.

I stared at the majestic, roaring form of the greyish-blue Alpha wolf emerging from a glowing blue thunderbolt with dark blue intricate designs that covered a major part of the left side of my chest and ended at the middle, just touching the right pec.

“Nox ? Son ? You’re making me worried. He is waiting for you.”

As if hypnotized, I traced the strong, sensuous curves that the tattoo made on my chest, in awe and marvelled at the mark formed.

Blue thunderbolts were the rarest of rare marks. They were noticed only twice in the last three millennia. Nothing could separate true mates than death itself.

“OH GOD ! SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO HIM !! WE NEED TO…”

I let the towel wrapped around my waist drop and splashed water on my face.

"NOX ! PLEASE OPEN THE DO-..."

* CRASH *

As if broken from a dazed, hypnotic spell, I spun around quickly to ward off the threat, but I was only faced by an open-mouthed Xayden, who looked at me with eyes of shock.

His eyes raked me from head to toe and followed every interesting route in between. Correction, eyes of shock and something close to…desire ?

“Why’re you here, you perv*rt ?” I crossed my arms.

“He came to apologize for something…oh my god, Nox ! Cover yourself in front of the Alpha !” Ma shrieked.

“Why ? It’s nothing that he hasn’t seen already. He can go and fvck himself in th-...oomph !"

Xayden suddenly hugged me close to him and surprised me.

"I-I thought you had committed- … I thought that because I mar- … I can’t even say it." He gulped.

I almost melted in his sudden embrace, but I pushed myself away. The Alpha's eyes looked hooded but hurt.

"Nox, I'm sorry for before-..."

However, this time my fist connected with his face.

“How dare you, Xayden ? How dare you ?” I seethed. “That too without my damn permission ! I wish that you were dead or I was dead, coz I as hell don’t wish to be with you in this plane or after it.”

For a moment, his eyes glazed and became watery but one blink and they were back to normal- with a normal frown between them, just as always.

He simply adjusted his neck and slammed a crushed letter in my palm. It smelled of rotten, oxidized blood and something more heinous.

"Cute junk, pup," he said and strode out of the bathroom.

"Says the one without one," I hissed at the fleeing monkey.

However, he was soon backing up by my side. I raised an eyebrow when I saw dad walking with conviction in front of him, and standing in front of us with crossed arms.

I swear the last meeting place to introduce your mate to your parents was the bathroom, that too naked. Could it get any more embarrassing than this ?

Apparently it could.

"Apologize to the Alpha, Nox," Dad sternly said. It seemed like he had heard me shout about Xayden’s lack of jewels. Bad news travels fast, ain’t it ?

And did no one give two effs about my feelings ?

'You should be more concerned about your privacy than your damn feelings !' Bolt supplied, and I no longer knew who I was maddest at anymore- Mom, Dad, Bolt or the infuriating Alpha in front of me.

"No," I replied obstinately, daring to defy my father ! Looking back in hindsight, I realized it was not a very smart move.

Suddenly, I clutched my chest when it started burning again. Oh s**t ! It hurt like a mother. It felt like I was on fire !!

Was the blazing mark a burning punishment for saying no to my father, or rather my mate ? Hell, it felt like it was swallowing me in itself.

Xayden’s eyes widened and every hue of my blue glowing tattoo was reflected in his clear blue orbs as he watched me.

"Hello ? Chris ? You need to come here and see this." I barely heard my father say over the phone before my embarrassment increased ten fold with the senior Alpha and Luna's presence.

"Xayden ! You prematurely marked him !!" Alpha Chris gasped.

Tears had started to spring into my eyes. The pain was unbearable.

"Chris," Luna whispered. "They're the rarest of rare true mates !" She spoke in complete awe, shaking a bit.

"I AM NOT GAY !!" Xayden suddenly yelled, overwhelmed by the sudden turn of events and the discovery of the truth.

"If you aren't, then why is Nox with the mark and you are not ?" His father deadpanned, his narrowed eyes throwing daggers at his pup.

“It’s Onyx’s fault ! I wanted to reject this rabid dog !! Onyx made me swear on his life that I would give him three months, and now look what he has done ! As if my life was not miserable enough to have him as my Beta,” Xayden growled.

“You challenged your mate’s position, knowing quite well that he could’ve died ?!” The Luna gasped while Xayden’s eyes strayed down as I bent to pick up a towel to cover at least something, however late it was. Better late than never, they said, isn’t it ? "And stop checking his ass every opportunity you get. Don't even deny it. I have seen it too many times," she exposed her red-faced pup.

"And why didn't you tell me that you two were mates, Nox ?" My mother bitched. “If it were not for your Alpha, we would never have known for the rest of our lives ! You’re lucky that you got him as your ma- … ”

Suddenly something snapped in me when I heard that Xayden had already told my mom !! And lucky ? He was a curse to every breath I took.

"You asshole !" I suddenly roared when the pain became unbearable and I felt feral, pushing Xayden out of the bathroom and shifting to kill him then and there.

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Nox's POV

I quirked up an eyebrow at Theressa when she slowly slipped out her feet from her 6-inch pencil heels and crept a toe up my leg under the conference table. Pursuing a sensuous trail to my interested c*ck, the Delta sitting opposite me, expertly tangled a long and sharp toe nail to my zip and opened the magical cave to C*ck Nox.

The Alpha sat at the head of the table, between Theressa and me flanking his sides, while the Gamma, Rhys gave the presentation to 30 odd wolves at the opposite end of the dark conference room. Only the narrow overhead path illuminated by the projector could be seen, save for the statistics shown by the Gamma on a large white screen.

Everyone was sharply dressed in formal suits, but the only one who could actually pull off the 'Sexiest Man Alive In A Suit,' was Xayden.

The man reeked of pure s*x and masculinity, and the light pink shirt he wore beneath his black blazer didn't diminish his masculine handsomeness.

In fact, the thoughtfully matched black tie with minuscule pink dots accentuated his drop-dead rugged, masculine looks.

On the other hand, Theressa wore a pink dress wrapped graciously around her delicate curves. A soft cleavage line could be seen peeking through her uniquely cut neckline.

If I had to choose between who wore the pink color best, it would undoubtedly be the Alpha sitting to my right but the woman opposite me was making me see pink stars as she rubbed along the length of my shaft relentlessly between her toes.

I lightly flung back my head against the huge plush chair and bit on my lower lip as she increased her speed and pressure.

This naughty minx. She was going to get us in trouble !

I had to put a stop to all this !! Right now.

However, my short-circuited brain didn't pay heed to caution. Instead, it directed my eyes to softly close and thrust up my pelvis as I sank deeper into the cushioned chair.

Suddenly, my eyes flew open when I heard the whooshing sound of a water-filled glass spilling across me and the Delta sexing me under the table scream.

A dripping wet Theressa quickly withdrew her foot and left my strained, rock hard c*ck in the open air, helpless, to fend for itself. Oh, the cruel hands of fate, or rather cruel toes of the Delta.

Suddenly, all the attention was on our side of the table as everyone turned their heads back.

"I-I...I'm sorry," Theressa apologized. "I don't know how the Alpha's glass got knocked. I will go and change," she murmured, embarrassed, and rushed out of the hall with whatever grace she could.

All of a sudden, I felt my chair scrape closer to the Alpha's and his fingers curled around my painfully throbbing hard member.

What the- ...

"Kindly continue, Gamma Rhys." The motherfvcker who was clearly the culprit of the Delta's wet dress, said. "I want you to show me the details of your findings on how to expand our global businesses in human colonies." Xayden added coolly as he squeezed my girth painfully hard and grew a claw to his index finger to trace an agonizingly pleasurable path along the bulging vein.

It seemed like he knew every nook and corner of my c*ck better than I did as he grazed his finger at the right velvety points.

I almost lost my load at the hot and unconventional touch, but for the sake of keeping my dignity and preventing the cocky Alpha from knowing how much he affected me so quickly, I willed my desperate tethering orgasm back.

If my traitorous c*ck had tiny legs, it would have run to Xayden's palm without blinking an eye.

"Alpha !" I softly whispered instead of angrily shouting 'Fvcker," for everyone's sakes. However, the sound came out more like a begging whimper and Xayden simply increased his pace without even sparing me a glance.

"Beta Nox, do you have a doubt ?" Rhys asked, misunderstanding me entirely from the other end.

Oh, dammit ! Fvcking Xayden. I couldn’t talk right now.

I was biting on my tongue too hard to stop myself from moaning inappropriately in the middle of a serious board meeting.

"No, Sir." I managed to spill out with a low, breathless pant and from the corner of my eye, I could see Xayden smirk for a moment before his face turned cold and expressionless again. This b*stard !

I wanted to facepalm myself immediately after the words flew out of my mouth.

Sir ?

Did I call Rhys Sir ? Sh*t !

Rhys seemed shocked too, but he was gentleman enough to turn back and speak number jargon again.

I gripped the sides of my chair desperately and a low whine fell off my lips. If anyone could see my eyes, they could've seen how pleading and desperate they looked.

"Xay-Xay," I whimpered the mindlessly spoken word that would soon become a nickname of endearment for my mate.

A low growl erupted from the Alpha's chest as if Onyx loved the name.

"Ryhs wind up the presentation quickly. I want the lawyers to draft an agreement for the companies dealing in Mumbai, London, New York, Hong Kong, Sydney, Montreal..."

I tuned out Xayden’s voice as he gave orders and bit my lip harder to stop the soft pants threatening to spill from my mouth as I neared my climax.

That seemed to make Onyx go crazy as another sudden primal growl erupted from Xayden’s chest.

Unabashed, Xayden didn't apologize nor did he stop speaking in the same cold, even tone to everyone in the conference room.

In fact, the only change that occurred was the faster strokes that coaxed my entire length to erupt ferociously.

I tensed when I could feel the familiar tingle in my toes. A keeling bolt of pleasure shot through my spine and into my head. I almost drowned in an abyss of pure pleasure.

I knew that this orgasm was going to be the most intense and powerful I'd ever had and I shuddered just at the thought of it.

However, I never got to know for real as the dirty-playing man suddenly withdrew his hand and left me hanging.

I blinked my eyes twice in stunned silence before the innate desire to punch the asshole blasted through my entire being. Again.

Before I could throw a tantrum of sorts, he signaled for the lights to be turned on and he turned away from me to speak to Rhys and the other wolves.

"Yes, Alpha." Rhys nodded to what Xayden had said. "We will make the reservations for the Alpha conference for you this weekend."

"Beta Nox will accompany me." Came the nonchalant order as the man flipped through the files to sign them.

My head whipped towards Xayden so fast when I heard my name that I almost broke my neck. What ?! Me ? Why ?

Apparently, I was not the only one shocked.

"But only Alphas and their mates are allowed to attend the conference, Alpha Xayden," one of the warriors reminded him.

"Make the reservations," Xayden coldly said, not sparing even a glance towards the speaker. "Immediately," he ordered, and stood up. The others stood up quickly, while there was only one wolf glaring at the Alpha, who remained seated. Guess who. “Ask Theressa to help you,” he added as he buttoned his blazer with the very hands that were buttoning something out of me a few minutes back.

Oh how I wish my Dad had not saved this piece of junk with no junk from my claws the other day. He was so lucky that his parents were the ones who punished him and Onyx.

"We are on it," Rhys replied and left the room.

Xayden looked over his shoulder at my seated, scowling figure from the corner of his eye and smirked before he left with the other warriors.

What are you now up to, Xayden ? Fvcking b*stard !!

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