His Rogue's Mate

Chapter Five

                                                                                    *Alpha Enzo*

            Early morning and I was still in my office preparing for all-day meetings I had with alpha Olis. We had gone into business together a few years back and honestly it was the best decision I had made to date. Going into business with him has made me a lot of money over the years. We each owned fifty percent of our investment company. Mostly we invested in buying and selling shares that seemed to work well for us. Not only had we become strong business partners, but we had also become close friends. When it came to trusting, Olis was practically the only one I put my faith in. Not even my brother Marcel had my full trust. Though I named him my beta, he often did things that made me second guess my decision. 

            A knock came upon the door and in walked Aaron a moment later carrying a plate of breakfast for me. He sat it down on my desk quickly dismissing himself before I had the chance to ask who cooked breakfast. I knew it was none of my men because not one of them knew how to cook a damn thing. They would burn eggs if they even so much as tempted to cook.

            The phone on my desk rang distracting me from thinking about breakfast any further.

            "Goodmorning Enzo."

            "Morning Olis, how are the numbers looking today?"

            "Actually, I wanted to call to let you know that I will not be on our calls today. We are going to have to reschedule if that is alright."

            "That's fine but may I ask why?"

            "My luna is going into labor."

            "Then what are you still doing on this phone? Go, take care of your mate." I ushered him off the phone. 

            When the call ended I couldn't help but be a little jealous of him. It wasn't like I was searching for my mate but that didn't mean she was not out there somewhere searching for me. The thought made me smile.

With nothing else to do for the day, I headed downstairs to see who was responsible for breakfast this morning. When I walked out my door I was hit with a sweet rose smell that instantly filled me with joy. My nose went in search of the smell and as I reached the stairs close to the kitchen, the smell only grew stronger. Then I noticed Marcel talking with some woman dressed in a skimpy maid outfit. She was pulled close to his body with his hand grasped onto her ass. I was instantly intrigued. I cleared my throat and Marcel looked up at me with hawk eyes. I could tell that he was whispering something to her as I got closer. It was interesting to me that he was keeping her under the radar even from me.

            "Who is this Marcel?"

            "No one important, just our maid for the time being. I thought you were in meetings all day today brother."

            He was trying his best to avoid this conversation. I could care less about anything other than who this woman was. I was sure it was her that I had been smelling from the moment I walked out of my office. No other woman has stepped inside these doors for over three years now.

            "The alpha had to cancel on me. His mate went into labor."

            I watched her body language, focusing on the way it tensed up when I spoke. Was she feeling the same thing I was at this moment?

            "Marcel I would like to meet this woman."

            "No. She has a long list of duties that still need to be done. Go on little wolf."

            I'm not sure why but when he called her little wolf, it made my blood boil. I wanted to get up and defend her. That and I didn't want her to leave just yet.

            "Wait. Are you afraid to look at me?"

            "No sir. As Marcel said, I have duties that need attending. If you both shall need anything I will be in the kitchen cleaning up the mess from breakfast."

            Her voice almost brought me to my knees. It was so softly spoken that it took me by surprise. I couldn't get a good look at her but hearing her voice made me imagine how beautiful she must have been to match that breathtaking voice of hers. Marcel slowly started to walk after her, and I had to stop him.

            "Brother, bring the maid up to my office. I would like to speak with her."

            "May I ask why?"

            "I'm curious is all. Also, I think it is important that I am aware of everyone that comes and goes from this house. Wouldn't you agree?"

            He nodded his head and took off after her while I walked back up to my office. I paced around my room for a bit until I finally took a seat in my chair. My eyes never left the door as I waited for her to enter. When she entered through my office door, I noticed Marcel walking in behind her pushing her in from behind. I snarled at him. Thankfully, he didn't notice.

            "Here is the maid you requested to see brother."

            She had her eyes cast down, staring at her feet. I found it interesting that she was reacting this way in the presence of Marcel. I wondered if he had left if her demeanor would change at all.            

            "Good now leave us."

            "But..."

            "Leave!" I growled getting irritated with him by the second.

            I knew he was pissed at how he slammed the door behind him. I knew he was most likely on the other side of the door trying to listen in on our conversation.

            "Sir, you requested to speak with me?" Again her voice stunned me to my very core.

            "Yes, please have a seat."

            "I am find standing thank you." 

            I couldn't help but smile a little at her. It was a little humorous to me that she acted so timid around me. Maybe it had something to do with the way Marcel was handling her which I knew wasn't good. He may be my brother but I knew how harsh he could be. To think he had hurt her in any way drove me crazy.

            What is your name?"

            "Maia," she said shyly.

            "A beautiful name. Why do you have your eyes cast down? Was it my brother Marcel that told you to behave this way?"

            When she shook her yes I was fuming mad. 

            "Whatever he has asked of you, ignore it. I am the alpha of this pack, not him. Please look at me when I speak to you."

            As she slowly lifted her head, her eyes found mine and I instantly let out a territorial growl. I paced over to her until I stood directly in front of her. My wolf broke through, staking his claim over her. "MINE!" I was just as surprised as she was, if not more.            

            Her red hair flowed beautifully over her chest. Her hazel eyes automatically drew me into her. Her head was level with my neck so she had to have been close to my height and I was six feet tall. I wrapped her in my arms and snuggled my face into her neck. My nostrils flared when I smelt a faint smell of blood. I pulled back from her and pushed her hair back that revealed a few small puncture wounds that wrapped around her entire neck.

            "What happened to you?" 

            Maia did not speak which only infuriated me to no end. I was not upset with her but upset at the fact she would not come clean about who did this to her. 

            I took her hand in mine. "You can tell me. Knowing now that you are my mate, I will always protect you. No one will ever be able to hurt you again."

            "Liar."

            The hurt hidden behind that simple word made my heart clinch for her. What had this girl been through that was so bad that she couldn't even trust the word of her mate. My whole existence was to protect her and now that I had her, she didn't believe me.

            "Okay." I backed away from her. It warmed my heart to hear her whimper when I did. "You are no longer to be a maid within my home. You are my mate and future luna. You should be treated like the queen you are. With that said, I will take you shopping today and we will dispose of that vile thing. Whatever you want it is yours."

            Just then Marcel interrupted us by storming through the door. He didn't even so much as look at me but instead focused his attention on my mate. When she saw him she instantly froze and cast her eyes back down to the floor.

            "Maia if you would be so kind as to leave me and my brother to speak in private for a moment. Once I am finished here I will personally take you shopping. Please go get changed and meet me down in the foyer in twenty minutes."

            I watched as she left with her eyes still cast down. When she passed by Marcel he grabbed onto her arm. I snarled my teeth at him, only this time I made it apparent. I slammed him up against the wall snapping my teeth at him while Maia ran from the room.

            Marcel threw his hands up giving me a slight smirk. "What is with the hostility brother?"

            "Do not pretend like you don't know exactly what has happened here. If you so much as threaten her again, brother or not, I will kill you where you stand."

            "All of this over some little rogue wolf?"

            Rogue? "Where did you obtain this rogue from?!" I knew she was my mate but it still angered me that he put all the lives of my men in danger by bringing her here.

            "I found her."

            "That is all you have to say? That you found her. Where did you come across this rogue?"

            "I was out making my rounds with a few members of the pack yesterday and found her a few hours out from here. She was all alone and I thought with how beautiful she was that we could use her."                

            "Use her by making her into a maid?"

            "That and for s*x. We all require a woman's touch. Plus you have been so out of it lately that I thought it would do you some good as well."

            My elbow connected to his face making him spit out a few teeth along with the blood that filled his bottom lip.

            "What the f**k Enzo?"

            "That is my mate you are disrespecting now."

            "Mate?" His wide eyes stared in shock. I had to admit that I was equally as shocked to find my mate this way but never have I been more thankful for it.