The Legendary Wolf

Mates

~Noah’s POV~

I was sitting in my office waiting for Vanessa when Taylor mind linked me, “We have a rogue in our territory alpha."

"You handle that rouge Taylor, I have things to do. Update me about him later."

"Well, it's a she-wolf alpha."

Taylor is my beta and best friend. Doesn’t matter whether male or female, he will handle that accordingly.

Someone knocked on the door and by the scent, I knew it was Vanessa. I told her to come in and licked my lips. She was looking amazingly hot in her red dress which reached her mid-thigh, her curves looked perfect in that dress and her red-tainted lips look ready to be sucked.

"You look good."

"Just good alpha, I thought you will be loving me in this look", she said, while bending over my table with her breasts popping out. I was already hard with this sight in front of me.

I went in front of her and crossed my arms against my chest. She licked her lips and started kissing my neck. I grabbed her face and crashed my lips on hers. I lifted her and put her on my desk.

I was about to put a finger in her when Taylor disturbed me, “Seriously, you are with Vanessa! I told you why she is with you but you never listen to me. We have a rogue problem and you are having your f*****g pleasure party!”

“You are my beta Taylor, you can handle that rogue”.

“I know I can but she looks scared and I think that someone is after her, she said she was running and she has bruises all over her body”.

I rolled my eyes at Taylor’s response. Rogues are always like this- bruised. Why is he concerned about her?

“Is she your mate?”

“What? No! Why do you think she is my mate?”

“Because you look so concerned about her.”

Taylor scoffed, “As the beta of this clan, I suggest you should talk to her because she doesn’t want to be a rogue and is asking for permission to stay here. She wants to live in a clan and this will be your decision whether she is welcome or not”.

“You know I hate it when you are right.”

Taylor smirked, “I know alpha”.

Vanessa knew I was mind linking someone so she gave me her sexy smile and said she will be waiting outside. I like when my people already know what they are supposed to do without me telling them. She walked out and I told Taylor to come in.

Taylor came and told me that the rogue she-wolf is outside the packhouse with guards.

I looked out of the window and saw beauty in front of me. Vanessa is nothing in front of her. She had big blue eyes, her long black hair was waving slightly but her lips were plumped in blue color, and she had bruises and scars all over her body.

Rage filled me seeing her like this and my wolf started scratching my head. I don’t know what is happening to him.

“Open the window,” Duke said.

“Why?”

“I said, open the window. Just open it.”

I opened the window and the most amazing scent of lavender hit me. I focused on the source of the scent and my eyes widened, that scent is coming from the rogue.

“Mate. Mate. Mate. She is our mate.”

Duke started screaming in my head.

I shut the window and pulled the curtains. Why in the world did she choose to invade my pack?

I looked at Taylor and saw him looking back at me with shock. Did I say that loudly?

“Is she your mate?”

“No”.

“But you said, mate.”

“No, I didn’t”.

“You did Noah. I know you don’t believe in mates, but everyone is not the same. She is our luna. Your luna. Don’t deny this”.

“Don’t you dare tell anyone about this, Taylor. She is not my Luna. I don’t want any mate.”

“She is our mate. You can't deny her like that. I want her. I don’t want anyone else,” Duke said.

“You know I don’t believe in mates and”-

Duke cut me off and said, “You don’t want a mate but I do. I want her. You are a powerful alpha because of me. We are a team. Mark my words, Noah, if mate goes you won’t hear me.”

I was surprised and shocked by Duke's statement. My wolf is opposing me!

“You were supposed to be with me, not against me!”

“I am with you, but I want mate too. She is the one for us, not Vanessa. You know I never liked her, but still, I was with you. I never wanted to be on your man-w***e side but I agreed for you. This is the first time I’m telling you to do something. You can't deny, I want my mate. She is staying and that’s final.”

I looked at Taylor and he was giving me the same looks as before. I said, “Make her stay in one of the cabins, and don’t you dare to tell anyone about her being my mate.”

"As you say alpha," Taylor smirked and left. Asshole. I wanted to wipe that smirk off his face.

After Taylor left, Vanessa came back but I was not in the mood so I dismissed her. She was angry but I don’t give a s**t about her right now.

My mind was drifting off to the rogue. I was constantly thinking about what happened to her. Why she had bruises all over her body? Who did this to her?

I jerked her thoughts from my head, it’s all Duke’s doing, he is doing this.

Duke couldn’t stop purring since I said that she is staying.

“Are you a kitty? Why can’t you stop purring? You are alpha, the most feared one, and look at you, you are behaving like a little kitten.”

“It’s mate. We finally found her after 6 years. You might not accept her today, but you will accept her one day.”

I rolled my eyes, “You know I was never looking for a mate. It was always you who wanted a mate.”

Duke scoffed and shut the mind link.

I went back to my room, took a shower, and tried to sleep, but failed.

Her pretty face kept my mind busy. She looked so fragile. I want to have her in my arms and kill every single person who dared to hurt my mate. Wait, did I say my mate?

I jerked at that thought. Why I am even thinking about her?

“You want her and let me tell you it was you thinking about her not me,” Duke replied with his wolfy grin.

“You know I don’t believe in mates.”

“I know, and I know why you don’t believe in mates, but Taylor was right. Everyone is not the same. Our mate won't be like our mother.”

“How are you so confident about her?”

“I don’t know, I just feel it. She looked scared. We need to know what happened to her. I can't see her like this”.

"I will tell Taylor to look after her.”

“She is our mate, not his!”

I cut the link with Duke and tried to sleep. I can’t handle his tantrums right now.

“Mom no please don’t go, mom, please stay. I need you, we all need you. Mom, don’t go, please mom.

‘Your father might be my mate. But I never loved him. I love someone else and I want to spend my life with him. I tried to accept this mate bond and had you, but I can’t pretend anymore.’

But he is your mate. Mates love each other.

‘Trust me, not every mate loves each other. Even nowadays, your father is meeting someone too. I’ll come to see you. I need to go, son. Bye' ‘

Mom no please don’t leave me, mom!!!”

I woke up to someone shaking me. It was Taylor. He looked at me with concern and asked, “Another nightmare?”

I laughed, “They are not nightmares Taylor, they are my memories from the past”.

“I know, you okay?”

He handed me a glass of water, I took it and drank it in one go.

“Okay, I can see you are not okay.”

I scoffed and said, “I am more than okay, my past doesn’t hurt me anymore.”

He sighed, “Alright. I’m going to talk to your mate, are you coming?”

“No. And she is not MY MATE Taylor,” I replied while quoting words my mate.

He laughed and gave me a knowing look, a look that said we will see and left.