Finding Her True Alpha

New Roommate

Prince Mason Landon

Watching Ashlyn kick Henry’s ass was the highlight of the class. She was indeed a skilled fighter and pretty flawless in her execution. Henry was a sore loser, and he would never join the army if he didn’t change his attitude.

When we were just about to leave, Ashlyn received a call. I knew it was her ex-mate from the increase in her heart rate. Her grief was something I couldn’t ignore. I looked over at Brandon and Liam, and they also looked concerned.

What if he convinces her to go back to him? The thought had my stomach in knots. The thought of her being with someone else infuriated me.

When she turned away from the window and walked towards us, her eyes were red from unshed tears. I noticed a few had even fallen. It broke me to see a frown on her beautiful face.

When we walked to the parking lot, I suggested we drive to the pack house so I could get Ashlyn settled into her room. It was about a ten-minute drive from the campus and offices. Liam volunteered to go with her, and to my surprise, she let him drive her car. He will never let us forget that. Asshole.

I climbed into the passenger side of Brandon’s truck, and he pulled out of the parking lot, with Ashlyn and Liam following.

“So, what do you think of Ashlyn?” Brandon asked.

“Yeah, she’s okay.” I shrugged. I didn’t know how to explain that I felt pulled towards her. Even with my best friend, I am not ready to share that.

“Uh-huh.”

He knew something was up, but he didn’t push the topic of Ashlyn. Brandon knows me better than anyone, as we have known each other since we were toddlers.

I thought about the BBQ my father and Ashlyn discussed, and I’m sure I remember her. We were down by the lake playing. They had a dock that went out pretty far into the lake. She was in a pink, sparkly swimsuit, and her hair was in a braid. She was adorable with her freckled nose.

“She grew into a beautiful woman.” Thor, my wolf, purred, his tail thumping in my head.

We pulled up to the pack house and parked out front. It was more of a hotel than a house. We had the kitchen, dinner area, library, movie room, and game room on the main floor. We had a separate building with a pool and a gym. We also had a smaller pack house that housed the non-mated members of our pack. The second floor had some offices, including my own. The third and fourth floors are staff living. The fifth to the eighth floors were dorms for the students.

The ninth floor was for the gammas, the tenth was for the betas, and I had the eleventh floor with Brandon and Liam. My father had the twelfth floor. All the private floors had a few condos on each. They had balconies that looked out onto the forest and mountain range behind the house. A special code was also needed to enter each private floor so the students couldn’t enter our suites.

Brandon and I exited his truck and walked over to where Liam had parked Ashlyn’s car.

“Wow. This is a hotel, not a house!” She exclaimed, climbing out of her car.

Liam walked around the car and leaned into her. “This is where the students and the uppers live. There’s another pack house behind this one that houses the single pack members.” Annoyed at their closeness, I walked to the front of the building.

“Hey, what about my stuff?” She called me.

I turned around, “The staff will park your car in our garage and take your things up.”

“Oh,” she licked her lips, “Okay.”

After walking in, I told Brandon and Liam to give her a tour of the main floor, and I’d inform the staff to move the vehicles and bring her bags up to our floor. Brandon threw me his keys.

“Ashlyn, key?” I held out my hand, watching as she looked around the foyer.

She looked at me, “I’m sorry?”

“I need the key for your car,” I told her, my hand still extended.

“Oh, right? Duh. Sorry.” She searched in her purse and handed me her car fob. When her hand brushed mine, I couldn’t help the goosebumps that formed on my arm and the shiver that went up my spine. What the hell was that? Ashlyn didn’t seem to have the same reaction as me. She just thanked me with a smile and walked away with the guys.

Shaking my head clear, I walked over to the front desk. I guess it is like a hotel. Linda was there, doing whatever she did. She turned her attention to me, smiling, and pushed her cleavage up by resting her elbows on the counter. Before, I might have flirted a little, but after meeting Ashlyn again, I had no interest in this woman in front of me.

“Linda.” I greeted her.

She bit into her lower lip. “Yes, your majesty?”

“I need someone to park the truck and car out front in the private garage. Also, bags in the car will have to be brought up. I also need a new code for floor eleven, under the name Ashlyn Knight.”

“Oh, of course, your majesty.” Her eyes clouded, mindlinking the staff. Then, she started typing on her computer.

“Did one of the guys find their mate?” She asked as she typed.

“No, she is my guest,” I told her, not that it mattered. She wrote the code and handed me a small piece of paper.

“Okay, have a great day, your majesty. The code should work.” She smiled.

I nodded, “Thanks, Linda,” and took the small paper.

I waited by the elevator for the guys and Ashlyn to finish the tour. Pulling out my phone, I stroll through my emails, seeing what needs to be handled. It didn’t take long before they met up with me. I reached over to press the button to call the elevator. We all stood there waiting.

“So, what do you think of this place?” I asked her as we waited.

“This place is wonderful. I can’t wait to hit the pool,” she exclaimed. I couldn’t help the smirk or the dirty thoughts of her dripping wet. The elevator dinged, and the doors opened. We entered, and I passed Ashlyn her code for the elevator.

“What’s this?”

“This is your code. It’s so we know who entered the floor. This is the elevator that only goes to our floor. We can enter other floors, but you need the code. Just punch in your code and then the ’11’. She punched in her code and hit the floor number.

“So I guess she’s staying with us?” Brandon mind linked me, and I didn’t answer. I’ll explain everything later. Ashlyn concentrated on the panel and the code in her hand.

“Love.” She muttered.

“What?” Liam asked.

“Oh, sorry, my code spells out the word love. It’s just an easier way for me to remember numbers. I put them into words, and this one is love. I’m starting to think the universe hates me.” She sighed.

Finally, we reached our floor; doors opened into our living room, kitchen, and dining area. The living room had a few leather couches, a huge flat-screen TV, a fireplace, and gaming consoles. The kitchen was modern in white, with a 6-person dark oak table and chairs in the dining area attached to the kitchen. The floor was dark hardwood, and the walls were in different shades of gray. We all stepped out, and the doors closed behind us.

“As you can see, this is the living room, kitchen, and dining area. Follow me, and I’ll show you your room.”

“All of you live here?”

“We do, and now you are too!” Liam exclaimed, wrapping his arm around her shoulders and squeezing her.

She clasped her hands before her, “I could just take one of the student rooms. I wouldn’t want to impose on any of you.”

“Are you kidding? We are going to have so much fun.” Liam squeezed her shoulders again. How can he be so natural with her? I really didn’t want him or anyone to touch her, but I couldn’t tell them because I didn’t understand why.

“So these two rooms are Liam’s and Brandon’s.” I pointed down the hallway to the left of our common area. “And your room is this way, the door on the right. Each room has an attached bathroom.” I pointed down the hall to the right of the common area.

She walked down the hallway and stopped at her new bedroom door. She turned and pointed to my bedroom door. “And I take it this is yours, Prince Mason?”

“It is, and it’s Mason,” I told her.

She nodded, opened her door, and walked in, with us staying in the living room.

“This is going to be so much fun!” Liam sang as he walked into the kitchen.