My mate Selena the alpha wolf, book four of the Mafia Don

Chapter 14

Mia's P.O.V

  I had been here less than four hours and in that time everything had not only been turned upside down, it had also been turned inside out, back to front and then came crashing to the floor, shattering into a million pieces. I had met my brother's mate and Luna to our pack, Selena, which was amazing and an honour and I had met her parents, the fear inciting Alpha Don Mercury and Luna Alpha Cheyenne, only to find out that they were really nice people, plus I had met the rest of Selena’s family, which was awesome, but after that everything turned to s**t. Axel and Selena’s lives were in danger, being threatened by a man who’s own wolf wanted nothing to do with him, I had found my second chance mate, who I didn’t want and hadn’t even been looking for and oh yeah, there is a war looming just around the corner, coming straight for us in about three weeks time. Yep, that just about sums up the past four hours, so what else could possibly go wrong?

  “Mia, you must be tired and want to freshen up after all this. My wife Cheyenne will show you to your room, which is going to be right by Joseph's room, at least until you decide what you are going to do.” Alpha Mercury said and I gave him a confused look, almost pleading with him to put me anywhere else but near him.

  “I know you may want to reject him straight away and I know it must be hard for you, but please try to take some time to think everything over. We have rules in this pack that serve to protect the mate bond and any person caught breaking the rules will be punished. Remember that we have rules in place here that will stop anything bad from happening and as you are here you must follow them as well. The main rule is if you have a mate, never be unfaithful because if you do cheat then its the death penalty. I know you haven't accepted Joseph yet, but the rule still applies to both of you.” Mercury said and I quickly nodded. I wish that rule had been in place when I was with my first mate, maybe things would have been different and he would have just rejected me on the spot, saving me the heartache of being betrayed. Luna Cheyenne stood up and I followed behind her as she showed me to my room, which was surrounded by the scent of my second chance mate.

  “Listen sweetie, Joseph is a good guy, okay. I mean, yeah he has had his girlfriends, but he was always looking for his mate and now that he has found you he will be loyal.” Luna Cheyenne said, but I just shook my head.

  “How can he be loyal to me when he has had girlfriends in the past, but always looked for someone else? That's not loyalty, that's just dating the time away.” I asked, but didn’t give her time to reply as I opened the door to the room I had been given and walked inside.

  “Thank you, I’m going to get some rest now.” I said and she nodded sadly at me as I closed the door. She knew I was right, but none of them knew what I had truly been through and how much it hurt, hell Axel didn’t know the whole truth and I would never tell him, but it made me wonder if Joseph knew everything as he said the Moon Goddess came to him. I turned away from the door and gasped when I actually looked at the room and saw how big it truly was. The huge floor to ceiling windows opened outward and you could walk through them to get onto the balcony, where the sun was shining brightly. I could use that to get a tan or just to rest and recharge when I needed to get away from everything. There was a huge king size bed between the two windows, a flat screen TV and a huge dresser. My room at our old pack house was big, but it was nothing compared to this place. I kicked off my shoes and sat on the edge of the bed before flopping backwards and stretching my arms out. I could get used to this, I thought, smiling a little. I took a little nap and then began sorting the bag out that I had brought with me. Axel had mind-linked the whole pack, letting us all know that we were going to be moving onto the new land that he had got from Mercury, so it made sense to just pack my things up now and get ready for the big move that the pack would be making when the new cabins, houses and pack house was built. However, that was before I came here and found my second chance mate, so everything was going to either change for the better or for the worst, depending on my decision. If I rejected him then I would stay in my pack, but if I accepted him then what would happen? Would I move to this pack or would he move to mine? I thought to myself and then I smelled it again. All day I had been smelling Joseph's scent and at first I thought it was because I was right by his room, but it kept getting stronger and then fading slightly, like he was outside my door one moment and gone the next. This time his scent was strong and it was like he was not only outside my door, but like he was pacing back and forth. I finished putting my clothes in the closet and as it was nearly dinner time I decided to just get it over and done with, so I went to the door, opening it and sure enough he was right there, standing outside my bedroom door. He looked like he was just about to knock on my door, but I had caught him off guard when I suddenly opened it.

  “So, are you coming inside or are you just going to carry on pacing outside my door all night? Besides, dinner will be ready soon and I would much rather get this over and done with before then.” I said, trying to stay strong and not let the mate bond affect me. Joseph started to chuckle and walked inside my bedroom, sitting in the chair next to the desk that I had only just noticed in the corner of the room. How could I have missed that? I thought and then remembered being awestruck by the balcony.

  “Mia, listen I know you have been hurt in the past and I understand what you went through, I know he had you fooled for months, didn’t he? Guys like him give the good guys a bad name.” Joseph said, making me shake my head.

  “What exactly do you know about it? What did the Moon Goddess tell you when she came to you? Did she show you what I went through?” I asked, wanting to know just how much he knew.

  “She didn’t show me anything, she told me that you had a mate before me, that he cheated on you and that you rejected him. She told me that if I truly wanted you as my mate then I would have to work and fight hard to get you, to win your heart and earn your trust, which I am more than willing to do. I want you Mia, but I am not going to beg for you to be my mate.” Joseph replied, but I still had more questions before I revealed anything about myself or what happened to me.

  “Luna Cheyenne said that you have had girlfriends in the past, but you are loyal and that now you have found your mate you would be loyal. Is that true? Were any of your girlfriends serious?” I asked and he hung his head, refusing to look at me.

  “Yeah, I have had a few girlfriends, but none of them were serious and they all knew it was just fun until I found my mate. I know that sounds bad and there is no excuse for not waiting for my mate, but there it is. I am loyal and now that I have found my mate, now that I have found you I will be loyal to you. There will be no other women in my life ever again and if you need time to adjust or come to terms with me being your mate then I will give you time, but like I said, I won’t beg you to be my mate.” Joseph replied and I looked away, thinking carefully about what he had just said before speaking my peace and letting him know where we both stood.

  “Yeah I do need some time and I am not upset about you having girlfriends, I find it funny that you can be loyal and yet while having girlfriends you were looking for someone else, do you see where I am coming from? I need a mate that is one hundred percent loyal, I can’t be betrayed and cheated on again, I barely survived it last time.” I said and he nodded, but looked confused, hurt and also shocked.

  “I understand where you're coming from and I promise that when I had a girlfriend I was loyal to them. Yes I looked for my mate, but I never cheated on tem and I would never cheat on you. What exactly happened between you and your mate, all I know is that he cheated on you and you rejected him?” Joseph asked, making me sigh. I guess this was it, I would have to tell him why I was so cautious and against having another mate.

  “Yeah, he cheated on me, he put me through hell. I was with my mate for almost nine months and in that time he accused me of cheating on him, called me names and blamed me for everything. I felt it each time he betrayed me, but when I questioned him about it he said it was all in my head and made it seem like I was the one with the problem. Three times a week I felt the agonising pain of being cheated on, my wolf would whimper in my head, trying to protect me from most of the pain we were both feeling, but it was no use and it weakened her. I felt him cheating with whoever it was at the time and I nearly died due to the pain being so severe, I clutched my chest as I fell to the floor, crying and begging the Moon Goddess to make it stop, but she didn’t and the pain only ended when he was done. One day I followed him to a cabin in the woods on our territory and quickly figured out that this was where he was meeting the woman three times a week. I waited a few minutes and then walked in when I felt the pain in my chest starting. I caught them red handed in the act, but I didn’t cry because I had cried so many times that the tears I once had for him dried up. I rejected him right then and there, while they were still in bed together and thankfully because he had cheated I didn’t need him to accept the rejection. I watched as he pulled out of her and fell on the floor, clutching his chest while she lay there screaming, cursing me for hurting him. Now that made me laugh, especially after all the times they had knowingly hurt me by cheating. I walked out of the cabin and I felt it when they both crossed over the border of our territory together, but just for good measure because he was a spiteful man he rejected me right back, making me feel the pain of his rejection, which was nothing compared to him cheating on me. I haven't seen him since that day and nor do I care to. You asked me if I need time and the answer is yes, I need time. I don’t trust the mate bond or the Moon Goddess when it comes to mates, she never helped me when it came to his cheating and just left me to suffer when she could have stopped it, but she didn’t. I won’t budge an inch into this until I know for sure that I am ready for another mate and if you can’t understand that then just reject me now.” I said, but he then started to laugh and it confused me. What part of everything I just told him was funny?

  “Why are you laughing?” I asked, stopping his sudden outburst. He smirked at me, which hurt me as this was my life and I had been hurt before. Was this a game to him? 

  “I’m sorry, love, I’m not laughing at you or what you have been through because there was nothing funny about that. I’m laughing because you sound just like Luna Cheyenne. She’s a tough woman and I think you two would hit it off right away.” Joseph quickly replied, sensing how hurt I was.