Waiting For Her (The Alphas Young Mate)

Nine | 3 Years.

POV | Ace

We all cheered on as Aliah blew out her candles, today was her thirteenth birthday. My angel was beginning to grow into a gorgeous girl. Her now standing taller, her dark hair growing longer and her eyes just as bright and beautiful as always. In these past three years we had stuck to the agreement, the only exception being that our connection had gotten stronger. Sometimes my angel would get fevers if she was away from me for too long. This only enabled me to alter the agreement that she was to see me every 3 days, rather than just on weekends. With her being here more often, she began to branch out meeting members in our pack that were of the same age. I was beyond happy to know she had made some good friends here, though she never failed to complain about her 3 Beastly bodyguards... as she puts it.

Kane, Col and I were now all twenty-one years of age, we were getting ready to take the final steps in officially accepting our new roles in the pack. Me as Alpha, Col as Beta and Kane as Delta. The decision of who was to be Beta and Delta was made easily between the two themselves. Col explained to me that Kane 'Humbly' offered him the position of Beta, due to him requiring his 'Pumpkin Time'  I groaned realising this meant his now routine playdates with Aliah. With everything coming closer it was making it harder to keep an eye on my Angel, so in turn I was quite happy with this decision. As for her powers, her eyes haven't glowed since that night, we tried to ask her about it but she seemed to have no memory of it ever happening... the only conclusion we could make was that on that night, the voice that called for her was silenced... for now at least. Father and Stone presumed it had something to do with my Venom, but that of course was only a hypothesis. Regardless, my angel had truly been welcomed as one of our pack by all. 

Breaking me from my daze Kane ran around the table wrapping his arms around her "My little Pumpkin's finally a Teenager!" I rolled my eyes at him, he and Aliah had grown quite the friendship that sometimes I felt like the third wheel. Stepping closer I pushed him off her before leaning down placing a kiss on her head "Happy Birthday Angel" I pulled out a box from behind my back handing it to her as I knelt, her eyes went wide as she looked down at the small gift. Opening the box she looked to me with a smile, I felt the warmth spread through my chest as her emotions blossomed through her. Taking the ring out of the box I placed it on her middle finger, it was a raw opal wrapped in white gold. With her hand still in mine I placed a light kiss on her knuckles before pulling away. Something we had grown to find was that small words were not needed between us, rather we had learnt how to read one anothers feelings as they came about. Right now, I could feel her happiness as if it was glowing inside, for me... this feeling was thanks enough. 

"Can we cut the cake now Alpha!" Olcan yelled from across the table, Mayian and Olina giggling beside him. I smiled at Aliah's three friends before handing her the knife "You know the rules Angel" She shook her head at me knowingly before looking to Kane "Shoo now" Kane walked away crossing his arms as Aliah turned to the cake cutting it all the way to the bottom, as soon as she did the two girls, Mayian and Olina, squealed. "Now you have to kiss the closest boy!" I turned my cheek to her as she lent over from her seat, she gently placed her lips against my skin lightly kissing me. Xerxes stirred in me feeling our angel being so intimate with us, I took in a breath enjoying her lips on me before she pulled away. Reaching down she held my hand as I stayed knelt beside her basking in her touch, she never questioned when this desire washed over me despite me knowing very well she could feel it. Rather, she just accepted it and waited until I was calm.

The festivities of her birthday continued as she went outside with her friends, I watched closely from inside behind the glass doors until a hand gripped my shoulder "You know this is why she calls you three her Beastly bodyguards." I laughed turning to Blaez as he shrugged unapologetically "I'd rather be called a beast than lose sight of her" He shook his head at me "Always so protective" 

"I do have an entire Pack to look out for, I guess it's in my blood to only want the best for our Luna" words I had to hide so long ago I spoke freely knowing I was soon to be Alpha, though we still kept it hush around Aliah and the young ones I needed everyone to know how proud I was of my mate. The rest of the afternoon I had to join father and tie up a few loose ends, the days of him being Alpha were almost over and I was more than ready to finally take my place. Sitting across from one another, father looked at me with an unreadable expression. Relaxing back into my chair kicking my right ankle over my knee, I squinted my eyes suspiciously "What?"

Linking his fingers he rested his hands on the desk "Hunter has done alot for this pack, so I was hoping you would consider giving him the title of Gamma alongside myself once you are stated Alpha" I raised my brows surprised at his request, the position of Gamma in the pack was usually held by the previous Alpha. Not only that but... Kane. His position's importance will have lessened, not to us but when it comes to a pack's hierarchy, he would definitely be seen no differently than he is now. I wanted more for him and Father knew that, leaning forward I sighed clasping my hands together, resting my chin on them. "I don't want to do that to Kane..." Father nodded knowingly, the room went silent before he proposed an idea "What if Kane wasn't your Delta?" 

"What do you mean?" I looked at him dumbfounded, not to give Kane a position? That was out of the question "Him and Col have shared a position before, what's to say they can't achieve that again with the same results?" I shook my head "Two Beta's?" 

"Not like it hasn't been done before Son"  He shrugged. "Who would fall to the position of Delta?" I asked the question only to answer it in my head myself as father looked on... Blaez. Realising I caught on he stood, walking around his desk he lent back against it in front of me "What do you say Alpha?" Father spoke strongly, his words bringing a strong sense of pride over me. The idea itself wasn't a bad one, despite the fact that the pack house was going to be a little full everyone was deserving of their titles. Standing I gave him a nod "We should inform the men of the changes" 

POV | Aliah 

"You kissed the alpha, you kissed the alpha" Mayian and Olina chanted with a giggle, I rolled my eyes as did Olcan. Ace always made sure he was the closest one to me whenever I cut my cakes, it was a special little promise between the two of us and despite the stupid chanting I was getting right now, I wouldn't change it for the world. I would never admit this to anyone, but whenever I placed my lips to his cheek I would feel jolts of warmth run through me. It was the best feeling I had ever experienced, and my birthdays were the only days I could get away with it. 

A lot of the kids my age thought it was weird how close I was with Ace, they always told me to be prepared for him to drop me on my butt when he found his mate. Telling me I was only temporarily special to him, sometimes their words got to me but I never told Ace about it. Knowing him, he would probably get one of the twins to tie them to a tree or lock them in the cells. I smiled at the stupid things those guys do for me while I played with my hands "What did you wish for?" Mayian questioned, pulling my attention back to reality. Biting my lip I refrained from answering immediately "C'mon Spill!" Olina added.

"I wished that I could spend more time here, at the Blood Moon Pack" I lied. They all booed saying it was a lame wish, I just smiled and nodded. As they joked back and forth in front of me I drifted. When I blew out my candles, the only wish that crossed my mind, the only thing I have wanted for these past 3 years, was to see her again... I'm not sure what happened but everything from that day had vanished from my mind, as well as any signs of the one that used to call for me. At first I was happy, relieved. Father wouldn't think I was crazy and mum, maybe mum would talk to me again. But the happiness I felt soon turned to sadness, I would wait by my window every night hoping she would call. Soon enough I stopped sleeping and got sick, the only thing that would make me feel better was Ace. But he's going to become Alpha soon, he's not going to have time to tend to me when I'm sick and sad... he already doesn't, yet he still sees me every chance he gets. 

That's why I want her to come back to me, without her I feel alone. I just pray that the Goddess herself heard me. If I can't have her back.. I just want to know why she left. Sighing I tilted my head back gazing up into the starry sky, the moon was full and bright shining down on us. It always was on my birthday, but tonight it glowed with a luminous blue ring around it. In a daze I continued to stare, watching as the haze of blue around the moon began to widen. I smiled, feeling peace surrounding me as I basked in the goddesses light, feeling enveloped my body grew heavy. My head began to throb as my stomach curled with pain, with blurry eyes I looked on at three faces filled with fear. Mayian and Olinas eyes filled with tears, their mouths covered while Olcan gently gripped my shoulder, I felt him try to shake my body as he said something I couldn't make out.

Despite the three of them being distraught I turned my gaze back up to the moon, the pain rolling through in waves before I saw Olcan scream into the distance. Only a second passed before I felt the familiar warmth of Ace behind me, pulling me to his chest he wrapped his arms tightly around me. Kane and Col were close by his side, I tried to glance at them only for Ace to tilt my chin lifting my eyes to his. The moment his skin touched mine I groaned at the flames that ran through my body, Ace held still at my reaction looking at me with concern, focusing I noticed my reflection in his eyes. My body almost jolted at the sight, my eyes... they were glowing. 

With his hand still on my skin the burning sensation that ran through grew worse, I felt myself pant trying to push him away. Not thinking it through I gripped his hand in attempts to remove it from my skin only to make another course of the burning sensation jolt up my arm. My body began to tingle as it ached from his skin, what was happening to me? I whimpered as he hushed me. His words still not getting through, I looked down trying to focus on his lips to read them while he spoke, regret filling my gut at the next feeling that ran through me.... want, need, desire. I wanted to feel the burn, the same burn I feel when I give Ace my birthday kiss. As soon as the bad idea popped into my hazy mind I reached out to him, wrapping my arms around his neck I pulled him close to me. Hiding our faces under my arms the best I could I turned my head pressing my cheek to his lips, the feeling of them on me relaxing the burn. It now being replaced by the familiar jolts of warmth. 

Understanding what was happening I felt his lips move against my cheek as he kissed me, the aches and burns in my body dissipated as I relaxed into his arms "Angel... are you okay?" I heard the faint whisper from Ace as he spoke against my cheek, his skin never leaving mine. I nodded slightly against him before my eyes grew heavy, I closed them exhausted letting the darkness take me.