He’s My Alpha by Cassandra M (Jake & Clair)
Chapter 46
Jake
I drove in silence, just listening to her heartbeat and her breathing. It was a comfortable silence. It was overwhelming, but in a good way. Her scent all over the car calmed and relaxed me and my wolf.
I threw her a glance and saw that she was biting her lower lip. I felt the urge to tug it so she wouldn’t hurt herself, but instead, I reached out for her hand sitting on her lap. She looked at me with her mouth open. She wasn’t expecting my action.
I smiled at her and entwined our hands together before taking them to my lips and placing a gentle kiss on her knuckles. I saw her swallow hard before I was able to put my eyes back on the road and placed our entwined hands on my right thigh, brushing her thumb with mine.
It felt good. The spark didn’t leave my body and just kept intensifying. I could get lost in this, and for now, I didn’t care anymore.
“Do you feel it? The sparks…” She asked softly, her voice caressing me. Her eyes beamed with happiness as she stared at me.
I smiled and looked at her before I nodded. “Every single time I touch you.”
“Do you hate it?” She asked more, and my forehead furrowed, not understanding her question.
She might have guessed I was confused because she elaborated on her question. “I mean, do you hate it that you feel sparks when I touch you?”
Her voice came out so soft and it made me feel like a bad guy that if I answered wrong, she would burst out crying.
“No. I never hated it. I can actually live with this every day, every hour if only…” I took a deep breath, not knowing how to finish my statement.
She shook her head and scooted nearer, pulling my arm into her side before snaking her other arm around it. She leaned her head against my side and closed her eyes. “Ssssshhh… It’s okay. Let’s not think about the mate bond right now. Can we just enjoy this as Jake and Clair, like the old times?” She cooed softly.
I let go of the breath I was holding and nodded. I placed a quick kiss on the crown of her head gently, making sure I didn’t ruin her hair. “Just promise me that you won’t let Aeon get through you or kiss you…” It came out hoarsely from my throat.
“If you promise not to let another Alpha female cling to your arms or kiss anyone, then I’ll behave and not cause any trouble. Fair deal?” She looked up at me, her eyes filled with hope. Something I wish I could give her back.
“Promise.” I kissed her forehead and put my attention back on the road.
She stayed beside me, our hands wrapped around each other for the rest of the ride. It felt blissful, and I knew this was all I ever wanted. I wish it was easy to just give in to the mate bond and damn the whole world. Only if I could. The fear of losing her and my pack was too much to bear on my shoulders. But tonight, I will try not to think about it.
I put the car into a full stop when we reached the venue of the gala. I squeezed her hand before I pulled away from our entwined hands to snake an arm around her small body. I pulled her closer into a soft embrace, sinking my nose into her neck.
I could hear her heart beating erratically and her breath hitching.
“You smell really good, Clair.” I mumbled under my breath as my lips started to trace soft kisses on her collarbone.
“Jake… please don’t make me wet. They would smell my arousal.” She stammered, pleading in a soft, embarra*s*sed tone.
I felt cold water splash over me as I pulled away from her neck. She was right, and that was the last thing I wanted, for them to smell her arousal. ” Sorry. I got carried away.” I rubbed my neck, embarra*s*sed by my actions.
She smiled sweetly at me before cupping my cheeks with her hands, tilting her head to reach my face before crushing her lips into mine. She was kissing me, softly in her own way. I let go of my control and kissed her back, kissing her at the pace she wanted. Sweet and slow.
We were already lost in our own world when a knock on my window broke the trance we were in. I pulled away from her, my eyes apologizing for the disturbance, but she just smiled at me and wiped my lips, probably clearing off the stain from her lipstick.
I then turned to my window, putting it down to see my Beta suppressing a smile. I scowled at him, ” What now?” “As much as I wanted to leave you alone to eat each other, I can’t simply do that. Alpha Aeon is already aware of your arrival and is waiting by the entrance. ” He pointed at the entrance of the mansion, where bright lights were coming from. Alpha Aeon stood there with a few of his people, conversing with them.
I sighed and turned my attention to my blushing mate. “Ready?”
“Can we just go home? I don’t think I want to be here.” She confessed, her eyes locked on her hands sitting on her lap.
I reached for her chin and tilted her face up. “Just hang on for an hour. I’ll try to finish the meeting with him as fast as I can. Then I’ll see you at the party. If you want to go home by then, we can. Just wait for me and make sure Gavin is around all the time.” She simply nodded and started to unbuckle her seat belt.
I nodded at my Beta and he went around to Clair’s door to open it for her.
I stepped out of my car and buttoned my suit, giving my key to one of my warriors, Diego, with the instruction to park my car properly.
I looked at my back and saw Clair’s hand in my Beta’ s arm. I nodded at them before walking forward towards the entrance. I stopped the pang of jealousy from coursing through me. Right now, Clair would be safer in my Beta’s arm because I didn ’t trust anyone in this place. Especially Aeon.
‘Make sure you don’t let her out of your sight.’ I sent Gavin a mindlink as I made my way in front of Aeon.
‘Copied, Alpha.’ He answered.
“Jacob! Welcome!” Aeon acknowledged my presence and gave me a brotherly hug. Aeon and I almost grew up together, but communication became scarce as more responsibilities were thrown on our shoulders. “You know my future Beta, Krane, right?”
His Beta nodded at me and I returned the acknowledgement before answering Aeon. “Yes, of course. It’s great to be here. Let’s get down to business. I don’t want to take you away from your own party for a longer time than necessary.”
“Of course, we should do that.” He acknowledged my response, but his attention was now fixed on Clair behind me. “But let me just take a moment to personally welcome Lady Clair.”
I stepped forward and turned my body around so that I was now standing beside him and in front of my Beta and Clair. I saw Clair take a tight grip on my Beta’s arm. She must not really be used to this kind of attention.
‘Relax. I’m here.’ I tried to calm her.
She gave me a quick glance before forcing a smile towards Aeon, who took her free hand and kissed it. “I’m very honored that you accepted my invitation,
Lady Clair. Please enjoy the night and I will see you after I meet with Alpha Jacob.” He tried to lure her by using a soft voice, which was irritating to my ears. He sounded like a mouse.
I shifted from my spot and tried to act bored when in reality I was annoyed already. He kissed the same hand I just kissed earlier. Now it doesn’t have my lip mark on it.
‘Wash your hand. Don’t let his saliva sit there any longer. Might be poisoned.’ I sent her another mindlink. Her lips twitched as she tried to suppress her smile.
“Thankyou for the invitation, Alpha Aeon. I guess I’
see you later then.” She pulled her hand away from him and turned to my Beta. “Shall we go inside?” “Shall we?” I asked Aeon at almost the same time. He nodded his head, but his gaze was still fixed on Clair and my Beta, following them as they walked inside the mansion.
“This way.” He directed me to the stairs only after Clair was not within his sight already.
I c*oc*ked my head in the direction he said, urging him to go ahead before I followed after him.
‘I miss you already.’ She sent in my head and her words alone sent tingles to my body so that I found my lips curving into a smile.
‘I’ll see you soon, my queen. Behave.’ I replied before I stepped inside the office.
Clair
I went to the washroom to check myself when I had the sudden urge to send him a mindlink.
‘I miss you already.’ I bit my lower lip, not sure if I was being too aggressive, but it was what I really felt. The moment I stepped out of his arms and held on to Beta Gavin’s, everything went cold and I missed his warmth already.
‘I’ll see you soon, my queen. Behave.1 I smiled at his response, although a part of me ached because he never said he missed me back.
Oh well, he called me his queen. That would do for now.
I took one last glance at the mirror. Satisfied with what I saw, I stepped out of the washroom to find Beta Gavin leaning his back on the wall, looking bored.
“It’s not my fault. You wanted to chaperone me.” I chuckled softly as I slipped an arm around his.
“Don’t mind me. I’m used to tagging along to events like this. But it feels nice to have a beautiful female to follow around instead of a grumpy Alpha. ” He snickered, throwing me a wink as we entered the hall where the party was ongoing.
“Wow! Alpha Aeon really went all out for this, huh? ” I exclaimed. My eyes roamed around the ballroom, admiring the design, which screamed elegance and luxury.
“More of the Alpha. His father went all out for his son. He wanted him to find a Luna so he could pass him the Alpha post.” He explained calmly.
I tilted my head to look at him, surprised at his revelation. “So, Alpha Aeon is not yet an Alpha?”
He nodded. “More of a Young Alpha. He usually does parts of the Alpha tasks, like right now, meeting up with Alpha Jake, but to answer you, he is not yet the Alpha here.” He leaned in closer and added more, in a whisper. “Most Alphas never pass on their post unless their heir already has a Luna. And from what I’ve heard, his father was already pissed off because it was taking him too long to choose a Luna.”
“He never found his mate?” I was curious. Did he reject his mate as well?
The Beta just shrugged his shoulders, guiding me towards the empty table. “I had no idea.”
I sat on the chair he pulled for me and waited for him to sit beside me. “How about you? Do you want to find your soulmate? I’m sure she will love you.”
He shook his head, snorting a chuckle. “Not yet. I want to find her, but not yet. Not now. I’m sure she’
be a handful, and I have my hands tied right now.” “What do you mean? Are you with someone?” I asked with a raised eyebrow.
“That’s not what I meant. I still have to take care of my stubborn Alpha. Make sure he makes the right choices. If my mate shows up today, I don’t know how I can handle both without neglecting the other. ” He answered c*oc*kily.
I smiled at him, my hand covering his, one hand resting on the table. “Your mate is lucky to have you. I hope you don’t reject her, even if she might be a handful, as you said.”
He must have noticed the change in my mood as I tried to keep my tears at bay.
He moved closer, covered my hand with his, and looked at me in the eyes. “Listen, Clair. No matter how bad Jake treats you on some days, do not ever think he doesn’t want you. I have never seen him so conflicted as he is right now. He just needs more time. Just be patient with him.”
I nodded and dropped my gaze off of him, focusing it on the floor. “Do you think he will overcome this, his fear of having me?”
He let out a deep sigh, but before he could answer, we were interrupted by a presence above us.
“Lady Clair?” Someone called out for me.