Chapter 7: Mister Alpha

Aurora's POV

The blinds to my bedroom were drawn open and I groaned at the contact from the sun. I slowly opened my eyes and reached for my phone, reading the time as my eyes flickered open. Sh*t, I was late for training.

I tossed the covers off my body and sat up groaning from the pain that shot through my body, Alpha Liam didn’t hold back with his attacks this morning.

“Rise and shine.”

Faith’s smile blinded me as she flopped down onto the bed almost landing on my legs. Why didn’t she wake me? She was the one who warned me about our Alpha’s tempter to tardiness.

“Why the hell didn’t you wake me?”

I asked hitting her arm. She pouted and rubbed at the spot where I hit her. I rolled my eyes knowing I hadn’t hit her as hard as she was insinuating.

“Practice got canceled.”

She shrugged as if it had been a normal occurrence for the Alpha to cancel training. He seemed like the type of guy who wanted his pack training whenever they could. It didn’t make sense for him to just cancel for no reason. Had something gone wrong? Was he too exhausted from practicing with me? Had he gotten sick because he was outside and shirtless?

“Something about the Alpha being too busy, but he doesn’t want us to practice without him. He probably thinks we’re going to slack off. Or that you’re going to kill Jessica.”

She chuckled. I forced a smile on my face as I listened to her go on about being exhausted from practice, but being too excited to complain. Faith had waited her whole life to show the world what she was capable of. She’s always wanted to be seen as her brother’s equal and now that we were a part of this pack, she was able to be just that.

Deciding that I couldn’t focus on whatever Faith was talking about without finding out the truth about training being canceled I focused my mind on the Alpha. My heart started to race as I thought about the mint on his breath when his lips were just inches away from mine. I thought about the way I felt when his arms sat on either side of my head as I lay trapped underneath him.

“Alpha?”

I called. I couldn’t conceal the urgent fear that somehow crept into my mind without my permission.

“Aurora, what a pleasant surprise.”

His voice didn’t sound like he was in danger. He sounded alert and sort of happy. What was he happy about? Was there a person who made him happy? Was he with a woman right now?

“I hope I’m not interrupting you. I heard you were busy.”

I said nervously. I didn’t want to be one of those girls, the ones who stalked and irritated their crush. Could I even classify my feelings for the Alpha as a crush? Did I even have feelings for him or was it just a physical attraction? As much as I found the other wolves disgusting for throwing themselves at him I couldn’t deny understanding why. Alpha Liam was any woman’s wet dream. He was the ultimate wet dream with his broad shoulders, incredible physique, and impeccable facial features.

“I’ve always got time for you. What’s wrong?”

He asked. I could feel myself turning into mush at his endearment. He could certainly be charming when he wanted to be.

“Practice, it was canceled. Should we be concerned?”

His chuckle filtered through my mind and if I hadn’t already been sitting on my bed I’m sure my knees would go weak at the sound. Everything about this man seemed to affect me and I wasn’t sure if it were all in the best way.

“Yes, I had other obligations and I didn’t want to overbook myself. I figured you could use the rest so I decided to cancel practice.”

Did he cancel practice for me? My heart swooned, but I had to be realistic. He hadn’t just canceled practice for me, I was just one of the many factors that he took into consideration before canceling practice.

“Are we still on for practice tomorrow morning?”

I was getting the best of both worlds. I was training and hopefully, that meant that I was getting better even though it was only one practice and I was spending more time with the Alpha. I hadn’t taken him up on his offer to spend more time with me, but I couldn’t complain about the time that I was spending with him. I was enjoying myself, I felt comfortable around him, and never once did I feel embarrassed.

“I have to get back to work now, but I’ll see you then.”

I felt him close the mind link as my mind drifted back to reality. I felt a sudden coldness being away from him even though it was just him leaving my mind and vice versa. As I came back to reality, Faith sat on my bed with her arms crossed over her chest.

“Who was more important than me?”

She asked. Sh*t, I hadn’t known I was gone long enough for her to notice that I wasn’t listening anymore.

“No one, it was nothing.”

“As your best friend, I demand you tell me.”

Her blue eyes stared at me as they began to water. I hated that Faith could make the devil confess his sins to her. I huffed and covered my face with my pillow.

“I was talking to the Alpha.”

I explained. The pillow was ripped from my face as Faith stared at me with her eyes wider than I had ever seen them.

“You and Alpha Liam!”

She squealed. I slapped my hand over her mouth and gave her a warning look. Werewolves were one of the nosiest creatures alive and I didn’t need the entire pack to think I was just some other girl trying to get into their Alpha’s pants.

“Jesus be quiet Faith. It’s not like that, I don’t think. He’s training me in secret, he thinks I can be better than an omega.”

I whispered. I didn’t know where my mother was and I didn’t care, I hadn’t forgotten our fight from last night and I wasn’t ready to forgive her. She didn’t believe in me and it would take more than a night of sleep to forgive that.

“That explains why you slept through all of my phone calls. Alpha Liam wore that a** out.”

She teased. I rolled my eyes but I knew I was turning as red as a tomato at her statement. The idea of Alpha Liam wearing me out wasn’t the worst thing that could happen.

“You’re embarrassing.”

I said causing her to laugh. She kicked her boots off her feet and pulled them into her chest as she faced me on the bed.

“Your mom isn’t here, she went looking for a job so it’s just the two of us. Tell me everything.”

I huffed as Faith looked at me patiently. She was going to be disappointed because there was nothing juicy or gossip-worthy about my relationship with Alpha Liam if you could even call it that.

I told Faith everything, I started with the meeting inside the pack house and told her everything that happened when I mind-linked him this morning. I even told Faith all the feelings that I had inside when he said my name and how my heart was racing when I thought he was going to kiss me.

“I heard he hasn’t found his mate yet and he’s twenty-three.”

Faith gossiped. It didn’t feel right to talk about his private life like this, but I was intrigued. Faith had unknowingly answered one of the questions that were burned in my mind. He didn’t have anyone. There was no mate that he had been coming home to, but that didn’t mean he didn’t have a girlfriend or girlfriends. He was far too attractive of a man to be single with no options.

“What’s your point? My mom hasn’t found hers yet either and she’s thirty-four.”

I knew what Faith was implying, but I couldn’t allow myself to get that far deep into thought. I had one year left before I found my mate and I couldn’t entertain the idea of it being Alpha Liam, especially if it turned out to not be him. It was the same reason that I ended things with Dillion.

“It’s not impossible. It’s probably why you’re so strong for an omega. You’re stronger because your mate is stronger.”

I shook my head at her ridiculous notion, but I couldn’t ignore the backflip that my heart did at the thought. How insane would it be if I was fated to an Alpha? Was that even possible? Would an Alpha accept an omega as a mate in the first place? Could there be some truth to Faith’s words? Why did that thought scare me more than anything?

Dinner time rolled around and Faith and I made endless small talk and gossiped about everything that she had discovered from her brother. Dillion had been her eyes and ears learning about this pack’s juicy scandals before our arrival and the pack was boring without us. I tried my best to steer the conversation away from Alpha Liam anytime I felt that she would bring him up.

The front door opened and I smelled my mother’s perfume and body wash. Faith walked out of my room to greet my mother downstairs. I hadn’t managed to tell Faith about the fight from the previous night, but I didn’t have the heart to talk about it either. It was depressing knowing that your mother and biggest supporter didn’t believe in you.

Faith’s parents always encouraged her. Even when Alpha Robin had told her training was useless for her, they still took time out of their busy schedules to train her privately making sure that she was capable of defending herself. They believed in her and that’s all I wanted my mother to do for me.

“How was the job hunting?”

Faith asked my mother when she entered the living room. My mother was placing Chinese food boxes on the table with a smile on her face. She didn’t look bothered by our fight. She was acting as if everything was fine and there wasn’t anything wrong between us.

“I found a job, it’s at a restaurant. It’s not much, but it pays the bills.”

My mother said. She looked at me and smiled before turning her attention back to Faith. Despite the smile on her face, her eyes revealed that I hadn’t been crazy and there was still unfinished business between us.

“How was your day? Did you guys go walk around the compound? It’s beautiful here. Better yet, you guys can tell me about it over dinner.”

“Faith was on her way out and I’m not very hungry.”

I said. I wasn’t like my mother who avoided problems, I’d rather us either address the problem now rather than pretend everything was peaches and cream.

“I’ll take that as my cue to leave. Have a good night.”

Faith left the house leaving me and my mother to glare at each other. As I had assumed, my mother had been the first to break our eye contact.

“I don’t want us to argue honey. I spoke with the Alpha and he won’t exempt you from training. He said it’s a requirement to stay in this pack.”

I hope she didn’t assume that the more she spoke the better it was becoming. I was getting angrier as more words left her mouth. How dare she talk to the Alpha about me. She hadn’t listened to a single word that I had said yesterday. She had purposely ignored me and decided to go ahead with doing what she felt suited her.

There was no way I was giving up my private training with Alpha Liam and now there was no repairing this. My relationship with my mother is deteriorating and I don't know if we'll ever be able to repair it. Will we ever be able to get over this bump in the road? I don't understand why she's so against my training. What isn't she telling me?