The Alpha's Hidden Mate

el

igh time

e. I had reached that po

rewolf years, still wasn't capable of doing a lo

wasn't staring at the screen of a withdrawing

My sister would never fail to celebrate my small wins and the amount of money t

time dream of owning a diner, it became less hard to earn money. That was how I have

went to her to show my gratitude an

n enough to get the life that I needed. A life that s

e only living family I had left... Maybe they would be two if I considered Esther

sister's four years old son. That prick was also my sister's mat

er. It should have been "a life that scre

pack without thinking twice because she had suffered at t

he was more or less a housewife. He never ceases to scold her. I w

ty to keep her safe. This could be achieved sooner than later if my plan falls th

to find a man...

needed

or

ngle female wolves. A law that stated that "no unmate

if I wanted to remain a bonafide member of a pack and not if I valued my sanity. Breaking that law would make me

me... as soon as possible... or

ur this evening at the banquet

late. If you win the Alpha king's favor, then the pack won't have to pay that huge fine

w Alpha Col

on't blame me f

his statement with red eyes. He quarreled with Esther again t

her got mated to him and she had been takin

though I have been paying my maintenance fee to Esther. Anyways, he was supposed to be f

had been fined to pay for his negligence towards the pack membe

ouldn't sit still and let Alpha Cole send me to the Alpha King that had

nature, I worry about how I would find a man and how I would cope with any man I

e Alpha Cole's plans, A

sn't the most famous on the neutral ground; some acres of land in between the six packs of The Moon H

e best of the da

ing to yoursel

nate face of the one that interrupted my soliloquizing moment. Talking to myself had become my solace since I haven

me because my werewolf senses were still at the average le

. So whatever I had to do today, might not be fated. I could no lo

anger was my

imed and closed the distance betwe

dmother, she and I have been buddies since the incident that connected us.

t Re

w your bright face, Child." Regina

ago, Regina and we spo

that was sitting in a corner. Regina tightened her hold on me but that wasn't what took my br

my with his skin and the way he stared at me before and while he walked ove

d later than sche

e and I had arranged to meet today and we spoke on the phone some ho

randson. Come cl

s to the man she referred to as her grandson. She didn't mention that

solution came to mind and I thoug

woman, not because I didn't trust her but because I didn't want to bot

om his silence, he couldn't be my mate, he was Regina's grandson. That should assure m

red myself to no

t you. My na

that brought us together. I seized the initiative to introduce myself however, Regina

e than his silence does. Regina came to my rescue by patting h

wolf that you are. Intro

t of whatever state he was and he clea

ted, "I am the Alp

was still present. I stared at him and thought of how agitated Alpha Cole would

announced that she needed to get a few things in the closet shopping mart

even if we weren't compatible. Compatibility wasn't my focus at the moment. Escaping Alpha Cole's plan wa

ome into t

still on me as he followed me into my diner, making it hard for me to steady my foots

leased me,

. By the time I returned, I met him clenching and unclenching

er than wait for your mate?" He raised a que

. My mate hasn'

tranger? What do you me

den. Showing that his wolf was surfacing. My fear of mating a stranger grew st

f I don't get mated sooner. Why

nse calmly and it was obvious that he was furious for reasons best known to him alone. While I waited for hi

lattered water was trickling over Xavier's trousers, my hand shot out

e from his seat and when my hand mistakenly touched his.

to

truth be told, he reminded me o

not willing. Don't be influenced by

his leave, but his taller frame sauntered towards me slowly

man who isn't ready for me and

efore I could clarify the misu

a hurry to marry

im a speculative look. I thought he didn't like me. Again,

ll be no going back." His voice came out cool and cal

he ter

ngue but I choked when my gaze met

fail me, my