Chapter 24 Lunch Date's

Winter's pov.

At lunch, I'm invited to come with a couple of others to the small cafe in town. We're all just going to car pull. I can't explain how comforting working home in my pack is we're all connected..belonging to one family. I miss this connection..even grieved it..it's a nice piece of mind for Lola and me.

Before me, Jewel's, Peter, and Tiffy even step foot out of Jewel's van...I know my mate's also at this cafe. I feel him. Well Damn! This is going to be awkward. I didn't know he ate lunch away from his office. What do I know? I'm not answering that.

"Winter you have to try Aunt Betty's Catfish dinner. It's the best anywhere in the state." Jewel says.

"I LOVE catfish that's exactly what I'm going to stuff in this gut," I say pointing at my tummy.

"What gut bean pole?" Peter says laughing.

"I'm no bean pole. I'm a strong tree that could most certainly kick your booty mister." I say playfully. I'm quite certain I definitely can. I swear training with Alpha Ryan's pack was the special force's. I got to train alongside Julious a lot of times that helped me not give up for his example.

"Ooh, and I'm helping." Say's, Tiffy.

"Don't be forgetting about me. With my help will have him decapitated in 0.3 seconds." Jewel's state's sarcastically.

"It's like that?" Peter puffs.

"Yup!" We three girl's say in unison. We all laugh it up.

We walk in all emerged in conversation. I refuse to let this bond control me and look at Richard. It's like fighting the force. Ugh!... I already know he's looking at me. I feel he's eyes like all over me. The familiar pull tugging me toward's him. No sirree! I came here to have lunch with friend's and that's what I'm going to be doing. Hopefully, they don't pick up on all my tension. It's inevitable when that man's in a room. I crave his presence like nothing that's ever existed. I don't quite comprehend it my self. I think my stupid self has started to form a relationship bond with him already. I feel he's mine already like I've staked claim. He doesn't have to know all that though.

I follow my little crew to a big table in the back I slide in next to Jewel's so I get a edge seat. I don't like the feeling of being trapped. I walked the whole way to this table head down. No chance of locking eyes with my soul sucker. No time to malfunction. I don't need to SEE anything!

Jewel says. "Your gonna flippin LOVE this place..hand's down. If not we can't be friends." She says jokingly. We all laugh.

"We're talking catfish here girl my fav. I can't be so easily thrownt away." I joke.

"Oh, you definitely will not be going anywhere. We're hard to abandon." Peter state's friendly. He's not a Richard..handsome in his own way in all..but I'm hooked Richard's like my fix when he touches me I'm in another galaxy altogether.

"No..I'm definitely staying this time. I missed my pack a piece of you feel's gone without that connection. I tell them. It's like morning a death most don't experience it because they don't leave.

"Awww...we're glad your back." Say's, Tiffy. She's definitely the girly,girl of us three. Jewel's is tomboyish but chick all the way. I guess I fit in the middle somewhere.

"The real question is what crazy person leave's her pack girl?" Jewel's questions.

"Me! I'm THAT crazy chick..don't forget it. Okay?" I say joking around. Cause really I don't know them well enough to lay out my life's story. I absolutely hate pitty in other's eyes. Let's avoid all that. I'm no open book by far.

"I like some crazy myself." Peter blurts.

"We're sure ya do!" Jewel slap's him.

"Well, I've always wanted to meet a crazy person," Tiffy says.

"We'll now we've met," I tell her. "But, seriously..it should have came with my name crazy just seem's to happen around me."

The waiter show's up and take's 4 catfish dinner orders. I guess we all like catfish.

"Really? I had a kid pee in my fake tree! In class today! And crazy stuff's happening to you?" Jewel say's annoyed. We all start laughing so hard we can barely breathe. That's some funny shit right there! Kids! Even wolves around our table are laughing.

When I catch my breath finally I ask. "So what you guy's doing Friday?"

"What's you got in mind bean pole?" Peter immediately asks.

"Well my son challenged a kid to a match and it's happening Friday. Seriously you guy's should come check him out he's pretty killer for a five-year-old."

"Hua?" Jewel says. "What?" Tiffy says.

"You have a pup?" Peter asks all stunned.

"I.do. is that a problem?" I ask.

"No..it's just you aren't mated," Peter says bewildered.

"No..I'm not," I tell him.

A waitress comes and bring's our food. I take a bite of fish instantly. "I'm in luner heaven." I moan.

"Right...I flippin told ya, girl." Jewel gloat's..and she should it's the best around apparently.

"Don't be moaning at the table bean pole a man has to go back to work Aye," Peter complains.

"Oh, he'll be fine. Shut up, Peter." Tiffy says to him.

Then I feel him approaching. I've felt his eye's never leave me since I've entered. I thought maybe since we've been here a while and he hasn't approached I was in the clear..boy am I always wrong. When it comes to him it seems so. My body starts to shake on its own accord. Damn, the thing's this man's presence does to me. Tiffy give's me a worried look. I smile at her trying to avoid it.

Then I hear him speak. "Winter, are you enjoying your lunch?" Richard asks me. I hear unexpected gasp's around the tables. Making my hand's sweaty. I look up to lock eyes with my mate. Goddess, he sure looks good in Alpha. I shake my head mentally. He smirks that evil smirk of his. Like he knew what I was thinking.

"Yes, Alpha," I say.

"Good glad you're enjoying yourself..and the rest of you?" Richard asks the others.

"Yes, Alpha." Was said all at once but jumbled.

We still haven't dropped our eye-locking..he winks with that evil smirk at me and turn's his gaze on Peter. Oh, my he's most certainly jealous. Don't tell me he's about to wolf out and make me kick his tail. Instead, he raises an eyebrow at Peter an then shift's his gaze back on me and leans in. My breath hitches. He's about to steal my life force. He lifts my chin to look deep in my eyes..he leans in further I now feel the exhale of his breath fan my face. He looks down at my lip's and close's the gap...placing a soft gentle kiss at the corner of my lip's. Then lean's back gaze's deeper in my eye's rub's his thumb over my lip gently. Then stand's leaving me a mess to snap out of. Once I gain bearings...I can't believe he did that.

"Did yall see that too or did I just imagined it?" Jewel asks.

"Oh, girl you have seen what I seen," Tiffy says.

"I need details start spilling," Jewel says impatiently.

"Yeah Alpha's don't just walk up to folk's and lippedy lock." Tiffy state's excitedly.

"Well since the jerk up an pulled a fast one on me and then left me hanging to explain...I'll tell you but it needs to stay quiet till Alpha tells the pack...he's my mate," I tell them.

Then I have to spend the remainder of my lunch answering a million and one questions of course. I didn't tell them everything just he basic's. Honestly though what the hell was he thinking? There's a whole diner here full of pack member's and word travel's like lighting and thunder in a pack. He had absolutely NO brownie pointing right's to put me on the spot.

When we arrive back at the school I call in a substitute to take over my day and get in my car heading straight for Richard's office. I'm not to be trifled with. I'm not some flippin public pack hoe. I pull up park and head in. He knows I'm here. Just like I know he's here...Good! I shoot right past Amber without speaking a word and walk right into his office...I don't knock either. I hope it ticks him off...I don't care!

He, of course, is smirking his ass off as I shut the door behind me to face him. Damn him and his sexy smirk's.

"What was that Richard?" I fume at him. I don't call him Alpha either..push me and I push back basic sociology.

"Damn..your sexy when you're all worked up."

Before I even know it I'm standing within a foot of his massive body and I've done punched him square in the jaw!.....His head fly's back but he's rolling in laughter! I quickly take myself across the room before I beat him to death. That actually fancies my tickle.

When he's done laughing at my expense he tells me. In a low calm gentle voice.

"It was either that or being marked on the spot babe. It took all my restraint to keep my promise. I don't have any issues with the pack knowing who my mate is. In fact, I'd mark you here and now." He gets up and come's to stand directly behind me. I feel his very heat coming off his body warming me. He immediately has me rapped in his muscular arm's. Leaving me flightless.

"Tell me this feel's wrong." He says low and seductively. I say nothing.

"Tell me you don't want me." Again I say nothing. I can't lie. He gently moves the hair from my neck.

"No. Please don't do it." I say breathlessly. He freezes his action's let's out a long sigh.

"I'm afraid we are running out of time my love...see you will be coming into heat soon. I'm already starting to feel it's effects. You have only a matter of days left. I refuse to take you, Winter, until I've marked you..you remember what happened last time right? I don't want our next time to be like that. I don't want to ever hurt you, baby. I want to love and worship your body. Do you hear my words?" I nod. He release's me and I hurry out his office a face flustered..heart beating wildly mess...

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