Alpha Ace and his Undercover Mate

It has been a week since my encounter with Ace, and it has been horrible for us both.

Every time I crossed him, he always looked so pained, and his eyes were practically pleading with me to talk to him, but I couldn't.

All my life I've been through training, building up a pack that was broken, sleepless nights wondering how having a mom felt, but nothing I did was ever this hard.

I was glad for the long training hours. Even though I did nothing but 'observe', it really got my mind off things. When I was back at the house, I would either talk to Lilly, or watch movies till I fall asleep.

Today was meant to be my training day again, and I couldn't hide how relieved I was. I desperately needed to punch someone. Aiden had already woken me up, which was a habit of his, so I was currently getting ready.

I finished earlier than usual, so I went to my balcony to get some fresh air.

The six a.m wind hit me immediately, calming my senses instantly. I leaned against the bar as I watched the sun rise from behind the trees.

It filled the sky with mighty colours of red and splashed the clouds with endless rays of pink. It was bright and mesmerising as it invited me to stare deep into the horizon.

A delightful sigh escaped my lips as I got lost in it's relishing beauty.

"Beautiful, isn't it? "

I yelped in surprise as the voice startled me back to reality. I spun around, being faced by my one and only mate, Ace. I didn't say anything, just stared at him. He sighed, stepping further onto the balcony.

"I'm sorry I scared you, it's just that I was passing by, when Aiden asked me to call you. But I was knocking for a while and I didn't hear you so I thought you were hurt or something." I nodded in understanding after he explained himself, but now I was lost for words as I gazed at him.

I haven't heard him talk to me in a whole week, it had my heart racing and my wolf howling, after being pissed at me for days.

"I'll be right out," I said as I turned back to face the sunrise.

He didn't leave though, instead he joined me at the end of the balcony, leaning against the bar. He didn't try to initiate conversation, so I just stayed silent, enjoying the few minutes I had in his presence.

"You really like the sunrise, don't you? " He asked, looking at me with an admirable smile on his face.

"I really do, and sunsets too. Have you ever seen anything so beautiful? "

"I can think of something" He took a step closer to me, gazing at me with love-struck eyes. " Or someone" He whispered, moving a loose strand of hair from my face.

Once dormant butterflies erupted in my belly, as I involuntarily leaned into his touch. His eyes glistened with hope, as mine widened in realization.

Shit.

and stepped back abruptly, leaving his face once again broken. Before

constantly hurting you like this, but I

of the room before he could get a

the stairs, stopping dead in my tracks at the sight in front of me. Everyone was

was wrong with that, but it was 6

matter, so he said we

Aiden as I slowly sat beside them, glancing at the stairs to see if Ace was following. Luckily he wasn't, so I relaxed into Aiden to

few minutes, I noticed they weren't really interested in the TV show that was on, so I was about to ask why they were up, but then a middle aged

up, running to them open armed. Aiden and I watched curiously, as Scott and

our little trouble maker already?" Calum teased as

her. He wouldn't stop whining about how he missed his baby girl"

we put it together.

to her, holding out my hands as I gazed at the cutie with amazement. I didn't even

them for not mentioning it. I talked to them, but not much. Lilly and I hung out,

hold her? " I asked softly. She smiled and gently placed the

side, and I knew from that

but loving look on her face. "She just turned one last

a baby voice. "That's such a pretty name for a pretty baby." Asia giggled even louder as I played with her little

Lilly's and her eyes

happier at my statement, no doubt having seen

I was hurting them too. By right I was supposed to

now learnt was Calum's mom smiled brightly at me, stretching out

meet you. Ace is like a son to us" I smiled warmly at

and that

want to get their hopes up either. I knew Ace's dad died from what my dad told me, and I don't know about his

shouted in my head. I

gave Asia back to Lilly as I joined Aiden in the kitchen. I knew what he was about to say so I prepared myself to give him 'the

was five. I rolled my eyes as I grabbed the

repeated boredly,

in love with them, and Aiden knew that. He was probably seeing this mission as a lost cause for me already. A mate, very nice people and

sighed as I actually

so...nice. Calum and Lilly were building their lives, Ace was building his pack

were the strongest and most trusted that he could think of to send here, but I'm starting to believe that I wasn't cut out

how I'd probably be dooming Asia to a fate like mine, to grow up