The Alpha's Rejected Silent Mate

Chapter 57

Mate. The word won’t stop running through my head. I have a mate. One that I’ve just, miracle on miracles, have just promised to actually try this mate thing with. My mind flashes back to Elena and even though, I know, just by looking at her, that Winter is nothing like her, the old hurt and stinging pain remains, even after all of these years. But I have to take a leap of faith, I can’t keep living like this, not trusting anyone or letting anyone in. I’m tired of feeling lonely, even when I’m surrounded by people.

Winter looks awestruck at my proposal, as though she’d never dared dream that I would offer to try and I feel an overwhelming sense of guilt and loss. I’ve put her through so much and even now, she’s adamant she wants to be mates. Her eyes are shining and so vivid with happiness that I almost come undone. God, what a bastard I’ve been to her. I don’t deserve her, but I still want her. Storm wants her. We both want her.

“I don’t want to confine you to my rooms” I say slowly as she looks at me, her eyes looking slightly concerned. Maybe she thinks I’m going to make her an omega again? Like hell I will. I don’t trust any of the unmated males in my pack not to try and get in her pants or lay a hand on her. The last one who tried ended up losing a very valuable finger. He was lucky it wasn’t something much bigger and more important to him. Next time it would be, he’d been warned. All of the males in the pack would be warned.

“You can walk around the pack house and the grounds” I say reluctantly “but try not to stray too far from the house if possible. You can’t call out for help and unless you’re ready for me to mark you…” I trail off and see her pale, before she quickly shakes her head. Storm is annoyed but I won’t do it against her wishes, I’ve already done enough to her as it is. She needs to learn to trust me and marking her against her will isn’t the way to go about it.

I clear my throat. “I just don’t want you to put yourself in any danger” I finish up and she looks pleased at my concern.

Is it really this easy to be a mate? It was almost instinctual, the need to keep her safe and be overprotective. Shadow however is prepared to keep her confined in the rooms, not caring if it makes her hate us. He’s the overprotective one out of the two of us. It takes all my self control to keep him from taking over.

It’s not safe. Until we mark her, she should stay here, in the room. She doesn’t need to go anywhere, we can have someone attend to her every needs. Heck if she wants a sandwich, we can make her a damn sandwich. It’s not hard.

We can’t mind-link yet remember? Bozo. Besides, Winter needs to know that its alright to get around and see the actual pack. I trust her. She’s not going to run away, at least I don’t think she will if we give her back her freedom. If she does run, it’s the least of what we deserve after everything we’ve put her free.

But I don’t want to give her her freedom. What if she finds someone better than us?

She wouldn’t have to look far Storm, trust me.

That’s your opinion, but I’m a beautiful sexy hunk of a wolf, why would she want to leave me? You, I totally get, you’ve been a right douchebag.

Gee, thanks, it’s always so nice to have these conversations with you Storm. You’re so humble.

My wolf just laughs and blocks me before I can. I swear at him in my mind and turn to Winter who’s smiling wide from ear to ear. “Listen, you’re to stay in my room from now on” I add and she looks down and twists her hands

“We will sleep together but not do the other thing” I say firmly, meaning it, and she bites her lip but nods. God she’s adorable. Too cute for words.

Before I can say anything further, there’s a mind-link and one of the patrol members speaks in a rush.

south west corner of the grounds. Several

get the rest of the warriors to attack. Do not let

On it.

I’ll be there shortly.

off and groan. But it’s my duty as Alpha to keep the rogues away and

and out the door, before I shift into my wolf form, a large black wolf that easily

against the ground, my body flying through the air as I leap and jump, getting to the south west corner in record time, several pack members already engaging the small group of rogues. I tackle one to . the ground and rip his throat out at the same

one that’s sneaking up on one of my men and we go

I feel its claws rip across my mid-section, a deep gouge that bleeds as I get

rogue looking

with anger.

as it races towards me head

meet it, sending him flying into a nearby tree. It howls and

the fights not over yet. Even though it’s been badly wounded, the rogue

second too late, his claws shredding across my chest

like a rag doll, my own claws ripping him to shreds across

dead, flinging the body

as I stand back up and look over the scene in front of me. The last rogue

down by three of my best warriors and the

blood was pungent and overwhelming. I could see several

have died and that’s what I’m truly thankful about. It could have been

worse.

into my human form, the pain excruciating from my many wounds as my men also shift. Langdon is there and he rushes to my side as I clutch at

been badly wounded, I think you

at him, ignoring the fact

reason I’m remaining upright.

Langdon urges but I’m not about to let him take me. I need to check on Winter. I just left her there, back in the room. The poor thing’s probably

that as an Alpha,

determination.