Chapter 16
Aiden's POV
I never intended to show myself at the ball. The least I wanted is to find my mate and get drunk from that incredible smell again. I locked myself at my office, letting Nick do my role of hosting the ball.
But when the ceremony started, I can only smell her! That sweet heavenly scent lingers on my nose that every fucking time it hits my nostrils, I'll put my hand on my nose. Trying to block her scent but eventually failed.
Male wolves ' attraction toward their mate is stronger. I may be able to smell her clearly but she won't know I'm around unless she'll lay her eyes on me.
My wolf keeps nagging at me for my resistance. He badly wants her and I hate him for being so. I don't want to have a mate! I don't want a messed-up Luna at my side!
I can feel everything that's happening below. The party was held on the ground floor. The ceremony was finished and everyone's enjoying the rest of the night.
I regret not staying in my house when my feet seem to have a mind of their own. The scent still lingers everywhere and I can't stop the mate bond's pull any longer. My eyes are closed tight as I went out of my office. I stopped in the hall where I can see the party below.
Her smell is there, everywhere. As soon as I looked down, my eyes fixed on the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. She's wearing an olive dress that hugged her body, the slit on the dress helped me take a peek of her perfect round legs.
I growled to myself, just with her sight and my abnormal thirst for sex seemed to cease. I saw her as she talked with my Beta, Nick. My hearing enhanced on its own to overhear what they're talking about.
"Come, dance with me." Nick even offered his hand to her. I growled to myself as I heard him say that. How dare he ask my mate to dance with him!
"You're no my type." My anger subsides as my mate said that. Her face is serious and she didn't reach for my dog beta's hand. My wolf cheered, proud of her already.
She must felt devastated when no one walked forward for her. I thought I'll see her crying and in pain like the usual reaction I've seen in the past years but she seemed stronger inside.
My thoughts ate me that I did not hear what Nick replied. The next thing I saw was him snatching my precious mate's hand for the dance he's been hell-bent to.
I growled inwardly. Can't this dog wait for his mate! I'm itching to jump from where I stand to where they were but I stopped myself when I saw her letting him have that dance.
What the fuck.
I felt my chest tightened from the view. I was just proud of her for a minute and now she's letting him do as he wishes! Nick's not her mate! How can she let him touch her!
When Nick hugged his arms around my mate's waist, I almost lost it. My growls are getting louder each minute that I'm watching the scene.
My body starts to shake as they continued dancing and talking. I wasn't able to focus on their talk, my eyes are glued to Nick's arm around my mate. I'll break that arm for sure.
"Ashira." Said, my mate. Even her name sounds beautiful. It suits her though that arm that wrapped around her needs to be taken care of.
My wolf growl loud enough for everyone to hear. My wolf's upset with what's happening but most at me.
And there, I lost it. My eyes turned red, my Alpha blood taking me over.
I jumped from the second floor and land a few steps away from them. I'm breathing heavily, trying to calm myself when I was welcomed by a pair of beautiful deep green eyes and a perfect face. Damn, she's so perfect.
I was starting to compose myself, stilled by my mate's sole presence when Nick pulled her a step away from me with his fucking arm still around what's mine! My eyes sharped to Nick's and his arm and that's enough for my anger to rise again!
I growled and snatched Ashira's arm, feeling the best sensation I've ever encountered just from touching her. I stiffened when her body smashed into me, bolts of electrifying sensation shot through me. Her scent while this close is suffocating my lungs in a good way. I, with disbelief, liked having her around.
I looked at Nick again, using my Alpha to him. Making him submit to me. Letting him know his damned place.
"How dare you!" I growled loudly. I can feel the powerful aura surges around me, affecting everyone in the hall but with Nick taking the most blow. I intend for him to.
I felt my mate's hand clutches my shirt so I looked down at her, meeting her beautiful eyes. I can't see any emotion in her aside from the affection and fear. I must've scared her.
She then turned her eyes on those around us and back to me, giving me a message. I must have ruined the evening. Everyone is plastered with fear.
I growled, looking back to Nick.
"I'll deal with you later," I said through gritted teeth.
'I'll break that fucking arm of yours.' I mind linked Nick privately, making him paled more than he already is. He just bowed at me slightly. I'm not threatening him. I will break his arm later.
When Ashira and I reached my office, all I wanted to do when I placed her on the wall is to crush my lips into hers, to taste her inviting lips. But I took over control and stopped myself from doing so.
"How dare you flirt with my beta in front of my people!" I yelled. Those are not the words I wished to project but I can't take it back anymore.