Jaxon
For as long as I’ve been an adult, every morning I have always gone out for a run alone and then gone for breakfast before starting my day. When I became alpha of my pack, it became especially important to have an hour to myself just to relax and get away from the pressure. I’d seen how stressed my dad had been when he was alpha and I’d made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t become that way. He’d died from a heart attack and although his heart had weakened in age, Mary the pack doctor believed it was because he hadn’t looked after himself and that had contributed to it. My mother had been human, even with the fast healing my dad had passed on to her when they’d mated, it hadn’t stopped her cancer spreading, she’d died when I was eleven and the burden of being a single parent and being alpha to the pack had been too much for him to take. I can’t imagine how he must have felt losing the one person who was made for him. I hope I never will.
I’d been running on the same route since forever and I’d always ended up in the same coffee shop, but today, I’d fancied a change from my usual one, so I’d come to this diner instead. Despite having lived near M’s for years, I had never set foot in it until now. I wasn’t sure what had given me the urge to try somewhere new, but I had a feeling that fate had something to do with it. Especially when I’d seen the pretty woman that worked here. When she came up to my table and my wolf caught a whiff of her delicious scent he howled. I didn’t need his input though; I knew already that she was special; her scent was mouth-watering and had my cock rock hard instantly.
“Can I get you anything else?” she asked me in her sweet voice. Her eyes didn’t meet mine, but she wasn’t being rude. She was shy.
“No, thank you.” I replied. Her eyes darted to mine before she glanced away, a small smile lifting her pink lips.
She couldn’t be over twenty-five and she was small. I could probably pick her up with one hand. As she walked away, I watched her. I could not tear my eyes away from her ass as it wiggled with her movements. Her waist was tiny; my hands would touch if not overlap if I wrapped them around her. She was an itty-bitty thing and so gorgeous. I finished my coffee and reluctantly stood up to leave; sticking a note under my cup, I walked towards the front door. The girl turned in my direction and our eyes collided. The green in hers darkened, and I sucked in a breath almost growling at the intense smell of her arousal. She smelt like vanilla and chocolate. Fuck! I was right, she was special, she was my mate, and she was human. I bit my lip, flinching as my teeth stabbed sharply into my skin. That meant my eyes had changed too. My wolf whined in my head, he wanted me to throw her over my shoulder and make a run for it. I couldn’t do that of course. I sniffed again and her arousal had faded to fear, I didn’t like that. Closing my eyes, I concentrated on getting myself back under control. She was frowning when I caught her gaze again, her face showing her confusion. My beast was trying to free himself, to get through my control and it took all my strength to push him back. I wanted to claim her immediately just as he did, but she was human, she didn’t understand our world and taking her now would have her fear me, not love me. There were things I needed to explain to her. I smiled at her hoping I didn’t look too scary and then I hurried to the front door. The smell of her was calling me and I needed fresh air. I was aware of her eyes following me, but I didn’t look back, I couldn’t, otherwise I would betray myself. Once I was outside, I inhaled the clean air and walked towards my car. Excitement ran through me at the thought of having a mate. I wasn’t wrong when I thought fate had sent me here for a reason. I’d waited so long to find her and I would be back for her, I had no choice in that, but I would not come back all guns blazing and claim her like my wolf wanted me to. I didn’t want her scared of me, I wanted her to trust me and with her being human, it was going to be hard enough already.