Anya smiled and nodded her head. “You remember.”
“I fucking do. You were the only one who helped out while all the fuckers around me were laughing. But you were so skinny and small way back then.”
“It was five years ago. I was still a kid.” She answered shyly.
“But damn, Caleb was right—you’ve grown into a hot chick!” He said while licking his lower lip.
I rolled my eyes at Dawson’s flirty ways, shaking my head as I grinned at Jenny.
Alpha Vesmont has three sons, Caleb, Trent, and Dawson. And among the three of them, he was the most easygoing type. Probably because he has fewer responsibilities on his shoulders compared to his two older brothers.
Anya’s smile faded as her cheeks started to tint red at Dawson’s words. “Alpha Caleb said that?”
“Yes. And he told me you’re not 18 yet. He was hoping you were his mate, but I think he was mistaken because I’m fucking sure you’re my mate, given how my heart flutters at the sight of you. When are you turning eighteen?” Dawson asked, a smug smirk still on his lips as he crossed his arms over his chest.
Jenny and I started giggling this time while Anya gave out a shy smile, biting her bottom lip.
“What’s funny?” He asked. He looked lost as his eyes shifted from me to Jenny.
“Anya is already eighteen,” Jenny answered.
“And since you are both not acting strange, I assume she is not your fated mate,” I added, and Dawson’s jaw opened before he turned his whole body to face Anya.
“No fucking way. Somethingmight just have gone wrong.” He pretended to be heartbroken while clutching his chest, then strode quickly to Anya, gripped her arms, leaned forward to try to scent her, and started chuckling as Jenny and I giggled even more.
“Damn, this is fucking crazy, you smell sweet… but…” He kept trying to smell her hair and neck.
“She’s not your mate, Dawson.” I couldn’t stop myself from laughing, and Anya started giggling too. And then all of a sudden, her body stiffened as her eyes widened like she had seen a ghost.
The grin on my lips was wiped off the moment I saw the fear that crossed Anya’s eyes. And before I could understand what was happening, a loud growl erupted behind me.
“Mine!”
All eyes moved in the direction of the growl, but everything happened so fast. A large body came directly to where Dawson was. A hand coiled around Dawson’s shirt, and he was shoved to the kitchen floor as all the omegas scuttled to the far end to watch the commotion, while Anya stood frozen in her spot.
“Did you fucking kiss her?”
YOUNG ALPHA CALEB.
I had nothing scheduled for the day, so I pulled Dawson away from his computer games, and we drove off to Riley’s territory. I knew we were too early for Nadia’s birthday dinner, but I had been wanting to visit my cousin’s territory for another reason.
Anya.
When I met her almost six months ago, I asked when she would be turning eighteen, and she told me the exact day. It was a couple of days ago, and Nadia’s birthday dinner was just perfect timing. I was hoping she would be here tonight, but if not, I had to find a way to see her, even if that meant visiting her home. But the thing was, I just couldn’t ask Sebastian.
Riley’s Gamma was a known playboy before he met Jenny, and I believed it was for the same reason he was so protective of his sister when it came to dating. So asking him would be out of the question. I had tofind a way to see Anya on my own.
I’d never been so taken with a woman that I couldn’t stop thinking about her for days.
Fuck that!The truth was, she had been on my mind for the past six months. And as much as I wanted to give it a try and pursue her, I couldn’t. She was only seventeen at the time.
The fucking problem was, I was twenty-six. We had a nine-year gap, and I couldn’t just go and ask her for a date without someone raising an eyebrow because she was still a minor then.
But since she was already eighteen, I could give it a try. To be honest, I was hoping that she would end up being my mate. I was tired of being alone. And it has been four years since the last time I was in a relationship. I grew numb over time and didn’t care anymore about females, only for all my senses to be awakened by a tiny, blonde female with deep dimples.
I hope you’re listening, Selene. Give me Anya as my mate, and I swear to the moon that I’ll be a good mate.
“Uncle is still not stepping down?” Riley’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts as we walked out of the training grounds and toward the packhouse with Gamma Sebastian.
