He meets her

ASHTON'S POV

  “ There she is ” I whispered to myself when my eyes meet hers . She wore a cute frown whilst picking a book that looked like a menu or something more than that .

She twitched her lips nervously staring at me, I could hear her heart race a million times faster than usual and she averted her gaze from mine. 

Nate jumped in excitement pushing me to go and meet her already at the counter area where she stood , I hushed him against it but the man was not even interested in knowing my reasons so I shut him off completely .

       She finally left the counter heading to my table with the book in her hands and my eyes never left hers for once . She reached my booth and stretched the book out .

“ Good day and welcome to Crunch and Chew, what would you care for ? ” 

She added placing a book in front of me and another in front of Jerome . I merely glanced at the menu in my hand picking anything I saw first and returned it back to her making our hands glide softly against each other .

I felt a spark , her heart race faster than usual , our gaze was locked and Nate my inner wolf growled in excitement trying to gain control . She stared at me with eyes full of lust , desire , shock and several overwhelming emotions .

 “ Ummm..... Someone w....ould att.... end to your orders ” she stutters in a sweet feminine voice that sent tingles down my spine enraging the huge wanting for that voice to moan beneath my body while I touched her in pleasing manners .

 She dashed out of the restaurant .

      ** Layla's POV ** 

       I dashed out of the restaurant in a jiffy after placing the menu on the counter panting hard like I had just seen a ghost .

“ what's wrong Layla ? ” 

Benjamin Moore asked seeing me run in such a frenzy , I uttered no response to his questions until I got out of the large kitchen to the backyard when I stopped to catch my breath.

What just happened ? 

Why did I feel so connected to him ? 

Why did I yearn for his touch and hear his heart calling out to me ? 

These and many other thoughts ran in my head as I sat on a block locking my palms in tight grips as my fingers were shaky . 

I had not sat for three minutes when I felt a tickling movement of fingers around me. 

I jolted out in fear holding my waist tightly .

“ Must you always be a scaredy cat ? ” 

It was Lydia this time and my mind was calm a bit although my facial expressions is enough to sell me out .

“ you came ” I stuttered shutting my eyes tightly before snapping them open 

“ I said I would come later in the evening , have you forgotten ? 

I brought this dress for you , we will be using at my introduction with my betrothed. ” 

Lydia said handing a white branded bag to me and a little black jewelry box made out of velvet fabric . I managed to smile trying to mask my despair but she noticed it already .

“ what is it Layla ? ”

“ Is it your aunt ? ” 

“No,no, it's a stranger who came into the restaurant and there is this magnetic attachment like he was calling out to me , I heard his heart racing fast like mine and i don't know —— ” 

I explained breathing hard like it just occurred, I waited for Lydia's response but she was wearing a smile instead of a frown like me .

“ why are you smiling ? ” I uttered confusingly 

“ Because that is only a mate you could feel so attached to out of nowhere . ” 

“ Did you say he was inside the restaurant ? ” Lydia inquired smiling sheepishly like someone who was gifted a candy .

“ mate ? ”

 I repeated giving my best friend a weird look as she dashed for the restaurant pulling me with her but we arrived late. 

The men were nowhere to be found but I could still smell since his scent lingered longer than expected. 

 “ opppsss.... I gotta get going but you need to come to my house in two days for my introduction and wear this .” Lydia said softly pecking me on both sides of my cheeks before leaving .

I sighed trying to calm my racing nerves .

** Green Woods pack **

    Jerome drove into the large garage filled with cars , no doubt Alpha Nas is a wealthy ruler of the green woods pack and has elegant taste for everything including his movable toys. 

The drive to the pack was a quiet one as neither Jerome nor Ashton said a word to another . Ashton looked like he was having a battle with his inner wolf as his face held a frown and his once bright eyes were red in anger , he managed to control his anger despite the flickering colour switch of his eye balls.

“ Welcome sons , I hope your trip was nice ? ” 

Alpha Nas said approaching his son with his hands spread wide open for a hug 

“ it was fine Father ” 

Ashton embraced his father and then took bow before stepping aside for Jerome to do the same. 

 The maids pulled the luggages from the boots of the vehicle while Alpha Nas ushered his son home joyously . 🤩

      An hour later , they returned downstairs to the large dining room were Alpha Nas had set a banquet for them. There were mouth- watering meals on the long table with assorted fruits. 

“ Aheeemmm.... ” Alpha Nas clears his throat whilst wearing a huge smile, his large hands laid on the table like a rich meat on the butcher's table .

“ welcome home sons , let's dig in ” He added .

** Ashton's POV**

          After the first meal course , I adjusted the rope dangling from jogger . My stomach was full and I wondered if i could contain the second meal course set on the table .

My mind flashed back instantly to the pretty lady at the restaurant who made my heart race a million times faster , she indeed is an epitome of beauty and grace .......

  “ what are you thinking about son ? ”

My father interrupted my thoughts with his piercing gaze at me 

“ something crossed my mind about my business.... Sorry about that Dad ”

“ You would go to your betrothed home after two nights ”

I spat the wine in my mouth losing comportment while my father narrowed his gaze at me 

“Betro... thed ? ”