Chapter:-4

Ashly was good-looking; Alex will admit that. But his heart belonged to a blond-haired beauty whom he wanted to spend his entire life with. Maybe if he had met Ashly before he met Jasmine, everything would have turned out differently.

He only hoped that Jasmine was willing to wait for him even after his marriage. He knew what to do; he would get married, yes, but once he was sure that the peace treaty between the packs wouldn't ever be affected, he had to get rid of Ashly. He didn't know how, but he would do it for his love. He didn't even know what was waiting for him at Jasmine Place, and he desperately wished it wasn't a breakup. He didn't know if he could take it. It would kill him if Jasmine ever left him.

He soon reached the destination of his choice. He shifted back as his bones popped back into their original places. Jasmine's room was on the ground floor, and her room had a balcony that led right to the forest. Alex's feet carried her through the familiar path; he walked carefully and nervously.

He twisted the doorknob of the balcony door and realized it was locked. On the inside, there were curtains covering the door. He sighed, and he left his phone back at his house. Now he had no choice but to knock. He knocked on the door, not too loud but loud enough to get the attention of Jasmine if she was in the room.

The curtain was pulled aside roughly. His lover's face came into view, the look on her face turning from surprise at seeing Alex outside to shock as she noticed Alex was naked. He saw her as she gulped and opened the door. Alex stepped in, his hands shaking at his side in anxiety.

"Alex, what are you doing here?", Jasmine asked, her eyes trailing from Alex's to his bare member standing erect. She tried to sound angry, but Alex could sense that she was aroused.

Alex smirked, saying that even though Jasmine was angry with him, she couldn't help but get turned on by Alex's naked form.

"What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be with your...mate?"

"You're the only one that will, my mate, Jass; you know that.", Alex walked towards her, shutting the balcony door. Jasmine held his hand up, stopping him.

Alex sighed. "Jas..."

"Just put on some clothes first, please,", Jasmine said as she walked to her closet and picked out clothes for Alex. Alex smiled wide as he moved to stand behind them. He whispered in her ear, "Why? Can't resist?" He got the reaction he wanted when Jasmine shuddered against him, lowly moaning. Alex traced the outer shell of his girlfriend's ear with his lips, not kissing or licking, just there. Jasmine moved away from Alex and handed him his clothes. Alex didn't show the hurt he felt on his face as he started to pull on his boxers.

"Alex, why did you come here? You just had dinner today with your wife-to-be. Please don't tell me you sneaked off here."

"I didn't. The dinner got over early,", Alex lied.

"Why did you come here?", she repeated.

"I wanted to see you, Jass,", Alex said, sitting on the bed as he started to wear his pants. "Am I not allowed?"

Jasmine gulped as she said, "You shouldn't be here, Alex."

"I'm not giving up on us, Jass. I want to... I want to fight for us. I don't want to marry that Omega; trust me, I don't. But I have-"

"Have to. I know,", Jass interrupted him. "We can't be together, then, Alex."

"What?", Alex said, his hands holding his T-shirt, stilling.

"You are going to get married, Alex. I don't see what else we could do."

"I don't want to be without you,", Alex said weakly, pulling on his T-shirt.

"Are you going to stop the wedding?"

"Jass, I can't...", Alex stood up and made his way over to her.

"Then it's over. Please leave now."

"Jass, listen to me, please?", Alex pleaded, gripping Jasmine's hands. "I love you, okay? The only woman I want as my mate is you. I would move heaven and hell for you." Alex smiled when he saw his lover's face light up. "But I am also the future alpha of the pack, and I can't make a decision that would affect the pack's safety." And just like that, Jasmine's face fell again. "You're the best thing to ever happen to me. I am going to marry, but that woman will never be the one who has my heart. It will be purely business, just for the sake of the pack. Once I can make sure that the packs will never fight again, I will leave her. It's you that I need."

Alex dropped Jasmine's hands and stepped back. "I will do everything I can to make the packs trust each other and that they will never fight each other again. Once that's done, I will leave the Omega, I swear. I won't mate with her, I will keep my distance from her, and I'll do anything you want. After getting rid of her, we can be together openly. We can get married."

"Alex, what are you saying? All of this stuff... You don't know if they'll work out. For all you know, it could take a decade to make the packs' accept their differences."

"I know; I'm willing to take the leap for us if you want to. I want nothing more than to be with you, Jasmine. Please consider it. I won't force you to wait for me. I'll understand if you choose to leave me. But I'm asking you to consider it... I love you, and I don't want to lose you."

He waited as Jasmine thought. He hoped that Jasmine would decide to wait for him.

"I'll mark you; if that's the proof that you need, I won't go back on my word,", Alex said. He had placed his heart on the table; now it was up to his lover whether she wanted to guard it or trample it.

"Our relationship will be hidden away if you get married. In that situation, I don't want to become a target for you.

"Okay, whatever you want."

"I...I love you, Alex. Of course, I'll wait for you. I'm just scared."

Alex let out a sigh of relief as he marched forward and hugged her. "Thank you for not giving up on us. Don't be scared, Jasmine... Everything will be fine. With you by my side, everything's always fine."

He pulled back slightly and kissed her deeply. Jasmine's low moan stirred the inner animal in him as his cock hardened underneath the jeans. He hummed disapprovingly when Jasmine moved away.

"You promise?"

Alex smiled dazedly. "I promise. You know I never break my promises." Alex leaned forward, kissing her again and pulling Jasmine's body against his own. He grinded against her, and Jasmine whimpered, "Alex Branson, the promise-keeper."

Alex giggled. "One, promise-keeper isn't that great of a title. Two: Don't call me Alex Branson. You know I hate it."

Jasmine laughed, "I do. How about I call  you Alpha?"Alex shuddered in pleasure and kissed him frantically. They ended up on the Jasmine bed, grinding against each other, with Alex lying on top of Jasmine. He smiled against his girlfriend's lips when he felt Jasmine trying to remove his T-shirt. Alex pulled back and teased her, "Now, why did you insist I get dressed if we were going to end up like this anyway?"

"Shut up,", Jasmine groaned, pulling Alex back to her.

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Alex squinted as the first rays seeped through the door, unclosed by the curtains that filled the room. He stirred awake, his gaze falling on the naked body lying next to his. He smiled happily. As much as he wanted to spend the morning with his lover, he had to get back home and deal with his parents.

He sighed dreamily, gently waking Jasmine up. "Hey, I gotta go."

"Alex, what?", Jasmine said, waking up.

"Shh...", Alex whispered, "Continue sleeping. I need to get back. I'll call you."

"Hmm...", Jasmine whispered back. Alex pressed a kiss on her forehead, and he left, closing the balcony door behind him. He morphed into a wolf and ran to his home. He felt happy.