Chapter 8

Kodan POV

Zante had been restless for the past week, he was worrying, we all were. We could sense something was wrong with Maggie but she wasn’t responding to us. She’d called sick at work all week and her parents could only tell us she was hiding in her den refusing to leave. We all felt guilty for the stress Maggie had been put through, understandbly she would be terrified.

We arrive at the office and stand in the foyer. She wasn’t here again. Stacey comes bounding into the building.

“There you guys are, I’ve been looking for you” she squealed with delight before wrapping herself around me. Brody hissed at her touch. He was starting to reject her as all he wanted was Maggie. I ignore him and embrace her. She leans into me inhaling my scent and smiles sweetly up to me.

“I thought we could go on a breakfast date” she says with a big grin on her face. I smile at her and nod before pulling Zev with me to grab our jackets. Zante glances in our direction and i could feel the dread ebbing from him. I watch as he disppears into his office shutting the door behind him. 

"Whats wrong with him? hes barely spoken to me"Stacey whines.

"He's just got a lot on his mind my love. Work is pretty busy at the moment but we will join you for breakfast. Make him a coffee, he will feel better for it" I respond carefully. Stacey goes to the kitchen, just to nearly walk into Maggie. Stacey glares at Maggie, who keeps her head down, before heading to her desk. From what i could see of Maggie from under her hood, she was tired and still conflicted. Maggie glances at me and my heart skips when our eyes lock. She quickly drops her head again before getting to her desk.

I watch as Stacey skips off to Zante's office coffee in hand, making enough noise about it that Maggie would be aware of what she was doing. I knew Omegas were possessive of Alphas but they were only possessive like Stacey once they had mated and were marked by the Alpha. Something about Stacey wasn't making sense.

Maggie POV

I was trying to get into the office without anyone noticing me, I’d been away for a week and really wanted to slip back into work with no drama. I couldn’t take much more, I was fighting the urge to run away almost every day and it was tiring. The hope of sneaking in dissipated when their scents hit me. They were here and I suddenly feel my stomach lurch, their Omega too. This wasn’t going to end well.

I keep my head down while I walk past their glaring Omega to my desk, I could feel her anger bubbling and knew she would shift at any given moment. I hadn’t spoken much to Lyra since she took control. I understood she was protecting me but I was just shocked at how she could take full control so easily.

I watch as their Omega skipped towards Zante's office, her eyes on me with a smug grin on her face. Lyra didn't take too kindly to this was trying to make me go after her. As Stacey got to his office, Zante stepped out and nearly walked staright into her. He steadies her and takes the coffee before walking towards my desk.

"How are you feeling now?" He questions, his eyes locking onto mine, making my knees go weak.

“Yes, I’m fine now” i lie. I was still very overwhelmed but I needed some normality and my den wasn’t giving me much comfort at the moment. I walk round Zante and see Kodan and Zev with the same look on their faces. I suddenly felt guilty for worrying them, I hadn’t contacted them the whole time I was off and from the little I new about destined mates, the lack of contact at caused them to worry. And the fact that mom had said they had tried ringing for me and I’d chosen to ignore them.

I’m suddenly very aware that his Omega was still glaring at me and my interactions with Zante. She was furious however I could sense confusion as her eyes flicked between myself and Zante.

“Babe I thought we were having breakfast” She whined from behind him. He looks back at her and nods, while Zev and Kodan put on their jackets. My heart ached at the sight of them going out with her. I met Zantes gaze and tears pricked at my eyes. Zante sighed and ran his hand through his hair before leaving.

At lunch time I decided I needed some fresh air. I exit the building and head to the park with my lunch. It was a few moments before I realised someone was sitting next to me.

“Having a quiet lunch” Zante whispers to me. I nod back and look up at him. His eyes captivated me. Why were they so similar to mine..

‘You would feel will be so much better if you were closer’ she whimpered prodding at me.

Zante looks down on me and edges a little closer. I feel the warmth radiating towards me and longed to be close, but as I move, I remember he has an Omega at home. From my last encounter with her, I’d worked out she was very possessive and I didn’t want to cause them issues at home. I hold back and see him come to the same realisation.

“I’m sorry” he says looking down at my hands. “I wish things were different,  and they will be,  just not as quick as I want it to happen” I nod and continue eating my sandwich, handing him the other half, which he takes with a smile on his face. "Just believe me when I say, its you i want. Not Stacey" I look at him, trying to understand what he was saying.

"Come, I'll walk back to the office with you" He says gesturing for me to join him.

I say bye to Zante as he heads to his office, I pull up my diary on the computer and check to see if i have anything important to complete before the end of the day. Suddenly, the pull of the bond, which I had been ignoring, hits me like a train. My legs move for me and I find myself walking into his office. He was sat hunched over chewing on the end of his pen. He sniffs the air and his eyes meet mine.

“Maggie? Everything okay? He questions looking puzzled.

I nod and frown a little before taking a deep breath. I walk towards him and look at him with concern while I stand in front of him. Biting my bottom lip,  I push his arms out of his lap and climb on him. He holds his hands out the way, and watches me curl up in his lap. The sensations his skin was sending over me were incredible, his scent overwhelmed me and a suddenly felt a sense of calm. I feel him looking down on me and take a sharp intake of breath, as I run my hands under his shirt. I bury my face into his neck, inhaling deeply. After a few moments, I start feeling panicked as he was still holding his arms out the way like I would burn him if he touched me.  I go to get up before his hands snake around my body holding me close to him. His fingers brush against my cheek and I gasp again his skin, my body needing to feel my mate fully. He inhales my scent and rocks us gently in his chair. I’ve never felt like I had belonged anywhere until I was in this man’s arms and now everything seemed to make sense. I needed him.

“I’m sorry your going to smell of me now” I sigh and start to get out of his lap. I’d found my mate and now I couldn’t have him. He grabs my wrist and pulls me back on top of him.

“Stay, I can shower and change” he begs. His eyes glaze over and the next thing, hes looking back at me beaming pulling me closer to his chest.

Zev POV

The lunch we spent with Stacey made us all realise how much we wanted Maggie. It was going to be hard but we would get her. Stacey had spent most of the lunch trying to plan her mating ceremony, listing all the things she needed to buy for it. I could see Zante zoning out of the conversation when Stacey snaps him back.

“So during the mating ceremony I know we mate in front of the pack. How will it work with the three of you” She questions cocking her head at Zante and fidgeting in her seat.

“You will mate with me first I’ll mark you then the others will join” he mumbles back to her not removing his gaze from the office wall.

Stacey drones on for a little longer before Zante tells us it’s time to go back to work and for Stacey to go home. We all relax once she leaves and look between each other knowing what needed to happen. Zante walks from the office not saying a word, this doesn’t surprise us as he had barely spoken a word to us.

It had been about an hour when Zante's voice rung in my head causing me to snap my head towards Kodan who was already looking at me. I hadn’t even realised he had returned, it was getting late during the day and I had assumed Zante had already gone home.

“Come to my office quietly, Maggie is here”

We slowly push Zantes door open and see Maggie curled up in Zantes lap, his arms wrapped around her body. I lock the door and close the blinds and quickly send a text to the guide to let us know if Stacey returns. Maggie’s eyes peered through her hair and caught mine. I walked towards them and kneel in front of her.

“Hey” I purr softly and brush the hair away from her eyes. Her long eyelashes framed her eyes perfectly and I suddenly notice how similar her eyes are to Zantes. She flinches slightly at my touch and I feel a low vibration coming from Zante and she calms into my hand. Zante gestures for the couch and I make myself comfortable. He carries Maggie to me and places her in my lap, she looks up at me and I slowly run my hands over her arms and cup her face in my hands.

Kodan joins us and slides in next to me, so Maggie is across us both. She glances at Zante, who nods and she returns her gaze to us. She runs her hands over my chest and I’m suddenly blinded by the bond. I take her hands in my and hold them against my chest, trying to stop the stares dancing in my eyes. When I regain my vision, Kodan moves his arms round Maggie and takes her over to his lap. I shift uncomfortably, unfortunately the bond is causing me to become aroused whenever near Maggie. We needed to mate her and until we did the bond would just get harder to resist.

Zante runs small kisses down Maggie’s neck while she lay in Kodans arms. A slight moan escapes her lips and we all look at each other knowing how uncomfortable we all were. I also believed that Maggie might be going into her first heat. Her scent had changed slightly and had become more potent. This could get interesting, especially if Stacey goes into heat too at the same time. I glance at the clock and realise we needed to shower now if we were to get home in time. I mind link the others who look up at the clock and I see they both visibly tense. None of us wanted to leave, we had our mate in our arms, this is all we wanted.

Zante POV

“Zante?”

I blink and look at Stacey who was glaring at me furiously.

“Were you even listening to me” she hissed “You’re meant to be helping me plan the ceremony. We only have a couple of weeks to go! What is going on with you at the moment?”

I shake myself and look at the list she had in front of her. All I could think about was Maggie and the look on the other twos face when they finally were able to touch her.

“We have plenty of time. I’m going to my office, I’ll be back in a while” I excuse myself and lock myself in my office. I needed to know everything I could about Maggie and her bloodline. It had dawned on me how vulnerable she is, living with her human parents. They wouldn’t stand a chance if an Alpha showed up and demanded Maggie, and that’s exactly where the Alphas would go first to hunt for her. Most of the flats in the city had been taken or in progress of being built. I lean my head in my hands and rack my brains for a plan.

I bring up a map of my territory and find a plot of land in the woods that was close to the city. She would be so much safer in the territory than the city. I dial Maggie’s parents and explain my plan of building a home for Maggie and themselves on my territory to keep them safe.  Obviously, they agreed, Maggie’s safety was their highest priority. I then call my construction and tell them where and when to start. I also tell them to keep the build quiet.

“What do you mean you are already constructing a building on the territory? I haven’t authorised any building work to be done” I blurt down the phone.

“Just that Alpha. We have been asked to build something for Stacey” He sends me over blueprints and the location of the build. I order him to make mine a priority and complete it asap. I stare at the blueprints. Stacey was building a house without my permission, regardless of me giving her control of the pack finances, she was not allowed to build anything on the territory without my permission.

“Can I come in love” Stacey purrs through the door. I unlock the door and sit on the couch. Stacey joins me and crawls onto my lap facing me.

“I want to practice” she states and I notice she’s gently grinding herself against me.

I look at her, completely unaware of what she wanted to practice. My expression must have matched my thoughts. I still had to pretend nothing was wrong

“Our mating position..” she says with a smirk while slowly unbuttoning my shirt. I watch as she plants small kisses on my chest as she pops the buttons. Leaning forward I help her pull my shirt over my head. I trail a hand up her back and into her hair while the other wraps around her throat. I look into her eyes and see her lust bubbling. I place her on her front and legs over the couch keeping one hand firmly wrapped in her hair. I walk behind her and bend over her pushing my groin into her ass.

Suddenly I feel Heath pushing forward and he was angry.

“She is not our mate and she's hiding things from us” Heath growls in my head, sending chills down my spine. His anger vicious and deadly. Heath had always been pretty calm and would rarely show his anger unless absolutely needed to, however at the moment every little thing was ticking him off and it was keeping me on edge. I look at Stacey who was staring at me in confusion, as when Heath surfaces i had let go and was just stood staring at her.

"Stacey, I gave you the pack finances to be in charge of. This does not entitle you to decide to start building on MY territory. What are you building?" I question her, lowering myself onto the couch next to her. She crawls over to me and straddles my lap again, pulling my hands to her waist as she gently grinds against me.

"It was meant to be a surprise. I was building us a house by the waterfall which we could use as a get away, to hold guests and... a play house for the pups." She says, her eyes glimmering at the thought of having pups. she maintains eye contact as she pushes herself down against me. I sniff the air and notice her eyes flickering between normal and black. Her heat was here again.

"I have stopped your building, we can revisit it once i have finished with the builders. I am not happy you think you have the right to just spend my money even if it was a surprise with good intentions." I sigh as i watch Stacey place one of my fingers in her mouth and gently started massaging it with her tongue. I shift uncomfotably as she increases her grinding, pressing herself harder and harder against me.

'Help....Stacey....Heat.....My office' is all i could manage to get through the mindlink to the others. Even though i was not attracted to Stacey, the feeling of her grinding against my cock and her heat was getting to me. I hadn't had release since the woods so my hands naturally drifted towards her waist pulling her down harder against me. I watch as Stacey smiles and groans as i dig my claws into her hips, causing her to sweep her hair away from her neck and bare it for me.

'SHE IS NOT OUR MATE' Heath bellows in my mind snapping me back just as Kodan and Zev slam into my office and pull Stacey off me. I watch as Stacey struggles against Zev trying to get back to me but they manhandle her to the doctor's office, who give her a supressant and a relaxant. She would be out again for a few hours.

“I have to do this, you know I do. Until Maggie is closer and then we can have her.” I plead with Heath. I know he was angry, he wanted Maggie and was rejecting Stacey and so was I.

I shake myself and realise Kodan was stood staring at me. He plops himself down next to me and runs his hand over my thigh.

"Please let me help you, I'll be upstairs in your room" Kodan says quietly, as he runs his hand further up my thigh, making me snap my gaze to him. His eyes were black and he knew what I needed and he needed it too. I watch him leave, tidy my office and send a quick email to Maggie asking for her to be in early on Monday for a business meeting. I then head upstairs to find both Kodan and Zev laying in my bed. Zev taps the bed and pulls the bedsheets back, showing they were both naked and ready. I close the bedroom door behind me and smirk as i pull my clothes off and join them in bed. They both wrap themselves around me, lips and hands dancing all over my body. They wouldn't allow me to touch them, just pinned me there while they worked their way over my body. I could feel every stress in my body leave, as they showered me in affection and pleasure, however to completely rid me of this stress, I needed Maggie.