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YOUNG ALPHA ALONSO.
I smelled her, but it seemed Catherine did not, which was not surprising as she didn’t have her wolf at the moment.
I knew coming here was a big mistake, but even if I knew it was, I still went here. I will be leaving for my Alpha training in two days, and I want to have a glimpse of Davina before I go because this might be the last time I am free to look at her.
But I didn’t see her when I came here and spoke with Amara. So now I had no idea if she was around, as I didn’t want to ask.
“When are you leaving, by the way?” Catherine asked.
“The day after the Claiming,” I answered a little too fast when I realized she was asking something.
And then Davina’s scent fainted. She was walking away.
I wanted to see her but didn’t want her to see me or find out I was here. But now that she did, I was bothered that she would leave the packhouse, and I would not see her at all before I left for the North. I knew she would not be allowed to go to the Claiming, as the female guests must be sixteen before they can come and witness it.
“Thank you, Beta Catherine…” I said, but my ears were trying to hear the heartbeat outside. It was getting fainter, she was not around anymore, and I was starting to panic. “I’ll go ahead. I’ll see you at the Claiming.”
I didn’t waste any more time and walked out of the library. There was no one outside. I ran through the corridor and saw Davina about to turn to the stairs. I rushed forward and grabbed her forearm before pulling her to the other side of the floor.
She tugged her arm away and glared at me, all the while, my heart picked up its pace as my emotions overwhelmed me. It had been over a couple of months since we had an argument, and we stopped talking. So it had been far too long since we stood in close proximity, as I had declined all dinner invitations in this packhouse.
“Davina…” I had no idea where to start.
She raised her eyebrows but didn’t say anything.
“What… What are you doing here?” I asked.
“I live here.” She answered in a cold tone.
“Yes, right. Stupid of me to ask.”
“I heard you were here, and they pointed me to the library.”
“I see…” I gulped. “Did you hear anything?”
“You don’t have any plans to tell me, right? That you’re leaving.” She went straight to the point, and I saw pain flash in her eyes, but like always, she would refuse to let anything show because it was gone in a split second.
“I don’t think it’s important,” I said, biting my lip.
“Because I’m not important to you.” She said it back right away.
“Don’t think of it that way.”
“But that’s how you make me feel. I get it. You don’t like me, and I should move on.”
“Davina…”
“I wish you luck, Alonso. I’m sure you’re going to be a great Alpha.” She turned around abruptly, ready to walk away.
“Davina…” I held her arm and tugged her back gently. “Two years… Maybe three. By then, you’re eighteen, and then you can scent your mate.”
“What if I’m not your mate? Are you going to be another Jace? Someone who won’t entertain any females except his mate?”
“I have nothing to offer you,” I said in a low voice that I didn’t even recognize my own voice.
“I’m not asking for anything!” She snapped back.
“I have to do this for my pack. You know this was just thrown at me lately, and in a couple of years, Dad will step down, and I’m not yet equipped to be one. I have to go and get away from here for a while.” I tried to explain calmly, even if inside me, all I wanted was to tell her how much I liked her.
“Am I distracting you?”
“Yes, you are.” There was no sense denying it.
“I’m sorry.” Her eyes watered, but she blinked them back as she bit her bottom lip, but I could still see her lips quivering,
“I wish it was that easy, Davina. If I’m not going to be an Alpha, there’s nothing in the world I want at the moment but for you to distract me.”
“Do you like me, Alonso?”
“I do.”
“I will wait for you then…” Her voice came out soft, but I heard it loud and clear.
“No.” I shook my head. “I don’t want us to make any promises that we will just end up throwing back at each other if we fail. I don’t want you to cage yourself into something we’re not even sure if it’s real.”
I knew the words came out lame and selfish, but I didn’t want her to stop living her life because of me.
“Because you’re an Alpha, and I’m just me.”
“Fuck that thought. This is actually what’s making this hard because it’s you, Davina. You deserve the fucking world, and I have nothing to give you right now. And I don’t want to be selfish and ask you to wait for me because there are other people you might meet, and it’s unfair if we hold on to each other when I’m not even sure I will still be me when I get back here.”
“Of course. An Alpha always has females around them. And knowing you, you will never make a promise when you know you will break it. I’m sure the North has many females they can offer you, and you don’t need to worry about the Claiming if you end up falling in love with them.”
“Many things can happen in two to three years, Davina.”
“I know. I wish you the best, Alpha Alonso.” She smiled, but tears were welling in her eyes. She turned around without waiting for my response and walked away.
This time, I just let her. I wanted to run after her, but if I did, I knew I would just lose myself and all the control I’d been holding on to for many months.
It was better this way. I knew I might end up losing her, but what choice did I have?
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Lovelies,
This chapter is free (you should not be paying any coins), as it’s not long enough (at least for me) to file it as a chapter and still charge you for the full amount. So just take it as a bonus for being patient with my slow updates and non-uniform update times. I also have the details for the Green Valley Pack (Claiming venue) as a refresher for the Alphas and Lunas, as well as the heirs for the pack hierarchy.Enjoy!
Xoxo, Cassandra M
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GREEN VALLEY PACK
ALPHA and LUNA: Caleb and Anya AdamsBETA and BETAFemale: Trent and Bella AdamsGAMMA and GAMMAFemale: Marc and Lotti GutierrezALPHA Heir: Albert Cameron (CAMERON)Future BETA: Bellatrix Adams Future GAMMA : Marlon Guttierez--------------------
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