001 - A Gamma's Kiss

CARLOS.

I entered the warrior’s lounge, and I was immediately welcomed by a yelling female voice. Seriously? Why would anyone take their problems at home inside the warrior’s facility?

This was not the first time that this thing happened, so I reminded my warriors that none of their females should come or attack them inside the facility. This place was our relaxation area, and I wanted the atmosphere to be just that. But surely, someone forgot to restrain their girlfriend. I might have to tell them to carry her out and they could continue outside.

I chuckled at my own thoughts. This was the reason I didn’t do relationships - no female, no problem.

I let out a sigh as I entered the room and nodded at the few warriors around who acknowledged me before heading straight to the small kitchen where I thought the voice came from.

And there I saw Santo. His face was furious as he stared at the petite female talking too fast in front of him.

Shaila. His younger sister.

"What’s going on?" I interrupted, and Shaila’s head tilted in my direction. Her eyes narrowed before she turned her body around to face me and released her wrath on me.

"You too! You have no right to meddle in my affairs! Who gave you the right to threaten my boyfriend?" She snapped at me.

"Ex-boyfriend," I corrected her. "He ran away like a coward with no dick."

"Just because you’re a Gamma, you think you rule over everyone! I don’t care what my brother told you about him! Jasper is my boyfriend! And you have no right to tell him to fuck off from my life!"

"Seriously, Shaila, you can do better. You simply have no taste when it comes to men."

"Probably! How would you explain that I was crushing on you when I was younger? Simply because I have no taste when it comes to men! But leave me alone with my life! I don’t need anyone to watch after me! I’m not a kid anymore!" 

If looks could kill, I would be dead now. Her small frame was filled with rage, and the way she balled her fists only showed how hard she was trying not to hit me.

"Enough, Shaila. Go home. You’re not needed here." Santo snapped at her, before picking up his towel and water bottle. He glanced at me and nodded his head, "I’ll be at the grounds, almost time for my training."

I nodded back and didn’t say anything until he walked out of the room. I could hear feet shuffling around the lounge area as warriors began to leave for their training.

"Are you done being angry?" I asked her, crossing my arms against my chest. 

"I hate you." Anger was still radiating from her body.

"Do you want to hit me?"

She didn’t answer, but her fist flew and hit me on my arm. I shifted my body, angling and flexing my arm to her front so she has better access. Her jabs were nothing, but the veins in her neck were showing. She was really fucking mad at me. 

"More…" I taunted her, but my expression was stoic. And another jab came and more and more. I was just staring at her as she vented her rage on me until she was tired and rested her hand on the small table beside her. Her knuckles were already red.

"Feel better?"

"Why did you do it?"

"I don’t know."

"You don’t even know him." 

Fuck him! Of course, I knew him. I knew the players around this area. Jasper, her ex-boyfriend, was from the neighboring Silver Moon Pack, and I knew he was dating someone. So it came as a surprise when Santo, Shaila’s brother, came to me and told me Jasper was dating Shaila too. And he wanted him away from his sister.

But Shaila wouldn’t hear of it. She thought Santo was just being an exaggerated, overprotective brother. 

We waited for a week to see if Jasper would break up with his current girlfriend, but he didn’t, and he was still stringing Shaila along with him.

I knew it was none of my business, but when Santo asked for advice, I told him we’d give the guy an ultimatum to choose Shaila or his other girl. Well, he didn’t even explain and just fucked off, and started ghosting Shaila until he told her we told him to leave her alone.

I’m a playboy too. But I don’t do relationships. I fucked and then I was gone. That’s why I opted for older females. They knew what they were getting into. No strings attached. Less complications. Play with younger females and they will cling to you because they think they’re in love. 

Love doesn’t exist. It’s the fucking mate bond that makes relationships work, so why the fuck do people waste time falling in love just to throw them away when their mate appears out of nowhere?

That’s fucking unfair, right? So why waste time when you can have fun instead until your mate pops out of thin air?

"He’s not good for you, Shaila. He was fucking another female while dating you."

"But you fucked around too!"

"But I’m not dating you!" 

Her body jolted from the way I snapped at her and I fucking regret it the moment her lips quivered before she was able to find her composure.

"What I mean is, I don’t have a girlfriend. I fuck and I go. But certainly, that’s not what Jasper was doing. He has a girlfriend and he’s toying with you."

"But what if I was okay with him playing around?"

"What?" I growled. What the fuck was wrong with her? "Can you hear yourself? Go find a man who will be loyal to you."

"What if all men are like you? Then there’s nothing left for me. So I might as well join the fun! Why do only men get to play around?"

I brushed my palms against my face in frustration. I had no fucking answer, but how do I tell her I didn’t want anyone to take advantage of her? 

She was, after all, my little Shaila. My innocent girl. And I didn’t want her to be used and abused by men like me.

"Listen, sweetheart." I held her arms as I tried to catch her gaze. "Go home. Don’t let Jasper make you feel like you’re worthless, because men like him or men like me, we don’t deserve females like you. You deserve better. And besides, your mate is probably just around the corner, waiting for you to turn 18. Stop wasting your time with pigs."

"You don’t understand..." Her chest heaved as she stared back at me.

"What I don’t understand?"

"You always get the girl you want. But I know I can’t. What if my mate doesn’t want me?" 

"Of course, he will! Why wouldn’t he want a sweet girl like you?" I chuckled and smiled at her.

It was meant to make her feel better, but then it backfired on me.

"You. You never wanted me. So stop pretending I’m easy to fall in love with. At least Jasper... he wants me." She said it straight to the point, before removing my hands from her arms and turning her back on me, leaving me speechless as I watched her walk away.