I Scored Myself A Mate

A Few Hours Before Dinner

Luke waited for a while outside his door contemplating if he wanted to knock. If he got inside, he would have to share a probably life threatening secret but he was dying to know. Those evil thought were torturing him making him unsure about his every word. About if Alex really was interested in him, accepting him. 

So his knuckles, still hesitantly touched the dark door and he knocked twice. He got no answer for a few seconds until he heard Markus familiar voice inviting whoever was standing outside in, making though his annoyance of the visit obvious. 

When Luke entered he didn't even bother to raise his head from the book he had been reading. His office was the complete opposite of his father's. Opposing the darkness and order it seemed like this place was hungry for light. There were two yellow lamps on top of his desk lighting the middle, the window was also open letting the night chill and the soft moonlight in. There was a warmth coming from the lit fireplace creating a very comfortable atmosphere. Books were messily thrown everywhere even though there was a perfectly, half- empty bookcase at the back of the room and the only other signs that he could have people in there were the chair in front of his desk and a small couch next to the fireplace that had a blanket and a pillow on it. So most of the times he didn't even bother going back to his room and slept there, Luke assumed. 

"What do you want? Be quick I'm working" he said and still didn't even spare him one glance. 

Luke approached him and sat at the chair in front of him. At first he waited for a while believing that he would stop but he didn't. he let out a sigh and tried to explain his concern as best as he could and hope that Markus would be in a good enough mood to give him an answer.

"You know that Alex is my mate. You yourself told us that he is a suppressed soul. I felt the bond snap. It ached my soul and I was in so much agony so I'm sure that was it but there is a problem."

"And what is that?" Markus asked as he flipped one of the yellow pages of the book he was reading.

"Alex doesn't have a mating mark, we know that. The thing is I don't have one either." Luke said and noticed that Markus movement suddenly seized. He raised his head at took off his circular glasses, placing them on the desk next to him. 

"That's interesting." He commented. 

"Do you know why that has happened?"

"I do. It's pretty obvious and I'm sure you've thought of it yourself too. You just don't want to believe it."

"So you are saying that…"

"Yes. Alex's suppressed soul, the one that is sleeping on that human body is rejecting your mating bond with the fraction of himself that has lived and existed like a human."

"But why would he do that? The mating bond is fate. No one can deny it"

"Who told you this bullshit? Obviously you can go against the mate bond. What if your mate was a serial killer or abusive? Would you still want to love them? It hurts, it might drive you mad but you can deny it. If it's for your own good." Markus explained. 

Luke's hands had formed fists on his lap and he was really hard trying to contain the boiling rage inside of him. He was angry at Alex. The Alex he didn't know for destroying what he wanted to have. He was getting in the middle of his happiness but still when he looked at the emerald eyes and adorable smile he couldn't be mad. He felt like he was crazy for being angry at someone who is not even here, he didn't even exist yet, buried inside Alex's heart he was asleep but he was resisting him and that hurt him. Why would he do that if he was aware even subconsciously that a part of him, this human part that had been created by a mistake belonged with him.

"Why is he denying me?" Luke asked.

"Well it's possible he feels the attraction between you and his human part but he is resisting it and there is only one reason for that and I'm afraid you can't do anything about it. At least not as long as we are in the dark about where he belongs."

"Tell me what is it? I will find a way"

"The truth is that Alex's true soul is rejecting you because…his soul already belongs to someone else"

"No. You are lying" Luke said and got up, pushing the chair he was sitting with force making it fall to the floor. 

"So tell me what's another possible explanation about it? He doesn't want to be with you because in his past life he had someone he loved so much even while asleep and almost erased from existence he can't forget. The human part you have as a mate right now is too weak to overcome that obstacle."

"So if I make him fall madly in love with me things might change?"

"That I don't know. It's possible I guess. If…his true self doesn't wake up in the process." 

"I see. Thank you for the information. I want you to do something for me. Once you find out where he comes from tell me first. I will find that love of his and destroy it." Luke said and Markus looked at him with disappointed eyes. 

It was obvious he was losing his way, drowned by a love he couldn't acquire. He always had everything. Admiration, beauty, money and power and now that he realized the thing he craved the most could not be his he was letting the destructive wolf inside him take over. He had turned blind by fear of losing the only one he felt so strongly the need to fight for. The mate bond makes you feel alive, like there is a purpose in living. Be there for your mate, build a family spent those centuries you get to live together. Almost an eternity you had to have a soulmate to spend it with and after the hundreds years that would seem like forever you would return to the earth together, becoming one with the spirit of the forest until they met again as wolves again in another life. There were very few creatures that actually lived forever, even if they were all called immortals, and they were usually sinking in lust and sadness because of loneliness. For the wolves that bond, even if they didn't live forever, for these five, six, seven hundred years it was a salvation and Luke was seeing it slip through his fingers like it was water. 

Luke left without saying anything else. He had made himself clear that he would even burn this world to the ground if he had to. Everything to keep him close. They were meant to be no matter what others said. 

So as a result after he heard that his father had decided something like that behind his back just to bring him misfortune he had lost it. If there was even one chance someone recognized Alex everything would crumble down and his mind turned blank at that. He had no solution for this trick. He couldn't lock him inside nor keep everyone away from him and that's why he had ran away leaving him all alone back there. He needed to breathe. He didn't believe that his lies would come back to bite him so early. He wanted more time, to think and calm down. Make up another lie to keep Alex away. 

He noticed Mikael running after him but he didn't want to hear his scolding. He just wanted to be alone for a while so he hid. Like a child, playing hide and seek he tried to fit his muscular body behind a corner and stay completely silent. Soon, thankfully Mikael gave up and returned back to the dining hall defeated. Luke let out an exhale, kicking all the air he had gathered on his burning lungs and let himself slide to the floor. He had curled up into a little ball and was trying to keep in his tears. 

This situation, his feelings everything was escalating in the speed of light and he felt suffocated. All he wanted is to take Alex away somewhere just the two of them so they can be happy but he couldn't do that. He was a coward. All he could do was be a puppet in his father's games and watch the person he had come to love disappear, get withered by his fears and anxiety. He had noticed how Alex was trembling, how scared he was but he had chosen to ignore it afraid that his ignorance in dealing these situations would make things worse. 

Leaving him back there all alone though wasn't right. H should stand next to him, offer him support even if that was the only thing he knew how to do. Slowly he had decided to make things better for him. That way Alex would love him. He would become his savior and rise up in his heart. 

He took a few more minutes to compose himself after deciding his pathing in the whole situation and headed back. He would apologize for leaving and finally he would get to spent some time with Alex, just the two of them.

When he entered the hall though only Mikael was there from their little four people group, sitting in one of the tables. A few people had remained inside still talking but it was nowhere near the amount as before. They were around thirty and Luke couldn't spot the two best friends anywhere.

"Where are they?" He asked Mikael and sat in the same table.

"And the emo king returns. I don't know probably back to their rooms."

"You let them get back alone? In this maze?" Luke asked 

"I am not their nanny okay?" Mikael said. "I've been babysitting everyone lately. I'm tired. At least put a ring on my finger if you want me to take care of the kids honey." He joked and Luke laughed. 

"Come on. They are probably lost and crying"

"Okay, okay." He agreed and both of them got up. 

They didn't take another step because the huge double doors of the hall opened, hitting the walls and echoing loudly. Everyone's attention was turned to the person that had caused the ruckus and Luke saw Lily getting inside with a very excited smile. 

"Everyone in this beloved pack. Let me introduce to you our newest member." She cheered and Luke noticed his cousin standing behind her, he was holding someone….Alex.

He pushed Alex inside the room.

For the first time in his life Luke considered killing a pack member.

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