The Forbidden Alpha

Adea

Gabe and I watched Leo as he took a seat on the couch across from us. He looked bored and I wondered more about his background. As Gabe leaned forward, his eyes on Leo, Leo’s eyes on Gabe. Leo’s eyes ignited with something I knew instantly as lust. While Gabe’s eyes had a look of curiosity.

Who was Leo? After a solid five minutes of Gabe and Leo eye fucking each other in silence, I decided to step in. Gabe laughed at me like it wasn’t possible for them to go at it right here on the couch.

“What do you do for fun, Leo?” I asked. “When you’re not saving the world and fighting innocent young women?”

“You mean when I’m not kicking ass?” Leo asked with a cocky smirk. “The same thing I did before I came here; work out. I like challenging myself on a daily basis and I don’t like losing.” He gave me a look telling me he hadn’t forgotten how he’d lost to me but he didn’t further comment.

Gabe rolled his eyes. “Well, before I came here, I liked to go out.”

“Mm-hmm,” I laughed. Leo’s eyes snapped to me.

“Tell me more, Tiny,” Leo said.

“Gabe liked to have fun alright,” I laughed. “There was never a weekend he didn’t “go out”. I wiggled my eyebrows and did air quotes when I said go out.

“You were a party animal?” Leo asked Gabe. “I wouldn’t have thought, Mister straight and narrow.” I choked on my spit. Gabe gave me a shocked betrayed look and it only made me struggle even more.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Gabe asked me.

“Oh come on,” I laugh and lean into him. “When you weren’t being the bestest friend in the entire world you were … what’s the term? Fucking bitches.” Leo had the widest smile on his face as he looked at Gabe. He was seeing him in a new light and he definitely liked it.

“Oh,” Leo growled. “Am I attracted to this?” I burst out laughing so hard there was a pain in my stomach.

“That’s in the past,” Gabe said. “That was a long time ago!”

“Not that long ago,” I coughed out. He gave me a look and I looked away.

“It was,” Gabe said as he looked at Leo. “I don’t sleep around anymore.”

“What changed?” Leo asked. My mouth dropped but I gave Gabe a side glance. His eyes had a glazed look in them and I knew what or who he was thinking of. The look was gone as soon as it had come. I was about to step in and change the topic when Gabe leaned forward.

“What changed me from playboy to who you see now? I found my mate and I did a 360,” Gabe said. He looked into Leo’s eyes and Leo looked into his. I was relieved to see that Gabe didn’t look sad.

“I didn’t know you were mated,” Leo said slowly. I could see the wheels in his head turning as he tried to rake his brain of a mate. His brows furrowed.

“Don’t hurt yourself there,” I said with a laugh.

“Ha to the ha,” He said. “I don’t remember smelling anyone in your room. I’ve also never seen you with anyone other than me and Tiny here. Unless… is the Beta your mate?” Leo asked. His eyes widened at the thought.

“Wow, you really went everywhere with that bit of information, didn’t you?” I asked.

“No,” Gabe said as he tilted his head away and exposed his neck for Leo to see. He no longer had Olivia’s mark. “No, Odis is not my mate,” Gabe laughed. “You didn’t smell anyone in my room because there hasn’t been anyone for a while. She died.”

Leo’s mouth opened and closed, once, twice. He looked like a fish and if it wasn’t a serious thing I would have laughed.

“I’m sorry to hear that,” Leo said.

“Are you?” Gabe asked. A small smile played on his lips as he watched Leo’s flustered state.

“Am I glad that you’re single now? Yes. Am I glad your mate died for this to happen? No,” Leo said seriously. I don’t know about Gabe but my heart fluttered for him. “Now, I’ve been in a few relationships. I’ve dated women and men but it wasn’t anything too serious. I preferred to keep things simple and people get too clingy. It never worked out because I wanted to sample everything and didn’t want to be tied down to one person.”

“The two of you sound similar,” I said. I bumped shoulders with Gabe and his shoulders drooped a little as he relaxed.

“We do,” Gabe said as he nodded.

“You know what’s better than one?” Leo asked.

“Uh-oh,” Gabe said.

“Two,” Leo said with a wink.

“That was terrible,” Gabe cringed. “Were you trying to flirt there?” He asked. When Leo nodded Gabe laughed. “You need to work on that.”

“I know,” Leo smiled. “I’m a little rusty.”

“I’ll say,” I laughed. I was definitely the third wheel in this conversation but I didn’t mind. I liked knowing Leo could make Gabe laugh. My best friend had made it clear to me that Leo wasn’t who he liked but that didn’t mean anything. The person he liked was being an asshole and Gabe deserved to be treated well. No one knew what the Goddess had in store for him.

“Are you still in mourning?” Leo asked. My eyes widened as I looked between him and Gabe.

“No,” Gabe said. I don’t know how true that was but I was glad he said that. It meant he was trying and I was always rooting for him. Leo didn’t even bother trying to hide the smile on his face as he watched Gabe. “Don’t get cocky,” Gabe rolled his eyes. “I’m single it doesn’t mean I’m interested in mingling.”

“Mm-hmm..” Leo was smug as he leaned back against the couch.