Alpha Zander
Chapter 60

Soft music filled the air as people stood around chatting. Daniel and the Omegas did a fantastic job putting this together for an event that only took half a day to set up.

The pack gathering was already in full swing when we arrived from touring the territory. The sun was already starting to set and lots of people were coming and going, enjoying themselves and having a good time.

I met many people who are here tonight and a lot more when visiting the different sites today. It was nice to see many of the established buildings and businesses they have up and running; it’s a fantastic set-up. I understand why Charwood is the largest and strongest pack in the country.

I probably haven’t met all of the pack yet, but I have met all the pack elders and advisers that helped make some of the decisions. They seem like friendly people, and I look forward to working with them.

I watch my mate from the kitchen mingling and talking with his pack members as I fix myself a drink and sit back and look around my new home. It feels weird that this will now be where I live. I feel sad that Ollie and Brent won’t be able to come here and visit. Maybe one day that will change but not anytime soon. I hope l could still see the girls, but for now, I have to chat and make new friends, which isn’t a problem. I worry a little about Zander’s previous history, and I don’t exactly know who to trust among the women.

Yesterday, after all the information his father gave him, he was silent the whole way home, and in the evening, I knew he just wanted to process everything. He didn’t need me to ask him multiple times if he was right, especially when I knew he wasn’t, so I just tried to be there for him.

Now seeing him around his members, it’s like he switched from worrying about everything to just getting the job done and being there for them. Honestly, I’m proud of him for how he handled last night. It would have been so hard for him to get all that information and not be able to do anything about it.

I didn’t blame him for wanting to listen while taking it all in, and I didn’t blame him for being silent while he mulled over everything. It’s how he copes. Unfortunately, I learnt that the hard way. I hoped he knew I was here for him if he wanted to talk it all out, so he didn’t have to go through alone, but I know he is so used to that, itll be hard for him to break out of that cycle.

“I’m so happy he found you,” a gentle voice echoes through, snapping me out of my thoughts.

I turn around and see a younger girl standing next to me. She’s not much older than me, with shoulder-length dark brown hair, standing around the same height as me, her hair flowing all around her, loosely kept with a bright red headband, matching red shoes and a b***d orange handbag. Her dress draped around her, fitting her nicely, falling to her knees. The red and orange checks against the black stood out with her soft crème skin.

“Umm… Thank you?” I stammer, darting my eyes back to Zander to see if he noticed my new interaction.

“Ohh.. I’m sorry, where are my manners? l’m Amber,” she smiles and pulls me in for a tight hug, half choking me. “l was furious when he came home with that girl Grace. That’s one of my rules: never get too involved with someone, especially if you know you have a mate out there. It only leads to heartbreak.” Amber starts rambling as she lets me go.

“Jeez, Amber, don’t bombard her. She’s only been here for a day.” Daniel sighs, standing next to me, pouring himself his drink.

I roll my eyes at his comment, “Come on, Daniel, you should know by now I don’t scare that easily, especially after recent events.”

“And you, Luna, should know I don’t go by Daniel.

That is for my parents and when I get into trouble. Danni is fine,” He laughs back, waving a dismissive hand at me,

“yo, you guys want anything?” he calls out to two guys walking up to the kitchen, which I recognise from yesterday’s training sessions.

“Beer is fine,” the blond scruffy-looking guy said.

Today he’s looking a bit sulky, and the other dark-haired guy is still wearing a stiff poker face.

“We all know what they get up to, and it’s always trouble,” Amber whispers to me, giggling as the boys walk up.

“I heard that” Danni grumbles, passing the cold beer to his friends.

As we stand around chatting, I notice the blond one actively trying to get Amber’s attention each time. She ignores him or gives him short answers to his questions.

I wondered if something was going on between the two.

The other guy is chatting with Danni, still wearing a stiff poker face. I catch him watching me now and then. Each time he does, Kia perks up in the back of my mind and pace back and forth uneasily. She won’t say what’s wrong, and she has this uneasy feeling about him.

“Eric, seriously, we have been through this before.”

Amber huffs out at the blond-haired guy.

“Come on, just one date?” Eric counters. “No hooking up unless you say so. Let’s go to the movies or something.”

“Are you two still going on about that?” Danni asks, turning his attention to them.

“Yes, well, your friend here is persistent, especially now that Zander knows we hooked up,” Amber says, folding her arms across her chest with a frustrated sigh.

Danni laughed, “dude, you need to let it go. Zander nearly beat you after replaceing out. I don’t know why you would put yourself through that again.”

I’m so confused right now, and it seems to have shown on my face as I listen to their conversation.

“Amber and Eric hooked up a few months ago and hid it from everyone,'” Danni explained, seeing my confused look. Obviously, I understood that part. I just wanted to know what it had to do with Zander being pissed off.

“And I thought I made it clear my cousin was off limits”, I hear him say over the conversations between everyone, making his way toward us.

“You never said that just that you were annoyed with it” Eric protested. “Besides, we are all adults here. She can choose who she wants to go out with, right?” Eric says, looking between everyone.

Whatever happened before, Zander clearly wasn’t too impressed about it, so I am staying right out of that situation. He comes over to me and wraps his arms around my waist, and pulls me in for a hug before bringing me into a deep k!ss.

I was a little surprised, considering he’s been a bit all over the palace since last night, but I’m glad he hadn’t completely forgotten about me. I was beginning to miss him.

“Hi’ I giggle when he breaks away from me, his friends have gone back to their conversations, giving us some privacy for a little bit.

“Hey, Sweetheart,” he whispers, resting his forehead against mine, closing his eyes and breathing my scent in: “Would you like to come with me for a bit? I want to introduce you to someone,” he says before taking my hand and leading me over to the sunken lounge, where I recognise the older lady, we saw yesterday.

“May,” Zander calls out to her as we approach the elderly lady.

“I would like to introduce my mate, Ashleigh,” He says proudly, bringing me closer to his side.

“Hello, May,” I smile warmly at her, “It’s a pleasure to meet you, thank you for your groceries yesterday. We really appreciate it,” I say politely.

This lady had a tremendous influence on Zander’s life as a motherly or a grandmotherly figure to him, and I hoped we would get to see her more in the future. She smiles at the both of us and brings in Zander for a warm hug.

“Dear boy, I think you have grown again. Your father remodelled the last time I was in this place.” She chuckles, tapping him on the head as she releases him.

“Welcome to the pack, dearie,” she smiles at me, taking my free hand and rubbing it, reminding me of my grandmother’s gesture as she started chatting to us about her corner store and what she wanted to do with it. I make a mental note to speak with Zander about helping her remodel it, and I don’t think she should have to do that herself, especially with how many times she has helped Zander over the years.

It was a lovely evening getting to know some of the members.

Zander said they would make an official announcement in a few weeks and bring me into pack leadership. I’m glad I could get to know some of his school friends, so I wouldn’t be entirely alone tomorrow when we headed back to school.

It was pleasant to see Zander be his old self for a while, and I hoped he didn’t go down a revenge-seeking rabbit hole alone. He’s not alone, but I didn’t want to be the first to bring anything up, and he needed to be able to contemplate it all himself. It was such a life-altering moment for him.

The drive back to the cottage was nice. Zander explained his friend circle and how long he had known them all, I was curious to learn more about Billy, but I didn’t want to pry too much into something that could be nothing. Kia had been fine except for that one instance, so, for now, I’ll just be brushing it off as a one-time thing.

“Thank you,” He says as we pull up to the cottage.

We had been listening to some of his music the rest of the way back, and it was nice to calm my crazy brain before tomorrow started.

I turned and looked at him in confusion. I wasn’t exactly sure what l was getting thanks for.

He sighs before turning off the car, “I know I’ve been a bit out of it since last night. I’m sorry I didn’t mean to be ignoring you or anything. I just needed to wrap my mind around it all, but thank you for not bugging me about it or asking me if l’m ok a thousand times. I don’t exactly know what to do from here.” he confesses, scrubbing a hand over his tired face.

“l’m here for you, Zander. I’ll always be here for you, but remember, your father hasn’t given up on replaceing out who did this. It’ll just take time,” I try to encourage him. I hope he knows he may never get the answers he wants.

It’ll forever be hard not knowing, but at least he will know he’s done the best he can be. “As for the next steps, we can ask if we can do private training, maybe just the three of us, if your father is worried about someone being on the inside. We need to be prepared if there have already been some attacks. Then maybe we can also start some research into witches and different things on scents and mate bonds.” I say, listing out everything I had planned in helping him figure this out because he hasn’t been the only one thinking all of this over.

Other members from other packs are also being taken. All this information needs to be brought to the council before they even consider taking a look into it.

They won’t put people on it unless there is evidence of a more significant issue, and I’m hoping it might get enough attention because there is a pattern and other packs involved.

He smiles and grabs onto my hand, ki!ssing the back of my knuckles, “Have I mentioned how much I love you?

“Hmm… no, not today, I don’t think,” I giggle, battering my eyelashes at him.

He growls playfully and yanks me over to his side of the car, making me sit on his lap, straddling him, and pulling me into a deep k!ss. “I love you,” he says between k!sses, making his way down to my neck, making my entire body explode with fireworks. I wanted him now more than ever, “Zander,” I m0an, frustrated with him for not giving me more, ” I.. Need… More…” I manage to pant out as he massages my bre-ast with one hand and my a-ss with the other, all while his lips k!ss my neck roughly.

I was already dripping wet, trying so hard not to lean back and sound the car horn, I wanted him right there, but my consciousness kicked in when I saw lights flicker on with the neighbours a few doors down.

“Let’s go inside”, I whisper to him before reaching out and unlocking the car door. Before I could wriggle off him, he picks me up, climbs out of the car and carries me towards the house.

I wrap my legs around him tightly, “I’m not letting you go,” he mumbles into my neck, tightening his grip around me. I felt his d**k, hard as a rock, through his jeans and excitement pulsed through me at the thought of it being inside me. I wanted him, all of him, forever.

His strong arms carried me upstairs as his lips travelled all over my neck while he fumbled with my jeans and shirt, trying to get everything off quickly. He threw me onto the bed and stared at me for about ten seconds as I sat in a wild mess. I saw Jace push through a few times, wanting to have control, and I could feel Kia move forward, wanting to respond to her mate as Zander’s eyes turned a darker shade than usual.

He ripped off his shirt and stripped down to his boxers within seconds and started to make his way back toward me. Almost animalistic, my ar0usal was thick in the air, his eyes were dark with hunger as he prowled toward me in a frenzy. “Off,” he demanded and tugged at my jeans, sending another shudder through my body. I quickly pulled off my jeans and shirt before being brought into another deep k!ss, hungry with desire.

I felt his urgency as he continued, feeling his way around to my entrance with his fingers.

I gasped as he plunged three fingers deep inside me, feeling all of me. “Already so wet for me”, he growled. He pounds inside so hard I feel my eyes roll to the back of my head.

I scream his name like ecstasy as I hold onto the sheets, my entire body on fire as I reach my first 0rgasm.

I want all of him fully, “Zander, all of you,” I beg, “Give me all of you, mark me, make me your’s forever.” He moves over me, kicking off his boxes and presenting me with hís rock-hard c**k. He lines up at my entrance before plunging into me. I scream out his name as he pounds inside me.

This side of him, I haven’t seen before. It’s desperate. It’s hunger. It’s raw. It’s all him.

“Tell me you’re mine”, he growls in my ear. His pounding slows down as he gives me little k!sses along the base of my neck, where he’ll mark me, making my entire body shiver in excitement. “Tell me you’re mine, Sweetheart,” he growls again, overlapping with Jace’s voice, still moving his c**k deep inside me. “I’m yours, always yours”, I pant out, not wanting the motion to stop.

I scream out as I feel a sharp ping on the side of my neck.

I feel Kia move forward, offering her canines wanting to mark Zander in return. “And l’m yours forever,” he growls. My entire body dissolves into a shuddering mess as I reach my climax while Kia bites down on Zander’s neck, giving him his own release inside me.

We’re both in a panting mess as I hear his voice ring through my mind. ‘So f*****g s3xy, All mine, forever,’ he lays there looking at me in awe playing with one of my curls.

I can hear you,’ I giggle back, k!ssing him.

He shrugs in response, ‘fine by me, sweetheart,’

Just letting you know his thoughts are always in the gutter, Jace chuckles.

‘Ohh, Hi, Jace,’ I smile as Jace and Kia start talking to each other.

‘off, this is going to be hard to concentrate with,’ I sigh, snuggling onto Zander.

“It ‘ll be all right after a little while. They will quieten down,’ he responded while stroking my hair as | leaned into him. My entire body was so exhausted. I feel absolutely full of love and devotion from Zander, I feel everything from him, a little bit of worry and nerves, but the love and adoration outweigh everything. couldn’t wait to see what this new stage of our life would bring.