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Vasile
It had been almost a week since I had kissed Alina. I had tried to give her all of the space that she had said that she needed because I didn't want to pressure her. I wanted her to be happy here and feel like this house was her home.
Every so often I would catch a glimps of her when she was in one of the rooms. She seemed to spend a lot of time in the library and seeing her so lost in a book was possibly one of the most beautiful sights that I had seen. She looked so peaceful and once in a while, when I had the time to watch her for a few minutes I would see her smile at something she read. Seeing her smile made my heart soar. I loved that smile. It was beautiful.
The bond between us had not grown any stronger and I assumed that was because I had not yet to approach her and do anything to strengthen it. The kiss had helped but I still could not push through the wall that she had up. It meant that I could not contact her mentally.
Although her markings had shown on her skin. That put my mind at ease a little and it made her see that maybe what I was saying was true. However she also argued that it could have been due to the fact that she was now eighteen years old and she could still be mated to that street hound Gregor.
Something about him irritated me and it was not just the fact that he had tricked a young thirteen year old girl that if she played her cards right he might decide that they would be mated. I had managed to get that much out of Alina before she decided that she did not want to talk about him to me because it was unfair to tell me about the man I was competing with.
To me there was no real competition. I would win Alina because she was my mate, that was how the wolf saw it. For the man he knew he would win because he knew what she wanted and he knew he could provide it for her. However that didn't stop the doubt coming in. What if she went back to him? If somehow he had really made her feel better than I ever could? It was something that had been bothering me immensely.
I had also been staying away from Belina. After her touching me I had not wanted to speak to her or even see her. I had explained, reluctantly, what had happened to Sorin and he arranged for her to be removed from the team. I did, in some strange way feel sorry for her. She had always made it clear that her intention was to claim me and although I had never encouraged her I had also never dismissed her claim. She wasn't evil or nasty, well her words were but her intent was not, she was just lonely. She was almost 130 years old and still she had not found her mate. Like a lot of wolves she was beginning to believe that such a thing did not exist for her.
I sighed and sat down in my bedroom finally having a moment to myself. Since my last patrol a week ago there had been non-stop problems and issues which my father had asked me to deal with .
That was the other problem with Alina and I. My parents. Neither of them knew that I had found my mate yet and I wanted it to keep it that way until I was sure that Alina would be mine. I didn't want to excite them and the rest of the pack when she could still chose to leave me. It wouldn't be fair to them or any others. However this meant that I had to make excuses for when I wanted to see her or why she was sleeping upstairs in one of the bedrooms and not down in the cellar with the rest of the captives. They all thought of her as a rogue street mutt who didn't belong with us. It infuriated many of the males, my father especially, that we had allowed one of them into our home.
I was supposed to go out on patrol again that next night and would be until the coming Sunday (four nights away) and I knew that this would limit my time with Alina. She would be awake when I was sleeping and sleeping when I was awake and on patrol. This meant that there would be no one to guard her if something went wrong and as much as I wanted to take her with me out to the border I could not be sure that someone would recognise her and report it to Gregor or if she would run off to be back with her family.
So I decided that I would spend time with her this evening and then make sure she knew what would be going on for the next four nights. I wanted her to be safe and for her to know that I would be out there possibly fighting her people.
I stood and went to find Alina letting her know that I would like to see her. I would give her every opportunity to reject me if that is what she wished but my wolf perked up knowing that he would not lose her. Her wolf called out for mine as much as mine called for hers. The human part of her brain and soul merely had yet to accept it.
I walked down the corridor and turned right heading to Alina's room. I knew that I had no right to walk in but I wanted to see her and I did not want to give her the chance to turn me away before I had even set foot in the room. So instead of knocking on the door and waiting for a response I knocked and then walked in.
"VASILE!" She scowled and I laughed a little. She was cute when she was angry. Her eyebrows close together and her nose all scrunched up. Her hair fell forwards over her face and I reached out to move it back.
As my hand touched her cheek her frown disappeared and she leant into me slightly. It wasn't a lot and I did not think that she was consciously doing it however the movement was there and I was thrilled. I looked down at her clothes and smiled. She was in a light blue top that covered her marks but still clung to her body as well as a pair of dark jeans which made her legs look incredible. Her feet were bare, which was usual when people were in their rooms. I had asked sorin to let her get some clothes in on my money because, although we had clothes here, I knew she would feel uncomfortable in things she had known were for communal use.
"Why are you mad?" I asked her and she looked at me.
"I could have been in the middle of changing" she told me and I laughed leaning down to kiss her head.
"It is the middle of the day I was sure you would not be" I told her and she looked at me a small smile growing on her lips.
"Fine. That's a given. Is there something you wanted?" She asked and I looked at her pulling back my hand and sitting on the bed. She looked at me and then sat beside me.
"I wanted to ask you if you would like to go out on a picnic with me tonight? You have every right to say no if you wanted to however I would love it if you were to be there. I really want to know more about you and your life" I told her. Many of the men here would have laughed at me then and called me a girl but I didn't care. I liked being romantic for my mate. She deserved to feel spoilt and loved.
"I would like to a lot. Will you come and get me? Although I have worked out how to get to the library I am still not confident how to get to the lower floor and then find my way around" she told me and I nodded smiling at her.
"If you like I can show you around beforehand" I told her and she smiled.
"As much as I would love that I fear that we would run out of things to talk about this evening if I filled your ears with all my nonsense now" she told me and I looked at her making sure that she held my eye contact.
"I assure you we will never run out of things to talk about mina. I intend to spend the next 500 years or so with your or trying to prove to you that I am yours and you are mine. I would not do this if I thought we would end up running out of things to say" I told her and I saw the colour flood to her cheeks and she looked down at the bed.
"You manage to make me blush by saying the simplest of things. I don't understand how. The others would call me a fool for letting you change my mind" she laughed and I smiled back pulling her gaze back up to me.
"You are no fool. However I would like to change your mind" I laughed and she laughed with me standing up and placing a pair of trainers on her feet.
"Fine. I would love to see the house with you as long as you promise you will let me come back here to get changed before you take me on the picnic" she said and I nodded.
"Of course" I told her and she smiled.
Gregor
The people were restless. All of them were reeling from the death of so many a week ago. Alina had been one of them. Poor girl. Well not girl. She was a soon to be woman. It would have been her birthday three days from now if she had lived.
Many were saying that she had lived. That they had seen that bastard Vasile take her back to his home. Many even said that he had threatened one of his own to save her. That last part troubled me. I did not understand what use he had for her. Hell the only use I had for the she-wolf was that incredible body of hers and the fact that she was a dominant and I was not.
Somehow I had managed to convince the little thing that she was my mate and that the moment she came of age I would mate with her and I would let her bare my children.
Of course I had not meant all of it. I would have taken the young she-wolf to bed on her eighteenth birthday but I would not have marked her as my own. I would have mated with her the traditional wolf way. She would have been mine but then I could still have any female that I wanted as well. After all an alpha would not be made to keep all his eggs, or pups, in one basket.
"Gregor what is the next move" my beta, Machii, asked and I smiled.
"I want to see if little Alina is in fact alive and if she is in fact a prisoner or if the rumours are true and Vasile and his father are keeping her alive for some other reason." I told him and he nodded looking at me.
"How are we to do that?" He asked me and I smiled. I had just realised how to get the information I wanted. The exact same way that I had got into the situation in the first place. A female.
"Get me Lia" I told Machii and he nodded scurrying off to find the female I had requested.
Moments later Machii came back with Lia walking by his side. Lia was like Alina, an incredibly attractive female and one that was devoted to her alpha. However she was not as naive as Alina and she knew all I wanted from her was her body and an hour or two of her time once a week.
"Alpha?" She asked and I smiled signalling to Machii to leave us. He did with a bow of his head and the moment the door was closed I smiled at Lia who began to undo her top. I smiled again but stopped her.
"Not this time my sweet I need you to do something for me" I told her and she nodded her eyes full of loyalty.
This would work for sure ….
Alina
Walking around with Vasile was fun. He never failed to make Alina laugh or blush at any one moment. He would answer all her questions and never once did he give her any reason to think that his word was untrue. They walked around the mansion looking down all the corridors and all the rooms the two of them could for a good hour seemingly talking about nothing. They did not mention pasts or futures nor did they talk of family or other complicated issues. Vasile and Alina spoke as if the two were old friends merely enjoying the company of one another. Alina had to admit that it felt pretty amazing.
Alina thought back to Gregor and how he would have never let her act like this around him in public. He did not want her clinging to him like a child. Those had been his words. If she had been his mate then Alina would need to know her place and that was to be in his bed at night but during the day she needed to find something else to do and keep her distance from him.
That was what she had been trying to with Vasile. Alina knew he was different to Gregor in many ways but she had always assumed it was a universal thing that people kept their interests in women a secret. This was the reason that she had been so shocked when he had asked me to walk around the house with him and been so persistent about it. She was worried that it was a trick trying to prove that she was not worthy so that he could scowl at her. Gregor did that many a time. He assured young Alina it was just to make sure she knew her place but it did not stop the sting of his words. Another reason why she was so shocked by Vasile. He was so gentle with her. So true and so nice. It made Alina wonder if what he was saying really was true.
But even if it was Alina knew that she still had feelings for Gregor and some part of her wanted him to come and at least try to rescue her. But She was not sure now that she would go with him. It would just be nice for him to try.
Vasile dropped Alina off at her room and told her that he would be there in an hour and a half. She watched him walk away down the corridor and slowly closed her door going to her bed and laying there for a moment.
She could not believe how he made her feel. How her heart fluttered when he called her mina, although she had no idea what the name meant or why, and how he would kiss her on the head every time he would say goodbye and hello.
Alina ached for a real kiss though. Like the one they had shared almost a week ago. She could still feel his lips on her and she had, more than once she had imagined what they would feel like on her neck and on her collar bone. How he would hold her close in his arms and set her skin and nerves on fire.
She sighed and got up walking to the wardrobe knowing that she should change. She didn't want to look like she had made no effort for him. In fact she really wanted to impress him. Just like she had done for Gregor.
Alina chose the best simple dress that was in there. It was a simple blue dress that stopped just above her knees. It was summer so she knew the wind would not be so bad. She pulled on a pair of white slip on shoes as well. Both items had been given to her by Vasile. Well, he had given her the money to buy them. He had expected that he would not want to wear someone else's clothes and he was right. She would rather wear her own undies and her own clothes unless she was in an emergency.
She brushed through her hair and applied a little make up and sighed.
Once she was done she looked in the mirror nervously and took a deep breath when there was a knock on her door.
"No turning back now" she whispered.