Chapter 35

"Ugh. Can't breathe."

She laughed hard. "Oh my, there's a river?" she asked, the water currents are now obvious in the air, the sound is loud enough to cut her laughter and looked at me with widening eyes, mesmerized and already looking forward to the spot.

"Yup. And it's too bad, we'll miss skinny dipping."

There's a falls back to the Regal pack. It's not private like Aiden's spot and wolves come and go there but Luce and I always find ourselves alone there at midnight. We would drink, eat, and swim as the moon kissed our skin. I miss all that.

"Wht said we'll miss it? We'll swim first before I go!"

My eyes widened but I just laughed from her insanity. Damn this girl.

She circled her arms on my neck and we both laugh, only interrupted by Seth's snorting sound.

"Got a problem, pup?" Luce snapped to him, grinning. I bet Seth's constantly irritated whenever she calls him 'pup'. And surely, my friend is deeply enjoying her time.

"Oh, no. It's just that I'm a guy and trapped with two besties talking about skinny dipping like I won't be there as well."

"Oh! You can watch us, we won't mind!" she teased. Of course, I do mind! But I know she's teasing him. Hell, I don't believe we'll swim on the river like she said. I bet she's itching to escape Jacob's claws that she's not thinking of playing around.

"And face Aiden's wrath? No fucking way." then Seth grins at me.

We reached the clearing and had an eyeful of the best night scenery right before our eyes. I can picture it on a daylight, with all those greens and blue water. Damn. I'll ask Aiden to be with me here on daytime.

"This is beautiful." Lucy murmurs, her eyes were all fascinated with the view and I couldn't agree more. This exact place made me love Aiden's pack. Well, our pack. This part of the land is so serene, peaceful. It's like my heart was wrapped on a warm hand and I'm sure Luce felt the same.

"And that's the reason that this is Aiden's spot." I grinned at her, proud of the nature's gift in front of us.

She poked my rib and her lips formed a playful smile. I instantly flushed. I knew her too well. Enough to think that her mind is clouded by every green thought about me and Aiden right this instant.

"He shared it to you! Huh! I wonder what naughty stuff you did in here-"

"Oh, shut up!" I burst out laughing and smack her on her arms.

She laughed hard. "Your virgin act won't work now, silly! I can smell him all over you, you'll be slap if you deny it!"

I laughed even more. "I won't deny anything! Drop the subject, can you?"

We settled on a fine grass and hugged each other as we sat. Seth didn't join as and kept his pace, already on guard.

"I envy you, in a way." she softly murmurs. I glanced at Seth who's standing a few meters away from us and I knew he can hear our talk. "I wish for him to take me, claim me fully, every single time. And he would just torture me."

Torture? I was silenced as I study her words. Was Jacob kept cheating on her?

"Torture how exactly?" I decided to ask than to burst my head with questions.

She smiled at me and looked away. The moonlight shone on her eyes and I'm sure I saw sadness in it.

"Pleasure deprivation." she whispers like Seth won't hear it at all. But I knew he will. Luce won't look at me and I know she's ashamed.

My eyes grew wide and I can't understand what it meant at first. Only to be slapped by the thought I never imagined for her to experience.

Even though I had a clue inside my head, I decided to speak.

"I'm not following..."

She laughed. "What a virgin despite being not." she laughed but I'm too curious that I can't laugh back. "You can ask your man to do it, makes you come with his everything but that. I promise, you'll be hell-bent." then she winks at me.

I flushed upon realizing what she meant. Jacob was... Damn it. I can't even tolerate Aiden's teasing. His effects on me is so strong because of the bond and it kills me that I want him. Always.

And Luciann is what? She's reaching her edge without having her mate whole. That's fucking depressing!

"Hey, pup! Come over here." she yelled to Seth that distracts me from my thoughts. I heard Seth sighed and shook his head but walked closer to us with lazy steps.

"What?" he asked and slumped himself on the ground beside me.

"How far is the border from here?" She asked. Emotions.

"North border. Though guards are tough there so I suggest you run east." I can imagine how he wanted to get rid of Luce fast.

"Guards won't be a problem. I'll go North."

"You're crazy." Seth shook his head then he snapped his head to the back, standing at the process.

"What is it?" I looked past my shoulder, trying to sense what he's sensing. I'm starting to doubt my senses. It seems I'm a slowpoke when it comes to awareness but with Aiden, my wolf is on high.

"Oh, no." Luce stood up as well. Her face is a knot and I saw annoyance and irritation in it.

"What? What's happening?"

I'm on my feet next and I'm not sure what is it that their sensing.

"I guess you failed tonight." Seth whispered and from then, I knew someone is coming.

And I'm right. I can sense him. I can feel Aiden's presence but my sense of smell and hearing failed to operate somehow. I can only smell him but I'm sure that he is not alone. The reaction of Luce and Seth answered me that.

"They can't be here! I needed to escape tonight!" Lucy is hysterical but her voice is low, preventing the words to reach someone's ears. When she turned to me, her eyes are almost pleading. "Ash..." she pleaded.

I'm sure Aiden is not alone but I'm not sure what got into me because the next thing I do, I turned to Seth and gave him a command.

"Meet them halfway. Tell them we're skinny dipping." I whispered.

"What? Then what? You'll continue this-"

"Yes, fucking yes. We'll run North as you distract them."

"Aiden will-"

"I'll be back. I promise. Just play along. I'll make it seem like I run after her. Please... Just go before they come nearer."

Seth looked at me, studying my face like I'll change my mind but I looked at him with sincerity. I'm dead serious even if this situation is nerve-wrecking.

At last he sighed then he was gone.

I looked at Lucy and she nods at me. We run North with inhuman speed and I'm grateful that I'm good at my tracks.

Aiden's POV

"I can't believe this." I shook my head as Jacob and I walk sideways. On our way to my spot.

The bastard can't keep his ass on a chair and kept strolling back and forth as we drink. Then an hour later, he said he'll follow our mates and asked me to lead him the way.

And now we are. After a long moment of persuasion on his part and annoyance on my part. We are walking slow and lazy. Well, I'm being lazy.

"You're still at it? We're already heading there."

I growled at his answer.

"Why don't you get laid so you'll stop behaving like a dog wiggling it's tail?"

He snorted. "I'm still waiting for that woman to beg."

A low 'pfft!' escaped my mouth as I heard his words.

"What the fuck?" Jacob exclaimed.

"You know nothing, brother. Just continue walking. Are we there yet?"

I laughed hard from his discomfort. Oh, man. The guy is whipped.

"Half."

"Let's run. That would be faster."

"Hush it, Brother." I grinned when he rolled his eyes. "Let the girls have some fun."

Jacob is young. He's twenty and took the Alpha title early this year because his Dad passed away from disease.

He is like my brother, yes. We grew up meeting at the middle section of each borders of our lands. We'll scare Rogues when we were kids or hunt food on our wolf form. That only stopped when I took over the pack at fifteen.

My steps was slowed and my thoughts are distracted when I sense someone running to us. I immediately recognized the scent.

"Who-"

I cut Jacob's question before he could finish.

"It's Seth."

A few seconds and he's in front of me. Huffing for air.

Why on earth is he here? I looked past his shoulder and I can't see Ashira nor her friend. Wary crawled on my skin like venom but I tried not to lose my cool.

"Why are you here?" I growled. I'm worried about what had happened that he's running to us like crazy but I tried keeping my poise.

"I don't think you guys should be there." his tongue almost twist from how fast he talked. "Woo!" Then he exhaled.

I frowned but it is Jacob who spoke first.

"And why is that?"

I glanced at him for a bit and turned to look at Seth again. His eyes are looking at mine then at Jacob's.

"They, uh, they're skinny dipping at the river." he's almost hesitant and nervous that the frown on my forehead deepened.

What. Did. He. Just. Say?

"The fuck? And you're, what, watching them?" Jacob snarls and I saw his shoulder trembles.

I feel the same but I try to take control. I don't want to show how I want to have Ashira inside my arms again, to be able to see her, or be angered that my Gamma maybe saw her naked. I can't.

Why?

Jacob is being unreasonable towards his mate and he needs to see the proper way for it to be done. I need to show him.

Or so how I think it should be.

Jacob is too uptight. Too possessive. It's choking his mate in the neck and it's toxic, I can tell. Any time soon and he might lose his mate.

I'm too attached with Jacob and I treat him like family so the last thing I'd like to see is for him to be wrecked and ruined by his own faults and flaws.

Seth looked at Jacob then to me then to Jacob again.

I sighed silently when he took a step backward and I knew he's being intimidated by Jacob's shaking figure.

I pat Jacob's shoulder hard then rested my palm where I sting it.

"Jake." I warned him and then looked at Seth who I'm not sure what hell took his tongue away. I gave him the look.

The open-your-motherfucking-mouth-or-I-will-kill-you look.

Seth gulped two times and stood straight after a couple of steps backwards.

"No. No." he repeats like he snapped out of it. "I'm not watching them. His mate is a tiger, I wouldn't dare." he said, mostly talking to me.

I chuckled and looked at Jacob who's now smirking. He stopped shaking and his expression turned cocky. Confident of his mate.

"We are their mates. It's okay if we go see-"

"I would not prefer for you to see my mate naked, would you?" I cut his words and he looked at me, slowly realizing what I meant. He then cleared his throat and looked away.

"I guess we should wait."

"Or lets go back to the ances-"

"ASHIRA! OH MY GOD! ASH!!!!"

I turned my heels when I hear Lucianna's voice. Its too far. Too far from here.

And I'm fucking sure they are not on my spot grounds.

"Shit." A murmur from Seth and he looked at me, paling. I growled. "Thats-"

I did not let him finish his words. I run North, to where I heard the voice.

Fuck me if something goes wrong with Ashira. Fuck me.

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Sorry if I took long to update though I hope this is long enough and matched two chapters.❤️