Chapter 24

“Evening Mr Braveheart” mom said opening the door, it was weird hearing her call him Mr Braveheart, but I understand, it’s customary to behave with decorum when in the Alpha’s presence, even a future Alpha, he was wearing a tux and he looked hotter than all hell

“Please call me Aiden, Mrs Roberts”, he said handing her a bouquet of white roses,

“Samantha, please…thank you, these are beautiful” she said taking the roses and ushering him in,

“I’ll just put these in some water” she she tapped me on the shoulder

“He is cute” she whispered heading to the kitchen. I walked towards him and the look he gave me told me everything. He took my hand and kissed it,

“You look beautiful Scar”

I smiled back at him

“Thank you, you are the true hero, you’re the one that picked it out” I said swaying my hips and showing off the dress

“Well, it looks perfect on you…shall we?” He said leading me to the door,

“See you later mom”

“Have fun” she called out from the kitchen as I closed the door.

“Is that a Royce?” I gasped my jaw hitting the floor, he was pulling out all the stops, the driver opened the door and I slipped in, this car was bespoke to the nines, it had caramel leather seats, twelve-inch screens attached to the side of the car, it looked like a limousine from the inside, he pressed a button and a bucket of champagne on ice slid out from under one of the seats, and he poured me a glass,

“You look lovely” he said handing me the glass,

“Thank you, it was a gift, you look handsome too by the way, I’m getting a feeling that we are going someplace fancy”

“Only the best for my lady” he said taking his glass.

“What do you have planned for tonight?” I asked taking a sip,

“It’s a surprise” he gave me a devilish look he looked so good, I can’t believe that I have this guy as my mate and he is treating me like a princess, no one has ever treated me like this before, I know I have to tell him about what I’m feeling and my doubts and everything, but look at him he is so happy, and he planned this whole evening, it wouldn’t hurt to spend one romantic night together and have a memory of him and what could have been.

“I can’t wait to see what you have planned, judging by the evening so far it’s going to be classy, where are we anyway?” I asked looking out the window and realising that I don’t know this area, he put his thumb on my cheek making me face him,

“You know, I used to look at the way my mom and dad loved each other, I would think to myself love doesn’t do that, love won’t make you lose yourself like that, if it is truly love then you should still have your sanity right? I was so cocky that I decided to tell my mate that as soon as I turned sixteen, I didn’t even consider that I might not find her… I was so full of myself, and when I didn’t scent you anywhere, while it seemed like everyone was finding their mate I felt rejected somehow, like the moon had given up on me or was punishing me for my arrogance, I turned seventeen, nothing, eighteen, nothing, it seemed I would never find you” he continued taking my hand

“so, I poured myself into my work, be it schoolwork or Alpha duties I just needed a distraction from all the happy couples around me” he broke eye contact and looked at his champagne glass and continued

“and there are certain expectations that come with being Alpha, the longer you stay without a mate the weaker you seem, so my father arranged for me to travel all over the world in hopes that my mate will be out there in one of the other packs but no matter how hard I searched or how much I wanted to find you it was just not in the cards, and just when I was about to give up my father sent me to be his proxy at your prom, Alpha’s are proudful which is why your rejection almost killed me” he said chuckling like it was no big deal.

KILLED HIM, I nearly KILLED him, how am I going to tell him I’m not ready now? I could be putting the entire pack in danger of losing their Alpha, but why is that on me, why is it my responsibility to keep the Alpha happy, don’t my dreams count, don’t I have a say?

“Is that why you marked me without asking?” feeling my anger flaring up, he looked at me with his jaw clinched and his lips pressed in a line, but he didn’t respond

“I know you’re my mate” I continued noticing that I will not get a response and I promised myself that we will at least have tonight, now was not the time

“it sure is a nice night, all the stars seem to be out tonight” I said trying to ease the tension.

He just looked at me without saying a word those green eyes of his making me feel guilty for going off at him like that, I took a deep breath trying to calm myself,

“Look I know you had good intentions, and I know that you wouldn’t try to hurt me intentionally, but being made to feel like a possession hurts me, I need to know that we are partners and that you respect my opinion”

I have seen him look sad, I have seen him look angry I have even seen desire in his eyes, but the look he was giving me now made my heart cry out, I wanted to reach out and comfort him but something, I don’t know what held me back.

“I’m sorry” he said gazing into my eyes his emerald-green eyes drawing me in, I felt like I was in a trance, I could see the whole universe through them

“I guess I just got ahead of myself for a minute there” he grinned rubbing the back of his head

“I’m not going to sit here and tell you that I will stop surprising you, there are some things that I will need to keep from you, that’s just the kind of guy I am, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t trust you or your judgement, forever is where we are going, I trust you with my life Scar” he wiped a tear that I hadn’t noticed was running down my face, all my defences went down, I know I have to tell him something, but what was it again? Something about school? Never mind, I’ll tell him later if I ever remember, I leaned in and kissed him gently on the lips, he kissed me back gently caressing my face with his hand, it felt like we were kissing for hours when he pulled back and looked in my eyes making me blush

“We are here” he said with a grin, my lipstick all over his lips my face flushed thinking of how much he affects me. I looked outside and all I could see was green, I loved the smell of nature, I don’t know how, but Aiden really knows me.

We walked hand in hand on a paved pathway with grass and flowers on either side of us, lights ran down the path illuminating our way,

“Right this way Mr Braveheart” the waiter said ushering us to our table, it wasn’t a big restaurant, but I loved the cosiness of it, he sat us on the balcony overlooking the river that flowed from a waterfall, the water cascaded down a steep hill, past the balcony and went on disappearing in the distance,

“I wish I could have seen it during the day it’s so beautiful thank you for bringing me here.”

“Would you like to take a walk before dessert?” I nodded and took his hand, we walked to the back of the restaurant to a narrowly paved pathway,

“Thanks” Aiden said taking a lantern from one of the waiters, we walked down the path and saw dozens of Gazebos scattered along the garden with lanterns hanging from the ceiling,

“This place is so beautiful, thank you for bringing me here, I just love it here” I said squeezing his hand

“I wanted to bring you here because this place is very special to me, this is where my father proposed to my mother” he said smiling back at me

“Oh, my goodness Aiden that is the sweetest thing, and you wanted to share it with me?” I said giving him a light kiss.

“Scar I know you may not like my methods, but ever since I found you I just couldn’t wait to catch-up on all the time we lost, I feel like I have known you all my life” he put the lantern down and knelt down on one knee,

“Aiden, oh my god” I said unable to stop the tears

“Scarlett, I don’t ever want to regret missing out on time with you ever again, I don’t ever want to be without you, I want to figure this life thing out with you by my side as my Luna but most of all as my wife” he took the ring box out of his pocket with tears forming in his eyes

“Scarlett Marie Roberts will you marry me?” he opened the ring box and I saw the biggest diamond I have ever seen in my life; the diamond was kept in place by a white gold band with small diamonds cascaded around the band.

“YES!”

The words came out before I could stop them, before I could talk myself out of it, I was in the moment and in this moment I know that I want to be his wife and I never want to be away from him ever again, he put the ring on my finger and I was surprised at how light it felt, he spun me around in his arms and kissed me deeply

“You just made me the happiest man in the entire universe Mrs Braveheart”,

“Oh my god I’m going to be Mrs Braveheart” I put my hand over my mouth filled with joy and anxiety at the same time.