Aidan’s POV
My alarm blared irritating my ears. I turned it off. I walked in the direction of the bathroom thinking about the meeting he had with the board. They said it was urgent, he wandered what it was?
He took his bath, walked into his closet picked and wore his black suit. He went in the direction to the kitchen where he saw Marta the oldest of his maids serving his breakfast.
‘Good Morning’ she said cheerfully. ‘Morning Marta’ I responded.
While eating breakfast my mom walked in. ‘Morning Mom’ I said with my face full.
‘Aidan, don’t talk with your mouth full’ she scolded but smiled. She kissed my head, ‘how are things going over at Walker’s tech?’ she asked
‘Things are going great, we recently closed a huge deal with one of our top clients’ I said, ‘that’s great’ she said twirling the end of her hair.
I knew there was something else to it, wherever she twirls her hair means she’s nervous about something.
‘What is it mom?’ I asked.
‘Oh honey, when are you going to bring a girl home?’ there it is I thought.
‘You know am not getting any younger, when am I going to see my grandbabies huh?’ she asked frustrated.
‘I know mom but what if she’s still out there and we’ve just never crossed paths? I don’t know anytime I try to be with someone else I just s kinda, I don’t know guilty’.
I get where she is coming from but it doesn’t feel right. Let’s say I actually find someone who I like and want to be with then my mate shows up. What do I do?
But I have to figure this out soon. My dad’s been giving me hints about becoming the new alpha, and I know if I don’t find someone to call my mate he’ll do it for me and I know who he’s aiming at. The daughter of the alpha of the night wolf. Their alpha and my dad go way back, they suggested it when my parents and I went to visit one time. I know she likes me but I only see her as a friend not a mate.
‘It’s getting late I better head out’ I said getting up.
‘I am sorry if I ruined your mood this morning’ she said apologetically.
‘Course not’ I said ‘bye mom, bye Marta’
‘Have a nice day sir’ Marta said.
I arrived only 10 minutes late, as I entered the building and my closest friend Steven walked up to me.
‘You sure took your time’ he said.
‘Hey at least am here now aren’t i?’ ‘What’s the status on the robotics team recent project?’
‘Yes, everything is progressing smoothly they’ll be done by the due time’ Steven said. Steven is my information handler, I trust him to handle all the information going in and out of the enterprise, he’s been with me ever since we were babies, and he’s like a brother to me.
‘We also have an offer from…….’ Steven kept talking but then a strange scent filled my nose that blocked all my senses that I couldn’t hear him. I didn’t recognize the scent but it felt comforting, and I felt my wolf getting aroused I looked at the unfamiliar face I saw at the reception desk, something about her made me feel things I haven’t felt before.
The ding of the elevator and the door closing broke my trance. ‘Aidan’ Steven said, I stared at him. ‘Were you even listening to anything I saying?’
‘Yeah Totally, Uh who was that girl?’ I asked
‘What girl?’ he questioned
‘The one at the reception desk’
‘Oh that was one of our new recruits, why is something wrong?’ he asked
‘No nothing I just didn’t recognize her’ I said
‘Oh ok’ he said
We arrived at the third floor, Steven got out ‘Well see you at the meeting’ he said. I continued my office being at the fourth floor. When I got there my assistant Regina stood up and started filling me in on my appointments for the day. I was only half listening my mind was on the girl I saw this morning I just can’t seem to forget about her or her scent, who was she?.
I tried to push her out of my mind while working but she kept sneaking back in, I heard a knock on the door Regina brought a few papers needing my signature.
‘You seem kind of stressed sir?’ she asked batting her eyelashes.
‘I am fine’ I said.
‘You know I can help you relieve some of that stress’ she said in a tone she probably that was sweet and seductive but I found it irritating. She hits on me every chance she gets, well as long as she doesn’t try anything she can keep her job.
I finished signing and gave her the papers so she can leave. Resting my back on my chair my thoughts were once again occupied with that girl. I continued working or tried to until when I checked the time it was 12:32 when did time fly so fast?
The meeting was by 1:00 and not knowing how long it will take I was determined to go see the receptionist before the meeting. I got up walked out of my office and into the elevator when I arrived on the ground floor I saw her sitting by her desk. Her head was down so she did not notice me staring. Her scent filled my nose again and my wolf started to perk up, he has been down for years when I thought I wouldn’t find my mate.
Could she be? How do I look? I entered the bathroom for men and started to straighten my jacket and make sure my hair isn’t out of place. ‘This is it’ I said to myself.
I walked back out to see another girl behind the desk. What where did she go? Did I imagine her? I was confused then her scent filled my nose again I turned around she bumped into me. I felt tingles round my chest where she bumped into me.
‘I’m so sorry’ she said she stopped then stared at me, one could think we had a staring contest. ‘It’s you’ the words left my mouth unconsciously.
‘Umm…….am sorry I don’t think we’ve met before’, she said slightly confused. ‘I’m Rosé Carter I just started work here today actually’ her voice was like a melody to his ears. She extended her hand towards him.
‘Aidan Walker’ I said shaking her hand, tingles like electricity erupted from the hand shake. He knew she felt it too because she quickly drew back her hand. ‘Sorry um I have to go now’ she said then hurried away.
‘Wait!’ before I could run after her Steven came up to me. ‘Dude I’ve been looking everywhere for you’ he said panting a little, ‘the meeting is in five, man let’s go’ he said pulling me towards the elevator.
He arrived at the conference room right on time. After the meeting I returned to my office, Steven followed me. ‘So, am waiting’ Steven said.
‘Waiting for what?’ I asked. ‘Waiting for you to tell me what’s happening between you and that receptionist?’ he said with a smirk.
‘Well?’ he pressed on.
‘She’s my mate’ I said. His jaw went down. ‘Are you serious?’ he asked.
‘Of course I am, she is the one I’ve been waiting for’ I said imagining holding her in my arms, I can’t wait to tell mom, she’ll be thrilled but wait there was a problem.
‘There’s a problem’ I stated. ‘What?’ Steven said.
‘She’s a human’ I said. ‘Steven could sense my worry, he patted my back ‘don’t worry it’ll be alright’ he assured me.
Rosé’s POV
After I kept some distance between Aidan and I, I felt like I could breathe better why was I feeling this way? She looked at her hands what was that? I suddenly came to a stop and looked around and realized I was lost. I didn’t even look where I was going I face palm myself for not looking where I was going.
But still this building was like a maze, I bumped into someone while rounding a corner, ‘I really need to stop doing that’ I said under my breath.
‘I’m sorry’ we both said at the same time. ‘Sorry I wasn’t paying attention’ he said, ‘no am sorry I didn’t notice you coming’ I said smiling sheepishly.
‘Are you alright?’ he asked ‘yeah no problem’ I responded.
‘I have to go sorry am in a hurry’ he said going around me. ‘Bye’ he said.
‘Bye’ I said. Wait! That was my chance to ask for directions. Ugh how could I forget?
I continued walking for like 5 minutes until I found my way to my desk looking at my watch the time was 1:24 I had 6 minutes left I decided to forget about lunch and go back to work.
I continued working until I was done for the day. I grabbed my things and exited the building I was starving.
‘Hey’ I turned around and saw the man I bumped into when I got lost. ‘Hey do you need a ride?’ he asked ‘No thank you I came with my own car’. I said smiling. ‘Oh ok’. ‘Am Joshua by the way’ he introduced himself ‘but you can call me Josh’. ‘Rosé’ I said. ‘Well I guess I’ll see you tomorrow?’ he said with a small smile. ‘Sure’ I said smiling.
Then I drove home.
Aidan’s POV
‘Well I guess I’ll see you tomorrow?’ Joshua said. ‘Sure’ Rosé replied. I felt anger seeping through me. My eyes turned a darker shade when I saw my mate smiling at him. A low growl escaped from the back of my throat, Steven placed a hand on my shoulder to calm me down.
‘Calm down man’ Steven said through our mind link, ‘how can I calm down when that guy is flirting with my mate’ I said gritting my teeth, my wolf threatening to show himself. ‘He was just trying to be nice calm down, don’t do something you will regret’.
I calmed down but still keeping my eyes glued to Joshua until he left with his car. I will make it very clear who she belongs to.
Aidan’s POVI decided to tell my mom over dinner about the good news.During Dinner~‘I’ve got exciting news to tell you’ I said practically radiating with joy. My mom stopped eating giving me her full attention. ‘Well don’t keep me in suspense’ my mom said.‘I found my mate’.‘You did?’‘Yeah’ I responded.‘Well it was about time she showed up. Well honey who is she? Why isn’t she here? When will she be coming? Oh thank you goddess, there’s so much to do we have to meet her and her family too, is she from the pack? No that’s very unlikely you’ve met with everyone. Then she has to be from another pack, maybe a visiting one? We’ll have to request everyone together to introduce the new addition to the pack. We’re going to have to make plans for the wedding and—Mom!’ I called snapping her out of her tr
Aidan’s POVI sat I my office lost in thoughts. Who dared to hurt my Rosé? Whoever it was should count them lucky she didn’t tell me their name. He never wanted to see her sad again.‘You should have seen her face’ a voice broke his thoughts, it was his assistant’s.‘Too bad she ran out of the room, but she can’t hide from me forever since we are working in the same building now’. Really, couldn’t she just do her job instead of gossiping?‘She just recently started working here right?’ the other voice asked.‘Yeah she’s the receptionist’. Regina said, wait receptionist? Were they talking about Rosé?‘Did something happen between you two?‘Why do you ask?’‘Because you talk about her like your enemies’‘That’s because we kinda are. She stole my boyfriend back in college and ever since
I went back in the house and saw Adam addressing our parents. ‘I have an announcement to make’. Everyone turned their attention towards him. ‘It’s regarding the marriage proposal. I won’t do it’. Paul stood up angry. ‘You will do no such thing boy’. Paul said. ‘Did Rosé do something?’ my dad asked glaring in my direction. ‘Why? What happened?’ Melody asked. ‘Can I just finish please?’ Everyone kept quiet for him to continue. ‘Before I say anything else Rosé had nothing to do with this it was entirely my decision’ he continued. ‘Yes I want to cancel it but that’s only because I want to win her heart first. I like her and I want her to marry me because she loves me not by anything else’. He said that last part while smirking at me. A high pitch scream was heard from Melody. ‘I’m so proud of you. You’ve never taken initiative like this before’ she said while squeezing Adam in a hug. ‘She must really be special then’. ‘You ha
‘His personal assistant’ Regina exclaimed holding a box. Oh yeah she was clearing her desk.‘You never appointed me as your personal assistant’.‘Because you weren’t qualified for it, in any case all these idle chats are wasting a lot of my time back to work. Rosé settle in and come into my office’. Aidan said walking away. I was following him when Regina grabbed my arm.‘So what did you have to do to get this? Did you sleep with him?’ She asked.‘Oh please don’t lump me in with you’.‘It’s amazing that you got to him before me but if you think you’ve won by getting me demoted you’ve got another thing coming. Watch your back Carter’. Did she really just threaten me? Oh hell no.‘I didn’t do anything to get you demoted let’s get that out of the way. You earned that yourself if only you were less horny and more dedicat
‘It would be a waste to go back home now so why don’t we have dinner ourselves?’ Aidan asked.I wanted to say yes because I haven’t eaten anything since lunch. Work hours ended at 5:00 by the time I came home and got ready I didn’t have enough time to eat.‘I’d love to but I didn’t think I’ll need my credit card so I didn’t bring it’. I said. I was going to put off my hunger till after the meeting.‘Don’t worry about that I’ll take care of the bill’.‘No I couldn’t’.‘It’s no problem. I insist’. He pressed on.‘You don’t have to I’m not even hungry’. My stomach betrayed me by growling but there was music playing so he probably didn’t hear it.‘Your belly says otherwise. Waiter!’ he called one passing by. Wait how on earth did he hear my stomach growling? I couldn’
Aidan’s POV‘What?’ I asked.‘Alex, she said I was your mate. What did she mean?’ Rosé repeated. I heard her the first time but I was trying to come up with an explanation. Alex ooh she is in so much trouble when I get back.‘Well?’ Rosé asked again.‘She...uh….she probably meant friend or something, my sister often says a lot of things who knows what she meant’. I said hoping it was convince her to drop it.‘Oh, ok’ she said.Thank God she bought it.‘Rosé?’ I saw a woman coming out of her house, it’s probably her mother. Rosé got out of the car and I followed suit. Immediately Rosé was within her reach the woman hugged her.‘I’m sorry I didn’t call but I’m fine mom truly’. Rosé said.‘Your dad and I were so worried we even called the cops’. Her mo
Aidan’s POVI drove Alex to the mall. I wonder why I even agreed to it she basically dragged me all over the place looking for the perfect outfit for a party. After a while she finally found it.‘Perfect’ she said holding up two shopping bags ‘now all it remains is to find the perfect jewelry to go with it’.‘You’re not done?’ I was tired of following her everywhere. I’ll never agree to drive her again.‘Nope let’s try the other shop’ Alex said walking away. I just followed her.Thankfully she didn’t take too long to find the right one and soon we were on our way out. ‘Aidan could you help me with this bag?’ she said holding up one of her shopping bags. ‘No’ I said simply. ‘Pwease’ she said giving me her best puppy dog eyes.‘I won’t fall for that again’. ‘Come on’ she whined. I walked out of the ent
‘They’ve found them’ my dad said looking at me.‘Where are they?’ I asked the man that brought the news.‘They were hiding in an abandoned building in the forest east of here. Some of our men are already engaged in the fight but the Rogues prove to be stronger than we thought and we’re being pushed back ’. The messenger said.‘Can you take us there?’ my father asked.‘Yes Alpha’‘Aidan’ dad called out to me ‘send in the upper ranks to back up our men and wipe out those damn rogues except for the leader’.‘I’m going too’.‘Let them handle this Aidan’ my dad said.‘This is either Dante or his men we’re dealing with and knowing him he’s always got a trick up his sleeve. Let me go father’ he was still hesitant. ‘I’ll be fine and we don’t have a lot of time’.