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Third Person's POV Claudius couldn't believe this was happening, just when he thought he finally found someone to love and have them love him back, he was crushed. Crushed to realize it's never going to happen. "Why am I so unlovable? Why won't anyone love me back?" Claudius said, and it felt like a knife pierced through Noah's heart. He knew what he meant by that. Noah himself is guilty of being unable to return that love. If he knew for certain he didn't have a mate out there, Noah would have accepted him in heartbeat. But unfortunately, he knows there's a mate out there for him. He knows when he finds him, whether he wants to or not, he won't be able to walk away and reject him. Not for anyone, not even Claudius. Because Noah knew Claudius had feelings for him, and he didn't want them to grow, he removed himself from the situation altogether and left. In hopes that Claudius could eventually get over him. "Don't say that, you are lovable. I would have loved to have given you m
Third Person's POV Noah groans as he wakes up, he rolls over and reaches for his phone that won't stop ringing. He grabs it and blinks his eyes open to see who's calling. His stomach drops and he quickly hits the button when he sees who's calling. "What's wrong?" "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, good morning!" Thaddeus said, feeling bad he scared Noah. "You scared me! You never call me in the morning, I thought something was wrong!" "I know, I'm sorry about that. Nothing's wrong, well not completely...." "What do you mean not completely?" "I don't know, I'm so happy and excited, but so scared and nervous at the same time!" "For Goddess sakes, spit it out already! What's going on?" Noah says sitting up. This caught the attention of the others and they sat up to look at him. "You're never going to believe it, I found him, I found my mate!" Noah's eyes went wide and he took a sharp breath in, he felt his eyes sting and burn. "You.... You found your mate?" Noah choked
Third Person's POV The whole way home Noah couldn't shake the sadness he felt. He felt responsible in a way. He wished he never left home. If he stayed home, he never would have met Alpha Hughes, he never would have left Birdie and never brought him back home where Claudius smelled his mate. He doesn't have a good feeling about this, he fears one day he will receive a call from the pack. He knows what that phone call will entail, that his best friend passed away. He knows that's the direction it's headed, Claudius' body will eventually shut down. The whole drive home he wished he would have just given Claudius what he wanted in the beginning... His heart. 'Who knows, maybe I'll never find my mate! If that's the case then I led him to that mess for no reason. I could have made him happy just like he deserves. I wouldn't have seen the shell of a man that I saw this morning if I just gave him what he wanted...me.' Noah thought to himself. .... Noah looks up when the house comes in
Third Person's POV "Ow you shit, let me go!" Noah says, trying to maneuver his body so he could get the upper hand, but it's kind of hard to do on Marcus. Before Noah could even successfully try to get Marcus off of him, Marcus suddenly goes flying as another body collides with him while growling ferociously. Noah stumbles forward then stands up confused and turned toward the commotion. As soon as he turns he sees someone he doesn't even know raining down blow after blow onto Marcus while growling like a maniac. Noah was furious! He growled, ready to attack the bastard that dared to lay a hand on his uncle. Just as he was ready to charge him the wind shifted and he smelled him. He froze and his blood ran cold when he heard his wolf howl, then say a word he prayed he would never hear.... "Mate!" Noah stood there completely frozen as Zeus flew past him and barreled into the person that he now knows is his mate. He watched them tumble and Zeus shifted back to Thaddeus. He watche
Noah's POV I'm glad I was able to make it to my bedroom without running into him. I sat down on my bed and turned the TV on as I tried not to think about everything that just happened. But in the end I found myself thinking of it anyways. Thinking of what this means for myself. This makes me want to leave again, I planned on staying home this time. I planned on giving it up and not traveling anymore. I was going to stay home and train here so I can be with my family and friends. But now I just want to leave again, I want to leave tomorrow... Right now! I want to go as far away as I can! To Florida or California, any place where he can't find me.... But then I think of the repercussions that would have on both myself and on him.... I can't help but wonder how bad it would actually feel if I rejected him... How bad would it really hurt? Would he even accept it? If he doesn't, then I would be stuck just like I am now.... But if he does, and he says the words back, will he be just li
Third Person's POV It took Michael a few moments to realize the effect his command was having on Noah. He could see the tears streaming down Noah's face, his body trembled and shook. His chest rapidly rose and fell, he looked almost as if he couldn't breathe. He felt horrible and instantly regrets ever using the command and quickly lifts it. He watched as Noah quickly scrambled backwards away from him and winced when he fell backwards and fell off the bed. He could tell Noah's head hit the floor by the sound it made. Noah curled up on the floor into the corner and held his hand over his face as if Michael was going to hit him. Michael's heart broke seeing him like this. 'I never meant to hurt him, I just wanted to show him he couldn't talk to me like that. I wanted to show him I'm an alpha and he has to respect me.' Michael thought as he knelt down in front of him. He reached out for Noah but he started screaming and flailing his arms. He watched as Noah stood up, his breat
Third Person's POV Noah lays in bed, trying to go to sleep but he's unable to get the Alpha out of his head. He keeps picturing his face, what he can actually remember of it. He was trying to fight the bond so hard, he really didn't take the time to look at him. Maybe he was afraid to have that image carved into his memory. Maybe he was afraid it would make it harder for him. But now he thinks it only made it worse that he doesn't have his face in his memory. Because now he finds himself staying awake, struggling to remember the details of his face. The details he can't remember since he didn't really look at him. He flinches at the sudden sound of his phone ringing. He grabs his chest trying to calm his racing heart once he realizes what the startling sound was in the middle of his peaceful night. He reaches over and grabs his phone from the nightstand and looks at it, wondering who in the world could possibly be calling him at this time of the night. But when he looks at the p
Noah's POV Leaving was difficult, just like when I went away for training. But somehow yet different, at least it was for me. Maybe it was the fact that I knew this was it and there was no coming back. I mean of course I would come back and visit, but I would never come back and live here. Maybe that's why it was so different for me. Or maybe they felt it too but I just didn't know. Either way, it was difficult and hard to leave. Once again there wasn't a dry eye as I climbed into the car. Although I did get some satisfaction from snatching the door out of Alpha jerk's hand and closing it myself. 'I'm not a fucking princess! I don't need my door held open and closed for me.' I thought to myself, satisfied. After driving for an hour, we pulled into a small diner for lunch. I look around as we walk into the restaurant. I've seen the restaurant several times as we passed by, but have never stopped here. So as we walked in I look around, taking in my surroundings for the first time.