CHAPTER 3

ALPHA SCOTT 

We had arrived at the Midnight pack and the wolves there seemed welcoming even if I felt like an outcast in the pack. 

I stood while I observed the son of Maverick. He looked different from his father, greedy to be exact. 

The look on the face of his to be Luna was cool and collected, something didn't just sit right even if I tried to deny it. 

It was something I had never felt before. They both had the same color of eyes which was ocean blue but the color of their hair differs. 

As we walked towards a building, members of the pack did halt at whatever they were doing to bow and greet us in respect. 

Alpha Hercules had a strong build and he seemed authoritative.

We had ended up going to have lunch that had been prepared massively and arranged in the huge and furnished dining table.

The table had a different kind of aroma that only seemed to make my tummy grumble loudly. 

As we had our meal, I tried to study the future Alpha of the Midnight pack. He seemed like a tricky person who seemed dumb while his father was a more jovial and ruling Alpha. 

I was beginning to have a bad feeling but seeing Eden sit opposite me was irresistible. 

Her grey hair glistened, and she seemed engrossed in the food that she was eating. She was not a short or tall lady, we can say an average height which suited her perfectly well. 

"Stop thinking about her figure, you pervert!" I mind-linked my wolf who wouldn't stop talking about her perfect figure in my head.

I immediately made contact with her ocean blue eyes and that had made me gulp the whole content of my cup down my throat. 

My palm had gone instantly sweaty while my heart wouldn't stop thumping very hard beneath my chest. 

We again stared at each other, it felt like we were the only one sitting on the table. Everything felt like a connection but wasn't this wrong? 

How could I feel this way for someone else, mate? My wolf seemed to be in paradise as he won't stop howling happily in my head. 

I wanted to ask her if she felt exactly what I was feeling but I just couldn't because she was Alpha Hercules to be Luna. 

All I did was eat and stare at the one thing I had been looking for all this years.

My one and only mate. 

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EDEN POV

I rolled my eyes at the food In front of me because I knew that pairs of eyes were googling at me and its slightly felt uncomfortable.

I was trying so hard to block out whatever connection I was having with Scott, I had heard so many tales about him but never had I thought that he was….

I tried not to stare at him because he had a beautiful set of eyes and lips of course. He had a small ring piercing on the side of his lips which was strangely hot, and his hair looked so soft and curly. 

I blinked my eyes before letting out a cough. Hercules was handsome and I loved him but Scott was cute, guys that looked cute were my weakness but I didn't want to hurt Hercules by gapping at this stranger in front of me. 

"How did you find your mate, Eden?" The deep but soothing voice of Scott questioned, making me swallow hard. 

Why was he asking me that question all of a sudden? 

Should I stay put or should I wait for Hercules to help me out by saying something?

What if he thought I was a weirdo? 

Why do I even care about what he thinks? 

"Just tell him that you were freaking obsessed with Hercules to a point where you have to paint and talk about him every single day." My wolf said. 

I had just gotten my wolf recently, my wolf had been weak and I had just shifted recently. 

"I can't say that, he would definitely think that I have gone crazy," I responded to my wolf. 

"So?" He asked yet again as I swallowed the huge lump in my throat. 

I had never imagined this kind of situation, why didn't I even prepare so much in case of something like this?

I gave a small smile before deciding to respond to his question. 

"Uhmm, we both just happen to have genuinely fallen head over heels for each other and I think I have made a great choice of picking Eden here to power this pack together!" Hercules' voice came finally. 

"That's great, I think I have had my full!" He said, I watched him push the plate forward before leaving the table. 

For a weird reason, I had a frown on my face. My gaze slowly landed on Hercules who flashed me a comforting smile which I returned. 

I slowly gaped at my food while my fork played with the steaks on my plate. I tried to concentrate but it seemed hard, I had never thought of a real mate.

I had always thought that Hercules was the one for me, ever since I was of a young age till now. I had always thought that there was this connection between Hercules and I but he never seemed to return any form of love until lately.

My cousins and friends had found their own mate at age eighteen but mine was different because I thought Hercules was always the one.

Meeting Scott today had made everything entirely difficult. I hadn't felt this much pull before and just the stares Scott gave me drove me crazy, 

I wasn't supposed to be having such thought because my future was now with Hercules and no one else. 

Maybe rejecting Scott would end up being the best idea. 

"I might be having a stomach upset, please excuse me!" I said before walking away. 

"Hey sweetie, are you okay?" The familiar voice I had known for year's said making me turn swiftly after taking few breath to calm my thought.

"Hey dad, why weren't you at the lunch?" I responded with a small smile. 

"Couple of workloads as always!" He said while I watched him crack his muscles. 

"Dad, why don't you just retire already? I know that Hercules won't mind at all and moreover, you need all the rest in the world." I said walking towards his shoulders to knead them nicely.

"I don't think I can retire right now when Hercules's dad is still sick. The pack is in a mess and I can only do what you are asking after there is much progress!" He said as I watched him turn to face me. 

"Elliott?" The deep voice that I recognized said gaining both I and Dad's attention. 

"Alpha Scott, it's been a long time since we last saw." My father said with so much respect. 

"I'm glad we met, I hadn't had the chance to thank you for your help last time!" Scott had said to my father and I couldn't help but be more curious. 

"Sorry, this is my daughter Eden and this is Alpha Scott!" My father had introduced but we both said nothing to each other leaving a very silent tone.

I stood there trying to avoid the stares of Scott but he caught me by surprise when he walked towards me.

He held my hands before placing a soft kiss on the back of my palm. I slowly watched him from the corner of my eyes because the bond at that moment was incredible and my wolf wouldn't stop screaming and jumping in my head. 

I wiggled my head before pulling my hands from his grip.

I could notice the hurt look on his face but that only made me chuckle internally.

He was also affected by the bond which was an amazing feeling but I needed to reject him fast because everything felt wrong. 

I couldn't hurt Hercules.