Chapter 4

~Natalie’s POV~

“Pfffsh, hell no!” He may be attractive, and I won’t deny it. After all, I am a girl, and the guy is hot. Every girl may go crazy for him and desire him, but not me. He’s a prick. His cocky disposition said it all.

He sleeps with anything that has a vagina. It's like a stray dog, leave it alone, you don't know where it's been. 'He probably has STDs or something, not to mention where his mouth has been,' Zoe said in disgust. Can't disagree. I know we may be exaggerating, but Christian's been around with almost every chic in that school. 

I got up and headed to the restroom to do my business. When I was done, I headed downstairs, and mom was cooking breakfast. All three of us are early birds.

“Good morning, baby! How did you sleep?” mom said in her chirpy voice.

“Great!!! I missed my big bed, comfy blankets, and soft pillows.” I said, snatching some bacon.

“I bet. Hungry much?” snorting as she saw me stuffing the whole bacon in my mouth. 

"So…mom…what do y’all have planned for today?" I said, all excited. It was still too early to call Evie. She’d probably kick my butt if I even thought about it.

“Well are you going for your morning run after breakfast?” She said, handing me a plate.

“Yup! You know it!” I loved my morning runs. Nothing more peaceful than listening to music while running through the woods connecting with nature.

“We have to head to the pack house. Warriors are having a small meeting and want to see how else we can better secure our borders, but that’s around 8 o’clock.”

“Okay, well, you don’t mind if I hang out with Evie today? I miss her and want to see her.” I said, taking a sip of my coffee. 

Coffee tastes so good. My dad usually says to me ‘hey want coffee to go with your creamer.’ Dad got jokes. I see you, old man!

“Sure baby, just don’t stay out too late…” she starts to laugh because she knows damn well I’m home way before 6. I act more maturely for my age. They say I act like a 35 year old. I never stay out late, and I would much rather be at home.

I roll my eyes and grab my plate to place it in the sink. “We may go to town to eat, hang out, shop, I don’t know whatever teenagers do, but I’ll be home early M-O-M!” I said, emphasizing mom.

Bummed I didn’t get to say good morning to my dad, I grabbed my shoes, earbuds, and phone. Headed to the back door and stretched my legs. I searched for my rock music playlist, and off I went.

Little did I know, my peaceful run would soon turn into a headache.

~Christian’s POV~

I fell asleep late last night. Woke up early to get my day started. After brushing my teeth and washing my face, I headed downstairs to the kitchen. 

The omegas are usually early cooking breakfast for the rest of the warriors and high-ranking wolves. We treated them with respect because everyone played their part to keep this pack going. 

“Good morning, Alpha Christian,” Debra, our head housekeeper, said as she was placing my plate down on the table. “Coffee today or orange juice?” 

“Orange juice today, Dee. Is anyone else up early, or is it just me again?” I said emotionless. 

“Nope, only you today, sir.” Dee said, smiling. I smiled back, she is a sweetheart. I was just moody because Natalie never responded to my friend request. 

It’s not like I can’t take it back, I’m just wondering if she saw it and is choosing to ignore me or if she hasn’t seen it yet.

I finished my food, got my plate, and headed to the kitchen where Dee scowled at me. “Alpha, no need for you to bring it in here!” But I’m still a gentleman, and I didn’t mind it. 

“Dee, it’s okay, I was going for a run, and the kitchen was in that direction.” She sighed and thanked me. 

I headed to the backyard because today, instead of going to the gym, I decided to take a run through the woods. 

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I was already running for 20 minutes, when I sensed another wolf running too. 'A warrior on security watch?' No. My wolf Jasper sensed it was a girl. As I got closer, I smirked. ‘Well, well, lookie who it is.’ I told Jaz, a shorter name for my wolf.

I knew I would get to her first before she sensed us because Alpha’s have stronger abilities than all other wolves. 

‘Lucky us. I am fond of this one, Chris.’ Jaz said. ‘Well let's go say hello, maybe we’ll get lucky to allure her.’ I said cockily, even my d*ck twitched.

As we got closer, she turned around in defensive mode. ‘That was odd.’

 “What the hell, Christian! What are you trying to do? Give me a heart attack numb nuts!” She said, trying to catch her breath. 

I started to laugh, “Woah baby, no need to go in attack mode and…numb nuts?” I said, raising an eyebrow looking offended with her word choice of insult. Damn she was fiery, and her voice sounded sexy. 

“Yeah…well…you should never sneak up on anyone running ALPHA!” She said angrily.

Every time she spoke, my d*ck twitched, and this time, I stepped closer. I smirked and licked my bottom lip. “Nat, you don’t have to call me Alpha, just Christian or Chris for short.” She noticed the action. 

She raised an eyebrow, “Okay…Christian…but you will have to call me Natalie. Only my close friends and my parents call me Nat. What are you doing here? Were you stalking me? You know better than anyone never to sneak up on someone like that unless you're looking for a butt whooping,” She spat. “You know how rogues don’t follow rules and are ruthless killers!” 

“Wait, stalking! No, I was out for a run today. Why did you say it like that…wait…unless you saw the friend request.” I said, dismissing the rogue statement.

“Please…yeah I saw it. Now that you bring it up…no.” She simply said. 

“No…” I said, looking dumb founded. 

“We are not friends, and you have never spoken a word to me, Christian. What did you expect? It would be like you invading my personal space!”

“Speaking of personal space, back off, you keep coming closer, dude.” She looked pissed and was already fisting up her hands. 

“Damn shorty, why do you have to be so angry? It’s just a friend request, and it’s not just from anyone, but from your future Alpha,” I chuckled. “Sweetheart, you make it difficult to get near you. In that case, let me get to know you better, Natalie. It’s never too late.” Now biting my lower lip.

As I got closer, she kept backing up until she hit a tree. I leaned to her face, and I could smell the vanilla scent in her hair. Damn she smelled good. I wanted to kiss her badly. But that thought disappeared when I suddenly felt pain down south. ‘Did she just hit my balls!’ I went down on one knee holding my pair to soothe them. 

“Don’t for one, think, I am attracted to you or treat me like those other girls you have luring around. I am nothing like them. Never invade my personal space. You may be my Alpha soon, but even the Alpha has to respect his pack members.” She looked down on me and damn if I wasn’t more attracted to her than ever. 

She was beautiful. ‘Chris, mate or not, we want her!’ Jaz said, and I couldn’t agree more. ‘She definitely is unique, Jaz, one of a kind.’ I said as I saw her curvy body making her way back home. My hands ached to touch her.