Chapter 5

Sunrays flooded the room, as the sun began to rise. I opened my eyes, the room looked golden as the sun flooded in. As my eyes adjusted to the brightness, Braden’s naked chest was inches away from my face. I couldn't help but blush. It still feels like a dream, the fact that I’m laying in this bed with a man that looks like a god.

I looked up to see Braden's sleeping face, goddess even when he's asleep he's still hot as ever.

“Kiss him” Alex howled in my mind.

“You and I both know I'm incapable of doing that.” I thought back.

Fun fact: anyone can communicate with their wolf. It's like mind linking but a little different.

“Come on, he wants us to take some type of control, go off what you learned in those books you read.” Alex said excitedly.

“Yeah no, If he wants to kiss me then that's his thing, I have no idea how to kiss anyway so sorry."

Before Alex could protest. Braden's eyes opened, causing me to look away quickly.

“You know darling, staring at somebody while they're sleeping is slightly odd.” he smirked.

“Sorry Alex was being a pain in the ass and I guess I zoned out while talking to her.” I say softly looking at him. Alex growled in protest in my mind.

“Hmmm so her name is Alex?” he asked curiously.

“Y-Yeah. What’s your wolf's name?”

“Atlas.” He said looking at me, I noticed that he keeps looking at my lips.

I bit my lip nervously, Braden’s eyes turned lustful, I blushed immensely I couldn't look away from him.

“You’re making this so hard.” Braden growled as he quickly put me on my back as he hovered above me.

“B-Braden.” I gasped

“I’m trying not to be so forward, and I'm trying not to rush things. But dammit this bond is growing fast and it's making it harder to restrain myself.” He growled, leaning his forehead on mine.

“W-What is it that you're wanting to do Braden.” I ask as I bit my lip. He wasn't wrong we talked for a matter of three hours then fell asleep together yet the mate bond grew so quickly

“Make you mine.” he said seductively.

“B-But I am yours.” I looked at him, trying to figure out what he meant by that, we are mates, I’m already his.

“Goddess.” He groaned, as he brought his hand to my cheek, his thumb brushing over my lips. “Your innocence is so captivating, and I can’t wait to destroy it.”

I’m pretty sure my cheeks were dark red at this point. “Braden…” I said softly as he leaned down more, I could feel his breath on my lips.

He stopped leaning in, he shook his head and started to get off of me. "I'm sorry"

I don't know what overcame me, but I quickly threw my arms around Braden's neck, pulling him back down to me, Him gasping in response.

“Tessa..” he looked surprised.

I looked at Braden, his amber eyes filled with curiosity and lust. I pulled him down more.

Braden groaned, his voice seductive “Fuck it. Let me taste you.” he cupped my cheek and leaned all the way down his lips meeting with mine. Alex purring in delight.

His lips soft on mine as he brushed his thumb across my cheek. My hand went to his hair at its own accord. I gripped his hair slightly.

Braden groaned in response and kissed me harder, causing me to moan against his lips. He smirked, he nipped at my bottom lip causing me to gasp. As I gasped Braden snaked his tongue into my mouth. I gripped his arm, lost on what to do. But Braden didn't stop, his tongue swirled around mine. His hand left my face and he rested it on my naked side. The shirt I was wearing had made its way up exposing my stomach and side.

His tongue left my mouth and he kissed me hard again, this time the kiss was hungry. Every time the kiss intensified, it made me moan. And every time I'd moan he'd grip my side harder.

Braden pulled away slightly which caused me to whimper slightly as his lips left mine. He was breathing slightly heavy and so was I. His amber eyes staring into my eyes.

"I-if we kept going it would have gone farther and as much as I'd like it to, I can't, not yet anyway." He spoke softly, his breathing going back to normal.

I nodded, my breathing still slightly heavy. Braden had his hand on my side still, his thumb brushing against my skin, causing shivers to go up my spine.

"I was going to keep it simple, but the moment you gripped my hair and moaned, I couldn't hold back."

I blushed hard "sorry. I-It just felt natural to grip your hair slightly."

Braden brought his hand back to my face cupping my cheek again. "No need to be sorry. Unless you regret that you did it." He looked at me seriously.

"N-No I don't regret it." I said quickly and averted my eyes.

"Good because you shouldn't. You'll learn as time goes on, other things will feel natural also, and along the way you'll learn new things, that's if you're okay with me teaching you them?"

I looked back at him and nodded, he leaned down and kissed me softly.

"Good girl. Now let's get up, get dressed and go eat." He said as he pulled away.

"I-I have no clothes other than my dress from last night." I said softly as he got off of me.

"Don't worry I had that taken care of." He said as he got off the bed and walked over to the door and in front of the door was a bag.

I got up and sat on the edge of the bed, the cool air making me shiver. Watching him make his way back over to me. Goddess his body, it would make anybody drool over him.

“What do you mean?” I asked as he sat the bag next to me and pulled out some clothes.

“I had my mom get some clothes for you last night from my sister's room, after we fell asleep. I just told her to put them on the floor by the door.”

“Oh well thank you.” I blushed slightly at the nice gesture, I wasn't expecting it.

"No need to thank me darling. I don't really know what style you like so I told her just a pair of jeans and a nice shirt would do for now. Is that okay?" He asked as he cupped my cheek.

"Yes, that's perfect." I smiled at him.

Braden smiled back, "smile more often for me okay." He kissed the top of my head. "Now get dressed"

Braden walked over to his dresser and pulled out some clothes. I looked in the bag. There was a pair of dark blue jeans and a dark gray cold shoulder shirt and a simple white bra, which surprisingly will fit me. How'd he know or his mom know or whichever I don't know. There was also a pair of black vans that looked brand new.

I looked over at Braden who was putting on his shirt and his back turned towards me. I quickly slipped on the jeans that fit perfectly. I turned my back towards him and I quickly took off his shirt, putting the bra on and then the shirt on quickly.

"Are you done getting dressed?" Braden asked from across the room.

I turned around and faced him "yes"

Braden turned around and he was in a pair of khaki pants and a plain black shirt. Yet he still looked good in it.

"Sit on the bed" he said as he walked over to me.

I did what he said. As he got over to me he kneeled down and put on a pair of white ankle socks on me. Then put the vans on my feet.

"I could have done that." I said as I looked down at him.

He tied both shoes and stood up. "Nope" he smirked and he leaned down and put his hands on either side of me on the bed. His face inches from mine once again.

"You see I take care of you understand, so get used to it darling."

I blushed and leaned up and kissed him softly. "I'll try to," I say as I pull away.

Braden leaned his head on my forehead "good, now let's go breakfast is ready."

I nodded and stood up, Braden grabbed my hand and led me out of the room. We walked in silence, down the stairs.

"My mom will be joining us for breakfast since she was the one to make it, if that's okay." Braden said to me as we walked down the hallway to the kitchen/dining room.

"T-That's fine." I said nervously.

Braden stopped and turned towards me. "I promise she won't bite." He chuckled as he tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear. I nodded as he began to walk again.

Goddess I'm already meeting his mother, I guess it's only fair since he met my dad, well he already knew my dad, but still.

We walked into the dining room area, and at the table was a woman with brown hair putting down plates. She looked up and smiled when she saw us. Her eyes are an amber color just like Braden's.

"Good morning, I hope you like French toast and bacon" she smiled at me.

"Oh most definitely" I smiled at her.

"Come sit both of you" she said as she sat down at the table.

Braden motioned for me to sit down, which I did across from his mom, as he sat down next to me.

"I'm so happy my son has found his mate" she stated as she took a sip of her coffee. "So Tessa, tell me about yourself."

I tensed up a bit till I felt Braden put his hand on my leg.

"Well, I'm the daughter of the soon to be Alpha of the Silver Moon pack. I turn 19 in less than a week, and I love to read."

"Oh you're Matthew's daughter." She smiled, "and a birthday you say we will have to throw something together for it." She said excitedly.

"Slow down mom, it's only been a day, everything is still new to the both of us." Braden said as he pushed his plate forward as he finished his food.

"Your sister will be home on the seventeenth from Paris."

"Okay, how long will she be here for?" Braden asked, his hand still on my thigh.

"A week"

I finished the food on my plate, and as I did Braden's mom grabbed mine and Braden's plate taking them over and setting them in the sink along with her plate.

"Thank you for breakfast, it was wonderful." I said as she sat back down at the table.

"It was no problem dear, I'm glad you enjoyed it. What are your plans today?"

"I'm going to take her around the pack today and we're going to go to her pack today if time allows us and retrieve her stuff." Braden chipped in as he stood up.

His mom and I followed and stood up. "What about you mom?" Braden asked her.

"Well I might go do some shopping." She said as she walked over to us. His mom was tall also.

"If I give you one of my cards, will you pick some things up for me, I'll send you a list." Braden looked over at me then back to his mom.

His mom nodded "Sure honey." Braden pulled out his wallet handing his mom a card. "Send me the list, and I will see you later. It was nice to meet you sweetheart." She said as she left the room.

I looked up at Braden, watching the hallway as his mom left.

"Hmm so you like to read." His voice was curious.

"Y-yeah it's always been my escape from reality." I say softly.

"Interesting." His voice was low and he looked down at me.

"Your mom is very sweet."

"That she is, Jay mind linked her last night telling her that I had found my mate, so she was excited."

"I never got to ask her for her name." I said softly

"Mary, is her name,'' he said as he smiled.

I nodded in response, as I fixed the strap to the shirt as it kept falling off my shoulder.

Braden grabbed my chin, making me look up at him. "Is something wrong?" I asked softly.

"Tell me, how do you feel so far? Are you enjoying yourself thus far?"

"You've made me feel welcomed and so has your mom. I-I'm still curious on how things will work out with us. I'm still slightly afraid yet I feel safe. It's strange and hard to describe."

"Well hopefully soon you'll feel more confident in everything." There was a hint of sadness to his voice. "Come on, I'm going to show you around the pack." He said letting go of my chin and turned and started to walk away

"O-okay" I said softly, catching up to him. I wonder what I said that made him upset. Was it because I said I felt afraid? Maybe he put it as I was afraid of him. We walked in silence down the hallway until we got to the front door.

"W-wait" I said as I grabbed his arm as he went to open the door.

Braden looked down at me. "What is it Tessa?"

"You sounded sad back there, if it's because I said I was afraid still please know it wasn't about being afraid of you. I've noticed that many other wolves are scared of you, but I'm not afraid of you Braden. I said I'm afraid, because these feeling and thoughts are so new to m…" I was cut off, Braden leaned down and kissed me. I blushed as I stood on my toes, that way he wasn't leaning so far down.

"Goddess you're so sweet." He said softly as he pulled away.

"Pardon?" I said softly, my head swimming a little, from the unexpected kiss.

"You caught on to the tone of my voice, and you were observant. I was saddened by the thought of you being afraid of me."

"You haven't given me a reason to be afraid." I spoke softly as I touched his face softly his eyes closing at my touch. He brought his hand over mine, gripping it slightly, taking my hand off his face, he kissed my wrist where the bruises were from last night.

"Let's get going darling, before we don't have time to make it to see your father, I told you I'd take you there today."

"As much as I'd like to see him if we can't make it today, it's alright." I smiled softly at him. "Plus I'd like to spend the day with you to get to know you better before you have to start back up with your work."

Braden smiled and opened the door. "I'd like that too. Now let's go." He held onto my hand and led me outside.

It was bright outside, the sky completely clear of clouds. The air was cool but not cold. I looked around, the land here was beautiful. Trees on each side of the streets. Many houses that were kept and nice. A lot of farmland along with mountains on the far side of the pack territory.

"What do you think?" Braden asked

"Beautiful." I said softly.

"Glad you like it, I take pride into my pack territory to make it nice. We grow most of the vegetables here in the territory along with the hunting of meat. We try not to go to human towns if we can help it." Braden said as we walked along the sidewalk. We passed by a playground where many young pups were running about and playing.

"How big is the territory?" I asked as I took in everything around me.

"About forty miles, each direction." He said proudly.

"How many wolves?"

"Fifteen thousand. Most know this, why don't you." His voice was curious.

"That's a conversation for another time" I spoke quickly as we walked by some wolves, who bowed slightly, and in unison said good day Alpha.

"Good day" he responded back to them.

"Hmm I think you should tell me" he looked at me. "Give me a better understanding of you."

"Tonight." I took a deep breath. "I'll tell you tonight if that's okay with you."

"I'm going to hold you to that. Understand?." His voice was low.

"Yes sir." I said softly.

We kept walking, wolves gathered around every so often taking among each other, wondering who I am and why I am walking with the Alpha. Some females glaring at me, and when they would Braden would tell me to look at him.

"So you have a sister?" I asked, breaking the silence.

"I do, she's been in Paris with her mate, he's an alpha out there, she's a fashion designer." He looked down at me. I didn't know what to say to that.

"So this is one of the main parts of the pack, where all the stores and shops are." he said as he quit walking.

I looked around and the road had turned into a cobblestone road. In the middle of the road was a round-about and a giant fountain in the middle. Everything here is absolutely stunning.

"Wow, it's absolutely stunning." I said in awe.

Braden smiled. "Like I said, I take care of my pack. Making sure everyone is taken care of."

Braden then pulled out his phone and quickly typed on it. "Sorry I forgot to send my mom the list of stuff I needed her to get." He said as he finished the text and put his phone in his pocket.

"It's okay, I was actually getting ready to remind you of it." I said softly.

Braden touched my cheek softly. I looked up at him. "So, one of the elders is already at my neck. You know how customs are, when an Alpha finds his mate, he has four days, to announce it to his pack"

I blushed hard, a smirk appeared on his face. "I have until tomorrow to tell the elders yes or no. For the announcement party within the pack."

"O-Okay?" I said confused, I'm his mate right, why didn't he just tell them yes, unless he's changing his mind. He's been very quiet during this walk.

"Okay then, let's head back. I need to go to my office for a bit and do something."

I nodded and he looked around quickly. He then grabbed my hand and kissed it. "Let's get going then." He let go of my hand and began to walk the way we came.