Chapter 11 - Oh For Mates Sake

“Yes. I made the last batch that was brought out.” I smiled as he grabbed his chest. He reached for my hand and knelt down on one knee in front of me. Oh gosh, this guy was cheesy.

“Marry me goddess of the scone. Bless me with your nourishment… and maybe a fun time in bed as a bonus.”

Growls ripped through the room and before I knew it I was pulled back behind Joey. Denny, Jude and Joey were growling at this man and then Logan quickly showed up beside him. Tension was filling the room and it became very quiet. I was about to stop the confrontation when someone else grabbed my wrist and spun me around.

I looked up shocked as I stared into a set of familiar hazel eyes. The man had luscious brown hair and my fingers pressed up against his chiseled chest. My mouth parted in shock as I recognized him. It was Conrad… my one night stand gone right man. He had filled out a lot more, but it was him. Da.mn he was hot. I stood there gaping at him like a fool as his head lowered to mine. His breath was fanning my cheek, making my face heat up. He smiled at me as his other hand gently gripped into my back pulling me closer.

“Mine.” He breathed softly as he pressed his lips into my own.

“Mine.”

I breathed in his words as his lips covered mine. I responded to his gentle prodding and leaned more into his chest. It took me a few seconds before I realized what the hell I was doing. In those same few seconds everyone else realized it as well. I recognized Denny’s roar as Conrad’s lips parted from mine. He moved me to his side while keeping his arm around me. My eyes fluttered up in a daze.

I could see Denny, Joey, and Jude glaring at Conrad. Denny’s fangs were partly showing as a low growl continued to escape from his chest. Logan and the ‘marry me’ man stood protectively at Conrad’s side. I glanced up to see Conrad’s face. He was looking at Denny with amusement in his eyes. He wasn’t growling or snarling. He had a slight smirk resting on his lips as he arched a brow up at Denny.

“How dare you harass my delta!” Denny’s teeth were clenched, and an infuriating growl ripped through his chest.

“You’re a delta?”

I looked up at the man holding me in his arms and nodded. What was I doing? Why was I standing here obediently at his side?

“Alpha Sion…” Alpha Scott walked up and took his position, slightly in front of Denny. “What seems to be the problem here?”

I watched as Alpha Scott glanced at me and back to the man holding me. Hold on a minute… Alpha Sion? Wasn’t this Conrad?

“What’s wrong is your son is disrespecting my alpha!” The ‘marry me’ man snarled angrily.

“Easy Conrad.” Sion said in a calm voice.

Wait… ‘marry me’ man’s name is Conrad. I felt a bit sick. I know my mind is running away with me but from what I can figure, Sion was pretending to be Conrad. Probably so he could sleep with who he wanted without there being any repercussions. He was hiding behind another name. Sh.it, was my one night stand really an elaborate scheme for se.x? I felt my blood boiling.

“Alpha Sion?” I looked up at him and watched a small side grin reach his lips.

“We have a lot to talk about,” he replied.

“Yeah…” I said in an almost scoffing voice. “For starters you can remove your arm from me.” I shrugged myself away from him and could see the wounded expression on his face. What the hell?! Why is he wounded? He was the one who played me! “As you’ve heard I am the delta of the Sulfur pack. Unless you plan to treat the other deltas here the same way, people may get the wrong impression.” I watched the confident smile reach his lips again.

“Good. That’s the impression I want them to get. That you are taken.”

I felt Denny’s hand land on my shoulder, and I shrugged him off taking another step back. I could see Sion’s eyes turn dark but other than that he didn’t react. I turned my head sharply to look at Denny. I was quite annoyed. I was not some toy and didn’t like being yanked around like I was.

“I’m fine Den. I am perfectly capable of handling myself.” I sighed and looked back at Sion. “Alpha Sion-“

“Sion,” he interrupted.

I stared at him for a moment as he looked at me. What game was he playing here? I was trying to keep a level head. I didn’t want to lash out irrationally though this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to shift into Sheena and start shredding these men apart.

“Alpha Sion, I’m going to need for you to explain yourself. Your actions are-” Alpha Scott started but Sion instantly cut him off with just a glance.

“She is my mate.”

My lips parted in shock as Sion tilted his head to look at me. I watched as a small smile reached his lips. He was my mate? Was he really my second chance mate? I felt comfortable with him and drawn to him, but this could also be because of what we shared together. Plus, he looks like he just popped out of a magazine. Without Sheena I had no way of knowing if this was true. What if he somehow knew I didn’t have my wolf? What if this was another scheme? And I just realized that everyone is staring at me. I cleared my throat a bit uneasy.

“First a marriage proposal and now a mate. I’d say I’ve had a full day today.” I chuckled nervously.

“Clover… can you…?” Alpha Scott said in a gentle voice as I shook my head.

“I can’t.” I balled my hands into a fist. I was so frustrated with myself. I felt as if I was helpless. I couldn’t even tell if someone was my mate or not. ‘Thanks a lot for abandoning me, Sheena. You aren’t the only one going through sh.it here.’ I felt angry with her. I had gone through everything too. I didn’t get to just disappear.

“Are you rejecting me?” Sion whispered quietly.

“It’s not that… it’s…” I glanced over at Alpha Scott. I wasn’t sure what to say; he’d said not to mention anything about my wolf going dormant. I watched Alpha Scott nod his head and sigh.

“Clover has been through a lot.” Alpha Scott said quietly. “A couple days ago her wolf went dormant-“

“What happened to her?”

The tone from Sion was now a low growl. His eyes were locked onto Alpha Scott, and I could see his arms trembling in anger.

“I don’t see how it is any of your concern.” Denny spoke up loudly as he stepped forward.

“She is my-” Sion started but Denny scoffed loudly.

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