Chapter 2: Mate
FIONA
The following morning, I woke up with a pounding headache, no memory of where I was and about twenty missed calls from my best friend.
Pushing the covers aside, I attempted to get out of bed but once I lifted the cover and saw that I was naked underneath, my eyes widened as I quickly covered myself.
I looked around, trying to see if I could at least figure out where I was. I looked out the window, taking in the view of the luxury pool side which tells me nothing about where I was. I closed my eyes as I tried to remember anything... The only thing I could recall was gulping down shots after shots with Milena telling me to be careful.
"I'm so screwed!" I whispered, pushing back my hair away from my face. Wrapping the bed cover tightly around me, I set my feet on the ground, ready to stand up and get the hell out of here.
"Morning Sleeping Beauty." I froze at the sound of the voice. "Do you need to shower before you go?" He casually asked, leaning towards the door frame like this was a totally normal social situation.
Open mouth, I regarded the stranger in front of me, except that he wasn't a stranger. It was Alpha Xavier, Jeremy's adopted father! Okay, when I said I wanted to make a bad decision that would send his son into a fit of rage, this wasn't what I meant by that!
"Please tell me you saw me passed out naked by the road side and brought me here." I murmured, I would take that instead of the implication of me waking up naked in his hotel room with him naked from the chest up.
He made that sound again, the same sound the man at the club last night made when he found something I said funny. Just like that everything clicked!
No wonder he had been so familiar and I had been too drunk to realise it! I cleared my throat, looking everywhere but him which was much harder to do. His presence dominated the room, suffocating the air in my lungs.
No! Please! Someone told me I didn't just hook up with my ex father, the Alpha of my pack! I stood up, clenching the sheet tightly. "This..." I motion between us. "Never happened."
"I'm afraid, that ship has already sailed sweetheart." He said lazily, pushing away from the entrance and stepping deeper into the room.
"I was drunk!" I cried, not wanting to hear the word out loud. "You know this is your fault right? I was drunk and had no memory of what happened! You recognized me, didn't you?" I snapped, my heart slamming against my chest.
"Under those blinding lights no? For what it's worth, I was also half drunk. I just happened to have an eidetic memory." His eyes trailed over my body as if I was standing naked before him.
"But..." I flushed, having no idea of what to say or do to make myself vanish from this situation. "You're Jeremy's father!" I blurted out when I finally got something.
"Yeah, the one you rejected because you caught him in bed with your best friend. You told me all about it last night." He stopped already in front of me, giving me a wide view of his chest.
I swallowed, hating how affected I was by his closeness. Not only was he more than a decade older than me but this was Jeremy's father, the Alpha of Moon-Shadow pack and the man I have a secret crush on for the past two years.
Logically no one would really blame me, he's very hot... I blushed mentally slapping myself. "I don't care about what I told you last night but this is a terrible mistake! Do you have any idea what would happen if people found out? How would this affect Jeremy?"
"How touching." He muttered sarcastically, moving away from me. "You still care about hurting him, what happened to revenge sex?"
Oh? I remembered that one, the source of what got me into this mess. "I didn't mean it, I was drunk, and heartbroken." I reported, ignoring the coldness that settled down my body when he moved away.
As if this wasn't embarrassing enough, where the hell is my clothes? I looked around until I spotted them neatly folded on the couch. Aware of his icy blue eyes watching my every move, I slowly walked across the room to grab them.
"Please, no one must know about this." I pleaded, not looking at him.
"Again sweetheart, I'm afraid it's too late." I looked up at him, wondering where he was going with that.
"I know you're old, even though you don't look at it but don't tell me you're going to ask for my hand in marriage because you deflowered me, please no!" I covered my face, forgetting it was the only thing securing the sheet around my body.
I let out a scream as it slowly fell down my body. Fortunately, only the top of my boobs showed before I managed to grab it. He chuckled once more, damn! I love and hate when he laugh like that.
"What I meant was that I discovered something interesting this morning. Fiona, you're my mate." He declared, his eyes pinning me, as if daring me to challenge the truth of that statement.
"What?" I wanted to laugh but no sound escaped me. What the actual hell? "Can I be excused please?" I gestured towards the bathroom. "I'll feel much better having this conversation fully dressed."
He smiled, moving out of the way. I hurried into the bathroom on shaky legs , slamming it shut behind me. No! No!! No!!! This is bad! What have I gotten myself into? Hooking up with my ex Dad?
I splash some cold water on my face before getting dressed. Long after I finished dressing, I still stood there as a bit from last night's puzzle began to piece together in my mind.
A quick knock on the door jolted me away from my thoughts. "I have to take this business call real quick, take all the time you want sweetheart, we will talk when I'm back." I didn't bother replying but instead listened to the sound of his departing footsteps and the door shutting behind him.
Why was he so unaffected by the whole thing? Why am I the only one losing my mind? But one thing was certain, I wasn't going to wait here until he returned... In fact I was going to make it my life mission never to see him again.
Once I'd successfully gotten out of the hotel without running into him, I messaged Milena that I was on my way to her house. It took about thirty minutes to finally make it there, she pulled me into a hug, her tense body relaxing in my arms.
"Do you have any idea how worried I was about you? I was only gone for half an hour? I came back and the bartender said "you left with a strange man." She scolded.
"You can scold me all you want later, I have made a terrible mistake and I need to die." I cried, burying my face into her soft pillow.
She stroked my hair. "I'm just glad you're back in one piece, tell me what happened." I looked at her.
"I woke up this morning naked in a strange bedroom and guess who I hooked up with last night? Alpha Xavier, Jeremy's Dad!" I declared.
"What?" Her mouth opened on a 'wow'. "You gave your V-card to Alpha Xavier? Our Alpha? The totally hot piece of...." She slapped herself. "Oh my goddess!"
"Milena... Are you blushing?" I glared at her, expecting her to be scolding me instead of finding some amusement in this.
"I slept with my ex Dad! It's not funny Milena! Do you know what people will call me? The word that starts with B, W and H! My reputation is ruined if this ever gets out!" I shake her.
She coughs. "I'm sorry! How do you expect me to react? You know we've both got a secret crush on him for the past two years... You're so lucky!" She groans.
"Better don't let Jake hear that." I warned her. "My life is over! How could I not recognize him? And you know the worst part? I can't remember anything!"
"Now, there's some truth." She twisted me around to face her. "Look, you've done nothing wrong. Jeremy cheated on you with your best friend, think of this as a pay back. If it will make you feel any better, they aren't blood related and you haven't slept with Jeremy before." She pointed out.
She was wrong, that didn't ease my conscience but it did make me feel less terrible. After that, I went home, had a shower and fell into my bed. I wanted to sleep and never wake up again!
"Fiona!" I woke up at the sound of my Mom's voice, yelling my name. "You better get your behind downstairs and tell me the meaning of what I just saw."
Rubbing my eyes, I got out of bed and dragged myself downstairs. "What's up with the yelling? I was sleepin—" My words were cut short as she thrust a newspaper into my hands.
"What am I supposed to do with this?" I asked her.
"Read it and tell me I misread what the front page just quoted." She snapped.
Rolling my eyes, I turned the paper around. Staring back at me in bold font is my name, Alpha Xavier has published the news of me being his mate and announcing he would get married in a private ceremony. Someone shoot me!
Gifts
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received Weekly Power Status
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Ranking 
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