Alpha Loren
Chapter 23 Ice Skating
October 15th
The following morning I woke up in Leo's arms. His bare chest was warm and smooth and comfortable and soft and ugh. He's just too beautiful to hate.
"Morning," He said in a husky voice once he realised I had woken.
"How long have you been awake?" I asked rolling over to face him as he gently drew circles on arm with his finger.
"Hours," He said looking up to the ceiling his lovely blue eyes.
"Why didn't you wake me?" I asked.
"Well you looked so peaceful and I'm comfy. Besides, when your sleeping is about the only time you let me be this close to you."
"Correction: I let you be close to me when you're not being a dick and when I'm sleeping I don't know that you are being a dick."
"Ouch," he muttered.
"The truth hurts."
"I was thinking we should go on a date today but if that's how you feel-"
"A date?" I said sitting up. "Are you for real?"
"Why do you seem so surprised?" He asked furrowing his eyebrows.
"Dates just don't seem very you," I said.
"What do you mean not very me?" he asked.
"You don't strike me as the romantic."
"There's a lot to me that you don't know about yet," he said kissing my forehead.
"Where are we going then?" I asked.
"Well since the weather is getting colder they put the Ice rink up in Kellington and I figured it might be fun," He said stroking my face.
"Are you kidding?! That would be brilliant! Ice skating?! In Kellington??! My home town?!" I squealed.
He watched my excitement with a smile, "And afterwards I thought we'd go see your friends."
My eyes widened, "Abi and Charlotte?"
He nodded.
I squealed again and lurched forward to kiss his lips.
He grinned and immediately brought his hands to my waist and kissed me back.
"Omg I can't wait!" I said now kissing him all over his cheeks.
"OMG GURL! ME NEITHER!" He said in a 'typical high school girl' voice.
"Can we go see Connor too?" I asked hopefully.
"Don't push it," He replied his face suddenly straightening and his tone dropping four octaves.
I laughed and put my hands on his chest, leaning in for what I thought was another quick peck.
But he responded by cupping my face in his hands and delving deeper into the kiss. I didn't object and let him pull me on top of him as his hands slipped down to my thighs.
He let out a quiet groan as he touched me before he grabbed my hips and flipped us over so that he was on top.
I looked up to the shirtless God above me as he brought two gentle fingers to the v-neck collar of my shirt.
As they slipped underneath I felt shiver travel through me, instantly reminding me of the pleasure he gave me in Blair's car yesterday.
His hand kept travelling further inside my shirt before he kissed me again as I felt him cup my breast.
I put my hand on top of his but my wolf couldn't quite bring herself to let me pull away. She wanted him so bad. Part of me did too but I couldn't let him have me. Not yet.
I scrunched my eyes tight and turned away.
"Hey, hey," he said guiding me back to face him, "Where are you going?"
I tried to sit up but he was still straddling me.
"The bathroom," I said.
He put his thumb on my lips and looked into my eyes before pausing. At long last, he nodded and let me up.
In the early afternoon, we made it to the icerink.
"Shoe size sir?" The young boy behind the counter asked Leo.
"Men's 15." He replied.
"Jesus, you have big feet," I said in astonishment.
"You know what they say about men with big feet," He whispered with a smirk.
"You're not a man. You're a child." I said.
"And your shoe size pretty lady?" The man behind the counter asked.
Leo stepped in front of me, "She's a women's five," he said, forcing the boy to look away from me to him.
He nodded, looking slightly nervous at Leo's fierce expression before he went to get our skates.
"Fucking humans," Leo grumbled, "Does he not see this?" he added gesturing to the mark on my neck.
Soon enough, we were getting on the rink.
"Can I just quickly say, Leo. Last time I went Ice skating I had to go to the hospital," I said as I nervously put one foot on the ice.
"What?! Why?!" He said joining me in cautiously stepping onto the rink.
"Long story short I fell over on my head and got a concussion. And that was like two years ago and I haven't done it since," I explained as I held Leo's hand incredibly tightly.
Watching him wobble around on the ice made
were amazing," I said as I almost fell before Leo grabbed
be Alpha of the biggest pack in the world I can't be scared of letting go of the side of a fucking
hand from the wall. To start with we slowly inched around whilst other people whooshed
up pretty quick so luckily
are you so good at this when
said as he did some kind of turn twisting me around with him as
the ice for about half an hour when Leo whisked us over to
He said pulling
Christmas Eve?" I asked
I felt my feet vanish from underneath me and judging by Leo's alarmed eyes, so had his. Somehow as we both fell, Leo managed to twist us so that he was underneath me so that I landed on him instead
to see I had landed
happened?" I
head back and
but smile, "Leo! What
easy,"
and kissed him again, "Easier when you've already fallen," I said as I
stand up, I
good?" he asked pausing
straight back down to the hard ice. Considering my iron hold on Leo, he got the delight of coming
into fits of giggles once again. I could hardly breathe through
hell," Leo exclaimed gripping the side for dear life as we finally made it to our feet. "I have to say I prefer
this is more
the falls but we both wore wide smiles
telling me stories about his life, mostly featuring Luca and I was
was getting Blair's and Luca was getting mine. Then we told him we 'booked' an appointment at the tattoo shop at 2 pm on a monday, well knowing that at 2 pm on Monday's Luca goes to a Bob Ross
let out an abrupt laugh, "Wait, so Luca
seen it with my own eyes," he said with a
is fucking hilarious. Cruel
The only difference is that Blair and I didn't
a shrug, "Luca really is a
we arrived outside Abi's
began,
course, of
the doorbell and we waited for an answer. We'd texted Abi and Charlotte asking to meet them tonight so a few seconds later, there
heard Charlotte shout from
OPEN IT THEN!" Abi replied. The excitement in their voices made me even more excited than I already was. Shortly after the door flung open. Two sets of eyes: one blue, one brown, both looked at me then then Leo. They then stayed still and
"ELLA!" Charlotte screamed.
Abi continued looking at
before they both pulled all three of us into a
Abi, Charlotte, this is Leo.
both squealed and the hug grew tighter
from
in, come in it's
onto the sofa rubbing her
"So...?" I asked.
are you? How'd you meet? Where've
said, "We met in the forest and we've been at my
Leonardo. Are you
my teeth, "Not quite," I said, "This is actually also Alpha
and reached
stories my father had told me, which
"Alpha Loren," Charlotte repeated.
some more drinks," Abi announced getting up and heading
and
"Talk to them and if they aren't happy with me here, I'll go and wait in the car outside until you want
nodded and forced a smile before heading
a sigh, "But no we know who he is, I'm
let out a deep breath and leant on the
his mate, he won't hurt
eyebrow, "Are
nodding, "Yes.
a second, "But what about all the terrible things he's
anything else," I said. "I believe there's good in him. I just haven't found
They nodded.
"But if he gets blood on that new
rolled my
Charlotte said, "What's
said as I stood on the tippy toes trying to reach the glasses, "But
he's cute," Charlotte
as I laughed, "He can hear us, you know?
she covered her mouth, "I'm just saying what we're all thinking," she said
the other room
better comes along that's it.
out with Brad and then he left you for Witney, he's a dick and she's a bitch," I said
I was upset when she got expelled on
so gross!" I
though...if I had to sleep with a teacher I would
35 and more importantly
can't be that young,"
can still hear you and he's
alcohol," Charlotte said with a cheeky
of the glasses as Abi got
23-year-old no beer. My parents would absolutely slaughter me," Abi joked, cautiously
smiled, "Don't worry. I'm on a detox
sidled next to him
for a few moments before I
other night there was a party and somebody got a little wasted..." I muttered as we sat. I rested my hand on Leo's leg as he forced himself to
tell he wasn't used to this kind of interaction. As far as I'd seen, his friends included Luca and Blair. Everybody else purely was just there to work for him and obey his orders, which Luca
dreaded small talk and forced civility that is always
"Have either of you seen Logan
small
in school today," Charlotte said.
"Hmm, maybe," Leo said.
as she
him pretend you didn't," I said and Leo clenched his