Alpha Mate Series novel Chapter 5

Alex POV:

I was in the kitchen of the O'Connell home, waiting for Sadie. She should be home any minute and Laura was rushing me just a bit to set the table. I stood up straight when I smelled the scent of wild honeysuckle. God it smelled amazing. Oh no... My mate was here.

I heard a gasp and turned to see Sadie standing in front of me. "Mate." I whispered. Then suddenly Sadie's eyes filled with tears and she ran. "Sadie!" I yelled as I ran after her. John stopped me in my tracks but I kept my eyes glued to her bedroom door. "What's going on Alex?" He asked me. My wolf was panicking and begging me to go to his mate.

"Sadie is my mate." I told him. The look on his face turned from a mixture of anger to sadness all at the same time. "Alex... Don't hurt my daughter. Please." He pleaded. "Let me go to her John." I commanded, using my alpha tone. He sighed but stepped aside to let me go to my mate.

I slowly walked up to Sadie's door and knocked softly. "Sadie?" I didn't hear anything on the other side and knocked again. "Sadie... Baby please open the door." I said softly. I could feel her heart break and sadness through our bond. I never expected Sadie to be my mate. Now that I know she is, I don't know if I can reject her or not. We've been friends for years and we know everything there is to know about each other. When Sam would tease us about ending up as mates, I have to admit it frightened me because I knew this would happen if it were true.

Finally I heard her faint footsteps as she opened her door. I walked in and turned to her. The look on her face broke my heart. I instantly hugged her and just let her cry.

It was cut short when there was a knock on her door. "Come in." She said as I kept my hands on her hips, not wanting to lose the feeling that she gave me.

I walked to her, took her face in my hands and smiled softly at her. The next words that came out of my mouth, came out with no warning even to me. "I, Alex Cross, alpha of the Blood Moon pack, accept you, Sadie O'Connell, as my mate and future luna."

I saw her eyes fill with tears again, tears of joy. I slowly leaned down and kissed her gently, feeling a jolt of contentment rush over me, making my wolf purr.

When I looked back at her, her eyes showed one emotion. Love. "Happy birthday, baby." I whispered to her.