"Your table is ready,Sir. Please follow me this way." A blonde young man said walking ahead of me.

I had picked the best restaurant in the area. It was also on the Montè hotel. As much as I knew she wasn't one for expensive things,I wanted to do something,show her a glimpse of my world. Of how things would be.

"This way sir." He said opening the door that led to a private room at the back of the restaurant. I had picked the place because of the view and also it's privacy. If there was one thing I knew about her,She loved the sky at night. Every time we went out for a late night coffee she would choose a table near the Windows and look out more than she did at the next thing infront of her.

I got in and walked to a table,set as close to the glass wall as possible. The sky was clear,the stars twinkled and moon shined in it's crescent shape. The lighting was dim and romantic, or atleast I thought it was.

I hope she likes it, I said in a whisper to myself,releasing a sigh. She was to arrive in approximately ten minutes. And just like clock work she walked in. The presence of her scent and the sound of heels as they hit against the marble were the first things I noticed. My heart raced. The flow of blood quickened and before I knew it I,my palms were getting sweaty.

The sound of the heels as the clicked on the sandsotone were quick but sounded slow in my ears. I knew it was her even though many women were present and walking in the whole building. The door was opened slowly as if teasing me. A felt a gush of wind pass through the door and with it,I saw a glimpse of a white coat . She took a step in. Her head held high as she looked straight me.

She was wearing a pale blue dress with pale blue heels. A small purse in her hands that she held way too tight too.

She was as nervous as I was.

She took off the white coat she was wearing that covered most of her dress and hung it. The dress clung to her in all the right way on her upper half and flowed from the waist down to the knees. Her chest kept moving up and down slowly as she closed her eyes. She opened her eyes again and it was then that she took the whole room in. Her eyes wrinkled a little when she saw a bouquet a flowers on a table a few feet from where we would have our dinner. She smiled as her eyes landed on me. It was the most satisfying sight I had ever seen.

It surpassed the time when I first was declared the Alpha king. From when I first opened the door to my now multi-billion company. From when I first had a girlfriend. From all the other moments that had now become useless. I knew then that I lived and pushed through all those years just to see her smile. To see her face light up everytime she looked at the sky. To see her lighten up everytime she saw me. To hear her heart beat every time she saw me and everytime I came close to her. To see her happy.

That's what I lived For,to see her happy.

"Miss Wilde." I greeted as I moved from the window to her. I took her hand in mine and placed a light kiss on her knuckles. She blushed. "You...all this for me?" She asked looking at the table then out and I swear her eyes shined. "All this and more." I sat as we got to the table. I pulled the chair out for her and sat on mine on the opposite site as the waiter took our orders.

"I'll have...uh-" She stared at the menu,flipping through a page. "The lady and I would have a..." I said taking over. "Do you like red or white wine?" I asked and she looked at me in bewilderment. "White."She said handing the menu to the young man.

"So tell me,Why this place?" She said leaning into the table but not putting her elbows on the table. "It's a little taste into my world." I simply said making eye contact. She blinked a few times breaking it. "A taste you say?" She asked looking out. I knew she would love it. "Yes,a taste. Since you are going to become my wife I find it best that I teach you little by little. " At the mention of 'wife' her head snapped in my direction. "Careful with that neck,baby." I warned.

"Wife?! That's a beautiful word. One that I would enjoy ti hear from you but I find it best we keep safe from it. For now." She said with a pained look on her face and again looked out. "And why is that?" I asked intrigued and guilty. I didn't want to see her like that ever. "Nothing. Don't promise things at such an early stage." She said with a straight face any again looked at the sky line. I was beginning to get jealous now.

"I'd like to see your face,gives me some type of clue as to what you're thinking. " I said lieing. I would know what she was thinking even when she was loo king at me. I would hear her from two away from God sake. Her face only allowed me to see her facial expressions on which,at occasions I found abusing due to her sudden change of emotions every few minutes and sometimes seconds.

She looked at me with a raised brow. I knew she going to say something,probably to get me to stop or something but then the waiter came in. I had never been so greatful to someone walking in during a conversation but this one,I owed him a big tip. He had saved me. If not I would have had to listen to her tell me all about how I ordered her. I knew,She knew deep down that she loved it and enjoyed it.

"Thank you." She said politely as the waiter had finished setting down a bowl half filled with soup. We ate it peacefully,making conversation. The maincourse and desserts came soon after and she had already finished two cups on the white.

"We should go." I said wiping my lip and placed the napkin down. "But I'm not done with my ice cream. Who buys a $16000 ice cream?" She said laughing but mostly at the not even half finished cup of $16000 ice cream. She looked and sounded drunk. "We have to leave."I stood from my chair and went to hers to get her out and home. "I am fine,seriously. I just want to finish this then we can go if you wish. " she said pressing her hands together just like when praying. "Ok,ofter you finish up we are leaving. " I gave in and she nodded. Her movements were steady and not of a drunk person at all and began to wonder if she was telling me the truth when she said she was not drunk.

She ate the ice cream agonizingly slow.

"Were are we going?" She said putting the spoon she has used in her purse. "What? We are allowed to take them back home." She shrugged and zipped the bag shut.

We got outside to find Ash already waiting. Vince was on a month long leave,so sent Ash as his fill in. He was his distant relative or something like that.

"I don't want to go home yet." She said tugging at my arm. "You are drunk." I said looking down at her. Her arms around my own and her eyes on mine. "I am not drunk." She argued walking then tripped. "See!" I carried her,bridal style,to the car. "Ok,you've made your point but I'm not drunk,just a little tipsy that's all." She said into my neck.

"Do you by any chance have a bottle of water laying around?" She asked in a small tone,as I sat her down next to me. I reached for a bottle that Ash had handed me and gave it to her. She tood it and in one go it was half finished. "Slow down." I said taking the bottle from her hands.

"Thanks. Could you please stop at the nearest coffee shop." She leaned in to speak to Ash. And of course,I head everything. "Yes ma'am." Said Ash in a small voice.

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"Listen to me man,I've known you for years and in those years I've never seen you this miserable. You should go there and surprise her. I'm sure she will more than love to see you. I've never seen mates separated this long." Dylan said seating down.

I took in a deep breath. "That's because we have not mated." I said picking the food infront of me. We had gone for lunch,courtesy of Dylan because according to him,I had been gloomy and moody ever since she left. Forboncebit was safe to say,they was no body count,yet. But the gloomyness only got worse after the heat.

"Talk to her,she loves you. She'll understand. " He said taking a bite of his food,while I had lost my appetite. He was so hopeful,even more than me. "I hope you get a human mate,then you'll understand what I'm going through. It ain't easy havin' to tell her. I can't just go to her and be like,'We are mates and we have to mate as soon as possible', she is not going to 'just' understand. She is stubborn." I said releasing an agitated sigh. I missed her. I missed her touch,smile,laugh,And her eyes. The way they sparkled when she saw me and how she would make an argument when I told her about it. I missed the way her cheeks turned a little shade of pink when she realized that I caught her drooling over me. I missed all the little things she did. Like when she had to eat but first flipped the food around. And when she first had to look out before drinking her coffee. And when she bit and licked her lower lip when I'm close to her.

"We have to leave,it's getting late." He said after paying the bill And I had not even touched my food. "Pack that to go." He said in a stern voice to the waiter. I saw the boy visibly shake at the sound of his voice. "I'm not hungry." I said in a flat tone. "I know. That's what you have been saying for the past three day. But tell me this,do you think she would let you starve yourself because you miss Her? Do you think she would like that you are not eating?" He said looking me in the eyes. I knew what he was trying to do. He did it once to Strider when Anastasia refused to talk and see him for a week because she had seen him with a girl. Mates where known to be very protective and possession people.

"You win,I'll eat." I said with a faint smile at the thought of my Scarlett scolding me for not eating. I remembered the time they actually talked. Anastasia scolded him for hours and it could be heard from floors.

We got out to the car was waiting just out the door and Dylan was taking a call. "Next week Tuesday? And what is it for?" He was in full business mode and I couldn't care less. "We'll be there. " He said before cutting the call. We took off to the pack house.

"There will be a shareholders meeting on Tuesday." Said Dylan. We had been stuck in traffic. "Meeting were?" I asked,my full attention on him and away from my mate. She had been the only thing on my mind ever since she went away. Yes,we had talked and called each other but it was not enough. I had to see her and hold her. "Seattle." I nodded.

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"Are you feeling better now?" Asked Dylan as he came in with Strider and they both had smirkes on their faces. " Did she tell you when she will be returning?" I directed to Strider,ignoring Dylan's question. Ofcourse I felt better,a little energized. "She said sometime during the weekend. " Answered Strider and a smile crawled it's way to my face. She was going to come back. She was actually returning andbibhsdvthought she had ran away.

The weekend was a long time, but something none the less, and here I was thinking of going to her.

"Do you still want to go to Cape Town?" Dylan asked seating on one of the chair on the opposite site as Strider sat on the other. "I'll think about it." I said handing them both files to look at. "And the Alpha of the Passion pack requested that you go."

Strider said, flipping through pages of a file he was holding. "And were is that pack again?" I said flipping pages of my own file. "In Africa. Somewhere near Cape Town." He said lifting his face form the file. "When is it scheduled for?" I hoped for sometime next month or something but what I got was nothing like that, but it far better that.

"Tomorrow."

I neede an excuse to go to her,and I needed it badly. Amdbi had found it,well it found me. I now had a reason to give her,if she asked.

I have Dylan an order to book is the first flight he could get and luckily it had not left. But it was leaving soon.

I packed a bag and left For the airport. Finding comfort over the idea that I would soon be with my mate.

"Travel safe." Mother said waving a very long goodbye as we walked to gate B 221. I was still going and the nearest flight was an hour before ten and I was going on it with Dylan. Ok,I was not only going to her,I had an urgent meeting with an Alpha in the area. Something to do with the attacks from rogues and now vampires had also been involved in the attacks.

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goes without saying,this book is tiring but I will not give up. It tires be out but it's got to the fun part.

I love you all.

Hinata🤓