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DYLAN ||

My heart was pounding for so many different reasons and I couldn't decipher which one was the worst.

The fact that I found my mate.

The fact that my mate is a feline.

Or the fact that my mate is a man...

I was having a hard time wrapping my head around this.

How the hell would my pack react to this? Would they accept a male Luna? How could I accept a male Luna? How could I accept a male as my mate? Can men even be Lunas?

That's a feminine term, for someone who would be the mother of my pack. Not the father.. or another father... or another Alpha?

No, no. This a nightmare.

In my pack, there's always been one Alpha male and his Luna female, which wouldn't be me. I'm the damn Alpha, my mate would be the Luna. Period, end of discussion, but then there's the whole feline shifter thing.

I mean I know our mates could be anything, any type of shifter, even human, vamp or magic user.

Literally anything, but felines are like solitary creatures right?

Every feline shifter I've learned about was always alone..

How would that work with my pack? And aren't they supposedly super territorial or aggressive and like super dominant too?

I can't have him in my pack when he's not comfortable or if he challenges my authority.

I was raised to love, care for and cherish my mate once I found them, but my mate is a man and I'm straight. How in the good name of the Moon Goddess would this work??

I can't reject him, that would make both me and Maddox grow weaker and I can't have that, so how do I make it work with a man?

"We figure it out dip dip.. we're not rejecting our mate!" Maddox growled again, like that was helpful. I swear his throat is going to be dry after all this growling he's been doing.

Goddess... I'm not gay..

Then there's the aura issue we have here, my mate's aura is way too domineering. To be completely fucking honest, I'm having a hard time being in his presence right now without rolling over and showing him my belly. I actually want to submit to him right now and that's completely unacceptable!

I don't even know if he's doing it on purpose or if he's even pushing his aura out. Maybe that's just apart of who he is, I don't know, but it's driving me nuts.

I don't submit, I've never submitted to anyone in my life. My pack submits to me, everyone does. I can't submit, it's just not in my DNA to do so, yet his presence is making me feel forced to bare my neck to him. This is not ok..

Knees, you better not give out right now. You hold it together damn it..

Now I see why Maddox cowardly dipped out on me the way he did. If I can feel myself wanting to submit to the leopard, then I know Maddox did too.

"Shut up Dylan! I'm not a coward!"

"Oh yeah? Then why did you leave so quickly?"

"Maybe you should worry less about me and more about the fact that you're ass naked in front of Gabe, Avery.... and our mate dipstick!" Maddox growled again, his words suddenly brought me back to reality.

My eyes shot down to see my completely exposed body. I could feel the embarrassment rush through me as my traitorous cheeks heated up and my hands flew down to cover my fully exposed dick.

Damn this blush! I hated it, I was sure I got this from my mother. That beautiful, stressful woman! What kind of Alpha blushes?! Seriously...

I shouldn't be self conscious about being naked. It's a normal part of being a shifter, but right here, right now I'm suddenly feeling the urge to cover up everything I own.

"What's your name pup?" I heard his voice. My mate's voice.

Damn it, that deep, seductive rumble that just came from deep within his vocal chords. Goddess... that was sexy.

No, no Dylan! He's a man.. Are you really turned on by his voice? What kind of weirdo are you? No.. I'm not a weirdo. I'm not turned on by his voice!

Oh great.. now I'm arguing with myself.

"I'm not a pup and my name is Dylan. What's yours?" I asked as I watched my mate close the gap between us with ease.

The fact that I had to slightly look up at him further pissed me off.

I just know the Moon Goddess is having a good laugh at my expense right now.

However, I didn't have much time to contemplate sawing his kneecaps off to lower his height before my breath caught in my throat as he leaned down to fill the space between our gazes, his lips mere inches from mine.

Damn he smells like sex...

"Dylan." He whispered, staring into my eyes, all I could do was nod as I felt his breath fan across my lips.

Shit.. I'm blushing again! Damn these cheeks!

"Please don't ever say you're not my pup because you are. You're mine and I'm yours." His eyes trailed down to my lips, causing me to suck them into my mouth, but of course my mate, clearly being the confident man that he is, decided to reach out and pull my bottom lip from my mouth with his thumb.

I think heard Maddox whine or was that me?

I'm really not too sure at this moment. I didn't even try to stop him from touching me and I actually loved the sparks that lingered from his touch.

Then I heard him purr. My eyes traveled back up from his lips to his beautiful amber eyes. That damn purr.. OH MY GODDESS!

How many times have I said that?!

"Your eyes are beautiful Dylan.. You aren't what I was expecting, but you are beyond perfect. My name is Raiden." I gulped pretty damn obnoxiously loud after that.

Raiden... I swear I felt myself sigh just from hearing his name. It fit him, masculine but not overbearing.

I let my eyes travel the length of his body as I leaned back to escape the closeness that our lips were creating.

He's definitely strong and beautifully built, his muscles were glistening with that amazing sun kissed skin of his. He was cut perfectly, but his muscles weren't too much. Like just enough to let you know he held the strength to do whatever he wanted, but not too much to where it was disgusting.

"You're eye fucking our mate." Maddox laughed.

I WANT A NEW WOLF!

"Shut up Maddox. No I'm not."

Goddess his lips.. Shit they're so pink and plump and kissable... I choked on my own damn saliva when he licked them.

I just want to take that bun off the top of his head and run my fingers through his hair. Dang it.. I want to kiss his stubble that hugged his jaw so perfectly. His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed. Oh sweet Goddess...

"Totally eye fucking him and close your mouth dude." Maddox laughed again, pulling some of my attention back to reality.

What the fuck, is my mouth open? Oh Goddess.. am I drooling?!

Despite what I'm sure was drool on the side of my lip and the raging boner that I'm trying my hardest to conceal, I couldn't stop myself from looking down even further on my mate's body..

He was literally sculpted by the Goddess herself. He's like freaking perfect. There's not a hair out of place...

"Dude, I can practically taste your arousal."

"Shut up Maddox!"

My eyes traveled down his broad shoulders, his impressive abs, that mouth watering V line, his hands.. shit his hands. I didn't realize until just right now that veins are sexy as fuck and his fingernails are clean too!

My mates hips were calling out to me. I wondered what it would be like to feel his hips grind against mine. Our pelvis rubbing, friction building..

Damn it.. is that precum? Oh my Goddess.. please little soldier, not right now!

"AHHHHAAAAAHAA! Seriously?! Not gay my ass!"

Maddox's laughter was getting more and more obvious. He didn't need to laugh that hard, that really wasn't necessary.

"I hate you Maddox!"

"Don't hate me, hate yourself. You're the one still looking."

I didn't even realize I was doing exactly what Maddox said until my eyes met his... length..

HOMOSEXUAL PANIC. AROUSAL. OH MY DAMN.

Is that thing real?? That can't be real..

It's fake, it has to be.. Is he soft?

Well clearly he's not as hard as I am right now! And he's not shy about it at all..

Damn I wouldn't be either if I was packing what he's packing.. It would be fun to compare sizes... actually nevermind. That would be embarrassing.

The man is half Elephant or something!

OH MY FUCK.. did it just jump? Is he doing that on purpose? Does he know that I'm looking at his dick right now?

It jumped again..

Oh shit.. he knows I'm looking. Ugh of course he knows! I mean I'm right in front of him.. He can see me..

"Stop staring at it Dylan!" Maddox just kept on laughing like this was the most entertainment he's had all year.

"Maddox stop!" I begged him, seriously unable to tear my gaze from my mate's member.

That wouldn't fit inside me at all..

WAIT WHAT?!

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKETY FUCK?!

WHERE THE HELL DID THAT THOUGHT COME FROM?! I'M AN ALPHA, NOTHING LESS!

I GIVE IT, I DON'T TAKE IT! Nope.. NO..

Raiden is the one that would take all that I have to give, that's for sure. WAIT NO.. no he wouldn't because I wouldn't give it to him. I'm not gay...

Goddess... am I really still staring at it right now?! Get a grip Dylan and stop looking at your mates dick! Avert your eyeballs dude! Look somewhere else! Anywhere else!

MOVE YOUR EYEBALLS DYLAN!

Shaking my head at myself, I finally tore my gaze away from Raiden's impressive length after internally yelling at myself and having the most chaotic panic attack I've ever experienced in my damn life.

Then I looked back into his eyes. Unfortunately for me, the smug bastard was already smiling at me. Showing off his gorgeous freaking teeth with his terrifyingly long canines.

Damn those are going to hurt when he marks us...

WHAT?!

Oh for Goddess sake, just walk away Dylan. Just walk away now and hide in your room until your mate disappears. This is fucking embarrassing.

"Uhh Alpha?" My eyes widen at hearing my Beta's voice. Shit how could I forget Gabe and Avery were here?!

The growl that left Raiden when Gabe walked up next to me and grabbed my shoulder, was enough to put me on my ass. Criss cross applesauce right here on the forest floor. Bare ass and all.

"He's mine! Back off wolf!" Raiden hissed. My eyes darted between him and Gabe as Gabe let go of my shoulder and took a few steps back. Raiden watched him intently. His lips pulling up to bare his teeth. Definitely a sign of dominance....

"Dominance? We're the Alpha here. Show him Dylan." Oh so my not-so-cowardly wolf has made another appearance? Welcome back jerk.

"I plan to show him who's in charge Maddox, unlike you, you coward."

"Shut up and just do it! We can't have him doing this shit in front of the pack. They will question our leadership."

Dang it... I didn't even think about that, but how am I supposed to get around this? He's a feline... they're naturally dominate. Everyone knows that. Anyone with a gnat's brain would be able to feel his aura and bow down to him.

"Hey." My voice held a warning tone as I shoved him backwards. The man didn't go very far though. I guess I'm adding that he's made of steel to his list of mouth watering qualities..

"Gabe is my Beta and Avery over there is his mate. You are not to lay a hand on them or try to intimidate them in anyway Raiden. Don't tempt me, I don't want to force you into submission."

Damn straight! Because I can do that. I'm the Alpha, I can force him into submission!

Raiden raised an eyebrow at me, then looked between Gabe, Avery and I.

"He's your Beta?" Raiden asked as he looked back at me and I nod.

"So you're an...... Alpha wolf?"

Was that not obvious?! This guy man..

"Clearly. Did my aura not give it away?" I growled, shoving some of my aura out purposely to show my mate who's in charge here. Unfortunately for me, my little stunt only made him narrow his eyes at me.

"Pup, did you just try to intimidate me?" He asks taking another step forward until our chests were touching. I looked into his eyes and swallowed the lump in my throat. He didn't even flinch from my aura. Like it didn't even freaking phase him... Shit.

"And if I did?" I asked, trying my hardest to ignore the fact that I'm about to shit bricks right now. Raiden smiled before he reached up and cupped my face in his palms.

His quick movement made me stumble a little bit as I pushed his hands away, but all that did was make him wrap his arms around my waist and pull me unbelievably close to his body. My chest was flush against his.

Sparks from the bond ignited a whole new flame being this close to him. It was like my whole body was dipped in molten hot lava. My breathing was shallow, my heart was pounding in my chest, I could hear Maddox purring in contentment of being pressed against our mate.

I had to seriously fight myself to prevent my eyes from rolling in the back of my head. Everything felt so freaking amazing. Being held in Raiden's arms like this... Pressed against him like this. It was truly euphoric.

And damn.. he smells so good.

GOOD GODDESS... I'M STILL NAKED!

"Get off me Raiden." I commanded but his grip never faltered.

"Stop." His eyes stayed locked onto mine as he growled out his own command and my whole body went stiff. My eyes widen in shock, well more like in horror.

He was able to command me.. I couldn't move, I couldn't fight it, I was trying my hardest. Sweat was dripping down the back of my neck. I was starting to panic. He shouldn't be able to command me! I'm an Alpha!

I'm an Alpha!

I don't submit!

I can't be commanded!

I'm an Alpha!

"Would you shut up Dylan! It clearly doesn't matter that we're the Alpha, he's stronger than us." Maddox whined.

"Maddox? Can you fight this?" I asked, I could hear the desperation in my voice.

"I can't Dylan.. His leopard.. he's strong."

I looked back into Raiden's eyes then and he had that same stupid smile on his face.

"Well now that we've gotten that out of the way, maybe we can talk about our bond?" He asked gently, finally dropping his command. I took a deep breath once I felt my body relax, then I shoved his arms from my body and took a step back.

"We don't need to talk about anything Raiden. This can't happen. What you just did shouldn't be able to happen. I'm an Alpha, I have a pack and I can't have a male mate, much less a male mate that's stronger than me. My pack would start to question my leadership. No, no this can't happen." I snarled as I took another step back from him.

My words caused his eyes to fill with pain and disappointment. I could almost feel the emotions as if they were my own, the guilt of being the cause of my mate's pain hit me like a freight train. I was quick to mask it, but it didn't take away from the fact that I was the cause of his sudden pain.

"That's too bad... I don't do packs, I'm a solitary creature, but I would have tried for you and now that I know you are the Alpha, I would have never questioned you or challenged your authority in front of your pack members. Ever... Technically I'm an Alpha as well so I would have respected you as the Alpha of your pack, I would have loved you like you've never been loved before. All of you, everything. Your insecurities, your flaws, your mistakes, your downfalls. Everything Dylan, but if you want to reject me then go ahead. I won't fight for your acceptance."

Geez.. That was..... beautiful.

His words hit home for me, nobody has ever loved all that I am, down to my flaws and mistakes. I make a lot of those.

Am I really this pressed for love that I'll take it from another man?

"A beautiful man.. a man that's our mate Dylan... He said he wouldn't question you in front of the pack. He's willing to try for us. He said he wouldn't judge you for your insecurities... we both know what happened and why you feel unloved Dylan. Our mate isn't Ni-"

"STOP MADDOX!" I hang my head after screaming at my wolf. I hate it when he's right.. I really do.

"I'm always right, you just believe that you're never wrong."

I could feel the bond pulling me towards him already and I know I can't reject him. That would just lead to pain for both myself and Maddox and I can't lead my pack feeling weak. Who knows how long my body will react to the loss of my mate. It can go on for days, weeks, months. I can't do that.. I can't.

"Dylan?" My eyes meet Raiden's one more time when he called out to me. My name sounded so amazing coming from him.

"Meet me here tomorrow morning at 10am."

"Why?" I ask.

"It might help if we got to know each other a little better, preferably with clothes on next time for your comfort, although I'm not complaining about the view." He smiled and my face heated up again. Damn it..

"Meet me here tomorrow morning at 10am." Raiden says one more time and I narrow my eyes at him.

After what seemed like forever of us just staring at each other, I broke the stand off first as I looked away and took a deep breath.

"I'll meet you here tomorrow morning at 9am." I said, honestly not really caring what time it was. I just wanted to make sure that he knew I was in charge and I wouldn't agree to his time, he would agree to mine.

"9:30am." He says.

"9am." I argue back.

"9:30am. Compromise Dylan. I'm meeting you in the middle." He says with a smile.

I roll my eyes at him. Ugh... now I hate it when he's right. A compromise was the best we would get.. I guess.

"Fine. 9:30am. Don't be late." I growled turning around to walk away.

"I'm never late pups. I'll see you soon handsome."

I turned back around to give him a piece of my mind for calling me pup again, but his leopard was busy climbing to the top of the same tree he was on when we first met. I honestly didn't even hear him shift again. I just shook my head at them, then turned around and shifted allowing Maddox to fully take control.

Gabe and Avery followed close behind.

9:30am.. That wasn't a compromise, that was a demand again. His demand..

How did he get me to agree to his terms?

That damn leopard..

Stupid fucking sexy leopard.

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