Her Forbidden Alpha novel Chapter 8

　　“Elijah!” Scarlett said as he stopped on the dance floor. ‘Lonely’ by Diplo began playing and he gave her a smirk.

　　“Come on Red, let's see those moves that had every girl in high school envious.” He said as he began singing along. Her heart skipped a beat as he began moving to the music, her stomach fluttered crazily. Was this a dream she would wake up from? Living in the moment she began dancing, raising her hands she swayed her body to the music. Elijah took her hand, spinning her around, before pulling her close as he danced behind her.

　　To everyone watching it looked like two young adults having innocent fun. But the emotions that ran through them both were so different, with Elijah’s eyes trying not to linger on her killer curves and Scarlett realising she was just falling a little more for him.

　　He nudged her with his hip making her stumble, she smiled despite herself and nudged him back. Their eyes met and a soft smile crossed his face. Scarlett's eyes widened in shock; it was rare to see a genuine smile on that handsome face of his… if he didn’t grab her hips dancing with her, she would have stopped. Her heart thundering as she danced in a daze, the Elijah before her was one she did not recognise, he was so different than two years ago…

　　Jessica smiled, leaning lovingly on Jackson's shoulder. “Look at them, they’re finally getting on.” She said happily. Jackson nodded happily watching the sibling’s dance.

　　“I'm glad, I guess Elijah has matured more than I thought.” He chuckled, caressing his wife’s hair and kissing her forehead gently. Although there was no mate bond between them, he loved her dearly. The feeling that he could not be apart from her long or his wolf feeling restless never occurred as it did with his mate, but the love was strong. They had been two broken souls who had found each other.

　　“He is going to make an amazing alpha.” Jessica replied, watching Elijah spin Scarlett who smiled.

　　“Let's just hope he finds his mate soon, an alpha needs his Luna.” Jackson said seriously. Jessica nodded in agreement before leaving her husband as someone called for her.

　　Back on the dance floor, the couple were interrupted by someone.

　　“Move over Alpha, at least spare us the one girl who you can’t have.” Hank, the future delta said with a smirk, bringing the two out of their trance.

　　“And who said I'm going to want to dance with you?” Scarlett said looking at him. Stepping away from Elijah, Hank raised an eyebrow. He was handsome with his black hair and those hazel eyes, but unlike Fiona who was a sweet girl, Hank was a jerk. After Elijah he was probably the next biggest player in the pack. Although she would never tell Elijah, he had been one of the guys that night… although he acted like it never happened. Scarlett wondered if he had just been completely wasted. But still, she couldn't forgive him.

　　Elijah did not miss the hostility from Scarlett as she glared at the taller man, wondering if there was more to it. Hank flashed her a smile.

　　“Oh come on Scarlett, one dance.” He said.

　　“I said no.” Scarlett said walking off, leaving the two men on the dance floor. Angela rushed over, a pout on her face.

　　“That was not fair!” She grumbled, dragging Scarlett towards the bar. Being 18 meant she was legally at a drinking age in the UK but for werewolves who had a very high tolerance, they had been drinking for a few years, although it had been more limited then. Angela was a year older than Scarlett, she took a seat sulking.

　　“He isn't an amazing dancer, don’t worry.” Scarlett said, feeling a little bad for her.

　　“But do you know how many hours I practiced to ask him that?” She said.

　　“Practiced what?” Indigo’s voice came, strolling over with Daniel.

　　“Hey Scar! Hey angel.” Daniel said giving them both a smile.

　　“Hey Daniel, looking good.” Scarlett said.

　　“You too! Loving the pants.” He said. “You look an 11 tonight.”

　　Scarlett turned to Angela who had just been lamenting to Indigo on how Elijah refused to dance with her.

　　“He said I'm an 11.” She said smugly.

　　“Oh whatever, you’re a 7.” Angela said making an Indigo smirk.

　　“I thought you said 8 earlier?” Scarlett said raising an eyebrow.

　　“You became a 7 after dancing with the Alpha.” Angela grumbled, making the rest laugh.

　　“So how did that even happen? Like what, are you two actually getting along?” Indigo asked grabbing a drink as she quickly looked around. She was only 14 and not at an age either of their parents approved of her drinking.

　　“Brave girl.” Daniel said daring not to take one in front of his parents.

　　“He was trying to get away from Keira.” Scarlett said casually as Indigo waited for an answer.

　　“Oh yes! What did he think of her new look?” She asked giggling as Daniel snickered.

　　“He looked traumatised.” Scarlett said with a smirk. They all broke into laughter.

　　Elijah glanced their way, as he watched the group laugh. Scarlett sitting there - legs crossed, one hand holding her drink and the other playing with her hair. He looked away only when Aaron, his best friend, called him. Aaron was the same age as him and he had found his mate when he was 19, she had been from their own pack and since then he was happily in love and mated.

　　It was much later and all the elderly, parents with young children and most of the mated wolves had retreated for the night - it did not take a genius to know why. Some unmated wolves had left together too. Those in their early teens had gone and Scarlett had spent most of the evening drinking or eating, although that got her some snarky comments from Keira and her stupid gang. Not that it bothered Scarlett at all, she never gave two fucks for what anyone thought of her.

　　She looked around, the crowd had dispersed a lot. Elijah was still sitting there talking to Aaron and his mate Monica, a gorgeous woman with deep melanin skin and braided locks. She had a body that many girls were envious of.

　　She saw Fiona was sat alone and felt a little bad for her wondering what had happened between her and Elijah. Although they had never been officially together, she was his most common sex partner. Keira was stood with her group laughing and acting overly fake, trying to grab Elijah’s attention. Angela had drunk too much and her parents had taken her home.