Alpha Nicholas novel Chapter 4

“Nice to see your usual happy personality glowing there, brother!” I flip Shane the middle finger while he laughs his ass off at me. “I swear the older you get, the more grumpy you become.” I snort at his words while my parents walk into the room, both laughing. They’ve clearly heard our conversation. Stupid werewolf hearing! “Fuck off. I’m a dream to be around!” I grunt while I drink my coffee and try to block his annoying voice out.

“I’m not complaining, just stating a fact.” She laughs as the door once again opens and my other brothers Will and Robbie come strutting in looking a little rough around the edges. “Is he still complaining about Saturday?” Will asks, causing everyone around the table to nod and laugh while I shake my head in frustration. I let others have their opinion about things, so why can I have mine? “Is it that bad, Dad? It’s one night and besides… You could meet your mate.”

I smile at the look on her face, but inside my gut churns at the thought. I’m 28 years old and if I was going to meet my mate then it would have happened by now, surely? It’s rare for a wolf to not find their mate by my age and even more rare for an Alpha to have not met his mate, but I guess that’s just my fate. My parents have been on my ass for the last 10 years to make more of an effort to find her, but if I’m being honest, I don’t want to find her, not anymore.

There was a time when I couldn’t think of anything better than meeting my mate. It was all I ever thought of but now, well now, it’s the last thing that I want to do. For the most part, I’m happy with my life. I’m the Alpha of an incredible pack. I have the best family; a daughter and my best friend, Tony. I’m not short of offers from women, so I have no worries when it comes to fulfilling any kind of need. Why would I want to disturb that?

“After breakfast, I would like a chat with you, son.” I nod toward my Dad, but I already know what he wants to talk to me about, and, as much as I want to tell him to forget it, I have too much respect for him to do it even if I’m going to regret it as soon as the conversation starts up.

Within 30 minutes, breakfast is done, and I’m in my office with my Dad sitting across from me. “I know what this conversation is going to be about, Dad. I’m not going to change my mind, so please just stop.” He remains quiet for a few seconds while staring at me, making me feel on edge. “Nicky, it’s time.” I stand up pacing around my office while trying to figure out how to make this stop.

“Come in, sweetheart,” I call out when I sense Lottie close by. She comes in smiling dressed in a dress that is way too short for my liking, but I’ve learned to pick my battles when it comes to a teenage girl and this isn’t one of them. “Is it ok if I go to the mall with the girls? Hanna’s mom will be there too. We’re just going to get our nails and hair done for the ball tonight?”

“I know son, I know.” I shake my head, but he holds up his hand, stopping me from saying anymore.” I do. While I don’t fully understand your thoughts when it comes to needing or wanting a mate, I can appreciate that this isn’t necessarily the right way to go about this either.” While this may not affect his entire life as it will mine, it’s clear to see that he’s not happy with this. He looks stressed and tired and that’s the last thing that I want for him. Against my better judgment and personal wants, I decided to give him a break.

“I’ll do it. I’ll meet these women and talk with them. There will only be a few to get through, but I make no promises.” Sometimes when an Alpha doesn’t meet his mate, the Elders will encourage them to pick a mate instead of waiting for their fated ones. When they do this, they usually have a select few to meet the Alpha, usually around four to five of them. I can handle that.

“Oh, you have got to be fucking kidding me!” He shakes his head while mine whirls. “I’m sorry, son, but there’s going to be a lot of single she-wolves here and ready to be your Luna.” Fuck!