The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate novel Chapter 16

Now that only the two of them stood on the paved path, a certain nervousness took ahold of Quinn. She pulled her hand out of his, her eyes shifting away from his intense gaze. “So, uh…I’ll just take you to the pack house first…I’m certain that’s where you’ll be staying during your time here.”

“Okay, lead the way.”

Quinn walked in front, forcing confidence in each of her steps until they made it to the marketplace. “Our pack is small, but we grow our own food and sell it both to the people of our pack and others. We also trade food for weapons, it is an attribute of ours, we use it to coax other packs into trusting and forming an alliance with us. Thus, this is our marketplace and the people here are mostly farmers.”

“Nice and creative…we don’t really plant on our land, like most packs, we buy food in bulk and distribute it.”

“That works too, but since our pack is small and a little low in the rankings, we need a selling point.”

“Well, that makes sense.”

As they walked past the stalls splayed out along the sidewalk, the people bowed to them, some even offering Quinn various fruits, which she respectfully declined. She had enough at home.

The next stop was the place of interest, the pack house. The massive building was painted in pure white, and it stood tall in the center of the land. “This is our pack house. Mostly teenagers who have yet to find their mates live here. In our pack, it’s tradition for the dominant wolf to build a house for their mate as soon as they find them.”

“Then, does that mean I’ll have to build you a house as well…?”

Quinn’s ears twitched at his daring words. She did not know how to respond, there were no words on the tip of her tongue. That question left her flustered and speechless, for how could he say something like that without a hint of playfulness in his deep voice? How did he expect her to reply? With a yes? With a no? Or perhaps with a maybe? Quinn cleared her throat, deciding not to answer that question at all. “Shall we move on?”

“Go ahead.”

“Alright then, I’ll take you to the elders’ quarter. It’s not far from here, and it’s the last place I have in mind to show you.”

She walked ahead, leading him a couple meters away from the pack house. The elders’ quarter paled in size, but it too was large. “This is where the elders stay. They are as important to us as warriors.”

“I see.”

“That’s it for today, our pack is small, so we don’t really have a lot to show…should I lead you back to the alpha’s office?” She finally turned to look at him. The evening sun had gone down not much long ago, and now darkness settled above the land, sheltering it with the light of the moon. “You guys probably have some important things to discuss.”

“What could be more important than spending more time with you, Quinn.” He sighed, staring at her with a dark and mysterious gaze, one that she could not read. “I don’t believe the tour is finished as yet. Take me to the farm. I want to see it.”

“Well, that…you saw it last time. You were there when I fought the rogue.”

“Show me where you live then.”

“It’s not much…I’m living with my parents right now.”

“I don’t understand…” Quinn’s eyes were wide with confusion now. What was he talking about? Her mate? He was her mate? How and since when? “What bond? I will be honest, I do feel attracted to you, but my wolf has never acknowledged you as our mate. I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Are you lying to me, Quinn?” The tone of his voice made it impossible for her to lie, did he not know that?

Quinn shook her head. “I’m not. I swear I’m not.”

A sigh left his lips as he ran a frustrated hand through his hair. “Alright, I’m not sure what’s going on with you since it’s almost impossible for a wolf to not be able to scent out their mate, but I’m going to believe you, which means that I also forgive you. But since you know now…you have no excuse. I refuse to have you continuously running away from me when I’ve been waiting my whole life for you. You’re mine, Quinn…or perhaps my words alone won’t assure you of that. Should I start moving a little faster? Fast enough to leave my mark on your neck?”

He pushed himself closer to her, and a shiver wracked through Quinn as his hand reached for her face, holding it still as he leaned down to kiss her.

His lips, they were as soft as the first time he kissed her five nights ago…but now the kiss was rougher, carved out of dominance and possessiveness. His free hand reached around her waist, pulling her body flush against him so his warmth and the sparks could flow freely from him to her.

When he pulled back, Quinn was panting…her legs feeling weak beneath her. “A-Alpha Zayd…?”

“Or perhaps that’s taking it too far…must I show you who you belong to by different means…? After all, there are many ways to leave my mark on you without actually leaving it, right Quinn?”

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