The Alpha's mate

Chapter 24

Xavier wasn't looking at the scenery around him, he was focused on me. How he could draw his eyes away from the beautiful area beats me, but he did.

Just like in his memory, there was a big, clear, lake smack in the center. The trees surrounded us, keeping all prying eyes away. I couldn't begin to describe the way the it all danced with life.

"Would you like to swim?" He ask, his eyes never leaving me.

I turn around to him, looking into his eyes. "Yeah." I reply breathlessly.

As if in a trance, I throw off my shirt, then slide off my shorts. I was too entranced to care about being half naked. I could feel his eyes on me, but I was already in the water. It was cool, not freezing but not hot, just right.

Not long after, Xavier comes in the water with me, his chest was bare, making it hard to keep my hands to myself.

I shake away my thoughts, swimming deeper into the water, it was too deep for me to stand, but I didn't care. I duck my head under the water, loving that weightless feeling in the water.

By the time I come up, Xavier already right next to me.

I bite my lip nervously. The more I was around him the more I wanted him, and I was getting more comfortable with him. It was just a matter of time, I knew that from the beginning. I knew it from the moment I didn't reject him.

"I would stop doing that if I were you." He whispers huskily.

His voice sends my body into a frenzy of tingles. I stop biting my lip quickly, but still stare at him. He reaches over to me, grabbing my hand and pulling me to him. I stop thinking, I stop breathing.

He leans in slowly, testing my patience. Finally he crashes his lips into mine, it was hungry and full if need. I hadn't seen him, touched him in almost four weeks, and now I couldn't get enough.

I wrap my legs around his waist, leeting him keep my afloat.

"I love you." I mumble between kisses. He groans into my mouth, sliding his hand into my hair, and pressing the other one against my back, bringing me closer.

"Say it again." He pleads pulling away from me, I almost whimper having lost his touch.

"I love you, I love you, I love you." I whisper to him softly.

"I love you too, Rose, more than you could imagine. I don't care how long it takes, I will make you understand how much I love, how much I need you." He tells me, before slamming his mouth into mine, again.

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After what feels like hours, we make our way out of the lake, still breathless from our moment.

Up on dry land, Xavier pulls out a picnic basket, setting out a blanket for us to eat on. It wasn't that late, probably only around eight o'clock. He made peanut butter sandwhiches, and brought bottles of water.

When we finish our meal, I lay down on the blanket, looking up at the sky. The stars were out, welcoming me. I never liked the mornings, I loved the night, it made me feel safe and free.

We just lay there in silence for a few minutes, looking up at the stars, before I start talking.

"A kid was killed because of me.."

"Rose, it wasn't your fault." Xavier states firmly, cutting me off.

"Xavier please just let me say this. I was wrong, I was so wrong, I shouldn't have let him come with me. I assumed that Parker would have a little bit of sympathy for his brother, but I was wrong. I should've seen it coming, I should've known that he wasn't capable of feeling emotions." Tears were pricking my eyes, but I don't let them fall. I don't deserve to cry over this, he wasn't mine to grieve for.