His warm rough hand twitches in my grasp, and I tighten my hold, giving his hand a reassuring squeeze. Alaricus turns to look at me, his warm honey eyes filled with worry, lush red bottom lip caught in between his teeth. Alaricus was calling over Alphas to discuss ending the inequality between humans and wolves, he'd decided that he wouldn't give the Alphas a heart attack and would tell them the topic of discussion over the phone. At least to a very minimal extent.

The first phone call Alaricus had gone far too into detail and five minutes in they were just unintelligibly growling at each other over the phone. I'd had to step in on that one. After the first we decided we'd only give the Alpha's a brief description of what was going on. To avoid hurting my feelings and ears Alaricus had taken the phone off speaker after the first call, insisting it was better that I didn't listen to the first reactions of the Alphas.

He releases his lip from under the grip his teeth have on it, leaning forward and pressing a soft warm kiss to my forehead. Alaricus suddenly yanks himself away from me, and I look up at him startled.

"No I'm not sending you air kisses." Alaricus growls out in irritation into the phone and I bite my lip trying not to laugh, turning to face away from Alaricus so that he wouldn't see me shaking in laughter. But I can't control it as I hear his next words.

"Stop sending me air kisses you imbecile, the kiss was for my mate and not you. Stop holding the phone to your partially deaf ear and listen to me." Alaricus gets out through gritted teeth and now I can't control it. Poor sweet Alpha Hunter only looked dangerous with his tattoos and the scars of a claw mark that raked down a side of his face. But he was a total teddy bear on the inside, who apparently loved kisses.

Alaricus looks up at me and grumbles something into the phone before hanging up. He watches me silently for a moment, the irritation displayed in his frown giving way to something much different.

His eyes have a mischevious glint as his fingers dig into the wood of the armchair he sits on, his legs tensing before he pounces. His arms wrap around my waist and he tugs my laughing form into his chest. My laughter having died down to giggles, but the giggling was uncontrollable.

"Do you find this funny angel?" Alaricus asks playfully, his voice deeper than usual. I press my lips together simply nodding in reply.

"Still funny?" Alaricus asks pressing kisses down the skin of my throat, licking over the conjuncture between my throat and collarbone. His lips latch onto the skin as he sucks on it leisurely and I bite into my lip my hands fisting at his shirt.

"A-Alaricus." I say shakily.

"Yes my love?" He answers between kisses.

"H-how was Alpha Hunter and his kisses?" I ask looking up at him with doe eyes until he looks up at me confused the arousal in his eyes melting to give way to bemusement. He looks at me with a straight face as I giggle. Settling himself back into his own respective chair.

"Fine." Alaricus grumbles.

"You should've given him some responding kisses, I could hear the air smooches he was giving you over the phone." I say giggling into his chest.

"Who could ever think that man is an alpha with a mate and three children." Alaricus says and I lean up in his arms pressing a kiss to his jaw. His intense glaring at the poor phone softens finally and he looks down at me letting out a soft chuckle as he spots my huge toothy grin.

"He's adorable." I say and immediately the frown is back.

"I am way more adorable than he is." Alaricus argues defensively.

"I don't see it." I say biting into my lip and shaking my head as I pull back giving him a once over. Alaricus widens his golden eyes to look more innocent, his bottom lip jutting out, He was the cutest thing I'd ever laid eyes on.

"No I think he's more adorable, you know it's just less expected with him." I say and Alaricus' frowns, with his pout still in place he looked like an adorable grump. He turns his face away from me, huffing when I don't react. He was such a diva.

"I'm kidding grumpy." I tell him and he peeks at me from the corner of his eye, letting me know he wasn't convinced, or appeased in the slightest.

"Okay fine, you're the most adorable thing I've ever lain eyes on." I tell him and shake my head as I see his eyes brighten. What a crazy wolf. His gigantic arms flex as he pushes himself forward from his chair to press a kiss to my cheek, reminding me that despite how childish he could be, Alaricus was anything but a child.

"I'm definitely not more adorable than you." Alaricus says.

"But maybe a close second." He mumbles to himself as an afterthought and I giggle at him.

"Don't you have calls to make?" I ask him raising my brow, and he shakes his head, tightening his grip on me and pulling me out of my chair, setting me down on his lap. Alaricus buries his face into my hair.

"They're important." I chastise.

"Nothing's more important than my angel, and I feel like I've been neglecting you." He says sadly.

"More like you feel neglected." I correct him and he nods quickly.

"You know baby Evangeline is just more comfortable with women, it's the only reason you couldn't help babysit her last week." I tell him and he frowns.

"Well I'm only comfortable with you, you don't see people abiding by my wishes." He complains.

"You're not a baby Alaricus." I say and he mumbles "ageism" under his breath making me shake my head.

"Come on you big baby, one more call, and let's put it on speaker this time." I say and he makes a sceptical face but one look at my expression and he grabs his phone, fumbling to dial quickly. I suppress a smile as I watch him.

"Alpha Khan." Alaricus greets, the alpha immediately paying his respects.

"I called to invite you to a meeting taking place in the palace, two nights after the next full moon." Alaricus informs the alpha.

"Regarding what Sire Knight?" The Alpha's deep voice asks.

"A few adjustments to the human laws, they aren't pack animals, the way us wolves are. They need not be forced into our packs, or forced into matings." Alaricus says, getting cut off by a loud growl as he speaks of matings.

Alpha Khan and his Luna's story was quite famous. His mate had been a young human female, who'd on more than just a few occasions expressed her views on their mating. She'd even run off a few times, but of course it was always the threats to loved ones that kept humans chained to their Alphas. It was rumoured she had been betrothed, and the Alpha had killed the young man for holding his mate's affections. Although it was possible he had gone off into the free lands, a body was never found. After meeting Alaricus I'd begun to grow more sceptical of all the rumours about higher class wolves. But Alpha Khan had reason to be thankful to the mating laws, otherwise his mate would surely be rid of him as she'd desired. They'd been together for years and yet she still hated him, that was quite uncommon in human and wolf pairs, the level of devotion was quite difficult to ignore.

"The humans don't need nor deserve more freedom. Many of them are our family, and our family must belong in our packs. You of all should be supporting the mating law Sire Knight. Your little human would have run away from you as soon as she laid eyes on you, if it weren't for that law." Alpha Khan mumbles, a taunting smirk audible in his voice. I wrap my arms around Alaricus' neck, cuddling closer to him, in hopes to calm him down. His eyes were beginning to turn gold, barely restrained growls emitting from his chest.

"Look at me." I mouth to Alaricus and he looks into my eyes, his own beginning to turn back to the soft honey as I press kisses to his jaw.

"It's okay." I whisper quietly into his ear, and he wounds his arms tightly around my waist, holding me close to his chest.

"Don't speak of my mate Khan, you know what she is to you and your wolf by rightful position don't you? I may not claim my position, I may not claim the power but it remains mine, dormant but present. You do understand what that makes my mate, something a mere Alpha like you has no right to disrespect. Someone nobody has a right to disrespect." Alaricus threatens and I stay quiet, knowing Alaricus was inconsolable when it came to somebody even mentioning me in a manner he didn't deem appropriate.

"She's but a human, does she know of your immortality? What will become of her while you stay youthful and healthy. Don't change the laws for a girl who is a guest in your world for a mere century, if that." The Alpha says and I press my lips together, now he'd done it.

"You insolent mutt, how dare you address her that way. I would behead you myself if your pack didn't depend on you. You have no right to speak of our relationship, to speak of my Amara. With what she means to me I consider her higher in rank than myself. Now tell me Alpha, do you still have an issue with my mate?" Alaricus asks, eerily calm for someone who'd been growling mere moments before.

"N-no." The Alpha stutters, and I hear a snort from his side of the line, so his mate was listening in on the phone call.

"Forgive me Sire Knight, we will discuss this further in the meeting, my mate and I will be there." Alpha Khan says, and I barely contain my giggle as I hear his mate tell him to speak for himself. I had a feeling I would like her.

Alaricus cuts the call, still angry and I snap out of my daydream turning around in his lap so that both my knees are on the sides of his hips. His large hands come to rest on my hips, and I lightly massage his temples. A small smile grows on his face and he leans forward to press a kiss to my forehead.

"Thank you baby." He mumbles against my skin.

"So Alpha, I'm a higher rank than you are." I say teasingly.

"Of course angel, I'm your slave, I'd do anything for you at a simple command, doesn't that make you a higher rank?" He asks rhetorically.

"Love is all about equality." I tell him, and he nods but a small smirk grows on his face.

"But then again one kiss from you and I'd do absolutely anything." He tells me and my cheeks turn red at the look in his honey eyes. I rest my head onto his chest, fiddling with the top button of his shirt. I perk up as I remember something that blithering idiot had said.

"Alaricus about what Alpha Khan was saying, what will happen when I get old. You won't like me anymore." I say, biting into my lower lip as I look at him in apprehension.

"Angel it doesn't matter to me what you look like, I love you for the person you are. That won't change. Your eyes will always shine so brightly that even the moon itself doesn't hold a candle to their magnificence. It's like you have the night sky in your eyes. You're so beautiful but that's not why I'm in love with you, I'm in love with you for the beauty of your intelligence, of your kind heart." Alaricus tells me but I simply stare at him quietly.

"Promise me you'll find someone else after I'm gone." I ask and he frowns.

"Love you're not going anywhere. You promised me you'd stay with me." He says.

"I mean when I die." I tell him and a growl erupts from his chest making me huff, it was the natural order of things.

"You're not going to p-pass away. Once we mate, and you've accepted me entirely, body mind and soul, you'll have accepted my curse too. You too will be bound to immortality. That is only if you want it. As much as I love you and want you for myself forever, I can't bound you to my miserable fate. There's only so much the world can hold for you, until you begin to crave the peace and freedom death holds." Alaricus says, the light in his eyes beginning to dim as he thinks of his miseries.

"I want you forever Alaricus, I don't want you to ever be alone again." I tell him and he meets my gaze, looking a bit sceptical still.

"Angel I love you so much, but there's a reason my immortality is a curse. Living forever can be tiresome and miserable. I have you, but I'm not you. I have miseries of my own, I'm tainted Amara. It won't be easy to live an eternity just for me, the way it's made easy for me due to your existence." He tells me.

"Well unfortunately for you, this is non-negotiable. You said it yourself I'm a higher rank so I'll just command you." I tell him playfully tugging the collar of his shirt to emphasize my point.

"But this also happens to be something you'll need me to play apart in." He tells me referring to the mating.

"I'll seduce you." I tell him unthinkingly my cheeks turning a little red at my words, but I stood by my statement. It wouldn't be too hard, I mean I was his mate, that had to count for something. Even if I was an idiot, he had to find me attractive in that way. A wicked smirk appears on his face, making me gulp and seriously doubt my previous statement, wasn't I supposed to be the one doing the seducing?

"How about a little demonstration angel?" Alaricus says, his honey eyes gleaming mischievously.

"M-maybe later." I try but he shakes his head. This was the first time I'd ever regretted my lack of dating history. Even my romance books hadn't prepared me for this, I had no idea how to go about this. Maybe I could bribe him with chocolate, but then again it was called seduction and not bribing so that was probably wrong. How about offering to do his laundry, but then he had the palace help to do that for him.

I lean down slowly, keeping my gaze on his, my hands going up to play with the bottom tendrils of hair on his nape. My eyes flutter close as my lips connect with his. Immediately I trace my tongue over his bottom lip, the way he's done to me numerous time, and his lips part under my silent command. Tentatively I stroke my tongue against his, the growl that emits from his chest at the action letting me know he liked it. Allowing my hands to slip in between us, and roam the hard muscled ridges of his torso as they please, I massage my tongue against his. A little smile coming on my face, as his tongue chases after mine as I move mine to taste the rest of his mouth.

I pull away, panting from breathlessness, immediately biting my lip as I catch sight of his expression. The hunger in his eyes making my stomach clench. Holding his gaze I let my fingers travel to the buttons of his dress shirt, popping them open with ease. I open up his dress shirt so it trails only at his sides, revealing his broad chest and tight abdominal muscles to me, the taut tan skin covering them gleaming in the light. My mate was more perfect than the statue of a Greek God.

Leaning closer to him after I've gotten an eyeful of him, teasingly I flick my tongue over the tick of his jaw, and he lets out a quiet hiss at my actions. I press kisses down his skin until I reach the muscles of his chest, pressing a kiss to each side, before one in between. I look up to meet his gaze to see him panting making me smirk, I maintain his gaze as I let my tongue dart out to lick over his brownish-pink nipple. A growled moan rivets through him shaking me to my core, and unthinkingly I bite into his pectoral. He lets out another pleasurable growl, watching me closely as I trail down his torso to get to his abdominal muscles. Pressing kisses to each one, before licking up the two muscled lines they create. His breath catches in his throat as I let my fingers trail delicately over the rim of his pants. Licking along the part of his V-line visible above his now low hanging dress pants.

My eyes widen as I see the gigantic bulge that strains against the dark material of his pants. I gulp, wasn't that abnormally large, but that was a problem for another time. Mission successful. I rest my hands on his shoulders, pulling myself up so that I'm face to face with him.

"Alaricus." I mutter softly and he replies in a breathy moan.

"You're seduced." I say and settle myself comfortably in his lap. My eyes growing into the size of saucers as he instinctively rocks his hips upwards.

"Do you need a moment, I can-" I start going to pull away from him, but Alaricus yanks me to his chest. The desire drenched breaths that leave his parted lips hitting my own.

"Just give me a moment my little vixen, you can't just expect to get away after what you've done to me. God your scent is killing me." Alaricus whispers hoarsely. His hands flex as they rest on my hips, but even in this state he's careful not to hurt me.

"I love you." I mumble to him, resting my head on his chest, near his heartbeat. The fast thudding matching my own, and filling me with a euphoric content, that can be experienced only by being so close to the one you love.

"I love you too my little seductress." Alaricus says making me giggle.

"What is it people say nowadays, a lady in the streets but a freak in the sheets." Alaricus mutters, and my face turns red.

"Oh my." I mumble to myself making him chuckle breathlessly.

"My freaky angel." Alaricus says smiling down at me, pressing a sweet kiss to my head.

"Now let's get you calmed down." I say noticing that the bulge was still very much present. I look at him apologetically, before looking back down at it, jumping as I see it twitch.

"It-it moved." I say in horror.

"Yes love it does that, especially when you decide to look at it." He tells me, looking at me through his hooded gaze lazily. My cheeks burn as I resort to staring over his shoulder at the study around us.

"T-think of Monday mornings, having to wake up early." I say, and he lets out a groan.

"What?" I ask and he bites into his bottom lip, his jaw clenched in desire.

"How are Monday mornings seductive to you, you horny wolf?" I yell exasperatedly, and he gives me a sheepish smile.

"I started thinking of you last Monday morning, you were wearing my shirt." He tells me quietly and I shake my head at him.

"Washrooms, that need to be cleaned." I say and he makes a face telling me that wasn't working either.

"Now what?" I ask.

"That reminds me of the time I wanted a kiss while the help was in my room cleaning. So you got irritated by me begging and dragged me to the washroom to kiss me." He tells me and a small smile forms on my face. I had only been acting irritated.

"Groups of rowdy men." I say knowing he was completely straight, so that would help calm him down. He shakes his head at me and I raise my brow, Sire Knight was bisexual.

"You're bisexual?" I ask and he shakes his head looking confused at my question.

"I was just remembering you in that maxi dress when we hosted our last meeting with the Alphas." Alaricus says licking his lips. I press my lips together to hold in my giggle. He was such a goof.

"Baboon's butt?" I ask and he immediately begins to tell me about that time when we were watching discovery channel together. I shake my head at him, pressing a kiss to his forehead before pulling away. My legs asleep and nearly crumbling under me but I manage to stay upright.

"This clearly isn't working, so maybe distance will help." I say, my toes curling as I try to keep my resolve when he makes grabby hands at me, pouting. Looking more like a helpless puppy than a man his size had the right to.

"Sorry." I mutter, quickly turning around so I won't be looking at him as I run out of his study, hearing him huff and mumble to himself about lonely iced baths sadly.