Chapter 12- Totally Unexpected

Hayden's POV

When we got downstairs, we saw my best men along with a crowd at the front door.

 "What the hell is going on?" I asked angrily. Apparently, these people do not want me to mark my mate and be in peace. Everyone turned to look at me but no one answered me. I growled impatiently.

 "What the hell is..?" I said but trailed off when I saw who was at the door. Standing at the door was none other than Bryon, Alpha of the Redwood Pack.

 "Is this how you treat your best friend, Pierce?" Bryon asked with sarcasm. I rolled my eyes at him and patted him on the shoulder.

 "Sorry man, we're kind of tight on security measures right now," I said and then looked back at the men behind him, "you guys can go." Both men nodded and then started walking down the pathway.

 "Hey, what happened to Tom and Lloyd? I loved those guys man, at least they knew me," Bryon said. My eyes turned pitch-black at the memory of those bastards who dared to hurt my mate.

 "They were fired," I explained. Bryon looked at me with confusion.

 "Fired? The reason being..." he said and then trailed off. I shrugged it off and ignored him. Then I walked back up to Zara. Man, that's a beautiful name. It's unique and fits her perfectly. I saw Bryon's eyes land on her and then he raised his eyebrow and looked at me.

 "Hey, who's the pretty face?" he asked. He walked up to her and stuck out his hand.

 "The name's Bryon," he introduced. Zara rolled her eyes.

 "What's with the Alpha's around here and the 'bad boy' attitude," she said but shook his hand anyway. He laughed at her.

 "It's a thing that comes with the power, babe," he answered.

 "Alright, one don't call me babe, because that's not the name I was given. It's Zara, got it?" she said. Bryon raised his eyebrow at her, then turned to me and then back to her.

 "Your Hayden's mate, aren't you?" he asked. How the hell did everyone know that I had a mate? Zara nodded after she glanced at me, "well, this is gonna be fun." She looked at him confused.

 "What's gonna be fun?" she asked. He smirked at her and then looked at me. I raised my eyebrow at him waiting for his reply.

 "It'll be fun 'cause you'll straighten him out," he replied to her, "she's feisty, I like it," he said to me. I laughed while Zara just rolled her eyes.

 "Alright, everybody, you guys know when I'm here, what happens," Bryon announced, "GAME NIGHT!"

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 "You got own!" Zara screamed as she threw the controller down on the couch.

 "How the hell could you beat Bryon?" James asked his arms wrapped around Lilly. She smiled mischievously.

 "Because I am the best," she responded. Bryon grunted and threw down his controller.

 "Beginner's luck," he muttered. Zara rolled her eyes.

 "You said that when I beat you the first time," she mentioned then stuck out her tongue childishly, "admit it...I win, you lose." Then she started dancing. Very sexily, I might add. She swayed her hips as she moved so gracefully, giving me an instant hard on. I watched as her ass went from left to right. And damn was it hot.

 "Uhh...Zara, I think you should stop because our 'Mighty Alpha' is getting a boner," I faintly heard James tease which made Zara stop dancing immediately. Her face went blank then she sat back down beside Bryon and glared at me.

 "Pervert," she mumbled at me. I laughed and put my arms on the back of the couch facing her.

 "Only around you, Hun," I said and then shrugged, unashamed of what I was doing.

 "Don't call me that," she scolded me but I only rolled my eyes and ignored her demand. I take orders from no one, I'm the Alpha.

 "Nah, I think I'm gonna keep doing it, Hun," I said cheekily as I winked at her.

 "Assh*le," she muttered. How dare she insult us like that! my wolf said angrily. You see, he's not too use to people insulting him. I mean, no one dared to mess with the baddest Alpha in the U.S. but obvious our little mate didn't know or cared. I brushed my wolf off, which off course he did not appreciate, and looked at my mate with my eyebrow raised. She folded her legs and raised her eyebrow as if she was daring me to say something.

 "Hey, Hayden, where's Natalya?" Bryon asked, breaking our staring contest. I looked up at him confused.

 "What?" I asked and he rolled his eyes and asked me again. And then I was really curious...where was Natalya? Everyone laughed at my cluelessness.

 "Don't you remember?" Jonah asked. "she told you that she was going off for a few days?" I shook my head and narrowed my eyes at him, waiting for a response. My gaze went to Zara as she got up and went to the kitchen. When she was out of sight, I looked back at Jonah who saw looking at me in amusement. The whole room was silent and when I looked around I saw that everyone was giving me that same look.

 "What....why are you guys staring at me like that?" I asked them, and after I asked, they all roared in laughter. What the hell?

 "Dude...you are....so whipped," Logan said between his laughter.

 "I am not whipped," I told them crossing my arms across my chest and glared at all of them.

 "Hayden, yes you are," Conner said, "believe me you are. I know the feeling," he finished and then put an arm around Abigale, who 'aww'ed at him and kissed him. I rolled my eyes.

 "See, now that's whipped," I said pointing at the couple, "I am not whipped." They still laughed at my 'denial' (as they put it) and continued to tease me.

 "Oh, the 'Almighty Alpha' doesn't want to admit that he's whipped," Alexander teased.

 "Dude, shut up," I said playfully which he grinned to.

"He is whipped, he is whipped, he is whipped..." he kept on cheering and then soon enough, the whole gang followed him and I groaned and put my head in my hands. F*cking traitors...

 "Who's whipped?" an angelic voice suddenly said, causing everyone to stop and look at her. She shifted uncomfortably at the sudden attention of everyone in the room and then looked to the ground. She cleared her throat and then looked back up at us. I noticed the guys looking at her then at me, then back at her and then back to me. I rolled my eyes and stood up and headed towards her direction.

 "Anyone for some ice-cream?" I asked over my back. I just kept my eyes on her. The responded with 'yes' as soon as I stopped in front of Zara.

 "What some ice-cream?" I asked her softly looking deeply into her eyes. She nodded and then looked away.

 "Yeah, that would be nice, thanks," she murmured.

 "Well, come on then, you can help me in the kitchen," I replied and then put my hand around her waist, guiding her back to the kitchen.

 "Whipped, whipped, whipped," I faintly heard James say and I rolled my eyes while the rest of them laughed.

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We decked out a few cups of ice-cream and then I watched her put them on the tray. She worked fast, I'd give her that, but when she was going for one and putting it on the tray on the counter behind her, it slipped and fell from her hand.

 "Oh shit," she muttered and then went down on the floor to pick up the broken pieces. Images of her...on her knees...uhh, you know what...before I get a hard on (again...) I'm not gonna even finish that sentence. I knelt down beside her and started picking up few broken glass.

 "I'm sorry, I just...can't work when people are watching me," she said quietly.

 "How did you know I was watching you?"

 "Well, you were making it obvious," she said and I laughed and we both stood up, "plus, I'm a werewolf...I can feel when people are looking at me. And I'm a rogue so I had a lot to worry about."

"Speaking of that, I was wondering if you would want to join the pack?" I asked. The largest piece of glass fell out of her hand as soon as I finished the sentence. I looked down at the piece and then back up to her. What did I say so wrong???

 Zara's POV

"Speaking of that, I was wondering if you could join the pack?" he asked me and I froze instantly. Join his pack? No, no, no...I can't.

And why can’t you, my wolf asked me sternly.

Because we don't DO packs. I can't...I can't be in another pack, it would just ruin everything I worked so hard to achieve, I told her. She 'tsked' at me.

Don’t you mean us...everything that we worked so hard to achieve, she responded, besides he can help us. Just please consider it.

No, he won't want to help us knowing the thing we have done.

Yes, he would want to. After all, he is our mate, she responded confidently.

 Oh really now, do you remember the stink eye he gave us when he first found us...when he first realized that I was his mate. We will not join his pack---

Just consider it, Zara. HE might want to help us. HE might want to take charge and protect us---

Well, I don't want his protection. I tried in the love department already and it didn't turn out too pretty, so I'm not doing it again.

"Hey, are you o.k.?" a huskily, sexy voice asked me. His voice filled with concern. I looked up and at his brown eyes that were filled with confusion and concern. I cleared my throat and looked at the wall to my left, not wanting to look in his eyes when I said what I was going to say.

"I'm not joining your pack," I said quietly. There was nothing but silence and I didn't dare look at him. The kitchen was now deafeningly silent. Nothing could be heard. I saw as his feet moved from in front of me to the sink.

"What?" he suddenly asked.

 "I don't want to---" I was about to say but he cut me off.

 "No, I heard what you said, but why don't you want to join my pack?" he asked and I sighed and leaned up against the counter. I looked up at him and saw one expression among others, but this one was the most express.

Hurt.

He was expecting me to full-on join his pack so I could be in his control; so I could be his. Well, right now, I didn't want to rush things but he was already pushing it when he asked me. I thought he would at least give me some time to prepare. I mean, I just got up a few hours ago people...I deserve a break from all the drama.

 "I will not join your pack, and that's my final decision," I said firmly. Then anger consumed his eyes.

 "Why?" he shouted at me, "why the hell won't you?" I sighed.

 "I just...don't want to, o.k.," I answered.

 "'You don't want to?' Zara, I will not let my mate be a rogue. So, the decision is very simple. You have to join my pack," he growled. I raised my eyebrow at him.

 "Oh, so this is what this is about? You have a problem with me being a rogue," I said and then nodded in understanding. I can't believe he would go that low.

 "No mate of mine will be a rogue, Zara. They're worthless, disrespectful and a disgrace to our kind," he said, his voice filled with anger. Well so be it, I was f*cking angry too. I went up to him pointing my finger at him.

 "What the hell is your problem? You haven't even heard why I don't want to be in this dumb pack of yours, but noooo you go and insult me," I said as I glared at him, "you have no f*cking idea why I don't want to be in your pack, o.k. so don't you dare go insult me. My family and I have been rogues for years having to deal with the likes of you f*cking Alphas because you all thing you're so f*cking mighty and powerful. Well, you Alphas are assh*les and you all need to get off you high horse and come back to the real world," I said and by now, Hayden was flaring. Well I didn't care.

 "Now wonder you're like this. You've been raised by f*cking animals; not in a proper home with responsible people," he snarled.

"Don't insult me Hayden, my brother raised me just fine. And I didn't have any complaints from your 'friends' out there," I said putting air quotes over friends, "you don't seem to---"

 "No, apparently, I don't. Please, enlighten me," he said as he pulled out a chair from the kitchen table and dramatically gestured to me, "and while you’re at it, please explain to me why you will continue to be a disgrace to the wolf kind and not join my pack. Because obviously, this brother of yours didn't drill some sense in you to know that; one, you shouldn't disrespect Alphas, two, you should never---" he started but I interrupted him.

 "Oh please, you Alphas need to realize that everything isn't all sunshine and f*cking roses. You need to wake up Hayden and realize that we are all the same. Me and Lilly, you and my brother...we're all the same. We all fall in one category; werewolves," I said.

 "And that's where your wrong, Zara. You and Lilly are not the same and definitely, me and your brother, we're not the same. Your brother for all I know, is a mere rogue and possibly wanting nothing to do with our kind. Again I say, rogues are a disgrace to our kind," he growled out as he stood up, "he's worthless, pathetic, cares only about himself, a douche bag and a nuisance to---" he kept on ranting but stopped when my palm connected with his right cheek.

 "You should really look in the mirror before you start describing people because you’re all of those things, not him," I said and with that I left the kitchen. Everyone whipped there head around to look at me.

 "I'm feeling kind of tired, I'm going to bed," I notified them, "I'm just gonna stay in the room that I was staying in before." As I said that, Hayden came out of the kitchen with his left hand against his bruised cheek.

 "That's my room, I'll be up in a second," he notified me. I raised my eyebrow at him

 "Who said anything about you setting foot in that room after what you said to me?" I asked politely then turned back to everyone else, "G'night guys." Then went upstairs smiling to myself when I heard then laughing.

Hayden's POV

 After she went upstairs, the whole room popped up in laughter. I can't believe she just said that!

 "Man, she..she...she's a keeper," Alexander said through his laughter. I gritted my teeth together and tried to control my anger.

 "And she feisty," Conner added as he chuckled.

 "Yeah, I like her, I think she'll put Hayden in his place," Bryon said and after that I growled and punched the nearest wall beside me. Then I stormed out of the house and shifted to my midnight-black wolf, ready to take out all my frustration on whatever gets in my way...

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 Ohhhh steamy fight between Hayden and Zara. Do you think Zara will forgive him???? Or will she find his arrogant ways unattractive??? Well, you guys will have to wait to find out....

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