Alpha Kael

~Jada

Kael never left my room that night.

We sat up all night, talking to each other about almost everything that we could. By the time dawn flooded through the windows, it was too late for us to get any sleep. I don’t even want to get up. I just want to lie next to my mate, still naked, my head resting on his chest while he plays with my hair.

“Can we just stay in bed all day?” I ask. I don’t think I want to face the reality of our lives yet. I don’t want to see Blue, I don’t want to deal with the fact Kael might still pursue his mother against both her and Sinful’s wishes. It’s all so much.

Kael loosens a breath, rolling over to look over me. “If it’s with you, I’ll stay in bed forever. I don’t want to be anywhere else right now.”

I smile. “Neither do I.”

Kael twists a piece of my hair around his finger, deep in thought. I don’t want him to leave this room. I don’t want him to go back to his Alpha duties. I know when he does, he will be back commanding his Silent’s to do horrible things in other Packs, and will be running a Pack I’ve grown up hating my entire life.

“So what happens now? I’m I going back to being a Silent?” I question. I’m not sure how much I want to go back to it, considering how many of the Silent’s hate me. And to add to it all, Axel would have surely shared the news that Kael and I are mates.

“Well of course you don’t have to go back and be a Silent. I would prefer you to work with me instead,” Kael explains. “However, it’s your choice, of course.”

“I’m not sure what I want,” I admit.

Now that I know I have a mate, everything has changed. Now, there is no risk of me being sent to the bottom of a dark prison to work for the rest of my life. I wanted to win this competition to travel, to have another life, and suddenly that doesn’t seem relevant anymore. Now Kael has become a big part of the plans I want to make.

“You can still have all the freedom in the world. You can still travel, if that’s what you wish to do. I hope you will want to do that with me,” Kael murmurs, gently running his hand along my cheek. I close my eyes enjoying the feeling of his touch.

“I would love to travel. I’ve always wanted to escape this Pack, even for a little while,” I breathe. I’ve never shared that with many people, so it feels good to express my interests.

I’ve never felt this close to anyone.

“Why don’t we just go away now? Somewhere with a beach and beautiful water where we don’t have to worry about anything for a couple days. Just each other,” Kael says, sitting up, suddenly excited. I smile slightly, letting the idea of having full alone time with Kael without him having to be the Alpha sink in.

I sit up also, looking at him in disbelief. “You mean that? What about everything here, with your mother and with you being an Alpha? Don’t you have to be an Alpha still and look after this Pack?”

“A break from everything is exactly what I need,” he murmurs, grabbing me, pulling him against me. I giggle, excited by his excitement. I’ve never seen him like this.

I don’t doubt it will only get better.

***

I learnt today that Kael is a very spontaneous person we he wants to be. When he says he wants to do something, that typically means he’s going to do it. However, that doesn’t mean I wasn’t surprised when he approached me a day later telling me he is taking me to the Passion Pack, where he has found a place for us to say.

As dusk falls, Kael packed the small amount that I own into bags, having someone pack them into personal helicopter motioning quickly for me to follow suit. As much as I want to travel, I can hardly keep up with Kael’s own excitement. Clearly he wants this even more than I do.

“We’ll fly to a spot outside where I have a car waiting. It’s not too far,” Kael tells me as I step into the car. He pulls me forward, kisses me, before leading me toward the strange vehicle.

I’m breathless for a moment.

“Do you think this is a good idea? Going away so quickly?” I question, following behind Kael across the field. All the Silent’s are probably wondering what is going on, considering the sound of the helicopter slicing through the air. Kael doesn’t seem to be bothered though, that he has abandoning this place for however long.

We reach the tarmac, the silver glinting vehicle with blades that whiz around rapidly in the air seems to glint in the falling light of the sun. It pushes air against us, which I have to force myself through to get to the door, which Kael opens for me first.

“I want to get away from this place, is all. Also, Blue will be keeping everyone in line while we are gone,” Kael shouts over the sound, clambering in behind me. Luckily someone else is piloting this thing.

I’m not sure how safe I feel in this.

Luckily, I have Kael to concentrate on, as the pilot pulls us up and off the ground. The sound is almost unbearably loud in here, yet I can still hear the thoughts wandering within my mind. Kael is doing this to escape his problems with his mother. He doesn’t want to face it yet, and I honestly can’t blame him.

“I don’t know if you should put so much trust into Blue,” I shout, to which Kael frowns. Without trying to spill anything on my past with the Silent, I’m hoping to steer Kael away from him. He can’t be trusted.

“Why not?” he asks, to which I find myself struggling to answer. How would he react knowing the only reason I might be here is because of Blue?

“Trust me on this one, okay?”

Kael seemed suspicious, but didn’t question me. He seems immersed in the idea that we are going away to a golden beach where all our problems will wash away with the waves. I sit back, trying not to look out the windows of the helicopter. I already feel queasy sitting here, an uneasy feeling trapped in my chest.

Thankfully, Kael holds my hand tightly until we reached our destination. My numb legs stumble out and into the car Kal had prepared for us. The whole drive should take us around a day and half.

Night has settled fully, as we leave the Discipline Pack. I’m disappointed I’m not going to see the scenery, considering out my window is just inky darkness. At least my mate is with me. He’s the one person I would want to do this with.

“You should try get some sleep,” Kael murmurs.

No part of me wanted to miss out on anything. Now that I’ve left the Pack, excitement has consumed my entire being, and now I can hardly wait to see what is outside. However, my eyelids are starting to get heavy with the movement of the car, so I give him a kiss on the cheek, and settle against the seat to try get some sleep.

I woke with sunlight streaming through my eyelids, rousing me from my slumber. Blinking rapidly, I look through the brightness at the landscape around us. First I see rolling meadows, so green it almost hurts my eyes.

“Morning,” Kael murmurs. I would look at him, but I’m too busy staring out a road the doesn’t stop until it disappears over the horizon.

“Where are we?” I ask.

“Quite close now. Only a few more hours. I would suggest simply sitting back to enjoy the view. It’s quite beautiful around here,” Kael tells me gently. His smile has softened, his excitement dying down to a mild pleasure. I stare out the window, enjoying the view as we drive by until it turns into a blur of green within my vision.

We make it to the Passion Pack as Kael had mentioned, in a few hours. The place seemed relatively normal, however, with much less buildings as the Discipline Pack. And the beach is nothing like I’ve ever seen before.

Kael chose the perfect place right on the beach. From the balcony, we could see the glisten blue waves, the stretch of sea going right to the horizon.

This is perfect.

“Are all Packs like this? If so then I want to see them,” I murmur, standing against the railing, feeling the soft sea breeze brush against my face. A beach, coloured bright white and yellow stretches down both sides of the house. This Pack seems abnormally large. I can’t help but wonder how the Alpha manages this all.

Kael comes up behind me, leaning up against me, hands on the railing in front of me. “This one is the only coastal Pack. The rest of coastal land is owned by Immortals. This Pack is special in its own.”

Turning around in my spot, I face him, reaching up to hold his face. “Thank you for bringing me here. I think we are going to have a lot of fun.”

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