Drawn to the Alpha: Alphas in Heat Book Two

by Turner, Olivia T.

  I’m in tears when Carter rolls to a stop and I jump out. Buddy barks as I run to him and wrap my arms around his shivering body.

  “That asshole evicted me,” I say in disbelief when I see the yellow paper taped to my front door. I’d bet my life that he changed the locks as well. The coward is not even here to tell me in person.

  “What happened?” Carter asks as he comes up to me.

  Buddy starts barking his head off at him and lunges forward with his teeth bared. He knocks me over into the snow and continues barking like a mad dog as I try to get him to stop.

  “I’m so sorry,” I say to Carter as the two males stare each other down. “He’s never done this to anyone before. It must be from the cold.”

  “Bring him inside the truck to warm up,” he says. “I’ll get your stuff.”

  “But…” I have nothing to say. I have nowhere to go. I don’t even have enough money for a cheap motel. “I have nowhere to put it.”

  “You’re staying at my place,” he says in a firm dominant voice that I couldn’t argue with if I tried.

  I just stare at him as I kneel in the snow. I’m not used to people being so nice to me like this.

  “Aubrey,” he says in a deep commanding voice that goes straight to my core. “Go wait in the truck where it’s warm. I got this.”

  Without another word, I untie Buddy from the pole and pull him to the truck. He’s snarling and pulling me with everything he has to try and get to Carter. To my surprise, Carter just stands there staring him down. He’s not at all afraid of the crazed dog who seems to have a grudge against him for some reason.

  “I’m sorry,” I say as I pull him with all of my might. “He’s not usually like this. I guess he’s a little protective of me.”

  A softness appears on Carter’s face as he watches the dog. “That makes two of us,” he whispers under his breath. It wasn’t meant for me to hear it, but I do.

  I pull Buddy into the backseat of the truck and close the door. He leaps on the armrest and barks at the window as I wrap my arms around him and pull him back down. “Easy, boy,” I whisper to him. “Please don’t make this harder than it already is.”

  Carter loads my stuff into the back of his pickup truck until it’s overflowing. I watch in awe and confusion as he easily picks up heavy furniture like it’s nothing.

  “I’ll have my friend Westin pick up the rest and deliver it to my place,” he says as he gets in the driver’s seat. “He’s got a truck too.”

  I’m holding Buddy with all of my might as Carter turns around. “You okay?” he asks.

  My eyes are wet and I have a killer headache now. I thought we were going to have a fun date and instead… this.

  “I’ll be okay,” I say after taking a deep breath. “I’m not much of a date, am I?”

  He locks his sexy eyes on me and I feel my heart flutter. “You are more than a date,” he says. “I don’t know how to explain it to you, but this is a good thing. You’re coming to stay with me now and that’s exactly where you belong.”

  My head starts spinning with his words as he turns around and begins driving the truck.

  Buddy is still growling as he watches Carter.

  This is all happening so fast. It was only supposed to be a date.

  I should be freaking out right now, but I’ve never felt more calm, protected, and secure in all of my life.

  And I don’t understand any of it.

  * * *

  “This place is amazing, Carter,” I say as we pull up to a gorgeous private log cabin nestled on the side of a hill. There are views of spectacular mountains and there’s even a river running through the property. “This is your house?”

  “Our house,” he corrects as he looks at me through the rearview mirror. “You’re living here too now.”

  He gets out of the truck and starts unloading my stuff as I sit here for a minute, taking it all in with Buddy.

  My heart starts drumming with excitement as I watch Carter walk into the house with my night table under one arm and my TV under the other.

  The pull toward him keeps growing and it’s so strong that I can’t deny it now. I decide not to fight it anymore and instead let it pull me wherever it wants to go.

  “Come on, Buddy. Let’s see what happens now.”

  I open the door and Buddy springs out and runs around the property, peeing on every tree he can.

  I grab my rolled-up rug, but it’s so heavy and I slip on the ice. I fall backward and am about to hit the ground when I feel strong arms wrap around me. I look up and see Carter’s dark eyes boring into me. “Go inside and settle in,” he says as he puts me back on my feet. He grabs the heavy carpet from me and tucks it under his arm like it’s made of paper. “I’ll take care of this. It’s okay. Go.”

  “Thank you,” I say as I make my way to the front door. I’m so excited to see if the inside is as cute as the outside that I forget to get Buddy and the stubborn dog runs right to Carter.

  The hair on his back is standing straight up and his teeth are showing.

  “No!” I scream as I start to rush over. “Buddy! No!”

  Carter just puts his hand up, motioning for me to stop and I do. There’s an assertive alpha energy emanating from him, which Buddy seems to read immediately as well.

  He slides to a stop in front of Carter and the hair on his back goes down as they stare into each other’s eyes. Carter is totally calm and his commanding dominant presence has a real effect on Buddy who instantly becomes submissive around him.

  Once his ears are back and his tongue is hanging out, Carter pets him and the two look like they’re best friends.

  I take a breath of relief as I head back to the door.

  He won over my dog and he’s quickly winning over me.

  Who the hell is this guy?

  Chapter Six

  Carter

  My bear is not taking this well. Every second is a struggle.

  I have my girl moved into my place and instead of enjoying this like I should be doing, I’m being tortured by my grizzly.

  He won’t stop growling in my ears and snarling angrily at everything I do. His intentions are clear and I know exactly what he wants.

  Claim her! Mark her!

  He won’t let it go. Her wonderful smell is wafting through my house, and it’s turning him into a monster. I don’t think he’s ever going to stop until I’ve claimed her soft curvy body and unloaded the hot cum building inside of me into her young waiting womb. We both want her bred. I want to see her stomach nice and round with my child. I want her bound to me in the way that only comes with breeding her.

  He wants our mark on her neck. My grizzly won’t rest until she’s clearly ours. Hopefully, he’ll calm down once she has our mark on her neck. Then whenever another man sees her they’ll know she’s ours. They’ll know she’s taken and if they dare touch her, they’ll have Carter Lamb to deal with.

  Aubrey is in the spare bedroom going through her things. She thinks she’s staying in this room, but she’s got another thing coming to her. It’s going to kill me, but I’ll allow her to sleep in here tonight while she settles in and becomes more comfortable. But after tonight, she’ll be all mine. I’ll have her in my bed with my cock lodged in her fresh little pussy and then she won’t ever be allowed to leave.

  I can’t have my mate running off into the world without me. I can’t have her living somewhere else where I won’t be able to keep my protective eyes on her. I need to be around her. And she needs me, even if she doesn’t realize it yet.

  I step into the doorway and lean on the frame as I watch her. She’s mesmerizing and I can’t get enough of her.

  I’m completely captivated by her in every way, and I’m totally on board now.

  It was stupid to think that mates were a waste of time and energy. I know that now. I know I could never fall out of love with this curvy beauty. Ever. I can feel my love for her flowing through my veins and it’s not going away.

  “Thank
s again for letting me stay here,” she says when she sees me. “They evicted me because they didn’t like the way Buddy was always barking. But don’t worry, I’ll get a new apartment as soon as I can.”

  I cringe when I hear that. I don’t want her to ever leave.

  Buddy gets up and rushes over to me with his tail wagging. He’s a dominant alpha, just like me, but after smelling me face to face, he realized who the real alpha was and he submitted.

  I could tell he was just being protective over Aubrey and the smell of my bear was making him nervous. I think he knows that I want to keep her safe as well. Dogs always seem to be able to sense that about people.

  “I want you to stay, Aubrey,” I tell her as I kneel down and pet Buddy. “Don’t think about leaving just yet. Stay here and see if you like it. If you do, then you’re welcome to stay as long as you’d like.”

  She tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear as she watches me with her shy honey-colored eyes. I still can’t believe she’s in my house. Fuck, the things I want to do to her… Her loyal protective dog wouldn’t be groveling at my feet if he knew what I had planned for his master.

  “Thank you,” she says as she watches me. “You’re too sweet.”

  The doorbell rings and I head over with Buddy by my side. It’s Westin with the rest of her stuff.

  “Thanks for coming,” I say to him as he walks in.

  “Are you kidding me?” he says as he looks past me with a big goofy grin on his face. “I have to see the girl who cracked open your stone heart. Does she know she’s mated to the one shifter who refuses to have a mate?”

  Just as he finishes talking, Aubrey comes walking down the hall with her mouth hanging open. Her face is as pale as snow as she stares at us.

  “You’re a shifter?” she says as she stares at me in disbelief. “And I’m your… mate?”

  “Oops,” Westin says as he takes a step back toward the door. “I’ll just unpack and leave the stuff in the garage.”

  I turn to him with eyes that could kill. “That would be great,” I say with murderous intentions seeping out of every word. “And thanks a lot, Westin.”

  He nods his head to me then to Aubrey and then disappears out the front door.

  There’s tension and thickness in the air between us as we both stand there, not saying a word.

  “Am I your mate?” she asks as she watches me with shining eyes.

  I take a deep breath and take a step toward her, but she takes a step back.

  “Yes, okay?” I say, coming clean. She’s going to find out eventually. “I’m a grizzly bear shifter and you’re my mate.”

  She drops her eyes as her mind puts all the pieces together. “That’s why you wanted me to stay. That’s why you’re being so nice.”

  That’s why I won’t ever let you go. That’s why I’m already in love. That’s why I need your body under mine so badly it hurts.

  “I didn’t expect this either,” I say as I slowly approach her. She lets me take her hands and I can’t help but think that’s a good sign. “But when I saw you in the classroom, I just knew. It killed me to leave you after that, Aubrey. I can’t get you out of my mind. I think about you every second and it’s killing me that you’re not mine when I know that you are.”

  I can tell by the way she’s watching me that she’s still piecing things together.

  “You feel it too,” I say, throwing it out there. “Tell me the truth, Aubrey. Do you feel a pull to me?”

  She waits a long moment before nodding her head. “Maybe a little.”

  “Maybe more than a little?”

  She swallows as she stares into my eyes. “Maybe a little more than a little.”

  I smile as relief fills me. We don’t have to pretend anymore. We’re living together and we’re meant to be together. It can’t get more perfect than this.

  “I’m still going to sleep in that room,” she says as she pulls her hands back from mine. “I’m not ready for that yet.”

  “You take all the time you need,” I tell her as I feel my heart swell so big it feels like it’s going to burst out of my chest. “We have forever.”

  Her hand goes to her temple and she starts rubbing it. “I think I need a nap. I have a killer headache.”

  “Go lie down,” I say as I grab the keys to my truck. “I’ll go get you some Advil.”

  She walks back down the hall with her head held low and then pauses at the doorway to her room. My pulse is racing as she turns around.

  “I’m not upset that you’re my mate,” she says with a forced smile. “I’m just… I don’t know. It’s been a long day and I don’t know how to react yet. I need some time.”

  “I’ll be here when you’re ready.”

  She smiles a strained smile at me and then goes back to her room.

  My bear starts growling again, urging me to follow her and take what’s ours.

  I squeeze the keys in my hands and hurry out the door instead.

  The impatient fucker is just going to have to wait.

  * * *

  An hour and a half later and I have her car repairs paid for, some new clothes that will show off her sexy curves, and some food for dinner. I even bought a huge dog bone to keep Buddy busy for when his master is finally ready to succumb to her mate’s desires.

  She’s still sleeping when I return, so I get dinner ready while I let her sleep. I prepare some honey garlic chicken with Buddy by my side. I give him a few choice pieces of white meat and if we weren’t friends before, then we’re best friends now. The dog won’t leave my side.

  “It smells good in here,” Aubrey says as she walks into the kitchen.

  I inhale deeply, breathing in her intoxicating scent and nod in agreement. “It does now. Do you still have your headache because I have two options?” I place the Advil on the granite island as she sits on one of the barstools. Then, I place a wine bottle next to it. “Advil or wine?”

  She grins as she looks at it. “We better try the wine. Since this is a date after all.”

  I smile as I grab the bottle and start to open it. “I was hoping you were going to say that.”

  She watches as I pour it and I’m so focused on her beautiful face with her round cheeks that I spill a bit of it on the counter.

  “It seems like Buddy is attached to you now,” she says as she looks at the dog by my feet with a smile on her face. “That didn’t take long.”

  Let’s hope it doesn’t take too long with Buddy’s owner either. I don’t know how long I can last without her in my arms.

  “So,” she says as she glances down at my chest. “You’re telling me there’s a bear inside you?”

  “A grizzly bear, yeah.”

  “I’m going to be honest with you, I don’t think I can believe it until I see it for myself. I’ve never met a shifter before.”

  “You probably met a few but you just didn’t know it.”

  She looks skeptical.

  “Remember the guy who came here earlier with your stuff?”

  “Westin?”

  “Yeah, he’s a grizzly bear shifter too.”

  “Does he have a mate?”

  “No,” I say with a laugh. “But we’re all hoping he finds one soon because he won’t shut up about it. That boy wants a mate more than he wants to breathe.”

  “And how about you?” she asks as she studies my face. “Do you want a mate?”

  I take a deep breath and then turn around before answering. I can feel her eyes on me as I pull the chicken out of the oven and flip it over.

  Last week, I would have definitely said no, but now after seeing her, everything has changed.

  “I do,” I finally say as I turn around and look at her. “I didn’t think I did, but now I know how wrong I was.”

  “How do you know?”

  “Because when I look into your stunning eyes, I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my entire life.”

  She looks at me for a long heated moment and then takes a sip of her wi
ne.

  “What are you cooking?” she eventually asks, changing the subject on me with a grin on her lips.

  “Honey garlic chicken. Are you hungry?”

  She smiles. “Starving.”

  * * *

  I’m laying in bed and staring at the ceiling as my bear continues pacing around inside me, huffing angrily every few seconds.

  My girl is in the next room and he doesn’t understand why we can’t just go in there and take what belongs to us. He wants my hard cock in her young ripe pussy and he wants his mark on the soft supple flesh of her neck.

  I’m not moving and it’s pissing him off.

  Mark her! he hisses in my ear.

  “Stop it,” I whisper back. “She’s not ready yet.”

  He huffs out a frustrated breath as he starts thrashing around. This furry asshole is going to keep me awake all damn night.

  The sweet scent of arousal starts drifting into my room and both me and my bear freeze. I inhale deeply, sucking in the hot intoxicating scent of Aubrey’s wet cunt into my lungs until my whole body is tingling. My cock turns to cement and my mouth waters as I breathe it in again.

  Go in there! Claim her!

  Every cell in my body is on fire as I imagine her in the other room, sliding her fingers in and out of her tight wet hole. I imagine the heat and the tightness. The creamy feel of her sticky syrup. The mouthwatering smell of her desire. The look of her bare tits heaving up and down with every breath as she rubs her hard little clit.

  My hand creeps down to my throbbing cock and I pull it out of my boxer briefs as I picture her luscious pink lips parted as her back arches in pleasure. I start stroking my big dick as I wonder if she’s thinking about me while she masturbates. Is she thinking about my hard cock sliding into her? Is she hoping I’ll walk into her room and see what she’s up to?

  Short gushes of pre-cum keep oozing out of my dick as I stroke myself harder. My balls are so full they’re aching and feel ready to explode.