Chapter 5

It's just dinner so, I will just go casual, I thought. I put on a fitted black skirt that came under my bust area with a brown thick belt, a cream blouse and my cream cardigan sweater with my brown heeled ankle booties. I let my hair out of the bun and let my waves fall down my back. A little mascara and lip gloss added the last touch. I didn't want to embarrass Lia tonight by not making myself presentable, or wearing my normal t-shirt and jeans. Walking out of the room, I saw my sister and held my breath. Lia had freshened up with a cute maxi dress and gladiator sandals with her long hair cascading down her shoulder, her hazel eyes sparkling with happiness. "Lex, you look beautiful!" she said to me. I smiled at her. "Thank you chula, but you look more than just beautiful! You look gorgeous. This young man is very lucky to have you as a mate." I walked up to her, grabbed her hands, oh how much she looked like our mother... "Mama would be proud to see you all grown up and with a mate. It's every mother's dream to see their daughter find her soulmate," I said, and realized that I was getting emotional again. "Let's go before we're late. We don't want to keep him waiting." "Lex, here is have the address to Mason's house. You think you'll be able to find it? He says it's about an hour away from town," Lia said. "As a matter a fact, I do. I was up there this morning talking to the Alpha." “Shit” I whispered. I didn't need her asking questions about my meeting, especially when she was finally going to see her mate, and she was so excited, too. I wondered if her mate came from a wealthy family, because on my way towards the Alpha's mansion, I'd seen a few similar mansions-- nothing as big as the Alpha's, but big enough. I watched as Lia gave one last look into the mirror before heading out the door. Thankfully, she didn't catch the last part of my statement. I thought with a sigh of relief. "When do you think I will go into my first shift, Alexa?" she asked, with that look on her face-the look of wonder and curiosity. "I am not sure, but soon. I went into my first shift a month after my sixteenth birthday." "That's like, in a week for me!" She yelled happily. It didn't take long for us to pull up into a beautiful house about five miles down from the Alpha. I parked behind a Black Cadillac Escalade. Yeah, these wolves really were from money. Sighing, I heard Lia yelp. I quickly turned to see her fully embraced by her mate. He had his arms around her waist, and hers were around his neck with their noses touching while they gazed at each other. I cleared my throat letting them know I was right there. Lia turned to me, looking sheepish and apologetic. "Oh, I'm sorry, I want you to meet my sister Alexa." Dahlia's mate kept one arm still wrapped around Dahlia while turning and putting his attention on me. He was very handsome. Tall, about six feet, with short blonde hair, and very well built with chestnut brown eyes. "It's a pleasure to meet you. I am happy you were able to make with such short notice," he smiled. Shaking his hand, he gestured for us to follow him into his home. The house was just as gorgeous on the inside as the outside. Although, you could definitely see that it was a bachelor pad. Big screen TV, every video game system possible... I watched as Mason watched my sister with every step she took. She got herself a very possessive mate there, I laughed to myself. Dahlia was one to have her space. I wondered how that was going to work out. "My brother is finishing up dinner; let me get him so he can meet my beautiful mate," he smiled while leaving a quick kiss on the top of Dahlia's head. As Mason walked down the hall, I heard Dahlia squeal while grabbing hold of my arm. "Isn't he the cutest? Oh my goodness, how lucky I am! He makes me hot all over, just by his looks." "DAHLIA!" I said, slightly stunned. She shrugged her shoulders. "What, it's true, and he is all mine. Although I might have some issues at school, because he was sort of a ladies' man, but we'll have to fix that, because nobody will be touching what's mine," she said. I rolled my eyes again. For meeting him for the first time, she sure was smitten. Hearing footsteps coming towards the living room, Dahlia and I stood from the sofa to greet Mason's brother. I froze in place when Beta Nathaniel walked in. He looked just as surprised as I was. We both stood there, not one of us saying a word. He looked extra good with his white plain tee and dark blue faded jeans, with damp hair comb down instead of spiked up as I had seen him earlier. Only this time, he had an apron around his waist, and a kitchen towel hanging from his shoulder. 'He is not our mate.' A voice in my head said, and I hadn't heard it in a while-- my wolf. 'Oh, you're alive. I was beginning to think you left me.' 'I have always been here, Alexa. It's just that you don't let me out and we haven't found our mate, I am losing hope.' 'I am trying to fix things, give me time as for finding our mate.' That's the least of my problems, I thought to myself. And then someone cleared their throat, and I realized it was my sister. All I could think was can this day get any worse?