Choosing Mr. Destiny - Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Arthur's POV
"Hey Ash. I was just thinking if you want to go out tomorrow and get to see the town with me?"
After sending that text to Ash, I remained seated on my desk chair, waiting for a simple reply from him saying yes. I was so nervous for some reason even if I only asked him if he wants to hang out. It's not like it's going to be the end of the world if ever he said no. But still, that didn't stop my nerves from going crazy, and for my wolf Zion from pacing in my mind from excitement. I don't know what has got into me but for some reason I wasn't worried that Ash always have this Connor guy by his side. And not being cocky or anything, but I feel like it will be easy for me to get Ash.
However, I can't deny the fact that I felt something weird with Connor, but I don't  know what it was. It was odd and I can't seem to pin my finger to it.
It was odd that an Alpha like me can sense something unusual from a human. Like I can sense a strong dominant aura radiating off of Connor which is kind of wierd. Of course there's this dominant aura that you can easily sense from a human, and then there's the werewolf kind of dominant which only our species can sense. When I saw him, I feel like the aura that he was emanating wasn't one from a human which is really weird because if he's a werewolf then I could have taken a whiff of his wolf.
Of course there is the possibility that he might be wearing some kind of scent concealer from a special kind of flower that can't be easily found. But there is also a huge possibility that Connor is just a very dominant kind of person which I misinterpreted as Alpha werewolf kind of Aura. So both are a possibilities but the first thought kind of bug me.
There is just no way Connor is a werewolf. There is just no way.
But what if he is?
And what if Ash was his mate too?
That's not even possible. The moon Goddess gave each and every werewolves their other half, except if you are destined to be a wanderer then you won't have a mate. Also, it would be really hard if two Alpha male would share one mate.
That's just impossible to work. Well, if Connor was an Alpha werewolf that is, then it surely will not work.
Us Alpha males are very possessive and over protective when it comes to our mates. So just the thought of two very dominant Alpha males sharing one mate was like saying you want to start world war three.
But we don't know what the Moon Goddess has in store for us. She knows what she's doing and all we can do is have faith in her.
One thing I know for sure is that, I know Ash is my mate. And I finally found him after long years of searching and I can never be happier. If it would take me another year or two just so I can finally have him, then I will do it in a heartbeat. Even if it means I have to fight Connor to win Ash.
I've been searching and longing for my mate way too long, and I won't let a guy take him away from me now that he's finally near my grasp. Almost six long years of searching is enough. I have searched every part of the globe and every continent just to find my mate. And in all those search, I always came home nothing but a broken heart.
Now that I finally found him, I will never allow any one, and I mean anyone, to get in my way.
Even if it meant going through a serious brawl against Connor, I won't hesitate to fight for what is righteously mine.
As I Snapped out of my train of thoughts, I realized I was still sitting on my desk chair staring at my phone that was resting silently and lifelessly on top of my desk. I don't know what's even more stupid, me staring at my phone for almost fifteen minutes or me waiting for a reply from my mate? But either sounds stupid as it is, so I'd rather go with both.
I was suddenly snapped out of my staring trance when someone knocked on my door.
I straightened my posture and replied whoever was on the other side of the door to come in.
After that, the door slowly opened revealing my beta, Brandon. He swiftly walked towards my desk, grabbed the chair and re-positioned it so he's sitting while resting his arms on the backrest.
"So, aren't you going to tell your family that you finally found your mate?" He simply questioned interestingly.
I raised a brow at him.
"Soon. I guess." I stated not really knowing what to answer him.
He nodded his head understanding my words.
"Right, Soon. But you do know that he does have a boyfriend right? So how long will be this 'soon' you're talking about?" He asked which had me glaring instantly towards him.
"Yes, I do know that and I am now making my move to get my mate." I replied straight-faced.
"Well good. Because you've waited for too long, and you not making a move would be very stupid." He added.
"Shut up Brandon. Just be thankful you had your mate that easily. You don't get to do so much effort just to get her. You don't have to search for almost six years just to find her. And most of all, you didn't get to experience such strong feeling of longing for six straight years because you can't find her. So don't act like you know everything, cause you don't."
He looked at me obviously taken aback at what I said. But it was all truth. He doesn't understand what it feels like not having your mate for almost six long years. He doesn't know how devastating it feels when you search for your mate and end up coming home still alone and broken. He knows so little of what I feel yet here he is, acting like he knows and feel everything that I felt for the past years.
"Okay I'm sorry. I know I went too far by saying stupid but I'm just concerned about you." He responded.
"So basically, saying stupid to someone is being concerned now? Huh? That's new?" I questioned with sarcasm lacing my voice.
"No. That's not what I meant."
"Then what?" I pushed irritated.
He sighed in defeat and combed his hand in his hair. "I'm just worried about you." He said seriously.
"What are you worried about me for?" I asked confused.
"Well, for one, you found your mate, and I'm worried that you'll make decisions and do things irrationally from desperation. And secondly, I have an odd feeling about this Connor guy. Something is off about him. I don't know what it is but I just feel it." He explained
Right after he mentioned about the odd feeling he gets from Connor, my eyebrows immediately scrunched up in interest and curiosity. I wasn't the only one who's sensing something different towards Connor. Brandon sensed it too. I wonder if Chandler was the same, or even Jennica.
Now this is a lot more interesting.
"What kind of odd feeling?" I asked as I keep a straight face.
"Well, would it be bad if I say that I kind of sensed an Alpha male or maybe Beta aura from him? And that, my wolf and I are kind of uncomfortable about?" He admitted making me frown at my beta in confusion.
He sensed the same thing as I did. I thought
I hummed and thought about it for a moment.
How can a human being make a werewolf feel that way? Much more, he made a high ranking wolf to feel uncomfortable? Now I doubt it's just him and his humanly dominant aura. I know something is wrong with this Connor guy and I will find out soon enough.
"That is odd." I simply replied while resting my arms on my desk and clasping my hands together.
"If he is a werewolf or some kind of supernatural being, then he must be using the special perfume that conceals his scent." He theorized.
I nodded my head. "It's possible but we don't know yet. It might just be his humanly dominance that you sensed. It can be very strong at times that you'll mistake it as something as from the supernatural beings like us."
"That might be true but would it be unusual that a human can have such powerful aura? I mean, I've sensed numerous Human Males that also have dominant auras before, but not as strong as what I sensed from Connor's." He added which I wasn't near to disagreeing because I also experienced the same thing as he did.
"Well it sounds impossible but like I said, we don't know yet. What if Connor was just a regular human being who tends to have this strong aura? And we were just misinterpreting it as something else?" I reasoned. The possibilities are high that Connor being a werewolf is true but there is also a high possibility that he's not. Either way, I'll prepare myself for what's to come.
"Okay, that's acceptable. But what if he's not human? What if he's one of us?" He questioned making me think for my answer for a short second.
"Then I'll deal with him." I simply stated.
Brandon sat there looking unsure but didn't say anything else.
"Brandon, Connor have my mate and I will do anything in my power to finally have Ash beside me. Even if we end up in a bloody fight. I will make sure to win." I said in determination. Even if I'll get scrapes, cuts, and bruises, I will fight with my all just so I can have my mate in the end.
"I know. I'm not doubting your skills and capabilities Alpha, but I'm just kind of worried of what this mysterious Connor guy is capable of. If ever he is an Alpha or a Beta, then he'll be close to your skills seeing as his aura makes me uncomfortable. And that's saying something since I'm a Beta." He said looking concerned.
"I appreciate your concern Brandon but I assure you, I got it fully under control. However, if things started to get out of hand, I know I have my pack behind me ready to give a helping hand. Or in our case, a paw." I stated giving Brandon a genuine smile and he just chuckled at my attempt of making humor.
"That's true. We weren't ranked as second most powerful pack in the United States for nothing, you know. So this Connor guy better be prepared if he decided to mess up with our future Luna cause Crescent Moon Pack knows how to seriously kick some ass." He said proudly with a beaming smile and I can't help but return the same smile to him.
I chuckled. "Couldn't agree more."
After that, Brandon and I continued talking about things for 15 minutes related to pack issues and anything that needs my attention. I also told him to have a secret investigation about Connor and his background to see if we can find anything that can give us clues. I also told him to go ask the neighboring packs if they have a pack member or Alpha that has a name of Connor Jamieson. Hopefully, I'll get some much needed answers sooner or later.
When Brandon decided to do the task I asked him to do, he left my room. I was once again left with my own thoughts running in my head in full speed. I can't seem to find the will to do the paperwork that was now starting to pile up on my desk again. All I could think of is Ash. My perfect little mate.
I can't stop thinking about him ever since that day. It was the least exciting and happy interaction that I was expecting but I was still very much happy nonetheless. Well I wasn't even expecting that I would find my mate that day, so yeah. Anyways, you can never be sad or what ever negative thoughts and feelings they are when you finally have your mate. The day you meet your destined other half would be a day of pure happiness no matter the situation is; just like mine's, because finding your other half is nothing but the feel of being complete.
And I'm even happier to know that my mate is Ash. He just have everything that I wanted as a mate, just perfect. Of course even if I say he's perfect, we all know that's only my point of view. Anyone would say the same thing if they see their love ones. But that doesn't mean they are literal perfect, because no one is. Everyone has there own imperfections, big or small, everyone has there flaws. But that also doesn't mean you can't be your perfectly imperfect self in your own way. That's how I see Ash. He does have his obvious and physical flaws, as well as on the inside but that didn't stop him from blossoming into the person that he is now.
Also, I am well aware that I know so little about him. But when you're a werewolf and have waited for almost six years for your mate, you wouldn't care. Right when your eyes landed on the one your destined to spend your life with, you instantly fall in love.
So yeah. I'm basically saying that I fell in love at first sight.
Corny but true.
It was mid-afternoon when realized that I received a text message from Ash. I didn't even notice my phone vibrating or at least notifying me that a message came on. Maybe I was too occupied by talking to Brandon that I fully lost my attention to my phone.
But anyways, Ash's message said he's going to ask his parents first before he give me an answer.
I smiled seeing as he's considering hanging out with me.
I quickly typed in my reply.
Me: "Hey I'm sorry if this is really late. I got a little pre-occupied. But yeah, just let me know if you're up for it."
I tapped the send button and waited for Ash to respond.
Surprisingly, my phone vibrated and Ash's reply popped up into my screen.
Ash: "It's okay. And uhm, I talked to my parents about it and they said it was fine."
He replied, and I instantly beamed.
Me: "Awesome. So when are you free then?"
I pressed send once again, and waited for a reply.
*Bzzzzzzz*
Damn, he reply quick.
Ash: "Until I get a job then I would be free for the time being."
I smiled as I typed away on my screen for my reply.
Me: "Cool. So what about today?"
After hitting send, I waited for a couple of seconds before Ash responds back.
*Bzzzzzzz*
Ash: "That's fine. But I'm bringing Connor with me. My parents being parents, wants him to look after me, so I have no choice but to say yes."
After reading his reply, a frown appeared on my face.
Here I am, thinking I'm finally having some much needed alone time with my mate. But then Connor had to make an entrance.
Just great.
Me: "That's fine with me."
Even if I was highly against what I said, I have to be as smooth as possible.
Instead of thinking about Connor ruining my plans, I decided to just shrug it off and accept the obvious challenge given to me. I know it's a lot harder especially now that I confirmed that Connor is Ash's boyfriend, but that obviously won't stop me from doing my move in pursuing ash, who by the way is destined to be with me. Plus, the bond will be too hard to resist for Ash specially when we're near each other.
Anyways, I sent Ash a reply saying we're going out this afternoon at 4 pm since it's a lot nicer exploring the town when it's almost night time. Ash then replied after a few second. He said that he's okay about it and that, he's excited to have a good time getting to know the town and the place. While as for me, I was grinning like a maniac seeing as his message itself already made me happy.
After that, I sent Ash another reply and told him that I'll go start preparing. He once again replied saying he should do the same since it's already 2:30 in the afternoon and in an hour and a half we'll go out to town.
After I finished locking my phone, I walked towards the bathroom to have a quick shower. Or maybe it will be a bit longer if I decided to make other things. But that's unlikely going to happen. I don't want to be late from meeting Ash so taking care of other personal things can wait.
When I was inside the bathroom, I turned the shower on and let the water go warm before I start. Then I quickly stripped my clothes off and threw them in the hamper which was almost full. I placed my hand under the spray of water to feel if it's already the temperature I desired. When I felt like it was the perfect temperature, I slowly stood under the spray and cleaned myself.
More than twenty minutes had passed, I finished showering myself clean, brushed my teeth, and trimmed my beard.
Not long after, I was finally done with taking care of my personal hygiene. I stepped out of the steamy bathroom and headed towards my walk in closet, that was nearly empty since I don't have that much things. But not for long. Once Ash is finally staying with me, I'll give the space to him and make him fill it up to his heart's content.
I smiled after the thought of my mate's things were in the same closet as mine's. It would be great having to see him half naked and fresh from the shower everyday. I bet it would be such a nice view seeing him showing his soft and tanned skin with his hair all damp and still dripping with water.
Damn. What I would give just to have him here.
After pulling myself off of my thoughts, I grabbed myself some clean underwear and put it on. Then I grabbed a shirt and jeans that would give me a 'nice and not too over-the-top' kind of look. I don't want to over dress myself just because I want to impress my mate, now do I?
Stepping out of the closet, I once again made my way to the bathroom to go check my reflection on the mirror. I grabbed the comb resting on the drawer under the sink and then applied some gel before I combed my hair to my desired style. Good thing I trimmed my beard. Seeing as it's already growing long, I clearly have to shave it off sometime soon this week.
I don't know if Ash likes guys with beard though. I might have to do some digging about that. But for now, focus first is on Ash.
When I was finished styling my hair, I walked out the bathroom. I went towards my drawer and took out my cologne. I don't like putting on a strong perfume since I have a sensitive sense of smell. So as much as possible, I want to make it subtle. A little cologne would do. Hopefully Ash likes it.
After spraying a generous amount of my cologne, I placed it back in the drawer. I walked towards my bed and sat at the edge. I fetched my phone that was resting on the night stand and checked if there was any messages. But after I saw that there isn't, I locked it back up. But before that, I checked the time first.
Noticing that it was already 3 pm, I decided that it would be better if I go to Ash's house. So when he's ready, we can go straight to town and start exploring and show him around.
I fetched my car keys and wallet before heading out to the parking lot.
After making sure I was all ready to go, I stepped out of my apartment and headed for the elevator. After a few seconds, it opened and I quickly stepped in. And once I made it to the ground floor, I hopped out of the elevator and made my way towards the large doors. I walked out and went towards my car and unlocked it. Hopping in, I informed Brandon through our high ranking mind link that I have errands to do and told him to look after the pack while I'm gone.
"I will Alpha. Now go and get your mate and our future Luna. And make sure you don't mess up or else mission failed. And please, control the urges and hormones. I can practically smell your boner from here." Brandon said through the mind link and I can't help but chuckle and shake my head at him.
"Sorry dude. Can't help it when you have a f*cking sexy mate. So just a friendly advice, live with it and no one get's hurt." I teased back which I earned a groan from Brandon.
"Damn. I can imagine when Ash is here. I will never get used to you practically having a boner while walking around the pack house everyday." He stated which I know was partnered with his famous shudder.
I chuckled. "Well, I'm telling you now. Get used to it." I admitted while plugging the car keys and turning the ignition on making the car roar to life.
"Dude have mercy on the kids in the pack. They will smell your stinky arousal and destroy their childhood."
I chuckled again. "You do know they don't have heightened sense of smell if they didn't turn 13, right?" I asked.
"Yes I do. But still." He defended in which I shook my head.
"Bye Brandon. Take good care of the pack while I'm gone." I said dismissing him and closing the mind link after.
With that, I drove my way out of the pack house's parking space and into the road leading to the highway. Once on the highway, I speed up like the devil was on my heels and cut people off cause they drive like a f*cking slug.
In just a short amount of time driving, I arrived in front of the Valdez' residence. I hopped out of my car and headed towards the porch and knocked on the door. I knocked three times before someone finally opened it and Cathy greeted me with a contagious smile on her face.
"Arthur, you're here. It's nice to see you again." She said while giving me a hug.
"Thank you Cathy. It's also nice to see you too." I replied politely as I returned her bright smile.
"Anyways, please come in. Ash and Connor are still upstairs getting dressed. But I assume they are almost done by now." She added still with a smile as she leads me towards the living room.
"Thank you. And It's okay if Ash is still getting ready, I can wait." I stated honestly not mentioning Connor.
"No, it is not nice to make our guest wait. I still don't know why he takes too long to get dressed though. It's not like he had to put a make up on, a panty liner or something." She said making me chuckle at what she said.
"It's completely fine Cathy, I can wait." I replied chuckling.
She sighed. "I swear he takes longer to get dressed than his sister Alicia." She admitted while looking at the staircase shaking her head. "Anyway, would you like a drink?" She asked while clasping her hands together.
"No I'm good Cathy, Thank you." I responded with a respectful smile.
If I want to make Ash mine, I have to be in his parent's good side. That way it would be a lot easier to have their blessing.
"Are you sure? I can get you water or a juice if you want." Cathy insisted which I once again declined.
"Yes I'm sure Cathy. Thank you."
"Okay then. So if you excuse me, I'll go upstairs and get Ash and Connor so you guys can get going." She said before walking out the living room and up the stairs leading to where Ash's room.
After a few minutes, Cathy walked down the stairs with Ash not far behind her and with Connor walking behind Ash. I stood up from the couch and smiled nicely towards Ash and Cathy but only gave Connor a nod.
"Unfortunately, I entered his room and saw him debating with himself on what jeans he should wear. That's why he's taking too long." Cathy said with a teasing smile.
"Mama!" Ash gaped at his mom while Cathy just shrugged like it was nothing.
"You were caught in the act, sweety. Don't even deny it." She said with a teasing look.
Ash shook his head and turned his attention to me. "I'm really sorry about that and don't mind my Mom. She can be nosy sometimes." He admitted.
"I'm right beside you, sweety. I'm almost 50 but I can still hear you. So if you want to save yourself from any trouble, back stab me when I'm in my hundreds, okay?" Cathy sassed which in turn had Ash rolling his eyes at his Mom.
"Okay Ma, Thank you and goodbye. You can go and continue your pastry now." Ash said dismissing his mom in the process.
"Oh right. My pastries, I totally forgot about them." She stated while turning to where the kitchen was.
"Yeah. I figured." Ash said with an eye roll once again.
"I'll leave you guys some pastry for when you get back." Cathy said cheerily.
I smiled as Cathy walked towards the kitchen. "That sounds lovely, Cathy. It would be nice to try your pastries." I commented.
Cathy peaked her head from the corner and smiled at me. "Aw thank you sweety. You're one of the few people who appreciates my baking other than Connor here." She said in which Connor smiled.
"And I'm not lying when I told you that you make really good Filipino delicacies." Connor said.
"Stop spoiling her Connor." Ash stated in a joking manner.
"At least they appreciate me better than you, dear." Cath retorted back playfully.
"Okay Ma, I hear you." Ash said. "Now go back to doing your pastries." He added with a smile gazing his face.
As I stood there, I couldn't help but admire the bond they have with each other. It's really heart warming to see how they joke around like it was their normal.
Once Cathy was out of sight, I turned my. Gaze back to Ash.
"So are we leaving yet, or...." Connor interrupted making my attention turn to him.
"If Ash is ready then we can leave." I said but mainly my attention was towards Ash instead of Connor.
"Uh, I'm ready." Ash said smiling.
"Okay, then let's go?" I asked down at Ash who only replied with a smile and a nod.
The three of us headed out the house and walked towards my car. When we neared the car, Connor hopped inside the passenger's side which made me hella pissed. I was hopping Ash to be sitting there so he'll be next to me, but the bastard have some other plans. He's lucky I didn't want to be in a fight right now, because if I was, then I wouldn't feel sorry for breaking his nose.
I silently walked towards the driver's side as my beautiful mate sat at the back.
After we buckled, I started the car making it roar to life once again.
"Are you securely buckled Ash?" I asked while giving him a glance at the rear view mirror.
"Yup." Was his only reply before I drove out of their driveway and into the silent neighborhood.
After 10 minutes of driving, we arrived at our destination. I took them to Wupatki National Monument to show him the Pueblo Ruins. I know it sounds boring but I heard from Cathy that Ash likes to explore history, though she also mentioned that Ash hates history class, which is kinda ironic.
"Wupatki National Monument?" Ash read while tilting his head back in curiosity. "Wait, I've read about this. Isn't this the one with the ruins?" He asked curiously.
I shook my head 'yes' at him which made him smile. "The Pueblo Ruins can be found here." I informed making Ash beam in excitement.
"Yay! I love seeing ruins from the past specially it's story, but I hate history class." He beamed but frowned after he said the last part of his sentence.
I chuckled. "Yeah it's completely understandable. I also hate history class but seeing history itself is quite interesting." I admitted and Ash only nodded his head understandingly.
"We get it, you also hate history like we all do, so enough with the lecture genius and let's go." Connor chirped in after clearing his throat and stepping out of the passenger side of my car making me want to salvage him right then and there.
Ash giggled gaining my attention once again. "Maybe he's just excited?" He said more like a question than a statement.
I smiled and let all the annoyance I had because of Connor, vanish to thin air thanks to my mate.
"Maybe or maybe not." I said giving him a genuine smile.
He giggled again which makes me want to scoop him up and sit him on my lap then rain him kisses endlessly. But of course I didn't want to do that now because that would surely scare him. So all I can do for the time being is stare at his marvellous beauty.
"Hey tour guide, are you going to just sit there or what?" Connor spat after opening Ash's door making me snap out of my reverie and turn my attention to Connor with a death glare. He turned to Ash and his expressions immediately softened. "Come on babe, I'll show you around." He encouraged which Ash only smiled widely, completely oblivious of the growing tension between me and Connor.
This Connor guy is really testing my patience. If he kept doing that then I'm not sure if he'll be going home intact or missing a limb, or much worse, his head.
"Wait, have you been here before?" He asked stopping in his tracks from hopping out of the car.
"Yeah." Connor simply answered making Ash raise his eyebrows.
"How come you didn't tell me?" He asked frowning.
"Well I didn't know we were actually going to be here so I thought I'll tell you later." He responded while shrugging and Ash just nodded his head.
"Uhm, okay." Ash replied and then stepped out of the car which I followed not long after.
When Ash and I are both out of the car, Connor immediately stood next to my mate and wrapped his arms around Ash's waist.
"So Mr. Tour guide, lead the way." Connor said smugly while on the other hand, Ash was still completely oblivious of the tension. Which I guess is for the best since I want Ash to have fun today instead of worrying about me and Connor practically on our faces ready to kill each other.
But if Connor kept provoking me this entire time then I don't know if I can hold Zion much longer. Zion and I doesn't like being challenged, much worse, by a f*cking human.
Keeping a tight hold on my restraints on Zion is not an easy task at this very moment, but I decided to just ignore Connor.
After we payed, I walked ahead of them towards where the ruins are.
"Hey Arthur wait up." Ash called effectively stopping me on my tracks. I turned and saw Ash dragging Connor behind him. "Connor stop dragging your feet and walk faster." He whined making me glare at Connor once again. I don't like it when someone's giving my mate a hard time, so I'll make sure this Connor gets a piece of my mind later if he keep that up.
"But I'm still enjoying the view over there." Connor whined back unmanly making me shake my head in annoyance and irritation. This guy knows how to ruin someone's day, that's for sure.
"You were staring at a tree, you moron. Now walk faster." He said while pulling Connor as best as he can.
"But that was one hell of an attractive tree." Connor whined again in which Ash groaned in annoyance.
"I seriously can't believe you right now."  Ash said after letting go of Connor's hand and leaving him behind with a frown on his face.
"Woah, wait. I was just kidding babe." Connor said while stopping Ash on his tracks. "Awe is my baby frowning?" Connor coed then kissed Ash on the temple making me look away from them.
For others, they would see it as cute but to me, I'm utterly jealous and outraged that it was Connor who gets to be with Ash for who knows how long they have been together. And it stings that he can do those to him openly. But that doesn't stop me though, even if they're already together for 5 years, I would still continue on pursuing my mate.
No one can stop me. Even death itself.
Connor's POV
It's quite amusing to see Arthur getting so worked up. It's also very entertaining to see him getting so annoyed and irritated that easily.
Does he think that I'll let him go near my fiancé? Not a f*cking chance. I will not let one person ruin everything Ash and I had built for over a year that we've been together. I will kill who ever desires to take away the person that I dearly love.
It's not that hard to figure out that Arthur likes my boyfriend. Even a blind and disabled person would see it. And now, he's doing advances towards Ash in which I won't allow for it to go any farther than what Arthur might have planned.
"Hey Domo, look at these ruins. Aren't they amazing?" Ash chimed in while taking pictures and effectively snapping me out of my thoughts. I turned my attention to my fiancé who was now standing next to Arthur without me noticing.
The sneaky bastard.
I walked towards Ash and placed my arms on his shoulder while kissing his temple. I took a glance at Arthur using my peripheral vision and noticed him having a tight jaw and a tight fist, meaning I'm doing such a great job in showing him that Ash is mine.
"Yeah, they're beautiful. And you're beautiful." I whispered on his ear.
Ash shivered which I took pleasure from, but then he elbowed me on the rib not so softly making me slightly groan.
"Shut it. We're in public you know that right?" He informed in which I groaned again.
"Let them watch for all I care." I responded impatiently making Ash elbow me on the rib once again, but this time it wasn't so hard like the first one.
"But Arthur can see us." He whispered through his teeth with a glare.
"So?"
"He might tell my parents that we're together." He stated with his eyes showing nothing but fear.
"He won't." I assured.
"How can you be so sure that he won't?" He questioned with his eyes showing uncertainty.
"I just know he won't." I assured again while kissing his forehead. "Don't worry about it babe. Just enjoy you're day and don't worry about anything." I added.
"Okay." He whispered lowly and sighed.
"Good." Kissing his forehead once again, I wrapped my arms around his waist from his back while looking at the ruins in front of us.
"Hey Arthur, how old are these ruins again? I've read about these but I forgot." Ash with his phone in hand asked nicely while turning his attention towards Arthur.
"900 years old and still managed to look as majestic as ever." Arthur replied while sending a smile towards Ash.
Ash smiled back and then turned his attention to the ruins in front of us again.
"Yeah, they are. I wonder how their lives were like 900 years ago." He stated while staring at the ruins in wonderment.
"Boring. No wifi, no cellphones, no computer and no porn sites." I stated shrugging.
Ash gasped and turned his head at me. "Seriously Connor?" He breathed out while looking at me incredulously.
"What? I was just stating the obvious." I defended.
Instead of replying, he only gave me an eye roll and a shake of his head.
He turned his attention back to the ruins and continued taking pictures using his phone. The phone that I gave him as a gift for his birthday. After taking a few more pictures, he fetched something in his pocket but found none. Then he started looking and searching his pockets frantically.
"Hey what's wrong?" I asked placing a hand on his shoulder.
"I can't find my wallet." He replied still busy searching his pockets.
"Are you sure you had it in your pocket?"
"Yes. I am hundred percent sure I put it in my pocket." He said sounding panicky.
"What's going on?" Arthur intervened.
"I can't find my wallet." Ash said looking around in hopes to find his wallet.
"Where did you put it?" Arthur asked then started looking around as well.
"I put it in my pocket before we came here." Ash replied again.
"Are you sure?"
"I am very sure." Ash responded
"Okay what about we start looking for it instead of just standing here?" I stated which I was responded with a glare from Ash.
"What do you think I'm doing, you moron." Ash snapped while motioning around.
"What I mean is, look around the place or go back to where we came just in case you dropped it there." I explained.
He sighed. "Sorry I snapped at you Connor. I was just worried that I really lost my wallet." He apologized.
"It's fine Babe, I understand."
"What if I did lost it?" He said worriedly.
"You won't as long as we tried searching for it." I assured making Ash gave me a small smile. "So now, I'll go search the parking lot while you stay here and ask anyone that passes just in case they saw or had it. As for you Arthur, I would appreciate it if you go check where we paid our entrance fee and ask if they found a wallet." I instructed in which I've earned a pissed off  look from him while Ash just nodded.
"That would be a good Idea, thank you Domo." Ash said thankful.
"No problem babe. Now let's get moving. We don't want important stuff going to the wrong hands." I replied with a loving smile.
Then in the corner of my eye, I saw Arthur as stiff as a log with his eyes flashing a bright gold.
So the big bad Alpha is pissed, I see. I figured that Alphas doesn't like to be ordered around and what I did earlier was obviously an order that's why he's pissed. But as you can also see, It's amusing to witness him being so worked up.
That's what he gets for trying to get my mate away from me. He thinks I'll back down without a fight? I don't f*cking think so.
Without uttering a single word, Arthur walked towards where I asked him to go. While as for me, I made my way to the parking lot to search for Ash's wallet.
After I made it to where we parked, I looked through the window of Arthur's car in hopes that Ash left his wallet inside. But sadly, it wasn't there, meaning he might have dropped it or he forgot that he left it in the house.
I searched around the parking lot for a while, hoping to find the lost wallet, but unfortunately It wasn't anywhere around either. The only hope we have is a person finding it and is kind enough to actually surrender it to the management for a lost and found Item. But the chances that a selfish person might have found it is still high. Knowing people these days, all they care is themselves.
Sighing, I decided to search the parking lot for the second time, just incase I missed a spot and didn't notice Ash's wallet sitting there.
After another 15 more minutes of searching, I finally gave up and decided to go back to where I left Ash.
When I get there, I noticed Ash wasn't there anymore. I looked around but didn't see him among the other people who were also here.
Groaning, I walked further into the ruins now searching for Ash instead of his lost wallet.
Not long after, I came across a tall ancient wall which was a part of the Pueblos. I immediately stopped on my tracks when my ears perked up what I assume is Ash's small whimpers. I hurriedly walked to where the noise came.
Right there was Ash being pinned to the wall by none other than Arthur. But what made me angry more than I should have been is Arthur locking lips with my fiancé.
With rage over powering my body, I instantly walked towards them and forcefully snatched Arthur away from Ash and vengefully connected my fist with Arthur's sorry ass face. He stumbled back while cupping his busted nose that was now starting to bleed.
"If you ever touch or go near less than 50 feet from Ash again, I will f*cking kill you." I angrily spat.
Arthur stumbled back from the force of the punch I gave him. He wiped the blood from his nose and scoffed while having a smug smile on his face.
"Do you really think I would do all that?" He replied with a smug smile even if his nose was dripping with blood.
I glared down at him full of anger while balling my fist ready to attack once again.
I will never let him take Ash from me; I will never let anyone take Ash from me.
With that thought swimming in my mind, I lounge myself towards Arthur and connected my fist with his face once again, but like what I've expected, Arthur didn't back down without a fight.
I know he's strong; just from how the aura circulated him. But that doesn't mean I will let that scare me and never fight for the person I love.
After my fist collided with his face, we both fell to the ground with me on top and having the upper hand. I once again punched him in the face multiple times but then Arthur kneed me on the ribs causing for me to fall to his side. With him gaining the advantage, he lounge himself on top of me and rained punches multiple times on my face making me feel dizzy.
"Please stop!" Ash shouted but it fell to deaf ears as Arthur and I continued our brawl.
We keep sending punches after punches to each other everytime each of us have the upper hand. And even if I was starting to get exhausted, I never even once back down.
"Please you two, stop. Please!" Ash once again pleaded causing for me to get distracted which Arthur used as a leverage to choke me. I felt his nails grow and embedding itself in my skin causing for blood to slowly drip down. I know he's trying his best to contain his wolf just to not reveal his secret to the public, and to Ash.
Arthur tightened his hold on my neck making it difficult for me to breathe. I tried punching him on his sides but he didn't even budge.
"Arthur, don't." Ash yelled stopping Arthur from crushing my wind pipe.
"Just stop, please. Arthur, we both have fault in this, and Connor have the right to be mad. So please, I beg you. Just stop."Ash said as tears welled up in his eyes.
Arthur turned his attention back to me.
He lowered his face towards mine and spat. "No one can stop me from getting my mate. Not even you Mutt." He said through greeted teeth making me growl viciously at him.
Once he freed me from his death hold, I glared at him intensely with so much rage.
"Likewise, f*cker." I retorted.
He thinks he can scare me that easily? Then he's dead wrong.