Fiction: Alpha's Construction Company Ch 16, Romance

Chapter Sixteen

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Maxwell Benétt

I put my head against the bathroom door and sighed, "Ma Vie come out." I thought about pulling the door off its hinges. Mary's husband would have it fixed by noon tomorrow. After inspecting the door and contemplating the consequences of barging into the bathroom to retrieve my mate, I decided to ignore the tightness in my pants and go downstairs for a cold dinner.

I leaned on the door frame of the kitchen and pondered the situation while I observed the clean organized marble counter tops. It was no surprise Angela wanted to catch and corner my mate. She was a sly manipulative bitch just like her father, but I knew I was partly to blame for sleeping with her last year. I made sure to tell her it was just a onetime thing, she was beautiful when she didn't speak…but of course I ignored my wolf's mistrust of her and I slept with her.

I pushed off the door frame and began to raid the fridge. "Of all the bitches in the pack, I had to sleep with the one who's crazy." I pulled out the container of steaks, and potatoes from the fridge and kicked the door shut, "I should have ignored my balls and listened to my wolf."

Slamming the container down on the island and sat down peeling off the rub top and fished for a plate and fork in a nearby drawer.

"Good evening Alpha would you like me to warm up your meal?"

Glancing at Mary as she entered the kitchen and leaned against the island counter top I turned to put the food in the microwave. "No Mary but that's not why you came down is it?."

Mary sighed, "Alpha…Maxwell you know better. You mate's were panther is becoming stronger by the day."

"Nothing happened tonight between Angela and I."

"Yes but you know that…she wolf wants nothing but your position and the power behind it. She will do anything to get what she wants. You should hear some of the lies she's been spreading about your mate."

I turned to face Mary, she was wearing a full length pajama dress and large white fur covered slippers. She was staring at me with the usual motherly concerned she reserved for times of great stress and conflict. "Yes I have an informant in her inner circle of bitches feeding me her every move. I also know that none of her lies will reach my mate because I am handling it. Mary go rest please."

Mary put her hands on her hips and tapped a foot glaring at me, "Handling it?! You've been kicked out of the bedroom you share with your mate because you have that wolf's scent all over you!"

I groaned and pulled my food from the microwave and set it on the island counter top. "Yea that was a mistake on my part. I should have known what she was up too."

Mary sighed again resting a hand on my shoulder, "Maxwell I think you need a break, finding your mate, the stress of running this company and the pack on top of all those problems with the stadium construction. You need to get to know your mate before the mating trials."

I nodded in agreement and regarded Mary's kind eyes, "Bruce suggested something like that… and you're both right. Unfortunately right now there's just so much to be done."

Mary shook her head her eye resolute, "You are a werewolf Maxwell, and you're entitled to get to know your mate just as every wolf lucky enough to find their mate. Your mate should not be place on the back burner, learning about her were panther and her abilities from your house keeper, and worrying about her new status in your pack by herself."

My jaw clenched and my head ached I knew she was right and it explained my wolf's new edge. My wolf wanted to claim my mate and all these work obligations were getting in the way and this damn upcoming mating trial was little more than an inconvenient formality. "I should be courting my mate, showing her my love and devotion to her as a protector, provider and lover." Taking a moment I formulated a plan, "Alright thank your Mary." I leaned against the island counter top and grinned at her, "You know your more than just my house keeper old woman." She returned my grin and laughed, "Yes and you're like the son I'll always worry about." I inclined my head and regarded her curiously, "What did she learn about her abilities?"

Mary smiled a large blush rose over her both cheeks, "I'll let her tell you that Alpha. Good night."

She nodded her head and waited for me to nod mine before leaving the kitchen. She was right my mate was a priority and I thought I could continued to run this company without making the necessary changes required to make my mate happy. Standing alone in the middle of the kitchen late at night made that point clear. Sometime later I was eating my reheated meal frowning at the taste. Reheated meat just didn't do it for me. I paused my chewing when I heard small foot falls coming down the stairs…mmm she was coming.

"Wow your still here? I thought you'd be with your bitch since you won't be getting any from me."

My mate stood against the kitchen door frame with arms crossed and brow raised. I finished chewing my meat and sighed, "Ma Vie" I stood and walked around the island to stand in front of my mate. "I'm sorry. She caught me in the elevator on the way down to the parking garage she was fishing for answers about our union and wanted to confront you –"

"Oh does she! Well that bitch better be careful what she wishes for because now I'll be looking for her!"

I groaned running a hand through my hair this was not what I had in mind when I thought to explain myself, "Ma Vie can you please allow me to explain?" She stood up straight and glared up at me with angry blue cat eyes and her arms still crossed, "Sure explain your mistress."

I growled, "She is not my mistress she is nothing to me. In fact she was one of the biggest mistakes of my adult life. All she wants –"

"So then you did sleep with her" My mate's eyes flashed to chocolate brown then back to blue. She turned around intent on leaving, my arms shot out to hold my mate still. "No…yes but it was only once last year before I knew you even existed and now I am paying for it."

She kept her back to me and spoke quietly, "So you…you two didn't have plans to…"
This time I interrupted her, "Hell no, as I was trying to explain she's just wants the power of my position. She doesn't want what's best for the pack nor does she care about me. And last year I was just…my wolf was raging at the time anyone would have done and of course she strategically placed herself right in my line of sight."

My mate turned to me and frowned, "Well why don't you want me, I mean I'm here. W-we haven't I mean I know you've been busy…"

I chuckled, "Oh believe me," I crushed her to me and grounded my hard on into her stomach, "If I wasn't so damn busy you'd be upstairs breathless and temporarily crippled after a marathon of sex." I crushed our lips together and panted, "Hell between all the orgasms and fatigue you'd be grateful I would need to go work every day just so you could recover," I growled kissing and licking the delicious skin on her neck, "Not that a ten hour day of rest would help, not when I intend to ravage you every night I get home."

She giggled and gasped when I licked the shell of her ear, "Max! Whoa wait—"

I kissed her wildly while I picked her up and sat her on the corner of the island. "Why wait."

I ripped her unbuttoned blouse off and slipped a clawed finger through the front of her bra between the valley of her breasts and torn the fabric freeing her supple globes. I sucked on her right nipple while palming the left one, her gasps and moans making me rock hard. "M-max no…please stop not …here … my oh wow."

I grinned around the hard nipple in my mouth while I glanced up to take in her euphoric gaze. I put the nipple between my teeth and tugged gently then let go watching at it bounced back into placed. "Tell you what after you cum for me I'll consider stopping."

Several wonderful minutes later….

"Max! Please! Oohh" She writhed beneath me, sweat peppered her forehead as she arched her back moaning. I licked my fingers and leaned on my elbows against the island enjoying the splendid view of my mate limp on her back panting and senseless. I growled when another wave of her heavy scented arousal hit my nose my wolf was pacing inside me waiting for my control to waver just a little. I knew what would he wanted, I wanted the same thing. I wanted our mate withering beneath us on the receiving end of wave after wave of pleasure then content as we cleaned, then massaged her to sleep and finally held her as she lay resting with our seed growing inside her.

I stood to my full height and gently pulled her limp trembling body from the counter top into my arms. I turned from the kitchen and walked slowly upstairs staring with the precious cargo in my arms. Her head lulled to the side as a blissful grin spread across her face, "Hi" She giggled covered her mouth and shook her head, "I can't believe you…we…" She grinned and wrapped her arms around my neck pulling herself closer to me. I kissed the side of her face and turned my head nuzzle her cheek. "You are my mate, I will bring you all the pleasure you need to in order to fully realized how well we are together. I will give you anything you ask for to show you how important you are to me…but never ask me to let you go."

I laid her gently on the bed and pulled the rest of her clothes off watching the vulnerability in her eyes as she stared back at me. I stood back and slowly pulled down my pants keeping my eyes on her. She stared then gasped and looked me in the eye and I knew she was ready, she was hesitant but she was wanted me as much I needed her. Crawling on the bed until I was over her beautiful body, "I'm going to take you my love" I kissed her breathless then waited for her to refocus on me, "From what I felt downstairs I know this your first time." She nodded slowly then looked away, "I will try my best to be gentle…but it's been a while for me and I… really need you."

She nodded again and smiled up at me touching the side of my face then gently brushing her hands against my lips. "Yes."

Two hours later…

I groaned holding her tight loving the feel of my mate in my arms. She whimpered and sighed her body trembled with the last few long strokes of my cock within her. My teeth buried deep inside the nape of her neck. "…John…oh please I'm so tired."

Pulling my canines from her neck I leaned my head back groaning at the feel of my mate's warm blood sliding down my throat. I gave a long satisfied sigh, grinning while licking my teeth clean. My mate withered beneath me arms limp at her sides, after two hours and being brought to completion countless times she was fairly fatigued. "Forgive me mate." I leaned back down to kiss your neck. Her scent became more intense as her sweat increased the entire time we made love.

"You are like a drug. But I fulfilled my promise did I not?" Her dilated eyes stared unfocused at the ceiling above my head, quiet whimpers and soft moans spilling every few minutes from her swollen parted pink lips. The second time we made love I was gentle, and I know you liked it," I thrust forward gently groaning, "I have the scratches on my back to prove it." Laying a final kiss on the slowing pulse on the side of her neck, I gently rolled off of my mate and gathered her in my arms again pressing her to my chest. Her quiet even breaths told me she was asleep, and the digital clock on the nightstand on her side of the bed told me I would need to leave her soon. Suppressing a growl I thought about all that was to come, the visit to the stadium in less than three days was unavoidable as were the mating trials soon after…could I let her compete?

Looking at her beautifully disheveled features I knew if anything happened to her I would kill everyone and anyone involved. A true mate was not something to be taken lightly among wolves but I know some of my pack members have changed. I've watched as some of the pack members have become too involved in the human world, they have become senseless with greed. The Philips family is at the top of that list. I was no fool, I saw Angela and her father for what they were, and they were not above cheating to get what they believed to be there's …power over my pack. Still I couldn't act against them without a reason; the pack rules demanded a reason for every dispute between high ranking pack members since my father's blood bath of a reign. My mate shifted closer to me and moaned in her sleep, she was mine to protect and I had her right in the middle of my troubles.

Our troubles, our mate

I grinned my wolf was uncharacteristically sated and quiet. Taking a long look at my mate's naked body I knew why. But he was correct a frightening thought in itself, my wolf understood something before I did. My troubles were now my mate's troubles, she would need to be by my side, which meant she would need to stay here with Bruce training not just for the mating trials but for her future at my side protecting our way of life. I squeezed my mate to my chest and laid a tender kiss to the side of her face.

~M~

Monday morning

Jessica

"Ms. Anderson do you have those filed third quarter financial reports for the Chicago stadium, Maxwell is going to need them before he departs."

Yes departs without us!

I smiled as Ms. Anderson quickly looked through some filed in the cabinet behind her desk. My were has been in a small rage since Maxwell's announcement on Sunday night after we made love for a tenth time that he would need to leave me behind while he wrapped up the visit to the stadium. And I had to agree with her, I wanted to go to Chicago I'd never been there and I wanted to see the stadium which has caused such a stir. But even more to the point now that I'd been with Max I didn't want to be without him. She handed me the reports and I smiled at her in return then walked back into the office to deliver the reports to Maxwell. As soon as I entered the office I noticed Bruce in his usual place leaning against our desk speaking quietly with Maxwell.

Something is going on

My eyes narrowed at my werepanther's musings, he was up to something he and Bruce stopped speaking as I got closer. "Maxwell? Bruce? What's going on?"

Maxwell gave me a small smiled then stood walking around the desk and lifted me into his arms. "I know you are displeased with me for not taking you with me to the stadium. We'll most likely need to make another visit there later in the year and you will be going with me during that visit I promise you. For now you will please stay here and…" He glanced at Bruce then back at me, "The mating trials are going to be this week, I need you to get ready to fight in the trials."

I glanced down gently fingering his tie, "M-My werepanther and I can handle anything those women throw our way."

Maxwell gave me a proud smile, and then frowned, "I need you to train not just to win the mating trials, I need you to win against them without getting hurt. If something anything happens to you I will not be able to control my wolf." I was genuinely afraid of the dark faraway look in his eyes.

"O-Okay Maxwell I will train." He snapped out of his dark revere and stared down into my eyes, "Ma Vie I know you are not pleased but this training will help you to get to know the rest of the pack, the pack rules and the duties of your position as my mate."

Bruce walked over clapped Maxwell on his back then glanced at me, "Yup little lady you're going to be our Luna which mean you need to learn a thing or two about wolves."

I frowned…Luna…I didn't know what that meant…maybe this training would be a good idea. But it all sounded so overwhelming and complicated would I be able to understand everything?

You're not alone. We can. We have the strength of our mother.

Bruce smiled, "Don't worry little kitty I'll make sure to go easy on ya."

"And you will keep your brother away from my mate." Maxwell growled giving his beta an angry side stare.

"Wait Bruce is going to be teaching me about pack life and how to fight?" I looked at Bruce standing there grinning down at me smugly. "Oh great."

Bruce chuckled and began walking towards the office door, "Oh yea you are going to hate me by the time I'm finished with ya. Be right back boss.

I looked back at Maxwell concerned and quickly brushed his large hands along the sides of my face and grinned, "Do not worry Ma Vie Bruce is the safest of my betas to leave you with, he will train you well." Maxwell chuckled, "And you do not need to fear his words he had always been inclined to joking around." Maxwell lifted me back into his arms and walked back around his desk. He sat down and slid me into his lap. "That being said I expect him to keep his troublesome brother away from you. If he does not I expect you to contact me. You will always have access to me. You can call me any time of the day at any hour Ma Vie." He leaned in close to so that I could stare into his intense turquoise eyes, "Understand that I will be calling you every hour and if you don't answer I will come home quickly. And I will not be pleased."

He stared me down for minutes after his warning and in flash I realized he was waiting for my reply, "Y-Yes I understand. If I don't check in you'll come home."

He grunted satisfied with my reply, he gently placed me on the chair next to his and went back to his work. I took a deep breath and refocused on the company memo that detailed how the company was to be run during Maxwell's absence.

A few minutes passed and I'd just finished typing the memo and was about to email it when a peculiar smell hit me.

I smell trouble and she's wants what's ours.

My hands stilled over the keyboard as my head leaned back and my nostrils flared. The string of perfume mixed with the scent of a female werewolf filled my head. And I knew what my werepanther knew, that we would soon have company from a competing bitch in heat.

"Maxwell I've noticed that some of the female wolves are in heat why is that?"

"The mating trials Ma Vie they are around the time of the heat and many of the unmated females feel the compulsion to fight for their social standing in the pack as well they're ability to be with the mate of their choosing." Out of the corner of my eyes I could tell he was staring at me and I knew he was wondering if I could smell the incoming female. I raised a brow when I felt my eyes flash blue. I stood and walked around the desk to lean against the desk facing the office door. A voice that was mine but not under my control spoke, "Oh goody company's here."

Within seconds the office door opened and in walked a tall hyper skinny blonde with too much make up followed by an angry Ms. Anderson."Ms. Philips the alpha has not ordered you to enter his office." Ms. Anderson gave Maxwell a pleading look, "Alpha I tired explained to Ms. Philips that you are busy and you are not allowing—"

"My father is on the council be silence and remember your place!" The blonde wench yelled back at Ms. Anderson while staring at me.

"How can she remember her place when you have so clearly forgotten yours?" The voice of my werepanther was cold and commanding. "Why have you entered our office without permission from your Alpha?"

The blonde female she wolf who had to be Angela judging from the familiar that scent on Maxwell the night he came home late. The impudent she wolf came to a stand in front of our desk and looked me over from head to toe.

I felt my face spread in what felt like an angry grin as I stood straight spreading my legs slights and resting my hands on my hips to give her a full view of my beauty.

"My mate asked you a question and you will answer it." Maxwell came to stand beside me resting a muscled arm around my waist. She watched his every move then gave us the fakest grin I'd ever had the displeasure of seeing.

"Well my Alpha I just wanted to meet the new member of our pack" Her voice was high and nasally it reminded me of nails on a chalk board.

"You will show the proper respect to your Luna and answer to her directly." Maxwell sealed the order with a quick peak on my lips and gorgeous grin in my direction. A real smiled spread across my face this time, my were was very pleased with him.

"Ah yes well I will be getting to know the pack more over these next few days I'm sure if I have the time I will schedule a time to speak with you. But let's not beat around the bush you will be one of the very last pack members I will be greeting. And you will leave now." My were turned into Maxwell's arms and began to walked with him back behind the desk.

"Ah well speaking of not beating around the bush, Max you didn't tell her about our little run in the elevator this past weekend?" She remained standing in the same spot and I could feel my were's rage at her instigation, inaction and insubordination.

My were turned me to face her again and I felt a loud dry chuckle leave my lips, "Ah yes your little talk with Max in the elevator where you just happened to brush against my mate. Well it's no trouble in fact judging by the potent mixture of our very combined scents I'd say your little attempt at sabotaging our budding relationship had the opposite effect"

Now my were was laughing in the female wolf's face.

"Oh dear pup did you know we have a dog his name is James. James likes to chew on old bones and on rare occasions he buries them. But he always loves his fresh food. Do you understand? A canine may bury his bone once or twice but nothing beats a fresh clean supple piece of meat. And sadly my dear there's nothing fresh about a" I looked at her from head to toe with distaste, "bone that's already been buried by so many dogs."

My were pulled me from my mate's arms and we walked to stand toe to toe with the female… and I could have sworn I felt taller.

I was trapped in my own head observing behind blazing blue cat eyes into the angry blue eyes of the she wolf as my were growled, "Ms. Anderson please take out the trash this a place of business."

Ms. Anderson's voice sounded pleasantly surprised, "Yes of course my Luna, right this way Philips." I grinned in satisfaction as the she wolf stomped behind a smug Ms. Anderson out of the room and down the hallway to the waiting elevator doors which the Walker brothers held open. Once she stomped into the elevator Rage tilted an imaginary hat in her direction and began to walk beside his brother towards the open door of our office. He called back, "Good day Ms. Bone." Just as the doors to the elevator closed. A loud growl could be heard through the top floor and the floor below as the elevator went down.

Bruce and Rage reached the office, Rage making a show of asking Ms. Anderson to announce their presence while he winked at me. Bruce shook his head at his brother's obvious mockery of what the she wolf neglected to do then he glanced at me and presented me with a small bow and short soundless applause. It was clear both brothers heard the confrontation and were impressed.

Strong arms wrapped around me from behind and lifted me to a pair of soft warm lips that kissed my along my left ear and neck. Then the deep breathless voice of the Alpha whispered in my ear, "So I'm a dog am I?" I could feel my were retreating from the surface but before she did she growled, "Obviously you couldn't resist gnawing on an old bone could you?"

I heard him chuckle before he spun me around in his arms to face him just as my were fully retreated inside my head, "We are much more than dogs Ma Vie." I smiled at him and nodded my head caressing the sides of his handsome face, "And my were is much more than just a kitty cat."

He smiled his eyes tracing the outline of my lips; I could feel that he was pleased with me. Unfortunately now that I was in control I could feel the old sluggish weight of regret, not for what I'd said to the she wolf, but for how I said it. "She…I-I am sorry if I offended you or your pack I know werewolves and dogs are not—"

He grinned and placed a large finger on my parted lips, "No never apologize you and your were are magnificent in your wit and confidence. And you both utterly beautiful in your dominance you've just demonstrated why you are my mate and the pack Luna. Mate…Jessica I…" He paused then snarled looking at the area behind me "Rage if you don't stop staring at my mate's behind I will beat the shit out of you and you string up as an example to others.

I shied away from his booming shouts and nuzzled his shoulder hiding my face, all my previous confidence gone. I can't believe I called myself a fresh supple piece of meat, isn't that more degrading me?

She was older than us by years and reeked of anti aging product, it was the best way to assert dominance.

My worried mind began thinking about the repercussions of what my werepanther just said to that home wrecking she wolf. Her father was on the council she may have some pull within the pack she could turn them against me by twisting the words I've spoken here today.

We are together and we will face and defeat any crap that pathetic excuse for a wolf throws our way.