Author: CieraBachman Last Updated:2025-08-21 00:11:06 I stood up from the ground and ceased the rain within the small clearing I was in with the flick of my wrist. I couldn't sit there and wallow anymore. Self loathing wasn't going to help. Practicing my powers would though. I needed to focus on anything other than Alpha Xander. "Let's train Weather." "Are you sure you want to do this right now? You know it takes a lot of concentration." "I'm sure." After listening and sniffing my surroundings to make sure no one was close, I summoned Weather. In no time, we were on all fours and I was looking down at Weathers sapphire blue paws that glowed under the moonlight. Our fur always showed bits of silver when under the moon to show we were blessed by the Goddess herself. The silver bits looked like raindrops were cascading down our fur but the real beauty was when we were running and the silver transformed into a torrential downpour. "What should we train? I've been wanting to try summoning a mini tornado." "That's going to take a lot of concentration and power but I know we can manage." In the beginning, my powers were linked to my emotions and it took a long time for me to manage my moods and feelings. By the time I was five, I was able to summon rain with the flick of my wrist instead of it only coming when I was upset. From that day forward, I'd always had a handle on my emotions. The moon was shining high in the sky with little to no clouds so I knew it would be a perfect night to try something advanced, knowing we could pull strength straight from the moon. I dug my paws into the earth and was just about to try to summon the wind when Weather stopped. "I hear someone," she said. She lifted her nose into the air to smell the intruder when I was hit with the most intoxicating scent. It reminded me of the air after a thunderstorm mixed with pure male musk, instantly making me salivate. At that moment all I wanted to do was run in the direction of the scent and bury my nose in it. I was kicked out of the trance I was in when Weather started panicking in my head. "It's our mate! If we can smell him I guarantee he can smell us. I'm going to shift back then you need to summon the rain to wash away our scent." Less than a second later I was back on two feet and hurriedly put my clothes back on. I could hear Xander coming closer so I summoned rain before Weather retreated back into the depths of my head where no one but me could sense her. "I thought you wanted him to know we were his mate?" I asked her. She'd been telling me we needed our mate for so long, hiding her seemed like the last thing she'd want. "The time isn't right yet," was all she said. "Why can I smell him now but couldn't earlier in the dining room?" "I blocked his mate scent from you so you wouldn't freak out and run before you got the chance to see him." I rolled my eyes at her. The rain poured down around me drenching my clothes and washing away the scent of Weather but nothing had ever felt better. I was always the most comfortable and calm in the rain. Suddenly I heard the bushes across from me move and soon after a large gray wolf stepped out of the deep woods. He was magnificent and easily one of the largest wolves I'd ever come across. His wolf was only a bit smaller than my fathers was but while dads wolf was midnight black, Xanders was a deep charcoal gray that reminded me of the skies during a storm. I know I should have pretended to look afraid but I was too busy being captivated by the wolf of my mate. I shouldn't be surprised by the size of his wolf considering he was mated to me, the rightful Queen, but I still couldn't help but be amazed by him. I felt a pang in my chest when he turned around and walked back into the thick of the forest, wondering why he was leaving but realized why when he came back in human form wearing sweatpants a few seconds later. "Damn our mate is hot," came Weathers voice. I wanted to scoff at her but couldn't because fuck was she right. Now that he wasn't dressed in his suit and didn't have a shirt on, I could get a good look at him. He had hard, chiseled muscles in all the right places that could make any girl drool, with tattoos going down each of his arms and across his chest. His defined eight pack was glistening with the falling rain drops that fell until they reached the band of his sweatpants just below his delicious Adonis belt. "Holy shit," was the only response I had back to her. I was fully aware I was staring and checking him out but I found it near impossible to stop. As his dark brown hair that was cut shorter on the sides and left longer on top fell down in front of his eyes, I couldn't help but thank the Goddess for giving me a God of a man as a mate. The dirty thoughts and images of him I had in my head made by not only my wolf, but myself too, evaporated when I looked up and found a smirk sitting on his plump lips. He caught me staring at him but to be fair, he was checking me out too. The smirk never left his lips as he asked, "What are you doing out here all alone? Don't you know the forest can be quite dangerous, especially at night?" His voice was deep and sent a jolt down my spine that gathered right between my legs, causing an unfamiliar ache in my core. I could listen to this man talk for hours. Damn mate bond. I looked into those silver eyes and wore a smirk of my own. "Don't worry, I can take care of myself." "Is that right?" he chuckled, taking a few steps towards me. Goddess, even the sound of his laugh was beautiful. I propped my hands on my waist and cocked a hip out. "Well that was until the big bad wolf decided to make an appearance." I knew I shouldn't be flirting with him but I just couldn't help myself. "The real question is, what are you doing out here?" I watched his silver eyes start to glow, letting me know his wolf was present. "I thought I smelled something. It led me to this spot but now the scent is gone." He smelled my wolf and me. He smelled the mate bond. Any normal girl would have told him he was their mate but my life was far from normal. It was only a matter of time before my life turned dangerous and having a mate was something I didn't think would be good for me. A mate would be a distraction and just one more person to be used against me. Didn't mean I couldn't have some fun with him in the meantime. He would probably leave tomorrow after his dealings with Alpha David and then I wouldn't see him again until fate decided to bring us back together. Continue t