Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“What?” Rawlynne and I asked at almost the exact same time.
“Don’t do that.” Jackson frowned at us. “It was creepy.” He pretended to shudder at the thought of us talking in unison. “But how can you all talk about magic and merfolk, and shifters?”
“To be fair, we grew up knowing about all of this stuff. It’s new to you, yeah, but for the two of us it’s just life.” I summed it up for him as best as I could, but he still looked like he was having a hard time wrapping his head around things.
After talking for a while we had decided that it was best for us all to go see Landon Clayton the feline Alpha, Trevor Jacoby the bear Alpha, and Noir Steelwing the avian Alpha. We needed to know if any of their children had been taken and to warn them to keep an eye out for Edmond.
Once the planning work was done for the day I asked Rawlynne to go to dinner with me. Thankfully she accepted with no complaint, and she even told that pest Jackson to stay home. I was getting happier and happier.
We went to Kaleidoscope, it was the restaurant that I had heard Joaquin had taken Riviana to on their first date. If it is good enough for an Alpha and Luna it would be good enough for us too, right?
Apparently, Rawlynne loved the unique design of the glass ceiling and she couldn’t stop looking up to stare at it while we waited for our food. This first date was going pretty well so far, all things considered.
“Can we get to know each other?” I asked her only once the food had been brought to the table and the waiter in his fancy suit had already left.
“What do you want to know?” She looked at me skeptically.
“Everything.” I could hear the soft, awed sound in my voice.
“That’s not asking for much is it?” She laughed. “But I guess we will have to get to know each other sooner or later.”
“We can learn over time, but I want to know what I can for now, enough to get us by.”
“Well, I was an only child and my parents died in a plane crash when I was in my first year of high school. I refused to stay in the pack after that, so I left. I didn’t like the pack lifestyle to begin with. That decision shocked so many people. So many of my former pack mates thought I was being stupid to want to leave but I didn’t care.”
“I think it was a good idea for you.”
“You do?” She sounded like she didn’t believe me.
“Yes, for a few reasons. One being it led us to being able to meet. For another, you’re a leader and in a pack that’s hard to find, but you found that in the FBI, right?”
“In my time as a punk on the street then as a street cop and now as an FBI agent, yes.”
“That’s awesome. I’ve never known a woman as strong and amazing as you.” I sounded like I was in awe, which I was.
“Don’t let your Alpha or Luna hear that.” She was laughing in such a musical way that it lifted my heart and made me feel like dancing. “Your Luna is pretty amazing too I hear.”
“But I only have eyes for you, Rawlynne.”
“You’re smooth in the bedroom, but you seem a little nervous right now.” She noted with seriousness. Those words and tone of voice made me blush crimson.
“I-I-I-I’m not nervous.” I blushed even more then because when I stuttered like that it definitely made me sound nervous.
“Riiiight.” She laughed while drawing the word out. “Don’t worry. Let’s just stick with the status quo for now. I will lead you around like a lost little puppy all day and when it comes to the bedroom, just do what you did last night.”
“Sounds good to me.” I smirked at her.
“You know, David, you look so innocent and sweet.” She was looking at me intently now, her eyes darker than usual. Oh how I loved those eyes, the deep dark brown of their depths that were offset by that ring of gold. The eyes went well with the rest of her too, the long wavy brown hair and the olive complexion with his golden hue. She was so beautiful and exotic.
“Was I all that innocent last night?” I purred the words at her.
“No, I guess not. But, I need to ask, how old are you?”
“Twenty-three.”
“TWENTY-THREE!” She shouted the words and drew the attention of those sitting around us. “Oh my Goddess.” She sounded like she was hyperventilating now.
“Is something wrong?” I asked her, curious about her reaction.
“I’m just not used to being with someone younger than me, that’s all.” She was still looking down and therefore away from me.
“Am I all that much younger than you?” I wondered, with my head tilted to the side. “What are you? Twenty-four? Twenty-five? You don’t even look twenty-one yet honestly.”
“Flattery will get you nowhere.” She laughed. “And no, you’re wrong on both, actually I am thirty years old.”
“Nice.” I laughed. “I like an experienced older woman.”
“Have you been with many?” She glared at me, like my experience would be a bad thing.
“Not before you, but I love it now.”
“Nice answer.” We laughed together.
We ate slowly, talking about ourselves and learning as much as we could. She learned that I too was an only child, and that my family was one that was sent to help other packs a lot, even though we were from the Red Springs. My parents were still currently helping out in another pack. And I had spent a lot of my childhood bouncing between my relatives in Arkansas and Tennessee. We were both loners in a sense and would be perfect for each other.
