Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“I..I don’t know.” She looked uncertain now. I could tell that she was still wary about him.
“If you want, Alyssa, we can break the bond that you feel for him. And when he comes back, you can decide then if you want to try another mating with him. That will lessen your pain for the time being, and then you will see if he is still your mate later. Would you want to try that?”
“B..b..but what if I can’t feel the bond again? What if he is the only mate that I can ever have and breaking the bond for the time being would take him away from me forever.”
“That won’t happen, Alyssa.” I assured her with a hug that pulled her against my side. “The soul will always recognize the other half that is meant to complete it. When I met your Papa, I had never even considered dating a man before. I had gone on dates with women before him. Not that I had been with anyone before him, but I had never considered him a possibility. Not until my nose and my soul told him that he was the one that was meant for me. So, I know how you must have felt when you met Warrick. We both do. And I know that, no matter what you decide to do, if and when Warrick comes back, if he truly is your mate, you will feel that again. I know that you and him will make that connection once more.”
“Are you sure?” She still looked worried, but a little less so than before.
“Yes, sweetheart, I am sure.” I squeezed her against my side again, hugging her for comfort.
“A..a..alright.” She nodded. “I..I will break the connection for right now. I..I just don’t want to feel this pain anymore. I..I want to be happy, Dad. I don’t want to be sad for a whole year.”
“If that is what you want, sweetheart. We will take care of this tomorrow, OK?” She nodded at me as she agreed.
“Thank you.”
I was glad that she agreed. I didn’t want to see her in pain like this anymore. I hated seeing the tears that were always at the ready in her eyes. And like I said, if Warrick was really her mate, they would just bond again. It was that simple. And that was why we made an appointment to get the process started. I would have my sweet and happy Alyssa back again.
Something New
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Talia
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I hadn’t known that Arthur was coming to live in Colorado for the time being. And I definitely didn’t know that he was going to be staying in the castle with us. He wasn’t in the tower with us, but he was still there. And that meant that he was never too far away from me.
After that first day at school when he sat next to me, I knew that my friends thought that we were dating or something. And, well, I guess I wished that we were. I had started to crush on him when we were in England at his family’s estate. And when he was asking me out that night, before we were so rudely interrupted. And with all the people talking and the rumors going all around, I knew that the word about Arthur and I would get to my parents, and Lex, soon enough.
Lex had stopped me from talking to Arthur in England when he was talking to me, so I knew that Arthur was probably afraid of him, but I couldn’t be with Arthur unless Lex agreed. And that was because he was my guard and had to escort me around. Even with the danger gone, I still needed to be protected at all times. It was part of the territory when your parents were so famous. And there was a lot of attention on our family right now. Ever since the trial that my parents went to the other day.
It had also been a few days since Arthur started in school with me. He didn’t have all of my classes with me, but he had a couple of them. Probably because I was in so many advanced classes, and I was taking twelfth grade classes. He was advanced as well, but he was only in eleventh grade. So, I would be graduating before him.
I didn’t dislike Arthur though. Not by a long shot. I thought that he was quite good looking and that he was sweet. I wanted to get to know him more. And, well, I really did want to go out with him.
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“Talia?” I heard him call out to me during lunch one day. And I wasn’t the only one. About half the kids in the cafeteria heard him call out to me, and that was why they now had their eyes glued to me as they slowly ate their food.
“Yes?” I smiled at Arthur and tried not to look overly embarrassed.
“I was wondering if you had plans for this weekend?” He was really asking me out. Seriously? Was this actually happening?
“N..n..no, I don’t.” I shook my head as I answered him. I hoped that what I was thinking was about to happen was actually going to happen.
“Well, would you like to go out with me? I don’t know the city that well, but I am sure that it can come up with a nice place to take you.”
“W..well, I don’t know if I can get rid of my guards for a date. And being in public without them isn’t that good of an idea right now.”
“I can protect you, Talia.” He smiled at me and I saw the knowing look in his eyes. He really did want to go out with me. This was so surreal and so amazing.
“Well, if I can get my parents and Alexio to agree, then yes, I would love to go out with you.”
“Even if we can’t leave the castle grounds, Talia, we can just have a picnic or something. I really want to get to know more about you. I have ever since I first met you in Wolfhamm.”
“Same here. I mean, I have wanted to get to know you more as well, Arthur.”
“Good. Let me know if you get the permission to leave the grounds. That way I know what I am planning for this Saturday.”
“O..OK.” I nodded at him and thought that he was going to walk away to sit somewhere else. I don’t know why I thought that, because almost every day he had sat with me or close to me. And now wasn’t going to be any different.
“So, Talia, since you agreed to go out with me, can I call you my girlfriend?” He was smiling happily at me when he asked that. And the feeling that went through me when he said that was a little strange. I was scared of those words, but a little excited as well. I was going to have my first ever boyfriend. I was going to be dating someone. Someone actually wanted to date me. That was hard to process and believe at first.
I had known that boys thought that I was pretty in the past, but most wouldn’t ask me out even if they wanted to. For one, I was Princess Talia, not just Talia. And that intimidated people. Also, I was considered to be a big nerd. And in a way, I am one. That wasn’t a bad thing though. It just meant that I loved learning new things.
Also, I thought that my dad had a big part in people not asking me out. They were afraid of being on the receiving end of the king’s wrath. And that was probably why Rika never dated in high school either.
I wanted to be different from her though. I wanted to say that when I met my mate in the future, I had some sort of experience in dating. Not that I planned on sleeping with Arthur or anything. But I wanted to know what it was like to go out with someone. M..maybe even have my first kiss. You know, things like that. And I think that was the main driving force behind what I said next.
“U..uhm, y..yes, you can call me your g..g..girlfriend.” I finally answered him after a few tense moments. And the moment that I said those words, I saw pure joy spread across Arthur’s face.
“Good. I am happy that I met you, Talia. You truly are amazing.