Chapter 15: My Second Chance Mate

While we made our way to the stage, all I could do was put my right hand in my pocket. To the crowd it might've looked like I was being cool. But I was sqeezing a fist to maintain control. Spike was going crazy inside and It was taking everything to keep him at bay.
As we got on stage, she walked me over to the chair that was there and sat me down. She walks a few feet away from me and once the song says

**Driver roll up the partition pleaseeee**

Sheer curtains start to come up from the edge of the stage, and with a smirk on her face she grabs the waist of her pants and rips it off. Since it had buttons it came off easily. Looking at her then, I couldn't breathe. She only had on the sheer bodysuit with sheer black stockings. Even Spike stopped fighting to get out.

**I just wanna be the girl you like, the kinda girl you like is right here with me**

**Driver roll up the partition fast**

I sit there studying her features the way I studied my mate's face as she laid unconcious on my bed, when I feel Ron trying to reach me.
"I really hope you've got a great reason to be linking me at this moment" I answer annoyed, "Sorry Alpha, I can't see you anymore so I needed to check" he says. Taking a quick glance in his direction, I see that a second curtain was lowered from the ceiling. "No need to worry, they promised a one-on-one dance and they delivered. If you link me again I'm going to beat the s--t out of you". I close off the link and refocus on the Minx before me. As the song finishes, she tells me to stay here and walks backstage. The curtains are drawn open and as I look in the direction of our table Ms. Anna talks into the mic, "Don't worry Mr. Griffin she'll be back,"
It didn't take long because right after that "Take You Dancing" by Pablo Cepeda started playing. Making her way over to me, she now has on an assymetrical blood orange skirt with ruffles along the hem.

**I pull up skirt skirt on your body**

Standing in front of me she stretches out her hand with her left brow raised. I take her hand and stand, never taking my eyes off of her as she starts to chacha around me.
"Ah, we know this one" says Spike
"Yes we do, we saw it 4 years ago at that dance competition. It looks like she was there too." I answer. Placing her right hand on my left shoulder she asks, "Are you gonna let me do all the dancing by myself?"
"Is it okay for me to?" I tease. Chuckling, "Don't worry as long as you follow my lead you'll be fine" she says with a smile. She spins and stretches out her hand again. This time I take it with a smirk and we start to dance together. With an impressed smile she says, "I'm impressed that you know the actual steps of this dance. I didn't think that I would meet anyone else who knew it."
"Well after seeing the competition a few years ago, I was so impressed by them that I had to learn it for myself." I answer.
After a moment of shock she smiled, "Now I'm even more impressed. I told Luis that people would enjoy it and he didn't believe me until we won that night. Hearing you say that you were so impressed that you learned it, is extremely humbling. Thank you for your support."
Now it was my turn to be surprised. "Wait, you mean..."
"Yes, it was me dancing that day," she chuckles, "Luis's original partner got hurt a month before the competition and she wasn't going to be able to dance."
Now it's the man's turn to lead, I take her by the hand and spin her gently and cha cha'd to the left and then to the right.
**Da, da, da, da, da, da** **Da, da, da, da, da, da**
**Da, da, da, da, da, da** **Da, da, da, da, da, da**

Going back and forth, we continue the small talk until the music starts to slow down. This entire time I've been wanting to touch her bare skin. Although the fabric is sheer, I can't feel her skin at all. If she is my second chance mate, we'll feel the mate bond once I touch her bare skin. The song was ending and I know that there's one final spin. "Spike, help me remove her glove when I spin her," I say, "Ok," he responds immediately.

**Let me take you dancinnnnnnngggg**

As the song ends I innitiate the final spin and as I let go of her right hand, I quickly pinch the tip of her finger and pull the glove off. Then instead of letting her go, I pull her back towards me and grab her bare hand. But nothing could have prepared me for what happened next. The intensity of that touch had tingles flowing up and down my arm. But when I look at her, she whispers "No". The lights go out and she runs. "Go after her!" Spike yells. The lights ome back on and Ms. Xander speaks into the mic, "Mr. Griffin...Mr. Griffin!" I look at her and she smiles, "I understand, we were all smitten too". Nodding, I walk back to my table as calmly as I could, but instead of sitting, I continued to the door. I link Ron, "If anyone asks, I went to the bathroom". "Is everything okay alpha?" He asks, "It's her Ron, my second chance mate. I touched her bare hands and felt the mate bond, but she ran. Again." I answer, "I won't let her get away this time though, I'm going to get her this time." As I walk to the back door of the building I hear a bike rev and take off, sniffing the air I catch her scent. "Damn it! she's quick" I say as I run to my car, jump in and drive after her. After 20 mins of speeding, I finally see her taillights turn off into an apartment garage. Luckily, there's a park in front of the building, so I pullover and go into the building. The doorman tries to stop me, but one look from me and he just holds his head down. I go to the front desk, "Ms. Redd is expecting me" I say leaving no room for questions. "Ye-yes sir, she's in apartment 507 on the 10th floor" the receptionist stutters. When I get off the elevator I find her door at the end of the hall, as her scent fills my mind I ring the door bell. "This door can't stop me, so you might as well let me in, before I tear it down."