Getting to Know Her!

~Jaxon's POV~



As a child, my parents taught me the meaning and the value of having a mate; explaining to me that having a mate is the most wonderful feeling in the world.

As I got older, I was intrigued, wanting to know more about having a mate.

My parents explained, in further details, that you would know when your mate is nearby by their scent; your mate's scent is the most intoxicating scent you could ever smell, it makes your wolf go crazy and pulls you towards your mate. They explained further, when you find your mate, you get this pull, deep within your chest to be with your mate; that pull becomes the mate bond.

Looking into your mate's eyes, everything around you disappears; it is only you and your mate, standing in front of each other.

Some mates, upon meeting each other, will mark and mate to strengthen their mate bond immediately; while others, wait a few months or so to slowly build their mate bond to get to know each other before they mark and mate with each other.

After finding your mate, you get a strong feeling to love and care for them unconditionally. You also get this strong urge to protect your mate from any danger at all cost – including unmated males.

Ever since my parent explained to me about mates, I vowed not just to myself, but also to the Moon Goddess that I will save myself just for my mate.

I have not broken my vow and I never will.

Once I turned eighteen, I had decided that if I cannot find my mate within my pack's territory, I would go to different packs all around the world to find her. I will bring her back with me to my pack and have her rule by my side as my mate, my Alpha female and my equal.

However, my plan did not go as planned because my father fell terribly sick from an incurable rare disease. My father was hospitalized for over a year, until he passed away.

After my father passed away, the pack started slowly to crumble and I immediately took on the Alpha position.

It took me a couple of years to get my pack the way it used to be – prosperous and strong.

Once everything was going on smoothly, I had decided to put my plan to find my mate back in motion and my first stop was the Silver Moon pack.

A few days ago, I had called the Alpha from the Silver Moon pack to get permission to come onto his territory to search for my mate and he approved my request.

Two and a half days later, my four warriors and I arrived on the Silver Moon pack's territory in our wolf form. While we were jogging, I smelt a scent; the scent was very intoxicating – strawberries and citrus. My wolf, Hunter, was going crazy and was shouting the word 'mate.'

To be honest, I was extremely happy in knowing that I do not have to search for my mate anymore; I was also excited to meet her and wanting to get to know her. I already started to feel the pull from the mate bond, so I followed the scent of my mate. The scent led me towards a beautiful looking black wolf, lying down by the lake and that is when I realized the black wolf is my mate.

My mate and I spent close to twenty minutes talking when she received a mind-link from this Carson guy. Honestly, I did get a little jealous at first until she explained to me that Carson is her older brother, wanting her to escort my warriors and me to the pack house.

While we were walking, I have learned that my mate's name is Alexiana. I said her name in my mind and it sent shivers run down my spine; her name is as beautiful as she is.

I know, it's corny, but it is the truth; her name matches her beauty and my wolf could not agree more, he is already in love with her.

I got to know some things about her and realized that we have a lot in common; she likes the same type of foods and beverages as me. Her favorite color is green and she likes the same movie genre as I do.

I could list everything she likes and does not like, but would be here for a long time.

About twenty-five minutes later, we were out of the woods and into the clearing with the pack house in view. Another five minutes later, Alexiana, my warriors and I heard a loud growl coming from behind us. We all turned around and you could tell, by his aura, that he is the Alpha.

I could tell the Alpha was angry, but he was looking at Alexiana angrily.

Then the Alpha and Alexiana started arguing and yelling at each other; that got me curious because a person yelling at their Alpha like that is a punishable offense. However, what got me even more curious is when Alexiana yelled at the Alpha saying the he rejected her. That pissed me the fuck off, but I am not going say anything, I rather have Alexiana tell me herself when she is ready.

The Alpha let out a huge growl, making Alexiana even more pissed than she already is. That is when a thunderous growl erupted from Alexiana, making the ground shake like an earthquake. Everyone stared at her with their eyes wide as saucers, looking stunned.

I stood there, shocked staring at Alexiana, not knowing what to say because there were not any words to describe that growl. Then I see this woman walking towards Alexiana, I guess that is her mother. Honestly, I was still a little shocked to pay attention to what Alexiana's mother was saying to her and the Alpha.

I followed the Alpha, Alexiana, her mother and I believe Carson, her brother inside the pack house to the Alpha's office.

After entering the Alpha's office, what Alexiana's mother said next, really shocked not just Carson, and the Alpha, but me too.

I could not believe that Alexiana is royalty – a princess to be exact. However, with all this new information, Alexiana started to get a panic attack; turning her head towards me and fainted.



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About a few hours later, Alexiana came inside the kitchen while I was sitting on the bar stool in front of the island. She walked to the opposite side of the island to stand in across from me and asked if she could speak to me in private; I said yes and told her to follow me, leading her towards my guest bedroom and gestured for her to go in first.

I told her that she could sit on the chair while I went to sit on my bed.

I asked her what she wanted to talk about and she explained that she had a mate, but he rejected her, therefore, I am her second chance mate. I started to get upset, not for the fact she had a mate, but for the fact that the bastard rejected her. Who in their right mind would reject their mate?

I was stuck in my thoughts when I felt the sparks on my left shoulder and I already knew that it was Alexiana trying to calm me down. Once I was calm, she told that I do not have to worry about anything because she was not going to reject me. On the contrary, she was going to give me a chance and that she wanted to get to know me better. She reassured me with her beautiful smile that reached to her eyes.

I stood up giving her my thousand-watt smile and hugged her while she put her head on my chest, breathing in each other's scent.

I felt very happy and Hunter, my wolf, felt very content.

I could already feel the mate bond getting stronger and I cannot wait for the day I get to mark her as mine. I will show her how a real man loves and cares for his mate. I will be the only one to put a smile on Alexiana's gorgeous face, making her feel safe and protected.



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~Alexiana's POV~



I stood in Jaxon's embrace, relishing in his scent; feeling the comfort of safety his muscled arms brings, when they're wrapped around me.

After a few minutes, I stepped back a centimeter while his arms are still around my waist and mine around his. I looked up to see Jaxon is smiling at me and I could see love shining through his eyes; I reciprocated his smile and I could feel his love for me through our mate bond.

I could feel our bond getting stronger and I am starting to fall in love with Jaxon. I already know both of our wolves bonded; they are just waiting for us to mark and mate with each other, to complete it. However, I think it is not the right time because I feel something bad is going to happen and we all need to prepare ourselves.

That last thought made me a little tense, which it didn't go unnoticed from Jaxon.

Before Jaxon could say anything, I shook my head to get rid of those thoughts because I did not want it to ruin our moment; I quickly got on my tippy toes to kiss Jaxon's cheek and hugged him. Even though I can't see Jaxon's face, I am pretty sure he is blushing.