Page 62 of The Alpha's Runaway Bride

All four of them were tired when they got back to her apartment. They ordered a pizza and watched the Expendables movies.

“I love the snarky humor,” she said.

“You would.”

They made love, their arms and legs entwined. Noah and Angie explored each other’s bodies with their fingers and lips. Snuggling close together afterward, Noah made up his mind that he was going to talk to Angie the next night and confess that he loved her. He would ask her to go through the mating ceremony with him – not because it was arranged, but because he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.

She made omelets the next morning. “These are almost as good as your biscuits and gravy. You could open your own café.

“I wouldn’t go that far.” She laughed.

After breakfast, he kissed her and said, “I’ll see you tonight.”

Noah had finished taking care of some emails when Abner knocked on the door. The old man came into Noah’s office and sat in the chair across from Noah without being invited.

“A little birdie told me that Angie was adopted by my son and his wife. This same birdie told me that Angie is not a shifter.”

“Who is this birdie?” Noah asked.

“Selena. After Angie attacked her in the bathroom at the gala, Selena got on the internet to see what dirt she could dig up on Angie, because she thought that there was something off about Angie. She found out about the adoption. I looked up the information and verified it,” Abner said. “Did you know that she was a mundane human?”

“I did,” Noah said, locking eyes with Abner.

“You have to call off the mating ceremony. We can’t have this abomination be the luna.”

“We don’t have a mating ceremony scheduled. Even if there was, I wouldn’t necessarily cancel it. I care a great deal about Angie and I think that she would be a great luna,” Noah said.

“You have to send her back to the human world. Going through a mating ceremony with her would be a grave mistake,” Abner growled.

Noah leaned forward and said, in a very quiet but deadly voice, “Are you threatening me?”

Abner paled. “No. Of course not, Alpha. I would never do that.”

The old man jumped up from the chair and practically ran out the door.

“I’m glad that I already made my decision to ask her to go through the mating ceremony with me,” Noah muttered to himself. “It won’t be long until everyone knows that she is a human.”

Elder Cyrus walked in about half an hour later. “I would like to speak to you, Alpha.”

Noah sighed heavily. He had an idea of what the old man wanted to talk to him about. “I already know that Angie is not a shifter.”

“Good. Then, you understand a mating ceremony between the two of you wouldn’t be appropriate. I’ve been meaning to talk to you about Selena.”

“What about her?”

“She would make a great luna,” Elder Cyrus said.

“No. She is not a good choice and I would not consider her.”

“But…”

“I think your time is up, Elder,” Noah said. “Please see your way out.”

The old man stormed out of Noah’s office.

Grinning, Noah sat back in his chair and stapled his fingers. That was two people he managed to piss off this morning. He was on a roll.

Noah admitted that he was in love with Angie and that Zac was right. Angie was his fated mate. If she agreed to go through the mating ceremony with him, then he would call a pack meeting and let them know that she was a mundane human. He will make sure they know that they are to respect her as their luna. If anyone has a problem with it, they can either keep their mouth shut or they can go to the human world.

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