My wolf isn't just pissed that my mate is getting friendly with some girl. He genuinely hates the girl. If I let him he would tear her limb from limb.

"Hello, I'm Thomas." I greet while extending my hand with what I hope is a friendly smile.

She jumps at my greeting, her large dark eyes going wide. "Hi." She returns, her voice breaking, taking my hand.

"Thomas helps with deliveries. When you're done training, you'll be working alone with him on delivery days." Jasper says an unmistakable hint of displeasure in his words. Is it that she'll be alone with me or that I'll be alone with her?

"Happy for the help. This one just likes to break things." I mock wanting to frustrate him like he frustrates me.

He looks more pleased, a devious smile forming on his full pouty lips. His emerald eyes flash like a blade.

"It doesn't help that you're so damn distracting." He asserts, his gaze raking over me. "He's gorgeous, isn't he?" Jasper confides to the young girl who flushes as red as the cherries jubilee, unable to meet my gaze.

I can't help but blush too under his evaluating gaze to his satisfaction.

"Oh good. You're all here." Luna says stepping out of the back room. "Lain will you be okay manning the front alone while the boys and I do some work in the back?" She asks the girl kindly, as is her nature.

"Of course." The girl says beaming at the older woman, a sudden unfounded confidence at the presence of Luna.

My wolf becomes more agitated as I come around the counter and past the girl. She just smiles at me meekly avoiding eye contact as she starts cleaning the sparkling ice cream case.

"We have to move everything off, check the dates and clean the shelves." Luna instructs while demonstrating.

Jasper and I get to work doing as she says and she starts going over some paperwork in the office next to us.

"What's with that girl?" I ask Jasper, careful not to look at him and stay some distance away. He is being much less aggressive today oddly. My wolf hates it but mostly I'm relieved.

"What do you mean?" He asks coyly.

"Why does my wolf want to tear her apart?" I extrapolate, ignoring any insinuations.

"Oh, yours too?" He says with a shrug. "I don't know."

"You don't think it's important?" I press.

"She's just a human." He replies.

I look over at him and he's scrubbing at the shelves, staring at the spotless surface intently. What is going on with him?

"Maybe she is a witch though I've met witches. My wolf just sniffed disdainfully. Necromancer? Should we ask the elders?" I continue.

"You can if you want to, Beta." He says beta in the mocking tone of his. He smells amazing, his voice like a caress even when he's trying to be annoying. I can't help but feel disappointed when he moves away from me to continue cleaning other shelves.

After we've moved all the delivery in Lain and Luna go back inside. I stop Jasper, grabbing him by the arm. He pulls away continuing inside.

"What's going on? Do you not want me anymore?" I sound more broken than I want to at the thought. My wolf whimpers pitifully in a way he never has.

He turns on me, his green eyes glinting with rage. "You don't want me, so why should I want you?" He barks storming off down the alley leaving me unreasonably stunned. I guess I didn't realized how much I hurt him with my rejections. I'm still not sure I can want him the way a mate should, so I don't go after him.

I walk back into the Ice cream shop and bidding Luna a good day, nodding farewell to Lain before making my way the few blocks to the pack office buildings.

"Isabella." I greet not bothering to mask my desperation.

She looks at me with concern, instantly knowing something is wrong in only the way a close friend can.

"Thomas?" She replies, looking up from her work.

"Do you have time to talk?" I ask awkwardly. Isabella may be my ex but she's also my oldest and closest friend. She knows more about me than anyone.

"Of course. I'll be finished up here in a minute then we can get lunch." She agrees, clacking on her keyboard for a moment before clicking the mouse and retrieving her belongings. "I'm going to lunch." She calls to her associate who just waves emersed in something on her screen.

"She's working on an update for the site." Isabella explains the other woman's behavior.

"What's going on, Thomas?" Isabella asks after I stall with idle chitchat and perusing the menu a moment to long for her fiery disposition.

"I found my mate." I announce, gulping loudly.

"That's amazing." She beams before rethinking. "But it's not?" She asks the picture of confusion.

"Perfect would not be the word most would use to describe this situation." I reply cagily.

She rolls her eyes at me sighing heavily. "Out with-it Jacobs or I'll have them change your meal to vegetarian." She threatens with a glint in her honey brown eyes.

"My mate is an Alpha." I say, biting my lips.

She narrows her eyes at me. "I thought you liked a strong woman." She replies, anger lacing her tone.

I sit up, gathering all of my composure, meeting the beautiful woman's eyes I used to think non other could compare to. "My mate is Alpha Jasper." I say, holding my breath.

She nods her head, eyes staying fixed on mine. "That is so hot." She says, her face lighting up with amusement or excitement.

"Unhelpful." I deadpan, shaking my head trying to scrub the embarrassment from my face. I groan.

"What do you need help with? You always said you didn't see how the boy could ever be alpha. With you as his Luna he'll have no trouble." She asserts with a straight face, making me flush further.

"What are you so embarrassed about?" She demands angerly noticing the reddening of my face. "I know you wanted a mate despite all your bravado. Now you have one and you're ashamed?" She chastises. Tearing me apart with her words in a way that up until recently only she could.

"It isn't that I'm embarrassed to have Jasper as my mate. It's not even really that we're both men. What I'm embarrassed of is my reaction. This immense feeling of vulnerability." I explain into my palms.

"Thomas. It is like that for everyone. The mate bond opens you up to get hurt. You must trust your mate not to hurt you. You have to trust that you won't hurt them, that you'll protect one another. It's a weakness yes, but also an immense strength." Isabella explains passionately.

"There's another thing." I add, peeking out of behind my fingers.

"What?" She asks impatiently.

"I'm not sure I can have intercourse with him." I admit lowly.

"You mean take it in the ass." She confirms vulgarly making me laugh in surprise. "Now you know how I felt when you would beg me." She says with a vindictive sneer on her face. "It's not so bad." She adds, sipping her water.

"What?" I exclaim. "You did it for him?" I accuse.

"He's my mate." She answers dismissively.

"Alright, what your saying is he's my mate so I should let him fuck me in the ass." I confirm sarcastically.

"Every chance you get." She agrees, obviously relishing the prospect.

"I think I've messed it up. I really hurt him." I say hanging my head.

"Well stop pouting and think of a way to make it up to him." She asserts.

I nod my head. "The ball." I say lighting up with an idea. "I'll plan a romantic gesture."

"Isn't it in two days?" She laughs.

"You don't think I can do it?" I ask. "Don't you remember my promposal?" I challenge.

"Yeah, I remember you falling on your ass." She laughs.

"That was at the end and only because I was on roller skates that were too small." I justify.

"Alright no roller skates and I think you can do it." She beams. 

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