**Okay so this was the chapter that was supposed to be between Love Bite and Mile High Club. So READ THIS CHAPTER AND THEN READ MILE HIGH CLUB AGAIN. Everything will make so much more sense. Sorry I'm a dumbass. 

Aceso's POV

I'd been drifting in and out of consciousness for about half an hour now, not wanting to wake up and face the rest of the world just yet. There'd been a heavy weight resting upon my chest ever since I first stirred this morning, and from the tingly sensation that was accompanying the dead weight, I knew it was, in fact, Xavier's massive body resting atop mine.

I eventually pried my eyes open and glanced down, only to have my heart melt at the sight in front of me. Xavier had his entire body covering my smaller frame. His head was using my chest as a pillow while one arm was wrapped securely around my waist and the other was gripping my thigh. He had effectively ceased any movement I could possibly make because his legs were also tangled amongst my own. In other words, I was totally and utterly caged in. The position made me giggle at how possessive and protective he was – even in his damn sleep.

I took this as an opportunity to memorize his features and engrain them in my brain. He looked completely at peace. The dark circles that lingered under his piercing green eyes were no longer present, and he the frown lines due to his constant scowl Alethia had told me about earlier were gone. He looked at least five years younger and even more handsome than before.

Dear Goddess, this man is going to be the death of me...

I ignored the fact that he was basically crushing me under his massive weight, because this moment was far to perfect to ruin for something as miniscule as breathing. I let my eyes wander over his short obsidian locks, unable to resist the temptation of running my fingers through them any longer. They were even softer than I imagined them to be. It was like I was handling pure silk. Xavier instinctively leaned into my touch, seeking the comfort that only I, as his mate, could provide him.

Suddenly, a loud purr echoed through the room. The abrupt noise slightly scared me, causing me to jump lightly in shock. I tried my best to hold in my laughter at the ridiculously loud noises of pleasure that were uncontrollably radiating from his chest. I had no doubt that his wolf was responsible for the commotion.

I couldn't hold back the laughter that had bubbled up in my chest any longer. The giggle, although rather quiet and breathy, still caused Xavier to stir from his deep slumber. I watched quietly as he - much to my displeasure - unwrapped his arms from around me and pushed himself ever so slightly onto his elbows, examining me in his delirious/half asleep state. He inhaled deeply before repositioning himself so that his head was tucked directly into the crook of my neck, letting out a loud sigh as soon as his body rested against my own once again. He released a content hum as he continuously breathed my scent in and out. I could tell that he had already begun to let sleep pull him under again, and let out a loud laugh in response. The movement from my laugh jostled his head, causing him to groan out in annoyance.

"No." His deep voice rumbled, sending vibrations throughout my entire chest. I nearly moaned at how husky and sexy his voice sounded in the morning. It was definitely a sound I could get used to.

His words registered in my head and I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion. "No?" I asked.

"No." He growled again before shushing me and attempting to fall back asleep.

"What do you mean "no"?" I asked again before continuing to run my fingers through his hair, slightly digging at his scalp with my sharp nails. He groaned deeply at the action.

"Want sleep. More." He said, trying his best to form coherent sentences.

"But I want more of you." I pouted, hoping he understood that I wanted to keep talking and get to know him, though I was completely oblivious to what I had just insinuated at.

Before I even had time to process what was happening, Xavier had removed his body from its position on top of me and had thrust my legs apart, occupying the space between them with his big burly frame just like he had last night. His hands roamed the planes of my body, heating my body up even more than it already was from the heat he generated. Gripping my thighs tightly, he rubbed circles into the flesh that was just mere inches from my now-throbbing core. He leaned over, pushing every inch of his scorching body against my own practically naked one in a whole new way. He licked a strip of skin from my collarbone to my ear, nibbling and pulling on it harshly once he reached my mark. I moaned loudly as my hips unconsciously jutted up, grinding against Xavier's rock hard length that was now straining painfully against his boxers. He released a ferocious growl that was dripping with need – just like the reaction It had on my body.

"Smell so good. Want you now." He declared between his assaults on the sensitive skin covering my neck. I audibly gulped as I tried my hardest to rein in my hormones and cool myself off, but I was failing miserable. If I didn't get away from him right now I was going to jump his bones over and over again.

"P-pee. I have... to pee." I forced my words out through clenched teeth, hoping desperately he and his wolf would cooperate with me. He let out a displeased huff and moved just enough so I could squeeze out from underneath him and dash to the safety of the ensuite bathroom. I snatched his discarded dress shirt off of the floor on my way before slamming the door behind me. I turned and rested my head against the dark wood while trying once again to calm my labored breathing and rapidly beating heart. I turned on the faucet and splashed my face with cold water, which did little help to cool me down.

I wasn't sure how long I stood in the bathroom doing breathing exercises that I always practiced with the she-wolves that were in labor. Slipping my arms through the dark fabric in my hands, I pulled it on quickly before bringing the shirt up to my nose and inhaling Xavier's enticing scent greedily. I was lost in my own little world until I felt two strong arms coil around my body from behind.

I looked up with the intention of examining Xavier once again, but I stopped dead in my tracks at my very own appearance. My jaw dropped as I feverishly examined the huge, purple hickies that covered the majority of my upper neck and chest area. I could feel Xavier's penetrating gaze burning holes in me as I reached up and brushed my fingers over the beautiful mark that now marred my skin.

I gasped at the simple contact, which caused my legs to grow weak and give out. Xavier clutched me closer to his body as he began to place light pecks all over my discolored skin surrounding his mark. When he finally reached the newly scarred skin, he left a hot, open-mouthed kiss directly upon it that caused my body to go completely slack in his hold while my insides turned to jelly.

He sniffed me before releasing a pleased growl and stating, "Smell like me. No male come near now. Mine." I knew the last part was his wolf speaking, and I'd be damned if it didn't turn me on once again. I blushed profusely when I felt his thing poking me in the back.

Shit.

"Want to mate you. Need to mate you." He whispered right next to my ear.

"Uh-huh." I moaned out without thinking. Every last bit of his jade eyes were engulfed into the black pits of his wolf. In mere seconds, I was once again pinned to our bed with Xavier hovering closely above me. He began trailing kisses down my neck to my stomach and then right above the waistband of my all lace panties. I was a moaning mess at this point, unable to formulate a single coherent thought even if I wanted to.

Before I could stop him (as if I even wanted to), Xavier had ripped the undergarment away from my body and pinned my hips to the bed. I wriggled in his hold, feeling considerably uncomfortable with my most intimate parts on display right in front of his face. Not to mention so up close and personal.

He licked his lips and spoke, "All mine, yeah?" I gulped and nodded in response, my arousal so thick in the air even I could smell it. I was about to pull away from his probing gaze until he began sucking and biting at my inner thighs, working his way towards my now dripping center. He was relentlessly teasing me and my frustration was rising to unbelievable heights.

"Dammit, Xavier, please!" I whined between shallow pants. I don't know how much more of this amazing torture I could take.

"What you want? Tell me." He replied, his warm breath blowing against my oversensitive skin. I whined once again, exasperated and needing release.

"I-I don't know. Please Xavier! I just, I need..." I trailed off, unable to finish my sentence. Without warning, Xavier licked a hot strip up the center of my core, latching his mouth onto my throbbing bundle of nerves and sucking harshly. I screamed out in surprised pleasure as I fisted the sheets securely in my palms. I tugged against the expensive Egyptian cotton until it ripped within my hold from how hard I was pulling. I roamed my hands over the bed, searching for something to anchor me to reality as Xavier wrecked havoc on my weeping pussy. I gave up and threaded my hands through his hair, the same way I had done this morning – although this was for an entirely different reason. I would've laughed if I weren't in such a compromising position.

Xavier clasped his large hands under my knees and pushed my legs up towards my chest before thrusting his tongue into my heat. I arched my back up off the bed and fought back the urge to cry because of the intense pleasure he was giving me. The new angle allowed him to pleasure me so much deeper than before, and with nothing but his skilled tongue. The thought of how he became so good at this should have bothered me, but he was my mate and my mate currently had his head between my thighs, eating my pussy like it's the last thing he'll ever do – so I let the thought slide for now.

I didn't think the pleasure could get any better, but that was before he glided one of his long and thick fingers into me, pumping it in and out slowly while still nipping at my clit and continuing to hold my legs up in the same position with one strong arm. He eased a second finger in, stretching my walls deliciously.

The feeling of ecstasy from him working me over and the slurping of him roughly sucking while his fingers pounded in and out brought me to the brink of my high, and It took only mere seconds until I was clenching around his digits and hoarsely yelling out his name.

He slowly eased his movements to a stop, pulling away from me to lean his body against the back of his calves while my legs came to rest on either side of him. He scanned me from head to toe, and I knew without a doubt that I looked thoroughly satisfied...for the time being.

I gazed back at Xavier through hooded eyes and watched as he smirked at me while his eyes sparkled with pride. He reached up and wiped my slickness off of his mouth and chin with the back of his hand. As wrong as it sounds, the action was incredibly sexy and I found myself licking my lips.

"Taste so good." He half moaned half growled.

"Mmmmhm" Was all I could unintelligibly mutter out. He chuckled quietly to himself while attempting to rub his calloused hands all over my body once again, only to have me swat him away with each time.

"Nuh-uh, I'm hungry. Unless you found a way to magically turn yourself into a big plate of pancakes and bacon, then you can take yourself, and your grabby hands, and get me something to wear from my room." I stated before fluttering my lashes at him.

"Don't want my sausage?" He said, faking confusion. My eyes widened and I chocked on my spit, which resulted in a mini cough attack due to his sexual innuendo. He chuckled loudly before removing himself from the bed and carelessly throwing some clothes on.

"My queen, I be back with clothes." He announced before shutting and locking the bedroom door behind him. My heart melted at his nickname for me. Though, I guess what they said about alphas and being overprotective when it came to their mates was most definitely true.

Sighing loudly, I slid out of bed. My weak legs quivered as if it were my first time walking. Once I finally felt confident enough that I wouldn't collapse after a few steps, I slowly made my way to the shower. I rinsed off, letting the scalding hot water massage my muscles. By the time I had stepped out of the shower, there was a clean pair of black leggings and one of Xavier's sweatshirts sitting on the counter for me.

He knows me so well I thought to myself as I examined my beloved yoga pants. I ignored the fact that he picked out the most racy set of lingerie I had packed and slipped the articles of clothing on before wandering out into our bedroom. I silently reveled in how Xavier's sweatshirt drowned my physique before his amused chuckle brought me out of my reverie. I blushed lightly at him catching me in the act, but forgot about it quickly once my stomach rumbled loudly.

**

My nerves began to build with every step we took closer to the dining room. All male and female wolves would be joined together once again because everyone that was left on the island was now with his or her mate. Unmated males and females who hadn't found their other half during the ball had taken a plane off the island late last night. Or so Xavier had managed to tell me. He began rubbing his thumb over my knuckles, soothing away any tension that had built up from my slight freak out a few minutes ago. I smiled up at him lovingly and pecked his cheek before we entered the dining hall.

The second we stepped over the threshold of the imposing French double doors, all eyes were on us. I seized up, hating the fact that I was the center of attention.

"Calm down, they stop staring eventually." Xavier's warm breath whispered against my ear. I nodded before hugging my body closer to his side, seeking the protection that he gladly gave me. Snaking his arm around my waist, he kissed my forehead before leading us towards a large dining table in the center of the room that my parents were currently sat at.

Xavier pulled out the chair to my father's left and sat down before grabbing me and situating me on his lap. I burrowed my face in the crook of his neck to hide my developing blush due to the intimate position he'd put us in. Not to mention, in front of an entire crowd of people. Loud rumbles of laughter could be heard from the other Alpha and Luna's that were occupying the seats around us. I was saved from further embarrassment when one of the servers scurried over to take our food order.

"Go ahead. Get whatever you want." Xavier sweetly murmured in my ear. I smiled, finally hearing a full sentence from him.

"Can I have three pancakes with scrambled eggs and bacon? And a cup of apple juice to drink, please?" I asked sweetly, knowing how shitty it was to have to wait on others. I'd had my fair share of doing that in my old pack whenever an important dinner was being held. The girl smiled and nodded before turning her gaze to Xavier, but not actually making direct eye contact with him. I saw him glance at me with a devilish smirk adoring his face from my peripheral vision.

Uh oh. Nothing good can come from this...

"No. I already ate." He said before winking at me as he finished his sentence. I gasped as my stomach dropped to my ass. I CANNOT believe he just said that in front of everyone! In front of my fucking parents!

"Xavier!" I squealed at him while slapping his chest. He just laughed along with everyone else as they clearly caught on to what he was insinuating. I leaned my elbows on the table and hid my face in my hands while everyone around me continued to laugh at my expense. Well, everyone except my father - who was glaring menacingly at Xavier. I'm glad they found this funny because I was going to fucking murder him when we were alone. My embarrassment was quickly squandered and replaced with fiery anger.

"I don't know why you're laughing, you're not getting anything from me after that shit you just pulled." I hissed at him matter-of-factly. Xavier's smile instantly fell and his eyes widened as he processed my statement. His helplessness only made the roaring laughter grow louder around us as he tried miserably to beg for my forgiveness with frustrated broken sentences and whimpers. My father's grumbles turned into whole-hearted laughs.

I smiled triumphantly and crossed my arms in front of my chest, leaning back against Xavier's hard chest once again. I refused to give into his endless pleas for forgiveness. I'll let him sweat this one out for a little while. That'll teach his stupid ass.

Alpha Jack's POV

I silently made my way into the dining room, making sure not to attract any unwanted attention to myself. My anger spiked once I saw whom Leighton was referring to when speaking about about Aceso finding her true mate at the ball.

I thought he was just lying to me and going behind my back so he could be with that piece of shit, powerless mate of his. He hadn't quite gotten the grasp of how important his mating with Aceso was. Sure, it may possibly weaken her incredibly powerful wolf to be mated to someone who wasn't her true mate, and yes it might kill her true mate in the process, but I didn't really fucking care. The only thing I cared about was being back on top of the food chain. Those fucking Bloodlust scum had stolen that position from us decades ago, and I was determined to be the leader who put us back on top.

Aceso was the key to our success, and after eighteen years of smooth sailing, I refused to announce defeat now. We were so close to the end goal, I could almost taste it.

My agitation grew when I realized it would be much harder to steal her back now that her I knew her true mate was the fucking Xavier Campbell. I wouldn't be in this damn forsaken situation if my son had just followed the fucking simple instructions I had given him. It really wasn't that hard: stick with Aceso, wait until the room goes chaotic with males grabbing and claiming their respective mates, drug her, and then snatch her out the back door before she finds her own mate or vice versa. Leighton was an alpha for fuck sake! He should've been able to stand up to that Wild piece of shit and finish the only job he had been assigned.

I reached up and began rubbing at my temples, trying to get the massive headache I've had ever since yesterday night to go away. I growled when I felt my mate's hands try to rub soothing circles on my back. I just needed to be alone right now so I could figure out where the hell I was going to go from here.

At least it didn't appear that her father and mother had figured out that she was their daughter. I had the lingering affects of her suppressants that I'd ordered Donna and Ray to feed her since she turned 10 to thank for that. I knew with due time they would wear off and begin to raise questions as well as noses. I could only pray that I managed to do some hush hush damage control before shit hit the fan. I forced myself to calm down as I reassured myself that my father and I's hard work would pay off. The intricate plan we concocted years ago was fool proof. We couldn't fail.

Yes, but you never planned on losing that damn she wolf either! I thought to myself. My wolf growled in frustration and snapped his jaws at me.

As if I didn't already have enough problems right now, now I have a pissed off wolf to deal with too. Being around so many Alphas in one small location was starting to get to him.

I abruptly stood, ripping my mate, Cynthia, up from her seat as well before storming out of the dining hall. I ordered her to hurry up and pack her shit. She tried questioning me, but I thankfully got her to shut her mouth with the help of my Alpha command. We left quickly, boarding our last minute plane back home to hopefully formulate a plan of attack. Linking my father, I told him we would be home early and to have a meeting with the elders ready by the time I got back.