C11 Mate and House Cleaning

Xavier’s POV

The moment I sensed us approaching the border to my territory I feel a strong urge to shift and run free in the woods and I don’t even bother questioning it because I know Hades and I need to let off some steam.

Before I change my mind I tell Chris to pull over at the roadside and I hop out once the car comes to stop and Chris looks at me questioningly but I ignore him.

“I’m going for a run and I might take a while so don’t wait for me, park the car and go home to your mate you’re dismissed for the day”. I tell him and walk to the tree line of the woods that separates us from unclaimed territory before he can say anything else.

I strip out of my clothes and stand directly under the moonlight, letting myself bath in the glow of the moonlight.

I shift into my Lycan form allowing Hades to take full control of our body as the feeling intensifies.

Strangely we have no scent to track yet our instincts know which direction to go and it leads towards the mystical crossroads.

It felt as though something was calling for us in that direction and it’s unsettling for us but the feeling is too strong. Hades and I Kno better than to ignore such a strong instinct.

Hades takes a huge breath to try and sniff out anything and we nearly stumble on our feet as a swirl of emotions attack us once we smell that delicious familiar scent we’ve spent the whole year craving for.

‘Mate, it's our mate.’ Hades links with amazement in his voice.

Hades finally says the one word I have craved to hear since we came of age, he practically howls out excitedly, loud enough for the whole region to hear his happiness.

Her red fur that was the first thing that came into view. Her fur was blood red, it glinted in the moonlight light rare rubies, even those can not match up to her beauty.

She also looks very magnificent and the raw power radiating off of her is in no way any less than mine.

She tilts her head and slowly observes Hades who was practically purring because of the attention.

She steps out of the shadows and shifts back to an equally stunning girl with such beautiful brown eyes I lose myself in them with no regrets.

She chuckles in amusement at our reaction and I go to shift back to my human form but snarl when I smell a rogue behind her.

A young pup comes out and hands her some clothes and shoes to change into, she smiles at me and moves back into the shadows, behind a tree get dressed and I fight the urge to follow her and not let her out of my sight ever again but I manage to control myself.

I stare down the kid who looks like he’d cry any minute before shifting to my human form regaining control from Hades who is still lingering just beneath the surface.

Our mate steps out of from behind the tree and gives him a small nod and he takes off back into the direction they’d come from and disappears out of sight.

I study her face and my mind instantly connects it to a younger version of her causing me to suck in a breath as realization dawns upon me.

‘Hades, did you know she was our mate before now?’ I ask my Lycan who goes quiet and sighs.

‘I had a hunch but I wasn’t sure until now, I mean the thought of having her as a mate never bothered me in fact it excited me. I guess my subconscious felt it. It never really made sense until now.' he says thoughtfully.

“Well hello to you too Lycan Alpha, nice to meet you….. once again I guess.” She says snapping me out of my inner dialogue with Hades. Her voice full of teasing.

“Sorry mate, I didn’t mean to ignore you. I just had to confirm something with my ‘beast’. I quickly apologize for fear of angering her and she just waves me off.

“I figured that out since my wolf can’t seem to shut her mouth right now.” she chuckles and the sound is hypnotic.

“Hi gorgeous, it’s nice to see you once again my princess” I say to her gently while slowly approaching her as memories from my childhood that I’d forgotten flash before my mind's eyes like a movie replay.

“You remembered me, I thought you’d have forgotten about me.” she mutters and that causes me to feel a pang of guilt in my chest for not looking harder and the fact that I had indeed forgotten what she meant to me.

“I couldn’t find you, my dad and I kept looking everywhere for you but we never found any trace of you. I started losing hope but I never gave up the search for you princess.” I quickly explain to her and she looks at me shocked.

“Okay.... I’ll explain everything to you tomorrow but I have to go now. My friend is waiting for me at the pack house and I know she’ll be worried sick right now. It’s been a long day and I’m afraid my body is shutting down.” she says tiredly.

I touch her cheek and she leans into my touch sighing contentedly before she grabs the back of my head and crashes her lips to mine in a searing kiss that has Hades howling in my head from extreme happiness. Ty feeling of her lips is like nothing I've ever felt.

“Sooooo…… can we go now Cos I’m sure Cynthia just sent me the twentieth text and another voice mail that I’ve lost count of right now.” She says and I look at her incredulously.

“Are you telling me that ‘Thee Clary’ that crazy little huntress daredevil couldn’t shut up about in the whole of last year is you?” I ask incredulously and she laughs at my choice of words. The sounds she makes are ever so addicting.

“I believe that would be me Mate” she practically purrs at the last word and Hades does a little happy dance.

I scoop her up and carry her bridal style causing a squeal to leave her lips as she instinctively wraps her hands around my neck while studying my face with utter interest and admiration.

I look down when her breathing evens out and I’m surprised to see she has already fallen asleep.

I walk out of the tree line after getting a pair of shorts on and walk straight to the pack house while the pack members eye me incredulously.

I hear a gasp and meet Cynthia’s gaze as she struggles to keep her smile at bay and smirks at my mate who burrows deeper into my embrace in her sleep.

'Sooooo… is this actually what I think it is or am I supposed to call for back up. Cos if I’m right about you and my bestie then I have a feeling you’ll need a Piece of advice Alpha dearest. Clary doesn’t share and she’s as possessive as any Alpha male, maybe even more, so... you might want to do a thorough house cleaning.' Cynthia links me with a serious expression and I have only one thought in mind, ‘Oh s**t’ and Hades snarls dangerously at me.

“Or you can call the hospital to be on standby because a few females are going to need the hospital when she wakes up and decides to do it herself.” she smirks triumphantly and walks towards me before kissing my mate on the lips softly making me growl at her.

That seems to startle my mate to wake up with a start and angrily glare at the culprit who doesn't look bothered at all by my threatening glare making me sigh in relief.