Page 14 of The Alpha's Weakness

She grins. “Try again.”

“Um… I could work on a cruise ship. Or become a flight attendant.”

“Any job listings for that?”

“A few.”

“Apply! What’s the worst that can happen?”

I know she’s right. “Okay, okay,” I grumble as I apply for the cruise ship postings. The flight attendant application is more complicated since I’d have to go to school, but I fill out some interest forms from different schools and set my phone aside. “Happy?”

Adeline pulls the first batch of cookies from the oven. “As long as you are!”

Am I happy?

I’m not thrilled with either option, but it feels like a step in the right direction.

Maybe.

Adeline’s phone dings, and she smiles, so I know it must be Rhodes texting her.

“Rhodes has to work late tonight. He suggested we have a girls’ night!” she says, looking so happy and in love.

Why can’t anyone love me? Someone besides Adeline.

A pang hits my chest, the ache dull and throbbing. Ugh, I hate feeling like this. I should stay far, far away from Camden, and maybe this feeling will go away.

I nod to myself at that plan and smile at Adeline. “Sounds good. What should we do?”

She gives me a mischievous smile, and I raise an eyebrow as she details her plan for the night.

I grin. I’d do anything for Adeline, including something called a mayo hair mask.

By the time Rhodes gets home, we’ve done the hair mask, eaten half a dozen cookies each, and watched two movies. We’re both half asleep, and Rhodes smiles at Adeline as he scoops her into his arms and carries her up to bed.

I follow, trying to ignore the jealousy eating away at me as I tuck myself into bed.

SIX

Camden

“Shit,” I hiss, glaring down at my hard cock.

I’m not used to dealing with this. Before my mate moved to town, I was never turned on, but it’s happened more and more since I first saw her. As the full moon gets closer, fucking Holly is all I seem to be able to think about. Which is a problem because the cult is ramping up to something big.

Mate, my wolf growls.

I sigh. It’s getting harder and harder to ignore the mating bond, and I know it’ll only get worse as the full moon nears.

I think about how pissed Rhodes is at me until my cock goes down and I can zip up my jeans. Patrol and the Alpha meetings have been fun with him glaring at me nonstop and my wolf pacing relentlessly inside me.

I know I can’t go on like this. It’s not good for anyone. I hate having my wolf and best friend pissed at me. I hate how distracted I am. The whole point of avoiding my mate was to be focused, but it’s having the opposite effect.

So claim her,my wolf howls.

I know. I need to talk to her,I tell him, and he perks up a bit.

Maybe I can have my fated mate on my terms. I’ll claim her, then get back to work, focusing on the cult and how best to serve my Pack.