Maddox's POV

I growled at one of my guards, my patience wearing thin. "Take care of the rogues at the border, or I'll rip your head off."

"Yes, Alpha."

The guard bowed and scurried away, leaving me to my frustration. I slipped back into my chair, running my hands through my hair. It had been weeks since that night at my bar, and I was still feeling the effects. My wolf was restless, and I couldn't shake the feeling of unease.

My staff in the Alpha's main quarters has been getting on my nerves of late. I couldn't tell if the fault was them or me.

"Where's Del?" I barked, my voice echoing through the room.

My gamma, Del, was not only my second-in-command but also my best friend's sister. With Cole out of town on a mission, Del was left to help me manage the pack.

I couldn't believe that a powerful Alpha like myself hadn't found his mate yet. All my friends had found theirs, and now I was starting to lose hope. Would I ever find her?

The door burst open, and Del walked in with a bright smile on her face. "Hey, Maddox! What's up?"

I returned her smile with a scowl. "I'm in no mood for jokes and play, Del. What's the update on the rogues?"

Del's smile faltered, and she nodded seriously. "I've got everything under control, Alpha. But I have to ask, what's going on with you? You've been on edge for weeks."

I leaned back in my chair, folding my fingers together. "Just waiting for Cole to get back, I suppose. And dealing with these rogues."

Del raised an eyebrow. "That's not all, Maddox. You know I can sense when something's bothering you. What is it?"

There was no escaping Del when she wants to know something, she flashed me a stubborn smile and sat down. I didn't want to share what was bothering me at first, but it might make things easier.

"You know what has been keeping me on the edge..."

"Right." She said, a little crestfallen. "Your mate.. what do you want to do?"

"I can't wait another day without her, if I don't find her, then I have to take a chosen mate."

"If you weren't so annoying, I could have suggested a marriage between us."

I didn't know if she was joking or not, but it was never going to happen. Cole and Del have been the closest thing to a family that I have had; I wasn't going to ruin that by putting us both in a complex situation.

My mood already hinted that I was in no mood for jokes so she sat straight,

"You have been Alpha for years. Mate or not you can still rule this pack." She started. "There are tons of Alpha's who have led their packs without mates for years. I can't stop you if you feel a chosen mate would be okay for you, but nothing beats the natural bond between you and your fated."

"I am an Alpha. I shouldn't be the last of everyone to get a mate-"

"It's not that bad." She cut me off, gesturing to herself with a proud smile. "I have no mate and I am still here."

"We're not the same. You're not an Alpha."

"Ouch. But lucky you, you can have any lady you want in the pack."

"I am not a whore , I'll lose my respect when I begin to f**k every girl with a p***y in my pack, I already do that in my bar, I don't see any reason to bring that to the pack."

The conversation was begining to bore me and tip me more off the edge. As an Alpha I have had my fair share of different ladies all beautiful and fit for any good male wolf but not for me. The thought of bringing anyone of them as my mate was exhausting and a process I didn't want to go through.

But since two weeks I haven't been able to get her out l my mind.

My little kitten as I have called her. I let my mind derail for a moment as I relished the inexplicable moment.

Her eyes were closed as I held her at the back of her neck, while my hands played against her under wear sending a rush of anticipation through me.

She was wet and throbbing hard for me.

Shs stuck her ass out, for me to pull the underwear aside totally. My wolf was in sheer disarray and the only thing we wanted was to fuck this little kitten to stupor.

I cupped her pussy my middle finger slowly brushing her clit before I began moving slowly slipping one finger at first, and then two as she moaned against my ear.

"Ah, fuck! Fuck me, yeah." She cried in ecstasy begging me to do the one thing I wanted to do.

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"Maddox!" Del yelled, staring at me skeptically as she pulled me out of my one night of wonder. A night I would kill to experience a million times again.

"I was with a girl on Monday, I need you to find her. That is the assignment I have for you."

Del frowned. "And how do you want me to find your 'one night angel."

"Go check the records in my bar, there should be something there that could help, I have a traitor deal with."