Alpha Landon novel Chapter 22

~ Althea

I have something to show you, today. "

I glanced up. I am laying in bed, the sheets over my legs. I am currently reading a book Landon had snuck from his library for me last night, before we went to bed. It's quite old, but a good read.

I had woken up earlier than Landon this morning. Not wanting to wake him, I decided that the book would be a better choice.

Now he stood at the end of the bed, pulling a t-shirt over his head. I couldn't help but enjoy the view though, my gaze peaking over the top of my book. I've slowly pulled the end of the shirt down his toned torso, watching me.

"And what might that be?" I question. I close the cover of the book, and lay it by my side. Landon smiles brightly, and I can instantly tell he's excited about something. Problem is, I'm not the biggest fan of surprises.

"I guess you'll have to wait and see," he says slyly, giving me a wink. I roll my eyes and slide out of bed. He was combing his hair back with his fingers, as I strolled over to him.

"Can you at least tell me what it involves?" I ask sweetly, wrapping my arms around his waists. He smiles down at me, and shakes his head, making me sigh. There is nothing worse than wandering into a situation you're unsure about. Lucky for Landon, I trust him with my life.

"All I'm going to tell you, is that it's a special location," he lets out. I frown, my I thought you showed me all your special locations back when we were just friends, "I muse. I used to tell me everything. I could hardly remember the days when I was only his friend, and crushed on him desperately.

"This one I kept all to myself. I was going to wait until I found my mate, and now I have," he murmured, giving me a kiss on my forehead. I close my eyes, and rest my head on his chest, feeling the rhythmic beating of his heart quite comforting.

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Avoiding his father, Landon and I snuck out of the palace, after having eaten some breakfast. And as we walk out of the ground, I feel anxious. And this wasn't because I was worried about Landon's father finding us, or his guards reporting us, but because Landon was taking me somewhere special to him.

This officially meant he was ready to full admit that I'm his mate.

"I don't have to close my eyes do I?" I say, fully expecting him to do something cliche like that. He looks down at me, his arm wrapped securely around my waist.

"Maybe," he says, before looking back at where we were walking. I narrowed my eyes at him, even though he couldn't see that I was doing so.

We walked down a familiar path for awhile, the morning sun warm on our faces. It felt nice to walk and not be worrying about anything in particular. I could be worrying about the guards seeing us, and alerting Landon's father; but I wasn't. I could even be worrying about Kaden and Kace, but they weren't on my mind at this point.

I was just happy to be out with Landon.

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We had walked far from the village I lived in, and now my legs had started to get sore. It had to have been at least an hour since we left the estate. I was dying for a break to sit down or something, but Landon was unrelenting with his long strides.

"How long till we get to this special place?" I question, dragging my feet. We were trekking through grass now. Landon insisted he owned the land, and that was okay. Personally, I would rather be walking on a road at least.

"We will be there soon, I promise," he says, glancing down at me. His hand held mine, guiding me through the long grass that brushed up against my legs.

"Somewhere over there," Landon said suddenly, lifting his free arm to point toward something in the distance. I squinted my ast the sun, trying to see what he was pointing at. Then I did.

A massive, dark forest was clumped densely to the right of my view. I don't usually come to this side of the Pack. I always got told I couldn't go over here, so having this privilege gives me this good kind of feeling.

How did you find this place? "I ask quizzically, as we make our way closer to the dense mass in the distance. Landon smiled secretly, like it was something I was supposed to know. I am hi mate now, and I have promised to share this with me after all ...

"I have my ways Al, don't even worry about it," I stated with a smile. My heart skipped a little when he called me Al. It's been awhile since he's done so, since everything has been a lot more serious than usual. I squeezed his hand a little, deciding not to question what he was saying.

We trekked through the grass for another good tenty minutes, before I could feel the shade of the trees on my face. After a long walk, my feet ached, and I was sweating profusely; so the shade was a welcome relief.

"Thank you ... for taking me here," I mumbled. Slowly, I stroll over toward the patch of the grass, crushing the pure green strands with the bottom of my shoe.

A waft of air blows up from beside me, as Landon strolls over and takes a seat beside me. He glances up at me, patting right beside him for me to sit. So I do so, enjoying the soft grass beneath me.

"You know, I thought about taking you here a lot while we were just friends," Landon admits. I absorb his words, as I watch him pluck a clump of grass from the ground.

"Really. Why?" I question lightly. Landon closes his eyes for a moment, thinking. I stay silent beside him, my heart speeding up a bit. Did he like me back then as much as I had?

"I've thought you were special for a long time Al. You've never been just my friend," he said, looking up at the sun. His words make my heart flutter again. He doesn't look my way or anything, so I don't suppose he wants an answer to his statement.

So instead, I read over and lay a kiss on his lips. It's short and sweet, but effective.

"What was that for?" Landon asks, as I rest my head on his chest. I shrug. "Just for being here, with me."

Landon lifts my chin up, and kisses me once again. His lips are so soft, and his tongue so smooth I perform I don't want to stop kissing him. But at that point, and Landon's hands slipped under my shirt, caressing the small of my back, something slipped into mind.

"Kaden came to visit me," I say in between kisses. Landon doesn't stop at my words though. Instead he rolls over so I'm lying upon the grass fully, while he's on top of me.

"Who's Kaden?" He asks blandly, pulling away from the kiss. I run my fingers through his soft hair, as he kisses down my jawline.

"Alpha Kaden," I mutter. And he freezes, his lips hovering just above the base of my neck.

He lifts his head to look me at me, his eyes no longer that soft brown color I love, but a pitch black.