My Alpha's Wolfless Daughter
My Alpha’s Wolfless Daughter – Chapter 30

Ayla

My entire body hurt as Lorelei helped me into the bathroom. I have felt this before but this time it hurt. It was like my body was fighting my body. It was hard to explain. My head was pounding and I couldn’t think.

“How are you doing, sweetie?” She asked me.

“I feel weak.” I winced.

“I’m going to get you a change of clothes. Do you need help?” And I shook my head.

She left the bathroom and I used all of my strength to get myself cleaned up and, thankfully, it was almost over. Lorelei came in a few minutes later to help me change. She also checked to make sure I didn’t have a concussion. I guess my nose was bleeding.

Finally, after being checked out, I was able to lie down and get some sleep. I couldn’t keep my eyes open and my headache was getting worse. Lorelei made me drink some water and take a few pills before she helped me back into bed.

“Xander has told me so much about you.” She told me.

“He’s my best friend,” I mumbled.

I don’t remember falling asleep. I woke up wrapped up with Nate, who was quietly snoring behind me. My body was still sore as I tried to roll over to face Nate. I still don’t know what happened, but it felt like I had run a marathon.

Nate kissed my forehead as I snuggled back into him. I knew I was going to have to shift so I could heal. Facing him, his scent became overwhelming. It wasn’t just morning forest anymore. I could smell the different kinds of trees. The way the morning dew smells on the grass. It felt like I was actually standing in a forest.

“Baby?” Nate’s voice was husky with sleep.

“Mhm,” I mumbled.

“Are you okay? Your heart rate increased.” He asked me, and I looked up at him.

“Yeah, I’m just sore. Are you okay? Did I hurt you?” I asked him and he sighed.

“Nothing I couldn’t handle. I was more worried about you.” He said, leaning in, he kissed me.

“I’m sorry, Nate. Are the others okay?” I asked, feeling guilty. Nate squeezed me, pulling me closer to him.

“We are all okay. We are worried about you. What happened?” He asked me and I didn’t know.

“I was mad and then I just exploded. I don’t know.” I told him.

“You don’t have any new voices in your head, do you?” He asked me and I chuckled.

“Voices?” I furrowed my eyebrows.

“Nothing. We were just trying to figure out what happened. This isn’t the first time you’ve done that. The same thing happened in Alpha Matt’s pack.” He told me and I nodded.

“I know. It wasn’t as painful then. I don’t know why, but this time it was like something needed to come out, the pressure became too much. I don’t know, it’s hard to explain. But it hurt, like a bitch.” I explained.

“Well, whatever it was, it killed the library.” He chuckled and I g*****d.

“It’s okay, baby. Xander was getting everything organized. Let’s just worry about you and figure this out.” He told me.

“But we still need to confront that pack. And I need to train and learn. I don’t have time to take a break, Nate. If I take a break, people will die.” I stressed, sitting up on my elbow.

“Ayla, breathe. You need to worry about yourself, right now. Whatever happened, knocked you out. If you did that in the field, it would make you vulnerable.” He retorted.

“And how are we going to solve this? I know nothing about being a mermaid, a black pearl, or werewolves. I know nothing about this world. And if people who do, can’t help me, then I guess I’m f****d.” I ranted, sitting up.

“Baby, I know you’re scared, but I’m here,” he said, and I interrupted him.

“And I could have killed you,” I yelled, turning to look at him. Tears blurred my vision as guilt churned my stomach painfully.

“I could have killed you,” I whispered before the sobs took over. He pulled me into his chest and held me while I cried my heart out.

The thought of anything happening to him was too much for me to handle right now or ever. I needed to keep my anger in check so this doesn’t happen again.

I heard a knock at the door but I didn’t bother to answer. I didn’t want to see anyone right now. I’m sure I was a mess. Nate called out from them to enter as I was sitting in his lap, with my face buried in his neck.

“Ayla, what’s wrong? What happened?” I heard Xander.

“She’s upset about hurting us. She believes she could have killed us.” Nate explained to him.

“I’m so sorry, Xander.” I cried, and I felt his hand on my back.

“It would take a lot more than that to kill us, princess. Just knocked us on our asses.” Xander chuckled.

“And destroyed the library.” I sobbed.

“Nothing that can’t be fixed,” he said.

“Baby, he’s right. Everything can be fixed. We are all healed. It’s okay.” Nate said, squeezing me closer.

“I wish you both understood how I’m feeling. My body feels foreign to me and there’s no one that can help me.” I sniffled, my sobs calming down.

“And we will find someone who can help you. But for right now, you need to stay calm.” Nate tried to reassure me.

“We will handle the pack and the missing mermaids. You need to focus on learning and training to protect yourself. I know you feel this need to protect your people, but right now you need to protect yourself. We have no idea what is coming.” Xander said, and I nodded.

“I’ll have some breakfast sent up. I want you to relax. Nate, we can talk with the alphas later. We still need to come up with a plan.” Xander told us.

“I’ll be down a little later for training. I’m curious about how you train.” Nate told Xander.

“I’ll send someone up when we are ready,” Xander said before he left.

I tried to move away from Nate but he just held me tighter. I felt weak and pathetic. I hated relying on others. One thing I learned after my mother’s death is you only have yourself. And when you let people in, it will lead to disappointment.

Nate took hold of my cheeks so I could look at him. We stared into each other’s eyes for a moment before he let out a sigh.

“Stop thinking, whatever you are thinking. I love you and we are in this together.” He told me.

“Nate, my life is a mess. This isn’t easy.” I started but he wouldn’t let me finish my rant.

“Things that are worth the most are never easy but they are worth it. Our relationship is worth everything to me. I’m not letting you go. Even if I have to fight every day for the rest of my life. You are mine.” He said before kissing my lips.

“And how are we going to make this work?” I asked him.

“Well, I was planning on moving to Alpha Matt’s pack. We can build a house by the ocean. I can be a warrior and you can be whatever you want to be.” He told me.

“You would give up your position as beta for me?” I asked, tears filling my eyes again.

“I would give up anything for you. I’ve been thinking about this since the day I met you. I hesitated before and you were forced to leave. And that is never going to happen again. We are in this together. I know right now, you are scared, but I’m not leaving. You are officially stuck with me and Duke.” He chuckled and I smiled. I didn’t deserve Nate. How I was bonded to such a wonderful man, I’ll never know.

“I love you.” I breathed out, resting my forehead against his.

“I love you, baby. We will get through this. And in a few years, we can look back at this and laugh.” He smiled and I felt so much better.

“Do you want to get in the pool with me?” I asked him and his face lit up.

“I would never turn down a chance to see you naked.” He grinned and I shook my head with a smile on my face.

“I’ll meet you on the balcony, I’m just going to get cleaned up,” I told him, pecking his lips. I climbed off of him and the bed.

I was thankful it was finally done. But then I was confused. Only three days? It felt short or maybe that was normal? I’ll have to ask Xander’s mother. Not that I’m complaining, no cramps and it only lasted three days. I can live with that.

I stripped off my clothes before walking out of the bathroom to find Nate sitting on the edge of the bed. He was looking at his phone, while I swayed my h**s, walking past him.

“Coming?” I purred over my shoulder and his eyes snapped at me. He ripped off his clothes and I chuckled as I stepped into the pool.

The pool was deep and I was quickly engulfed in water. The saltwater pushed me to shift and I gave in. I knew I needed to learn to control it, but I wanted to shift. My body instantly felt better after the shift was complete. With a flip of my tail, I breached the surface, throwing my hair back, dramatically. Nate was standing at the edge of the pool naked, a smirk on his face. I splashed him with my fin and he jumped in, splashing me.

I was laughing as he grabbed my h**s and breached the surface in front of me. I noticed the bite I gave him earlier still hadn’t healed. It was a red scar of my teeth impression. I ran my fingertips over it and Nate shivered before goosebumps covered his body.

“It hasn’t healed?”

“Duke says it’s because you’ve claimed us. I’m not sure what that means.” He shrugged.

“Will your mark look like the one I gave you?” I asked him.

“It will be my bite print, but yes. It’s to say to all the other male wolves that you are taken.” He explained.

“And will you claim me now?” I played with my bottom l*p waiting for him to answer.

“Baby, I thought you wanted to wait?” He asked him.

“I do. Well, I did. I don’t know. It would seem I claimed you.” I rambled and he crushed his lips to mine.

My arms instantly wrapped around his neck as he pushed me backward towards the stairs. Nate spun us around and pulled me into his lap, not breaking the k**s. I thought of my legs before I licked his bottom l*p. He thrusts his tongue into my mouth while I twisted my body towards him, straddling him.

His hard c**k rubbed into my clit and I m****d. Nate swallowed my m***s as I rolled my h**s down into him. My body was on fire and everywhere Nate’s body touched mine, tingles shot through me, heating up my core.

Every touch was more intense than before. Maybe it was because I claimed him or because my senses seemed to have changed. But whatever it was, I needed him to touch him.

Nate stood up and I wrapped my legs around his waist as he stepped out of the pool. My lips were still on his, and I didn’t care that my lungs were screaming for oxygen. Before we made it over to the bed, there was a knock on the door and Nate g*****d.

“It’s probably breakfast,” he said, pulling his lips from mine. I was left breathless as he lowered me to the floor so I could stand.

“You could always have me for breakfast?” I purred and he gave me a smirk.

“I plan on it.” His voice was husky with l**t. His hand came down on my a*s cheek with a loud crack, causing me to jump and shirk.

Nate laughed as he went into the bathroom, coming out quickly with a towel wrapped around his waist as he answered the door. It was the same poor girl who saw him naked. She was holding a tray and her poor face turned red when she saw it was Nate.

Nate took the tray from her and closed the door behind him, before placing the tray on the coffee table.

“What?” He asked me. I was smirking at him when he turned around to face me.

“You ruined that poor girl for life. No man will ever be big enough for her.” He gave me a wicked smile as he stalked towards me.

“Have I ruined you?” He purred and my voice caught in my throat as he kissed along my collar, sliding down my dress.

“You’ve turned me into a desperate woman, begging for your touch,” I m****d.

My hands were in his hair as he pulled my dress further down, exposing my breasts. I gasped when his mouth covered a n****e. His tongue flicked it before he nipped, causing me to m**n as I pulled on his hair.

“Nate,” I breathed out when my dress hit the floor and he picked me up. I wrapped my legs around his waist before my back hit the bed.

Nate’s c**k slid into my folds and pushed up against my clit as he rolled his h**s. His mouth on my neck and my nails digging into his shoulders, he moved a hand between us. Nate worked his c**k against my clit before he found my entrance. With one hard thrust, he was buried deep inside me.

“f**k,” I cried, as he g*****d against my neck.

“You feel so good, baby.” He mumbled as his movements became more dominating.

I never wanted him to stop as my o****m built and I forgot how to breathe. I never care if I breathe again, as long as I have this man inside me. Nate pushed me over the edge as he grunted against my shoulder. His thrusts became harder as he chased his own release. We were both left gasping as he still above me.

“And I still want more.” I chuckled, looking at my handsome mate.

“So do I, baby. I can never get enough of you.” He breathed out, smiling down at me.

There was a knock at the door and Nate g*****d, falling on top of me. I chuckled as he buried his face in my neck.

“Come on, you have training and you still need to eat,” I told him and he sighed.

“I’ll eat after. But you should eat now. Then when I’m done, we can go for lunch,” he said, hovering over me. He kissed me before getting off of me and the bed.

“I can come with you to training,” I told him as he dug around in his bag for some clothes.

“We can do some light training after lunch. Just eat and get some rest. There’s no rush.” He said, pulling on a pair of shorts.

“Fine, but be careful,” I whined.

“Always.” He smiled, coming over to me. He kissed me and before I could deepen the k**s he pulled away and rested his forehead against mine.

“Naughty.”

“I know what I want,” I told him and he chuckled.

“You can be my snack before lunch.” He purred before he pecked my lips. He walked to the door, pulling on a shirt. I was watching him when he turned around before he left.

“I love you.”

“I love you,” I called to him.

Sighing, I got out of bed to eat breakfast. I wanted to go to the library to find anything that might hold some answers for me. Guilt fills my stomach as I remember the mess I made yesterday. I’ll have to help them clean it up.

When I was done eating and dressed for the day, I walked out of my room ready to find the library and answers. There has to be someone who has some of the answers I’m looking for.