Helen said some greetings to the ladies by the road as she walked past with Adam. She kept looking out hoping to see Alpha Max but she didn't. She decided to go to her place and make some warm milk and cookies for Adam,who looked hungry.
"So,did your dad tell you which way he went before leaving you?"Helen asked, hoping to get some valuable information from the young boy.
"Uh . no. He only said he wanted to meet a few friends and get me a set of game boards",Adam replied.
With the way young Adam sounded,Helen knew she might not get anything more from him. She overlooked it and continued on her walk to her place. Arriving at her place,she opened the creaking door and set Adam on the closest sofa.
She didn't mean it when she told Rachel she had some chores to do. Helen only said that because she wanted to excuse herself when she felt Alpha Max's statement was an overpowering presence. If there was anything she was extremely good at apart from being a social butterfly,it was cleaning. Her house was spick and span.
Helen switched on the lights and it shone beautifully, revealing the simple but classic setting of her living room. The flowers were fresh and neatly kept in a porcelain vase. The curtains were flowery and close to the fireplace was a chest of drawers that Helen kept all of her uncle's old history and magic books.
Strategically hidden at the topmost part of her room was 'adwulf',one of her magical pieces that warded off evil spirits. Ever since her encounter with an evil witch when she was little,she had learnt some spells and was taught on how and when to use them by her late grandmother.
Helen took a look at Adam who was concentrating on the patterns on the fruit basket close to where he sat. "You sure you can hold on a bit for me while I make us some warm milk?",she asked.
"Hmm..hm. I'll like that",Adam replied absentmindedly. Helen turned to move to the kitchen,when Adam's words struck and she froze completely.
"I think my daddy likes you. Do you like him?",Adam said, finally raising his head to look at her for the first time since he came into her house.
Helen turned gently and faced him. "My dad is an Alpha,so if you marry him that'll make you a Luna and my new mother. Would you like to be my mother?", Adam continued.
Helen was too shocked to say anything. She just stared at the young boy as the words rolled from his mouth. She gulped hard at every word,Adam spat.
"So that means soon,I'll get to call you mum. I'm happy about that because all of my friends have both parents but me",he said emotionally.
"So if you marry my daddy, that'll make you my mother",the young boy said finally with a smile on his face. Helen rushed to him and knelt before him, trying to hold back the tears in her eyes.
"How do you know all these?", Helen managed to ask.
"Gamma Luisa teaches me about the roles of a pack and she told me my father is an Alpha and my late mother was Luna. Since her death,our pack has no Luna",Adam explained calmly
"Do you want to be our Luna?"He shot back at her.
"Oh well..that's a tough question,Adam. What does your father say or think about this",She asked.
"He doesn't talk about it. He only says that I have my mother's beautiful eyes and her cheerful spirit",he replied.
"Oh poor child",Helen cried before hugging Adam tight."You are such a wonderful child and I'll love to be part of your life",Helen murmured to herself before a roll of tear ran down her cheek.
After some minutes,she let go of him and cleaned her eyes then said to him. "How about we have that cup of warm milk and cookies now?"
Adam nodded excitedly and continued playing with the patterns while Helen ran off to the kitchen. She had a can of cinnamon cookies she had baked the previous day so all she did was boil some water for the milk. She added some fresh milk and two teaspoonfuls of honey before pouring them into two large mugs.
Helen carried the tray filled with their snacks and set it on the table. She beckoned on Adam and they both sipped the warm liquid with the cookies as they chatted about their favorite stories. After thirty minutes of sipping, eating, talking and laughing,they both finished their cups of milk and half the can of cookies.
Helen cleared the tray and brought out a card of games for them to play. Adam was just a child,so he barely understood the game so she just let him win. After two wins,Adam felt drowsy and dozed off with the pack of cards in his hands. Helen chuckled at his little body lying peacefully and snoring lightly.
Alpha Max was yet to arrive and Helen wondered what kept him so long. "Did Alpha Max know her house?",she thought to herself. Even though he didn't know,she was certain he could pick her trail or even that of Adam to her house.
Letting go of her thoughts,she carried little Adam in and placed him on the bed, covering half of his body with a light blanket. She watched him sleep and she smiled at the thought of her new-found son. Althoughshe was yet to tell anyone,she admired Alpha Max a lot. She was going to be a good mother to him. He was such a sweet boy.
Helen arranged the scattered cards on the floor and placed them beside the huge books in the drawers where she usually kept them. Suddenly, a light wind blew and some cards flew out.
She turned to search for them,when she met a huge figure staring at her and the cards neatly displayed in his hands. Her heart skipped a beat when her eyes met with his.
"Hey..um.. Alpha..I wondered what kept you so long",Helen said surprised at her boldness. It was hard to be herself whenever he was around her.
"Please..call me Max. I ran into an old friend. I'm sorry for your bother with my son", Alpha Max said, taking some steps towards Helen.
"Anyways, you don't need to tell me,I presume you both had quite some time together",he added, taking Helen's hands and squeezing it lightly.
"Oh.. yeah. Such a smart one we..you've got there", Helen corrected but it was too late as the Alpha had caught her gaffe. He smiled seductively at her and nodded.
"Soon..my dear. It'll be a 'we' situation",he said laughing heartily. "But you know, you shouldn't let him win always", Alpha Max said, stretching forth the cards to her,after giving her a wink.
Helen's face flushed with surprise. He had been around all these while. "How long have you been watching us?", Helen said looking up at him coyly
Alpha Max laughed again and moved closer to her leaving no room of air between them while he wrapped his hands around her waist before speaking. "Hmm..long enough to know I would have loved some cookies and warm milk too".
Helen feigned surprise at his confession. "So what brought you here on a busy day like today?"She asked, placing her fingers cautiously on his broad shoulders.
"Well..some discussion with your Alpha and like I said I bumped into an old friend. But most importantly, to meet up with my mate",Alpha Max replied.
"Ouch..and yet you told Adam you wanted to get him a set of game boards. You used that little fellow",Helen joked putting up a fake disappointed face before breaking into a giggle.
"Oh..that's true. Now I remember why I came",Alpha Max said, playing along before joining Helen to laugh.
"But seriously,tell me when does my Luna want to go home with me?"Alpha Max asked, lifting her chin up with one of his hands to close proximity with his face.
Helen tried to utter a word but the Alpha cut her short. "I need you. We need you". Then slowly,he opened his mouth and swallowed her lips up passionately. He pushed her closer to himself and kissed her harder. Helen,who was already weakened by his touch, moaned and let her tongue roll with the Alpha's.
She didn't know why she couldn't break free from the kiss. Maybe it was because it had been ages since she went intimate with a man but whatever the case was,Helen didn't want to lose the supremacy of the tongue battle to Alpha Max just yet.
Whatever battle they were in,none wanted to lose to the other. Alpha Max gave a low grown as his hands moved from Helen's waist to beneath her loose t-shirt. He squeezed her bare back and this made Helen give a low moan as she threw her head backwards.
Helen grabbed the back of Max's head tight and plunged in for another round of kissing. Helen leaned on the chest of drawers and held the edge of the wood for support. Max must have noticed that,so gently he lifted her up and placed her on the drawer while her legs wrapped around his torso.
He buried his face in the crook of her neck and Helen could feel his breath on her body and it set chills down her spine. Then Max whispered softly to her ears, "I'll make you Mine".
Those words must have sent a flood of sensuous emotions to Helen because her grip tightened on Max and she kissed him hard. Her nipples had gone taut and when Max's groping hands fell on them,she cried in pleasure. She cursed at the fact that the fabric she had on had prevented his warm hands from squeezing it bare.
Max felt frustrated too and quickly his hands moved to the first buttonhole on her shirt when they both heard a knock on the door. Helen groaned in frustration and Max, whose face was buried in her neck, slowly looked up at her with a sly smile.
He helped her down from where she sat and pushed his hair that fell on his eyes back. Helen arranged her hair and clothes and walked towards the door. She knew her body was full of hickeys,so she just peeped from the door when she opened up.
Helen was pleased when she opened up and saw little Almera at the door. Almera was just eight,so there's no way she would understand what a hickey is or even what it looked like.
"Hi Miss Helen. I wanted to tell you that my birthday is coming up soon and I wanted to plead with you to bake me a cake for the party",she said breathlessly giving Helen the puppy eyes.
Helen softened at the little girl's request and smiled lovingly. "Oh my darling girl! I would love to bake you a cake as pretty as you", Helen said touching her cheeks playfully.
"Okay. Thank you!",the little girl squealed before running off to play.
Helen laughed at her as she ran off before heading back inside. Helen was disappointed to see Max holding Adam carefully over his shoulder, ready to leave. She moved to his side and held his face hoping he would give in to her pleas and stay a bit with her.
However,Max told her he had some things to handle back home. He smiled at her affectionately and gave her a light kiss on her lips before exiting the door.