Chapter 102: Difficult to Control
“Why the hell did I not know about this”!? Ashton fud at Caleb. He was never comfortable with such surprises. He hated being the center of attention, and he definitely didn’t want to be the center of attention in this party.
“Did I forget to tell you”? Caleb frowned, taken aback by the sudden outburst. He tried to recall if he missed that detail while he was giving him all the ideas in brief of what was taking place. Being overwheld, it might have slipped away from his mind so he simply shrugged it off. “Well, nevertheless it’s happening. Being the Alpha’s son, it’s important that the other packs are aware about , and that includes telling them about finding my mate”. Caleb explained.
“As if they are aware of everything about you”. Ashton snapped, implying his secret oga status. Caleb frowned, not expecting to get attacked suddenly like this. “I am sorry, I didn’t an to snap like this. I really don’t want to be a part of this”. He explained.
“I get it, but...” Caleb sighed. “Please! Do this for ” Caleb tried to insist on him again.
After a brief pause of contemplation, “Fine!” Ashton sighed with frustration, finally giving into the request. “But don’t drag into this. Announce whatever you want, but don’t you dare ask to give a speech or sothing”. Ashton glared.
“Oh, I wasn’t going to”, Caleb gave a tiny smirk. “What I ant earlier by ‘talking’ was that when they find out who you are, they will surround you themselves”.
Ashton’s glare intensified, “Nevermind, I am out of this” Ashton spoke and tried to run away while Caleb tried to stop him by grabbing his hand tightly. “Let go”. Ashton tried to get out of his grasp, not that he couldn’t, given he was far more stronger than Caleb, but for so reason he simply didn’t.
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The twins were long gone from the scenario, not wanting to be a third wheel of this weird couple. Their playful banter was suddenly interrupted by a deep familiar voice, “Hello there”.
Ashton, who was trying to get out of Caleb’s hold a mont ago, grabbed his arm reflexively. “Oww” Caleb winced as Ashton grabbed him way too hard. Now it was Caleb’s turn to try and get out of his grip. “Do you need sothing”, Caleb asked Cyrus amidst his struggle to escape his mate’s grip.
The aura and the scent Cyrus radiated was appealing enough to grab a lot of attention. So marveled at his godlike beauty, while so avoided looking directly at him, clearly getting intimidated just by his presence. All over, they left the place he was standing and tried their best to mind their own business.
“Oh, nothing in particular”. Cyrus smirked. “Since I am not familiar with a lot of people around here, I was hoping maybe we could talk? You can introduce to your guests as well. They seem to be a bit wary of ”.
Caleb smiled, despite feeling a bit disgusted by his expression. While Caleb would admit that Cyrus had a certain charm, his actions gave off a suspicious but smug vibe which repulsed Caleb to his very core. Ashton who was about to burst like a volcano stepped in before Caleb could reply, “I’m sorry he can’t. He was about to introduce to others”. Ashton forced a smile on his face.
His displeasure didn’t go unnoticed by either Caleb or Cyrus, however neither of them decided to bring it up. Instead Cyrus replied to him with a sickeningly polite voice, “That seems convenient. Introduce the both of us”.
Ashton put his arm around Caleb, hugging him from the side before he replied, “As you can see we are a couple. Do you really want to be a third wheel”? Ashton said, earning a glare from Cyrus for a very tiny mont.
“Now, now... Calm down. Both of you”. Caleb interjected, not willing to let this Banquet turn into a fist fight of pureblooded Alphas. “If you want to get to know the people here, I can help you with that”. Caleb smiled, but soon felt Ashtom grab him tighter.
Ignoring the pain of the tight grasp for the ti being, he continued. “Christian”! He called out to his brother who was standing a feet away talking with a middle aged woman. “Alpha Cyrus, here wants to get to know other people here, can you help him?” he asked. Christian nodded at him before turning around to bid a polite farewell.
Looking back at Cyrus, Caleb continued, “My brother knows these people far better than I do. He is usually responsible for arranging all of this. I am sure he will be able to help you better”. Caleb gave him a polite smile.
He removed Ashton’s hand from his waist with a tiny bit of difficulty. Instead of pushing it away, he intertwined his fingers with his and dragged him away to a much private location. “What was that”! Caleb whisper-shouted at him.
“What do you an”? Ashton cleared his throat, pretending to be oblivious.
“Just so you know, you were not as discreet as you think. Are you... jealous of Cyrus”? Caleb asked cautiously.
“Should I be”? Ashton frowned.
“I don’t think so! Even though I agree he gives off a bit creepy vibes, there is no reason that would affect us. So why do you get so possessive of whenever he is around”? Caleb continued to scold him.
“It’s not just when he is around” Ashton blurted.
“What”? Caleb blinked.
“I feel possessive of you all the ti. Sure it shows around Cyrus, but I feel like that every ti I see you with anyone who is not related to you. Even at tis, with Matt”. Ashton admitted, while avoiding Caleb’s gaze. He was not very proud of how he felt, and neither was he prepared for whatever negative reaction Caleb would give him.
“Why didn’t you say sothing before then”? Caleb asked him softly, feeling bad for Ashton. He could tell Ashton didn’t intend to feel this way on purpose given how embarrassed Ashton was right now.
“Because...” Ashton sighed. “This is one of the typical Alpha behaviors I hate which I am having trouble controlling with. It’s my issue, I think it would take so ti for to get adjusted to this”. Ashton mumbled.
“I am your mate, Ashton. Your feelings are directed towards and that is definitely my business” Caleb sighed. “Listen to ” Caleb instructed, while using his hand to turn Ashton’s face so that he looked directly at him. “We are both wolves, and we are both bound to have these irrational feelings sotis that cos with it. There are tis when I can’t control it, and I don’t bla you for that either”.
“Like what”? Ashton asked, unconvinced.
“Like...” Caleb trailed off. “Like how I jumped on you in my heat”.
“Heat or rut is a different scenario. This is in my pri”. Ashton huffed. “I should be able to control these urges, I have always been good at controlling them”. Ashton whispered
“It’s not the end of the world if you can’t. Yes, it’s true that I like that you’re different. But I don’t like you because you are good at self control. I like you because you try to control your basic urges. That effort ans a hell lot to ”. Caleb smiled.
Ashton blinked at Caleb, not sure what the right words would be to reply to him. So instead he slamd his lips at Caleb, despite not being so far away from the whole crowd, and kissed him passionately for a while. At first Caleb was taken aback, but recovering from the initial shock the very next mont he responded with equal enthusiasm. The kiss made them ecstatic and neither of them wanted to let go this ti. Last two days they really didn’t get to spend so quality ti together, and therefore the intensity of the kiss increased by four fold.
When finally they pulled away, Caleb swiped his tongue over his lips, still trying to focus on anything other than the kiss. Ashton however, who didn’t fail to notice that tiny action wanted to kiss those lips once more. He closed his eyes and breathed heavily a few more tis before he looked at Caleb who stared at him with a curious gaze.
“In the na of honesty, I have sothing else to admit” Ashton whispered. Caleb nodded, encouraging him to continue.
“Rember the day back at the waterfall. I am really sorry for ruining the mont. I-”
“Don’t worry about it” Caleb cut him off mid-sentence. “I was a bit pissed at that ti, but I am glad that you stopped. I don’t want you to do sothing you are not ready for”. Caleb assured him.
“It’s not that”. Ashton cleared his throat. “I do feel ready, I just...I don’t feel so sure of myself”. Caleb frowned, trying to decipher his words. “As you saw, when it cos to you... I have a tad bit of a problem with self control. What if, you know... we go all the way, and I go all crazy on you. I don’t want to end up hurting you”. Ashton mumbled.
“You won’t”. Caleb smiled. “The fact that you are worried so much is very sweet. And I think that the fact you don’t want to end up hurting is why you will not lose control of yourself”. Caleb assured him.
“But what if I do”? Ashton voiced his concern.
“Then bring it on. We will make do with it”. Caleb declared. “Also, on case you forgot, I am not really that fragile”. He smirked followed by a wink. Ashton shook his head before breaking into a smile.
“Don’t attack with your baseball bat tonight”. Ashton whispered in Caleb’s ear, leaving him frozen at the spot, while he dissappeared in the crowd.
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