It's not like Aleksandr hadn't dated before. He had gone on his fair share of dates and been asked out frequently. However, he had quickly lost interest after the few initial teenage years. The faces of the people he was going out with had started blending into each other and the conversation always became extremely repetitive sooner rather than later. Going out with someone in a romantic capacity had become dull, boring and quite frankly, a tedious task.
So, just a couple years after he had turned twenty, he had stopped. Stopped trying to go out on dates. Stopped trying to meet someone. Rarely though, Aleksandr let himself go out with the guys from the pack to some club they would insist on going. However, even there he would mostly just keep an eye on things, ignore the flirtations coming his way and just be the designated driver.
Even though alcohol didn't affect wolves in the same manner as it did humans, it still slowed down the reflexes of a wolf if taken in extensive amount. Considering the amount of alcohol Aleksandr's packmates drank when they let loose, it was extensive amount and they needed someone sober behind the wheel. So that's what Aleksandr used to do, be the responsible Alpha who preferred his own company instead of requiring someone else's misguided and misplaced interest.
All that had changed that fated day in the supermarket though.
Aleksandr had managed to find someone for himself whose face he had a hard time forgetting, whose eyes he ended up getting lost in, whose voice he could listen to for hours and whose scent he could inhale and snuggle with for days.
Needless to say, Aleksandr had never found anyone who had been half as intriguing and challenging as Leo, something he had realized on the first day itself when he had chased him to his apartment.
Because, of-fucking course, his mate had ran away from him as soon as Aleksandr had found him.
Just like right now.
His mate had given him the slip yet again and Aleksandr just stood there, stunned. In the clearing in front of his damn pack and his mate's friends. As an Alpha, he should have been offended.
Instead Aleksandr let out a laugh, which just sounded like a big exhale from the wolf's mouth and immediately followed after his mate. Looks like his mate wanted to play.
Leo was the only one he had encountered in his entire life who had openly challenged him by running away instead of handing over his submission on a silver platter like all others. His Lev was so unlike others and always ended up surprising him. Ever since Aleksandr had first met him, in that damn dairy aisle buying yogurt. Leo's challenge, quite frankly, was turn-on for Aleksandr. It showed how perfect Leo was for him, someone who was not afraid of him, who refused to take Aleksandr's crap and forged his own way, someone who demanded to be his equal in his every way and challenged him to be better.
Soon, he had caught up with Leo, being larger and faster than his mate. He glanced to his right at the smaller form of his mate, snow white fur in stark contrast with his own black mane and tackled him without a second thought. They ended up rolling over each other but soon Aleksandr had his mate pinned underneath him.
He rubbed himself all over Leo to scent mark him as Aleksandr's while Leo let out a whine when Aleksandr used his tongue to lick Leo all over.
Instantly Leo shifted back to his human form and blue-grey eyes shined at Aleksandr. Aleksandr felt himself shift back. But Leo wasn't happy with him.
"Don't scent mark me, I hate you!" snapped Leo.
Aleksandr's eyebrows pulled together in frown, "What?"
"You heard me. How dare you disappear and ghost me for a week and then just chase me to ground only to scent mark me without even a word?" thundered Leo, without an ounce of fear.
"You have some nerve. You might be the Alpha but who did you think I was? Another one of your subjects who would just roll over and let you do with me as you pleased? In your dreams, Mister!" scoffed Leo.
Well, in his dreams they had done more than just rolling over, thought Aleksandr.
Hearing Leo rant at him made Aleksandr pleased as he realized that his mate had looked forward to hearing from him while he was being a self-absorbed, selfish prick.
But Leo was not done as he tried to push Aleksandr away. "Get off me. Urggh."
However, Aleksandr refused to move. "No, take your anger out on me. Curse me or hit me, I don't care. But I'm not moving until we talk this out."
"Alright then." Leo nodded calmly and without even a second's notice, punched Aleksandr in the jaw.
The shock of the impact snapped Aleksandr's face to the left and his hands instinctively tightened on Leo. Aleksandr had to forcibly take a deep breath to calm himself down.
He should be glad Leo punched his jaw and didn't touch his nose. Aleksandr wouldn't have wanted to explain to his pack how someone had broken his nose and got away with it.
"You said you wanted me to hit you." Leo shrugged.
"Da, I did. I didn't think you'd actually do it though." Aleksandr said gingerly.
In a sick way, Aleksandr secretly enjoyed getting hit by his mate and a realization, as impactful as Leo's punch, hit him that he would let Leo get away with doing anything to him.
Except Aleksandr could still see the anger and hurt in Leo's eyes as he continued, "The thing that bothers me the most is that you ghosted me. Left without a word. No contact. Like you had suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth. I didn't even know if you were okay. That's not what you do when you care about someone. Or atleast when you say you do, anyway."
Aleksandr sombered up, "Lev, I apologize. I am deeply sorry I left you alone that night without saying anything but I had to leave due to some urgent pack business. I understand that it was completely my fault but it was really important and the few days after were also...difficult."
Leo stared at him without saying anything, his eyes shining with uncertainty, like he was not sure if he should believe anything Aleksandr was saying. Aleksandr hated himself, in that moment. Hated himself for making Leo doubt him. Hated knowing that he was the reason his mate must have had second thoughts and doubted the fact that Aleksandr wanted to be with him.
"Please trust me." Aleksandr tried to convey the sincerity with his eyes, "I'm truly sorry. I wish I could promise that I would never leave. But I am the Alpha, so I know something will come up sooner and later but I do promise that I'll never leave without saying something first. You must know Leo, how feverishly I want to be with you, around you or even near you all the time."
After a long while, Leo just gave a single nod.
"I don't mind if you have to leave for Antarctica someday. I just don't want you to keep me in the dark about it." Leo added quietly. "Promise me."
"I promise, mate." Aleksandr vowed. And as he leaned his weight over his arms that were caging Leo and looked at him, his voice took an angry growl because of how long it had been since he had tasted Leo.
"Tell me I can kiss you." growled Aleksandr.
At his demand, Leo just rolled his eyes but consented, "Kiss me."
Aleksandr's lips were on Leo's instantly, without wasting even a second. He pried open Leo's mouth and slipped his tongue inside, groaning at the taste of him. Relief. Aleksandr felt such relief and passion and need as Leo caved in and submitted to Aleksandr. His tongue tangled with Aleksandr's, sucking him and tasting him as if he too had been desperate and craving.
Their mouths drew together like magnets. Everything in the universe seemed to align for this unbearably sweet and perfect moment.
Leo playfully flicked his tongue against Aleksandr's lower lip and his body heated from head to toe. Aleksandr growled against Leo's mouth and kissed him deeper, harder, hungrier.
The weight and feel of Leo in his arms was perfect. His lips soft and sweet against Aleksandr's, his arms around Aleksandr's neck, his nails digging in his skin and gently pushing and pulling, roaming around Aleksandr's naked back. Leo's tongue hot and wet as he slid it over Aleksandr's lips.
Aleksandr let Leo have his fun for a minute before taking control of the kiss again, sucking and nibbling savoring Leo's mouth. Aleksandr felt Leo's body trembling against him, their cocks digging into each other.
Lust and joy and a hundred other emotions rushed through Aleksandr all at once. Even though they were both horny and feeling the need to fuck, Aleksandr knew he didn't want to make any "physical connection" on grass, in a clearing where his pack mates were nearby but deliberately ignoring coming their way.
After all, nothing in Aleksandr's life had ever felt this right. Leo was his and he was never going to let him go. That was a promise he made to himself.
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