Chapter 5
SOPHIA
Right after the evening we spent at the restaurant, Alec told me that Amelia was Noah’s mate, even though the latter had told him not to tell anyone. I immediately sensed through our bond that something was wrong with Alec and that he was hiding something from me. He hadn’t even needed Noah to confirm it to him, he had guessed from his friend’s reaction. They have known each other for so long that they are like brothers. I was sure too that something happened between them, I never saw my friend to be like this near a guy. I can't wait to talk to her about it and have her tell me how she felt at that time and if it was anything like how I felt when I met Alec. And while I don't know Noah very well yet, he doesn't really seem like the type of person to invite outsiders into his pack, best friend of his best friend's mate or not. For some reason, he is not ready to tell Amelia that she is his mate. Alec told me briefly about his doubts about him being an Alpha and her being a human, that she wouldn’t be strong enough, bla bla bla. Pfft, that’s bullshit. Amelia is clearly the smartest, bravest girl I know and he’s about to find out. She will be so happy when she will know it, I mean it is her dream. She always envied our bond mate thing, she told it to me a million times growing up. It always seemed strange to me because I always knew it would happen to me, I was prepared for it. My mother told me thousands of times about her encounter with my father. The instant heat, the desire and the call of the wolf. So I couldn't understand how anyone could live without it and it always hurt to know that my friend would never live it down and that she might marry someone one day without being 100% sure that her soul mate was waiting for her somewhere. I never imagined that we could be mates of two best friends. I will be able to keep Amelia with me in this new life.
As we enter the pack’s house I see my dad and Amelia’s eyes opening wider. I was impressed too the first time I came here. I mean everything is huge and modern, it has nothing to do with our pack. The main entrance is made of wood, it has a large staircase in the center to serve the different floors. There are even large brown leather armchairs, the largest Persian carpet I have ever seen and portraits of ancient alphas hang on the walls. We accompanied my father to the first floor, in front of the door of Noah’s office.
Once we are alone, the real tour can begin. I show Amelia all the facilities, the professional kitchen, the huge dining room with tables more or less large in wood and large pots of interior flowers to bring a cozy side to the room, the gym and the room she will love, the library. I’m not a great fan of reading but it impressed me. There is a smell of leather and old books, the shelves extend from floor to ceiling and are filled with books. The library looks like the one of the beast in Beauty and the Beast. Amelia's favorite cartoon, which is quite ironic considering the circumstances. There are three big tables in the middle of the room and there are large comfortable armchairs near large French doors. As I push the door I watch Amelia’s eyes and I know that I was right, she is absolutely amazed. She moves slowly through the aisles, touching some of the books. I feel like she is a child at Disneyland.
“I know you will spend most of your time here.” I tell her with a wink.
“You know me well. I have never seen something like that. This place looks fantastic, you will be happy here.” She is completely captivated.
“And you will too.” I add quickly. “For the two months you will be staying here, I mean.”
I decide to change the subject to make sure that I don’t spill the beans.
“Do you want to see your room?”
“Of course.”
I led her to the last floor. The Alpha’s floor but I don’t tell it to her, Noah wants to keep an eye on her and I’m pretty sure that he won’t resist too long to find her and make the first move to seduce her. I mean look at her who could resist her and I’m not saying that because everyone says we look alike. There's nothing you can't like about her and he'll soon realize it.
I open her bedroom’s door. It is spacious, she has a king size bed at the bottom of the room, Noah had a desk added to the side so that she could work here. There is a door that opens onto a dressing room on the opposite side and you can access a bathroom from the dressing room. Unlike the hall of the pack house, the rooms are very modern.
“Are you sure that it is my bedroom? I mean, this is spectacular.” She tells me with her eyes full of stars.
“I was sure that you would love it. Someone brought your suitcase into the dressing room. I will let you unpack to make yourself comfortable as I am going to see how my dad and my mate are doing.” I inform her.
As I leave the room, I sigh. I hope that Noah is going to make his first move fast because this is going to be hard for me to keep the secret. And I can’t wait to express my joy with her, because there’s no way I’m going to pass up the opportunity to live my life alongside my best friend. We never imagined anything better.