My Shameless Alpha Mate

Kaden didn't come home until the next morning and he bought me golden earrings and a golden necklace.

However, it didn't mean anything to me because I saw them on Penny's WhatsApp channel an hour before he came home.

She had sent the pictures along with a voice note where she said, “These are the most unfashionable jewelry that I've ever seen! I mean, who in the world wears a golden earring or necklace anymore? If they were diamonds, I would have loved them, but they're not.”

She sent another voice note after that one, saying, “My love bought me these golden jewelry, not knowing that they were out of fashion, but I've explained it to him and he has promised to buy me diamond jewelry instead!”

She squealed loudly at the end and I grimaced.

I scoffed and shook my head as I stared at the jewelry.

I decided to give them to the hobo that lives behind our pack office building because I definitely wasn't going to wear something that Penny didn't want.

I was working on a project on my laptop when Kaden said he was going out with some friends.

My brows furrowed in confusion as I asked, “Are you going with Beta Lucas and Gamma Kyle?”

He shook his head, “No.”

I raised my brows in surprise as I asked, “Then who are you going with?”

“Penny has transferred back to the pack and we're watching a movie at the movie theater, but it's not a date. It's just a friends thing.” He answered me as his eyes darted around the room nervously.

I nodded, “Yeah, it wouldn't make sense if it was a date since you're already mated to me.”

He nodded and I added, “I want to go too. We can watch the movie together like old times.”

He looked like he was thinking about it as he rubbed the back of his neck anxiously before he finally said, “Sure.”

My eyes found Penny as soon as we entered the movie theater. She was sitting at the back as she scrolled on her phone.

She looked like a celebrity, and I couldn't help, but feel angry.

Was that why Kaden preferred her to me?

“Penny!” Kaden called as he sat down beside her and I sat down beside him.

“Alpha Kaden!” She exclaimed as she grinned at him, but then her gaze moved to me and her grin disappeared.

“Leanne?” She asked as a frown fell on her brows.

“Yeah.” I answered her as I nodded.

“You didn't tell me she was coming.” She muttered to Kaden as she turned back to him.

“She wanted to come.” He muttered as he placed his hand on hers.

She interlaced their fingers and smiled at him.

I couldn't take it anymore and cleared my throat.

Penny glanced at me and quickly pulled her hand away from Kaden's, “Oh, Leanne. Don't misunderstand, I'm just so used to being around Kaden, but I won't do it again.”

I didn't want to talk to her, so I only nodded.

Ten minutes into the movie, Beta Lucas, Gamma Kyle and a pack warrior; Macy walked into the movie theater and sat beside me.

We exchanged greetings and Penny said that she texted them to come because she thought that they would love the movie.

However, I was sure that it was because she was angry that Kaden brought me.

Throughout the movie, Penny and Kaden talked and laughed like mates while I felt left out.

“Seriously, Penny? Why do you keep acting like Kaden's mate when you rejected him because he didn't get his wolf early? Do you want him back now because he's Alpha?” Macy asked in an irritated voice as she glared at Penny.

Penny’s eyes widened and she poured as she mumbled, “I'm back because of him, but not because he's Alpha.”

Kaden's expression softened and he pitied Penny. He glanced at Macy as he defended Penny, “Stop making assumptions. Penny is a nice person, she would never act like that.”

Macy didn't reply and no one said anything because we all knew that what Macy said was true. Yet, he was defending Penny.

I felt my heart tighten at seeing this.

The movie ended at that moment and the manager walked in front of the screen as he said, “Hello, everyone. We are going to present a short film. This short film was made by Alpha Kaden and it is his gift to miss Penny.”

The people in the theater started whispering about how romantic Kaden was and how much he loved Penny.

“I made this as a friendly gesture to Penny, so don't overthink it, Leanne.” Kaden explained as he turned to me.

“Okay.” I muttered with an indifferent expression on my face.

The manager walked out of the theater room and a film about two great lovers played on the screen.

The lovers were separated after the woman moved away for school and then they reunited when the man went after her and moved to her place because he couldn't live without her.

He has never gone as far as producing a film for me before.

There was a time when I told him that I wanted him to make a video of him singing to me, but he said, “Do you think I play around all day? I have Alpha duties to perform, I don't have time to be making videos for you."

I also remembered when Penny screenshot the text he had sent to her, telling how he didn't blame her for rejecting him because no she-wolf would want a wolfless he-wolf.

What about me that stood by his side before he got his wolf? Didn't he appreciate me for doing that?

Well, he has never shown me any appreciation anyway. He has only ever gifted me whatever Penny didn't want.

I was pulled out of my thoughts when I heard clapping. I looked around to see why everyone was clapping and saw the words on the large screen of the theatre.

“You will always have a special place in my heart, Penny.

Love,

Alpha Kaden."