The Solitary Alpha

18 - Scented as Mates*

Seeing that she wouldn't wake up anytime soon, Sanada carefully picked her up and carried her to the larger bedroom. He didn't feel comfortable leaving her in a room alone.  Gideon was still unresponsive as he laid her on the bed, covering her back up with the blanket. While she was out of it, he quickly grabbed some sweats and went to the bathroom to change for the evening. Keeping the bathroom door open a bit, he could keep an eye on her.

Ready for some much-needed downtime, Sanada sat next to her on the bed. Resting against a pillow he'd propped against the headboard, he figured he would do some work. A lot of the work that Sanada wanted to do could be done on the laptop.

Cancelling the meetings he had for tomorrow, that left the rest of the trip for the two of them to spend together, hopefully. For now, he wanted her to rest. If she was hungry later on, he would get something delivered.

Around 10pm, Gideon began to stir while he was watching tv.  He carefully watched her as she slowly set up and took off the cardigan she had on, throwing it on the floor.

"Gideon?" he softly spoke to see if she was still out of it.

'Hmn?" As she looked around the room, Sanada could see how disoriented she was. "Where am I?"

"We're in the hotel room."

She didn't say anything as she moved closer to him and snuggled up against his side, resting her head on his shoulder. Sanada was shocked, to say the least.

"Did I pass out again?"

"Yeah, How do you feel."

"Tired. Sorry about that."

"It's okay, as long as you're all right."

Gideon moved to look at him. "Will you shut the tv off?"

Sanada clicked it off and turned slightly. He was still reluctant to touch her.

"You can hold me Toru, I don't mind." He smiled and wrapped an arm around her she rested against his chest. He was really loving this side of her.

"Toru?"

"Yeah?"

"You're my Mate, aren't you?" She moved to face him as he held onto her, his hand gently caressing her arm.

"I-I don't know Gideon. I'm very much attracted to you, so there's a strong possibility that we are."

"Call me Gigi." he smiled as he looked into her eyes.

"I talked to your dad earlier."

"I know, I heard you guys. So he told you what I am?"

"Yeah, don't worry, I'll keep you safe."

"I know, so do you really think we're Mates?"

"I think so, but without your scent I can't tell for sure."

Gideon looked at him then looked away, she knew she would have to let her scent loose to be certain. She let out a whimper at the thought of an Alpha scenting her.

"Gigi? are you all right?"

"If I do this, please don't hurt me." Gideon's eyes were watering out of fear and Sanada could feel it.

"Hey, you're ok. You don't have to if you're not comfortable with it." For the first time since meeting her, he caressed her cheek.

"But we both need to know." Sanada smiled at her, he was ready for whatever she would do. "Just don't move, if you move, my Wolf might think you're going to hurt me."