[AegonAustin]

Nate heard the door shut as the officers left the room. Although he was relieved they were gone, he was still uneasy. The room was quiet, but he could sense his alpha was present. Nate felt the need to ball up and protect himself, but was afraid to make any sudden moves - not knowing how the alpha would react. He never knew any alphas personally but knew they had tendencies to be aggressive.

As Nate’s heart raced and body trembled nervously, he could sense the alpha moving closer to him. “Shhhh...” the alpha calmly whispered as he sat beside Nate and placed his hand on Nate’s shoulder while gently lifting up Nate’s blindfold with his other hand. The room was bright, but the alphas body shielded Nate’s eyes from most of the interior lighting.

“Nathan?” The alpha whispered. His voice was deep, but gentle. “I’m Maurice, you’re safe in here.” In that moment, a calmness came over Nathan. Whether it was the alpha’s gentle voice or his calm embrace of Nate, whatever the alpha was doing was working. It was helping Nate to feel more at ease.

As the alpha’s face slowly came into focus, Nate nervously replied, “Nnniiice to meet you, Maurice.” His voice cracking a bit out of nervousness. Nate was finally able to see in full view his alpha in front of him. To Nate’s surprise, he wasn’t the old, creepy balding alpha he imagined. Maurice was young and strikingly handsome and for some reason, looked strangely familiar.

After a few seconds, Nate understood why his alpha looked so familiar - it was Maurice Durham, from the famous Durham family. Maurice had a reputation within the country of being a play boy and often graced the covers of tabloids. To many, he was considered to be the most eligible bachelor in the country. Nate was in shock. He could not believe that he was now officially married to Maurice Durham. How could this marriage ever work? They were from two completely different worlds.