My Mates Influence

Chapter five~Burning Sensation

The silence between us was suffocating, my wolf still howling in my head, wildly “MATE! MATE! MATE” but I shook my head so hard it hurt. No, no, this couldn't be happening. Not him, not Jace, not the boy whose life I nearly destroyed.

“I don't want this” I whispered, forcing the words out even though my throat was raw, my eyes burned with tears, and I shoved at his chest, desperate to push him away. “You need to reject me. Do you hear me? Reject me now. Our families…they’ll never allow this abomination, and I” my voice cracked. “I don't want you”

For a moment, Jace just stared at me, his grey eyes unreadable, then his lips curled into a cold cruel smile.

“You don't want me?” His voice dropped low, mocking the reaction I have clearly on me. “Funny thing princess, one of the few things I do, is to reach for the forbidden fruit”

His words sank into me, twisting the air tight in my lungs. My hands balled into fists. “I said I don't want you” I hissed, though the wobble in my voice betrayed me

He grabbed me by the neck, pulling me closer, his hot breath on my neck as he used his nose to savor my scent. My body itched forwards, as I could feel the wetness.

“Hmm” his soft arousing voice cracked. “You don't want me but your hands are clearly saying otherwise” his eyes staring at me. I paused as I realized that my hands were on his belt. I pushed him away.

“What would your father think when he sees his daughter, trying to seduce his enemy son?” he chuckled as he stared at my bewildered face.

“It is a mistake and you started it first” I breathed out. My body itched from the hotness he left me in.

Jace tilted his head, studying me like a prey he was deciding how to tear apart. His jaw flexed, his nostrils rose then without warning m, his lips peeled back in a snark and his hand snapped out. Claws

My heart lurched, as my eyes widened in horror

“What are you–”

The sentence broke into a scream.

He moved too fast for me to react, his claws swept across the side of my neck, just enough to sting and burn. Hot blood trickled down my skin and I slapped a hand against the wound, stumbling backward.

I gasped “Why- why would you” My voice broke into a sob as tears spilled down my cheeks. He drew me so quickly, his hands wrapped tight around my waist, as his lips touched the wound. He sucked so hard that my head spun and I had to wrap my waist around his waist.

Moaning sound spilling out for my mouth as my fingers clenched his back tightly. I couldn't control my sounds as I enjoyed the cold sensation he was leaving on my body.

His lips left my wounds as pain shot through me, but it was nothing compared to the pleasure that followed. A mark– his mark burned my skin, I felt it into my soul.

“Why would you accept me when I told you I don't want this? I don't want you?”

Jace’s claws retracted but his eyes glowed with cold satisfaction, after making sure he licked every of my blood from my body and his lips. He dropped me softly as he leaned close, his breath brushing against my ear. “Because you are mine now”

His hand gripped my jaw, titling my face up toward him, his smile was cruel. “You will behave, you will obey. You're not just some unwanted wolf-less brat anymore. You're my mate, my weapon, the debt of you brother, your father, your entire cursed family– it’ll all be repaid through you and k will enjoy every second of watching Alpha Dema’s face when he realizes his precious daughter is bound to his greatest enemy”

My chest constricted, breaths ragged and uneven. The sting in my neck pulsed.

“No….” I whispered, shaking my head violently. “No, this can't be happening”

But even as I said it, my world surged forward

“He’s ours” she whispered inside me. “He's ours. Kira”

I froze, my nails dug into my palms, my body trembling “No….no. You're wrong” I muttered loudly, as if I could shut her up. “I don't want him, I never wanted this!”

Jace's eyes narrowed at me, his expression shifting, he tilted his head, studying me. “What did you just say?”

My lips trembled and I realized I had spoken out loud. I bit down hard, refusing to answer.

But my wolf wouldn't stay quiet. “Mate. Strong. Ours”

Tears spilled down my cheeks hot, my body shook with the weight of it. Betrayal of your own soul

Jace noticed, a cruel grin spread across his face. “So that's it” he murmured “Even your wolf wants me” he leaned in so close i could hear his heart beat, his eyes boring into mine. “You can lie to yourself all you want, princess, but i know the truth”

I slapped him. The sound cracked loud in the empty hallway, my palm stung but I didn't care. “You’ll never have me” I spat, my voice breaking. “Not like this”

For the first time, his expression faltered, something darker, something that made my stomach twist with dread

Jace leaned back slowly, his cruel smile returning, colder than before. He ran a thumb across the blood at my neck, his eyes gleaming as if admiring his handiwork

“Oh, I already do” he whispered

The burning in my neck returned again..

I wanted to scream, to rip the mark from my skin, but I couldn't. It was sealed

My wolf whined inside me, torn between longing and fear. I pressed my hands to my ears, sliding down the wall as sobs cracked my chest..my heart thudded so hard I thought it might burst

Jace stepped back, his grey eyes lingered on me one last time.

“This is just the beginning, Kira” he said softly, but the venom in his tone made it clear it was a threat

“Well, well” a voice from the shadows of the hallway spoke. “What do we have here?”

Both Jace and I froze.