Rejected By My Mate, Claimed By The Alpha

Chapter Nine

Nine: "Do you know what it means when my eyes change colour?"

"How is the meal? Is it to your liking?" Those first words to leave his mouth since we sat down to have dinner broke the awkward silence. Well, it wasn't that silent to begin with, the sound of cutlery scraping against the plate and the glasses being set down on the marble top dining table had actually been worse than plain, dead silence would have been.

"Yes, thank you." I responded like I had been for the past three nights and continued to eat my food. I was not a picky eater, but Alpha Kane had been so generous to me by cooking me a meal every single night since we started sharing a bed.

Since the first night I spent with him, we had fallen into a routine. He would take me shopping for whatever I want and take me to try a new restaurant for breakfast and another new one for lunch. I was already gaining weight.

His only condition was for us to have dinner together in silence at the house. The only thing he ever said to me were those few words, asking if I like my food.

It started out feeling strange but the more that we did it, the more it began to become a part of me and feel normal. This was supposed to prepare me for our life as a married couple, prépare me to get used to doing things like this with him because that would be my new routine once we made a return to the pack house.

I wanted to believe that we got closer in these few days, but as a matter of fact, I was more confused than ever. I had no idea what motivated him to do everything he wad doing and I had no idea what he thought of me every single time he looked at me so intensely. His gaze was never soft enough. Every time he looked at me, I felt like I was exposed to him, all my thoughts and all my insecurities.

"Tonight is your last night in this house. We leave early tomorrow, so make sure you get as much rest as possible." He revealed, surprising me to a point of being speechless.

"I am confident that you are ready to face that i***t and everyone else that has been making your life miserable. Don't give me a single reason to doubt you again from now on." He added and I finally nodded in agreement.

"You're right. I am ready. I have already thought about what I want to do when I see him again, but I have a feeling you won't approve of my ideas so I'll listen to yours. What do I have to do, Alpha Kane?" I asked him, managing eye contact with him this time.

I needed him to see just how serious I was. If having that dream again taught me anything, it is that I have to start taking control over things that make me feel weak. Jack was one of those things for a long time.

I listened to him when he told me he would learn to love me once I earned it and when he repeatedly gave me excuses so I would not investigate his whereabouts. It was crazy to think that I was once that gullible. But no more!

"Good! You only have to do one thing, Paige. Stick by my side and be a good Luna. The rest will fall into place." He finished the rest of his bourbon before he set the glass down on the table.

"Jack will never let you go, because he needs you to qualify to be my beta. I know him, he loves power like that so we will have him right where we want him." He added and that made me think for some time.

I knew where I wanted him but where did he want him? Were our goals even similar in the slightest bit?

"What is it? Do you feel pity for him now?" He suddenly asked me and broke my train of thoughts.

"never!" I quickly replied before he made a different conclusion in his mind.

"Good, because things are going to get really ugly, Paige, and I need you to be ready for it." He said to me and I slowly nodded my head.

"But why are you doing this? What do you have against Jack?" I asked him, the curiosity impossible to ignore. I still did not get what his motivation was. Did he actually pity me and feel like he needs to give me a self esteem boost by putting Jack down? I couldn't think of one reason that would make sense to me.

He was about to be the Alpha of the Blood Moon Hounds, the most powerful, biggest Pack of all. He had everything going right for him, so why was he bothering with this when he needed to be thinking about all the new duties he will have as Alpha?

"Why am I doing this? You really think that is a question you need to ask me, Paige Willey?" His gaze became more intense as he crossed his hands over his chest and leaned back in his chair.

I nodded my head again, for the sake of honesty and I saw a smirk dance along his lips before he laughed to himself.

"He cheated on you, played you for two years. I will do anything to ensure he pays for that. I am never letting anyone hurt you, you got that?" He responded, making my heart skip too many beats at once.

"Get to bed, and don't wait up for me, I have to finish sorting out arrangements for tomorrow." He had clearly bounced off from the topic I brought up like it did not matter anymore, like he had actually given me a satisfactory answer to my question.

Or had he? Was I really searching for something that wasn't there? Why would he feel the need to go out of his way to make Jack pay for what he did to me?

"Is it because you really care about me, Alpha Kane?" I fought everything that was telling me to not ask him that question and did it anyway.

His eyes changed hue instantly, turning into a glowing mossy green.

"Is it because you like me that much?" My heart was beating really quickly as I stood up and took steps towards him, till I was close enough to take the chair right next to him and sit.

"Have you gone insane? Getting so close to me in this moment, huh? You are braver than I thought, Paige. Do you know what it means when my eyes change colour?" He asked me with a voice that had suddenly turned hoarse and deeper.

I shook my head, nibbling on my bottom lip as I waited for him to tell me the reason.

"Good! You don't want to know, or rather, I don't think your pure mind is ready to see just how filthy mine is." He stood up instantly, leaving me with so many questions on my mind as he walked away.