7. His Mate
2080 Words
"And makes her hate you more" Lina say sitting quietly in her seat. Beside her mate, Hunter. Her face blank but her eyes sad.
"Alpha King with respect I'll like to say. No women in this world. No matter what origin they are from wolf, humans, witch, vampires, griffins, shifters.. would support being forced upon. Males see us female as weak, like we can't protect ourselves. We want to be respected like we respect our males. No matter how slow the progress is we prefer that than being forced upon. We hope our decisions to be respected too.." Lina say glancing at her mate who remain unaffected. Stoic cold face.
"Lina.." Amber whisper softly staring at her. She needs to talk with her. Cameron wrap his arm around her bringing comfort to his mate.
"Jared why did you kick her out of the car? Something must have happened right?" Howard ask curiously diverting the attention before it gets more gloomy.
Jared stiffen shifting awkwardly. His mind going back to her. How her intoxicating sweet scent bring him to the verge of losing control. He involuntarily blush slightly realising he was the cost of his mate arousing state. He.
A cracking sound snap him back to reality. On immediate defence he gets alert only to frown. To see the werewolves presence infront of him looking completely shock.
The glass cup on Cameron hand slip when he notice something red on his Alpha cheeks. Only to conclude the poker face, cold hearted Alpha King was blushing. It was a really rare sight in forever.
"Did he just blush?" Howard whisper not believing what he saw. While the rest remain too shock to process anything.
Jared sigh and immediately stood up. Back to his cold face and the angry scowl again.
"Hunter get the warriors ready. There will be a match in a week. Those who did not improved till now will be banish" he command in his firm cold voice giving a chill on one's spine. And the sudden change of his mood.
"Yes Alpha King" Hunter response standing up.
They sigh when he walks out of the room. The cold tense gloomy air disappearing with him.
"I need to meet my sister in law. We can't delayed this anymore. I don't want to deal with my brother ups and down mood anymore. Only she can handle that.." Melinda say staring at the close door which her brother walks out.
"Melinda be patient. Your brother will work it out" Amber say rubbing her baby bump. Feeling uncomfortable.
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Stacey step out of the bathroom after washing up. Her emotions got to her earlier leaving her thoughts to get pessimistic. Fortunately Sam found her after she was done crying.
He was silent and did not ask any questions that would make her uncomfortable. Instead be behave like nothing happen. Like finding her in the middle of nowhere was nothing strange.
"Stacey are you asleep?" Sam knock softly on her door. Making sure not to wake her up if she was asleep.
"Not yet" she replied back sitting on her bed.
"Did I disturb you?" Sam enter her room scratching his neck nervously.
"Don't worry. I was just browsing" she smile up at him closing her laptop. Making space for him to seat.
"Uggh.. I want to apologize for today. I wasn't there for you when you needed me. I'm sorry.. " he whisper looking down. None of it was his fault.
"Sam you don't need to. It wasn't your fault. I'm alright and I even ate well" she chuckle softly to brighten up the mood.
"If I was there-" Sam continues with a guilty expression.
"Are you the one who hit him? No right. I was the one who stumble upon him.. accidentally. So stop bothering about that hmm? I want to forget about it.. please" Sam sigh not able to win against her eyes.
"Here a small apology gift" he pull out his hand from behind him. A big dark brown chocolate with crunchy nuts and caramel chocolate bar.
"Really. Thank you Sam. It's my favourite.. but no apology" she took the big chocolate bar from his hand. Ruffling his hair slightly with a small grin on her face looking so beautiful.
"You're so beautiful" Sam murmurs unconsciously. The words leaving his mouth involuntarily.
"I'll drop you to school tomorrow" he say getting up of the bed awkwardly.
"Thank you Sam. Good night" she say softly smiling at him.
"Good night Stacey" he greets back walking out of her room.
Laying down on her bed staring at the ceiling while munching the chocolate. The little green lamp brightening the room from going completely dark. She heard the howling sound. So beautiful but sounded somehow sad to her. She drifted to sleep listening to it.
In the midst of her sleepy state she could hear light footsteps in her room. But too deep in sleep to be aware of the danger.
She groans feeling a warm soft fluffy pillow beneath her head. Unconsciously nuzzling more into it. It was warm and comfortable.
The birds chirps softly outside the house when the sun brightly shine through the meadows. Stacey was still peaceful asleep on her bed.
"Stacey.." Tom calls her name knocking on her door.
"Wake up. Stacs" he shouts banging her door.
"I'm awake.. I'm up" Stacey mutters lazily stretching her body. She has the best night ever. No nightmares nor the sleepless night troubling her.
"You're late Stacs.. Sam's waiting for you. Come down" Tom shouts back. She could hear him walking away. His footstep dragging farther away.
"Late?" She mutters confused looking up at her table clock only to panic more. Eight?
She immediately rush inside the bathroom to wash up. Dressing up in a floral pattern dress tying her long hair. She hurried down.
"Sorry I'm late.." she gave them an apologetic smile.
"It's ok honey. Have some breakfast" Marley smile at her bringing her a plate of pancakes with blueberry topping.
"I'm not hungry Aunt Marley thank you.. And we're getting late"
"At least have a sandwich" she runs behind Stacey.
"Thank you. See you later" she takes the sandwich appreciating her gesture running out of the door.
"Sorry. I over slept" she apologized getting in the car.
"You smell.. ravishingly good" Sam whisper sniffing the air. Making Stacey uncomfortable.
Jess smack his head from behind. Looking at Stacey uncomfortable face expression.
Sam growls lowly. Snapping his eyes at Jess. His wolf coming forward.
"Sam control yourself. Your wolf is acting up. Stacey don't know about us" Jess growls back in their mind link.
Sam blink his eyes gripping the steering wheel. Focusing on controlling his wolf from shifting. From taking control over him with Stacey besides him.
" Stacey. She's emitting an amazing smell. She smell different" his wolf say trying to ignore the smell.
"Don't sniff more. We can't scared her. We'll know if she's out mate soon.. we'll be Alpha in a few days. Till then.." Sam says back. On his official coronation he would be able to know his mate.
"Do I smell different. Weird?" Stacey whisper looking back at Jess.
"Ignore him. He's still not awake from his hangover" Jess shrug.
Hangover?
Sam starts the car pulling out of the street.
"Stacey wait" Sam says when she open the door ready to leave. On the school parking lot.
"I'll be with you now. So you don't get into trouble anymore " he say holding her hand walking inside the school.
"Sam. That was yesterday. I won't get in trouble everyday. I'm not a little kid" Stacey say trying to pull her hand out.
"I don't care Princess. You're under my watch and I'll do as I see fit" he deadpanned his tone serious. Making it impossible for Stacey to speak back.
Sam appears different than usual. His always happy and flirty self replace with a serious Sam.
"Ok. Just don't rush. I can't keep up" she whisper running slightly behind him not able to keep up with his large step. With him pulling her hand.
"Sorry. I-I Stacey.. I" he mutters turning back stopping.
"I don't know what happened but.. it just happen" he murmurs. His wolf was getting possessive of Stacey as his.
And the way she smell nice was getting into his head. Hoping she is his. His mate.
"It's ok Sam. I know you're worried. But yesterday incident won't happen again. You can go enjoy your day. I'll inform you if anything happen" she tried to pull her hand out from his tight grip but he make no movement to budge.
Instead he pull her into his embrace. Hugging her small frame.
"Sam" she say sternly to which he sigh letting go.
"I'll walk home later. Don't wait for me" she say walking away not waiting for his reply.
She don't like his over protectiveness for her. She felt trap with his over caring. It makes her feel suffocating. On the other hand his protectiveness makes her want to relied on him. But she know better than anyone how big it can over turn on us.
When we relied on someone too much it only backfires hundred times more worse. The consequence become too much to bear.
"Sorry" she whisper when she accidentally hits someone. She stagger back from the impact. Was it a wall other than a person?
"No.. I'm sorry I wasn't looking" the voice reply back almost whispering like it was scared.
She look up to see a boy wearing big thick round glasses with big brown curly hairs pouting his lips looking at her.
"So was I. I wasn't looking either.. are you alright? You seems like you're more in trouble" she say back looking at him carrying a large pile of books.
She watch as he sniff slightly getting tense.
"I'm ok with it. If you'll excuse me.." he whisper looking down running away hugging the books to his chest.
Is he scared of her?
"You're more than you appear" Stacey tense hearing the familiar cold icy voice behind her. Almost growling at her.
She turn around to see the man who left her alone yesterday out of nowhere. Yesterday if he was anything but handsome than today he looks ravishingly handsome in his casual gray shirt tuck in his black jeans. With the top three bottoms undone revealing his collar bones and some parts of his chest.
His face holding the most handsome scowl. His eyebrows in a sexy frown. She gulp staring at him. He sniff making Stacey flinch. He growl clenching his fist. His eyes dead set on her.
Stacey went stiff. Was she emitting a stench odour? Why was everyone she met sniffing around her.
"Stop whatever you're thinking again?" He growl raising his voice.
She immediately looks around to see anyone near them. She sigh relief there were few but far from them.
"I don't know why you're picking on me today.. even messing with what I'm thinking. If I remember correctly you're the one who talks to me first" she snap back at him. What is his problem. She ignore his burning gaze on her. He looks fuming. Angry.
"Leave me alone. Just ignore me and I'll do the same. That way we won't be getting on each other nerves and spoiling our day" she scoff getting angrily annoyed with him. She don't care who he is.. even if he expelled her. She couldn't care less.
She don't like the fact that he pick on her. She felt an invisible pull towards him.. wanting to know more about him. What make him add that hard scowl on his handsome sculpted face. How his frowns deepened every time he gets annoyed, angry or piss.
"Why do you smell like him?" He growl gripping her hand tightening it around her small wrist. His eyes turning pitch dark.
"What?" She whimper trying to pull her hand. How can she smell like 'him' as he said?
"What did you do? Why are you reeking of him?" He roar holding her wrist tighter. Ignorance about the pain he was inflicting on her.
His mate smelling of another male not just a tiny brushing smell but she practically reek of him. Like that wolf is marking his territory. Warning any other male to back off.
Alex growls ready to kill. Who dares to covet his mate. Who was the male she was with? Her boyfriend?
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