Alphas broken mate

You can run and hide...

Moving through the crowd without getting spotted is almost impossible in a place like this, especially when almost everyone in this pack knows how I looked. To have any sort of chance of slipping away, I had to steal a hoodie from a chair in a restaurant that was left unattended. From there it was a bit easier as I could hide away under the hood and if I moved fast, I could get to my place, grab the money I had stashed away from the little that I got paid for the fights. I am sure that everyone took their part from my winnings, but I never really did anything about it. Money was never a concern for me as I did not really need that much to survive, but running would require money.

I managed to get to the place I had been living without getting spotted and that felt like a miracle. To my luck no one had broken in, now that most of the pack knew that I was done for... or not...

When I stepped inside I saw that the very few things I owned were gone from the remote cabin at the side of the pack village. With dread gripping my heart, I pushed the bed to the side and removed one of the floor bords under which I hid all the money I had and released the breath I was holding. Okay, I am not doomed, but I had to move fast. A broken nose will not keep Daniel down for long.

As that thought crossed my mind I heard the door to my cabin open and close. Without looking, I knew that it was him. I could not mistake the undeniable feeling of pain, regret and longing that I felt whenever he was in close proximity to me.

"Damn, you got me good this time."

He said as he walked into the room. Still moving in the same self assured pace as he walked to the mirror, his face still covered in blood, but the swelling has gone down.

I watched him unable to pull my eyes away from him and unsure what he wll do now.

He took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of his nose. I could see him mentally counting and then in a swift push he reset his nose as a wave of swear words and more blood came running down his face. After that, he straightened his back and while pitching his nose, he walked into the bathroom. Still frozen in place, I heard the water getting turned on and the sound of it broke me out of it. I blinked away the confusion and got to my feet. This was my chance to get away..

Quickly and quietly as possible, I made my way to the front door. I managed to get to the door and even had my hand on the handle when I felt him right behind me. His hand captured my on the doorknob and I felt air get stuck in my lungs... he was so close to me... I could feel his breath on the back of my neck.

"Stop."

His words came out a low growl that vibrated through his chest that pressed into my back. Those vibrations spread out through my tortious body and I could barely hold in the whine in my chest. It has been so long since the last time we were this close. Sure, he had me under him in the arena, but this was different, this was intimate... so intimate...

Each of his breaths tickled the back of my neck, making me shiver with need.

"You know that you are not going anywhere. I told you that I would be taking you home. Even if you get away again, I will catch you again, so just give up now, Erin."

He leaned in close, placing his mouth right next to my ear and whispered:

"You know you want to..."

At the back of my mind, I knew that this was bait and I should not give in, but I couldn't… just like he expected, because when I pushed back with all my strength he was expecting it, using me pushing back to flip me around, so now I was facing him. He knew me too well not to use my own temper against me, and now I was in a much more dangerous position as I was facing him.

I could not stop myself from looking up and meeting his gaze. Like always, his eyes left me defenceless, stealing away any and all will to fight or resist him. My temper and need to fight was replaced with the need to submit, to please and give in. All it took was one look from him and I was ready to give in. It was an annoying side effect from him that has haunted me all my life. It was always like that with him. With no effort at all, he could get me to go along with whatever he had in mind or wanted. It was like that even when we were kids. No one could get me to submit or make me do anything. It was common knowledge as well as the fact that only Daniel could change my mind, calm me down or get me to do anything.

Funny enough is that he is just as stubborn as I am, making his power over me difficult to use and very protected. He knew what he could do, but never abused it. When we were kids, neither of us knew what it meant. Our parents had a knowing smile any time they looked at us playing together or when either of us asked anything about it. It took us years, way into our late teens to understand that we were meant to be together, that we were destined to be mates from the moment we were born.

To no surprise, he was the one to figure out and when he first told me I threw a cup of water in his face and laughed... but later I realized the truth... that he was right. Everything we experienced made sense in a way it had never made sense before.

My thoughts got catered when I felt his warm palm on my cheek drawing me back to the current moment. He gently made me look up into the deep icy blue ice that made it hard to breathe by guiding my chin up.

"It's okay, there is no need to fight anymore. I got you..."

He whispered that as he leaned in closer and pressed his lips gently against mine. The second his lips touched mine, my body exploded into millions and millions of little fireworks that spread warmth through out my body, melting away the ice that had been covering it. Everything started to fade away, all I could concentrate on was the gentle touch of his lips and how good it felt to be kissing him again.

Goddess, how much I missed his lips and being so close to him.

My body and my wolf were crying from relief and happiness. It took me a moment to realize that I was crying as well as I felt slow tears roll down my cheek. I was sure that I would never feel this again...

That was when I felt a slight sting on my thigh and everything slowly started fade away in a completely different way. Bit by bit everything slipped into complete darkness and it took me a moment to realize what happened...

He used the kiss as a distraction while he drugged me.

My body started to get too heavy to keep straight up as I slowly started to slip down, but he caught me.

A part of me felt betrayed that he used it as a distraction, when the realization that I lost hit me.