Impasse

5

Miguel

“She's mine,” the intruder growled.

I growled at the declaration.

Who the hell was this guy anyway? How dare he come here and claim what's mine? Claim something I had searched for years for.

I sniffed the air for his scent. Recognizing the scent I immediately pushed Maiya behind me and growled. The growl the slipped past my lips was fierce and demanding. I wanted him the hell of my land and him to stay the hell away from my mate. He was never again going to touch her. He was never again going to feel that soft flesh that belong to me.

“You need to leave now,” I told him.

He was causing Maiya and myself a great deal of stress. Not to mention he just interrupted what could have been one of the best moments of my life.

“Not without Maiya,” he said.

He tried looking around my frame at her but failed. I completely blocked the view of her. He didn't need to see her anyway. She was completely indecent and her body was only for my eyes.

Louis. Take Maiya back inside. This time put her in my room. Her things should already be there. Take two other men just to be on the safe side, I said to him through the link.

I couldn't take any chances of her running away from them. I turned around and looked at my beautiful mate. Her faces was distorted with so many emotions it was hard to keep track of the ones I was seeing.

“You go back to the room, our room, and wait for me OK,” I said to her in a calm voice.

I needed to talk to her lover and I know I wouldn't be able to do it with her hovering around me, scared for his safety.

“And please do not fight them on the way there,” I told her with a chuckle. When she smiled all the anger I had melted away, and all of a sudden I wanted to speed up this thing with him and get back to her. She had me wrapped around her finger already and I think she knew I'd give her whatever she wanted.

She nodded and began to walk away with Louis and two others. She quickly turned around and looked at me and then at him.

“Por favor, no hacerle,” she said. {Please, don't hurt him.}

I only nodded determined not to make her any promises that I didn't know I could keep. He would probably try something crazy, like attacking, and I'd have no choice but to attack.

“Sólo si no tuviera ninguna otra opción, mi amor,” I told her. {Only if I had no other choice, my love.}

Thankfully, she agreed with me and walked away. I turned my attention back on the boy. He watched angrily as Maiya walked away with Louis. I watched as his eyes scanned down her body going from angry to lust filled in a matter of seconds. I stepped forward and growled ripping his attention away from her body.

He couldn't be seriously trying to check her out while I am right here could he? He wasn't that suicidal. I warned my back back using the link and advanced on him. To me, he was nothing short of a child that wanted someone to love him. Sadly for him, he had chosen the wrong someone.

“What is it you want boy,” I asked him.

Authority dripped throughout the question like a leaky faucet. I wanted him to know who was the man in this equation. I wanted him to know that I was who she wanted and who she was going to be with.

“My name is Noir and I have come for Maiya. You know the girl you had to kidnap to make her be with you,” he countered.

He didn't bend to my Alpha will which means that he was from an Alpha bloodline.

Great. Out of everyone on the planet she couldn't been with she choose another Alpha. Just my luck, I thought to myself. I always seemed to steps behind with this girl...

“Well, boy, I don't know where you received your information from but you are sadly mistaken if you think I forced her to come anywhere with me. Maiya is my Goddess given mate. We were made for each other. You, however inconvenient for me, did take care of her while she was away--”

“You mean when she ran away from you,” he interrupted.

I growled, “She ran from my father. Not me. I would never force her to do anything she didn't want to do.”

“Ha yeah right. You are your fathers' son. If it's in your best interest you'll use her for the betterment of your pack.”

“MAIYA COMES FIRST,” I shouted at him.

The authority in my voice finally hit him because he buckled at the sound. Bowing his head momentarily, I knew he was ashamed that he submitted, but there was nothing he could do about it. He opened that flood gate and now there was no closing it.

“You need to leave NOW, before I break a promise to my mate.”

“She will be mine again Miguel. And when she is mine I'll make you watch as I make every inch of her body mine before I kill you,” he threatened.

It sounded more like a vow. I growled at his boldness and quickly advanced on him punching him in the face. Once he fell on the ground I proceeded to kick him over and over until I felt the softest hands pulling at my arm.

Millions of tiny fireworks exploded on my arm and I immediately stopped what I was doing to turn to her, knowing that it was my beloved. I was still angry as I looked into her eyes. His threat replayed itself in my head reminding me of why I should end his life now. In seconds, I had turned back to him and swiftly kicked him into a tree.

I heard Maiya let out a whimper making me turn on her. Her eyes were brimming with tears of unshed emotions. She looked torn between trying to console and calm me down and helping that pest to his feet and nursing him back to health.

“Usted lo ama?” {You love him?} What she did was barely a nod, but it was enough for me to see the truth behind it all. She loved another man.

“¿Y qué de mí? ¿Me quieres,” I asked. {And what about me? Do you love me?}

“Si,” she answered. {Yes.} I scoffed. This couldn't be... Why would the Goddess curse me with such a situation?

“Bueno tienes que tomar una decisión... Es mí, su compañero o él. Pero advirtió Maiya. Si lo decide se cazan tanto abajo y matar a todos los que alguna vez ha amado y cuidado delante de usted antes de terminar ambos de sus vidas,” I told her, only pausing to give her the chance to reply. {Well you have a choice to make... It's either me, your mate, or him. But be warned Maiya. If you choose him then I will hunt you both down and kill everyone you have ever loved and cared for in front of you before I end both of your lives.}

When she didn't I continued on. “Si me elige conocerme en nuestra habitación. Si no, entonces usted tiene una ventaja de 24 horas, desde el momento de que alejarse de los terrenos.” {If choose me to meet me in our room. If not, then you have an advantage of 24 hours from the moment you leave these ground.}

I walked away not bothering to beg her to stay with me or to look back at her with pleading eyes. I wanted her to make a heart felt decision. One that wasn't based on the pressures of others.

Tears threatened to spill from my eyes as I linked my pack to go back inside. I ignored every look of pity and sadness I received from my pack members and just went upstairs to the room I would hopefully share with Maiya. I quickly stripped off my clothes and got in the shower, linking everyone to leave me alone. Once I was in the shower I cried. For the second time in my life I cried for the woman that I loved and for fear. Fear that I would never get to see her face again.

I stayed in there for what seemed like hours, when in reality it had barely been 15 minutes. With red eyes and pruned skin I turned off the shower head and dried myself off with a towel. Walking back into the room I slumped onto my bed and closed my eyes, not noticing the someone standing by the door. As they moved the floor creaked causing me to get up and growl.

“Maiya?”

She giggled. “In the flesh.”

“I thought you were going to leave me,” I whispered. It was barely heard by my ears so the fact that she had heard it was a shock to me.

Maiya walked up to my naked frame, not even paying attention to it and stood on tippy toes and grabbed my face, pulling it to face her.

“Escuchar y escuchar me Miguel bueno. Nunca quise dejar. Si recuerdas quería que vengas conmigo. Corrí de su padre. Te amo a Miguel. Usted es mi compañero y mi vida, mi amor. Nunca podría dejar su lado nuevamente. Que te prometo,” she whispered to me. {Listen and listen to me good Miguel. I never meant to leave YOU. If you remember I wanted you to come with me. I ran from your father. I love you Miguel. You are my mate and my life, my love. I would never leave your side again. That I promise.}

She gently placed her lips over mine, making thousands of tiny explosions happen on my skin. These were the moments I've wanted for.

“Entonces así, no más corriente,” I asked pulling away from her. {So, no more running then?} She smiled widely and laughed.

“Marcha no más,” she vowed. {No more running.}