Adonis

12

"Rin, Rin wake up" a soft hand brushing through my hair with a deep voice rumbling is what wakes me up, my eyes open to see that I'm curled up on Adonis' lap his golden eyes looking down at me with a tender expression which has me immediately jolting up only to let out a groan from the pain shooting up my neck.

"Careful, it's still tender" he says pulling me back and tucking my head in the crook of his neck whilst he places a kiss on my mark, the action soothing the pain much to my irritation. "This is your fault Adonis. Yet again you've caused me pain" I mumble against him, he only kisses my mark again "I'm sorry, I lost control. I was feeling more protective of you with your scent of blood everywhere, I needed to keep you safe Rin" he says "By marking me? All you've done is annoy me" I mutter which makes him chuckle "Doesn't it make you feel closer to me? You can see into my mind now Rinna" he says "I'm already too close to you, all you do is press me against you Adonis - that is close enough" I say yawning tiredly and my body instinctively snuggles into him seeking the comfort of my mate.

He strokes my hair again, soothing me even more as he presses his lips to the top of my head "We can never be close enough, my little Rin. Besides you like it, you are leaning into my touch - admit to it my female; you like being close to me" he says, too arrogantly for my liking making a small growl rumble from me "Shut up" I tell him.

"We are back home now, I'll carry you inside and tuck you into our bed because you still need to rest from the marking" he says as I hear the car door opening, and the cool air touches my skin making me shiver and further nuzzle into Adonis. His arms tighten keeping me snug against him, placing another kiss to my head rubbing his cheek on mine until he brings me inside, "She's already warmed to you Adonis" Atlas says from somewhere around the room "No I haven't" I mutter, not even bothering to open my eyes "Take me to bed Adonis" I whine, wanting to go to sleep without all of these voices surrounding me.

I'm suddenly lowered onto the soft, plush mattress my eyes opening to see Adonis leaning over me, his hands gently removing my shoes for me "Shall I change you into pyjamas my female?" he asks, keeping his voice soft and soothing for my ears making me feel even more tired, his voice lulling me to sleep. I close my eyes "I don't want any clothes, I'm too hot" I mumble - after years of sleeping in the coldness of the outdoors where I would lay on the grass of my garden I had gotten accustom to being cold at night, so now I was inside, in a warm cosy bed it felt too hot to have the simple comfort. In addition to that the mark was making an uncomfortable heat warm my skin, a sheen of sweat all over my body now we're inside

A growl rumbles from him "I will be joining you in bed tonight, I can't stay away now I've marked you - are you sure you want to be bare?" he asks, his voice sounding strained and my nose senses the change to his scent as it gets mingled with lust, causing heat to bubble within my body, his smell of testosterone rises as his wolf surges forward which perks my wolf's ears but I'm too tired to react the way my wolf and nature wants me to; by pouncing onto him.

"I am" I say, not caring to be naked next to him all my body wants is to sleep. I hear him swallow, another growl tumbling out as he grits out "Very well" and his hands then slowly lower the straps of my dress, easily pulling the loose silk material down my body as he picks me up slightly to get it completely off. I feel his eyes burning a trail all over my body "Adonis" I whine "Just get on with it" I add, peeling my eyes open to see him with black eyes of lust, his teeth elongated and body trembling with anticipation. His hands once again find my body but this time his undressing of me has his lips and teeth added to it, gently kissing and sucking some of my skin but he keeps away from my intimate areas - his thoughts filter into my mind saying he can't risk going near my breasts or heat as he won't leave it at one taste, he knows he would end up mating me but he refrains because he knows I'm not ready.

He rushes to get every piece of fabric off of me as consistent growls leave his throat, every now and then his teeth, tongue or claws trail over my skin whilst I'm barely conscious of his actions until I bring my hand up to push his chest "Leave" I grit out making him freeze above me.

He lets out a breath and pulls the blanket up and over me, covering my whole body so the blankets tucked under my chin as i curl up in the warm cocoon his lips press a kiss to my forehead.

"Goodnight Rin"

...

I awake to see his arms around me, his form pressed against mine as he's on top of me, crushing me with his body made of pure muscle. His head just under my breasts resting on my stomach, his breath hot against my skin - he looks relaxed, happy in this sleeping state.

I growl, not liking this position at all; both of us naked with him pressed against me, his scent saturating every crevice of my body - my wolf loves it, purring in my mind wanting to sleep for longer with our male surrounding us. No,

My hands push at his shoulders but he doesn't budge, I brush my fingers through his hair earning a purr from his mouth before I forcefully yank it, bringing his head back with the force. He growls, teeth descending but when his eyes find mine they're blackened with lust as he pushes his hips into mine, his hardness rubbing against my thigh.

I growl furiously, my fingers pinch his ear hard whilst I plunge my heel into the back of his knees my other elbow smacks down on his neck - my actions surprise this male as his body goes slack, affected by my hits and I take this chance to push him off of me and once his weights off of my body I use my feet to push into his chest as hard as I can launching him off of the bed and crashing onto the floor.

He's on me in seconds, a furious roar echoing around the room , shaking the foundation of the house as he picks me up, pinning my body to the wall. "That is not a nice way to awake your male is it, mate?" he snarls, dragging his fangs across my throat as my body stills fearing what he will do in this angered state but I just can't seem to stop angering him; I like annoying him but what he might do as a reaction scares me.

His hand clasped on the back of my neck loosens as I feel his eyes look at my mark, his thumb gently smoothing over the skin "How are you feeling?" he asks me, golden eyes slowly returning "Fine" I growl "Are you sure? Do you need more rest my female? You've been asleep for three days now" he says surprising me "Three days?" I ask "The healers told me your mark wasn't settling well, they assumed you didn't want the mark, you were rejecting it or the Moon didn't want us to be bonded" he reveals, once again the blackness swirling in his golden eyes.

"They're right" I say making Adonis growl, his jaw clenching "So why is the mark still on your skin?" he retorts "The Moon pities you so she gave you this one thing" I say "Why do you refuse to give me a chance Corinna? I can be the perfect male for you, we can be happy together but you won't even give me a f*****g chance!" he growls angrily, I only stare at him wondering why he keeps trying to bring us together, why does he even want me?

He sighs pressing a quick kiss to my lips that has a growl of frustration leaving me as he's too quick for me to push him away as his lips are already gone, "Get dressed Rin" he mutters walking into his bathroom and shutting the door behind him.

I roll my eyes walking to the closet to find my clothes already hung up taking up the majority of the closet whilst Adonis only has a small fraction of the closet. Dressing myself in my underwear I walk to the mirror and I can't help but stare at myself, looking over my body that is now blemish free; no bruise or cut to be seen, something I never thought I'd see again. For years I've almost always had wounds on my body so it's odd to me to see myself unharmed - it doesn't feel like it's me.

My eyes find my mark on my neck, the indents from his teeth still prominent and the surrounding skin is inflamed, slightly swollen. My fingers absentmindedly reach up to touch the mark - something I also never thought I'd see on my body, a mark from Adonis; the mate I had practically rejected but now we're here together with a mark on my neck. Unbelievable.

My nature is twisting my mind so much so that I see a smile on my face as I look at the mark, my wolf content for the moment but I know she craves to be marked as well by his wolf and his skin then she'll return the favour; mark her male and mate - complete the bond she's desired to have for years.

"Rin, you're so beautiful" Adonis tells me, his voice soft as he presses his mouth to my mark where my fingers still are, his lips on the tender skin have my knees buckling beneath me and a moan escapes me. Adonis has his arms secured around me keeping me upright whilst a satisfied growl rumbles from his chest. "I love your reaction to me" he growls huskily, adding another kiss to my mark as my hands fall to my sides moaning again just from that simple action "f**k off" I growl weakly.

"Come on Rin, get some clothes on and we'll go downstairs. You'll be alone at the house today but there are guards posted outside so you can't escape - so stop thinking like that, it won't happen" he says making em growl as I push him away putting a mental block up to keep him locked out of my mind.

"Just leave now, I don't want to be near-" my breath gets caught in my throat as I see him standing before me everything on display for my eyes. His chest bare with only a few stray water droplets on him, no towel obstructs my view I get to see all his maleness - everything about him shows who he is; the strongest Alpha male known. All I see is the strength, power and dominion he possesses telling me of the vigorous training he must be accustomed to only adding to his natural gifts of strength the Moon gave to this Alpha male.

I growl, more at myself than him, "Go away" I snarl keeping my eyes locked on his as to not stray anywhere south of his body. He smirks knowing exactly what had caused me to lose my breath, only adding to his cockiness "Do not be embarrassed by your reaction to me Rin, I'm your mate - it's natural to be attracted to me, just like I am to you" he says stepping closer to me, brushing some of my hair back but I growl angrily at him "I'm not attracted to you" I snap, going to the racks and selecting an outfit and quickly dressing not wanting to be in here anymore.

"Why do you always dress up Rin? Who are you trying to impress?" Adonis asks curiously, pulling a top over his head as I slip my heels on but his questions have me stopping my movements to think "Was it to try and get your husband's attention back?" he sneers, a laugh coming from his mouth as he mocks me but his words are true; that was why I'd dress up to perfection, make sure I'm the vision of beauty every male would want in their female or their wife - someone they'd be proud to be with.

It didn't work with Tom, he'd be too busy beating me to care about the dress I wore or the amount of time I'd spend on my hair and makeup to catch his attention. He didn't care.

"Why am I here? All you do is mock me Adonis" I snarl "So it's true? I wasn't mocking you Rin, I laugh because that human was an i***t if he did not see your beauty, you don't need to dress up to look beautiful, you are gorgeous." he says "Flattery will get you nowhere" I snap, doing the clasp on my bracelet up.

"I just want you to know that without the dresses, jewellery, makeup you are beautiful and you capture my attention whatever you look like, my eyes seem to always be trained on you" he says, his comment only makes me roll my eyes as I leave the closet to enter the bathroom and do my hair and makeup.

He doesn't bother knocking when he opens the door and stands in the doorway "I'm going to work now, you'll be on your own like I said. But if there are any issues mind link me or get a guard from outside" he says, I don't even bat an eyelash, keeping my attention on my makeup rather than responding to him.

He walks over to me, standing behind me with his chest pressed against my back with his eyes trained on mine in the reflection. I have to swallow down the moan from the tingles his touch sends me, I hate my natural response to him.

His hands grasp onto my hips as he lowers his head to kiss my mark, teeth scraping against the skin as I can't help but lean back into him, my neck angling for him. He barely punctures my mark but it has a hard shudder going through my body, my hand gripping onto his hand as a shaky breath leaves me "I will see you later" he says lowly, pressing a kiss to my jaw and not even a second passes before he's gone - as if he was never there.

Shaking my head, I scold myself for letting him affect me like that I hate him. But even I know that I can't hate him with this bond coursing through me, wrapping around the both of us, messing with my mind - I feel like it's changing who I am, but I don't even know who I am anymore.

I was Thomas Black's wife who dressed perfectly, had dinner on the table by 5 and loved my husband unconditionally - that was my purpose; to be Mrs Black. I'd care for Tom like a wife should, I'd clean our home, I'd cook for him - that was my life, he was my life but now he's gone what do I do? I no longer know who I am.

Besides even if I did love Adonis I know it would go wrong. My love had twisted the sweetest of men into a monster - what would my love do to the most powerful Alpha known to man? I don't want to risk finding out.

..

A few days later

This is the first time Adonis is at his home for dinner, he usually eats whilst at work and arrives back at around ten in the evening, climbing into bed with me his hands always pulling me to him to hold for the night. I can't help my habit of trying to find a female's smell on him, my mind used to finding a w***e's scent on my husband so Adonis must be the same but the only female's scent on him is me - and I don't know how I feel about it.

I'm sat in a sitting room of the house, with books upon books lining the walls and a large window showcasing the beautiful forest surrounding the place. This has been my sanctuary for these last few days as I have nothing to do but read or simply sit and watch the day go by - I have no purpose.

"Rin, come have dinner with us" Adonis says coming to stand in front of me offering me his hand, his offer has me shocked - he wants me to eat with him? I hadn't sat at a dinner table with someone and actually eaten in years, I was mostly the chef for Tom but I never was allowed the meal as my food was a cracker a week.

"Why?" I question, my eyes trying to search for a hint of malicious intention in his eyes but I don't find any. My mind is thinking of what Adonis could do, could he be like Cyrus playing mind tricks on me, making em question every action? I don't know what Adonis could do, he is a mystery to me.

"To eat. You're part of the family whether you like it or not and our family eats together, just like the last few nights" he says "I haven't eaten since you marked me" I state which has his hand retracting and clenching into a fist "What?" he grits out "I haven't eaten since you marked me" I repeat which has him growling, his hand grabbing my wrist making me yelp my fear rising - I knew he'd tricked me into thinking it was a simple gesture of kindness. I know males are anything but kind.

His grip on me loosens as he turns to me with anger still swirling in his eyes but he seems softer "I'm sorry" he grits out before pulling me out of the room with a looser grip now. "Someone tell me why my female hasn't eaten for a week?" he snarls to his family seated at the table, "I left her plate of dinner in the fridge every night, it would be gone in the morning I thought she ate it" Selia says. "That was Corinna's?" Arion asks, his worrisome eyes finding mine "I'm sorry I didn't realise the meals were yours, I thought they were spare" he says apologetically.

"So my female has been starved all because of this gluttonous i***t" Adonis growls, pacing back and forth, as I just observe his strange behaviour, trying to figure out why he's angry; Tom didn't let me eat, why would Adonis?

"She is your female, your responsibility." Nolan states, sipping some of his drink as normal whilst Adonis snarls in his direction.

"It will no longer happen, come here Rin, sit and eat. You will be having three meals everyday at least from now on, my female will never go hungry" he promises, bringing me to sit to the left of him as he sits at the head. Dishes are set out on the table, stacked full with an assortment of food and there are plates in front of each person. As soon as Adonis takes a bite of his food, the family start to pile food onto their plates.

"Corinna, eat" Adonis says, placing a hefty amount of food on my plate, his eyes looking at me expectantly but I'm frozen; I feel as if this is a mind game, I don't understand why he wants me to eat. "Eat" he demands, eyes blazing with fury but I can't as I sense his rising anger I'm conflicted as to what to do - his behaviour confuses me, I knew Tom's habits, I knew Cyrus' habits but Adonis is a mystery.

I see his hand coming towards me, instinctively I flinch, scrunching my eyes closed and turning my head waiting to feel te impact of a hit. But it never comes.

Slowly peeling my eyes open, my chest's heaving with the intense fear I'm feeling right now as I'm in unfamiliar waters with this male - why hasn't eh hit me? What does he want?

His eyes harden as he looks at me, pulling his hand back "Do you think I would hit you?" he asks, his golden eyes having the darkness of his wolf swirl within them "Yes." I answer truthfully which has his jaw clenching as his lip twitches into a snarl but no noise escapes him, he simply continues to eat in a bitter silence.

The whole table is quiet, adding to my anxiety as I feel as if any moment Adonis will snap and hit me - I always annoy everyone. My arms come around my torso, my nails scraping along my skin as I try to put my mind on something else but my thoughts are running away with me as I sense Adonis' rising anger rolling off of him. All I can think is of the beating he will give me, I won't survive it, I'll most likely die. I don't know why I'm scared of my death, i have nothing to live for here but even if I were to die I would never be welcomed to the Moon, I'd be condemned to the depths of Hell to be punished for turning my back on Her.

"Corinna get those thoughts out of your damn mind, now" Adonis snarls, but it only increases them as his anger rises my fear and anxiety rises with it.

He suddenly stands "Our room Rin" he says, making em quickly follow what he says knowing I've already angered him, I don't want to provoke him anymore. I stumble on the stairs but an arm wraps around my waist, Adonis, a whimper escapes me as my mind retreats back to my days with Tom - it's so much scarier when you're waiting for the inevitable to happen, the fear just seems to rise within me by the second wanting the beating to be done now so it's out of the way.

He growls, practically carrying me upstairs and putting me on the bed just standing over me as my body uncontrollably trembles awaiting for the first of many hits to rain down on me. He crouches down placing a hand on my shaking leg, holding my knee still "Relax my female, I won't hit you, stop thinking that I will because I won't. Ever." he says, but his words hold no meaning to me - Tom said similar words and then days later he had me beaten black and blue. Males lie.

"I only wanted you to eat, I can't believe you haven't eaten for almost a week my female. Why didn't you tell me?" he asks "Isn't it normal?" I respond which has a slight growl rumbling from him "No, it isn't. Is that what the human did? Did he starve you for all these years?" he questions "He didn't starve me, I had a cracker a week"

"How kind of him" he spits sarcastically, "I need you to stop comparing me to him Rin, I am nothing like that bastard - I would never, ever hit you, starve you, abuse you. You are my female and it is my duty to protect you, that is all I've ever wanted to do Corinna; care, love and protect you so why don't you let me? Give me a chance and trust me Rin, I promise I won't let you down"

His words have me wanting to believe him but I can't comprehend a world of his promises; to have someone who loves me the way I've dreamed of, to no longer have to suffer with abuse that i know will always come with me loving someone as I can't be loved without ruining the male. I destroyed the kind, gentle and shy man Tom was - it's inevitable that if I allow myself to love Adonis he'll become ruined, and with his immense strength I can't imagine the unbeatable monster I would turn him into - I can't risk that happening.

"No, Adonis. I can't"