Alpha Damon's Mate

Chapter 8

He stared at me eagerly and licked his lips. "Yes" his voice was rough and raspy. He leaned towards me.

Our faces were only separated by a few millimeters. I giggled wickedly. "But I won't make it that easy for you. You've got to catch me!"

His eyes widened and I took advantage of the moment to quickly run away. Where to was the only question. I ran upstairs. There! Damon was standing at the room. That was definitely his!

My guess was confirmed. A large room with a double bed. "I got you" I got so scared I fell into his arms. He laughed and carried me onto the bed.

"Do you actually know how beautiful you are?" I was probably as red as a tomato. "May I kiss you now?" It rattled in my brain. That had been a bit nasty, but I wasn't sure if I was ready for it.

On the other hand, it was sweet that he asked again anyway and I practically promised him that I would. "For every kiss or hug you get, I want to know a secret," I clarified.

Once again I tried to negotiate an advantage for myself. Even if I felt a little wrong about it. He grinned.

"Okay" and with that he threw himself on my lips. It felt incredible. Just like the first time. I kissed him, still very tentatively.

His hand wrapped around my waist and he pulled me very close to him. I shuddered and enjoyed his other hand tangled in my hair. However, holding my breath had never been my forte, so I pushed him away, overwhelmed.

"T-That was... t-great," I stuttered nervously. What if he didn't feel that way? Then that would be an embarrassment and more than embarrassing. But to my relief, he also nodded.

"It would be even nicer if you didn't want to know any secrets about it." I blushed bright red. He made me look like I was selling myself. But that wasn't true. I was just taking advantage.

"Promise me you won't be mad?" he suddenly asked, snapping me out of my thoughts. I bit my lower lip.

"I can't say that yet. I still don't know what you want to tell me now." He batted his long eyelashes innocently.

"Then promise you won't run off and try to understand me." I sighed. "Okay. Now tell me. If you expect me to get mad, it can only get bad, right?" He grinned. "Let's put it this way: I would do it all over again, but you certainly won't be thrilled." I raised my eyebrows.

"Do they have to pull everything out of you?" "It's okay. So..." he hesitated again. What a joke. But at least MY fun! God, did I really just think that?

"Remember Jake?" I nodded. The guy I ran into the first day and who Damon bullied. Suddenly he growled.

"I'd rather you forgot about every man but me." I laughed. "What about him now?" Damon took a deep breath.

"He's in the hospital" I raised an eyebrow. "Because...I beat him up" I shrieked, startled, and backed away from him.

How could he do such a thing? What kind of monster was he? "Excuse me?" I breathed quietly. He swallowed and wanted to pull my arm.

"Keep your paws to yourself. What do you actually think of? Why did you beat him up? He didn't do anything, did he? And even if. There's no justification for beating up someone. NONE!" He winced at every word.

"Why are you worried about him?" he hissed. "Because you beat him up. But shut up. Or no! Answer my questions!" He swallowed again.

"I was jealous?" it sounded more like a question. "Jealous about what" my voice turned hysterical. Another octave higher and my hearing would no longer perceive anything.

"Come on him! He touched you! And you didn't mind! You've always struggled with me... I haven't made a mistake. I just made sure that guy never touches you again!"

I punched him in the chest in anger. He didn't respond. Just stared at me blankly. "So... So you chose him?" he asked sheepishly, sounding like he was close to tears.

"Are you crazy? Are you actually completely stupid? Of course not! And I didn't like that we bumped into each other either, but neither of us could help that. There was absolutely no reason to be jealous. And I don't resist you either!"

"And what about the deal? I'm only allowed to touch you if you allow it!" he snapped, but he seemed much calmer.

"T-this is... I'm scared. Not from you, but from this strange attraction I feel. And before you leave me I just can't believe that someone as amazing as you - let's ignore your aggressions - could find someone like me so amazing after just a few days.

I'm just... me. There's nothing special about me. Once you get to know me better, I'll probably bore you and you won't like me anymore. I reject you because it scares me and because... okay, that sounds stupid now"

I hesitated, then continued. I had unpacked all my fears of him now, so the last one didn't make much of a difference either.

"Because I have a feeling you won't lose interest if you have to fight for me first."

Tears ran down my cheeks, although I had absolutely no idea why. His mouth opened. He took a step towards me and just pulled me into his protective arms.

"Oh Elise. T-I didn't know that. you could have talked to me And to calm you down," he pressed a soft, light kiss on the crown of my head.

"I swear to you that I will never hurt you willingly, as true as my name is Damon Smith. I could never lose interest.

The only thing I want is for you to be who you are and give me a chance, because I will take it! But please try to understand how I feel. You are... everything to me You are the first girl that makes my heart beat faster and when I see you it takes my breath away, you are so stunning.

It makes me f*****g angry and jealous seeing you with other guys. Even if you only touch them lightly, smile at them or even talk to them. Then I always wish to be in their place. That you touch me, laugh at me and talk to me"

I squeaked and hugged him even tighter. At that moment, I didn't care that I was afraid of losing him. Well, you really couldn't lose what you didn't have, so I guess I would have to win it first. If you could put it that way.

He gently stroked my neck and kissed the top of my head. He made me feel like I was a porcelain doll that couldn't be broken and that he had to protect by all means.

I don't normally like that, but with him it was just amazing! I felt safe in his arms. No one would be able to break me here.