His Luna and His Mate

Chapter 5- Hospital-Rhea's POV

"Can I please explain?"

He wanted to explain. I chewed on my lowered lip, contemplating if I wanted to give him a chance. My wolf whined at me to listen to her mate. I swallowed my stubborn pride and looked him in the eye. "You can explain," he began to smile before I stopped him "but that doesn't mean that anything changes. It just means I will listen." He nodded.

He took a deep breath and moved a hair that had fallen over my eyes. "I met Emma in high school. Our school was open to humans and wolves, secretly of course. She was a freshman and I was a sophomore. We were friends. She was very sweet , but also shy. She didn't have a very good home life. Dad died young, mom was absentee, brought men into the home. Some were..." I watched his eyes burn with anger. His jaw clenched and and he slightly shook his head "she went through things nobody should ever have to go through. I became protective of her and helped get her out of the home. There was something between us and I thought she might have been my mate. When I turned 18 and realized that she wasn't, it hurt. I had told her about us and about mates. The day I realized she wasn't my mate, I left and traveled for a few years searching for my mate. I came back to take over the pack and ran into her. I still felt so protective of her and I needed a Luna. I asked her to marry me, but told her we had to tell my parents she was my mate. Within the year, we had Zeke. I had accepted the idea that I did not have a mate. I thought my mate had died or had already mated someone. I swear Rhea, I didn't do it lightly. I wanted my mate... I wanted you."

By this time, tears were flowing down my cheeks. Damn this man for making me weak. "I understand, Ezra. I do, but what I don't understand is why now you won't let me go. You have Emma. You have marked her, claimed her. She is yours and I can't take that away from her. I won't. I'm not that kind of woman. Please, reject me or accept my rejection." I swallowed the huge lump in my throat. "She never has to know, I can.... I can leave.... " before I even finished my thought, Ezra stood up and roared "YOU WILL NEVER LEAVE ME!"

I know I should have been scared. I should have quit talking. However, I am me. I never back down and I never know when to shut my mouth. I stood from the bed and got in his face. "I will do whatever I damn well please. You may be my mate but I be damned if you control me. I have never been controlled and I will not start now! Now if you are done showing your ass, get the f**k out of my room!" He growled and began to push me against a wall when Ephraim walked back in.

"Dude, what the f**k! Get your hands off of her!" He yelled jerking Ezra back. Before he could blink, Ezra landed a fist in his face. They began to exchange blows. Both sets of eyes had changed to their wolves and I knew they were seconds from shifting. I jumped in between them. "ENOUGH!" They both stopped looking at me. "Ezra, please just leave. Go home to Emma and just let this go" He clinched his jaw and gritted out "If you leave this land, I will hunt you down and bring you back. That is a promise" He turned to his brother "She will never be your mate" he gritted out before walking out, bumping Ephraim's shoulder in the process.

I walked over to the bed and sat down. I rubbed my eyes, feeling tired again. "Are you ok, Rhea?" Ephraim asked brushing a strand of hair out of my face, just as Ezra had done earlier. I shuddered and took a deep breath. "I dont understand what he wants from me, Ephraim. I don't know why he wont let go. If Emma was a wolf and could have marked him, he wouldn't have even noticed me. I can't break apart a family Ephraim. I can't. I'm not that kind of person. I want someone who is mine. Someone who doesn't have to think about it. I don't want to take what someone else already has. I just want..."

"Someone to have eyes for only you" he finished as his eyes studied mine. My heart fluttered. "Exactly" I whispered. I felt us both leaning in but before we got too close, there was a knock on the door. "Hey sweetheart, Are you ok?" I hear my dads voice before he walks in. "Oh, Beta, hello sir. I just wanted to check on my daughter. I didn't mean to interrupt." Ephraim shook his head. "It's nothing. I just wanted to make sure she is ok. Rhea, please if you need anything, let me know." I smiled back before he left. "So are you ready to go home, sassy?" I nodded. "I am so ready to be in my own bed".