His Surprise Mate

Chapter 9 The Butterflies

Rebekah

I feel so warm and so hot.

Why the hell am I hot?

I try to feel the source of this hotness but all I can feel is more sparks.? Seriously sparks?

I wanted to get up and away from this but something inside me wants to lay here and enjoy everything. Wait.. lay here?

I open my eyes and the first thing I see is red curtains. huh. A bed with curtains? I don't have a canopy bed. And this is where everything from last night comes rushing back.

Flight.

Palace.

Mate.

Aaron.

I turn my head to left and there he is. My supposed mate. After a good minute of watching Aaron sleep, I notice my hand on his arm. A very big arm. I retract it as soon as I get my senses back. God. So he was the source of hotness. I mean he is definitely hot but no, what is happening to me?

I need to get away from him and with this thought I slowly get our if the bed, being very slow with the curtains. Why does he has a canopy bed? As soon as I step out, my question is answered with the sunlight coming from the glass roof.

I close my eyes from the sudden brightness and stumble a little, but I slip on my shoes and land straight on my ass with a loud thud.

I don't know how but Aaron is right in front of me, like he wasn't sleeping a second ago.

"Are you alright?" he asks with such concern that renders me speechless.

"Yes, I am fine. Just having my clumsy moment of the day." I somehow manage to speak. He is wearing sweatpants and a simple t-shirt, which somehow makes him more hot. Stop Rebekah.

"You sure?" he asks offering me his hand.

"Yup." I take his hand but it instantly burns so I let go but he doesn't. If anything, he holds it stronger.

"You are burning me Aaron. Let go." I say standing up finally.

"For the last time, I am not burning you. It's the mate bond." he says dropping my hand and laying back on his bed.

OK, so that was rude. I take a deep breath and stand up to give him a lecture on manners but what I see leaves me speechless.

He has his hand behind his head and is looking dashing and those veins on his hand. So damn hot. What? no. no. no. What is with me and his hand? Jesus, help me. Shaking the thoughts away I decide to have a civil talk with him.

"I didn't mean to offend you or anything. I am new to this. Everything basically. All I know about mates is from my best friends and neither of them has found their mates. So you gotta give me a break. And the burni- I mean sparks will take time." I stop mid word correcting myself when he gives me a look.

"I get it. Just don't say that I am burning you. That looks a bit extreme." Aaron says sitting up. He takes my hands in his and this time i don't retract. He makes me sit in front of him, stroking my hands with his thumbs. I never knew that a gesture, simple as this would give me butterflies.

"I am going to be honest Rebekah. I never thought I'd have a mate or a beloved. We don't get that blessing. I always thought that I'd have to marry some random women my parents choose because I, for sure was not going to." he lifts my chin and holds it, continuing, " I don't know a thing about mates too but I can assure you one thing. I would never burn or hurt you. We may have found each other in a very dramatic way but I really want to give us a chance and I am hoping it would work out. I never even wanted a mate but now that you are here, with me-" he moves his hand to the back of my head and pulls me closer, "-I am never letting you go."

I am too stunned to say anything. He uses my speeclessness and kisses me. Again. And damn this is way better than the last one we had. All the butterflies go wild. He pulls me closer than ever, that now I am flushed against him and he kisses me with so much passion and I can feel him pouring every emotion in the kiss. We kiss for, what felt like eternity but not enough. He pulls away first and I am gasping from the effect he has on me and try to catch my breath.

I am still on his lap. He takes some of my hair and put them behind my ear.

"You ready to give this a chance?" he asks.

"Yes. But you'd have to stop kissing me like this." I say and I know my face is as red as a tomato, which makes him chuckle in return.

"Now that I have got a taste of your lips, I don't think it would be possible to stop myself." he says and captures my lips again and this time it feels different, like really happy kinda kiss. I break away and he is smiling at me so cheesily, I swear he looks like the actors in the rom-coms.

I was about to ask him more about this whole mate situation but his eyes glaze over a little. His green eyes are now completely grey and now he looks like the possessed kid in horror movies. I don't get scared though, he is mind-linking with someone. Although when I try to get up from his lap, his eyes turn back to normal and pulls me back.

"It was Jax, my beta, mind linking me, there's no need to be scared."

"I am not scared. I know about the mind-link and eye-glaze thing." I tell him.

"Then why were you running away?" he asks with confusion all over his face.

"I wasn't running away. I was just getting up from your lap because my bladder is screaming at me." I answer him genuinely again.

He gives me a small smile and lets me off of him. He stands up and takes my hand and directs me towards a huge slide door which reveals a massive walk in closet. I take a look around and it's beautiful. I didn't get a good view of his bedroom but from what I remember it was black and this closet is white and black, complimenting the room. He motions towards my bags and tells me about the door at the end of the closet which leads to the bathroom.

"I would really love to stick around but I have to check on something." Aaron says kissing my knuckles. The butterflies are definitely having the time of their lives.

"It's alright. I'll get fresh and then message my friends and check on dad. Where would I find him by the way?" I ask him because the Palace is definitely big and I am not so good with directions.

"How about you take a shower, talk to your friends and then I'll take you to Steve and we all have breakfast together?"

"OK."

"Good. I'll be back in 20 minutes. Tops." he says and this time he kisses my forhead and gives me a wink before walking out.

I don't think anyone has ever given me butterflies before, let alone giving them wings like this.

I just hope he turns out to be good person and I really wish I don't let my past come in between the future I could have with him.

.....

If I was impressed by the closet, the bathroom is definitely more. It has a shower and a tub, a jacuzzi and a freaking sauna. All these are faced towards the ocean giving the whole bathroom the 'old money' vibe. The flush and basins are on the other side with a huge full length mirror. Don't get me wrong, I have a lovely purple washroom too but this is definitely a piece of art.

Marissa would love this as she has a thing for sauna. Marissa. s**t. I promised to message her as soon as I reached the Caslte but completely forgot. I quickly go back to the closet to get my shampoo and shower gel and take a shower. I leave my things there as Aaron has made it clear that he is not letting me go without giving us a chance, so why shouldn't I? I brush my teeth and pick a green cargo and a black crop top and quickly put on my socks and shoes.

I take my sweet time brushing my hair as I know once I open my phone, Marissa and Brian would kill me with their questions. I was hoping Aaron would come back and we'd go, have breakfast but he doesn't, so saying a small prayer I get my phone out of my purse.

I don't even bother going out, I know I'd have to talk to them eventually, so I sit on the white marble counter in the closet with my phone and take deep breath before opening it.

I take one look at my screen and shove it back inside my pocket.

Marissa: Where the hell are you?

Are you alright?

You safe Bekah?

Brian: Marissa is going crazy. Call her ASAP.

Marissa:YOU GOT A MATE????

Brian: A mate? Seriously?

Nope! Can't deal with these two right now. What would I say? I know never wanted a mate but as soon as he kisses me I gave him a chance. f**k. This sound way too weird even in my head. What would it sound like when I'd have to tell.

Shit. This is going to be weird as hell.