I question him in trying to understand. "You've called me your love? How am I yours as you are mine? Who in the hell do you think you are to say such things? I don't even know you as you don't know me." I stand up, my voice laced with anger. Who does this guy think he is? Saying he's going to take me, pfft. Yeah right.
"Look, we'll learn names later. As of now, we need you to come with me, I have some things to do and I don't want you to out of my sight." He warned. His tone became very serious as it had an alpha tone weighing onto it heavily, causing me to feel an uneasiness. I didn't want to fire back at him because I was genuinely afraid of what he may do. I gulped and nodded as he began to turn around and walked through the woods. We weren't heading back into the direction of the school.
Instead, we were headed deeper into the woods. My eyes watch his form as we continue to walk. I study his shoulder blades as he walks. His muscles hidden under the jacket and shirt were really screaming at me. I had to contain myself, I don't know what this was that I was feeling, but it's really outweighing my resistance. I blink, bringing back my self-awareness and decided to look down at the forest floor as we continue to trek the forest.
The silence between us was becoming awkward. So, I had to hang back behind a little further. Not wanting to feel any more awkward within his close proximity. We reach a clearing and I gaze upward finding a giant mansion in the middle of the clearing. The beautiful wildflowers and grass cascaded the forest floor. My mouth drops amazed by the unremarkable beauty of nature, I look over at him and I caught him gazing at me. His expression hinting a bit of awe, then he masks it with a blank expression quickly, but not quick enough.
My newly heightened senses took in my surroundings, I was beginning to feel at home as if I belonged here. I breathed in the crisp air as the breeze grazed my skin and whisked strands of my hair out of my face. "Welcome home, beautiful." I gaze back at him, a smile on his lips. I felt a sudden urge to smile back, but then I fought back not wanting to send wrong signals so I turned my vision back to the clearing. Soaking in the sourroundings.
My body somehow relaxed and I felt an urge to run. My legs taking off into the clearing without my knowledge, I felt care free suddenly and I welcomed it. I then was brought back to my senses when my phone rang. My mother was calling me. I answer it, "Natalie, why aren't you home yet? Is everything okay, sweetheart?" My mother's tone laced with worry.
"Yes, mom. I'm fine, I'm just at my new friends house. I asked her for help with an assignement. Might be here a while, so I might stay the night." I tried my best sounding truthful, I hate lying to my mother. The guy watches my expression and I glare at him for a moment till' he looked away.
"Okay, sweetheart. Don't forget to study too, I love you." Her tone sounded calmer.
"I love you too. Goodnight mom." I hung up the phone and gazed over at him. "So, are you going to tell me you name now?" I asked.
"Only if you enter our house." I look back at the mansion behind me. It definitely didn't look unattended, I assumed he lives here. I look back at him and nod, eager to understand my situation. I walk ahead of him and enter the mansion, the front entrance led into a large room where there was a beautiful crystal chandelier in the middle of the ceiling and the stairs were in front of me, there were two entry ways to different rooms on my left and right side. I study the interior, unbelievably infatuated.
"My name's Aaron, Aaron Lycan." I turn around to face him, but instead i got a close to view to his face. He must've been standing very close to me while I was busy admiring the room. I was startled by the sudden close proximity and I was about to fall back, but he grabbed my arm with one hand and his other around my waist.
I gaze up into his azure eyes, his skin touching mine. My body pulsing with electricity. My desire for him grew, I shook my head to regain my clear mind. My thoughts recovering from the cloudiness. I push myself away and out of his hold, the moment becoming awkward. he cleared his throat, "I apologize if I startled you." His tone sincere, I've been wondering why he hasn't asked my name yet.
"So, why haven't you asked me of my name?" He avoided the question and brushed past my shoulder headed for the stairs. I watch him as he ascends the steps.
"Are you coming or not?" He asks. I quickly run to the stairs and follow after him. He leads me to a room where there's a large queen sized bed and walk in closet to the right of the bed along with an ajoined bathroom connected the closet and bedroom. I gaze at him, in question. "This is your room, mine will be across the hallway from your door." He informs me.
"Alright, now I have a question before you go." My voice shaky and nervous for what I'm about to ask. He listens intently as I spoke.
"I must know, when you called me your love and that I'm yours and mates etc. What did you mean?" A smile appears on his lips, amused by my question.
"Well, we're fated mates. How do I know this? Well, it's because of the way I can make you feel. No other being would have the affect on you, but me." My jaw drops of pure shock. We're 'fated mates,' and that somehow unsettles my stomach. I begin questioning why again. Why must I in this situation? Why has this Luna, Goddess of the Moon Creatures, cast such a curse on me.
I had plans before any of this ruined my life. Nobody decided to ask me or warn me before hand. Jake's smile drops and he waves as he exits my room. This all feels too real, I must be dreaming. There's no way this is real, I pinched myself and unfortunately found pain. Yeah, this is real, definite nightmare.
I wasn't sure how to feel about all fo this. Sometimes, during within the few hours I've been in this room, my senses flip like a switch. I guess that's because my human side takes over then my animalistic side. Everytime when my body does that, I can sense where Jake is. I can tell he's close, either in his room or in the house. I appreciate him for giving me my space, but I don't understand why I must stay around him and in his home.
He say's he's alpha, but I haven't met any of his pack members. Maybe he doesn't have any. I sigh of frustration as my thoughts begin to overwhelm me causing a headache. I walk into the bathroom and take a shower, I enter the walkin closet going over the clothes. I realize that all these are my exact size. That's not creepy at all, how in the world did he know my size? I put on a no sleeved shirt, my belly exposed then a pair of shorts. I wanted to try and feel comfortable in this house.
I'm living here for a while, so I might as well. Jake enters my room at the door opens, "Hey, Natalia. I made some--" he froze mid sentence. I guess my attire that exposed my belly kind of put him in surprise.
"Hey, Jake. My eyes are up here and there's something called knocking. It's polite." My tone stern and irritated by his sudden rudeness. He clears his throat with a loud grunt as his eyes gaze at my hourglass figure, then his azure eyes meet mine.
"There's food downstairs in the kitchen if you're hungry." He stated, quickly turning around and exiting the room. I notice something dark in my walk in closet as jake leaves. I walk over to the closet and examine closer as I see a dark sweater, my senses kick in again and I can smell his scent on it. Did he put this in here on purpose? Was this for his mate? For me?
I decided to slip it on, not wanting his eyes to snake over my body like last time, so I used the sweater to voer my stomach. The material was soft and it seemed to fit me perfectly, yet it the bottom rim of the sweater ends just above my thighs.