Samantha's Point of View
I couldn't seem to find the words as I sat there with my hands in my lap. My fingers started to shake as I tried and failed to calm down my beating heart. I could feel his eyes burning holes on the side of my face. I took in a deep breath as I prepared to ask him the one question I had been wanting to ask him since the first time I had met him.
"Is what you-" I stopped as I realized my voice came out shaking
Damn it Sam! Get a grip!
I stopped my fidgeting hands and looked up. Part of my confidence slipped as I felt myself calming simply from looking at him. Honestly, I don't think I wanted to know the answer to my question.
But I needed to know. I am his mate right? Its kind of my right when you think about it
"Sureee"
I took another deep breath
"Is what the legends say about what you did all those years ago true?"
His intense stare turned into a glare. I immediately regretted the question I had just asked him. His eyes seemed to drain of all light. His body went rigid. Those pink and plump lips turned from a smile to a frown. His eyes furrowed together and he turned away from me.
My heart sank from his change of mood. No one ever wanted to cause their mate anything that isn't happiness.
Yet still, I knew it was necessary. The mate bond kept me from panicking but I was still scared. The stories of the Reletrona were known to all. I was scared of him. Scared of what of what he is capable of doing.
"You should know that you cannot trust the words of another person simply because he is one of power" he mumbled "But believe what you wish to believe"
With that, he turned away from me and went off to the kitchen.
I didn't know whether to run after him and comfort him or to run after him and shout at him for not answering my question with a straight forward answer. I needed to know.
"Are you saying that your decision on being his mate or not all depends on whether he actually did what our history said he did?" snow said with a slight sadness to her voice?"
I frowned at the thought. Would I really reject him if when the books say is actually true?
Would I risk actually losing the one wolf that was meant to be mine and mine only?
The faint smell of salt invaded my senses as I made my way into the kitchen. I found him sitting on one of the stools by the breakfast counter staring out the window.
I slowly made my way around him and stopped in my tracks as I realized that he had tears streaming down his face. I hadn't meant to make him cry. I knew the topic might be sensitive but I hadn't expected this.
I silently slipped onto the stool opposite from him.
He turned to me and huffed before turning back to the window.
"I am sorry that you were brought here, you can leave now" he said coldly "I will make sure that it doesn't happen again"
He wanted me to leave
"I'm sorry for asking you about your past" I started "but I need to know so that I can make up my mind on whether I want to be your-"
The words got caught in my throat as I thought about actually saying it out loud.
His head whipped into my direction before he abruptly shot out from his seat
"What? So that you can decide on whether you want to or not?" he seethed "so that you can decide on whether you want to reject me or not?"
I internally flinched at his tone
When I made no effort to deny, his eyes filled up with tears once again.
"Of course! How foolish of me to think that my mate would actual stick with someone like me?" he shouted "The Reletrona! The cursed blood boy!"
I didn't want to see him hurt like this. But it had to be done. I couldn't just be all over him without knowing the truth
"You know what?" he said running his hands through his hair "I will make it easier for you, leave and don't come back"
Giving me one more look, he stormed out of the kitchen, through the door and into the back yard. I hurriedly followed after him. I needed him to know why I needed this.
I followed him into a small garden. It had different herbs and all sorts of fruits and vegetables.
I found him breathing heavily in the corner of the small garden aggressively plucking berries from a bush.
"I don't want to hurt you by asking you about your past" I told him "I just need to know"
"You don't want to know!" he growled out at me "You want to know if it is true, there is a big difference there"
I took a step back as his breathing became erratic. For a moment I had thought I had seen a flash of pain in his eyes but as quickly as it had come, it was gone.
He shook his head as he starred at me from across the breakfast counter
"You're just like everyone else" he said in a low voice. He took a deep breath before continuing "I won't bother you anymore, please just go back to your pack"
I didn't even realize that I had begun to cry until I caught a glimpse of my reflection on one of the shiny pots nearby. I didn't even know this man for crying out loud! Why was I crying?
"Because he is our mate" whimpered snow in my head
I whimpered along with her
Mates were supposed to be there for each other. How can I be there for someone who won't tell me what actually happened?
"Well, its not like you actually asked"
Taking one more look at my mate I nodded before taking a few steps in the direction that I knew would lead me back to my pack. Before I could go far, I stopped and turned.
"Can I at least know your name?" I asked softly
His blue eyes glimmered with something before he replied
"Max, Maxali Aulaphili" he said
I smiled at the name. It suited him well
"Max" I whispered "It was nice to meet you"
And with that I turned on my heal and made my way back to the pack. As I reached the house, I snuck back in room and took a shower before slipping into the warm blanket on my bed.
I knew I wouldn't sleep anytime soon but it was just incase my mum checks up on me. I checked the time on my phone and just like last time I had only been away for a few minutes.
I stared at the ceiling hoping that my heart would stop aching. Everything in me was screaming at me to go back to my mate. But I can't go to someone who doesn't me there. Honestly, I had left out of fear. I was afraid of what he would do to me if I didn't leave.
I found myself frowning at the thought.
No one should be afraid of their mate. Yet here I am, back in my bed because I was too much of a coward to actually stay.
Wow
Maybe hours pasted? Maybe a few minutes? I couldn't tell how long I had been starring at the ceiling. All I knew is that eventually, my heart let me fall asleep.
Max's Point of View
I was furious. Yet calm at the same time. My heart hurt but I didn't care.
I guess you really shouldn't ever expect anything from anyone. Even if that person is your mate. I watched her beautifully sculpted body slowly walk away from me. Part of me wanted to pull her and have her in my arms.
I knew she had finally realized that we are mates. I guess I had never expected this. Yes, I knew I came with baggage because of my past but never had I expected her to be one of the many people who have to question me to actually know what had happened that day.
To everyone who heard about the story, it had happened ten thousand years ago. Yet for me, it felt like it was just yesterday. Despite the sentence that had been put on me just to make sure the other packs don't bother me, it didn't help in this case. No one knows of what actually happened that day other than my brother, his mate and her mother.
If it wasn't for them, I don't think I would be alive today. My heart clenched at the memory. Ten thousand years later and I was still mourning the people I had lost that day.
"We will finally be free soon"
I hummed lowly in agreement with my wolf. Once I was out of here, I will reclaim back everything that is mine.
Starting with the aura pack