I woke up feeling nauseous, my head was spinning and I just couldn't get a grip on myself. Where I was? I didn't know as it was so dark, the softness of the mattress below me told me that maybe I was somewhere...the last thing I remember is my self crying the pain away, I have no idea why I was always do distressed everytime those black hollow eyes looked at me. The most frightening thing is that they always seemed to be looking at me from inside my own soul! It was so terrifying. My eyes were still tightly shut but I could hear the nosies in the background.
"She's walking up!" I could hear Conner's voice just a few feet away from where I lay.
"Shania? You ok?" Leila asked and I forced myself to open my eyes. I must have given the poor soul a fright, she loved me the most. Giving her a weak smile, I assured her....I saw father make his way into the room and ask Conner and Leila to step out first. I was thirsty and wanted to ask for some water but they had shut the door already. 'Now what!' I sighed and planned to close my eyes again when I caught a figure in the corner of my room seated in the shadows.
Who?.....Didn't these people see that someone is in my room?! I contemplated screaming but before I did,....
"How are you feeling?" I heard the strained somewhat familiar voice ask.
Impossible! Alpha Wayne? What..why...he...is in my room? I sat up with a jolt making me feel dizzy. I held my head up to contain the drowsiness and caught him rushing to my side. His warm hands held my upper arms on the bare skin and I felt the jolts. Sitting comfortably on my bed, ( too comfortable in my personal space!) he brought me aganist his sturdy chest and more jotls assulted me and I wanted to jump from his hold but his grip on me was firm enough to keep me still though not painful.
"Stay still!" He said softly. "Are you thirsty?" he asked again and I found myself nodding. He brought a glass of water from my bed side table and I felt like smacking myself for not having noticed that there was water just besides me. Wanting to take the glass from his hands, he sturbbonly held onto it. "Be good!" he said and brought the glass next to my lips and helped me drink the weird water. One sip and I was looking away, it tasted and smelt bitter. "I don't want!" I whined.
Wut? That's not like me!
"It's good for you. The pack healer said you should drink it all." He insisted bringing it over to my lips but I had sealed them for dear life. I wasn't putting that stuff in my stomach again!
I saw his hands leaving my lips and I was jubilating about it. I didn't know a little disobedience would save me! I was sure to put that in my check list of survival..hehehe!
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My mate was being a spoilt little girl as she whined and pursed her cute lips. I couldn't take my eyes from them. She had refused to take in the medicine prepared by our pack healer who was a witch too. She had said that this drink could help her with her nightmares as she tried to find out what was wrong with my mate.
I looked at her playing stubborn and smiling triumphantly for escaping the medicines....or not! I drank the drink and realised why she was adamant on drinking more of it..but she was sick! Hence, I gently cupped her chin in my arms and forced her to look up at me. Her eyes widened at me making her look so cute as she curiously wondered what I was going to do. My eyes darted back to her lips and didn't think twice about sealing mine with hers. I forced the drink in my mouth down her mouth and throat while she gulped everything in pure shock at what I was doing
The feeling of her lips on mine was so magical that I wanted to do more than feed her the medicine but I didn't want my mate to feel repulsed by me for doing anything without her consent. I pulled back and looked at her face. "Mate should be a good girl and take her medicine if not, I'll be unhappy and punish you like this." I said with a playful smile on my face while she blinked...once, twice, thrice....then jumped out of my hold and running out of the room leaving me puzzled.
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I always had a repulse to scream when I wa shocked or entirely excited but mum and dad had warned me not to since it was really painful for the wolf's painfully sensitive ears hence I resorted to running around to kill the agitation or report. And now, I was running to report what the Alpha had done to me. He had kissed me! And called me mate! I was shocked because he acknowledged the fact that I was his mate, then excited because he just kissed me! I really wanted to shout but a scolding from mum was the last thing I wanted.
Lost in my thoughts, I ran into a sturdy chest and looked up to see my father lookig at me with a frown. Where ae you scurrying off to?" he asked in s hushed scolding tone. Dad! I whispered back. The Alpha...he..he just....is in my room. Did you see him?" I asked hoping the Alpha wasn't a pervert.
And for what reason are you running?" Father asked again and I looked at him as if he had grown a second head.
The Alpha is in my room, in my bed and he...he, he even....
He is your mate dummy! Go back now! You don't want him getting angry or thinking that you are rejecting him by running away!" Father hissed and I realised my mistake.
'Shit! Can't I just undo what I did a few minutes back? Unfortunately not! I had to go back and explain myself.....great!'
Taking light steps back to my room, I could feel the gloomy and tense atmosphere from where I stood. I opened the door and saw Alpha Wayne still seated on the bed with eyes locked on the door, or precisely me. His vibrant green eyes had gone shades darker and his hands were clenched in fists, muscles were popping beneath his skin and I knew he was trying hard not to shift.
Noticing my presence in the room, he locked his gaze on me and I felt like I was a predator.
Do you not like me?" I heard his voice, unusually hoarse.
No. I like you." I said in a mosquito voice hopig he'd not hear me. Father had told me to appease his beast side before it broke loose leaving the whole pack in danger and that's exactly what I was doing.
Are you afraid of me?" he asked again.
Right now? Yes....but before, I wasn't!" I said observing him from where I stood.
Then why did you run? Am I not good enough for you?" he asked again.
You are more than I could ask for...I just wasn't sure how to behave when you popped up in my room. You are the Alpha afterall." I said to him and saw how he calmed down visibly. He sighed and closed his eyes. I thought you didn't want me and wanted to reject me." He said and I could feel the spin in his voice.
I'm sorry I made.you feel that way!" I said and moved next to him naturally as if I had been doing so. I watched how he looked at me curiously but I didn't let that bother me as I walked over to where he was, sat and gently sat my arm on his caressing it assuringly. Surely I had gone mad! This man was 12 years older than but I had grown so bold so as to touch him.
However my worries died down when I heard the purr sound rumble from his chest. I looked in his eye and saw the gold specks in his eyes meaning his wolf was in control. Wonder how I know? Well, stories had been circulating the whole pack and now I was lucky to have a close up on the leader of our oacky, our protector.
Mate is so considerate." He spoke to me in the same hoarse voice alerting me of his wolf's presence. What's mates name?" he asked tilting his head to the side curiously. He looked so cute yet so masculine and gentle at the same time.
Shania." I replied with a smile.
"Meaning you are on your way, right?" he asked with a smile to which I nodded. " A beautiful name fory beautiful mate!" he complimented me making me blush, I was loving our exchange. He moved from the bed where he had been sitting and joined me in the carpeted floor seating with crossed legs as he proped his chin on his knuckles and went about asking about my likes, dislikes, dreams and fears. I noticed how the hoarseness of his voice died down after a few questions and Alpha took over again.
He too seemed less different from his wolf as he rained more questions about me.
Lots of love from litto-ways ❤️