Oblivious, that how I was for the past 8 years. I realized that I have not paid much attention to how obsessed my father has been with avenging my mom. He persistently hunted my mate. Insisted that the Katana wolf posed grave threat to our pack.
My mate has been through a lot, but she remained calm. She looked like a fragile Princess, yet she was a resilient warrior. Drew and I felt proud of her; however, I felt sympathetic of how her life turned out. Nobody deserves this kind of privation. Everything was confusing. How could my dad, Alpha Apollo, betray his own mate and its previous pack? It does not make sense. Even Tessa's presence in our pack was questionable. I was too ignorant; I never questioned my dad.
I walked towards where she was headed. I found her standing in the middle of the pack house ruins. I walked towards her then stood beside her.
"I wasn't even looking for my mate. My life was miserable enough I can't rely on anybody nor even share what I am going through." She said while eyes were wandering. I looked at her intently.... could not find the right words. It felt like my presence burdened her that much. I was useless, all these years were pointless. I had allowed my mate to suffer in the hands of my father and my pack.
"That's why I am asking you to reject me!" She said but now she was smiling but not a fraction of it reached her eyes.
"I'm sorry but I can't do that." I said, staring at her which made her chuckle.
"Unbelievable! You are still denying me as your mate?! You think I am that naïve? This bond is undeniable. I can feel the bond in you!" She said hysterically... I looked down, trying to avoid eye contact.
"It's almost midnight, let's find a place to stay.", I tried to dodge her comment.
She smiled at me sarcastically. Her disbelief was written all over her face. I felt anxious by her stare. I was trying my best to protect her. The only thing that I could do was to understand the past. As I was about to walk away from her, shooting pain gush onto my chest that made me suddenly fall to my knees. I turned my head and looked back at my mate, discerning that she was feeling the same. She crouched down and her hand grabbed her chest. I was about to ask her, but her laugh erupted even though I could tell she was in pain. She was panting and groaning. Then she crawled next to me.
"We can end this pain if you reject me. This is the 1st wave of bond, 2 more pain surge mate".... she exclaimed. She was smiling despite the pain, but I bowed my head.
"Still not your mate huh??!! She asked. I shook my head in response.
The moment I felt her hand over mine, the pain was tolerable. I looked at her, she knew she felt it too, I could tell by her expression. Somehow the pain calmed down. She then stared at me.
"Rejection means no completion of bond. No pain. Come on I am offering you a way out", she insisted, but I looked at her blankly. She was about to stand; a second surge of pain came. It was even more painful than the 1st. It made her bent her body even more.
"Reject mate! Reject. She shouted!" I shook my head in reply. She growled in frustration, "COME OOOOOON!" She cried.
I shook my head again. I looked at her with concern. Her face was strained from pain. I could clearly see she was struggling. I grabbed her then hugged her tightly... then easiness' of pain. It felt tolerable... then the pain dissipated again. She laughed and pushed me away, forcing me to sit on the ground. I stared at her.
"You're planning to go through with it? You for real!!! You cannot deny it now, I am your mate." She said through her laugh, her sarcasm could be heard in her voice.
"How can you laugh at this, damn it was excruciating?" I asked her.
"What can I say? She smiled. "I enjoy pain, it makes people strong. My friends once told me I might be a masochist", she deliberately said.
"When will this surging of pain stop?" I asked her again.
"If you reject me. It will surely stop now. If you don't, we still get 2 more waves, 3 surges of pain each", she answered. Then she sat and crisscrossed her leg, I mimicked her. Then it hit again... painful shooting pain inside our chest. She moved towards me in her fours, her face close to Mine... Shaked her head, strained look on her face.
"REJECT!!!!" She screamed. Before she could utter another word, I grabbed her neck, pulled her towards me, I smashed my lips against her. She hurriedly pushed back, but I held onto her. The pain was gone. She was trying to pull back, but I stopped her. I tried to deepen the kiss, teasing her lips with my tongue. Then she moaned, she responded... I took the chance and slid my tongue inside her mouth teasing her tongue. Then another soft moan escaped in her mouth. She moved closer to me; she placed her arms around my neck. I lay down with her on top of me.
Her closeness stopped the pain. I then realized that was the only thing we could do aside from rejecting one another. To help each other from feeling the pain we need Physical touch from one another. I felt wonderful. It felt like I was in a dream. How long have I yearned to find my mate?
We were gasping the moment our lips parted. I placed my forehead to hers. I could feel that she was exhausted from the pain. Beads of sweat are on her face. Although she looked tired, her beauty still affects me.
"I'm sorry but rejecting you is not an option. You're stuck with me, mate". I said to her with a smile.
"Is that you handle things? You always resort to kissing." She commented.