"Wait Romona slow down" Krian called as he tried to catch up to me but I didn't stop and instead walked on faster, I wanted to crawl up in a hole and spend the rest of my days hidding for eternity, using his wolf speed Krian reached me in an instant entangling me in his embrace,I tried to free myself from his grip but it only tightened holding me in place
"Hold still" Like an enchantment my body freezed at his command,gripping my chin gently he lifted my face so I could stare into those pools of deep blue.
"I apologize for my sorry excuse of a brother,he never deserved you anyway" he stated and that was all it took to trigger the down pour of tears as I sobbed on his chest.
"Look at me, dulcetalia" he demanded and at once I did, his hands slowly caressed my cheeks while he said
"I'm still here by your side" he said wiping off the tears on my face with his thumb"if you don't want me here, you just have to say the word and I would understand but as long as I breath I promise no harm would come to you"
"You don't see me as a weakling" I asked
"I think you are the strongest person I know Ramona considering all you have endured, strength doesn't always have to do it bones and muscles you know,everyone got you wrong including yourself and If I could do one thing it would be to change the way you see yourself" he finished
I couldn't help the way my lips turned upwards, this was what I had always wanted for someone to really see me,all these years I had been sinking quietly into the quicksands with everyone carrying on with their normal lives not even noticing. As I stared at him I realized one thing Kiran Chase Thornfield was different from any other person I have met,he was perfect,too perfect that at times it seemed to good to be true,I couldn't help wonder how lucky his mate was to have someone like him.
"Did you find he..r,I mean your mate of cour..se" I stuttered "it's okay if you don't want to tell me,I don't know why I asked that, it's none of my business anyway,I would totally understand if..." by now I was rambling and I didn't notice I was going on and on until I heard Krain saying
" I didn't find her"
"Oh" I mumbled " Don't despair, the mating match takes place every year,so maybe next year you will find her I know it" I said trying to comfort him but he shaked his head saying
" I didn't find her because she is no more"
" No more what do you mean" I gawked
"The night I went with my father and brother to the warrior pack to discuss the construction of the new rail way I caught the most delicious aroma I had ever perceived, I followed it's trail but by the time I got there it was too late,I found a bloodied woman dead and by that time I realized she was my mate, she had died by stabbing a silver dagger pierced into her heart,l later found out she had been living with her aunt and her husband who was her only surviving relations,I could only imagine what they did to her to the point she had to take her own life, she could not fight back because she was afraid that they would kick her out and she had nowhere else to go. I wanted to obliterate them and wipe their existence off the world but the alpha of the pack said he didn't want blood spilled in his lands and instead proposed that he banish them but that wasn't enough for me so instead I trailed them and once they were off the pack territory I sneaked up behind them knocking both out in the cold,I was sure to deliver a painful death to each of them and I felt nothing do you get what I am trying to make you understand,I am a monster belle fleur,I have blood on my hands and I felt no remorse afterwards." he remarked
"No you are not,the people you killed were both terrible, some might arguably say they deserved it and even though your actions does not justify taking a life, you are not like those people, they are the real monsters" I reprimanded
"You know I sometimes used to think you were my second chance at having a mate well until Klaus…."he trailed off
I couldn't believe what I was hearing he taught I was his mate why didn't he say anything all these years
" Why would you think that" I probed
" W…well you know..." he spluttered fumbling with words and at this point he looked really uncomfortable,a faint hue of red had a appeared on his cheeks,I couldn't believe my eyes was the great mighty Krian Chase blushing, I grinned delightfully and I couldn't miss this opportunity of teasing him.
"Oh my are you blushing"
"I am not" he grumbled against my admission but with each denial the splocth of red grew prominent
"You certainly are" I sing songed
"Of course only you would take pleasure at my misfortune, it's as if you have a personal stake in seeing me suffer" he whined
"Oh don't be so dramatic'' I cautioned " besides why would I miss such a rare opportunity to relish in your misery"
"I can't decide if you're a friend or a fiend. your enjoyment of my plight is borderline sadistic" he complained
" So we are friends now"
"I do believe that is the right term for it but I do wish we were more" I froze momentarily stunned not knowing what to say but when I did find my voice I said the most unbelievably thing,it was as my lips moved on it's own accord.
"Stay" I whispered barely audible
"What" Krian said clearly not catching on what I said
"I want you to stay" I repeated this time a bit louder,I wasn't sure Krian understood the underlying meaning of what I was trying to say to him, everyone who I had once cared for me at some point had gone leaving me behind mom, father and even Amelia but this time I really hope things turn out differently.
"I plan to" his voice had a certain finality to it which I liked, the world seemed to fade into oblivion as we leaned close like a perfect fit our lips met at first hesitant but then somewhere deep inside a spark ignited within, feeling us with a mad craving, as our tongues interwined like two sensual tango lovers, I let out a sinful moan as he nimbled on my bottom lips giving me a promise of what's more to come.