Cobi’s p. o. v
I walked back and forth outside my bedroom with a rapid beating heart. I was waiting for my mate to wake up but I didn’t want to freak her out or scare her at the same time.
My wolf was still silent and seemed to not care about her at all.
When I heard slight movements from my room, I opened the door and walked in.
My mate was awake and sitting on the bed. When her gaze met mine she moved backward with widened eyes then quickly looked around. I could tell that she was very scared of me from how she was acting, but I didn’t blame her. I was rough with her after all, this time I decided to approach her in a more friendly way and that was to leave a lot of space between us.
I moved and sat at the edge of the bed with a low sigh.
“What is your name?” I asked in a low tone.
When a few seconds went by I shifted a bit to get a clear view of her.
“Hey, I’m talking to you.” I said softly.
She got up from the bed and run towards the door shocking me.
I quickly ran after her and grabbed her by the hair before she could open the door.
Her cry of pain made my wolf growl loudly in warning as I dragged her back to the bed.
“Let her go.” Damon my wolf warned furiously.
“I tried being nice to you, I fucking did!” I spat while pinning her down with one of my hands and ignoring his words.
“And that is my mistake.” I growled loudly before moving my hand to a small drawer that was on the side. I opened it and pulled out golden cuffs.
“Let go of me!. Someone help!” She screamed loudly pissing me off, before I could reason with myself I lifted my hand and slapped her hard across her cheek.
She instantly went mute giving me enough time to cuff one of her hands to the bed.
I slowly let her go and stood up with a laboured breath.
“What are you doing to our mate!. You are hurting her!. Look at her.” Damon growled much louder than before.
“Damon…., I didn’t mean it.” I whispered then swallowed hard.
Sweat was forming on my forehead and my hand was slightly trembling.
I couldn’t believe that I had raised my hand on my mate.
I glanced at her and saw that she was facing the other side.
She really didn’t even want to look at me. She hated me and I didn’t blame her.
A loud knock came at the door.
I moved and went to open it.
“Sir, I heard a lady screaming.” One of the newly recruited warriors said surprising me.
Why the fuck was he even here when he wasn’t summoned or called by me!.
“Yes, women here scream for a lot of reasons. But what I want to know is why you are here.” I answered seriously.
“I’m sorry beta, it’s just that I got worried about you.” The warrior answered.
He had guts, lying in my fucking face!.
I grabbed him by the collar and pushed him against the wall roughly as he whimpered.
“Why the fuck are you here warrior, I won’t ask again!” I growled in warning.
“Alpha Cole asked me to keep an eye on you. He saw you lifting a woman in your arms and that seemed rather unusual.” He answered quickly.
I sigh loudly then slowly dropped from my hand. I understood why the Alpha was concerned about me.
In our pack I wasn’t friendly to women, yes there were at times that I had sex with one or two she-wolves. But then it ended there, I later on avoided them and focused on my duties. Sex to me was an act I took part in whenever I was pent up and longed for release.
“Tell him I’m fine, and that I’ll soon explain everything to him.” I said seriously.
“Right away sir.” He answered then quickly walked away.
I turned and faced my mate who sat upright. She quickly lowered her gaze to the bed.
I sighed sadly then moved closer and sat at the edge of the bed again.
My heart was arching badly over my mate’s clear rejection.
There was nothing I could do to make her look my way.
When she shifted and moved forward, I gazed at her coldly with a low growl instantly stopping her.
“Do you think you can run away with those cuffs around your wrist?” I asked coldly.
She slightly turned and looked at the golden cuffs with a low sigh.
“Fuck this.” I said silently with a low sigh then lifted my hands and covered my face, she was slowly driving me crazy. Was letting her go perhaps a good choice?. I hated what I was doing to her and seeing her look at me in fear made it worse.
When she moved, I dropped my hands and looked at her angrily, she stopped moving then lifted her hand towards me surprising me.
“Please.” She whispered.
I didn’t know what she meant or wanted, but for some reason I found myself moving closer to her.
She slowly moved her hand and pressed it on my cheek gently with a smile.
The beautiful tingles erupted again and the sad feeling I felt instantly vanished as she caressed my face.
I leaned into her touch and closed my eyes. Damon was softly purring for the first time.
When we had met her in the forest, he seemed unfazed by her, but now he was acting different.
“Um….” She trailed off.
I opened my eyes and gazed into her own.
She swallowed hard then took in a deep breath and released it.
“I’m sorry to ask this but, are you perhaps my mate?” She asked seriously.
I frowned deeply then pulled back from her touch.
Why was she asking me that like she had no idea?. Either way, I was going to play along.
“Yes,” I answered seriously as a gasp escaped her.
“You really are my mate?” She asked again, this time loudly.
“Well yes!. Are you doing this deliberately to piss me off?” I asked seriously.
She kept quiet then sighed softly.
“I don’t have it.” She whispered in a small voice.
If not for my sharp hearing I couldn’t have heard her words.
“You don’t have what?” I asked curiously.
“If I tell you the truth, will you get mad at me?” She asked confusing me.
“Well, that depends on what you want to tell me.” I answered honestly.
“Then it’s nothing.” She said softly while she lifted her hand and rubbed her eyes a few times.
She sniffed then dropped her hand and faced the other side.
I could tell that she was crying before I could even see her face.
“Tell me, I promise not to get upset.” I said calmly then grabbed her hand in mine.
She faced me with tears threatening to fall.
“I don’t have a wolf.” She whispered as tears rolled on her cheeks.
My heart arched badly at the sight of her going through such a hard time.
“You mean you are human?” I asked in a whisper to understand her clearly.
“No, I’m not human. At least that’s what I think. I was born from an Omega mother and Delta father.” She answered then sniffed.
“Are you serious?” I asked.
“Yes, I know how disappointing it is, having a weak mate who is fragile and exactly like a human. That’s why I won’t hold it against you when you decide to reject me.” She said in a cracked voice.
What was she saying?. There was no way I was going to reject her no matter what. I now wanted her more than before. Now that I knew there was a chance that she wanted me I wasn’t going to let her go.
I lifted my free hand and slowly wiped off her tears.
“I’m sorry,” I said with a low sigh as she looked at me with a confused expression on her face.
“That time I saw you in the forest, I was amazed at how beautiful you were. You were actually breathtaking and looked like an angel. But then you ran away from me. When I tried to get close to you, you showed fear, I was very upset and thought you didn’t want me. If I had known then that you had no wolf, I would have been more gentle and loving towards you. Even now I feel so horrible and guilty for lifting my hand on you instead of protecting you.” I said honestly.
“You…. you want me?” She asked in a low tone.
“Of course, even if you don’t have a wolf it doesn’t matter. You are my mate and the woman I want to dedicate my life to. If you can allow me to be by your side then I’ll love only you. You are who I want to be with and lay down my life for.” I answered.
She lifted her hands towards me as she sobbed loudly.
I quickly moved closer, closing the space between us, and pulled her on my lap.
She rested her head on my shoulder while I rubbed her back gently.
“I’m not strong and I don’t have any survival skills. But if you want me, then I also want to be with you.” She cried.
I smiled happily and held her tightly.
There was no greater feeling than being accepted by her. And I was going to live my life proving it to her.