A moan of satisfaction escaped my lips as I took my first bite; this had to have been one of the best sandwiches I ever had. I continued to stuff my face, only stopping when I realized that Cain was watching me, with an amused expression on his face. I looked between him and the food in my hand. “What?” I asked, incredulous.
He pursed his lips and shook his head. “Nothing,” Cain said with a mischievous smile. Ignoring him, I turned back to my food and took another bite of the sandwich. I was pretty sure I heard him chuckling, but I was too involved with my food to care.
We sat there in silence as we continued to eat, just enjoying the peace and quiet and staring out at the beautiful scenery before us. Large trees surrounded us as they softly swayed with the wind. The sound of frogs and crickets filled the air around us. The sun was setting now, and the moon would soon take its place.
We finally finished our food, and Cain placed the containers back into the bag and moved everything to the side, giving us more room on the blanket. I laid down on the blanket, sprawled out and stared up at the stars. Cain followed suit, laying down beside me, but he didn’t look up at the sky. Instead, he stared at me. I tilted my head to the side to look at him, and Cain had this odd look in his eyes, a look of longing and fear. I was curious as to why he held these emotions until he finally spoke.
“What do you want to know?” He asked, his tone a little clipped.
I wasn’t sure what he meant for a moment, but then it clicked that he asked me what I wanted to know about him. I pondered this question, wondering what I wanted to know about him and if I genuinely wanted the answers to those questions.
I pursed my lips and looked into his eyes. “How come, after your parents died, you turned into……a monster?” I asked hesitantly, hoping he wouldn’t get angry with me over that reference. The stories my father had told us about Cain were far from fairytales. Dad had said that Cain showed no mercy in battles, that he would challenge other Alphas for their pack and territory to gain strength and power.
He sighed heavily. “Things weren’t always so great around here, even before they died, but things were ok. I was close with my mother, and at times, I looked up to my dad, even though he could be a real ass at times. After they died, my world crumbled; a piece of me had died with them in that battle. Once I became Alpha, I turned into an emotionless, cold-hearted asshole, who did what he wanted and took what he wanted; it was the only thing that eased my pain.” Cain’s face fell, and his eyes held so much emotion; it was heart-wrenching to see him like this.
I looked down at the blanket as I took in everything he had just shared with me, things I would bet no one else knew. Then, I looked back up at his face, gazing into those alluring green eyes. “Why didn’t you give me more time with my family, and why didn’t you reject me? Everyone always said that you didn’t want a mate, that if you ever found her, you would reject her or kill her.”
He looked away from me and clenched his teeth. “I am sorry for the way I took you from your family; you deserved more time with them. However, I am not sorry for taking you, and I took you so fast because I was afraid of you running and never finding you. Originally, I didn’t want a mate, and the plan was to reject her because, to me, a mate was a distraction and a weakness, but when I met you, everything changed. I felt possessive, and the desire to be with you was overwhelming. I could no longer stand the idea of rejecting my mate because you were mine from the moment I laid eyes on you.” His tone was dark, and his eyes flashed black for a split second before turning back to green.
I sat up and sucked in a sharp breath. “I didn’t want you at first, I could slightly feel the mate pull, but I pushed it away, as deep down as I could. I had always been told of the horrific things you have done to get where you are today. You scared the shit out of me, and mating with you felt like a death sentence.” Cain sat up now, his eyes dulled, and his facial expression became neutral, as he took in my words, “But since coming here, I have learned something, I have discovered a different side of you, a side that I would like to get to know more, a side that I am proud to call my mate, monster or not.” So I said it was the honest truth, every word of it. His eyes narrowed in on mine as his hand came up and caressed my face. Cain’s hand then slid into my hair and gripped it firmly before smashing his lips to mine, devouring my entire soul with one kiss.
I climbed onto his lap and spread my legs across his lap. He gripped my ass firmly and pulled me into him, leaving no space between us. I could feel his hard cock, which was bursting at the seams and now rubbing against my very sensitive core. He moved his hips back and forth, rubbing himself against me, creating even more friction and driving me closer to the edge. The sexual desire I felt was consuming my mind and body, it felt like a drug, and he was the cure.