Lyon? What the fuck… where did you go a while ago? What happened to you?
Seriously, I really don’t understand what happened M. One minute I was here and the next thing you know, I’m in Lala Land, out like a light!
Wait, I remember something. I think that small stinging sensation on my bicep before we got clobbered has something to do with that.
Could be, Ma’Heron. Good thing then that she was able to save you from her ex-BF’s goons.
Excuse me? Abner wasn’t even her real boyfriend! And what do you mean save me? I could have saved myself without her help!
Riiiiight, and all these wounds, really bad injuries, and your concussion show that you were totally in control during the attack! Really, M? I thought your pride being handed to you on a platter would make you realize a thing or two about you and our mate!
OH, SHUT UP about the MATE THING LYON! You’re better off silent!
I agree! Especially if my human WON’T EVEN LISTEN TO ME!
“Oh, are you talking to your wolf right now? I can see it in your eyes, small bursts of emotions along with small changes in your facial expression,” Alexia asked while still sitting on the bed beside him. “Can my wolf and he talk?
Even for just a moment…”
Ma’Heron stared at her piercingly with his sexy but really dangerous-looking eyes, realizing that she was even reading him without him knowing. He removed the table on his lap, then struggled to leave the bed despite the agonizing pain that began to punish his body.
“HEY! Wait… STOP!”
“Stop ordering me around, woman!” the Gamma snapped, standing straight up facing her despite him being in the nude. “Now that our deal is done, I demand to finally end this charade so I can go back home!”
He waited for her to snap back at him with her usual volume and pitch but with two levels or higher. Instead, to his surprise, he hears her sigh.
M turned around just to be sure he was still talking to the same feisty female who had matched his fury’s intensity just a few hours ago.
She was looking down at the bed, her face with a tender expression, her long hair falling down one side of her head. It was at that instant that he realized that she was wearing black jeans, leather boots up to her ankles, and an ebony sleeveless shirt, the buttons in the front open until the fourth one allowing a peek at her deep cleavage.
The sight of her like this tugged at his heartstrings. He wasn’t used to this soft, silent woman in front of him, the same way he wasn’t used to these feelings he had for her.
“You really should think twice about leaving, for now, Ma’Heron. Especially if you do plan to go home. They’re sure to go after you and your pack and that would be the first place they will look for you… for us.”
By the end of her statement, she had already given him a robe which she already had prepared beforehand and had left on the bedside table earlier on. Her caring actions, along with the concern in her voice and the soft look in her eyes were very new to him too, especially since they were practically still strangers, if not for the mate factor.
To his chagrin, later on, he suddenly felt his suspicious nature suddenly peeking out, slowly replacing the unfamiliar tenderness that he wanted to show her. He would eventually regret what he was about to say.
Deeply…
“Spare me your theatrics, woman,” he snapped at her with a steely tone, as he put on the robe. “All you wanted was to use me and my influence from the very beginning. By your own admission, you were the one who sent the video to us, hoping we would investigate your claims. Well, you’ve got what you wanted and I don’t want to have anything to do with you anymore.”
It took her a while to answer, her face now showing how affected she was by what he said. However, it was truly impressive that she managed to keep all those emotions out of her voice…
“That’s fair,” she replied, tonelessly. “Painful, but fair. But you really should consider hiding out for a while until they decide to answer your challenge by contacting your Alpha. That way, they don’t try anything like what they did to you at the ballroom.”
The way she spoke grated at him more since he was now feeling guilty for being ill-tempered with her. “And that incident is entirely YOUR FAULT!”
Her mouth opened wide in shock, but her voice remained non-aggressive. “Me? I told you to tell them you’re a lawyer and speak on behalf of me. You’re the one who decided to announce that we’re mates. That’s like a death sentence, Ma’Heron, and it wasn’t part of the plan! If not for me fake fainting – well, I was dizzy but not that bad – then rescuing you from being murdered by his Gamma…”
“Excuse me? I DIDN’T NEED YOU to rescue me! Besides, if I didn’t even agree to attend your precious party to RESCUE YOU from being MARRIED TO HIM, I WOULD NOT even be in THAT SITUATION! HELL, if you didn’t send us that video, I WOULDN’T even have found you and be here WITH YOU!”
“You were in that situation because you decided at the last minute to change the plan,” she tried to soothingly explain, and she wondered why she even bothered. “Also, I told your Alpha that it’s up to him to decide if he wants to push through with helping me or not. And he sent you. Besides, I found you and not the other way around… mate.”
Ma’Heron fell silent because he knew she was right. And the way she whispered the last word twisted painfully in his chest.
Mate…