Cassie’s POV
I stood dumbfounded, I was struck by her words. So they were mates, James already had his mate and it was this witchy lady.
Was…. was James attracted to her? Would he have no option than to go to her? Was he kissing her because she is mate and he felt attracted to her or because he was drunk and thought I was the one?
I could not answer my questions neither could I find any answers for them either. James was just standing beside me drunkenly while I and Miss Lauren stood, looking at each other.
“You…. Are…. His…. Mate?” I asked slowly.
“You heard me right, I am his mate.” she replied me and I felt my eyes water yet again with tears.
Was this witch going to back down on my James? And what was going to be James stance on this? I was very scared as I could smell the heartbreak I was going to get.
“You… you might be his mate but he does not love you, he loves only me” I said to her with the little courage that I had left in me and walked away, pulling James to the car that had brought him here.
I pulled him into the car.
“You… You can go now.” I managed to say to the driver with a cracking voice and he knew better than to say more words, that would just worsen the situation I was in currently in.
He silently moved the car and we all moved through the dark nights, journeying back to the mansion.
I was trying hard to hold back my tears but it was something almost impossible to do, I was finding it hard to control my emotions and the feelings that I had for James.
I took a look at him and found that he had slept off already. I moved closer to him and watched him as he laid in his sleep, his face was peaceful and his countenance very gentle, he looked like one who was at peace with the entire universe.
I snuggled close to him and made him throw his hands across my waist. We both stayed in that position throughout the journey back home, the journey was very silent except for my sobs that broke out at intervals.
The car parked in the mansion and I opened the car door, I stepped out of the car and walked to the other side, I opened up the car and struggled to get sleeping James put of the car but his weight was just too much for me.
The guy who had done the driving came over and with his assistance, I was able to pull James out of the car.
We both took James to his apartment and laid him on his bed. The guy set to leave but stopped when he got to the door.
“I don’t know what happened in there or what went wrong between the both of you but all I am very sure of is that there has never been a girl that drove James as crazy as you are doing.” he said and walked out of the room.
I was clueless! I did not know what to do, say of even feel any more. Almost everyone was of the opinion that James loved me so much but then I knew how much I had heard about how strong bonds are with mates! And I was scared that the bond might win over James love for me and even more, the fact that the person against me was Miss. Lauren scared me even the more.
I stared at the figure that laid on the bed, the figure that I so much loved, I bent down low and kissed his lips, then his forehead.
“I so much love you James and I just wish we could be happy together, is that too much to wish from the gods? Why did you have to be a wolf? And why couldn’t you have been mated to me then? Why did you have to mated to that devil called Lauren?” I cried by his side, setting his hands with my tears.
“I’m… I am really confused James, I don’t know what to do James.” I cried even harder.
I wiped my tears with the back of my hands and walked out of the room slowly, taking my steps one after the other.
I moved solemnly to my own room and buried myself under the silky sheets.
I cried my eyes out there, sobbing quietly and hoping that no one would hear my sobs but that hope was not fulfilled as the door opened few minutes later and Samantha stepped into the room.
I tried to dry up my tears but it was impossible to stop crying so suddenly not when it was not even physical pain but emotional pain.
“Cassie.” Samantha called out to me softly and i could not even let out a response, I could only try miserably to sniff back tears.
“What went wrong again? You and James had a fight at the bar?” She asked me, sitting close to me and throwing her warn hands around me.
“Of…. Of course not.” I managed to stutter but to bring out other words was much more harder. I could not say any other thing other than crying.
“Don’t hold it back in, just let everything out. It will all be fine very soon, everything would be fine and cool very soon.” she said to me comfortingly.
“Th… Thank you Samantha.” I thanked her and buried myself in her arms shedding more tears than ever.
I was really devastated by what I had found out and more than being angry at James, I was very scared that I was really going to lose him and even worse I was going to lose him to that devil.
“Would you like to talk about it?” Samantha asked after a while when my tears had reduced.
“I…. Samantha.” I called and she gave me all her attention.
I knew that she and Alpha Kayden were dead busy and the fact that she was still making time out for me signified what a great friend I had found in her even though she hid things away from me.
“Miss. Lauren…. She is James mate.”