Chapter 12

Akira's POV

I dressed up quickly while looking out the window to make sure Lui wouldn't leave me behind. Our house was facing the pack house, and that was a relief for me.

I said no when asked if I wanted to follow Lui and the others because I was upset over how he was holding Tamara in his arms. Why wouldn't he call me or hold me easily like he did with her? I was his mate, after all! I wanted nothing to do with him at that moment, so I reacted without much thought.

But then after going back home, he was all I could think of. Throughout the night, my wolf was filling my head with scenarios of our mate being intimate with her at Ian's pack. I felt hopeless, and I couldn't stop the tears that rolled down my cheeks. I didn't want to seem clingy or bad, but I knew what I had to do, and that was to go with him.

Being close to him would not only make him fall in love with me, but it would keep Tamara away.

"Honey, are you okay?" My mother asked softly as soon as she walked into the living