He looked down at me with a sad look on his face, but I ignored the pull that wanted me to hug him, comfort him.“While we aren’t the only couple of mates who haven’t marked each other, we are the only ones with special conditions.”“What do you mean?” What conditions? A crazy mate and a kidnapee?“All in do time Vivian,” he said. “Because of that we didn’t feel what was happening,we were spending almost all day and all night together so the bond was fine. But when I left to go on my trip, the growing distance made the bond strain and with no mark it had consequences. I apologize for that, I should have seen this. Since my body is different from yours, only you felt the pain. I went through a different reaction.”I listened carefully to his explanation, but the more he spoke the less sense isn’t made to me. Sure mates weren’t meant to be apart for long, but they could still be apart without pain. Zaliver hadn’t even been gone for a full day and I almost died because we had been apart.
“Why do you keep thinking someone’s trying to take me from you!? No one likes me Zaliver. Everyone in your pack has stayed away from me out of fear of having you snap their necks. You have no reason to be like this; it makes no sense! I’m surprised you even like me!” I yelled at him, trying to make him see his mistakes.“No, they’ve stayed away from you because I ordered them to. I knew that once they realized how kind and beautiful you are inside and out, they’d want to become friends with you and that would take your time away from me. Honestly woman, you underestimate how much I crave your whole being. I want you; all of you—your time, thoughts, desires and wishes, your body, pleasure, I want all of you,” he confessed, motioning with his hands.I really did underestimate him. While it was sweet, it was also bothersome that it led me to believe Zaliver had more issues than he was letting on. Issues that I wasn’t sure I could help him with.“Okay, but that doesn’t mean they’re going
His large form was crouched, blending in the dark. I could only see its two shiny black eyes that reflected the little light that the night gave off. I could see a white cloud forming as he exhaled out. My chest dropped that I held my breath, hoping he would do nothing.Slowly, he straightened his body to his towering height. His right foot slid over the ground in my direction followed by the other. It felt like I was on my way to my coffin with each step he took. I wanted to close my eyes and wake up to somewhere else. I wanted to run but I couldn’t. My body was frozen in exhaustion and shock. I couldn’t even feel my legs.He was right. He was faster, stronger, and better than a werewolf. No werewolf would be able to run through the forest without making a sound, appearing behind me without even me sensing him. He was the ultimate wolf race. He was powerful.The closer he got, the faster my heartbeat went. I couldn’t breath. He was too much to handle. I was overwhelmed and felt like
I groaned at the constant itch on my nose that made me lift my hand and scratch it, but it would always come back forcing me awake.I blinked my eyes open and squinted at the fluffy white thing blocking my eyesight. My brows furrowed in confusion. I heard a deep chuckle, so I looked around the feather that was being held by the culprit—Zaliver. He was kneeling next to my side of the bed with an amused smile on his face. I immediately wanted to smile at him, but the memories from last night resurfaced.I pursed my lips at him, not saying anything. His smile fell a little, and he didn’t say anything about it. My stomach then growled at the scent of fresh streaming food close by. Pulling the large feather away from my face, he revealed one of those small bed tables with breakfast on it, as well as a single red rose. I glanced at Zaliver.“Good morning, beautiful. Breakfast in bed to start your morning,” he murmured softly, his eyes with excitement and joy gazing at me. I might be angry,
I suddenly heard a snap. I turned my head to the direction of the sound. Then, I heard a shuffling noise and a continuous thumping sound. I stood up for a few minutes before realizing what I was hearing—a wolf running with a pounding heart. But the thing was miles away. Far enough to strain a werewolf’s hearing.I blinked in surprise. Sure, I could hear everything else around me, but the things I had heard before were in sight and close by.I sighed. I was already changing, and it hadn’t even been twenty-four hours since I was bitten. Did I really have one to two weeks, as what Zaliver guessed I would have, before the change? Or was he wrong?By now, the wolf had gotten closer and was about to burst through the forest in a few seconds.A brown-coated wolf ran out of the forest. It hadn’t noticed me yet, but when it did, I could tell it was taken by surprise because it tripped the moment it lifted its head in my direction. Its front legs froze but its back legs continued moving. I knew
Blake bursted through a door with me behind him. There was a small group surrounding a guy who looked just like Blake, but he was red and almost purple in the face. He must be Drake.“Breathe, you idiot. It’s not worth dying!” Hannah screamed at him.“Breathe! I’m back!” Before Blake could even finish his sentence, Drake inhaled loudly, gasping to get as much air as possible.“Jesus Christ! Took you long enough! A few more seconds and I’d have to explain to Mark why Hannah and I weren’t going to be home for dinner because we were behind bars for being bystanders to murder!” Johnson yelled, tugging on his curls that for once were out their usual ponytail.“Haha, he looks like a tomato! We should take a picture!” an amused girl commented.“It’s a shame,” another girl said, sounding displeased.“Are you okay, Drake?” a small voice asked. The question came from a red-haired girl with green eyes, which were similar features to Luke. His sister, Leslie, was leaning over Drake who held a fin
I barely even heard the soft thumping that was nearing me at lightning speed, and when I did, Zaliver was already beside me. Before I could say anything, he scooped me into his arms and continued running.I closed my eyes and clutched at him with all my strength as he moved at frightening speed. My stomach felt like dropping. We suddenly stopped in front of our room. He let go of me, sliding my body down his, and leaned over me to open the door. I took the chance and entered.“What happened? Are you hurt?” he asked, fussing over me. He took a step closer to me, but I held up a hand.“Vivian.” He tried taking a step again, but I backed up.“I’m fine. No need to check me. I just bumped into a new friend, and there was a . . . uhh, complication, but everything is alright.” His blue eyes narrowed suspiciously at me.“What new friend? And you mentioned murder?” I chuckled at the last part.“Just a friend, and yeah I did, but no one’s dead. Everything is fine. You really didn’t have to come
“You messed up on so many levels, Zaliver, that you should be happy I’m even talking to you. Let me explain to you what I’m feeling right now. Yes, you did tell me you would mark me at some point. However, you seemed to have forgotten to inform me of how you would do so. I’m also sure the fact that you were going to bind me to you forever without mentioning you were a Lycan, which I and everyone else thought was fake,had slipped your mind. And let’s not forget about you chasing me through the forest in your scary ass from when you planned to sink your larger-than-life teeth into my neck. Zaliver, you might as well have chased me with a goddamn knife! And if you think I’m only mad at you for that, then you’re wrong.I’m more than just mad. I’m furious at the fact you forced the mark on me after saying that once marked, I would become the very thing that made me run away in the first place. I’m livid at how you expected me to just follow along whatever you told me to do, keeping me in