~James~Audrina is my mate.I couldn't believe it. I had a mate, and it was someone as beautiful as her. I may have been with her for convenience sake, but he never expected her to be his true mate.But how was that possible? I mean, why now? Why am I discovering that now?But it couldn't be; I have touched her several times. Why didn't I feel the mate bond snap into place?It doesn't make sense.I felt my wolf move around happily in my head; it seemed like he was pleased with the moon goddess's choice. I must admit, I'm pleased too.“I want you, mate; take me to my mate.” He growled in my head.He's going to give me a headache if he doesn't stop his pacing.”“Give me my mate now; I want my mate. She's mine.”“Hold your horses, you oversized mutt. She's resting; she had a long day, and you know she's pregnant with our pup.”He growled again and started pacing all over again. “Must protect, mate, must protect, pup. I want to go to them now.”“And I said we needed to let her rest,” I ye

~James~“Inhale, exhale, and inhale again. You will be fine. It's just a matter of time.”These are the words I constantly tell myself so that I can keep my cool and not overreact.Things have not, in any way, gotten easier. Instead, they have become tougher to deal with, and I can barely contain myself with everything I have been through lately.It's been some days now, and I have found it hard to tame and contain my wolf. He was becoming extremely restless for me to handle, and I was already tired of it.We have had some fights, and the only way I could keep him in his place was to ignore them.While I battled with my thoughts, I was not alone. My beta was here with me, trying to keep me company as usual.“You good?” he asked, handing over a glass of wine to me.I held the wine up and shook the cup a little. I really enjoyed the way the wine danced inside the glass.“Do I look like I'm good? Well, thank you for this,” I answered and sipped a little out of the wine.My beta then pull

~JAMES~Audrina shifted my hands to the side. Her actions had stirred up a strange feeling in me. I felt hurt by the fact that I was not allowed to touch her, and even when I tried to offer her comfort, it felt like she didn’t want it. The emotions within me were increasing, and they were urging me to take action.During that moment, I grabbed Audrina by the waist, lifting her up softly, and then I placed her on the desk in the corner of the room. She looked at me with confusion in her eyes, trying to understand what was going on.I knew what I was doing was wrong. I wasn’t supposed to be acting this way. She needed her mother, and worse of all, she just found out that the rest of her family was gone. Yet my My ego didn’t let me stop.“I want you.” I demanded, my voice rough as I stared into her eyes. Audrina appeared shocked, like my words had stabbed her in the chest.“I beg your pardon!” She said it in a shocked tone, with her eyes twitching. “What do you mean by this?”“Take off

~Audrina~I stroked my crimson face as I left the room because I was feeling like a tornado with my emotions churning like a storm at sea. My stride was quick, expressing both my anger and my resolve to put the incident behind me. As soon as I arrived at the grass, the cool air felt against my skin. The sensation of the soft grass beneath her feet was calming as soon as I stepped on it.I inhaled deeply, attempting to quiet my beating heart and the flurry of ideas running through my head. My eyes strayed to one of the house's windows as Audrina continued onto the lawn. I saw a reflection of myself through the glass. My face turned scarlet. Even though it was obvious from looking at me that I was furious, I felt as though I wasn't. I couldn't help but wrinkle my forehead in perplexity. "What is wrong with me?" I whispered to myself, not even raising my voice above a whisper.I was supposed to be furious with James, resentful of his actions and the mark he had left on me. Yet, there was

~Audrina~I was about to walk away when James pulled me backwards. He took my hand into his hands and I saw a soft look flash across his face. I knew this look wasn’t going to last for a long time. James was known for his act of switching up and very soon he was going to switch, yell or just do something that would upset me in general.As James hands traced the lines of my fingers. I felt the feeling I had felt the time I had left the room. It was the sudden burst of excitement rushing through my like a thousand meteoroid.My silly heart was beating in my chest rapidly,and I wanted it to calm down. ‘This was James remember.‘I said to myself. But my words had no impact on my it was like I was trying to use rocks to stop a fire. It was useless.I groaned intensely and my wolf was the only my one who had heard me. I waited for her to speak or finally tell me she knew a way to put me out of my misery. Sadly, James bold voice had cut through my thoughts and I placed my focus on him.W