Rosalie would have refused his invitation, but if she did that it would give the impression that she was feeling intimidated of him and She couldn't let him see her weakness. She sat on the place where , Aiden patted but instead of sitting side by side , she sat crossed leg facing him .After sitting on the bed, she said " So you want to talk ?" .If she could , she wished to avoid talking to him at all. That husky, cold , coarse gravelly rattled her senses and almost made her tremble .
" Yes " .
" Why ? What's there for us to talk ?"
" I think we really need to have a good chat , wife " .
Rosalie gaped at him , Wasn't he being too flippant about their situation ?
" As per your ideals , as long as I have Giselle with me , I can not have you serve me as my wife , in your words either I need to leave you alone or be completely loyal to you ."
" That's sounds about right " Her tone made it clear that there was no way she was going to back down .
Aiden's inner smile surfaced. She was a perfect little thing for him . However; he still need to sound his wife out ,just in case.
" Why ? Is it because of you getting rejected by your mate ?"
She growled at him and by the glare she was throwing his way , he knew she was wishing him to drop dead for asking that particular question .
His tone had her straightening "and how does it concern you ? about what happened between me and Tyler ."
"Maybe you still not understand, you're my wife " he said in a gentler voice. "Shouldn't I know about what happened between the two of you, so as to give you the secure life you wish for ?"
Although there was no need for her to hide it from him but her pride and distrust still refused to let him know "Don't lie to me , you looked as if someone had force fed you poison , the entire time during our wedding , you didn't want me as your wife , How am I supposed to trust you ?"
"I have no excuses for that , The last thing I knew I was told I was marrying a recessive , I don't think any Alpha would be happy about it . But I didn't knew I was marrying a spitfire back then , If so I would have been a better sport ."
"Will you now?"
Aiden nodded , his eyes sincere .
" Fine , what do you want to know ?" Rosalie took a step back , she wasn't going to lose anything by telling him anyway .
"Why did you marry me , Haven't you heard about me ?"
" I do "
" Then ?"
Rosalie spoke quickly, hoping that if she satisfied his curiosity he would leave her alone. "My dad wanted a son as his second child , to carry on his title as the future Alpha but all he got was a recessive of a daughter , do you think he would be happy with my birth? I had a shitty life, my parents ignored me and with me in contrast my sister looked amazing in comparison , when you sent word asking them to pay what they owed you , they panicked . My sister was supposed to be taking a good , strong guy and let him take our family name , if she got married to you - well you catch my drift , I had enough of them walking all over my head just because they are my family . I can't kill them but I can get away from them as for marrying you I was living in a hell hole before , why does it matter if I jump in another ? Atleast I'm comfortable here ."
" And your mate ?"
" Jeez , He was going to inherit the title of Alpha after getting married with Anna ,what will he get if I marry me ?"
" So he chose riches over his mate ?"
Rosalie was this close to screaming at him. Not only was he picking at her still fresh wound , but her body and wolf were once again reacting to him in a way that unnerved her.
Her fingers itched to touch him and to sweep them through dark hair to find out if it was as silky as it looked.
The primitive lust squeezing through her veins and had insides churned and there was some throbbing going on in her not to be named place.
There had to be something wrong with her if she was attracted to a murderer .
But, strangely, she wasn't feeling scared of him .
Masochistic.
She was definitely becoming masochistic.
His lips twisted his and tiltin his head back. "What if I say I can heal your broken heart ?"
Her heart almost stopped beating. " Why would you do that ? Don't you love another woman ?
"You are my wife , much more important than anyone else ".
Okay well that was unexpected. "why , What do you have in it ?" she asked, feeling suspicious.
"You ."
Rosalie rolled her eyes . Yeah right .
Aiden smirked , he knew his feisty little kitten didn't trust his words .
" What if I say, I am adamant to consummate our wedding night " he asked with what he think was a wicked, suggestive grin. "lets see if you like odd positions in bed as well ?"
" well good luck in succeeding to pin me down."
" Ah, of course. How forgetful of me , You are an heir of alpha." And as alpha she wolves , whether they are the leaders or just alpha by birth, they didn't surrender without their male proving his dominance.
And this idea of making Rosalie surrendering and submitting to him had his c*ck throbbing and his balls aching.
He knew she would fight him like a feisty little cat.
He liked his women strong and feisty, but they were often too intimidated to challenge him, if they weren't intimidated by him, the heavy dominant vibes of his was enough to make them flee and if that wasn't it, it was how close his wolf comes to surface when he mates .
That was if they weren't scared enough by his reputation. The only females who had ever stood up to him was his mother and the only female who can take him and his wolf on was Giselle, that's the only reason , he had kept her around for so long.
" What if I say I will treat you just like a mate treats his mate , giving you the security you want ?" .
Rosalie 's entire body stiffened. There was no way he was suggesting what she thought he was.
" Wolves mate for life." she reminded him
"Yes, while I don't like soul-moving, imprinting shit at all , its a load of bullshit if you ask me." In fact, he was pretty sure he wouldn't be capable of feeling that ever again not after what Lula did to him " But we are bonded for life mate or not, The wedding ceremony was conculded and once I imprint on you , you will be mine . I haven't got any nerve in my body that screams of loyalty but I can try for the sake of this marriage " .
" Well then you don't necessarily need me to mate with you. You have another option " .
He shook his head. "That wouldn't work because I'd need to mark you, or my mom wouldn't like that . Secondly, I don't like the sound of living with my own wife as stranger. I do hope you're not expecting for us to live like husband and wife , just for name our entire life ?"
A big issue, though, was that Rosalie wasn't sure her wolf would be accepting of his mark and once Aiden and she imprint on each other, it would be very uncomfortable for her wolf. And that was just one of many problems. "Look, even if I take up on your offer and give this marriage a chance , what about Giselle, I don't think she will give up on you just like that ?what if she comes looking for trouble with me ?"
He had thought about this matter "Don't worry , As your husband, I won't let her disrespect you , no matter what " .
The man has an answer for everything, muttered Rosalie . Could she do this? Can she let her heart take another chance at love? Maybe it was a lot to do with her rebirth, she couldn't help but doubt everything and everyone, what if she makes another mistake by trusting him ? .
This was her second chance at life and all about what she wanted .
She sighed and ran a hand through her hair , twirling a silver lock in her hand " so you want us to make this marriage work? And act what- like a real mate , do you even understand what you're asking ? Being mates with someone is not a joke , it's all about touchy yucky things and as you just said , you don't like it .""And that's why I'm asking you to try it out with me , this marriage won't end with divorce , my pack ain't gonna like that , they need a Luna and I need a mate and this marriage of ours won't be fooling anyone if we just stay clear of each other , which I don't think is necessary , I'm gonna give you what you want , if its loyalty fine its yours , power , comforts anything .Do you still want us to remain mere strangers , for all our life?"Okay that was an incredible deal , Rosalie had to admit that . But would it work? Can she really trust him with her heart?Rosalie suppressed the ur
Night melted away , the pinkish hue over the horizon told her that dawn was breaking , yet Rosalie couldn't sleep a wink not only because she and her wolf was in another man's territory but also because she felt ashamed and embarrassed - an embarrassment that had been heightened by how her body and her wolf reacted to Aiden .Last night he had acted as a true gentleman letting her have his bedroom while he volunteered to sleep in the guest room . Rosalie might have brought his act if not for that bulge on his trousers , he was hard . And maybe he refused to share a bed with her because he was afraid of breaking their agreement and mark her yesterday night .Rosalie was half thankful and half disappointed , it wasn't that she had never desired a guy before, but her desire had never been this intense like ever . If Rosalie had met her Husband, under different circumstances she would have certainly ran away from him , no matter how much h
An overwhelming urge to bite her husband's head off , coursed through Rosalie . When she didn't refused,Aiden attempt for marking her it was all because , her brain was wrapped in the carnal pleasures that her husband was making her feel but never ... never did she agreed to this ." Can you look a little I don't know normal ? You look like I'm taking you to the guillotine " said Aiden his lips twitching as he looked at his stiff wife ." And Aren't you , you said I won't be meeting with your pack till the end of the week ?"" You're not meeting my pack , just my subordinates who help around with my office work etc "Rosalie cocked an eyebrow at him , she never thought of him as someone who would like to sit inside encased in his office all day long ." I just have some business dealings here and there" Aiden seemed to know what was on her mind and explained .A fe
"If you're done," said Aiden , pausing his wolfing down of his breakfast, "it's a little different since that woman is my wife." Jojo looked as if he was about to say something but Aiden growled at him. Jojo shrugged muttering something like ' people can't even take a joke '. Troy shook his head, as he placed one more plate at the table for Giselle. "Yes it is simply fabulous to hear about my husband 's nightly adventures, thank you for letting me know," she said to Jojo sweetly. Jojo rolled his eyes at her, poking his tongue out with a kiss my ass expression at her, Aiden finally abandoned his half-eaten breakfast and delivered a sharp bite to her bottom lip before taking a seat next to her. Aiden couldn't help but frown at this strange impulsive urge of being close to her he was having, to touch her. Though he ignored it, his irritation remained. Aiden was
Opening the door at the opposite side of their bedroom, Rosalie stepped into the bath, finally, the night of their mating was here and She couldn't help but shiver in fear and excitement. She very much liked the idea of soaking herself in the spacious bath. Unfortunately, she didn't have time for a leisurely soak tonight. A thought suddenly rose in Rosalie's mind as she entered the shower. She knew that mates found it uncomfortable to be apart for the first few months after they mark themselves, Would that apply to her and Aiden or would they be different because they weren't true mates by nature? She suspected that, in any case, things wouldn't be easy for her and Aiden. If it was going to be uncomfortable then that could prove a problem. Although she didn't know Aiden for very long, she had known that he wasn't someone who liked to be touchy in the past few days. For mates, touc
" Ohh " Rosalie woke up the next day with a throbbing ache between her legs .She could remembered being woken up incurable number of times , last night .The more she tried to go against Aiden , the more harder he rammed inside of her ; possessing; biting and claiming her again and again .He was relentless , his stamina never ran out and Rosalie fainted twice and thrice but he kept waking her up . Once in the middle of night she woke up with Aiden's face buried between her legs and his tongue licking her p***y .She liked it , but that didn't mean that she wasn't tired after their nightly adventures.With trembling legs she got down from the bed after sneaking and slipping out of the muscular arm that was binding her to a warm chest . Rosalie stood up or more like tired to as her knees buckled under her and she painfully whimpered ." Are you okay ?" Aiden had woken
" Soo?"" So what ?"Aiden had hardly sat down on ths chair in his office when his beta , Trish let out a low wolf whistle. Aiden however didn't need Trish to elaborate this 'so' of his. Ofcourse with the pack link , the news of him marking Rosalie in every freaking way possible might have already reached Trish and the jerk rushed to in his office just to make fun of him ." A little birdie told me , that Luna looks well ' nourished ' " said Trish with a teasing grin, Aiden rolled his eyes at his antics , he knew why Trish was doing this , the last time when Trish found himself a mate , Aiden had mocked his possesiveness.Trish's enthusiasm however wasn't drowned at Aiden's silence instead he was even more delighted ." So where did she marked you ?" he asked with a roguish grin.Aiden kept feigning ignorance, last night had been one of the most wonde
Rosalie rummaged through the black wooden wardrobe, flinging her clothes here and there, not bothering with the mess she was creating in the room . Today was the day when Aiden will be introducing her as the Luna to the pack and the Alphas of their surrounding territories who signed the pact with their pack and yet she had nothing to wear - she of course cannot march down the pack hall in jeans and shirt and she didn't have any dresses on her as she wasn't a fan of them .The more she tried to find a proper set of clothing , the angrier she got - if possible she would have loved to go to the banquet in just her baggy jeans and ruffle shirt but her wolf whined in complaint - in her wolf's eyes this was a do or die matter , she was to become a Luna and if Rosalie didn't take this matter seriously then their mate will be ashamed and embarrassed in front of their audience because of her negligence .Rosalie chided her wolf at getting
The next few days passed by without no particular incidents happening , Aiden has tightened the security of the pack so well that Rosalie felt like she was residing in a military zone . Matteo, Trish and Cole kept an eye on every single pack member only to return disappointed when they got nothing and by the day of battle finally arrived , every one turned so jumpy and agitated that even the slightest ring of Aiden's phone startled them. " Its fine " said Aiden his jaw hardening as he rubbed her nape , then he turned to look at his pack mates and nodded " The alliance members are here " Matteo nodded then brought the enforcers out of the living room. Trish shared a look with Roxanne but the she wold turned her face away coldly without looking at him even once , Jojo on the other hand planted a smooch on her cheek that had Trish growling , Aiden snapped a snarl at both of them . He knew that along with
Rosalie walked back to her room and took a long soaking bath to clear of the scent of blood from her body . After that she sat on the bed determined to wait for Aiden and have a nice conversation once he was calm enough to listen to her reasoning but somewhere around midnight her head lolled off and she nodded off to sleep , this was the problem of taking a nice cozy bath and turning on the air con to full blast . However , when the clock chimed two in the morning, she was startled awake with a soft cooling and numbing sensation on the back of her hand .Her eyes fluttered open and she found Aiden kneeling by the side of her bed , rubbing some ointment on her injuries" You are back ? All done venting your anger ,huh Dr .hulk ? " she asked hoarsely her voice thick with sleep ." Sorry , I didn't mean to wake up up " said Aiden closing the tube and putting it on the bedside table .
" I get it " still clinging on his neck , Rosalie sighed " I know you are hurt and the situation is bad -"" This is who am I " enunciating each word Aiden spoke " You know who am I , what I am . That bastard tried to harm my mate on my own territory and you know that those who touch my bottom line , what am I capable of doing to them . Then don't ask me to do something that's not me , I'm the monster of Crescent moon pack , the blood thirsty Alpha who never thinks before killing his enemies , so don't ask me to be forgiving when I'm not capable of that sentiment , you will only hurt yourself "" I'm not asking him to forgive him , Jeez " scowling Rosalie looked up at his ruby red eyes " I'm asking you to just hold it in for a few days ,After the council's limit is a done deal , you can go ahead and rip his throat into shreds and I will cheer you on for that , I'm just asking you to delay it for a whil
" That stupid little sneak !" snarled Rosalie covering her face with her hands , she should have known as scheming as Griffin was he wouldn't have given up on his plan . She looked down at the small scratches and scraped on her knuckles and palm , the one she got when she was punching and dragging rat eye around the forest and groaned , Aiden will definitely not be happy about it at all , infact she could even imagine what kind of reaction her mate probably will have " call back Jojo and ask him that I'm coming back to the pack hall , he doesn't need to arrange all the enforcers to come and hound me "Roxanne and nodded and punched Jojo's number , the first ring didn't even finished ringing when Jojo picked up " Yeah it me ... no . she is fine ... yeah , I found her ...like I said she is totally fine ...no she wasn't kidnapped .. not exactly " both Rosalie and Roxanne winced when They heard Aiden yelling from some where in the background " Ye
The man was too winded up to speak and Rosalie didn't cared about him either , she knew that the man was here to kidnap her , which probably meant - Her eyes turned dark . While the man tried to recover from her kick , Rosalie used her hand and abruptly choked The kidnapper, cross eyed the man let out a sputter and made a choking sound , he tried to get rid of her clutch on his throat but Rosalie kneed him in his groin and backed away until he was pinned between a tree and her choke hold .She already caught the phone in her hand when she kicked the man earlier , still pinning the man on the tree , she placed the cell phone on her ear and spoke " I know its you , Dear cousin in law Griffin .. care to explain what exactly your man is doing here inside my pack ?"Her voice was coated with honey as if she wasn't choking a man with her hand , Cross eye made a lot a choking angry sound in response as his le
" I - I never thought that someone in your pack will really harm your mate , willingly " said Rosalie sounding genuinely shocked " I mean , a little bit of hate and taunts here and there are completely fine , I even took what they did to my wedding album and whatnot as a prank , something out of anger but to actually harm me ? I don't even know what to say about it "" I know wifey , I don't blame you " said Aiden angry at himself for not protecting her perfectly " who ever did this will be answering me soon, don't you worry "" Worried ? With you here ?"******"I said you are not going , that's it " For the millionth time Aiden declared shoving a mouthful of bacon in his mouth ignoring the glare that she was pointing at him .She knew after what happened there would definitely be some sort of craziness and possesiveness from the guy
" Did you saw anyone ?" asked Damian narrowing his eyes as he swept his gaze through the forest " Heard anything, it will be easier to catch them if we know, in which direction they ran off to ."" I didn't- I , I was just so worried " snapped Aiden his mouth pursued in a snarl , all he did was to leave her alone for an hour and went to the entrance gate to see what exactly Matteo wanted however , he and Matteo harsly reached that point of conversation when he felt a huge thump at the back of his head .In his heart he only cared about finding Rosalie ,from where will he get the time to worry about other things .At the common room Alex has frantically set up temporary infirmary and urgently rushed them " careful , don't touch her head let me see the damage "Beside him was Cece who looked really worried as she hopped around getting trying to get closer to Rosalie " Le
" Are you okay ?" noticing the emotional upheaval in Rosalie, Aiden asked . Though he didn't liked how she felt enraged and angry at Tyler's words , he wasn't going to condemn her for that . Blame him for being a second late and becoming her second chance instead of first ; maybe if he met her before Lula , before she met Tyler , their future might have been a bit diffrent ." I'm fine " said Rosalie though she was a bit withdrawn from Aiden , she knew it wasn't fair for him to feel her estranged emotions for her ex mate and tried to shut him off .Aiden looked at her carefully and noticed the difference in her tone . His wolf growled at the idea and so did Aiden , he didn't liked her attempt at shutting him off from her .He nuzzled in her hair and brought her closer in his arms ,yet she didn't gave her the charming yet annoyed smile and Aiden snarled in irritation .He dipped down and bit on her nose lightly
Rosalie was stuck dumb with Aiden 's shamelessness , to think not only did this man refused to agree to the alliance with her old pack, he was coveting the pack member of the other pack right in front of the future Alpha and Luna of the her previous pack ." If you don't agree to this alliance then so be it , but you cannot have our pack mate join your pack right in front of us " said Anna her face purple with anger" I want Cece to be in our pack though sister " said Rosalie seizing the chance " If you agree , I might let Aiden discuss this so called alliance with you "" Are you playing with me ? She is a healer and you know how badly our pack needs a healer "" And you need this alliance as well " said Rosalie with an innocent shrug " You can discuss it among yourself , whether you want this alliance to get rid of your troubles or you want to keep your healer , its upto you "&nbs