Chapter 14

Otis's POV

The warriors who took me were so powerful that I was taken to Conrad's quarters with little resistance.

They pushed me to the door of his room and said solemnly, "Go in."

Their sudden behavior filled my heart with suspicion, and I took a deep breath to relax, but my heart was beating rapidly at this time.

I caught a fascinating scent.

What is it?

The smell grabbed me like a hook, and my heart was thumping in my chest.

Mate!

Eda, my wolf. Her voice sent ripples through my insides.

That's our MATE!

Her cheer rang out again and I could feel her ecstasy.

Is that ...... my MATE? My MATE is in this room?

Eda's words and my feelings shocked me in a million ways. Because I knew that this room in front of me was Conrad's, and the werewolf who brought me here had said that he wanted to see me.

Was it him? Was he staying in this room now? Wait! Could Conrad be my MATE? How is this possible? He was an adult before me, if I was his mate then how could he not recognize me! How could... How could he treat me so cruelly?

My throat was gripped with anticipation and disbelief.

He... Disgusted with me.

The thought almost choked me.

Otis! mate! There's our mate inside! Get inside!

Eda's voice rang inside me again, she sounded very impatient and seemed to want to rush into the room immediately. I steadied my mind, my heart was beating fast and my cheeks were burning. Nervously, I pushed the door open and walked in. When I saw Conrad sitting on the couch, my heart seemed to stop for a moment.

He was leaning back on the couch, his brilliant blond hair resting on the edge. The handsome side profile of his face made it impossible for me to take my eyes off him, and the charming scent was slowly spilling out of his body and filling the air of the room. It was finally caught by my olfactory nerves.

As I moved closer to him, his scent became more intense, and that smell frantically affected my sanity.

Conrad at this moment was beyond perfection to my eyes. Every move he made was capturing my attention so deeply that my brain couldn't even think.

Conrad... He... He was my MATE! So he was angry because he was jealous that I cared about Marsh?

The surprise came to my mind, and this fact made me so happy that I almost went crazy. However, just as I was ecstatic, Conrad shattered my fantasy with a direct statement.

"Not only did you not train hard as a loser, but you actually went inside the forest to waste time. Are you trying to get rid of your slave status by seducing my beta?"

Like a pitch-black stone smashing the crystal of fantasy, my brain went blank for a moment and I could hardly believe my ears.

Why? Why would he do this to me? Weren't we. ...mate?

The aggression in my heart surged up like a dark tide at the bottom of the sea, and I looked at him with wide eyes.

"You are... Why? You're my mate... How could you... How could you humiliate me like that?"

But what I didn't expect was that his face became even more ferocious after I finished. He jerked up from the couch and grabbed my arm, "You're just a lowly slave. You are not qualified to be my pack's Luna. Get out!"

The tremendous force almost crushed my humerus. I felt even more aggravated. I wanted to retort to him, to deny his words, but a current suddenly appeared in the area where his skin was in contact with mine! My heart was beating even faster. The more intense hormonal scent was inhaled into my nostrils and I froze in my tracks, soaking in the wonderful smell.

This is... What's going on?

Conrad's palm was hot and I felt like I was almost melting under his hands. The light in the room shone on him and his whole being seemed to glow. I couldn't take my eyes off of him, and sparks spread through my body.

I felt a heat that couldn't be radiated inside me, wrapped in a rolling lust that ran under my skin. Hot, too hot. I had no control over what I was doing. I let out an unbearable moan then clung to Conrad!

Conrad... My Conrad. he was mine. My mate, my man. We are bound by the bond Moon Goddess gave us!

A sweet spring seemed to well up inside me.

You want him! Otis! Hurry! Touch him! Kiss him!

Eda kept urging me on inside me. She was growling.

Come on, Otis!

This man is my MATE.

I pressed my body against him like a man possessed, sniffing deeply at his burning scent. Looking into his mesmerizing blue eyes, I had fallen into this deep aquamarine. I was almost melting in his arms.

I looked at Conrad's handsome face with fascination.

Conrad.... ...Conrad... He was looking at me too...

An obscure deep blue floated in his eyes. What is this? Struggle? Disgust? Or some other emotion?

"F**k!"

He whispered, then suddenly leaned in close and kissed me with his warm lips. My arms wrapped around his neck like a snake. Conrad tugged roughly at my shirt, the buttons falling apart and scattering to the floor in such violence. He ran his large hands over my body, dragging my hips to bring me closer to him.

His lips were hot, his tongue was hot, his hands were hot. Every inch of our skin that touched together was also hot.

I simply could not resist this man's charms. I couldn't resist anything about him at all.

Hot. Hot. Hot.

The moment my body was completely naked and exposed to him, Conrad drew a deep breath. He kissed my neck and I gasped heavily as his hands slid from my breasts to the center of my thighs. The erect lower body rubbed against my thighs.

"This shouldn't be..." He gasped, pausing in his movements, "Skin-to-skin contact... Oh, no!"

The next second, Conrad grabbed me roughly by the hair and pushed me away. The heat dissipated as we parted. I fell to the floor, looking at him in confusion and vulnerability, and asked him.

"Why?"

Conrad looked at me with red eyes, like a vicious wolf. His chest rose and fell violently, his beautiful pecs displayed to me through his open collar.

He drew a deep, deep, breath.

"You're just a lowly slave. There is no place for you here!"

"Don't delude yourself into thinking you can be my pack's Luna by having sex with me!"

"Now. Get your clothes on. Get out."

I understood everything instantly.

Because I was Conrad's MATE, he had taken me away from Grey Pack and brought me to Blue-moon Pack. But even though I was his MATE, he loathed me. Because I was not strong enough, because of my slave status, because of my lowly origin.

He would not dislike me as an inferior person of slave origin just because I was his mate.

He doesn't think I'm even worthy of him, a pack ruler, an Alpha.

At this time, all the pain I had suffered all these years came back to me in a flash. I was carrying hate. Being treated like a slave by the Grey Pack. I was beaten, verbally abused... All the humiliation I experienced reappeared in my mind.

I thought coming to Blue-moon Pack would be a fresh start. I had imagined that after I was freed and killed my enemies, I would go in search of my mate, whom I longed to meet and for whom I hoped to have an unadulterated love. I was hoping for an unadulterated love. He loved me with all his heart, and I loved him with all my heart. We meet tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the future together.

But when the moment really came, it was like I was dragged into a bottomless abyss.

Tears of humiliation spilled out of my eyes, and I didn't say anything more, sitting on the bed sobbing like a fool.

"If any of the others find out you're my MATE, then you're out of my pack."

The icy warning slammed into my heart. I sat numb and dumb on the bed, watching Conrad put on his shirt and leave the place.