Chapter Three

Daisy's P.O.V

"You are my erasthai." The words replayed in my head over and over. Was I dreaming or did he call me his mate?

He had to be joking. Yet, he didn't look playful or amused as I stared at him. His eyes seemed to be challenging me to deny his claim. They seemed to want me to test him, so he could show me how real they were.

"What do you mean?" I managed to squeak out instead. "Are you joking?"

He gently shoved a strand of my hair behind my ear. "What do you think I meant?" His smile was delicate as he asked. "I mean, you're mine. You're everything I've been searching for and I'm blessed to have found you."

My heart fluttered crazily at his words regardless of my inability to digest his words.

No. I couldn't be happy with it. I didn't have to even consider being the mate of a Lycan I just met in minutes. I was tired of being treated like an object and my heart was still aching from being dumped and betrayed by my best friend.

I didn't need another mate to claim me or pretend to love me. I needed to get home and figure out my life. Satisfied with the pep talk I gave myself, I stole a glance at Landon.

His eyes, green as sharp blades of grass was mesmerizing as he studied me. They were soft eyes, which shone brightly with joy. His lips were curved amusingly like he found me genuinely funny. He had a Roman like nose and half dome cheekbones which sat above an oaken jaw. He had well defined chest and abs almost visible underneath the tight shirt he wore. His thick black hair fell carelessly across this face and I resisted the urge to run my hands through them.

"Oh for goodness sake! Focus." I yelled at myself inwardly. I couldn't be fantasizing about a man I just met. But something about him stirred my wolf so hard.

I quickly averted my eyes before I fell harder. "I have a mate." I voiced.

I caught the sudden change in his expression and knew I might have unconsciously started a feud between him and Alexander. Lycans were known to be extremely possessive and to be mated to them was both a gift and a curse.

"And why hasn't he marked you yet?"

"What?"

"Why hasn't he marked you?" He growled.

"He planned to but–"

"Anyone who hesitates to mark his mate is considered unworthy of her. I can smell him all over you and yet he hasn't claimed you either by scent or a mark."

I was dumbfounded and it felt like I had lost control of my tongue. How could he tell all that by my scent? Regardless, he didn't have a right to judge me.

"It's none of your business what happened between Alexander and I." I said, fighting back tears. "He loved me. He promised to love me forever and –"

"Shhhhhh." I didn't realize I was crying until Landon was wiping my tears. His eyes met mine and I could see how enraged he was. I could also feel his pity for me and it was like I could communicate with his wolf.

Maybe he was right. Maybe somehow, the moon goddess had given me another chance to find true love. I didn't have to grieve over Alexander anymore because he was my erasthai.

"Did he hurt you?" He asked, snapping me out of my thoughts.

Pretending to be ignorant, I asked. "Who?"

"Your ex."

I swallowed. "No. Not exactly." I didn't want to relive the memories. "We were dating before I found out we were mates. I thought he was going to mark me immediately he found out but instead, he rejected me and chose my best friend over me. They betrayed me. He said I was unfit to be Luna and I never cared about the position. I loved him and I didn't deserve that."

"No one deserves to be rejected by their mate." He said pulling me closer to himself. "But he will pay for hurting you. I can't deny that if he hadn't made that decision, you wouldn't be here with me. But I promise to make him regret every decision he made that hurt you. You're mine now and I won't treat you like he did. You don't know how long I've waited to have you."

For the first time in my life, someone was willing to fight for me. I didn't even need to beg him to do that. He was ready to put me first in his life and it felt so good.

How did I feel about all that? You know, if by any chance that I wasn't dreaming. Well, it felt incredible. I had been dreaming of being loved by a man this way for years and now I found exactly my dream mate.

It's like when you wanted something that you thought was impossible to get. You dream about it for a long time, though you stopped believing you would ever get it. When you finally get it, you just don't know what to do with it.

However, I didn't want to get my heart broken again. Yet, this was Landon. The Lycan Prince every girl dreamt of being with. The most powerful person in the entire territory and he wanted me?

I stared at the handsome man in front of me. It couldn't be possible that such a man wanted to be with me. An Omega with no status, a rejected wolf with an aching heart.

"If I'm your erasthai, how come you haven't searched for me all these years?" I asked, refusing to believe that I was given one more chance at happiness.

"Because I was cursed from birth. Even if I met you, I wouldn't know. I believe the moon goddess heard my plea's and decided to send you to me."

"Can I still go home? I have to see my mum and tell her I'm ok." I asked and I saw an emotion flicker in his beautiful eyes.

"Sure you can." He replied, then held my hands. "But you have to return to me. You have to promise to come back to me or I will burn down villages in search for you."

"I promise I won't run away from you." A small smile danced across my lips. "I would have to talk to Alexander before I return."

"Why?" He quickly asked, slightly bothered.

"I haven't rejected him as well. If I am to become yours, I need to reject the wolf bond. Then I will return to you."

"Then I'll come with you."

There was no argument. I simply accepted it. Yesterday, I was rejected by my mate and I fled the pack. But I was returning with the Lycan Prince as my soul mate.