ETERNALLY YOUR MATE

It was winter, and the snow poured down heavily. The ground was now filled with heaps of snow, and the cold wind blew so heavily causing anything in it's path to shiver from the cold. No human would be able to deal with this, no matter how much clothing they put on. 

Maya was almost completely buried by the snow. After travelling for almost a whole day without proper clothing, shivering and clattering her teeth from the cold with was piercing through her skin, her legs finally gave out and she had fallen. She tried to stand up but her legs were frozen, and all she could manage to do was crawl...

Till she couldn't anymore. 

Is this the end? She thought. 

No! Not after everything she had gone through, she still had a future ahead of her, she wanted to live. She had so much to fulfill. She wanted to do so much things, and she wanted to overcome everything holding her back! But...but...can she? Is she strong enough? 

The snow kept falling and she clattered her teeth over and over again, shivering. She was losing strength, and her bones had already given up, but her heart and soul hadn't! She would not let herself die here. She has to keep going. 

She needs to!

Once again she tried to move, but her body didn't comply. It was too cold, and she wished for a miracle to happen. 

First of all it was too cold and snowy and she probably wouldn't find anyone in the mountains, and secondly, she was too weak to move. Only a miracle could help her right now.

She felt tears gathered in her eyes but before they could even run down her face they had already frozen on her face. Realization was slowly dawning on her, she's going to die!

No no!! It can't happen...

"Please..." Her voice came out hoarse, and pitiful like it was the last thing she would ever say, and finally everything went blank. 

Maya fluttered her eyes open, slowly adjusting to the light. She tried to move her body, but she couldn't seem to. Not that she was tied up or something, but it just felt like something heavy had been wrapped around her entire body. Her body felt warm, and she sighed softly, then tried to move again. 

By now, she was fully awake and was already capturing her surroundings. It looked like she was inside a house, an old cabin which looked somehow old, anyone could tell it had been very long since it was built. Her head had been placed on something soft like a pillow, and she could feel some heat on her face and a red light coming from her side.

She was by the fireplace. 

She took another look around the house and there was an an old couch sitting there. That was all she could see around the room. That was when she noticed a figure standing by the window, staring outside where the snow stilled poured down.

From the figure of his back, she could tell it was a male. And he stood with such grace and pride, with his hands in his pockets, his concentration still away from her. One would think he was a statue because of how still he stood, unmoving, like he wasn't even breathing at all. 

The last thing Maya remember was fainting out in the snow, but it seemed like someone had helped her, and she needed to find out who it was and thank him for that. She would have been dead by now if not for him.

Maya tried to sit up, but her bones we're still weak and she groaned. 

And then, the figure standing by the window turned around swiftly facing Maya. The light didn't reach him so she couldn't make out his face just his outstanding tall male figure which suddenly made her shiver.

"You're awake! You should leave now!!" His voice was low, but she could feel the authority, the danger, the deadliness in it. It sounded almost as if it was loud, thundering inside her ear. She immediately grabbed the sheet around her, swallowing hard.

Who is he??

Slowly, Maya stood up with shaky and wobbly legs with the sheet still around her body. Her bones felt so weak that it was hard to stand, talk less of walking. But she needed to thank him. If he was the one who saved her...

She took a step, and her muscles cried for help and her legs wobbled again and she found herself falling on the ground. Her palms reached out to stop her fall before she totally landed on the ground.

"What a weakling" she heard him mumble, but she couldn't care less. He might seem cold, but she would still get to him and be grateful for his help. Her whole body shook again and she tried to stand up and gain her balance. It took every remaining ounce of strength she had to finally walk up to him where he stood. 

Maya could feel it. The more closer she got to him, the more hotter it got. She could feel the deadly menacing aura he was giving off making her want to melt into the floor. But she still kept going...

When she was three steps away from him , she stopped. Still shivering, she finally looked up to look at him again. And almost immediately she felt like snapping her head back to the floor. But she didn't...and she faced him.

The light didn't reach him, but now that she was closer to him she could see his face a little more clearer. And for almost ten seconds she forgot about all the pain in her body.

This man...How the hell is he so handsome? No! Handsome was an understatement. This man is out of this world!!!

From his curly brownish red hair which was a bit long,and tucked behind his ear, to his round brownish red eyes also which looked almost like sharp burning hot flames staring into her eyes like it was hitting the depth of her soul, and burning it into ashes. Now she was afraid to look further...

Suddenly he narrowed his eyes at her. And for a split second something flashed in them before he said," Do you know who I am??" 

How was she supposed to answer that? He kept staring at her with that cold and menacing expression of his, and Maya slowly looked away as if she couldn't hold his gaze anymore.

Actually, she couldn't, afraid she would actually catch on fire. 

"Thank you" she finally spoke after gathering all the courage she could muster,and looked back into his eyes again.," If you're the one who saved me thank you, and even if you aren't...I still thank you" 

"I don't need your gratitude" his voice filled the air again and Maya felt like moving very far away from him but she still held her ground, and he added," I said you should leave!" 

This time she flinched, but quickly nodded. She turned around and walked back to where she was lying moments ago. Then she peeked inside the sheet wrapped around her to make sure she was putting on clothes underneath before she let the sheet fall from her hands.

Her legs wobbled again as she bent down and folded the sheet, placing it close to the pillow there before she looked down at what she was putting on. She had a change of clothes, and she was currently putting on a huge jacket which felt warm, and pants that made her look like a tomato. 

Every part of her body was covered, including her hands and legs. 

Wait...who changed her clothes!!??

Did he...

Maya turned around to look at him again and immediately snapped her head back front again. W...what else did he do?

No no no! She wouldn't think about that. She shouldn't! She would just have to assume that absolutely nothing happened. It wasn't he who changed her clothes!

She could still feel his gaze on her, and once again she swallowed. She stood up after mustering more strength, and slowly took steady steps to what seemed like the door outside. 

And when she opened it, she realized this house, this cabin was standing in the middle of nowhere! No other houses around, just snow and snow stretched all over the horizon! The cold breeze blew hard and she shivered. 

This is really bad! Where would she even start from?

It seems like there are two devils around her. One behind her inside the house, and one waiting outside to swallow her up once again. Suddenly, the heat coming from inside the house intensified and she gulped hard. She could tell he was waiting for her to leave and shut the door but she still stood there and more wind blew over her.

She didn't even know where she was, and her body was still getting weak to move anywhere, but she just had to choose one.

The devil inside, or the one outside. 

Taking another deep cold breath, she slowly closed the door still inside the house and the heat shot up like crazy. It wasn't just any kind of heat, it was that intense Aura he was giving off and she felt like if she turned around she would actually burn into ashes. 

But she still did. 

She did, and stared at him in the eye once again. He hadn't moved from his spot, and she could sight his brown eyes. She held the clothes tighter around her frame, as if they would help her in any way as she barely walked back to him, this time she stopped about four feet away from him. 

"Let's make a deal" she suddenly blurted, surprising even herself. She saw something again flick in his burning eyes but just that that it dissapeared.

He didn't reply.

"I'll...pay you back for saving me" she continued. Her throat was very dry, and her voice was cracking but she didn't care right now," I'll...be your maid for the time being before I can find my way again and..."

"Did I ask you I needed a maid??!" She almost bit her lips. His voice was firm and it seemed like he was trying to control his temper. God this is gonna be hard!

"Please" she clasped her hands together, her eyes still on his as she added," I'm lost, and it'll take some time before I find my way back and I just need some time to..."

"So you're only doing this because you are lost and need time to find your way back and not because you're really grateful?" His voice sliced through her, and she almost whimpered at the spot.

"I know...and I'm sorry" This time she really bit her lips. What should she do now? Would he really allow her leave in this cold? But she had already messed up by saying those words, but at least she was honest about it. 

"If you're really sorry, then the door is right behind you" he said coldly. 

"Did you really save me so you could throw me out again into the Blizzard huh? Can't you just give me some time till the Blizzard ends, or just accept my proposal and make me your maid!"