Mate.I heard that word once when my father's distant relatives came to my mother and me. The uncle said that my mother was not a mate, or a real match, my father ... He explained that every werewolf has one mate for life. I was too young then to understand its meaning, but now that explanatory line is ringing in my head again."Yes. You are my mate."Sam's words made me slump in my seat. He only glanced at me for a moment because his attention had to return to the road in front of him. His confession made my stomach feel nervous, but I couldn't ignore the fear tucked into my heart too ..."So ... what is mate doing?" I asked in a low voice.Sam didn't answer me for a few moments. The car we were driving through the road that was getting dark."Do you have time? I can't talk about it while driving," he replied.We can't chat in a restaurant, can we? Our chat is vulnerable to being overheard by other people in public places. Where can we chat freely without having to worry about it?Th
"Oh my god, I've never felt like this before," she whispered breathlessly.Me too, I thought in amazement. I felt a shy smile form on my face at this time. "Are there any other conditions?" I ask after Sam pulls his face away, but our fingers are still intertwined."I have to give my mark to you," he replied, smiling until his face looked even more handsome."Mark?"He gave a small nod. "My bite mark that I will put on your neck" he continued. "That's a hallmark between mates, and that mark will stick forever in-""Wa- Wait a minute, you're going to bite me?" I let go of my hand and took a step back once. "Are you kidding me?"Sam shook his head. He came closer and held my hand again. "I won't do it if you're not ready" he replied in a soothing voice."What happened after you bit me?" I asked again. "Am I going to turn into a werewolf too?""No, Chloe. You do have half werewolf blood ... But unfortunately neither of your parents are mate. Only the children of a mate or fellow werewolf
The next day Sam took me to visit Portland and the Pack. At first I was hesitant because this relationship was moving too fast. But he promised that he would only show me around Portland and his Pack area, without introducing me to his Pack members.I still don't understand what Alpha really is, but it looks like Sam is the leader of the Pack. He picked me up early in the morning around eight, even though it was almost a three hour drive from Portland to Seattle.The long trip felt short when I was with Sam. We arrived in Portland at about eleven o'clock in the afternoon and then we immediately had lunch at a grilled ribs restaurant for half an hour and then continued our journey around the small town, as promised.I opened the car window and took a deep breath. The fresh scent of the forest immediately wafted into my nose, at this time we were passing through streets flanked by forests on either side."Where next?" I asked, turning my head and smiling broadly at Sam. He turned around
Sam still looked uncomfortable when we were on our way to his residence. I was totally confused as to why a man as big and tall as Sam could be made to act awkwardly by a fifteen year old teenager."Does Daniel live with his parents in the castle?" I asked, turning to him. The car we drove off the forest-lined track headed toward the outskirts of Portland."Balthazar lives alone there," he replied after a moment's silence."Huh? Alone?" I stared at him in disbelief."He lives in that place alone?"Sam nodded briefly. "Balthazar ... not as young as you think, Chloe.""How old is he?" I replied. We entered the basement parking of an apartment building and Sam drove his car slower to find an empty parking spot."I'll tell you his age after you become my mate" he said with a smile and then unbuckled his seat belt. His mysterious smile made me even more curious."How old is he? Seventeen?" I said after we got out of the car and walked to the lobby. Sam took my hand then lifted him to kiss
Our kiss stopped because I accidentally bit my own tongue. "Ouch," I grumbled a bit embarrassed because I was too excited to kiss Sam again to bite myself.Sam chuckled then kissed my forehead briefly before releasing his hug from me.'Do you want to start taking pictures now?" he asked, stepping back to his camera. "What?" I asked a bit confused. He stopped and looked back at me with the same confused look. We've both confessed our feelings, isn't it time to take this relationship to a more serious stage?'Are ... we're not going to make it official now?" I asked him. "You say a mate has to have a mark?""Chloe ... Do you realize what mate really is? Once I bite you, that bond can't be broken forever" Sam stood frozen but his face looked serious and worried at the same time ... I don't know why he looked worried now.'I know" I answered honestly. Suddenly I felt so stupid, maybe Sam wasn't ready for the consequences of a mate bond ... Why could I think selfishly and only think about
By the next day I still couldn't talk about Dimitri's arrival at Pack's house and only five days left. Not because I put it off but because Alex was very busy since morning, he wasn't even beside me when I woke up.Apparently by now the news of our parents' house being burned down had spread throughout the Pack, and now all the Pack members knew Dimitri was the culprit. The atmosphere at Pack's house that was usually relaxed and calm now turned tense. All werewolves were forbidden from going out alone until Dimitri was found.I called Mum and Dad to see how they were doing. The plan is that this afternoon me, Alex, and Jake will visit the apartment they are temporarily living in to have dinner together. My time to say goodbye to everyone I care about is also getting narrower.Several times I thought of just running away, but if I did everyone would be sad. And now I'm no longer a volatile teenager who has to run away every time a problem arises. I need to solve this problem asap so I
No one spoke for who knows how long. Maybe only half a minute, but to me feels very, very long. I didn't get to see Jake and Alex's response again, my eyes were fixed on my parents who were still silent. Mum frowned slightly in understanding. Maybe because Mum used to be human so she doesn't know much about Lycan and her history with werewolves. But Dad ...Her brown eyes stared at me in horror.I opened my lips to defend myself but no words could come out of my mouth."How- What ... do you mean?" Dad's voice made my heart feel like it was being squeezed painfully.I bit the inside of my cheek to hold back the sobs that wanted to come out again. The memory of Dad letting me ride on both of his shoulders when I was seven was playing over and over again in my head. Right now Dad was looking at me like I was a stranger to him.But there's no turning back for me now."Cara, stop." Alex called me but I ignored him.I swallowed my saliva to get rid of the sadness that was clumping in my thr
At first I thought we were going back to the Pack house, but Alex brought me to this forest. He unbuckled his seat belt and got out of the car. I followed him out of the car and tried to look at his face in the darkness. Since this afternoon the sky looked cloudy like it was going to rain, so tonight the moon and stars were only faintly visible because they were covered in gray clouds."Why did we come here?" I asked Alex who was standing with his back to me."Because I want to talk alone with you without interruption at all," he replied. He turned to me and took my hand again and led me down the path. His big hands felt very warm as they held me, the slight emptiness and numbness that had appeared in my heart before was now replaced with a bit of warmth.Alex walked slower than usual, his gaze fixed straight on the darkness of the forest. I want to know what's in his head right now, what he's thinking, what he's feeling even though I can already guess a bit because after all I'm the