The secret

3rd person point of view:

While she was asleep, he was watching her soft body lying perfectly beside him in the middle of the bed. He knew what she was afraid of, he also knew that what he did was wrong to her, but he couldn't help it.

On one hand, he was mateless, a witch once told him that he had no mate. On the other hand, she has a mate - a mate that will only cause her death. They were both suitable for each other.

Out of anger, he gets up from the bed, looking for his phone. He can't afford it anymore, the secrets he was keeping from her will not do any bad to her, it will only protect her from her curse.

He loved her more than anything in this world; he was ready to give up his own life just to keep her safe, but never was ready to lose her for her real mate.

Their feelings for each other showed up at a young age, they were both madly in love with each other. None of them was ready to lose the other. This is when he decided to make his move.

I mean, even before knowing about their past life, he was charmed by her. Her charm and beauty always fascinated him. He loved everything about her, her laugh, her smile, her lame jokes, her childish behavior, and even her badass side. She was perfect for him, and he was perfect for her.

Faith wasn't by their sides, nor fair for both of them. That's why he decided to go against faith and destined his own life by himself. To him, faking or "creating" the mate bond - as he prefers to call it - is the only way to have a happy ending for both of them.

He picked up his phone and delayed a number that he wasn't happy to delay and waited until he heard her voice.

" Didn't I warn you not to call me ever! " Shouts a young woman with a voice full of venom.

He growled with annoyance then answered her statement, "It was we ‘cut contact’ unless something serious happens."

"What do you mean by that?" She answered with much interest in her voice.

"When I got home, she was sleeping, and I think she was having a sort of nightmare..."

"Don’t tell me that you're calling me just because your dear beloved is having a

nightmare," she cut him off before finishing.

"I tried to wake her up while she was having the nightmare, but something happened. The moment I've touched her body, a shield of energy throws me away from her. I kept trying to get close to her, but the shield didn't allow me to until the dream finished." He explained to her.

It was quiet for a while, and then she added. "The curse is activated, that means

they met each other."

As soon as she finished her statement, he growled with so much anger in his voice. " No way I will let him get a step closer from her. She's mine... I love her, and she loves me back. That monster would better keep away from her."

"Cut with the sh*t, we both know that you fake the bond," she said in a teasing way while trying to get into his skin.

“I gave her love, he will only bring her death.” He sighed with much pain in his voice "Help me please I love her and I can't lose her."

"How about not to let them meet each other from the beginning?! You've only had one task, to keep them away from each other, but you've had to be such a loser and fail the effortless task. Again, I had to be the one who gets you out of this miss." She was screaming at the beginning, but she finished with more security in her voice.

“Wait for my call." With that, she cut the call.

He gets back to his room feeling so much pain inside him, just as he lay his eyes over his sleeping beauty he forgot everything around and decided to enjoy being with his love.

Lucas' point of view:

I kept on waiting for my brother to come; I know that he's the only one to know what I should do.

While I was lost in thoughts, I scented his smell, and in a blink of an eye, he was by my side, hugging me.

"Brother, you're here!" I whispered to him.

” And where do you think I would be in a such as time" he answered back.

Silence consumed for a moment while he picked a seat in front of me until he decided to speak.

"Where did you meet her exactly?" He questioned.

"At the company... she's our new model. James made it clear that no one's going to be featured in the new campaign except for her."

I explained, but he snapped while chuckling."That's kind of.... of interesting!" Which gained him a serious look from me. I mean, I am trying to share my problem with my own brother but he's not taking me in a serious way.

Anyway, I decided to move on with the subject "she's wearing someone else's mark, which I still can't get it yet. That's why I want you to do some full research about her background, and about the a** who marked her." I said, not trying to hide the anger in my voice.

I wasn't expecting what was coming from my brother. I even refused to accept what he said even though I knew he was right.

" If she's marked, that means she's having maybe another mate. It's more like when a rejected werewolf gets a second chance mate. Why can't you just leave her on her own, you do really know that she's just going to end up dead if you both get together..."

After what he said, the next thing he knew, it was him being thrown into the next wall.

"Mates are for life, she better die than to be with someone else. You better get me the information I've asked from you as soon as possible."

I warned him about me not being able to hold my wolf anymore, but he chose to ignore my warnings. He got what he deserved.

"Fine!" He screamed, "but don't dare acting protective when you're not more than just a selfish person. If you really cared about her, you wouldn't be f***ing around with others... You know what?! You deserve that curse while she's just unlucky to be your mate" He left just as he finished his killing speech.

He left me alone to fi**t my own demons. Deep inside, I knew he was right, but I'm just too selfish to let her leave away from my side.

The funny thing is that it was always her following me while I'm pushing her away, but this time she doesn't seem to give a f**k about me anymore, and it's driving me crazy.

It's probably because of the same person who marked her. Wait till I know who he is, and I promise he won't live to tell what will happen to him.

Mates are for life, and no one will take mine away from me, even death.