Chapter Three

“The Alpha requests your presence, Tasyra.”

One of the maids came to inform me. My body froze with fear. What have I done this time? Ever since that farm incident, I had been wary and shocked still. When the Alpha had held me to keep me from falling, my body felt the electrifying effect of his hands on me. My body had responded in many ways I could not explain. That casual contact had awoken something in me, and when I’d looked at his face in astonishment, I’d seen it in his eyes too. He’d felt it and he’d been stunned as I was. And then, his wolf had flashed through his eyes and I heard the deep growl and the word ‘Mate’ from him. 

I had not just been shocked, I’d been confused too. More confused even because how could I be the mate of an Alpha. But the yearning whimper of my wolf pinched my heart and I knew it wasn’t a trick. The Alpha was truly my mate, but why? How? I had seen him few times after that farm incident but he had avoided me, did not talk to me. And it hurt. It hurt because I wanted my mate near but then again, I had not expected more from him. He did not want me. He hated me. But why was he requesting my presence now?

“Did he say why?”

I was curious, but there was also a happy part of me that I could not let surface. He might not want to see me for the mate bond.

The maid shook her head.

“No, he did not say. Only said to call you.”

“Okay, thank you.”

She gave a short acknowledging nod and walked away from the entrance of my room. It was night fall already, why did he want to see me at such late hour? I quickly removed my night wear and put on a dress and in few minutes I was knocking on his door. But it was a light rap, I was scared of disturbing the household especially his mother, the Luna. Was she aware that her son and I were mates? I wondered but it was brief as the door opened to reveal the Alpha. 

I gulped. He was bare chested and had on a trousers that hung low on his waist, his jet black hair had beads on water clung on the strands. Maybe he was freshly out of shower.

“Come in.”

His voice pulled me out of the fantasy I was already building in my head. And it made me embarrassed and ashamed. I had never looked at him that way before. I knew he possessed very attractive features but I had never let my thoughts wander the way it had just now. 

Maybe it was the mate bond, I concluded as I stepped into his room carefully avoiding his face or any other part of him for that matter.

“Yes Alpha?”

I twiddled my gown. Anxious to know why he had summoned me.

“I called for you.”

“Yes Alpha. So I was told.”

He held my gaze for quite too long that I began to feel uncomfortable, not in a bad way though. I felt heat creep through my skin and made it tingle. There was liquid pull in the pit of my stomach, I shifted. 

“Tasyra.”

He advanced towards me in a manner that both scared and excited me. I did not know what to expect but I felt the unmistakable thrill of anticipation course through my veins.

“Yes Alpha.”

I could not believe how low and scared I sounded.

“Relax, I’m not going to hurt you.”

He assured.

“Uhmm. Okay.”

“I want to talk to you.”

“About what exactly?”

He offered me a seat and I was surprised. Why was the Alpha offering me a seat? Did he want to talk about the mate bond? Gingerly, I plopped down on the deep red soft, comfy sofa. He joined me.

“I know you’ll be surprised why I called you.”

I nodded wordlessly.

“I don’t know myself.”

He said it so low that any further distance between us and I would not have heard him. I watched him roam his eyes around his room as though it was the first time he was seeing it. 

“Maybe I should go?”

I asked. 

He turned to me and his gaze remained steady. My breath caught in my throat, my heart pounded. Emerald green was flickering in his eyes. His wolf was trying to take control but I noticed he was controlling it. I got scared and quickly stood.

He stood and a low growl left his lips. It was not threatening, it was more of needy but it scared me still. His fingers travelled over my face, stopping at my lips to caress them. 

“Alpha.”

It was a struggle to breath properly. That small yet tangible contact was affecting me in more ways than I’d care to count. I could hear the faraway whimper of my wolf. She wanted her mate. The Alpha’s fingers had gone down to my cleavage.

“Alpha.”

He growled again.

“Mine!”

Then his lips crashed into mine. His hands got needy and desperately rough. Peeling off my dress in seconds as his tongue dominated my mouth. My heart soared. My mate wanted me. He had accepted the bond.

Though his hands were rough on my skin, it nonetheless left a burning sensation in their wake. I tried to match his energy. To level with him in the urgent, demanding kisses, but even as I attempted to, I was no match for him. He was overpowering, uncontrollably ravaging. He was like a beast eager to tear his prey. He was an Alpha marking his mate.

I was his prey and I was excited. I wanted to be devoured by my mate. We were not just mated by flesh but by blood and soul too. He lifted my naked frame and placed me on the bed.

He raised him head to look at me. All I could see swimming in his eyes were desires, and I sure I had those looks in mine too.

“Mine!”

He growled again and went ahead to claim me as his.