(Aegis's Point Of View).
One good thing came out from this night. Okay that was a lie, this night was a disaster.
i had an headache and it was killing me.
But it did get me out of the birthday dinner early so It is a good thing.
I came to a giant revelation today.
Vela had a very annoying voice.
I knew her vice was uncomfortable to the ears but hearing her yap on and on with her french manicured hand holding my mate; I barely made it through the party without my wolf shifting and killing her. She just kept yapping on on about everything.
.
Changing my dress into a sweatpants and matching crop_top, I sighed in satisfaction. My phone pinged repeatedly but right now I could care less. It was probably some of my followers on Tiktok wishing me a happy birthday. I downed a couple of painkillers and padded to the bathroom in my yellow and black Winnie the pooh slippers to wash my face. No point taking a shower, I knew I wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Angel ran across the room chasing a mouse over the wooden floors in her matching slippers except hers was black to match her shiny coat. The Alpha got them for us last month from a trip to Paris, I could still see how Vela’s face redden in jealousy.The Alpha always did have spot for me, same however could not be said of my parents.
Two sets of loud knocks on my room door, successfuly putting a pause in my musings. Pausing, I chewed on my lip,
"W-who is it" I asked
"Elias".
My eyes widened in panic and breath caught in my throat.What is he doing here?.
"I need to talk to you?"
"Uh-uh-i-i'm not decent." I stuttered
"Aegis let me in" He sighed.
I paused not knowing what to say.
"Aegis, Open this door. I need to speak to you" His Alpha voice made me shudder.
No matter how high my ranking was, I could not disobey the natural order of hierarchy. Alpha wolves could make weaker wolves submit to them with their voice alone. Much to my dismay, I reluctantly opened the door and stepped back.
His scent enveloped me all at once and my blood pressure rose through the roof.. My wolf stood in attention and excitement at the scent of her mate. He stepped into the light and my breath stopped in my lungs. All through the events of the night I had not had the time to look at him, really look at him.
He was beautiful, so painfully beautiful. Everything from his arms to the little six ‘o clock shadow beard he kept appealed to me. Or was that just the mate bond, I couldn't decide. I swallowed nervously as he looked me up and down.
"You left early, are you okay?".
"Y-yes I'm f_fine." I stammered. “Thank you for saving me from the chandelier”.
I internally cursed myself for my stutter which I always did when I was around someone I wasn't comfortable with or under pressure. Vela loved to tease me about it.
Looking over at the bag of skittles on my bedside drawer, he smiled in melancholy.
“Still a sweet tooth’ I see”. he muttered before looking at me directly.
"We need to talk, Aegis" he said firmly.
"We sure do"
"This isn't going to work, we are not going to work" he stayed plainly.
" What are you saying, of course it'll work, it has to Elias, we're mates" I replied finally acknowledging the matebond.
" I don't want you Aegis, I never will"
" Yes you might not want me but you need me"
"Not exactly" he replied.
I didn't know what to say to that. He was confusing me . But my pathetic heart danced regardless of his words. Why do I behave like this in his company? I knew the mate bond was powerful but I didn't know the extent of it. I had never reacted to a man like this.
" Did you hear me Aegis?". He asked.
" Yes I did."
"But you didn't say anything?"
"Because I don't know what to say"
Silence fell once more in the room. The air around us crackled with tension and lust.
Th fire in the clay hearth sitting in the corner suddenly became interesting. I needed to look at something, anything else In the room so I'm not tempted to launch myself at him. My wolf was eager and desperate to mark and mate with her mate. I stared intently at the individual flames trying my best to control my raging emotions and fight for any semblance of sanity.
"Aegis..."
His conflicted voice brought me a momentary bout of satisfaction. At least I wasn't the only one struggling. Being with Elias like this made me nervous. We were the only ones in the room and the dark of the night also didn't help the situation. My wolf kept on yapping at me in my head , manipulating images after images of a naked Elias into my mind.
I knew the very moment he gave up the struggle. He took a step forward and in one moment claimed my lips in his. My wolf howled in joy and satisfaction that he had given in. No one could resist or withstand the strength of the matebond.
When the kiss turned deeper, Elias pulled away. He rested his forehead in mine while we both tried to catch out breath. Only the sound of burning wood could be heard around us.
"We need to stop this or we'll regret this later"
My wolf over took control for a split moment, sending me back stage of my own mind. I became nothing but a helpless witness to what she was doing with my body. I watched her claim back his lips. She wasn't about to lose her mate over this stupidity. He would stop mid kiss for some reason and she'll pull him right back in.
"You'll regret this in the morning" he told me in between his kisses.
" Stop seducing me if you don't want to regret this in the future" he continued but still continued kissing me.
"But I'm not doing anything, you're the one that wouldn't stop kissing me" I replied breathless and confused.
"So beautiful," he said passionately "My imagination doesn't do justice to what is hidden beneath your clothes" he continued as he replaced my clothes with his hands.
He didn't finish with me till dawn. We laid beside each other exhausted and breathing desperately. I still couldn't believe the turn in events in our conversation.
"What are you thinking?" Elias asked while playing with a strand of my hair.
"Nothing" I said happily moving closer to him as I stared deeply into his eyes. "I'm just happy, what about you?
"Beyond happy, I think I could die from happiness, You know, I still remember when we were eight and you ate every lipstick you could find.” I flushed at that and he laughed out loud “ Come here my lipstick monster", he replied kissing me passionately.
I wish we could stay like this forever
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Tears built in my eyes and I took a shaky breath in. This can't be true. It couldn't be. They were just friends. Sure Shelia had a crush on him but he didn't return her feelings . He couldn't. He was my mate. He was mine and I was his. Why would they go through with knowing they had not yet met their mated. Why would Elias agree to this?I lifted my gaze from the box and to Shelia's expectant smile. I trailed my gaze from her face to Elias's ,he avoided looking back to me. His jaw clenched so tight, he could have cracked his teeth as he looked to the side. Why?He couldn't really be going through with this. He couldn't be doing this to me. My wolf howled painfully within me showing her rage and heartache at the way things were unfolding.My parents oblivious to what was going on, got up from their seats to look at what my sister had gifted me. Once they saw the words inscribed on the envelope, they smiled at each other and joyfully hugged my sister. They bombarded her with words I co
(Aegis's Point Of View)."Aegis"My head whipped around instantly locking with green eyes.All the air me knocked out of me just at the sight of him, his built muscular body tense from emotions. I straightened up immediately. No matter how horrible or awkward I felt right now, it was better to be composed.“ We need to talk"I nodded my head. All sorts of thoughts ran through my mind. He took in a deep breath, released it before moving away from the door way to let my parents and Shelia into the room. I turned to Elias in question “What was going on here? Had he told her?.His focus was on my sister who slipped her hand into his, unable to meet my eyes. She bit her bottom lip staring at the floor.Mother and Father entered with grim expressions on their faces glaring at me in.... Contempt?Finally Elias looked up at me. Jaw twitching and muscles taut he tightened his hold on Velma.The tighter he held on to her, the tighter my lungs felt and the harder it was to breathe." This i
(Aegis's Point Of View).A loud powerful growl ripped across the room successfully cutting her off. A mug sitting on the table shattered. The dining table in he next room caved in and all of our attention turned to Elias. His lips were still tugged up and slightly apart to expose his large drooping canines. His wolf didn’t like the idea of me finding someone else. My wolf growled in disapproval of his hypocrisy. He didn't want me but he also doesn't want me to find someone else."It doesn't work like that Velma and you know that. The mate bond will always exist between us no matter how little"."It doesn't matter".Elias replied finally regaining control over his wolf. "We've come up with a solution".My eyebrows shot up. "Solution?" Elias looked over to Velma. She gives him a brief nod."My wolf he wants you as a mate. He won't settle for anyone else". He looked over at my parents grimly."But if we were to separate, the bond would weaken"I felt my jaw go slack. He couldn't be sug
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Aegis's Point Of View.It happened again.This was the tenth time this month that I passed out from pain and wake up with welts and sores on my body. And we’re still on the fifth day of the month. It’s becoming ridiculous how much they did it. At first it was only a couple times a month but now they were going at it like rabbits.Miss Evangeline explained that the consequences was this severe because my mate was one in high power. The only way to make them stop was to complete the rejection and that wasn’t happening anytime soon.She was very sympathetic of my situation. With sorrowful wise eyes she lamented on how selfish my mate was to not have waited for his mate and how much he was going to regret not waiting for his mate.If only she knew.For now, I needed to get out of here. I can't risk the pack finding out.Trying not to irritate the welts on my back, I tried to stand up gently. I mistakenly rested on one of the sores on my lower waist. The sores rubbed against the black line