Chapter 006

Alpha Kane 

It's already sunrise and I barely slept a wink because of the beautiful yet frustrating girl sleeping peacefully next to me. I thought she would give in over the night, it was quite obvious she was struggling but I've never seen a wolf as stubborn as she is. After our back and forth she slept off and I just stared at her looking so peaceful.

Her intoxicating scent of lavender, her long full dark hair, her round face and beautiful eyes hidden away by her lids. Looking at her knowing she rejected me is so painful, how could someone like her reject me? It makes absolutely no sense. Women from all over have thrown themselves at me to make them my Luna but the one woman who happens to be my fated mate wants to fight against our bond?

It makes no sense since I know she wants me too but I'm sure she'll come around, maybe if I push her a little she'll see.

I watch her flutter her eyelids gently trying to register where she is and then when it clicks she jolts up, like a panic response. She regains composure then looks at me with a death glare that only makes me want her more.

“you can go for any she wolf in this world so tell me why you're so stuck on making me your Luna?” Stern, rude and straight to the point. No greetings, no nothing. If I couldn't feel how much she wanted me I would actually believe she hated me. This whole situation is frustrating and she isn't making it any easier for me.

“You need to accept that we are fated mates, the sooner you do, the easier this will be for both of us” I watch her have an internal conflict with herself before she finally replies 

“I do not want this, I will do anything else. Absolutely anything will be better than being your Luna” her stern yet soft voice makes my wolf growl but I have to control myself.

“You will do anything right?” I ask, a devious plan creating itself in my mind 

“Yes Alpha Kane of the red claw pack, anything is better than being your Luna” 

“Okay then leave my room and go join the maids to work” I tell her hoping this would make her relent but it doesn't

“What do you want me to start with?” She says submissively. This woman is going to be the end of me.

“I'll follow you work” I get up and she walks with me.

Avery

I have been working for hours and I don't know how much I can take before I finally break down. If I thought alpha Kane was cruel then, now I know he is pure evil. He looks genuinely amused by my torture. I haven't eaten all day and I've done almost all if not all the chores in the mansion. I didn't even know I could dress wounds so fast until he made me look after his injured wolves.

Now we're stuck in one of the empty rooms of his mansion, I'm cleaning everywhere from scratch and I can feel my body growing weaker each second but I have to be strong, I can't let alpha Kane win, I can't let him know he is starting to get to me. I have already vowed that i won't be his Luna, going back on my word is not something I can do. I can not let this man win.

I feel so weak, I might collapse but if I do he'll have the satisfaction of knowing I'm tired, knowing this is hard for me. I can't do that because my ego won't let me.

“Oh shut up Avery, this man is for us, he is our mate! You need to stop all this now” I shake my head ignoring my wolf. She's just the delusional and heavily hormonal side of me. She can't control herself around his presence. I thank God for the logical one.

Alpha Kane 

I watch her take every single ridiculous task I throw at her with pride, I should be offended by how desperate she is to avoid me and not be my mate. I don't appreciate defiance but from her it's actually very hot. Like I can see how passionate she is about trying to believe we are wrong. I don't like watching my mate suffer though.

I know she'll break soon, a part of me knows I should give her what she wants. I don't want to break her, I just want her to accept me, accept us. This is the most difficult situation I've ever been in. Should I just let her go? Watching her suffer, making her suffer isn't going to help me much.

Before I could even think further she collapses. My mind immediately goes blank “Avery!” I rush towards her before she gets to the ground. Taking her in my arms, she looks so pale. What have I done? I shouldn't have put her through all that.

Carrying her in my arms I feel the aching feeling in my chest to protect her. I won't do this to her ever again.

“This is our opportunity” my wolf tells me

“Opportunity for what? Can't you see she's sick?”

“Sick and vulnerable, the perfect opportunity to claim her” my wolf's comment pisses me off. Avery collapsed and he's talking about claiming her? I could never defile her in such a vile way. She will give herself to me soon enough. But willingly.

My wolf doesn't relent trying to convince me, increasing my senses, making me very aware of her scent and making it difficult to ignore how much I want her. She's mind numbingly beautiful but I would rather die than do that to her. If I claim her by force it would make absolutely no sense.

When we got to the room I placed her on the bed and just watched her. I'd already ordered food because I know she's malnourished. Why have I been such a bastard to my own mate? I need to do better. I keep internally scolding myself for all the terrible things I'd done to her. 

I want her, I need her and the thought of losing a mate that took me over thirty years to find is not something that settles well with me. 

I know I might be the cruel alpha and all but I have always craved the connection and now I have found it, I don't think I want to let it go. I just need her to see that I am what she needs too. It might be hard but it's doable. Giving up is not an option, it's not something I've ever done and I am not going to start now.

Avery will be my mate and she is going to love me just the way I have accepted her as mine. This is what I will do even if it'll be my last task. I don't even care about fighting against her father anymore. He'll still pay for all his crimes but I won't use her as a pawn for that.