Chapter 6

Alonso's POV

It took me a couple of seconds to get back to normal time again. I froze up as soon as she pulled me in for a kiss. The first second, I thought I was dreaming. The second second, I was processing. And by the third second, I was already kissing Venus back.

My left hand is on her waist, and my right hand at the back of her head pulling her impossibly closer to me.

And for a minute, I don't care where we are standing. I don't care who might see us. I don't care if everyone from the pack is staring right at us. But this moment, where Venus is kissing me.. that is all I need.

Sadly, she pulls away from the kiss but her eyes are still closed. She takes another moment before opening her eyes. Her brown eyes are still the prettiest eyes I have ever seen. And the more I stare at her eyes, the more I am falling in love with the color brown in general.

"I didn't know it was a life debt," Venus whispers and how she got to know, I have no idea. But at least she got to know about it. I was dying to grab an opportunity to tell her about it.

"You thought I would marry someone else even after knowing that you are my mate?" I ask Venus, but the way she stares at the ground gives it away. She really thought that!

I placed my left hand on her cheek this time, which made her look at me. Her features are softening as I stroke my thumb against her cheek. The mate bond. Thank fucking Mate Bond.

"I would never, in my right mind would put you aside for someone else. Not even for my sake. But for my kingdom, maybe. I am the last living Royal," I tell her even though I feel a burning sensation in my throat as I tell her every word of it.

"I realized it a bit late," Venus says but her eyes say something else.

"And I am not ready to let this go, Alonso. Moon Goddess might have paired us up for a reason.! I believe she doesn't make mistakes. So there must be a loophole somewhere," Venus says again.

And right now, nothing in the world can make me smile wider than I am smiling at this moment!

"Absolutely," I whisper because that's what I was thinking for a while now. Why would Moon Goddess pair me and Venus if a life debt was the plan all along?

"Let's keep this mate bond a secret. I don't think I could trust Edna either," Venus says, and this time she is sure that she knows something that I don't.

And honestly, I wonder if Edna has the capacity to do something heroic even. This morning I found her breaking sweat while trying to hold two plates in her two hands. She is way too soft and feminine for my liking especially, forget everyone else's liking.

Venus bites her lip for a moment before looking around. I understand what she is about to say or do, but I follow her lead anyways. She starts walking towards the pack and I silently follow her lead again. We don't hold hands, afraid it would give away things that we can't say out loud at the moment.

I kept this secret within me for five years. And then Venus and I both had to keep this between us for a day because we wanted to reveal to everyone in a grand way. Now that I recall it, I wonder why we even did that.

And now, we both are about to keep this mate bond thing a secret for Goddess knows when because we are yet to find a loophole that could save my life and lets us reveal our mate bond to everyone. I only wish Moon Goddess helps us in this.

The scent of Venus's mom is a faint linger, that says that she is not at home. Or maybe Venus already knew about that. She opened the door and we both walked in. No one paid any attention because Venus and I had been best friends all our lives. And we often lived and spent time in the same houses. Either hers or mine. Good thing is Edna didn't see this. She might be soft but she also comes off as a girl who would make fuss publicly.

As soon as Venus locked the door, I pushed her back against the door and claimed her lips again. I could live my entire life just kissing her. I don't mind being starved with food or sleep. Her kisses can keep me alive. I absolutely don't fucking mind!

Venus moans in a whisper, her fingers burying in my hair. My hands roam at her sides and I am still afraid to touch her in any other way. Because at the back of my mind, I am still waiting for her consent even though she is my mate.

"Alonso," Venus whispers as she pulls away from the kiss. But her lips are less than an inch away from mine. I am already craving for a kiss again.

"I don't mind even if you touch me," she whispers, with her brown eyes boring into mine before glancing at my lips again. I know what she is saying but-

"Stop thinking too much and just touch me. Now," Venus whispers again and I don't think about it for another second.

My left hand slips under her t-shirt, touching her bare skin. She is warm. And I feel the sparks dancing at my fingertips. Now I am going to crave this touch forever.

I let my hand roam a little more until I reached the edge of her breast that got her sucked in a breath. Her fingers in my hair tighten a little as she closes her eyes for a moment.

I know what is going to happen next, and I also know that we both are not going to regret it.