CHAPTER EIGHT: NO ONE ELSE BUT ME!

ANNALISE’S POINT OF VIEW

I sensed him before I saw him, I felt my mate starting to get giddy inside of me, I turned around and there he was hidden in the hedges his eyes staring into mine, he had an awkward smile on his lips.

“Hi.” He said awkwardly as he stumbled out of the bushes nervously fiddling with his thumb as he moved closer, something about the innocent child-like manner of his gaze tugged at my heart, there’s something pure and innocent about him that makes me feel like me being this close to him could destroy him, could make him less innocent, especially because the thoughts I have staring at him are anything but innocent, I swallowed down as the lust rushed in.

“Hi.” I replied with a smile trying my best to keep the lust down and just have a civil conversation.

He sat next to me not saying anything else, we just stared into the sky as my heart thudded in my chest, for the first time I fully comprehended how dangerous the situation I am in is, first of all there’s alpha Zyn, the ruthless alpha who I am now married to, the ruthless alpha who I do not love at all and there is his beta Liam who is my mate, who I have really unexplainable feelings towards. I don’t think Alpha Zyn would like it that much if he finds out about how I feel for his beta, this though seem really sinful, I should feel them only for Alpha Zyn but the heart want what the heart wants, the moon goddess peers you up with whoever she wants to.

“I’m sorry if he’s being mean to you, it gets better I promise,” Liam said looking away from me, I wanted him to look at me, wanted those beautiful hazel eyes on he so I rested my finger lightly on his cheek, startled by my gesture he turned to me.

“Do you feel what I feel too? This need to have you next to me all the time?” I asked, for a split second it felt like he understood what I meant, for a split second my feelings were valid, it felt like he felt it too but then he turned away from me.

“He will hurt you if he ever sees us together, I have to leave.” Liam said nervously as he walked away with another word leaving me with just the memory of his presence.

LIAM’S POINT OF VIEW

She is so special, Annalise. I want to keep her forever, I want to hold her in my arms and never let her go, I want to save her from him, I don’t want her to go through all the things I had to go through with Alpha Zyn, I want to protect her from him but I cannot, I am useless, powerless, I don’t deserve her, she doesn’t deserve a stupid powerless mate like me, she deserves someone better, someone who can actually protect her not someone who has never even turned once.

I winced in pain after a kicking a big rock in anger and frustration. I looked up, moon goddess I just want one thing… to be strong enough to protect my mate from Alpha Zyn, I want to be a real werewolf with real powers, I hate that I am more human than werewolf, I hate that I cannot protect my mate.

I stood in front of the door of my castle at the east wing of the palace, I was about to open the door with my key when I noticed that it had already been unlocked, only one other person has the keys; Alpha Zyn. I tried to bite down the trepidation as I walked it, I smelled him, the smell of his personalized cologne, I smelled that before I saw him. It is odd because usually I am always eager to have him in my castle, usually I’m like a lap dog who would do anything for Zyn’s attention but now I just don’t care, now I just wish that he would disappear forever so that Annalise and I can be together finally.

I watched he walked out the shadow, a frown on his face.

“Where have you been?” He asked as the frown deepened.

“Just went out for a walk.” I replied with a shrug that I hoped would hide my nervousness.

“Who is that I smell on you? Where you with someone?” He asked, I felt the rage rising in his voice, oh no no no.

“I ran into a maid on my way we had a little chat.” I replied quickly, I felt him calm down, thank the moon goddess that he doesn’t know Annalise’s scent because he is not her mate.

“You shouldn’t chat with anyone that isn’t me, you know that right?” He said, without waiting for a response, his lips seized mine, I responded like I was supposed to. He pulled me closer to him, touching and fucking and caressing me like I am the water he needs in a dry dessert. I thought of Annalise the entire time, took me a lot to continue to say his name even though it is her I wanted.

After the passion was over, I could not sleep, instead I sat close to the window, looking out into the darkness wondering what my mate is doing at this exact moment, probably asleep like other people.

I did not notice Zyn behind me until he spoke.

“Are you thinking of someone else?” Zyn asked.

“No.” I answered quickly but he did not seem to believe me.

“Do you love her?” He asked again, this time with a dark look on his face.

“No” I said again.

“I only love you.” I added while tracing my fingers on the side of his face with a smile on my face, my heart is thudding painfully in my chest, I wonder if he could see the thoughts in my head, I wonder if he notices that I would give anything to be finally free of him and be with my mate Annalise.

“Liam you know what happens when you love someone that isn’t me.” He said, the panic seized me.

“When you love someone that isn’t me, they die.” He added with a smile and then kissed me…