Chapter 5

◇Aragon◇

This girl!

Why did she have such an effect on me? I never wanted anyone to capture my mind and head, at least anyone who would distract me from my responsibilities. Love, desires, needs, affections….I was sick of those words. Those fucking emotions ruined my existence, made me a bastard. But those Hazel eyes….how they turned into purplish color each time she got angry….that was something pulled me towards her. The perspicacity of those shrewd deep eyes and those well embellished hard-to-get thoughts started to pull me into several convolutions and crux. Unexpected but true, I felt some connections. She never seemed like someone so normal. She never got a spark or any burning sensation while touching me, that happened once in a blue moon.

Daniel was so calm after she ran away. He was silent all the time and that's not something I expected from him. He was just ignoring me like a plague. I was happy that he didn’t start a conversation over that. He seemed like falling for that de-trop human helplessly and that’s the only thing I was afraid of. But my wolf, I knew him more than anyone. I knew there were clouds on the horizon.

"She's gone! She's gone!! That's all your fault, you crazy ass! You sentenced her to death. She's afraid of us. Here I am desperate to meet her and you are calling her useless? How could you?" He started to scream on top of his lungs.

“Stop taking her sides. Don't make me fall for her.” I sighed in my mind. Things were getting out of hand now. I needed to throw her out of my brain, maybe out of my pack. I didn't understand why Arthur wanted her to stay.

“Do you understand she's our mate?”

I knew it. That's why I was worried about the growing affection. Her every touch made me feel like it. The proximity we shared told me she was born to be my mate. I never wanted a mate. I was good on my own. I have seen how the mate thing hurt my older pack. I don't want to ditch my pack for someone not so worthy. Moreover, she is just a human. 

I heard Daniel growl loudly. As long as I knew we were on the same boat, shared the same opinion about the stupid mate thingy. But only her appearance was enough to change his mind drastically. He was falling weak for a human, I didn't know maybe I shouldn't have taken her here. I felt a sweet and unique scent hit my nose out of the blue. 

Lavender and cherry.

"Mate!"

A loud growl came out of my mouth.

My body started to shift, tearing the thin piece of clothing. I shifted into the giant Alpha king. My wolf almost screamed with excitement, when the sweet scent of lavender and cherry hit my nose. It was so intense that I fought for control over my wolf. I was fighting hard not to give up. So that was true, she was our mate. 

So I really had a mate? Still I wondered how was that even possible?

My mind was covered with confusion feeling something that unexpected. Because I never deserved it. I was cursed not to get it. But I lost, I lost control.

Daniel started to run at his best speed until we reached the bank of the white water river, Aragon. Aragon, the name on which the place was named, even me too. This soft soil had witnessed many events in my life even before I took over the place to protect. It didn't take so long when a beautiful tempting slender figure came into my view. As if she was talking to someone holding a white handkerchief. Before I could even understand, Daniel almost jumped on her. The moment those deadly canines were about to touch her neck, I felt like choking on air. Within no moments, she pushed me on the ground and stood there all alone.

Was Daniel about to mark her?

Shit!

Hurriedly I started to take control. When he gave me full control, I again shifted into my human form. Thanks to my powers, I could wrap myself with a decent dress up automatically after shifting. I stood in front of her looking at her.

I was not choking anymore.

"What were you doing? How dare you touch me? Why gave you the permission? Answer me dammit!!" She asked loudly, foaming at the mouth. I noticed those Hazel pupils were trying hard not to turn purple, changing colours each second. Her muscles were tensed and nails dug into the skin.

"Our mate must be so beautiful, her scent was so unique, so yummy." I heard Daniel muttered, heartbroken. 

Slowly my wolf calmed down with a purr. He gave me control though his mind was around the intense scent. Maybe the scent felt more intense and luscious because it was the first time that it hit our nose.He always accepted our curse, our fate, our prohibition on finding mates. First time, he got a little hope, but that suddenly vanished. He was so hurt that he started to growl inwardly. 

Still I had a doubt, why couldn't Daniel track the scent from the very beginning? Was it restricted willingly? And if yes, how?

'Tell her.' Daniel chuffed

"No"

'Tell her for the moon goddess's sake. She tried hard to find a mate for a scumbag like you.'

I was at a loss for words. Was he really my wolf? Or did the moon goddess do some mismatch?

"Get lost!"

'Explain it to her.'

"Hush."

'Kiss her.'

Wait, what!! Where did the kiss come from?

'Those lips look more luscious When she's angry.'

Arghh! This fellow would be the death of me.

"My wolf lost control. We need to talk." I gritted my teeth. Didn't know how to tell her the truth. I was cursed not to get a mate, but there she was. Here Daniel was freaking out after finding a mate. I knew he was feeling unbearable pain. His bond with his mate was making him crazy.

Being an Alpha, I am devoted to my kingdom, my responsibilities, and my pack as well as my wolf. Nothing is more important than those wolves, nothing matters except the magical world, not even a mate.

Heck! I never cared about the mate thing.

But I don't want a mate. Mates were just a scheme. I never believed anyone could love and cherish someone for eternity. And for those fucking needs, I could control myself. I didn't want a weakness for us. But I couldn't utter a single word, before Abner mind linked me, "Alpha, the whole pack was choking on air, felt breathless almost for more than half an hour. And some of our members are hospitalised." 

What??! I felt breathless too, but not that long….What was going on?

Without thinking twice, I grabbed her hands. Looking into those eyes, I said, "Get up on my back and hold me tight."

Maybe she was about to ask something, but the moment I shifted again, she understood what I meant. Soon enough she sat on my back. Daniel was not in the mood of giving a happy dance anymore. When he understood, she sat securely, he started running at his best speed. The soft touch of her hand maybe soothed his anger. But still his mind was wrapped around the incident a little time ago. Now he was not a mate alone, he was a king, the best king magical world ever got.

The environment of the packhouse seemed tense. Abner and and my gamma, Ivan was helping those distressed pack member to feel relief. Pack doctors had been busy all the time. I noticed Ven clenched her jaw while her hand tangled into a tight fist.

"Alpha, I think someone spread poisons in air. Maybe it was our rival pack." A pack doctor said, "We have detected some Oleander in the air though it was faint. If it was intense, the whole pack would have died till now."

"Are all the members okay?" I asked, concerned. Already i mindlinked my beta and gamma to investigate the matter thoroughly. Ven was looking at me all the time. Was she scared? But never her face seemed scared like this, not even the moment of her death sentence. How come she was okay?

Maybe i needed to tell her everything, Daniel was right. 

"Follow me." I whispered in her ears. Nodding a little, she followed me to my bedroom. When I locked the door behind, without thinking twice, I opened up, "You are my mate. But I never expected a mate and so I don't know what to do. Maybe it's dangerous to stay here." 

But I didn't expect to hear the thing she said next, "Reject me Alpha!"