Chapter 5: Marked

Damian smirked as he stood face to face with his mate. The mate that just rejected him.

“ I, alpha Damian Oak, alpha of the silver moon pack do not accept your rejection” he said to her still smirking.

If she thinks that he was going to accept her rejection and let her go then she had another thing coming.

“ What?” she asked surprised.

“ You heard me. I do not accept your rejection” replied Damian.

“ I don't care whether you accept it or not. I have rejected you. I am leaving” said Marissa as she turned to walk away from him.

Damian grabbed her hand.

“ Let go of me” she said to him as he dragged her inside.

He took her to his bedroom and locked the door then he went to sit down on the bed.

“ Have your seat” he said to her as he gestured to the bed but she refused and just stood there.

He sat there for a few minutes in silence before he finally decided to speak.

“ You are not a werewolf and you are not a vampire either. What are you?” asked Damian as he looked at her but there was no reply from her. Damian rubbed his forehead.

He could feel a headache coming on. Who knew having a mate could be this exhausting?. She was a feisty one and he liked it.

“Mates can reject their mate but it is only possible when the other mate accepts the rejection” explained Damian.

Marissa looked at Damian shocked.

“ What are you saying?” asked Marissa angrily.

“ I am saying that you are not leaving love” replied Damian.

Marissa's heart jolted at the name.

“ You don't have any right to hold me against my will. I do not want to be your mate” she said to him in anger as her nails dug into her palm.

“ And I am saying you do not have a choice” said Damian as he stood up.

“ Your clothes are in the closet” he said to her before walking out of the room.

Her scent was driving him mad. He needed to get away from her before he did something stupid.

Marissa slumped on the floor immediately he left the room. She didn't know what to do. Using her powers was not an option.

She didn't want any one to know that she was a witch. She sighed. It was no use. She will probably pass out before she leaves the house.

She got up and walked round the room. She was in a hurry before and didn't have the time to look at it.

The room was thrice the size of her room. There was a large window with a balcony that over looked the garden.

There was a large king sized bed with blue velvet bedsheets that was enough to fit three people at once. There were two doors to the left. She walked to the first one and opened it.

It was the closet. The closet was the size of her room and it was filled with male clothes, shoes and accessories for all occasions arranged in an orderly manner on the right and the left side of the closet contained female clothes and accessories.

Marissa whistled when she saw some of the labels on the clothes. They were designers and they were all her size. She wondered when he bought them.

She picked the one she thought was less expensive. A skinny jeans with a singlet top and a wollen sweater paired with a pair of comfy sneakers.

She took the clothes and went into the bathroom. The bathroom was just as grand as she thought.

She quickly stripped out of her clothes and used the spare toothbrush that was available to brush her teeth.

There was a variety of skincare products on the sink for both males and females.

Marissa looked at the bottles and picked a vanilla body wash. Her favourite. How did he know that? There was a big tube at the side but Marissa decided against using it.

She switched on the shower and adjusted the temperature before stepping under. She sighed as the warm water ran down her body.

She quickly took a shower and got dressed then she went to find Damian.

Damian was discussing with his beta in his office.

“ Alpha, the guards found two dead bodies at the boarders. This time, they looked rotten like people that have been dead for weeks” said Trevor.

Damian sighed.

“ Do you know who they are?” asked Damian.

“ Yes alpha. They are from our pack” replied Trevor.

“ The missing couple?” asked Damian.

Trevor nodded his head yes.

Damian stood up from his chair and faced the window.

“ What happend?” he asked.

“Apparently they disobeyed the instructions and went out at night” replied Trevor.

“ Call a security meeting tomorrow. Send my condolences to the family” said Damian as he gave instructions to Trevor.

“ Yes alpha” replied Trevor. There was a knock on the door.

“ Mate” said Dark in his mind.

“ Come in” said Damian.

The scent of vanilla hit Damian in full force when the door opened and his mate stepped in.

Damian stood up immediately she entered and walked to her.

“ Sorry, I wanted to see you” she said as she looked around.

Her eyes landed on the man sitting across from her. He had sandy blond hair and brown eyes with a chiseled face and the body of a warrior.

Damian looked at her. She looked fresh after taking a shower. A strand of hair escaped from her curls and Damian wanted to tuck it behind her ear but he stopped himself.

She was not ready for any bodily contact and he did not want to scare her. She was even more beautiful up close.

Damian looked at her for a few more minutes before leading her to the couch.

“ Please have your seat” said Daiman.

“This is Trevor, my beta” t said Daiman as he introduced the man to her. He realized he still didn't know her name.

“ Hello” said Marissa.

The man smiled kindly at her.

“ Hello, nice to meet you” said Trevor as he stood up.

“ I will be on my way now alpha” continued Trevor before walking out of the room.

“ You must be hungry. Let's go have dinner. Whatever you want to discuss with me can wait. You need to eat” said Daiman as he stood up.

Marissa hesitated before she stood up and followed him out of the office. They passed a series of offices before they came out.

Damian’s office was in a different building.

They passed through a series of houses before they arrived at Daiman’s house.

Damian held the door open for her and led her to the dinning table.

Marissa marveled at the different dishes that were served.Three helps stood close by in case they were needed. Damian brought out the chair for her.

“ Sit” he said to her gently.

“ Thank you” said Marissa as she sat down.

A help came and started serving the food. She went back to her position when she was done.

“ I didn't know what you liked so I asked the chefs to prepare a variety of food” said Damian.

“ Thank you” replied Marissa as she picked up her fork and started eating. The food was good. Like the ones served in five star hotels and restaurants.

“ Can you tell me your name?” asked Damian.

“ Marissa” she replied to him.

“ Marissa. It's a very lovely name” said Damian as the name rolled out of his tongue. The way he said the name made a shudder to run through Marissa.

“ Where are you from?” he asked her again but Marissa refused to answer him. Damian sighed

“ You need to tell me about yourself. We are mates. Please” he said to her pleadingly but she just kept silent and refused to answer him. Damian decided to take it slow with her.

There must be a reason why she did not want to tell him anything about herself. Damian led her to his bedroom when they were done eating.

“ Why am I here?” she asked him.

“ To sleep. This is our bedroom” replied Damian.

“ I am not sleeping in the same bedroom with you. I don't even know you” said Marissa.

“ I am your mate. That is all you need to know. Change” said Damian.

“ Change?” asked Marissa confused.

“ You can't sleep in those clothes” replied Damian as he walked into the bathroom.

There was no way he was letting her out of his site.

Marissa sighed as she went into the walk in closet to change her clothes. She settled on a pair of loose trousers and a t-shirt.

She came back and lied down on the bed and covered herself with the duvet.

She was exhausted from the events of the day. She fell asleep immediately.

The last thought on her mind was that of Jade.

Damian smiled as he saw her sleeping. He couldn't believe that he had found his mate and she was sleeping on his bed. He sat close to her and caressed her face.

She mumbled something. Damian smiled. Cute he thought as he caressed her lips. His body has been on fire since the first time he saw her.

He has never desired any woman the way he desired her. He got up and went to his side of the bed and got under the covers then he hugged her slim waist.

He will have to wait for her to be ready he thought as he fell asleep.

****

Kasha knelt before king Zedikiah as she gave him her report. They were in the throne room.

“ How many wolves did you bring back with you?” he asked her.

“ Five your majesty. Two males and three females” replied Kasha.

“ Bring them in” commanded the king.

“ Yes your majesty” said Kasha as she stood up and walked outside. She came back few minutes later with the captives.

The five of them were bound in chains that was laced with wolfsbane which was known to be lethal to werewolves thereby preventing their wounds from healing.

“ Please have mercy” they pleaded but king Zedikiah just looked at them with emotionless eyes and pointed at two people.

A male and a female. They were dragged to his front and made to kneel.

King Zedikiah grabbed the man’s shirt and brought his face close to his then he opened his mouth and drained his life force from him.

The life force could be seen leaving the man as a white smoke as the demon king consumed him and the man began to lose his form and became dryer and dryer until there was nothing left but a carcass that appeared to have been burnt with fire.

He did the same thing to the woman except she looked rotten when he was done with her.

The rest of the people screamed and begged but their pleas fell on deaf ears.

“ Take them back to their cells” he said to Kasha as he relaxed on his throne.

“ No.! Please.! No!. Have mercy!” they screamed as they were dragged back to their cell.

“ Call me general Mathias” he said to a guard. The guard bowed and hurriedly left the room.

“ We need more” he said to Kasha.

“ Yes my king. I will deploy men to the other packs to get more” said Kasha.

“ Not just the wolves. Capture vampires also. I need all my energy for what is to come” he said to her.

“ Yes your majesty” replied Kasha.

****

Marissa tried to turn but discovered that she could not. Something was holding her down.

She looked at her waist and saw Damian’s hand around it. He was hugging her to him. The scent of the forest on a rainy day hit her. She decided to get a good look at him.

He was more handsome up close. His face was sculptured like that of a greek god. He had thick eyebrows and lashes and a straight nose.

His lips were full and plump and spoke of something sinful.

The hands holding her captive were decorated with veins that interwined like vines.

His chest was broad and toned. Marissa swallowed. He was indeed a sinful desire.She tired to wriggle but it was of no use.

“ Don't do that love” he said as he tightened his hold. His morning voice was deep and sexy.

“ Let me go” she said to him as she wriggled more.

Damian groaned.

Her ass was directly on his croutch and he was finding it really hard to ignore the sensations her wriggling was evoking in him.

He decided to get up before he did something he would regret.

“ Good morning love” he said to her as he got up.

“ Morning” she replied.

“ Did you sleep well?” he asked her.

“ Well I wouldn't say I did. You know, with a giant hand crushing me in my sleep” she said to him as she got up and went into the bathroom.

Damian smiled. He had a good sleep. The best he had had in ages.

Damian entered the bathroom when she was done.

He came out few minutes later fully dressed in a jean and a muscle shirt that showed off his muscles and a leather jacket and boots.

He walked to Marissa and crouched in front of her.

“ I am going out. Can you have breakfast with me before I leave?” he asked her.

“ I want to sleep some more” she said to him as she laid down. Damian kissed her on her forehead before walking out of the room.

Marissa jumped out of bed immediately he walked out of the room. She ran into the bathroom and quickly took a shower.

She opened the bedroom door and looked at the hallway. It was empty. She walked out silently and went downstairs.

She had expected to see guards at the front door but it was empty. She ran out of the house and into the woods. She couldn't believe she was escaping so easily.

She felt something wasn't right. Damian wouldn't leave her unguarded. Don't think about it. She told herself. She was close to the east border when the scent of the forest on a rainy day wafted into her nose.

No. No. She thought as she started running even if she knew she couldn't outrun him.

She was suddenly pulled into a solid chest. Blue eyes stared at her.

“ You only give me more reasons not to let you out of my site love” he said to her.

“ Let me go” she said to him as she struggled.

“ I am sorry” said Damian as he tilted her head and sank his teeth into her neck marking her.