All Chapters of Mated To The Beast: Her Hybrid Mate : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Claire’s PovThe days after the drilling training session with Darien passed in a strange haze of tension. It wasn’t the kind that you could easily push away without giving it a singular thought at least for a short moment wrapped around me, saturating the air whenever he was near, making it hard for me to breathe properly, talk more if thinking clearly.I could feel it in the way he looked at me, the weight of his gaze lingering on me just a little too long than normal. I caught him watching me in real times like a spy, those sharp eyes of his always observing my every move.What unnerved me the most was the fact that he wasn’t pushing anything between us anymore. After our conversation at the end of the training when I told him I wasn’t ready, he seemed to have taken a step back without thinking twice.For some reason, I kind of preferred when he was on my neck because I got to know what he wanted and what he had in mind through his talks, but now that there is a forced distance wit

Claire’s PovLife in the Packhouse was a delicate balance of prowess, and each day that passed by drew me to the realization of how precarious my position was.Since the deal I signed off with Darien, I had hoped that giving myself time would help me get a hold of the chaos within me. But while I was dealing with my own emotions, something far more dangerous was brewing in the pack, and I had been blinded to it all this while.Although, I wasn't blind to the way some wolves looked at me. It wouldn't have bothered me because I was already getting used to their demeaning looks until I was victorious in the challenge and then they started looking up at me in admiration in their eyes.There were those even though did not state it, clearly supported Darien’s decision to choose me as his mate, and future Luna, but there were others-many more- who believed I did not belong here just like Audrey.The whispers about this issue were getting louder, the side-eye glances becoming more frequent. I

Claire’s PovAudrey’s eyes flashed red with anger, and give the first time since I came into the pack house, I saw a crack in her icy demeanor. “Afraid? Of you? Oh please, Claire,” she said waving her hand aside in the air, “I know you wish I was afraid of you since you think you were able to get my back to the ground during the challenge, but that is just what you say dreaming and you need to wake up to reality.”“No, I think it is you who needs to wake up to reality, I think is you who needs to accept the fact that you are not worried about my presence in the pack because I don't belong here, but because you know I have something greater in me,” I barked.“Don't let Darien’s words start getting into your head because he is not in any way who you think he is,” Audrey replied with a scowl on her face, “And don't think you have something more to offer that was why he just you, because he could be that he saw how weak and gullible you are and how he can use that so much to his advantage

Claire’s PovShe tilted her head to the side, her smile widening like an amazed child. “Poor Claire. You are so blinded by this fairytale idea of being Luna that you haven’t paused for a second to see what is ahead of you. Darien might be the Alpha, but even he has weaknesses. You are sure one.”I instantly felt a knot forming in my stomach, “What I’m earth are you saying?” I yelled, slowly losing my temper.Audrey took another step closer, lowering her voice. “I’m saying that I’ve had more influence on Darien’s decision than you can ever imagine in your entire life, and if you think for a second, your little bond with him would save you from my wrath, then you are sorely mistaken.”Her words hit me like a punch thrown to the guts as I dissected them into different fragments to grasp what she was saying.Audrey believed she had control over Darien, that she had been pulling strings from behind the scenes.But more than that, she was suggesting something far more wild- and that Darien'

Claire’s Pov“Is there something from your past that is keeping you from…from fully committing to me? From seeing me as your true mate?” I went on to ask.“Stopping me from fully commuting to you? Did you just ask such a question?” Darien fired back, hiding eyebrows tightly knotted together, making several lines appear between them.“Of course, I did because I am hell confused as to why you would want to open up about your past, and egg Audrey doesn't consider me as your true mate,” I answered.“You are not in the right position to be asking that question, Claire. If there is anyone to ask that question then it has to be me.”“What?”“Yes, because you are the one refusing to get intimate with me for some reason I guess is best known to you.”“That isn't what we are talking about, Darien,”“Then what exactly are we talking about here?”He stopped pacing, turning to face me with a hardened expression. “I don't see how my past is relevant in all of this.”The coldness in his tone made my