Chapter 10: Mate: Part 2

***Jane***

“I’m Kota,” he giggles, climbing off my lap.

“What’s your name mister?”

The boy grins back at me, not an ounce of judgment in his tiny body.

His pretty eyes sparkle with excitement as he waits patiently for my response.

I have been asked for my name many times in my lifetime, usually for unpleasant reasons, but never had anyone asked just for the simple reason of getting to know me.

My father asked me my name everyday growing up and everyday I disappointed him.

Last night, my own mate wanted my name so she could reject me.

And yet, this little boy with blue and brown eyes just wanted to know who the stranger in the bushes was.

His smile is infectious and as I stare silently at him, he furrows his brows and leans in close.

“Are you dead too?” He whispers, resting his chin in his hands.

“I know a dead person,” he hisses.

“Her name is Egg-Ness,” he adds matter of factly.

“She can’t hear.”

He suddenly stands close to my ear and shouts, “Can you hear me!?”

“Kota?”

We hear Talia call out and I place my hand over his mouth.

Kota.

“Hehe mommy”

Kota laughs when his mother walks right past us again without noticing our presence.

The little boy dusts off his hands and squeezes my cheeks together.

“I like you,” he laughs.

“Do you wanna play with me?”

He stares at me with his blue and brown eyes and for the first time in years, I feel completely at ease.

“Y-yes,” I whisper.

His grins, grabbing hold of my hand and dragging me out of the bushes.

“Come on!” He squeals.

“There are dragons chasing us! Mommy’s the princess. We have to save her!”

He pulls me in the direction that his mother had walked to and we stop just before Talia, her eyes narrowing to slits when she sees me with her son.

Oh dear Moon Goddess…I avoid her stare and shift uncomfortably on my feet, my legs itching to sprint out of there.I can feel my mate glaring at me and I try to run but Kota has a firm grip on my hand.

“Mommy look!” Kota smiles proudly at himself.

“I found a friend.His name is….”

He stops himself and looks up at me with a grin.

“What’s your name?”

Talia ignores me and grabs her son, ripping him out of my grip.She crouches down so that she’s at his eye level and looks at him sternly strangers! It’s dangerous!”

She snaps, the little boy’s lip quivering at the harshness of her voice.

“But mommy…”

“No buts, Kota,” she retorts, her cheeks slightly flushed in anger.

Her face softens when Kota’s eyes fill with tears and she takes a deep breath.

“Okay.Okay.I’m sorry, baby,” she whispers, pulling the boy to her chest and kissing his head.

“I’m sorry for yelling.I didn’t mean to.You just can’t talk to strangers like that, okay?” She sighs quietly.

Kota nods solemnly.

“I’m sorry,” he says, kissing her cheek.

there,” she says, kissing him back and pointing to a tree just

wander off.I just need to

the tree, grabbing a stick

near my son again, Zane, I will kill

head, unable to explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as she thinks

so we can both move on

uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his

your name,” she continues, her eyes full of security job, and living with friends and your mother, my best guess is that you’re a reckless wolf… A

and she smirks

she’s good, Grayson

I guess right?” She asks, tilting head

between us, the only sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars

other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that

I brace myself for the pain but to my surprise, I

in confusion, running

said it wrong,”

you Zane

at her, still feeling absolutely

be saying something wrong …Grayson

perhaps only a wolf

say it,”

reject me and

in our court, Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart breaks as her eyes fill with

down on her knees and holding her hands up in

reject me.I’ll do anything.Anything.Please, just let me go.I can’t

again? I wonder.Her voice breaks and a sob escapes

“P-please!”

to take more of her crying, I crouch

her arms against me and screams at me to let her go but I only hold her

her hair and rest my chin on

Please don’t cry…

tell her but as always,

runs over

small body between mine

tears and kisses her son on the

you cry, mommy?” He frowns when

forces her cheeks up into a

arms and smothering him

heart as I remember all the small kisses my mother gave me after a beating from my

from Agnes who didn’t make me

quick glance at me, her distrust for me still

I sign and to my dismay, she

what you’re saying,” she

a little ASL.” I frown and search for a

to your

understand her concern.I might be her mate but I am

hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

boy and nods in the direction

“Follow me.”

lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has me sit

a nonsensical skit for story but I clap when he’s

Zane and I talk a little while you

a little but she manages to convince him to leave us with a promise for ice cream later that

a

over a jar of pens for me

goes nothing, I sigh,

knees

all finished, I hand her the notebook and she reads it

***Natalia***

In my world.I do not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can assure you, I will

I can convince you that I can be a good

never ls he serious? He expects me to fall in love with him in just three months? I was in

right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing the page

he once again scribbles on another

rejection

I snap, unable to understand why he, a perfect stranger, wanted me for no other reason than for

is this so f*****g important to

a little, the pen shaking slightly in

a long pause, he lets out a sigh and scribbles a few

like to know what it’s like to have

f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up to get what you

disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious

let this go will you?” I ask,

signs, pinching his

angry tears burning in my eyes. I know how

to look at me and he could have me on my knees if

a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane and this revolting bond? I stare

gift a wolf ever gave me…and I almost

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