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.

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

wander off.I just need to

tree, grabbing a stick and waving it around like

near my son again, Zane, I will kill you.Do I make myself clear?” Talia asks, her voice a

unable to explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as

rejection over with so we can both move

uncontrollably, Grayson whispering

continues, her eyes full of security job, and living with

and she smirks

it, she’s

right?” She asks, tilting head slightly to the side

only sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to

in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that would

mate.” I

confusion, running her hands through her

I said

you Zane White

at her, still feeling absolutely

be saying something wrong …Grayson

a wolf can

say it,” Talia

reject me and

is in our court, Grayson says.Perhaps my plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart

she whimpers, getting down on her knees and holding

me.I’ll do anything.Anything.Please, just let me go.I

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

“P-please!”

take more of her crying, I crouch down and pull her close to my

me to let her go but I only hold her

down her hair and rest my chin on her

Please don’t cry…

as always, the words taste

and runs over to us, his eyes growing

wrong?” He asks, wedging his small body between mine and Talia’s so that he can see

you sad mommy?” Talia wipes her tears and kisses her son

He frowns when she pulls

little fingers and forces her

her arms and smothering him in kisses

I remember all the

Agnes who

me, her distrust for me still lingering

I sign and to my

what you’re saying,”

frown and search for

go to your house,”

her concern.I might

hurt

“Just talk.”

picks up her boy and nods

“Follow me.”

a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has me sit at the dining table while she fixes Kota

skit for story but I

and I talk a little while you go out and

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

Kota occupied, Talia finds a notebook and hands it to

jar of pens for

sigh, scribbling out my

knees up on the chair

all finished, I hand her the

***Natalia***

my world.I do not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can

and if I can convince you that I

your life with me repulsive, I will reject you and never ls he serious? He expects me to fall in love with him in just three months? I was

is a joke, right?” I laugh half heartedly,

again scribbles on another page and hands it to

not accept your rejection unless you give me a

to understand why he, a perfect stranger, wanted me for no other reason than for some

so f*****g important

little, the pen

a sigh and scribbles a

have never been in love and I would like to know what it’s like to have a mate.” I roll my eyes at

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

on his page.I read his words several times, furious that I was once again at the mercy of

this go will you?” I

signs, pinching his

blink away the angry tears burning in my eyes. I know how strong the bona’s

he could have me on my knees

resist Zane and

wolf ever gave me…and I

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