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.

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

to talk to your

his head and runs off to the tree, grabbing

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

taps her foot impatiently as

get this rejection over with so we can both

whispering his plan in

job, and living with friends and your mother, my best

gulp and she

she’s good,

asks, tilting head slightly to the side in

coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to

I’m not interested in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that would be great,” she adds with an insincere

Ramos, reject you, Zane White, a rogue as my mate.” I

at me in confusion, running

maybe I said it

Ramos, reject you Zane White as

her, still feeling

be saying

only a wolf can initiate a

you say it,”

me

work. I shake my head at my mate and my heart breaks as her eyes fill

whimpers, getting down on her knees and holding her

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

voice

“P-please!”

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

against me and screams at me to let her go but I only hold her tighter until she finally

down her hair and rest my

Please don’t cry…

as always, the words taste like

and runs over to us, his

his small body between mine and

mommy?” Talia wipes her tears and kisses her son

mommy?” He frowns when she pulls

and forces her

arms and smothering him in

a small pain in my heart as I remember all the small kisses my mother

the only person aside from Agnes

her distrust for me still lingering in her

sign and

know what you’re

little ASL.” I frown and search for a small stick

go to your house,” I

bites her lip as she contemplates my offer and I understand her concern.I might be

won’t hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

picks up her boy and nods in the

“Follow me.”

with a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child

skit for story but I clap

a little while you go out and play?” She asks,

manages to convince him to

finds a notebook

She says, bringing over a jar of pens for me to

sigh,

me anxiously, bringing her knees up

hand her the notebook and she reads

***Natalia***

so I assume you must know what it means to have a mate and their importance In my world.I do not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I

be my mate for the next three months and if I can convince you that

months, you still find the thought of spending the rest of 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 in love with

a joke, right?” I laugh

furrow in frustration and he once again scribbles on another page

your rejection unless

he, a perfect stranger, wanted me for no other reason than for some silly

this so f*****g important to

little, the pen shaking slightly

a sigh and scribbles a few words on the

and I would like to know what it’s like to

just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up to get

writes furiously on his page.I read his words several

won’t let this go will you?” I

signs, pinching

the angry tears burning in my

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

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

wolf ever

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