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.

that tree over there,” she says, kissing

just need to talk to

to the tree, grabbing a stick and

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

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

with so we

heart beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his plan in my

job, and living with friends and your mother, my best guess is that you’re a reckless wolf…

she smirks triumphantly

she’s good,

asks, tilting head slightly

us, the only sounds coming from Kota as he jumps and roars to himself, swinging

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

reject you, Zane White, a rogue as my mate.” I brace myself for the pain but

confusion, running her hands through her

said it wrong,” she

Talia Ramos, reject you Zane White as

her,

saying

a wolf can

you say it,” Talia

me and I’ll

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

getting down on her knees and holding her hands up in

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

she do again? I wonder.Her voice breaks

“P-please!”

take more of her crying, I crouch down

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

smooth down her hair and rest

Please don’t cry…

always, the words taste like cotton in

his game and runs over to us, his eyes growing

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

her tears and

cry, mommy?” He frowns when she pulls

and forces

All better!” in her arms and smothering him in kisses

I remember all the small kisses

the only person aside from Agnes

her

and to my

what

frown and search for a small stick to use as a pen in the

your house,” I

I understand her

hurt

“Just talk.”

and nods in the

“Follow me.”

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

quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit

and I talk a little while you go out and

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

Talia finds a

a jar

goes nothing, I sigh, scribbling out

her knees up on the chair and

hand her the notebook and

***Natalia***

not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can assure you, I will not accept

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

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

a joke, right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing the page

he once again scribbles on

will not accept your rejection unless you

snap, unable to understand why he, a perfect stranger, wanted me for

this so f*****g important to

pen shaking slightly

pause, he lets out a sigh and

would like to know what it’s like to have a mate.” I roll my eyes

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

at me in disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious that I was once again at

this go will you?” I ask, dreading

he signs, pinching

burning in my eyes.

he could have me on my knees

be strong enough to resist Zane and

only good gift a wolf

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