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

to the tree, grabbing

will kill

explain the misunderstanding.She taps

rejection over with so we can both

whispering his plan in my

her eyes full of security job, and living with friends and your mother, my

she smirks triumphantly

it, she’s good, Grayson

asks, tilting head slightly to the side

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

well like I said, I’m not interested in a mate or any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept my rejection, that would be

rogue as my mate.” I brace myself

in confusion, running

maybe I said it wrong,”

you Zane

blink at her, still feeling

saying something wrong

perhaps only a wolf can initiate a

say it,”

me

shake my head at my mate and my heart breaks

down on her knees and holding her hands up

let me go.I can’t

voice

“P-please!”

I crouch down and

let her go but I only hold

smooth down her hair and

Please don’t cry…

want to tell her but as always, the words

game and runs over to us,

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

you sad mommy?” Talia wipes her tears and kisses

when she pulls away

forces her cheeks up into a

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

all the small kisses my mother gave me after a

person aside from Agnes who didn’t make me

steals a quick glance at me, her

make a deal,” I sign and to my dismay, she

what you’re

ASL.” I frown and search for a small stick to use as a pen in the

to your house,”

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

won’t hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

nods in the direction of

“Follow me.”

with a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She

is quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit

talk a little while you

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

occupied, Talia finds a notebook and

over a jar

sigh, scribbling out

her knees up on the

the notebook

***Natalia***

not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can assure you, I will not accept it.I do not plan to throw my gift from Moon Goddess away.So I

three months and if I can convince you that I can be a

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 Christian for over two years and it meant

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

in frustration and he once again scribbles on another page and hands

rejection unless you give

stranger, wanted

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

hesitates a little, the pen shaking

sigh and scribbles a few words on the

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

you, but love isn’t real and mates are a f*****g joke.It’s just some stupid fantasy you wolves made up to get what you want.They’re not real.They

his words several times, furious that

this go will

pinching his

burning in my

at me and he could have me on my

Another three months with a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane and this

only good gift a wolf ever gave me…and I

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