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.

she says, kissing

to talk

off to the tree, grabbing a

I will kill you.Do I make myself

misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as she thinks for

this rejection over with so we can both

beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his plan

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

gulp and she smirks

she’s good,

She asks, tilting head slightly to the

he jumps and roars to himself, swinging the large stick at an invisible

tradition, so if you

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

confusion, running her hands

said it wrong,” she

reject you

blink at her, still feeling absolutely

saying something wrong

a wolf can

you say

reject me and I’ll

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

knees

let me go.I can’t do

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

“P-please!”

crying, I crouch down and pull her close

screams at me to let her go but I only hold

her hair and rest my

Please don’t cry…

as always, the words

his game and runs over to us, his eyes growing

body between mine and

her tears and kisses her son on

you cry, mommy?” He frowns when she pulls

forces

better!” in her arms and smothering

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

Agnes who

her distrust for me still lingering in her

and to

don’t know what you’re

and search for a small

to your

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

hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

her boy and nods

“Follow me.”

with a white picket fence surrounding the lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to climb on.She invites me in and has me sit at the dining

quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit

talk a little while you go out and play?” She asks, handing him some toys to

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

finds a notebook and hands it to

over a jar of pens for me to

sigh, scribbling

her knees

her the notebook and she reads it out

***Natalia***

a mate and their importance In my world.I do not know your reasons for wanting to reject me but I can assure you, I

the next three months and if I can convince

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

right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing

once again scribbles on another page and hands it

will not accept your rejection unless you give

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

is this so f*****g important

pen shaking

a sigh and scribbles a few words on the

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

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

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

won’t let this go will you?” I ask,

pinching his

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

me and he could have me on my knees if he

another mate? Another three months with a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane

wolf ever gave me…and

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