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 him back and pointing to a tree

to

his head and runs off to the tree, grabbing a stick and waving it around

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

explain the misunderstanding.She taps her foot impatiently as she thinks for a

this rejection over with so

beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his plan

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

gulp and she smirks

it, she’s good,

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

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

any other werewolf tradition, so if you could just accept

rogue as my mate.” I brace myself for the pain but to my surprise, I

at me in confusion,

I said it wrong,”

reject you Zane White

blink at her, still

saying something wrong

wolf

you say it,”

me and I’ll

plan may work. I shake my head at my mate and

whimpers, getting down on her knees

let me go.I can’t do this again.I

wonder.Her voice breaks and

“P-please!”

crying, I crouch down and

her go but I

smooth down her hair and rest my chin on her

Please don’t cry…

but as always, the words taste like cotton

his game and runs over to

between mine and Talia’s so that he can see

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

mommy?” He frowns when she

forces

better!” in her arms and smothering

all the small kisses

the only person aside from Agnes who didn’t make

a quick glance at me, her

a deal,” I sign and

know what you’re

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

your house,”

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

hurt you,” I

“Just talk.”

picks up her boy and nods in the

“Follow me.”

lawn and a big tree perfect for a child to

quite rambunctious and performs a nonsensical skit for story but I clap

you

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

Talia finds a

bringing over a jar of pens for

nothing, I sigh, scribbling out my

me anxiously, bringing her knees up

hand her the notebook and she reads

***Natalia***

their importance In my world.I do 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 mate for the next three months and if I can convince you that I can be a good mate, you accept

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

joke, right?” I laugh half heartedly, tossing

brows furrow in frustration and he once again scribbles on

not accept your rejection unless you

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

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

hesitates a little, the pen shaking slightly in his

a sigh

in love and I would like to know what it’s like to have

isn’t real and 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 I

this go will you?” I

signs, pinching

the angry tears burning in my eyes. I know how

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

a wolf? Will be strong enough to resist Zane and this revolting bond? I

gift a wolf ever gave me…and I almost didn’t survive

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