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.

says, kissing him back and pointing to a

just need to talk to your friend,

head and runs off to the tree, grabbing a stick and

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

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

let’s get this rejection over with so we can both move

beats uncontrollably, Grayson whispering his plan in my

living with friends and your mother, my best guess is that

she

it, she’s

right?” She asks, tilting head

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

tradition, so if you could

I brace myself for the pain but to my surprise, I feel

confusion,

maybe I said

you Zane

at her, still feeling absolutely

saying something

only a wolf

you say it,”

reject me and I’ll

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

down on her knees and holding her hands up

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

do again? I wonder.Her voice breaks and a

“P-please!”

crying, I crouch down and pull her

thrashes her arms against me and screams at me to let her go but I only hold her tighter until she finally gives in and sobs into my

smooth down her hair and rest my chin

Please don’t cry…

but as always, the words taste

stops his game and runs over to

his small body between mine and Talia’s so that he

her tears and kisses her

cry, mommy?” He frowns when she pulls

forces her

her arms and smothering him in kisses as he

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

Agnes who

quick glance at me, her distrust for me still

sign and to my dismay, she shakes

know what you’re saying,” she

understand a little ASL.” I frown and search for a small stick to use as

go to your house,” I

I understand her concern.I might be her mate but

won’t hurt you,”

“Just talk.”

boy and nods

“Follow me.”

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

skit for

Zane and I talk a little while you go out and play?” She asks, handing him

but she manages to convince him to

Kota occupied, Talia finds a notebook and

a jar

sigh,

me anxiously, bringing her knees up on the chair

hand her the notebook and she reads it out

***Natalia***

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

next three months and if I can convince you that I can

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 nothing to him! I look

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

in frustration and he once again scribbles

accept your rejection unless you

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

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

pen shaking slightly in

lets out a sigh and scribbles a

never been in love and I would like to know what it’s

f*****g joke.It’s just

in disbelief and writes furiously on his page.I read his words several times, furious that I was once again at the mercy of some wolf

this go will you?”

signs, pinching his

my eyes.

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

to resist Zane and this revolting

the only good gift a wolf ever

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