Page 7 of Unloved Mate

“I mean, it suits you. You’re my little wolf.” Yours? I thought and shook his head with a chuckle, my wolf clawing into the surface. Was he claiming us?

“I mean, I like it.” I shrugged. He stepped closer to me with a savage smirk and reached out to my cheek, caressing me with the back of his palm. I shut my eyes as a spark of pleasure coursed through me, and reveled in the contact of his body on mine.

“Does that feel wrong?” He asked, his voice holding a hint of a forced back growl. A possessive growl if I had to guess.

“No.” I breathed out and shook my head meekly.

“You don’t have to be afraid of what your heart yearns.” His voice was a low soothing rumble. I let out a staggering breath as he leaned close and drew a lungful of my scent, unable to fight the urge to resist my alluring fragrance. I backed away and turned on my heels, shutting my eyes and inhaling deeply to relax my tensed muscles. Him being close to me like that wasn’t helping my celibacy and he was driving my wolf, Leo, nuts.

“Who are you really, Kane?” I whipped back on my feet and asked him.

“Come on, Valor. I'm part of the patrol team.” I had that feeling and I knew he wasn't telling the truth. Not the mind-boggling one I had when I met him for the very first time. This was different. My power told me that he was withholding the truth from me.

“You are lying, Kane. I know when someone is lying.” Theintoxicating feeling of meeting him might have blinded me last night, but not now. My powers were back.

“Have I given you a reason not to trust me?” He questioned and stepped back, putting his hands up.

“No. But I don't know who you are. Besides, I'm now in full control of my lie detection powers, and if you don't speak up, I'll have to inform the pack of your presence.”

“You really think you could take me down?” He grimaced, seeing this as some sort of challenge.

“I know I can.” I growled at him and stepped forward, a rumble coming from Leo, but it wasn't of aversion, but fascination. There was just something about this man, and I knew he was lying about being part of my pack, but I wanted to know what he was hiding.

“Do you want to know my secret, Valor?” He purred, sending a shiver through me, and I caught a glint of the flash of crimson in his eyes. Now I knew.

“You’re an Alpha. What are you doing here?” I growled at him.

“I came for you.”

“Me? Why do you want me?”

“I came to kill you, Valor.” He smirked, and my eyes widened in utter disdain.

5

Valor

“What are you talking about? Kill me?” I'd be fucking damned if I let Kane think he could take me down. Not today. I wouldn’t die again. I watched his movement. My wolf was ready to attack and defend himself from the threat posed before us. He came into my eyes, a faint golden color enveloping my irises, and I growled defensively, ready to propel myself to the enemy. Before he could make a move, I shifted right there and plunged myself into him, and we both stumbled down the path. I regained my footing, watching him crouch, his eyes gaining their crimson glow. “Run, little wolf, run! You know what happens if I catch you!” A growl lodges in his throat, his tone tinged with authority, and I watched in complete awe as he shifted into his beastly form, towering over me. He didn't give me the time to get a good look as he plummeted toward me, but I was lucky to escape his grasp and dash into the forest. He was much larger than me and in all my existence of knowing about shifter creatures, I never knew that Lycans truly existed. From what I saw, the man had turned into a large six feet tall Lycan standing on his hind limbs with black fur coating his entire body, his claws sharp and his fangs ready to draw blood. He snapped as he moved through the brush, tailing behind me, the sound of his limbs stomping into the earth sparking a primal need in me. This was supposed to scare me, but the idea of being chased through the woods by a Lycan Alpha brought yearning to my heart. His scent enveloping my senses, driving my wolf into a frenzy and a feral need of wanting. For him, just him. Leo wanted to stop running and let this unknown alpha claim him, but I willed him to just keep running. I enjoyed this. As I kept leaping throughthe forest, the desire kept building and building to an extent where I could feel the heat burning for a man who was supposed to kill me. And the worst part was that he could feel it, too. I knew he did. I was about to make a turn down the path when he pummeled over me and settled in front of me, and Leo and I skidded to a halt, slowly pushing back. He growled, his eyes glinting the perfect shades of red as he shifted back into his human form, standing their stark naked without the intention of taking my life. At least that's what I saw from the look in his eyes. Fascination. Intrigue. Wanting. Desire. I morphed back into my human form, the ground pinning me, his delectable scent swirling in the air. I drew a long, satisfying breath. A moan escaping my lips as my dick twitched at the thought of having him worship my body. Even as he stepped closer, knowing the danger that came with his presence, I couldn't move. I didn't want to.

He cleared the distance between us; the heat of my arousal hanging in the air. His domineering presence and scent did things to my senses. He leaned into my neck and buried his nose right where my mate would mark me and inhaled a lungful of my scent, finding me irresistible. His fangs brushed against my skin but not deep enough to break and draw blood. Goddess, I wanted him to bite me, and it took so much of my will power to keep those desperate words from escaping my lips.

“You smell so good, little wolf. I’m becoming obsessed with you.” He and his wolf purred, the unwavering certainty in his voice causing me to shudder as he smirked at me. His tongue drew a long strained swipe over my skin, and I dragged my bottom lip, a squeal of sexual pleasure spilling from my lips. He reached out to my cheeks and gave me a soft caress, then he leaned closer, closer until our lips were one inch away fromclaiming each other, my wolf rumbling with excitement.

Do it,Leo said.

He kissed me, and I didn't stop him. I had never kissed a man before, but this didn't come with any form of guilt whatsoever. I was enjoying it. He didn't stop. I didn't stop. I just let him ravage my entire body with kisses, the moan that escaped my lips driving him with pure need as his lips moved from my lips down to my neck, swiping and claiming every inch of me. I wasn't supposed to be doing this. I was supposed to figure out what I wanted. But here I was kissing a man and it turned out to be pretty great.

“I’ll lose control, Valor.” He stepped back suddenly, the hunger for me still battling with the new decision in his eyes, and somehow he balanced through the chaos. My wolf whimpered at the loss of his touch. No one had ever shown us affection in this way.

“I… Kane. You're the first man I've ever kissed.” I stuttered, trying to find my voice.

“I shouldn't do this with you.” He said and turned on his heels.

“But I want you to.” I pleaded with my eyes and took his hands pulling him back to me. “Please, please, please,” hopelessness laced the words that tumbled from my lips. “Don't go. I'll keep your secret,” I whimpered, and he eyed me with an expression I couldn't put into words. “There's just something about you and I don't know what it is but...” I was saying, then he kissed me again. This time more fierce, backing me into a tree, his hands caressing my naked skin eliciting pleasurable ministrations from me. “Oh, fuck.” I stuttered and he broke off from the kiss.

“Valor.” He cooed and reached out to my cheeks caressingthem softly.

“Will I see you again?”

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