Page 14 of The Wolf's Bullied Mate
Have I disappointed you?
This time, her answer was quick.No… why would you say that?
You didn’t reply immediately.
It was just… a big surprise.
I hated not being able to see her reaction in person. What was she thinking?
I didn’t expect… you to be so high in the hierarchy…
It doesn’t change anything between us.
Doesn’t it?
I blinked once, then twice. What did she mean?
I’m still the same person you talked to the past two weeks.
But… if you’re a beta, couldn’t you have any woman you wanted?
I frowned. Where was she getting at with that question?
I’m not interested in any woman other than you.
...Why, though? I’m not anybody important in my pack. I’m not strong or…
Or what?
I’m not particularly interesting to talk to either.
My mouth gaped open at her reply. This woman had some serious self-confidence issues. Yet the way she spoke with me, sharing her honest thoughts, didn’t turn me off at all. I wanted to prove to her that she was a wonderful person, that she lacked nothing.
Why would you say that?
It’s the truth.
It’s not, or we wouldn’t have been chatting so much over the past two weeks.
You’re going to change your mind once you get to know me better. I’m… shy, and I’m an introvert.
The opposite of me, but opposites attract, don’t they?
You’d be embarrassed to have me at your side in public.
Her issues clearly stemmed from something very some kind of real trauma. Had someone told her these cruel things about herself?
Why would I be? I’m interested in you as a person. That’s why I’m talking to you. Did anybody tell you in the past that they didn’t want to have you at their side in public?
She didn’t reply to me for half a minute. I waited patiently, hoping she trusted me enough to tell me the truth.
My ex-boyfriend did. He’s an enforcer for our pack, and enforcers are very respected around here since they are strong. He said he didn’t want me because I was a weak wolf. Useless.
Anger rose in my heart. How could anybody have told this wonderful soul that she was anything but a goddess? I wanted to rush over to where she was and kill that man.
My ex… he’s my son's father,she added when I typed nothing in reply to her last text.
I could sense that telling me these painful details of her life was difficult for her, so I decided not to interrupt her. I waited for her texts as she was ready to send them, my heart aching for the sorrows this amazing woman carried in her heart. I wanted to meet her and do my best to lighten her burdens.
