Chapter 37


    Aurora’s pov


    I closed the door quickly behind me, my chest rising and falling as I sought to fill my lungs with as much


    air as I can. My heart was racing, the beat harsh in my chest.


    Will he burst through the door any second and punish me?


    The thought had my skin prickling with anxiety but oddly not in fear. Somehow I knew he wouldn’t hurt


    me. Perhaps it was the words I read moments ago that made me feel as if he wouldn’t


    Or maybe it was the way he looked at me.


    Desire. Want. But not revolt and despise.


    Mate.


    I pull away from the door, sweat coating my skin as I started pacing the length of the room. I push my


    fingers into my hair and itched my scalp as I try to make sense of what I read.


    Was I Xavier Knight’s mate?


    The most ruthless alpha that had anyone bend the knee before him?


    The tingles that will rock you will have you melt into their arms. Or perhaps the beating of your heart like


    a drum as they are near. Another is the way you cannot simply stop thinking about them or would you be


    able to stop the sudden hunger to be imed Could it be true? Could it really be true? The only way a


    wolf recognizes their destined mate is by the strong addictive scent of their mate. Or by their beast


    roaring in their heads that they’ve finally found him or her.


    But if I were his mate….wouldn’t he have imed me by now or at least make it known?


    Unless…


    He didn’t want me.


    My heart pained at the harsh thought and I quickly clutch at my chest. My eyes stung and I quickly try to


    blink away the moisture. I didn’t want to cry. I couldn’t. From now on, I needed to be strong. Sighing, I


    went to sit on the bed, my fingers quickly ying with the covers as I go deeper into iny thoughts.


    Was that the reason he always punished me like this? I redden as the remembrance of how his tongue


    had dipped into my folds. Unknowingly, my hands had seemed to have gone between m y thighs. I


    palmed the spot, reddening when I felt a throb. I remember how pleasurable it felt to have his tongue


    there, how wet I could feel myself had be by his torturous tongue. My nipples bead against the soft


    cotton fabric of the shirt as iny breathing grows harsh. How he sucked me like he was a starving beast.


    Yet he didn’t im me.


    I couldn’t understand.


    He could’ve imed me there and then and as dumb as it sounds, I wouldn’t have protested.


    Some part of me wanted him while the other fear the unknown with him. He was a beast, I have seen it


    first hand. I saw the way he damaged Adrian’s throat. 1


    But I also remember the look in his eyes when they fell on my injured arm, the same very one Adrian had


    caused. And I knew it was because of me. He hurt her because of me.


    Male wolves precisely Alpha’s are those most likely to be more possessive and territorial. It’s normal for


    them to feel very possessive and protective when they haven’t marked their mates


    yet. 1


    Maybe seeing me get hurt by Adrian’s ws made him get protective and angry. Why else would he hurt


    her for me? Why would he ever hurt her for someone like me?


    Unless….


    I was truly his mate. I can’t forget about how he looked at me inside the infirmary or the way he held me


    protectively. His gaze was so deep, so warm, so different than how others regarded me. No male wolf


    would ever do such a thing if the female wasn’t worth something to them. Was that why he spared me?


    He knew I was his mate?


    Of course, he knew, apparently his wolf would’ve screamed it in his head upon first nce at m


    So why did he not tell me or im me?


    If he were going to reject me, wouldn’t he have done it sooner? Why keep me here yet keep me at arm’s


    length? Better yet, why does my heart roar by the very thought of him iming me? Was that supposed


    to be the bond working? Or were those my own feelings?


    I grew confused, not understanding where my thoughts were leading me. I should be happy that perhaps


    Xavier didn’t want me as a mate, yet, I wanted him to want me.


    He was a strong alpha, a strong wolf, perhaps if he ims me, I can have that protection I have always


    wanted. I could help Cas and maybe, just maybe if he finds out about my blood he’d not kill me.


    Maybe this was to my benefit, the moon goddess destined us so he could be someone I can lean on.


    Someone who can protect me from the harsh judgments of the cruel world. Someone ! can depend on to


    shield me from their res.


    He was a ruthless alpha many feared, they wouldn’t dare try to do me anything if I was imed by


    him…..


    I shook my head, my hand moving away from between my thighs. Besides, it wouldn’t be so bad to be


    imed by a man whose face screamed perfection. And he seemed rather skilled


    100…..


    I blushied, uy thoughts straying to how his fingers burned my skin when they skimmed their way across


    my body.


    No, it wouldn’t be bad at all to be imed by him…


    I knew my thoughts were far from what I truly was aiming for. I knew that somehow during those two


    nights, somehow……the cold wolf was slowly creeping into my heart.


    Maybe it was the bond, or perhaps I had just taken a liking to the woll.


    But what I was sure of was that I would do everything in my power to survive, even if that means getting


    imed by a raging beast. Making my mind up, I rise to my feet my heart pounding into my ears. Was I


    really about to do this? To do whatever necessary to make Xavier Knight im me?


    I caught a glimpse of my reflection in the lengthy mirror.


    Yes, I will. I would do anything and I mean anything to have him im me. There was no other way out


    anyway. With the way he was acting, he’d probably not set me free any time soon. And if he did find out


    about my secret I wasn’t sure I’d stay alive. But if I manage to have him im me, that would give me a


    chance to actually stay breathing. Because a male wolf would never hurt his mate.


    There was one thing I do know about mates from what I’ve seen, was that they are unable to live without


    their other half. And if their mate perishes, there was a high chance their wolves would die and it wouldn’t


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    Mates were crucial for the wolfmunity. A sacred bond that every wolf wishes to have one day.


    As much as it confused me that Xavier and I were mates I needed to trust that the moon goddess knew


    what she was doing and destined us for a reason.


    Fear still licked up my spine but a knew desire to be imed by the alpha wolf weighed down o n any


    other emotion.


    I may not know why he chose to not im me yet, although I had a feeling it had to do with his suspicion


    of my entire identity. But I do know he felt something with the way he couldn’t control himself from


    touching me.


    So with shaky fingers, I peeled off every clothes on my body and stood naked.


    I was going to do anything to have him im me. I wanted him to im me.


    I kneeled down and waited for him as I recited those words in my head over and over again. I was going


    to have him im me no matter what it takes, My eyes burn holes on the floor as ! waited almost


    impatiently for him.


    I let out a soft breath when the door suddenly opens and then ms roughly, I heard when he locked the


    door and felt the undeniable burning stare of his on me.


    Drawing in a calining breath, I lift my head, my eyes connecting with that of amber. And that’s when I


    realized that it wasn’t because of protection alone I wanted him to im me, but because I wanted him


    with a fierce fire burning inside my belly.


    “Punish me as you want Alpha,” The words tumble out of my mouth and a sharp shiver rush