Alpha Kieran's Rogue mate

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hing. I freeze, unable to even b

osses his face, but before I can say anythin

, and mocking. Aiden's friends exchange gl

u've got to

mated to an omega?"

aid. That's

hrink into myself, gripping the p

s jaw clenches, his en

him to say someth

nowled

ce that cuts deeper than any insult, he growls, "I

omach

moments ago vanished into the wind

an unfortunate inconvenience. As if this moment, the bond

he one I had only just awakened hours ago, whimpers inside me. I

is just as br

My vision blurs, not from tears, no, I refuse to cry.

n't look a

forced smirk tugging at his lips a

dess would mate me with... tha

g again, sharp and

f my feet are deeply rooted in the flo

ish, and protect each other. Mate

Not a hu

ing I feel because I know if I let it overwhelm me now, I will cru

but one of them sneers, nudging him.

falters. His

flicker of something almost like doubt. But

" His voice is cold. "She's n

e. Not yet. He wants me to suffer. He's an alpha and I a lo

out of my sight," he orders, h

n't

g over me, his hazel eyes fixed on

ilth, like I am nothing. It cut

ing myself to swallow the lump in my throat. After I finish, I stand, ho

all cot, the tears I've been

rms curling around myself. My chest aches, physically ache

e mayb

I hear the soft creak of my window, my breath catch

spice fills the air. My heart stutter

is body tense, his haz

fusion swirling inside me.

e way my shoulders shake before he steps

ou," he c

s slamming into me, kno

ep back. "But you..." My voi

lenches.

m, unblinking

n his eyes. "My friends, everyone. Do you know what they would've said? What my

So you humilia

have done that. But I had to make them believe you were nothing to

lieve it. You mad

, "I know, Emma. But you are my mate. The Moon Goddess gave you to me

shut, the words ma

dropping low. "I'll tell my father

ath hi

ici

moment, this change is real. That he means it. That my mate, t

'm af

my eyes because his expression

re on mine. War

He deepens the kiss, his hands gripping

d push

sho

ips, the moment his mouth moves against

him away. I m