The Mate's Forbidden Secrets

en for the umpteenth time,

ry inch of my body. I tried hard to remember wh

let out a squeal at the deep

mehow didn't feel his brooding a

ur pain. It will begin to wear off soon," t

le within them as he watched me li

embered running into the woods, trying to get away from here-from him, and then-I le

hat. Did he do something to me? I be

turned," he

A-almost, I almost turned?" I squ

d. I remembered the feel of excruciating pain, the ache still lingered in my bones, and i

ooked up to find a pair of stony g

flexed them a few times, a pressure in t

wolf side soon became a farf

asked quietly, my eye

voice pulled me, an

cursed to be this way, but I

n tell me that it was

nothing but a

at him, my neck stiffening at the recollection of the look in

d my throat, s

fter a long pause, when he didn't

wavering eyes

said, playing w

estioned again, his voice t

an under-meaning, but I couldn't

I hesitated for a moment

r, even after she almost killed you?"

t rose

pen to speak, but

outside of my subconsciousness

myself that sa

arents," I admitted, my throat

t felt to be loved and cared for unconditionally like every other kid. No matter what

n return for the good years t

fter that, I still consid

ot to live in this bubble and a magnificent palace, al

s were born as a curse, to be miserable, and

right to

y my emotions, I momentarily f

I didn't realize it. Even without a word, I w

, especially the guts to have t

ense, but his hooded eyes-which were focu

veling every secret of mine, s

ed against my chest at

enses were glowing brightly

n, focusing on my th

ut my emotions were still unsettled

at the pair of boots

his wolf form. He had the ability to conceal his footsteps and presence

art continued to slam in my chest, tingles rippling t

vel, his intense, fiery-h

filled with a mystery that held me tog

larger by e

es closed. He could not have said t

at, but those words wouldn

and mind distressed and in confu

mate," I choked out, my e