Alpha's Cursed Mate novel Chapter 17

Estelle's POV

There was an imperceptible hint of red on Lance's handsome face, and a few strands of black hair hung over his forehead, making him look sexy as hell. He nuzzled closer to my neck and sniffed with his nose, then licked the skin on my neck. This wasn't right, and the touch on my neck raised a layer of fear in the back of my head.

"Stop it!" I tried to push Lance away, but he grabbed my hand directly and pinned it to the bed.

Lance's eyes had turned all black, and when he opened his mouth I could see that his canines had grown longer. And Lance's scent had changed, too. I'd never smelled it on him before. It was like deep underground mud, with a cold fishy smell.

"Are you Lance's wolf?" He ignored me as he tore at my pants with his other hand. I guess he had lost control to his wolf. I stomped on him with my foot, but he was as motionless as if he were cast in iron.

Lance's wolf got tired of my resistance and he bit into my collarbone. lance's dark eyes were filled with the desire to devour everything about me. I felt he had no sense of being human now.

"Lance!" I shouted his name, "Are you going to kill me?"

There was a momentary pause in Lance's movements as the black in his eyes slowly faded to reveal the blue it was meant to be. When Lance came to his senses, he watched as I lay undressed beneath his body. He got up from me, and I was still beating wildly with fear.

"Have you come to your senses?" I tried to ask him.

Lance had a look of remorse on his face, still lost in his own thoughts. He was muttering, "How did he get out?"

"Lance?" I asked him, raising my voice.

Lance then responded by giving me a look and then pulling a new blanket out of his locker and draping it over me.

"I'm sorry." He said to me, "I was just going to give you hypnotherapy. But..."

"Your wolf doesn't seem to understand me at all."

"He's more... Special. That's why I've kept him locked away deep in my mind. My wolf hasn't been out in years, and today he met the factor that woke him up." Lance's eyes stayed fixed on my face.

"I wouldn't be that factor, would I?"

"Maybe, maybe not. But I'll keep him closer in the future."

"Is that good? Keep your own wolf locked up all the time."

"You don't know anything, and he has to be locked up." Lance's tone made me angry.

"I am not sure, but I think I woke you up just now."

Lance froze for a moment, then lowered his eyes and let out a laugh, "That's right. So you're asking for some kind of reward?"

"That's not what I meant!" This bad-hearted Alpha, I wrapped the blanket around myself tightly.

"Well, let me see your wound. I hope Balder didn't do anything to make your injury worse."

"Is Balder the name of your wolf?"

"Yes." Lance lifted my chin, his eyes roving over my face "You don't have a wolf, but your wounds will heal faster around me."

I touched my face and the swelling had gone down at the corner of my mouth. So I could really be affected by MATE? It was amazing, I had never felt this way before. If only I had a wolf, I would definitely feel more of a connection between MATEs. I stole a glance at Lance, but he never seemed to be happy with our MATE relationship.

People out there say Lance is a tyrant, a cold-blooded dictator. While I don't agree with them, Lance gives the impression of being a cold lord. No one can hurt him, and nothing can make him happy. Maybe our relationship brings him nothing but burdens, but what can I do about it? It was the moon goddess who tied our fates together.

"I'll take you home." Lance's arms went under my knees and he picked me up easily.

"I can walk by myself!" After what just happened, I'm still a little scared of Lance's physical contact.

Lance's expression flashed for a moment of loss as he moved gently to lower me down. "Take your time."

I kept my head down and didn't dare look at Lance's expression as he walked right beside me. I smelled of him all over my body and it was so embarrassing. I don't know how much of what I just did was Balder's doing and how much was his. And I don't know if I was influenced by hypnosis or by Balder to make so many intimate moves with him.

It happens every time Lance and I are alone together. I always do something out of control that I regret. Should I have stayed away from him, like my father said. So for the next while, I avoided Lance.

There have been some rumors going around the school lately about an incident with Skyler and me. One part of the rumor that was true was that Skyler had given them the message that 'Estelle didn't have a wolf'. But Mia told me that the incident was only circulating in Skyler's small circle, because Skyler was still confined at home.

Mia and I were walking to school when a tall man was surrounded by some girls on the side of the road. He was dressed in a casual suit and his chestnut hair was deliberately tousled on top of his head. He behaved gracefully to the girls around him, like a male celebrity who had a chance encounter with a fan.

Ethan waved to us with a refreshing smile, and the girls' eyes all looked at us.