Healing the Ruthless Alpha novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20

*CAHIR*

… I – I reject you!

I slammed my fists against the desk and pushed away from it. Those words – Those unsure words spoken with fear and hatred made my heart feel funny I rubbed a fist across my chest in annoyance and against my better judgement, I moved to the room where my mate was curled up in bed.

My mate.

At twenty-seven, I had already given up the idea of a woman tying me down. She-wolves were a hassle I never wanted to take on but this one –

She had tears staining her face as she slept. Her brows furrowed and her trembling bottom lip stuck out. I brushed her hair back and pulled the covers over her.

“Please, let her go –“ She choked, her eyes tightening as she whimpered. “Rena is innocent –“ She turned and a choked sob escaped her lips. Then tears wet her lashes as she grew more distressed.

Fuck.

What was it about this woman that made me want to shoulder her burdens? Looking at her so small in the bed, curled up and crying, I ached to find every and anyone who had ever made her shed a tear. A surge of violence overwhelmed me. I saw red for a brief minute and clenched my fists so tight my nails drew blood from my palms.

“I’m sorry –“ She cried in her sleep, a light sheen of sweat dotting her forehead despite the air conditioner on full blast.

Silver Moon, you erred for ill. How dare you put your hands on what belongs to me?

My teeth gnashed as I fought the urge to slam my fist into a wall. My hands shook by my side as I confronted the sudden violent urge to destroy something.

This – This was not good.

The last time I felt like this was during the battle for Alpha Blood pack. The urge to destroy, to lay waste to everything that stood in my way, to make sure those that hurt me and mocked me, the men that chained me and tortured me while they laughed, were punished.

It made no sense for me to feel this protective over a woman I just met. A woman who may or may not be useful to me.

“What are you talking about? She is our mate!” Perseus growled.

Even my wolf was affected by this woman who was still a stranger to us.

“Perseus, we still don’t know this woman,” I reminded my wolf.

“The goddess has given us a lifetime to get to know her.” I shut out my wolf before he started his long tirade about this woman.

While she slept, I watched her. Whatever nightmare plaguing her dream had subsided and she fell into a quiet sleep. Her long lashes fanned out over the top of her cheeks, her pouty red lips half open as she breathed out.

This woman was beautiful. No man would look at her without looking twice and that realization made something tighten inside me. She was mine – no one else had the right to look at her except me. Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

I wanted to – I wanted to wrap her in a blanket and hide her from the world. A part of me demanded to be the only one who ever set eyes on her – The only one who ever had access to her. The

possessive urge to hold, protect and shield slammed into me and I growled.

“Fuck this.” The longer I looked at her, the more her beauty enthralled me. I didn’t want a mate. A woman had no place in my life now. There was no need for a Luna so I could not –

I snarled as I slammed the door shut, walking out of the room.

Despite knowing I did not need a mate, I knew without a doubt that I would not be able to resist her for long. Just breathing in her scent had me semi-hard all the time. Perseus was riding me hard – wanting more. Her scent was not enough, looking was not enough. I wanted to touch, to taste and to mark.

“Control yourself!” I hissed as I walked into the elevator going down. The people in the elevator went stock still as I entered and I preferred it that way. Goddess only knows what I would have done if I had to listen to some mindless chatter.

I got out of the elevator and found my legs taking me to the clinic. I arrived at the doctor’s office in no time and then I walked it, my brain too occupied to knock.