Apprehended By My Mate novel Chapter 15

"Mine." I look to see Grace crying and a small boy standing above her.

"Liam, be nice and give that back. You weren't playing with it." Ivy yells at who I assume is her son.

"No she rouge, she bad mum," The little boys point and I feel my heart break. I run over and pick Grace up in my arms trying to hide her from the boy and his accusations.

"Liam, no. Jesus Felix what the hell have you been teaching this boy?" The little boy grins and shakes his head.

"Nah not dad. Josh said she should die cause she a rouge." I hold Grace tighter to me trying to protect her from all this. I look at the little boy names Liam and cannot help but agree with him. I am a rouge so I should die because I crossed without permission and I stole from the pack.

"He said her mum should die cause she sole from us." I cannot help the sob that has escaped my chest at the words of a kid who looks no older than 4. Tears and falling freely down my face and I cannot stand the stares of all the men and women in the room.

I turn on the ball of my feet and run out the room with Ivy shouting at her son and Conner yelling at me to stop and come back. When I make it outside and into the woods with Grace in my arms my only thought is freedom.

Freedom never last long, I know this first hand. So as I run with Grace towards freedom I know it won't last long. I don't know how far I get before I collapse on the floor holding Grace tightly to my body. I am sobbing wishing that I had never met Derek or Conner. I feel his presence before I see him run up to where I am sitting and crying pathetically. I look up and through I teary eyes I see a large brown wolf standing in front of me. If this was any other wolf I would be running in fear but my wolf, even though is scared can still recognise that this is our mate.

Grace leaves my shoulder and looks at the wolf in wonder. The only wolf she has seen is me so I let her down knowing that Conner doesn't want to hurt Grace. She crawls over to Conner and I watch as he lies on his stomach so he doesn't seem so large. She sits up so she is staring at Conner with a slight tilt in her head as she analyses him. I watch as my beautiful daughter raises her hand and places it on Conner's wolfs face. Conner yelps causing Grace to pull her hand back and make her way back to me.

We sit in silence and for the first time in a long time I feel at peace with myself. I don't know if it the fact that I am safe or the fact that I am with my mate.

"I am glad Grace has taken a liking to you. I would feel so guilty if she ended up having the same fears as I do." I look to Conner and I see so many emotions it is hard to pick out just one.

"I think this is the longest I have ever heard you talk. Why is it that you don't talk around others?" I sigh and close my eyes. As Derek's lessons begin to flash before my eyes.

Derek and I have been mated for about a year and a half now and everything is changing. He has set in so many rules and lessons that it is hard to keep up. I no longer go to school so I sit at home waiting for Derek to finish his day of education. I have no rights anymore and I am starting to see the monster that has been lurking under his surface.