The Alpha King's Mate novel Chapter 23

"What are you doing?" I ask him, shocked.

He stands there, breathing heavily, with black eyes and fangs bared.

"I want to mark you and make you mine," he says.

"What do you mean? You can't bite me like you're biting into an apple," I say. I rescind from him and get out of the water. "I don't even know if I could love a…." I explain, gaging his reaction, which isn't a good one. He looks hurt, and his arms are crossed against his chest.

"A?" He says.

"A werewolf," I whisper, and my shoulders drop, in self-disappointment, for fear I have offended the only person I have ever felt attached to. He stands in front of me and exhales. His eyes are their deep brown again, and his

teeth have returned to normal.

"I told you I'd never harm you. You say you don't think you could love me. What do you think you've been feeling this whole afternoon?" He asks, annoyed.

"l don't understand love. I don't understand lust – this is the first time I have ever felt like this. My body burns for you, but I don't know how I feel in my heart," I say.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. As for you loving me, I know you will, if not now, but one day." He says, smiling.

"I'm sorry. I don't know enough about werewolves yet," I say.

"It's okay," he says.

"I think we should go to sleep." He says, and we dress before he scoops me up and takes me inside the cave.