The Alpha King's Series novel Chapter 6

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CHAPTER FIVE

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BRINLEY.

Julia and I spent most of the day in town, and she helped me pick out new clothes. Julia couldn't understand why I had brought so few clothes with me, and I didn't tell her that was all I owned. Some things are better left in the past. Darkness had already fallen upon the kingdom by the time I showered and slipped on a pair of jeans and a yellow striped t-shirt with a v neck. I followed Julia's instructions and slipped out the kitchen's back door. After five minutes, I found the greenhouse. The pond I am supposed to meet Thomas is a mile through the woods after the greenhouse.

The woods were dark; I could barely see anything. 'Tap into my wolf sight,' Sage tells me. I shake my head, 'No, I will find it.' I replied. 'So stubborn,' Sage murmurs. 'Yes,' I nod, 'But you love me anyway,' 'I will always love you, my little human,' Sage purred. 'I love you too, Sage.'

After some time of walking through the woods, the sound of water in the distance caught my attention. So I walk my way towards the sound of the water. My father's words came to mind, and the horrible things he said to me. "No one will want to be mated to a pathetic human like you. Gabriel rejected you for it, and if you get lucky enough to get a second chance, he will reject you too. You are Nothing Brinley but the worst mistake I've ever made."

I stopped walking; my father was right. Thomas will reject me. Why even get my hopes up? Just to be let down again. I turn to walk back the way I came to the palace. I didn't want to be rejected again. I was happy at the thought of a second chance, but at what risk? My sanity? Sage's sanity? It's not worth the risk. Someone grabbed my hand, and I knew it was Thomas when I felt the tingles. He turned me around to face him, "Where are you going?" "Back to my room, " I shook my head," "Why?" I inhaled, "I don't want to get hurt," I told him honestly. He frowns, "And you think I would hurt you?" I shrug, "Maybe,"

Thomas lets out a breath, "I won't. You have to trust me," "I can't, I'm sorry."

"Close your eyes. I wanna show you something before you go," I shook my head and removed my hand from his. "Please." What is it about his voice that I can't refuse? The way my body reacts and fights against my mind. I sigh and nod my head. I closed my eyes as he asked of me, and I felt him grab my hand. Then, using my free hand, I gripped his shoulder when he started moving so that I didn't fall. My clumsiness hasn't changed over the years. I was nervous, not knowing where Thomas was taking me. The sound of the water was louder now, and Thomas came to a halt. "Don't open your eyes," Thomas tells me and lets go of my hand. And I already missed the warmth of his hand, the way my skin felt from his touch. The bond was already substantial, but I'm not 100% sure how I will avoid the mate bond.

"Open your eyes, 508."