The Designated Mate novel Chapter 34

"I can't eat another bite, I'm stuffed," I groaned before holding my slightly aching stomach. He nodded and proceeded to finish the rest in a couple of bites, amazing me and also causing me to wonder if he even tasted it.

"How are you feeling this morning?" he asked, hinting at our intimate activity. I blushed once again before licking my dry lips.

"Fine," I murmured shyly. He nodded once, catching me completely off guard by leaning down and pressing his lips to my own. Nervous butterflies swarmed in my stomach, unsure of what I was doing as this was my first kiss. I let my eyes flutter closed and submersed myself in the new sensation. His soft lips against my own were enticing, so much so that when he moved back to break the kiss I followed him forward.

He licked the seam of my lips and I slowly opened my mouth as an invitation to deepen the kiss. He quickly took the opportunity as his tongue slid into my mouth to gently coax my own. I hummed happily, pulling back feeling high and warm all over. I bit my lip before clearing my throat as I finally gathered the courage to ask him what I'd been dying to ask.

"Knox?" I questioned nervously.

"Hmm?" he hummed, continuing to stare intensely at me as he had since he'd come in here, his gaze flittering down to my lips for a few fleeting seconds.

"How come you haven't asked me on The Run yet?" I asked, my stomach turning with embarrassment at even having to ask.

"Because I don't need to. It's unnecessary," he stated simply, though his eyes told a different story; they were flickering back and forth between his own and his wolf's as his jaw clenched harshly. He seemed to be having a hard time controlling his other half, keeping the feral side at bay.

"Oh," I mumbled, my tone heavy-laden with disappointment.

If he didn't have any intention on even entertaining the idea of having a future with me, then he should've never laid his hands on me. I shouldn't have been so naive to let him touch me in such an intimate way. I feel dirty and used.

"Yes," I moaned out, unable to resist even though he'd just said he had no intention of asking me on The Run. But then again, he just called me his female?

"I don't need The Run to know you're my true match. I'm a Lycan, I can sense it just by your smell. I've met six others before you and not a single one felt right. Until you. No female has ever interested my wolf, or myself, ever before the way you do. You've seen my wolf side and while it scared you at first, you did something no one has ever done - you touched me. Fuck, you even slapped me. Since that moment when you rode atop my back to the pack house when you hurt yourself, you've been mine. Your body, your mind, your soul. They're all mine," came his possessive response. I had no idea what to say. I was happy, shocked, excited, and scared all at once.

I was saved from having to think about what the hell to say back when my phone began ringing in the other room.

There was only one person it could've been, and I'd been waiting four days for her next call. I shoved - well tried to shove - Knox aside to beeline for my phone, but he grabbed my arm and instantly pulled me back.