RHEA'S P.O.V





'Mate?" I asked, turning to look at who he was calling mate, but I didn't see anyone except us.





'Are you talking to me, or are you talking to yourself?" I asked, looking at his face.

"Rhea, it's you. You are my mate." He dropped the bombshell. And a realization dawned on me. Was that why he was looking for me all this while, or had he just found out?


'I knew you were my mate from the first day I saw you…" I pulled from him, shocking him as his eyes popped.

'So you knew I was your mate, and you treated me like scum without caring how I felt, without any single care and love from you, from the day I came to this pack?

You also chased me away without even listening to me. Yes, I know I should have told you, but I was so scared that you would chase me away. That is why, any time I want to tell you, I get frightened that you will leave me.

You know what, I hate you so much that it hurts, and I don't want to have anything to do with you." I concluded, with my chest heaving, then I ran out of the room and out of the hospital.

Running down the woody road, I got to a path with three roads and I stopped, not knowing which path to take. I saw Axel driving down with his car, and I began running away. But before I could run a few yards, he blocked me with his car and I stopped, looking at him angrily as he stepped out of the car.

'Rhea, please stop. I'm very sorry. Just listen to me and hear me out."

"I don't want to listen to someone like you, it's a good thing I rejected you when Adam told me to. And I will reject you again."

"I, RHEA reje…" my remaining words were cut short by his lips on mine. I struggled trying to remove myself from his grip, but he held me tightly though, not to the extent of hurting me.




'Alpha Axel, let me go. Stop touching or kissing me."

'Rhea, don't even say that, because I am never going to let you go," he growled. And I shook with fear.

"Stop being afraid of me. I won't hurt you, and you should know that." I looked up at him with tears in my eyes.

"Like you haven't hurt me, I want to be very angry with you, but I don't know why I can't. And it's annoying," I said truthfully. He breathed in his sadness. I kept quiet.

"You won't ask how I got here?" I asked, wanting to know his reaction.

'Not really. But whenever you want to talk about it, then I will understand." I looked at him and he smiled.

'Now, please, my love, will you come back with me?" He asked. I looked over at his car and I walked to it.

He rushed and opened the door for me and I went in without saying thanks. He rushed to the driver's seat and started driving. He kept talking, but I didn't reply to anything he said.

'Rhea…why the silence?" I looked at him rolling my eyes at him.

'You said you were content with just looking at me. Why are you complaining then?"

'Rhea, fine, I will take it back. I can't handle your silence. I miss my old Rhea. Please..."

"I don't know what to say. But I'm listening to you," I said, still looking out the window. He growled and stopped the car and I looked at him frightened. Looking out of the window to know where I am. I soon realized we were in a thick dark forest, making me more tense.

'Axel, what are we doing here? Why did you stop here?" He ignored me coming out of the car, and he came over to my side, opening the door.

He pulled me out…

'Axel, what are you doing?" He pinned me to the car and bent down, kissing me roughly as if punishing me. I was losing my breath and I tried pushing him, but he held my hand. I was squirming under him before he stopped kissing me.

'Stop pushing me away, Rhea. It's of no use because I will never leave you. I agree I hurt you, but I want to make amends," he said, with his hands groping my body.

"Axel…" I moaned. And I don't know, but it seemed to push him over the edge as he captured my lips again. But this time it was passionate and gentle, and I felt my feet buckling down, but he held me up.

'Axel…" I moaned, holding his chest, pulling him more closely. The make-out session was getting hotter.

' Axel… you need to stop. Someone might see us," I said, looking around.

'I don't care, let them see how I claim my mate," he said while putting his hand under my dress. I held his hand, stopping him.

' Axel, it's embarrassing. Someone will see."

"I don't care. And don't worry, no one will see us."

'Axel stop. You can't tell if someone will come here," I replied, looking at him, and he nodded before he stopped.

'You don't know how much you affect me, Rhea. You are making me go crazy every day," he said, looking down at me.

"So please don't give me the silent treatment..." I nodded, looking away, holding my tears.

"Why didn't you tell me I was your mate? Why did you hide it from me all this while?"

'I thought you rejected me when you didn't feel the bond then, and I was hurt that my mate rejected me. So I decided to put a wall up to hide my feelings."

"But you should have told me. I didn't know. Then why didn't you tell me later when we were bonding." I wasn't ready to give up yet.

"I was trying to be sure you would feel the bond too. That's why I wanted to make you Luna before announcing you as my…"

'Nice show, now let's get to business Axel," And we snapped our heads towards the voice.