Mate of eight 8

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Chapter 8

-APOLLO-

I wake the next day with the sun scorching my skin.

Fuck

It was hot

I’d spent the entire night out. I have been dreading yesterday for a long fucking time. I knew that Lana would not take the news of us being mates lightly. 1 was hoping she would reject me and let the torture end, but instead, she asked a hundred questions.

Those questions did not make things any easier for me.

We were step–siblings; I was sure that she would be disgusted to know that we were mates since the day I learned about us Howeber, that del nor happen

Her reaction shocked me. The things she said to me were still in my mind. I couldn’t believe that every time I had a random woman in my room. she was paying attention and getting angry at my actions. I didn’t know it would have such a reaction on her while she was unaware of us being

mates.

She also said some things that pissed me off. I didn’t want to react to every word coming out of her mouth, but the damn bond between us did not give me a choice.

I completely lost my mind the second she mentioned another man to me. It made all my control snap, and I almost did something I could not take

back

Fuck

I did not want a reminder of those feelings. Words had never made me that angry in the past. Only Lana could get that kind of reaction from me.

I had to get away from her last night before I ripped her clothes and claimed her as mine so that she never mentioned another man in front of me

again.

Damn it.

Keeping away from her for this long was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. Knowing she was my mate and not embracing her all this time has killed me over the years.

Now that she knew the truth, something told me she wouldn’t make this easy for me. It wasn’t even easy while she didn’t realize we were mates. How much more difficult would things be now!

1 look at my phone and groan.

This was the last thing I needed right now I stared at my screen for a few more minutes, wondering what to do next.

There were a bunch of missed calls from my mother. This was not good.

She was worse than your typical, clingy mother.

She didn’t like it when I never called in a day Yesterday, so many things happened all at once that I couldn’t call her. She could always tell that sotmething was wrong in an instant and I did not want her to figure out that something was bothering me from my tone.

The phone starts ringing once more.

How many missed call were there from hert

Tsigh as Islide my finger across the screen, “bello, modiser”

“APOLLO She shouts on the other end. “Do you know how long I’ve been waiting to get through to you?”

I place a hand above my head to block the sum from burning my face.

know, I tell her as I witte at her tone. “I just saw all the missed calls. I’m now waking up. That’s why Ed

I did not answer.

I ever wanted to do was cause her any problems.

I didn’t like to upset her. She had already been through so much in this life, and the last thing I ever Thats why I always tried to do everything as she wished.

“I was worried, “alar tells me.” You know how much I love you, san I do not ever want anything bad to happen to you. You are my life.

I nod even though she can’t see me.

Chapter 8

I heard from your father that you went to the mystic river. There was a pause, and I knew that she was waiting for me to give an excuse as to why I did not inform her that I was going to be there. She continues when I don’t my anything, he didn’t tell me if anything happened. He never tells me anything.” She says with an annoyed tone.

There is another pause before she finally asks the question that she meant to ask “Did

find your mate?

I can hear the edge to her voice. My mother had her reasons for not wanting me to find my mate. She has expressed her dislike of mutes for some time now, She always hoped that I would never see my other half that is one of the reasons that I refused to tell her about Lana.

“No,” I answer her without any hesitation. I couldn’t give her the slightest clue that I was lying. She was very good at picking up on my tone. I had to be very careful while speaking to her.

I couldn’t tell anyone that Lana was my mate, especially not my mother. She was the number one person I did not want to know the truth about us,

“Good” She responds. “We don’t need any distractions in your life. And you already know that I have selected the perfect-”

“Mother.” I cut her off. “Can I call you later?

The sun blazes down with an intensity that seems

ms to grow with each passing second. My thoughts drift restlessly, consumed by a desire to return home and see how Lana was doing after last night. The truth was, I found myself checking on her often. not just out of concern, but for reasons completely out of my control. This was something I never wanted her to find out. There were many things that I needed to always keep from her for my own sanity. She didn’t need to know everything that went on in my life.

“Why?” my mother demands. Is there something more important that you need to do instead of talking to your mother! I am very hurt that you ignored my calls and now suddenly without giving me much of your time, you already want to end our coll

Fuck.

I knew she would be this way. I did not want to deal with my mother right now. I had too much on my mind and while I usually gave into her requests, this time I needed to get back home without letting her know something was wrong.

“No.” I say, “What could be more important than you?”

I went with the words I knew would get a good reaction out of her.

There is a short pause before she laughs. “My sweet boy. Okay, go ahead and do whatever you’re leaving me to do. But remember to call me later.”

I don’t wait for her to say anything else as I quickly end the call and lean up against the tree behind me.

I can’t stop thinking about last night. It was easier not knowing Lana’s scent up close or the feel of her soft skin.

I could still feel her delicate body on top of mine; it was a feeling that didn’t seem like it wanted to go. I may never be able to forget the feel of her Fragainst me. She had the type of body and scent that a man couldn’t ignore. I wanted her even more than ever.

I lost control yesterday when she made it seem as though another man had touched her, I knew damn well that the invisible cord wrapped around us would never let me rest peacefully if another man entered her life while we were still rates.

While I still had time, I needed to prepare myself for the inevitable. I couldn’t keep scaring off all the men that were interested in her. That was another thing that she didn’t know about. Whenever I realized that a man was trying to get close to her, I always found a way to get him to leave without speaking to her.

I knew it was selfish of me to do something like that after knowing that I could never offer her a relationship.

Fuck

I didn’t want to be selfish but it was the only option right now. I knew if anyone ever got close to her, if I ever got another man’s scent on her body. I would go into Killer mode.

1 run a hand down my face.

She seemed upset that I’d kept the truths from her for this long. Even if I’d told her that we were mates the day that I found out, what would that have changed

While it was true that I had known we were mates

we were mates for some time, I chose not to tell her anything for her own good.

Tiras too messed up from my parent’s divorce to allow myself to feel anything for her. As long as I carried these unresolved emotions, 1 could never offer anything to Lana.

I wanted to keep her as far away from me as possible. She may hate me for is but maybe one day she would understand why I couldn’t offer her anything

“She was better off without me. She didn’t know the real reason behind my cold demeanor, and I planned on keeping it that way.

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If I had to be heartless towards her so that she could never imagine a relationship with me, it was something I had to discovered she was my mate; 1 had to continue with it now, even though she finally knew the truth.

I’ve been doing it since I

I force myself off the ground. It was time to head back to the house before my father snapped. He was as had as my mother, but he got anxious when I stayed out and didn’t return home the next day.

Besides, I never told him anything about leaving the house last night. Usually, he would have an idea of my whereabouts.

I can feel the excitement from within.

My wolf is ready to be set free; last night, he wanted to be by Lana’s side, and it was fucking hard to keep him away from her. He’s still pissed that i forced him as far away from her as possible.

That was another reason I needed to keep my distance.

Being away from Lana was ne

The more I stayed close to her, the more my wolf’s need to claim her increased

Lana was never an easy thing. Yet, it was the only way to keep myself sane. It was complicated to even think about

Her scent drove me fucking insane, especially whenever she exited the shower selling of fresh shampoo and rose petals.

Ah–fuck Just the reminder was too much for me.

Lana was very conservative, She wore oversized jackets and baggy jeans to cover her figure. The only time I got a glimpse of her creamy skin was When she exited the shower in nothing but her towel.

Those images were stuck to my head. In fact, I could draw every detail of her body in a towel if ever given a chance.

She didn’t knene is, hun my eyes never left her body whenever she did that. Every Sunday, for some reason unknown to me, she would prefer to use the guest bathroom. Sundays. I often had a new girl over, but I would leave my door open just to get a glimpse of her leaving the bathroom and heading toward her mom.