Falling For My Cruel Mate
Chapter 11

He notices my strange behavior but doesn't say anything as he approaches me.

He looks me straight in the eyes. "If you try to escape again, I will drag you deep into the greenest part of the forest and bury you alive." He adds a wicked smile at the end and a terrified shiver runs down my back. He places his large hand on my cheek and runs his thumb across my bottom lip. "I'm sure the greenest part of the forest couldn't even compare with your eyes." Another shiver makes it way down and I can't help but be scared and yet breathless.

The movement of his thumb across my lip is making me want to squeeze my legs together as a heat begins to burn in between my legs. The mate bond is only growing stronger and I'm sure whatever sexual attraction is here will only get

worse.

"Goodnight, little girl." He speaks in a cold tone as he tears his hand away from my face and takes a step back. The absence of his warmth causes yet another shiver through my body. He leaves the room with out another word.

I hate him. I hate the effect that he has on me. I wish I had never left the party that night. I should have never gotten into his truck. I'm so stupid.

I'm so unbelievably stupid.

Octavia:

I gasped awake from my horrid dream. No, it wasn't a dream but a nightmare. The awful flashbacks of the night I was taken by my "mate" swirl through my mind again. I shove the blankets off of my body, feeling hot and claustrophobic. I glance over at the clock that read 3:47am.

I roll my eyes and jump out of bed and head towards the bathroom. I turn the light on and give myself a glance in the mirror. I looked like an absolute mess, my hair was all over the place and my eyes had decently sized bags hanging on to them.

I turn the water on to its coldest setting and wet my face. It made me feel a bit better seeing how I was almost sweating buckets. It was then that I remembered what happened last night. The box. My family had sent over some more of my belongings.

I pull open the closet door and head to the very back where I had seen the previous boxes. Once I found them I kneel down and unfold the flaps. The first thing that caught my eye had me tearing up. I pulled out the stuff giraffe that I've had since I was a little girl and held it close to my chest.

I still remember the day I received this as a gift from my father. I was probably around five years old and my parents had decided to take me and my siblings to the zoo. I couldn't help be mesmerized by the giraffes. The way they were so large, the length of their necks and their diet. They were just so calm and peaceful. I adore giraffes.

My father could tell how taken I was with them and so he bought me this from the gift shop and surprised me with it when we got home. He did the same for my other siblings, Orion, my oldest brother was extremely fascinated with the owl exhibit. On the other hand, Odin, was obsessed with the lions. I guess you could say he was fierce like them. And finally my little sister, Odessa. She was obsessed with the fox. It's actually quite surprising how sly and sneaky she is, just like a fox.

My heart ached at the thought of all my siblings. No matter how much we fought and bickered, I love them all so much. I hope they were doing well and being extremely helpful to mother in such a time. Her children were her prized possession, I can only imagine her horror when she found out I was marked and taken.

I sigh heavily and close up the box, keeping my stuffed giraffe with me. I exit the closet and replace the thermostat. I seriously can't understand why it's so warm in here. I turn on the air conditioner as far as it could go and head back to bed. I kept the stuff animal close, as it brought back such fond memories and made me feel as though I was at home.

***

"Rise and shine my beautiful pumpkin!" Cipher chirped happily in my ear, seeing as she was practically on top of me. I groaned and shoved her away before pushing my face into the pillow. Maybe I'll suffocate and die. What a happy thought...

Just kidding, I value my life and plan on seeing my amazing family once again. I look up at the clock that sat on the night stand. 6:00am. Great, I had only got two extra hours of sleep. I turn over in bed just in time to see Cipher emerge from the closet with clothes in her hands.

"Let's go, girlie! We're gunna be late!" Ugh why is she screaming? Wait maybe that's just me, since I did just wake up. She tugged my arm and pulled me out of bed. She handed me some workout clothes and told me to change and "don't bother to shower".

I did as I was told, not in the mood to put up a fight. I brushed my teeth and combed my hair pack into a high ponytail before changing into the high waisted spandex leggings and sports bra. I exit the bathroom and Cipher wastes no time has she shoves a pair of socks and running shoes in my arms.

I sigh, "Why are we doing this so early?" I take a seat on my bed and put on my socks and then sneakers. Do other people do it like that as well? Or do they put on one sock and then a shoe? No, they can't. That's so stupid.

"Alpha's orders. We do spontaneous training sessions at anytime of the day to make sure we're always ready just in case of an attack." She explains as she looks herself over in the mirror. We were wearing very similar outfits but her hair was in two French braids. I envied her beauty, it was like she was crafted from the gods themselves. She was tall and lean, yet dainty and girly at the same time.