Falling For My Cruel Mate
Chapter 14

"Octavia!" Cipher called out to me but I ignored her. I was so unbelievably angry and I couldn't figure out why. Why am I so bothered? I shouldn't be. I don't even remotely like him. Why would I care if he pinned one of his sluts against me? I could take on all of them any day. He probably has thousands. Just thinking of all the girls he probably had sex with made me want to vomit.

"Hey," Cipher said softly as she placed her hand on my shoulder. "Are you okay?"

"No," I mumbled has my lip began to quiver. No, Octavia you cannot cry. You can't. You are bigger than this. I take in a deep breath, but it was useless.

All I could think of is how much I hate this place and how badly I wanted to be home with my family. I couldn't help but let the tears spill over.

"Shhhh, hey don't cry." Cipher pulled me into a hug and rested her chin on my head. "If it's any consolation, I thought you were a complete fucking badass back there. I'm proud of you for standing up to the both of them. The look on Diana's face was priceless!"

"Cipher, I miss my home." I mumbled. She pulled away a little a gave me a sad smile.

"I know babe, but you gotta be strong. I'm sure you'll see them again one day. Ajax can't be cruel forever. Hell I wish I would've got to you before he did. I would've marked you for myself." She winked at me jokingly causing me to let out a small laugh.

"I thought your type was tall, blonde and badass?" I teased.

"Well you're definitely a badass and we can dye your hair and I will totally be willing to look over the height thing." She said picking up a strand of my hair and pretending to inspect it. I laughed some more.

"There is no way I'm dying my hair."

"Oh come," She smiled and began to lead me back home. "Not even for me?" "Nope." I smiled shaking my head.

"You're breaking my heart." She fake sniffles and feigned being hurt as she placed a hand over her heart.

"You'll be fine." I giggled. I was so glad to have Cipher by my side. I don't know what I would do without her in this situation. I'd probably have really hairy legs after waking up from that coma...

Octavia:

A week had passed since the sparring incident. I haven't made much contact with Ajax. If anything, I think he's avoiding me. Which is a little strange because it seemed like torturing me was his favorite side hobby. Not that I'm really complaining.

In the meantime I've been getting to know the pack a bit better. I made a new friend Cynthia who is Samuel's sister. The three of us have grown pretty close, but of course with Samuel comes Ajax. So we don't hang out as often as Cynthia and I do.

Cipher had been pretty busy all week helping her mother plan the joining ceremony that will welcome me into their pack. Which also means I have to face Ajax today. I'm also hoping that this has no effect on our mate bond. My wolf has been a little on edge lately with the whole being distant from him.

I was currently on the training field with Cynthia and we thought it would be a good idea to run a few laps around the track to blow off some steam.

"I can't wait to see you in your ceremonial dress today." Cynthia smiles as we continue to run.

I give her a confused look, "Why I'm probably going to look awful. I'm already feeling nervous."

This time she's the one who gave me a confused look, "Why are you feeling nervous?"

"Because it's Ajax that we're talking about. Who knows what he would do? Plus, Cipher told me the dress has to be white and what if it looks to too much like a wedding dress. Also, what if I trip and fall in front the whole pack." At this point I had to stop running because I was getting way too worked up.

"Okay okay okay, lets calm down for a minute yeah?" Cynthia said placing her hand on my shoulder.

"Everything is going to be fine. I promise. If I know Cipher she will not let Ajax ruin anything and she will make sure that the dress is prefect."

I nod my head and let her words sink in. She's right. Cipher is the queen of planning and perfection, it's so crazy how much she reminds me of Siren. Oh how I miss her and her crazy ideas, but right now I wanted nothing more than to lay down and take a nap. I felt so gross and sweaty.

"Thanks Cynthia. I think I'm gunna head back and take a shower. I don't feel too hot." I explain.

"Sure thing, pal. I'll see you later, yeah?" I nod my head and watch has she runs off and continues to exercise. I turn around and walk slowly making sure to take my time to get there. It was currently only noon time and the ceremony is taking place at 10:00pm.

I practically had the rest of the day all to myself and had nothing to do. I had learned my way around the entire territory pretty easily over the past week. I was trying my very best to avoid the monster whom I currently lived with and I found that exploring the territory was the best way to do so.

It was beautiful to say the least, the amount of greenery and pretty flowers was unreal. The forest was wonderful and untouched by mankind. It was thriving with animals. None that are of danger of course. I was just surprised to see how well kept everything was. I learned quickly that the pack members were very proud of their home and took great care of it.

Once I got back, I headed straight to my room, hoping that Ajax was locked away in his study as usual. I was able to sneak up the steps and into the room with no trouble. The entire mansion was silent. I tuned into my wolf hearing and heard the pen scratching up against a piece of paper before it dropped and he started typing on the computer.