Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha – Chapter 60

Hycinth

Morning dawned. And with it, a flood of memories from the night before crashed over me. Oh, no…what had I done?

The vivid scenes played like a movie in my head. Leander’s passionate words right before he placed his mark on my neck, a symphony of wolves celebrating Nature’s course, letting go of my inhibition at the shifter bar, caught up at the moment.

Laughing

Touching

Loving

y I had to leave.

th him, but seeing him hurt, hurt me as well. I couldn’t stop it. It was as Nature had decreed. And I didn’t want to make that pain any more severe than it would already be. I dreaded that moment…telling him goodbye. I already knew he wouldn’t make it easy. My Wolf whined in my head. She didn’t like my

e he killed my father, and only minutes after he’d killed my mother. Those were the reasons I had to say goodbye. I couldn’t dishonor their memory. I couldn’t allow myself to love the one who’d taken their lives, no matter what just-cause he felt he had, in doing so.

eathing steady and even. He had one arm thrown over my waist, holding me t

as slowly and silently as I could, I gentl

is.”

Young one, your heat is coming in f

or three years to achieve intimacy with another Wolf, and that was before I even knew Leander. How much harder would it be now that I knew what I would be missing?

transparent, because her smile fell, concern taking its place in her chestnut eyes. She handed me a glass of orange juice. “Are you okay, young one?”

pairs understood the truth behind our claiming ceremony, but not the rest of the pack. I couldn’t fall apart every time someone brou

wiped away. “Of course you are my dear. We all were once.” She patted my hand. “You will be just fine. Just let Nature do what Nature does.” I nodd

she’d been right. I’d eaten much more than I anticipated.

rrupted my thoughts-Leander!

und my back and kissed me softly on the cheek. “Good morning.” His tone was kind, but also wary. “I missed you earlier.” It was a statement, but it was also a

e you.”

e me but was thankful he decided to let it drop for now. The three of us made small talk while he finished eating.

range juice and looked at me. “Are you ready to go?”

ked. When we made it into the woods, he murmured, “Are you okay? Do you regret-?”

nterrupted him. “I don’t re