My Pet Mate

Chapter 4

*Adam's POV*

That went better than expected.

When I saw her terrified face this morning I was sure I would get kicked out, but she actually let me stay.

I turned on the shower. I hadn't had a proper shower in so long. I usually cleaned myself in wolf form or went to the stream to clean. It must have been years since I last had a proper warm shower.

I used to be part of a pack. But that pack was destroyed and since then I've been living as a rogue inside of the woods. I had always been a fan of the forest, so living there was never a problem. My wolf and I have a great bond too, so we managed to adjust quite quickly.

Admittedly, we had become more animal than man. I mean, it had been six years since we became rogue. Most wolves don't even make it one month without losing their humanity. When we got caught, I was simply a ghost in the background. They put us in a cage and there were camera's everywhere. I couldn't escape without exposing werewolf kind, and Cade hadn't let us shift in well over a month at that point. I had basically given up. I heard the caretakers talk about them putting me down and I wasn't sure if I would be too bothered by it. Eventually, my wolf had become quiet too, giving me control of his own form. That rarely happens, especially since we were almost fully rogue.

We basically slept through the entire month at the shelter. I hadn't even realized she had walked in when she had. We didn't get a lot to eat there, so we were quite weak. As soon as she held out her hand though, her scent overwhelmed us.

The smell was euphoric, she smelled of apple blossoms. Our head shot up and when we made eye contact we knew. Our mate. She was right in front of us, looking at us with interest. Before I realized it, my wolf had taken over again and tried his very best to make her adopt us, as degrading as that sounded. Like a switch was flipped our humanity had returned to us, and our mate was the only thing we could focus on.

Thankfully, she picked us, and I've never felt so much happiness. Besides the leash and the fact that she was convinced we were a dog, the first day went well. We didn't like acting like a dog. But at the same time we both knew we would do anything for our mate.

The next morning when she screamed I felt like I would have a heart attack. I thought she was in danger, only to realize I had unconsciously shifted back and she was terrified of me. After having explained myself she thankfully let us stay, and she made conversation with us.

I don't think I've ever felt so content, just talking to her at the breakfast table. It's what we always wished for when we were young. A mate we could spend all our time with. Who we could love and take care of. When we lived in the forest we had given up on that dream slightly, but it always stayed in the back of our minds. Now, she didn't know that she was our mate yet, but I already knew that this would be the woman I'd spend the rest of my life with. Wait? What if she has a boyfriend?

My wolf, Cade, growled in the back of my head. Clearly not happy with that thought.

'We'll ask her about it later.' I told him.

Cade responded positively to that.

I turned off the shower and dried myself. I put on the sweatpants, which were tight. I wondered if she would mind me looking around her closet for anything else to wear. I decided not to. I didn't want to invade her space. As tempting as it sounded to just explore her entire apartment, I didn't want her to think I was a creepy stalker. She probably already thought that after Cade ogled her last night.

'As if you didn't stare at her too' Cade snarled.

'I wouldn't have done it in such an obvious way.'