Mates with the Enemy

Chapter TWENTY EIGHT

Aaron's POV:

I had to do it. Apologize. I'd never done that before, but I knew I had to do that now. 

As soon as my lips touched Elle's my mind suddenly went clear and Blake no longer had control over me. But that made everything worse, because I realized I didn't even ask for her consent. The kiss had made me lose my mind, and when the realization hit me,  I panicked and ran right out. Oh goddess, I'm such a fool. She's gonna hate me so much. It was the first time I had actually kissed someone. Even with Sarah, I had never actually kissed her lips because I wanted to wait for my mate. The kiss had been magical, and had affected me as I ended up thinking about her sweet lips all night. 

I stood outside Elle's door, unable to move. For the first time in my life, I was hesitating. And that was because I was also going to apologize for the first time in my life. Well actually, I might've said sorry once or twice to Damien and Rayden, but they didn't really count, because they're like brothers to me. 

Maybe I should stop by Sophia's room first and talk to her about this. No, I'll probably use that time to talk myself out of it, no matter what she says. If I'm doing this, I have to do it now. 

The reason I'm so worried is because I'm not only just apologizing. I'm letting them free as well. I'd be an idiot not to. I can't keep Elle my prisoner forever. She'd only hate me if I did that. And I would never be able to live with that. 

I took a breath, and lightly kicked open the door. She raised her head and blinked warily, as if I had just woken her up. But then she smiled at me, and I could feel my heart start racing. Oh goddess, I wanted to kiss her again. 

Elle's POV:

The cell door opening woke me up from my nap. Emerald hadn't slept properly all night, which had been wierd because she was never like this. I had strolled the whole night walking back and forth with her in my arms. Putting her down only made her wake up and start crying again. It had only been about an hour since she finally layed down in her crib and went to sleep. 

I looked up to see Aaron walk into the room. I smile immediately lit up my face, and I realized that I was falling deeper and deeper. I cursed the stupid bond, because I had a feeling he had finally come to reject me. He regretted that kiss and was here to tell me that I wasn't worthy to be his mate. 

All the negative thoughts went to my head, and I started hyperventilating, my breath coming out in short, sharp gasps. My wolf whined at my thoughts, and howled in sadness. 

Aaron ran to me, kneeling down and telling me to look at him. His face looked blurry, and his voice sounded so far away. I could feel my tears rolling down my face. I hadn't had a panic attack in years. They used to happen when I was in high school and got bullied, but it had been a few years since it last happened. I had been able to keep negative thoughts at the bay, and Soph and Jia had always been there to protect me. 

Suddenly, strong pair of arms wrapped around me, and I was lifted up into Aaron's lap. He pulled me to his chest, putting my head under his chin, rubbing my back and whispering little nonsenses. After a few minutes, the world around me began to clear. I could properly hear Aaron now.

"Shhhh, babygirl. It's okay. Everything is okay. I'm here, I'm here." My breathing began to slow down, and my tears dried up. Little sniffles still came out of me, but I felt a lot better. I had calmed down pretty quickly, probably because of Aaron's scent. 

When I realized that I had done all that infront of Aaron, embarrassement flooded my body. I looked down, biting on my nails. It was a bad habit of mine, and I'd never been able to get rid of it.