HIS MATE || KIM TAEHYUNG✔

EP 04

"I'm not going to do anything about it because there is nothing to do. You may like to sleep around, but I made a promise to save myself for my mate, and I will. He'll be the only man to have me. Alpha or not, I don't owe you anything. I'm loyal to you, but that doesn't mean you get to have my body."

Her lips were swollen, and her face flushed. The scent of her arousal was heavy in the air, a stark contrast to her words. Taehyung found it hard to believe she didn't want him, especially as her body clearly responded to his presence.

But he knew one thing she didn't: he was her mate.

Y/N had saved her virginity for the man she intended to be with. He'd get a virgin. A tiny part of him was really excited about that. A woman who hadn't been touched by anyone else. Someone he could show, instruct, and guide to how he wanted her. To give her all the pleasure she deserved. Then another part of him was a little pissed. She was going to be a virgin, which meant he was going to have to go slow. There was going to be pain. A woman's first time was never easy.

Fuck. He didn't know if he could be gentle. Being gentle had never, ever been in his nature, and now, he would have to be. For her.

"Now, if you'll excuse me. I know there are a couple of women back at the bar who would really like to dance with you."

He let her take a couple more steps, but he couldn't keep up this charade any longer. She wouldn't tell anyone, and he had hoped she'd sense he was her mate as well. It would seem her weakness extended to not knowing who her mate was. He didn't even know how he got the short fucking straw, but he certainly had.

"You're my mate," he said.

She stopped walking and turned toward him, her eyes wide with shock. Her lips parted slightly, and he could see the disbelief written all over her face. Her body tensed up.

"What?" she asked, her voice barely a whisper. Her eyes, usually warm and dark brown, were now sharp and searching his face for any sign of deception.

"You're my mate, Y/N, which means that little cherry you're saving is all mine." He didn't mean to be crude; it just came out naturally. His eyes softened slightly as he looked at her, a mix of possession and tenderness in his gaze.

"You're lying," she said, shaking her head. Her voice wavered, and she took a step back. Her heart pounded inside her chest. It wasn't possible for her to be his mate. She'd have known, wouldn't she?

"You have a keen sense of smell, but some of your wolf senses have always been off. Just like you can't always detect creatures in the forest. Your hearing is okay, but not as good as some of the trackers and hunters within the pack. You're also a little too trusting of tourists, a trait you haven't exactly inherited from your wolf side."

Being a wolf, she should naturally try to keep the pack safe and rarely talk to outsiders. Their small town always had a few backpackers coming through, and she was the only town person to approach them. To not be afraid of them.

"Not lying, Y/N." His voice was steady, and his expression earnest.She would have been able to smell the lie. It's what scared her. For her lack of wolf traits, she actually possessed one that was rare. Scenting lies, truths, and every other scent wasn't common. She'd heard stories about someone like her. She hadn't told a single soul what she could do.

Taehyung wasn't lying.

In fact, now that she took a moment, she could smell the mating heat rising within him. It had always been a part of Taehyung whenever he was with her. She had figured he smelled like that around her because that was his distinctive smell. Each time she'd been near him without him knowing, he didn't smell like this.

She liked his scent. It was spicy, hot. It always had her warm beneath her clothes, making her think of sex and many other things she had only thought of sharing with her mate."You can't be. If I'm your mate, how come you haven't initiated our bonding? You would have taken me by now." She folded her arms across her chest, trying to protect herself. Her voice trembled slightly, and she bit her lower lip.

If she was really Taehyung's mate, there were going to be a lot of angry females in the pack.Staring at him, she saw the pity in his eyes. He looked almost sad, his shoulders slumping slightly.

"You've been fighting it, haven't you?" she asked.

"Yes."

"Why?" Her voice was stronger now, demanding an answer.

"Look around you at the pack," he said. "There are a lot of females who would want to take your place. Who would want what you have."

"I don't have anything."

"You will. This pack. Being by my side. A lot of women would kill for it."

She felt tears spring to her eyes. "You're ashamed of me.""No!" he shouted, his voice breaking. His eyes were wide with alarm, and he quickly glanced around, checking to see if anyone heard. He was angry, his fists clenching at his sides. His face was contorted with frustration, and his eyes flashed with a mix of anger and desperation.