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𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 ɞ 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 3

harry stares in utter shock at the declaration. his mate? what exactly did he mean by that? while harry's aware of what the meaning of a mate is, he's not entirely sure what zayn is getting at. what did he mean by harry's going to be his mate? the brunette stares into the darker man's golden eyes, almost forgetting how his body is supposed to function with how he's gazing at him. that look of desire and determination swirling in his eyes. what's more is his exceptionally warm hands gripping harry's waist firmly, holding him in place, like he was afraid the brunette would suddenly disappear if he dared let go.

they brought goosebumps to the surface of his skin.

harry isn't sure what to make of this whole situation. first, he had this whole werewolf thing sprung on him so suddenly, which he's still trying to process at the moment, and now zayn is saying that they are going to be mates. this came as a bombshell to him. he's trying to wrap his head around this, struggling to form words on what to say next. he didn't even know if he could speak on the situation, not until he understood this a little bit more. he needed a lot more clarity.

"what do you mean by, your mate?" harry asks, his voice full of uncertainty and inquisitiveness. zayn presses his thumbs into the brunette's hips firmer, tilting his head while leaning in closer. murmuring into his ear huskily, sending chills shooting up and down harry's spine.

"my lover." heat rushes to harry's cheeks, a tiny gasp emitting through his lips at the words. virescent eyes gaping at the dark haired man before him once he'd pulled back to stare into his eyes once more. harry is frozen, his mind in turmoil. lover. lover, he wanted harry to be his lover? is that really what he is saying? a barrage of questions begin outpouring into his head, whirling around through his mind like a raging storm. his lips are parted like he wants to respond, but he can't, he doesn't know how.

"y-your lover.." harry whispers trailing off, astonished. it's completely bizarre and out of the blue. certainly not something that harry had been expecting, not even a little. for some extremely attractive man to show up out of nowhere without warning and proclaim that he wanted harry to be his lover. that's definitely not something harry deals with on a daily basis, or anything he's ever dealt with in his entire life, actually.

harry's never had anyone straight up tell him they wanted to be with him, let alone show any interest in wanting to pursue a relationship with him. he's always been alone, always kept to himself and didn't know many people or have any friends aside from a couple associates in classes he shared with a few people. the brunette is gobsmacked, utterly speechless. how does one suppose he respond to something as big as that?

it's true, harry spent a significant amount of his time coming to and from the forest to spend time with alp- zayn, whilst he was in the form of a wolf. albeit this still sorta came out of nowhere. he admits they've bonded quite a lot during the extent of a month. harry cared deeply for the wolf—zayn, and won't deny they've grown very close and formed an remarkable bond like no other. but, at the same time, zayn was an animal during that time and harry wasn't looking at him in that way. because he was an animal, and harry wasn't looking to fall in love with an animal, because that's just outright barbaric.

it wasn't like that. their bond was completely innocent and merely that between a human and an animal. anything further than that would be plain weird.

then again, could harry really say that he feels the same way now that whom was once a wolf is standing in front of him as a human? was all the time they spent together honestly enough for zayn to determine that he wanted to be with him? does this revelation suddenly change everything between them? harry doesn't know. he's confused, uncertain of what to do or what to say. for that reason, he stands there like a statue for a moment, unmoving as his brain tries to sort this all out in a way that makes sense.