I'm the Alpha's Mate

Chapter 8

"I don't want to take you away from your work," I protest.

Her expression softens. "Yeji, I don't want to risk your safety, and I cannot trust anyone else right now."

I lightly nod, agreeing to her offer. I tighten the string of the robe, preparing for the cool autumn weather to hit me roughly right when I step outside. Following her out the door, my attention drifts as my eyes watch the tall grass by the tree line. The long blades softly sway in the breeze, making me feel as if I have entered some sort of dream state.

I also watch my Mate.

I am not sure what Alphas do, all I know is that they are the leader of the pack. One of the many things prodding me in the back of the head is the title, Luna. She is the queen of the Alphas king. Will I become Luna? The girl that was locked in an attic then hidden at her grandmother's house, the girl who speaks to a person no one else can see. I do not sound like the person for the job. Not only am I clueless about Alphas, but Luna's also, which seems obvious. How can one know about the Luna and not the Alpha, and the other way around?

"Listen, we aren't trying to cause you any trouble." My head turns in the direction of the voice.

Off to the right, in the direction of the building, I see three men, one of them being Hanbin. The other two looks to be standing against the wall, their backs to the dull bricks. "What's going on over there?"

"Nothing, now keep walking," my mate says uneventfully, though there definitely seems to be something going on. As I look closer and think harder, I realize that those two men must be the rogues Hanbin was talking about.

My feet begin to lead me in that direction, leading me away from my grandmother's house.

"You are not going over there," my mate grabs my arm. "Just a minute ago you were begging to see your grandmother, so that is what we are going to do."

"What's happening over there?" I question while pulling my arm from her grasp. "Those are the rogues, what are they doing?" My mate says nothing but gives me a certain look. "I want to go over there."

"You are not going over there."

Suddenly, I spin around and quickly walk in the direction my feet are dying to take me in. I can feel my mate behind me. Surprisingly, I notice an object in Hanbin's hand, but I cannot see it clearly enough to tell exactly what it is.

"I said-" she begins, and I interrupt. "What is he holding? Is that...Is that a gun?" Immediately, I begin to move faster. "He has a gun," I glanced back and shouted at my mate, who oddly, does not seem as surprised as I am. That man, Hanbin, is going to hurt those people, he is going to shoot them.

"You have to stop him!"

"Yeji, stop," my mate says harshly. "Don't make me force you."

Her threat only makes me move faster, and soon enough the three notice me hurrying towards them. "I see your gun!" I yell to Hanbin as I stomp accusingly up to him. "How could you do something like this?"

He peers behind me at the Alpha, looking right past me as if he did not hear me. "We are leaving," my mate tells me, not giving me any options by the tone of her voice.

Without thinking, I snatched the weapon from Hanbin's grasp and held it to my chest.

"Yeji, let go of the gun," she says carefully and reaches her hand out, expecting me to give it to her.

I ignore my Mate and glare at Hanbin. "You were going to kill these people."

"Yes, as my Alpha ordered me to."

My brow furrows together before I look back at her. I ask with the gun still in my hand.

My mate suddenly steps forward lunging for the weapon, but I move away and hold the gun up out of fear. The nozzle points directly at her chest. "Give me the gun," her voice grows tenser, more unforgiving.

"You were going to kill me-you called me a rogue!"

"Why would I kill you?" She steps closer. "Why would I kill my own mate?"

My hand begins to shake. "I-I... All I want is to see my grandmother."

"We can go do that."

"And I want these people to let go, a-along with the girl that was in my cell," I ordered, the gun still pointing at her. Obviously, I am not going to shoot anything, but they do not need to know that.

"I can't do that," she says.

I straighten my arm, emphasizing that there is indeed a gun pointing at her chest.

"I know you aren't going to shoot me. You can't." Her eyes gaze steadily into mine, making me clench my free hand into a fist. "Now give me the gun so you don't hurt yourself and we can go see your grandmother."

"No, I want them to let free. You called me a rogue and all I did was accidentally step on your land."

"Yes," one of the men against the building called out. "We did not know this was claimed land Alpha, or we would have stayed far away."

My mate does not engage with the man, but instead, she attempts to grab the gun again, this time gripping my arm, holding me in place. Knowing that if she gets it, these people will die, I do the only thing that I know will make her actually listen to me.

I quickly hold the gun up to my own head. My mate let's go immediately.

"Let them go," I repeat, and this time I see the fear in his eyes. "I'll do it."

"Yeji, please. Move the gun."

"After they are let go."

She runs her hand through her hair. "Fine, let them go, I don't care. Now give me the gun."

"And the girl in my cell."

Hanbin cuts in. "This is ridiculous, Alpha. She's just a little girl, take the gun from her."

"I am not a-"

Hanbin abruptly lungs towards me and grabs onto the arm holding the gun, pulling it down. The weapon almost slips from my grasp and I fight to hang onto it. Then a shot rings in my ears.

"Yeji!"

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