Carla giggled softly at his response before she slightly shook her head, blushing from his kiss and the sparks she felt.
"You're not the only one who's fighting your inner wolf love."
She then grabbed his hand and lightly squeezed it in her own.
"I may not be ready to fully mate, but I know I am ready to be yours and a part of your life. I just..."
Carla sighed as she dropped Jackson's hand and her gaze to the ground.
"I haven't fully told you everything that has happened."
Jackson was looking at her lovingly but could tell was upset about something. He stopped in the middle of the town and had her turn to him.
"Tell me then, because I intend to protect you. If you're so afraid of this never happening. I will fight tooth and nail to show you how much I'm willing to die for you. No, live for you. I want us to be together, live together, and so much more. I'm going into this with everything I have. All I ask is you do the same so that I can protect you from the dangers that lay out there in wait."
Jackson said honestly, his words were full of love and passion for her. It was proof that he wasn't planning to reject her or hurt her in any way.
Carla smiled a bit from his words as she bit her bottom lip.
"You won't like any of it love, but my mate has a right to know."
Carla's wolf Zyla nodded in both approval of calling Jackson our mate and in agreement that he won't like what happened to his mate.
Carla looked up at him as she spoke up.
"Well you know how I was marked to be bound to my own pack, well it's not just that..."
She then moved her hair to show another mark that was forced on her by the male chosen to be her mate. She closed her eyes as she sighed softly.
"I am already marked by the one chosen to be my mate, but I do not find joy or love for him at all. The mark was forced on to me after I had refused my dad's proposal."
She then dropped her hair and slowly lifted her shirt to show gash mark like scars on her lower abdomen.
"I was beaten and starved for months until I was to weak to resist. They used wolfsbane and sliver to break me down... I can't even phase into my wolf from how weak I still am."
When Jackson saw all of this, his eyes turned black with fury. But something was off... If she was marked by another male, why could he still feel the mate bond? Normally, when one was marked by another and they're not their fated mate, the true mate bond was broken. It was then called the Chosen Mate Bond, but it only served the True Mate Bond when both parties consented.
Another thing that confused Jackson was when one was marked by another, both wolves scents would mix. So if Jackson marked her, her scent would be the same with some of his scent mixed within her. But the thing is, he never smelt another male. Only Carla's intoxicating waterfall and strawberry scent.
"I think your father used black magic on you. Only explanation to why that mark has no scent coming from it. As for your wounds and being starved. We'll make sure to take good care of you here. We'll get the pack Doctor to inspect you and also have a witch look at the mark."
Jackson stated as he was angry. He didn't hide it either, but he also didn't go on a rampage like he wanted to on the other pack for abusing his mate.
Carla frowned a bit as she looked at Jackson. She didn't speak but instead stepped closer to him and threw her arms around his neck. Her wolf Zyla howled in both sadness and happiness from their mate not rejecting them. She looked up at Jackson as she spoke.
"I'm willing to go under any examinations and tests as long as my mate is there with me please?"
Jackson hugged back as he replied
"Of course, I would do anything for you my amazing mate. I don't care what is happening with you, I intend to make you mine."
Jackson and his inner wolf, Cosmo, were happy she wanted to be with them. For some sudden reason, they had an erge to bite where her fake mark was. In fact, his eyes were drifting to it and his canines had started to come out.
The thing was, it was all instinctive and primal that he was doing so. It was like if he didn't it now, things were going to be far worse later. Before he knew it, he was pushing his canines into the mark. A force was pushing back but Jackson wasn't giving up and bit down harder till the force just vanished.
Not knowing that Jackson had just broke the first part of the curse, nor did he know that was giving her immense pain.
Carla smiled at Jackson more as he called her his amazing mate. She and her wolf loved being called his. She softly giggled as she spoke.
"I love hearing that, |-"
Before she could finish the bite Jackson had given took her attention. The bite felt more like an easy needle prick at first but then slowly started to cause more pain.
Her wolf Zyla howled with joy but then softly whimpered which caused the whimpers to reach Carla's own vocal cords. She whimper out from both feeling invaded but more from the now burning pain in her neck.
A new mark was forming where Jackson bit her but it also started to turn a sickly green color. She tried to speak but could not make any words, only whimpers of pain.
Her vision became spotty as she started to feel her legs slowly give out from under her. She slumped into Jackson's chest as her vision started to fade to black, leaving her unconscious.
