The Denied Mate

Chapter 8

The Denied Mate

Chapter 8

               In life people make decisions. Some of them are good; some of them are not so good. There are the decisions that shock people, and there are the decisions that impress people. Then, there are the decisions that you really wish you didn't make. This was one of them for me.

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It had been 20 days since I last saw Lukas, 20 glorious days. But, those have been my last 20 days of freedom. I know that my time is running out, and I know that Lukas knows that this is my last day with James.

Oh, James. Over the past 20 days, James and I have gone on six amazing dates. I never thought that I would get as close to James as I did. I never even thought that I would develop the kind of feelings for James that I did.  I don't know how I'm going to end it with James. What was I going to do? Just walk up to him and say it's over?  Say, 'Oh sorry, my extremely possessive mate actually wants to give us a chance, so it looks like we're going to have to cut all ties with each other before he rips your head off?' My mind was spinning with options. How was I going to do this? I genuinely enjoyed James and his company. Sighing, I realized what I had to do. I had to go talk to the devil himself.

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               Knocking on the apartment door, I dreaded who was on the other side of it. The door swung open, with a smirking idiot on the other side of the door. "To what do I owe this pleasure, Cassie?" Groaning I looked at Lukas.

               "We need to talk." Lukas smirked, opening the door.

               "Come on in, baby." I shot him a venomous look.

               "Don't call me that." Sitting on the couch, I felt the couch dip next to me. Looking over, I saw Lukas looking at me, with a jean clad leg crossed over the other. I scooted farther away from him. "Listen, Lukas, I know this is going to be hard for you to understand, but I have to get my word out." Lukas looked at me, curiosity all over his features.

               Taking a deep breath, I looked at him. "I know that we said three weeks. But, I was wondering if maybe, we could extend that date?" I shot him a shaky smile. Lukas looked at me for a couple minutes, no emotion on his face, before he busted out laughing. I groaned, knowing that this wasn't going to end anywhere near to good.

               Lukas suddenly sobered up, and looked at me, getting closer. "Now really tell me what wanted to ask me." I gulped, looking anywhere but him.

               "I'm being serious, Lukas. I want more time." Lukas looked at me, before anger seeped over his face. Standing up, he started pacing, his eyes shifting between green and black.

               "What did you just say?" He growled, shaking violently. I gulped backing away from him.

               "I need more time. James, he makes me feel normal. He makes me feel happy. He's someone who truly cares about me and mate or not I need to spend more time with him. There's something there. I don't know if it's just as a friend or as more." Lukas picked up a vase and threw it across the room. Running a hand roughly through his hand he looked at him, a crazy look in his eyes.

               "Cassia! I'm your mate! I'm the one who's meant for you! Not some human. I'm your other half," he said walking slowly towards me.  I gulped taking a couple steps back.

               "Maybe what I need is a human right now," I whispered looking down. "James doesn't hurt me repeatedly. James takes me on dates, he makes me laugh, and he makes me feel good." Lukas looked at me, hurt in his eyes. He closed them, and opened them back up, an unknown emotion taking over his eyes.

               Stalking towards me, like a predator like a prey, I gulped. All of a sudden I felt myself trip over something. Lukas caught me and we both fell back on the wood floor, Lukas on top, lust in his eyes. Putting both him arms over me, he looked at me.

               "James makes you feel good Cassie?" He whispered, trailing a finger over my lips and down my body. I shivered, closing my eyes. Damn him for making innocent touching turn me on. He grabbed my chin, making me look at him. "Does he Cassia?" I gulped, looking into Lukas' beautiful orbs.

               "Yes," I whispered hesitantly. Lukas looked at me with mock curiosity.

               "Does he make you feel good, like I do, Cassia?" He whispered in my ear, nipping my earlobe. I gasped, sucking in my breath. Lukas chuckled, peppering kisses up and down my neck. I gasped, feeling my eyes roll back when Lukas kissed right where he would mark me.

               "Does he Cassie?" He whispered, grinding himself into me. I moaned arching my back, feeling the need to get closer to Lukas. Lukas growled, kissing down my neck and into my cleavage. "Answer me."Answer what? I thought hazily.

               Lukas weaved his hand in my hair and lightly pulled on it making me gasp at the tug of pain. "Does James make you feel as good as I do?" I felt Lukas grind into me more.

               "Oh, god no," I moaned, feeling my eyes close. Lukas chuckled lightly.

               "That's what I thought." He leaned down and kissed me like I was water and he was dying of thirst. I wrapped my arms around his neck, kissing him back with as much passion. I wrapped my legs around Lukas' waist, feeling him lift up my shirt. I broke the kiss, letting him lift it up over me. Flipping us around, I found myself straddling him. I looked down to see Lukas looking at me with multiple emotions.

               "What?" I whispered, looking down at him. He brushed a piece of hair behind my ear.

               "You're so beautiful Cassie," he whispered. I blushed, looking down. I kissed him hard, running my hands up his shirt, feeling his sexy ass muscles. I lifted the shirt above his head and started kissing down his abs, making him groan. "Cassie, if you keep doing that, then don't expect me to stop." I looked at Lukas, giving him a wolfish grin.

               "Then don't." Lukas growled, gripping my butt in his hands, and picking me up. I squealed, wrapping my legs around him and gripping onto him as he walked into his room, shutting the door.  Pushing me against the wall, he captured my lips, dominating the kiss. I moaned in his mouth, and felt him undo the buttons to my jeans. Growling at the difficulty, he ripped them in half making me laugh. He smiled in my eyes and threw me on the bed, making me fall into it, a smile on my face.

               Quick as lightening he hovered over me, just in his briefs. Just as he was about to open his mouth and ask me a question, his door burst open, revealing Carter. "Hey man I just –" Quick as lightening Lukas pulled me off the bed, and stood completely in front of me, blocking Carter from seeing me. "Oh shit."

               Lukas growled, and started to shake, but I wrapped my arms around his torso. Hiding my face in Lukas' back, I sighed, feeling the fire in my legs ache.

"Great timing man, fucking great timing." Lukas growled.