The Mate

Chapter Twenty-Three

They ran until they reached a seventh door. Once he opened that door it led to his bedroom closet. She looked around confused.

"Wait, there's a tunnel from my house to yours?"

"Yes,"

"What the heck?" she whispered.

She sat down to gather her breath while she watched him walk in and out of the room to the bathroom and closets. She watched him grab numerous different items.

"Uhh, shouldn't we be out there helping them fight?"

"No,"

"But we are the Luna and Alpha."

"Yes, but he is after you."

"Then let me go to him."

His hands stilled as she walked over to him.

"The attack is because of me. I'm the reason our people are being harmed. Let me find him. I have to talk to him anyway. We already agreed to that. I have-"

"No," he said firmly.

"I have to talk to him, Alex."

"No, you will not."

She let out a singular laugh. "Oh, I'm going. And I don't care what you say."

She walked to her closet and changed into a pair of jeans and a tee shirt. She put her tennis shoes on. Spraying on her perfume and her lotion.

"I will be okay. I'm going to be okay. He won't hurt me. I won't let him." he reached up to her.

"Come back to me."

"Always." she put her hand in his. "I love you."

"I love you too."

She turned around and began her walk outside. It was quiet. Too quiet. She knew something or someone was waiting.

"Ethan." she simply said. She waited a beat before she thought about saying his name again.

"My Luna," he said. He stood in front of her, naked with blood on him. It took everything in her to not cry at the blood on him. She knew it was all because she didn't want him as her mate.

"Stop the attack now."

He stood there for a second. "Done," he said.

"Thank you." She took another step closer to him. "You can not fight on my territory. You will not fight on my lands." He opened his mouth to start talking, she raised her hand. "No," she shook her head. "You will not speak while I am talking to you."

He nodded his head, understanding he was not going to speak out of turn with his mate.

"This is my land, my pack. You will leave at once and if you don't I will never give you a chance. I know what we both felt in that kiss. I know what I have to do. But I need you to understand this once thing for sure. I am not your Luna."

She turned around and began her walk back inside, she didn't look back. She didn't have to look back to know that he was angry. She didn't have to look back to know that he was charging toward her. She turned just as he began to transform, she slid under him letting him jump over her. As she stood up she watched Ethan walk toward her.

"You hurt me, you will die." she yelled at him.

He growled.

"Go ahead." she dared him. "Kill me. Kill me and you kill yourself." she sneered at him.