The Chosen

Chapter eight

Calleo's P.O.V

She woke before I did. I opened my eyes and she was staring at me, but not in a creepy way. I instantly felt bad for not being awake before she was. She didn't need to be alone right now. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her against me.

"Good morning, beautiful." I whispered in her ear.

"Good morning." she whispered.

I kissed her cheek and tightened my grip on her. She buried her face in my chest. I stroked her hair soothingly. She was so soft and fragile. She needed someone to protect her from all of this bad stuff going on right now.

She lifted her head from my chest and looked at me. "We have to talk."

"About what?" I asked,still stroking her hair gently.

"There's something I need to do. And you're not going to like it."

My hand froze on her hair. "What is it?"

She looked down and started playing with the edge of the sheet. This was bad. "I have to go to them."

"Them?" she was confusing me.

"You know who I'm talking about."

Then it all clicked in my mind. "No!" I growled.

"I have to. More people will get hurt if they don't get me."

"You're not turning yourself over to them." I growled, sitting up.

She sat up with me. "They killed my father! I can't risk losing someone else. They know we mated, which means they'll come for you next. I can't lose you too."

"If you turn yourself over to them, you'll lose me."

"But, you'll still be alive and happy."

I shoved the sheet off of me and got up from the bed, my blood boiling with anger. "You'll think I'll be happy without you? I just got you, Ellie. I'm not going to let you do this!"

"It's my choice. It's my life!"

"You're my mate! In case you forgot, we mated last night."

"I know that, but this is just something I have to do for my father."

"You think he'd want you to put yourself in the clutches of the enemy that killed him? What's to stop them from killing you?"

"Their Alpha wants me to be his mate. If it stops people I love from getting hurt, then I'll take that risk."

"And you think I'd just let you leave?"

"It's my choice!" she yelled. "My life."

"It's not just yours, Ellie. It's mine, too. If I lose you, I'm nothing." my voice broke at the end.

She slid out of the bed and walked over to me. "I love you, Calleo. You know that. But I have to do this."

"I won't let you." I whispered.

She put her hands on either side of my face and brought my face down to hers, kissing me gently. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her against me. Her arms wrapped around my neck and I lifted her into my arms. She wrapped her legs around my waist and I walked over to the bed. I set her on the bed before pushing her back and lying on top of her.

Ellie's P.O.V

We made love slowly. It was better than our first time, and our first time was mind blowing. After wards, Calleo laid his head on my chest and fell asleep. I laid for for a few hours, running my fingers through his hair and wondering about what it would be like if we got our happy ending.