Untamed: Book one

Chapter three: His secret

Owens POV ~

She looks at me, her eyes still filled with silent fear. "No no. You're not a prisoner, I'm sorry I just didn't expect you to be up roaming around. You caught me off guard." My voice husky as I try to relax her. I gently touch her cheek and she leans into it out of reflex, the sparks igniting between us making her body relax a bit when I touch her. Then as quickly as i touched her I drop my hand realizing my mistake, my body tensing up as my eyes harden again. "I'll grab you some more water. Please. Go back to bed, you do not need to be up right now." I snap, forcing my voice to be cold and clipped no matter how much I want to comfort her. I turn on my heel away from her and walk down the hallway, reveling in her scent, the little bit of heaven I will allow myself to indulge in.
"What the fuck was that?! Stop denying it she's our mate, our female!" My inner wolf growls at me baring his canines, his fur standing on end.
"That's not possible, she doesn't even know she's a wolf! Besides.. she deserves better..." I snap back at him, only further enraging my wolf further. I walk out the front door, taking in deep breaths of the cold air to calm myself. My heart rate slows a bit as my nerves die down, my hand still tingling from the sparks I felt in my entire being when I touched her.
*FLASHBACK*
A scent, like that of chocolate and roses, envelops me. I look around following my instincts to find the source of the smell, curiosity overtaking me as my wolf pushes forward propelling me. I look around, finding myself staring at a beautiful woman, singing to herself as she cleans. "Mate! Our mate!" My inner wolf howls at me. "That's not possible! They don't exist except in fairy tales!" I growl back at him internally. I watch her for a while more before clearing my throat to get her attention, the scent of her driving us insane. I watch as she realizes she's not alone and she immediately straightens up her cheeks flushing in embarrassment, which causes my heart to flutter. I drink her in, her eyes, her smile, her perfectly rounded.. STOP! I smack myself internally, fighting for control as my wolf whimpers wanting our mate, right here, right now. When she speaks her voice becomes music to my ears, her heartbeat and breath, the reason for my existence. It's no longer gravity holding me to this earth. It is her.
*END FLASHBACK*
Ugh. I want her, more than anything. Yet she doesn't even know she's a shifter, let alone my mate, my Luna. I battle with my wolf internally finally getting him to calm down as I walk back inside. I glance at myself in the mirror and run my fingers through my tousled hair once more trying to get rid of the disheveled looking man staring back at me. My hair finally relaxes a bit and I walk into the kitchen grabbing Arabella a glass of water from the fridge, before walking silently back to my room where I sense her presence. I push the door open, making sure that it doesn't make any noise, before peering into the dark room. Arabella lies on the bed, still dressed in my black shirt, sleeping soundly. Her breathing is slow and steady, I listen to it allowing it to calm me further as I place the glass on the night-stand next to her. Silently my feet bring me to the other side of the bed and I find myself climbing into the sheets next to her, my body relaxing as I lay down next to her. My mate, my Luna, my piece of heaven, she looks so innocent as she slumbers. Arabella shifts in her sleep her body instinctively pulling her to me so that she is curled right up next to me, her hand gently laid upon my side. "Our female." My wolf purrs to me. "She deserves better.." I say back to him. I stroke her hair gently as I don't wish to wake her from her sleep, her scent enveloping me once again as I wrap her in my arms shielding her from the world. My fingers trace small circles in her back as I watch my entire world lay relaxed and sleeping in my arms. I kiss her forehead gently and close my eyes preparing to let myself sleep alongside her. Not but a moment later I smell an unfamiliar scent invading my territory, just as I hear my beta calling into my mind-link "Alpha there is a rogue somewhere in our territory, he was stalking some female. We aren't sure where he went!" My inner wolf growls at the message as I reply back quickly "he's close to my house I can smell him. Get him quickly Quinn, who was the female he was after?" I continue the small circles on her back, willing myself to remain calm for her sake. "I'm not sure who she is, she's a wolf I could tell that much. She was walking from a coffee shop, then she disappeared and so did he. Her scent went one way his went another as if someone had scared him off her trail." My body instantly freezes as I realize the female the rogue was after was her. Arabella. My luna. My mate. My wolf instantly growls, wanting to find the rogue and tear him to shreds for even thinking about hurting my mate. "He was after.. my mate.. your Luna." I mind link Quinn quickly, telling him with those few words the severity of the situation.

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I am so so sorry about this it's really late here! I thought it would be longer but I ended up having to separate this into two chapters! The next chapter (continuation of this one) will be up shortly! Stay tuned my lovelies! 😘
Sorry I've hit a bit of writers block lovelies