The Mute Mate

XXII

I stared back at my mate as he held my hands in his and looked at me endearingly after an encounter with a group of girls that wanted to flirt. He wasn't letting on anything that he was getting at, but he already told me he wasn't mad. 

He took a deep breath and smiled, "I want you to know that I didn't want any of those girls no matter how much they threw themselves at me," even though he told me directly, it didn't make me feel any better about those sluts. 

Woah there. Sluts is a little overboard isn't it? There was only one slut.

Even though I am usually calm and collected, I couldn't stop the rising emotions in my chest from spilling out, "It isn't fair! The Goddess gave you to me! It's not debatable!" 

Alex quietly shushed me, being the calm and collected one here. "I know, princess. I know." He softly stroked my hands and I could practically purr at his touches of comfort. "You do know there's a way to tell others I'm completely off the market, right?" 

I chewed on my lip, not wanting to admit that I knew hardly anything about mates. Mom and Dad wanted to wait until I was older, who knows when that would have been. I shook my head, looking into his eyes and drowning in his eyes and softness. 

He kissed my hands one more time, this time leaving them on his face. I had to admit, I enjoyed the feeling as well. His facial hair, his soft skin, his warmness. He explained through my fingers, "When mates come together and mark each other, others know to not try it out of respect." 

I didn't want to sound like a naive little girl, but I felt like I had to. "Mark? Like...like sex?" 

"Like making love, princess." His eyes were glossed over with a film of lust. 

I'm okay with this. Please? Please? I'd love this.

There was a heat in my core that began to burn my insides with every waking moment. A wetness grew between my legs and I wish I could hide it from him, but as more heat rushed through my body, the more I noticed he knew. I shifted to get more comfortable, but nothing seemed comfortable enough to sit in front of a God and seeing his lust. 

I had a nervous lump in my throat that I knew holding me back. The one thought that I felt would ruin the whole moment if I had said anything, but when I watched his eyes drag over my body, I knew what he wanted. When our eyes met once again, they were midnight black. It was both scary and enticing at the same time. 

The wetness between my legs simply got worse, but I wanted to pull back because of how he looks. A growl rose from him, deep and dominating. It was an undoubtedly an Alpha's growl, an Alpha's force. The fact that I was mated with an Alpha was sinking in more than ever right now. Alexander leaned in closer to me, his lips leading and defining his urges. 

As much as I wanted his lips on mine. As much as I wanted to kiss him and taste him. I couldn't. I pulled back against the desires of my body and Alex's eyes shot to mine. His mouth was slightly hanging open and I saw his canines present. His wolf was coming forward, there was no doubt about that. 

It took him a minute to come out of his instincts and finally spoke, "Something wrong, sweetie?" He asked. He took a couple of deep breaths and was trying to come back into control, his eyes signaling the switch. 

I chewed on my lip, simply wanting to blurt it out, but not being able to come to it quite yet. I shook my head and tried anyway, "I...I haven't-. I've never-"

"You've never been with anybody before?" He was still close to me even though the advances had stopped between us. I felt the warm breath on my cheeks, eyes, and nose and the sound of his voice was both dominating but also weak to give into cravings. It sent a chill down my spine of how sexy this man was regardless.