I Had To Leave You

Chapter 6: Alphas Mark

Warning: this chapter has some nasty stuff in it. Don't like, don't read.

Liam
I watched as my mate dozed off in my arms on the couch. He shoulders rising and falling with each steady breath. It felt so much better to have her in my arms. I had missed her so much that it hurt, my body ached for her. And it was worst when I had seen her falling off of the fence at school, how she seemed so relieved.
If anything had happened to her, I would've followed her right off that roof. I couldn't live without my make, my beautiful, delicate, funny, sarcastic mate. Justin had said she tried to kill herself two years ago but no one knew why. They didn't know that her mother was gone, Carol. I didn't understand how or why she could leave her own daughter like that. She was only twelve, I had just left and she said that her mother was gone in the morning then she never came back. My poor baby. I hated watching her cry, I just wanted her to be happy, to have a loving, caring family. Now that we were back she could live with us, me and my family. She and I could share a room, I would wake up to her beautiful face every morning and she wouldn't have to go through her entire life alone. It was a win-win situation. She frowned in her sleep, her body twitching all over. She started to whimper and I tried to shake her awake.
"Babe... Ruby... Hey, wake up, " I shook her lightly.

She woke with an ear-piercing scream and she flew upright.

"Hey, you're okay Darlin'." I cooed.

She was panting and I suspected she had a nightmare. Her body shook as she took in her surroundings, then her eyes landed on me. I pulled her to me.
"What is it?" I asked, trying to keep the panic from my voice. "What were you dreaming about?"

"Y-you left me again." Her voice was shaky and scared.

"I'm here, babe. I'm right here." I sat her on my lap and rocked her from side to side.

She snuggled deeper into me and took a deep breath. She was smelling me, I realized.
"Did you just smell me?" I asked.

Her face flushed bright red. "W-well, you, um... You smell, uh... I like your-your scent." She stuttered.

I chuckled and kissed her head, trying to hide the excitement and happiness that bloomed inside me. She liked my scent, that was good, it meant that she felt the mate pull. She loved me. I hugged her tighter and grinned into her soft blond hair.
"I love you, " I whispered.

She froze. "What kind of love?"

"What do you mean?" I frowned.

"A friend love or a 'you are my mate' kind of love?" She sounded nervous.

I wondered what she would say if I told her what I felt. I wondered if I should tell her the truth and risk losing her, or lie and possibly lose her because I told her I wanted to be friends. She peered up at me, wary hope shine in her hazel eyes.

"Ruby Elisabeth Daily, you are my mate," I said slowly.

Her eyes went wide with shock and... Excitement? Fear? I couldn't tell. I was so shocked by what she did next. Ruby wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled my lips down to hers. I froze for a split second, stunned before I responded. Our lips moved as one against each other and I licked at her bottom lip, asking for access. She parted her sweet lips and my tongue slipped into her mouth, exploring every inch of it. It felt so good to be close to her, to kiss her. My heart was about to explode with emotions. She let out a small moan and I lost it, pinning her under me and dropping my body onto hers, wanting to feel her entire being. Her lips turned a little rough against mine and I smiled into the kiss. I pulled away and trailed kisses down her jaw and neck. Sucking at the crook of her neck and feeling my teeth lengthen into my wolf fangs. I wanted to mark her so badly, wanted her to be mine. She was mine. No one else can have her, no one else can touch her, only me. My wolf took over and started licking and nibbling at her neck, readying her for my fangs. It would hurt for a bit, then the pain would fade and she would be mine. My Alpha mark, a crescent moon with three stars, would permanently be imprinted on her skin. Everyone would know she was mine.

"Liam." She moaned.

I growled possessively and then my vision went black.

Ruby
He growled when I said his name. It felt so good to have him near me, kiss me, mark me. I wanted him to mark me as his. To sink his teeth into my neck and be his. I wanted him. An explosion of pain suddenly erupted in my neck and I screamed, both in surprise and pain. He bit deeper into me and his arms slid under my waist, pulling my front against his. 
He marked me.

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