Big, Bold, And Beautiful.

Chapter 6- Mates?

Tracey.

And my eyes obeyed his command without thinking, I looked into his eyes to see that his green eyes were gone and replaced with shining red eyes.

I screamed.

His big strong hand muffled my scream before anyone could hear me.

I tried running away but his hand and body pressed me against the wall. And no matter how hard I struggled, it was futile against his well-built hardened body.

He was so damned strong.

“Stop, don't make me hurt you,” he said.

I gave up struggling when I realized there was no way to free myself from his grip. I was panting furiously, and I kept staring at his eyes in horror as the red eyes gradually gave way to green ones.

When he felt I was no longer making effort to leave his hold, he let me go.

My eyes instinctively went to the elevator, but his eyes met mine halfway and without him saying anything, I knew it would be impossible for me to make it to the elevator before he catches me.

And then another funny thing was that I was no longer feeling scared of him now that his hands weren't pinning me to the wall.

His face was emotionless as he went into his office, while I sat in the waiting room reflecting on what I had just seen.

Is he a vampire or a werewolf? But they are not real, or are they?

But they are supposed to be just fragments of imagination.

Even though I tried telling myself that he was dangerous, my heart kept telling me he won't hurt me. If anything I felt I caused what happened, I should have listened to him when he said I shouldn't talk with any other man aside from him.

Even though I am yet to understand the reason he said that, I may be crazy but I feel he was jealous.

But why would he be jealous of someone that is not his girlfriend, I mean he is in a relationship.

My head was seriously banging from the inflow of thoughts going through my mind.

I wished I could see what he was doing in there, but I could tell he was staring at me from his office. I didn't understand why I felt so connected with him.

After a few minutes, my phone rang, I picked up the phone to see that he was the one calling so I nervously answered it.

“Come into my office,” he said as soon as I answered the call.

I tried relaxing my nerves by taking quick short steady breaths to calm myself before proceeding to his office.

I opened the door to see him sitting on his chair while resting his legs on the desk. His eyes were closed as if he was trying to concentrate on something or meditate.

So I walked in and stood by the chair while I waited for him to say something.

“Seat down,” he said as his eyes opened and landed on me.

I sat down without further persuasion, my body was still shaking and I was as hungry as f**k.

“I am sorry for what happened out there,” he said calmly and if not that the entire place was quiet and that we were the only ones there, I would have said I heard him wrong.

He didn't look like one to easily accept fault for his actions, but hearing him say that made me feel a lot better.

He saw my surprise look and he laughed shortly.

Even though I knew gushing over his looks at the moment was awkwardly wrong, I couldn't resist it. He was looking so adorable that at moment I would pay a billion dollars to watch him smile again.

To watch his entire face lit up and the cute dimple at one side of his cheek gave him the perfect adorable look.

He sat over at his desk looking at me as if watching my every move. My heart was beating faster as I anticipate what he was going to say.

“Well since we are going to be working together for a long time, let me officially introduce myself to you,” he said taking his legs off his desk to seat upright.

I instinctively looked into his eyes even though they were so intimidating. There were these little sparks I get any time I look into his eyes, I could get lost in space and time just by staring at them.

“My name is Devin Hester and I am an alpha werewolf,” he said casually.

I froze.

He is not human? He is a werewolf?

Now this explains everything, his red eyes, his looks, his dominance, and his wealth I think.

Aren't all alpha werewolves rich?

But there is one puzzle that was yet to be solved in my head and that was why I was so attracted to him.

“What's your name,” he questions returning my stares with his?

“My name is Tracey holmes and I am a human,” I said while still trying to wrap my head around all that was happening.

“Tracey Holmes, you might not know this but you are my mate,” he said without emotions on his face.

“I know,” I said without thinking but when he raises his brows in a questioning manner, I knew he needed more clarification about what I had just said.

“I mean, I didn't know before now but now that you have said it, it makes sense. Because I felt attracted to you the very first time I set eyes on you, I thought I was crazy for falling over heels for you, but now I understand that it was because of our mate bond,” I said hysterically.

Happy to know that I was not crazy to feel what I felt for him, it was normal and was meant to be. Gradually, Everything has begun making sense.

The reason I found him undeniably attractive from the very first moment I set my eyes on him, why his words hurt me so much, and why I was jealous when I saw him with his girlfriend.

Haven't read a lot of werewolf stories, I pretty much knew what was happening, he was jealous of the fact that I was talking with Philip earlier that was why he was so angry.

He knew this all along, and I think that was the reason he employed me as his assistant.

But why didn't he claim me as his mate the moment he knew I was his mate? Why did he give me all those rules? So many questions flooded through my mind as I stare at him in shock.

“I can see from your expression that you already know that werewolves exist and how they live,” he said and paused to look at me.

I thought of stopping him to tell him that I have never met a werewolf in my life and that everything I knew about them was from the stories I have read over time.

But my eagerness to hear him say what happens next kept me mute.

But omg! I can't believe he is my mate, I'm super excited.

“Now, there is another reason why I called you here, and that is even though you are my mate, I can't accept you as one, he said with a straight face.

My heart sank

Am I been rejected, is he rejecting me? But why would he do it? I wondered as I looked at him surprisingly.

“I don't understand, are you rejecting me?” I asked as I could feel a million pins attaching themselves to my fragile heart.

“For obvious reasons, one of which you do not fit into what I would want in a potential mate, you see as an alpha, I represent a lot of people and these people are waiting to see who would become my future mate. You are not exactly the type of girl I would want to present to everyone as my mate if you know what I mean,” he said, and right there and then it hit me.

He didn't claim me the first we met because he was ashamed to call me his mate?

He rejected me because I'm fat, it hurts, it hurts so much more than I can express.

“So if I cant be your mate, then what am I to you, I asked while trying not to let the tears in my eyes spill.

“Why do you think I employed you, my wolf needs you around him, but I don't need you, even though he thinks you are very beautiful, I don't share in that thoughts,”

“So I am supposed to be your side piece?”

“Not exactly, I mean you don't have to make it sound like that. I have already told my mother that I will be getting married to Uriel. So if it makes you feel better, I can have them increase your salary to double what you were previously offered,” he said.

“So what do you want from me?”

“I want you to be my mistress, but on the condition that we have to make a pact that there will be no strings attached. You cant fall in love with me no matter what and I likewise, is that understood” he questions, staring at me blankly.

I nodded my head in agreement as I felt lost for words.

Even though it was truly heartbreaking to hear him say those things, I felt it was not his fault, it was mine, if I wasn't so fat, he would have wanted me for a mate.

Like how many fats or plus size Luna have you read about? They can be blind, deaf, slaves, or nobody but not fat. All Lunas are beautiful when they are slender, they are ugly when they are fat, and nobody wants to talk about them.

Moreover, I need this job.

The opening of the elevator door made me realize that someone was joining us soon and I quickly cleaned my eyes and was about to stand up when Uriel walked in.

She is a bit taken aback by my presence in her soon-to-be husband's office but quickly brushes it aside and goes over to where Devin was to kiss him.

I felt a different type of pain, it was piercing, and it was wrenching, and it was suffocating.

For the first time in my life, I hated my body.