Forced Mate Of The Monstrous Alpha

6 - My Mason

Gianna

I cry to myself, thinking about Mason and how he’d never hurt me the way Lorcan does. I miss Mason so much; I want to go home and feel his arms around me, keeping me safe.

Not once in my life have I ever feared Mason and what he might do to me. Sure, I’ve angered him more than once, but he’s never hit me. Mason argues back, but he never wins because I don’t stop until he gives up and walks away.

That’s just who I am. I’m dominant and pushy, but do I deserve to be beaten for doing something that comes naturally?

Mason and I knew we weren’t mates, but we loved each other. We spoke about what would happen if either of us found our mates. Mason and I knew it would hurt, but we’d let each other go because the pull of the mate bond should not be fought.

We also swore that we’d always be friends and we’d always be there for each other. Mason would never abandon me, nor would I abandon him.

I know it’s dangerous to contact Mason; Lorcan is a piece of shi.t and would kill Mason just to teach me a lesson. I should be thinking about keeping Mason safe from my vile mate. But the need to hear Mason’s voice wins out.

I rummage through my bag until I find my mobile phone. I’m surprised Lorcan didn’t confiscate this when he dragged me here, but the man didn’t ask if I even had one.

With shaky hands, I pull up Mason’s number and call him.

I catch my reflection in the mirror. I look a state; my hair is all over the place, my clothes are torn, and I have bruises on my cheeks. For bruises to remain there, Lorcan must have caused some real damage. I know the bruises will be healed within the next few minutes, but it doesn’t change the fact my mate gave them to me.

I can’t imagine what would have happened had I been human. Dead is what I’d be because I would never have been able to handle the damage Lorcan caused me.

“Gia!”

My heart aches, and tears fall from my eyes, hearing my name from Mason’s mouth. “Mason,” I whisper his name.

“Baby, Bella told me what happened.”

“She did?” I mumble, then cough away my emotions. “Is she okay?”

“She will be,”

I bite my lip to stop the tears from falling. I feel so guilty about what happened to Bella, and I will call her after I’ve finished speaking with Mason.

“Goddess, Gia, Lorcan Dalgaard of all people!”

I imagine Mason running his hand over his close shaved head in frustration.

“It’s not like I planned it! He’s horrible, Mason. I don’t want him as my mate; I want to go home and pretend I never met him.”

I sit in the armchair beneath the window, feeling deflated.

“You don’t get to leave a man like him, Gia. Your mom told me how you tried to reject Lorcan, and that’s why he almost crushed Bella’s skull. You’re stuck with him, Gia, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

I roll my eyes because I’m sick of hearing that!

“What am I going to do without you?” Mason sighs emotionally down the line.

“What am I going to do without you?” I throw back. “Mason, I’m not ready to let go of us. I miss you, and I love you so much.”

I can tell Mason is trying not to cry with me, but it’s hard. We’ve been in love for so long that neither of us knows who we are without each other.

Now I’m expected to walk away from my relationship for a mate who doesn’t even want me?

I can’t do it, and I won’t do it!

“I love you too, baby. But you’ve found your mate, and he’s not the type to let you walk away without consequence. Look what he did to Bella because you ran from him. Do you honestly think he’ll let you go if you tell him about us? Have you told him about us?”

I shake my head as if Mason can see me. “No, I haven’t told him because I’m scared of what he’ll do if he knows.”

“I know it hurts, but you must accept things for what they are now, Gia. It won’t be easy, to begin with, that’s clear. But you will fall in love with Lorcan before you know it. You will because you won’t be able to fight it.

“You need to try and make it work, Gia, no matter how hard it may seem. I don’t want you to feel guilty about being with him, sleeping with him, I mean,”

My heart slams into my throat at Mason’s words.

How can he be okay with the woman he loves sleeping with another man?

Even if that man is her mate?

“I can’t believe you’d say that to me!” I scrub my free hand over my face in frustration.

“I’m saying it because that is the way of things, Gia. He’ll inevitably get you into bed, and there’s not a damn thing I can do about it! Your body will crave Lorcan’s touch, and you won’t be able to stop yourself from giving in and even enjoying it.

“I don’t want you to feel guilty, Gianna. I want you to try and be happy where you are now. It’ll be difficult initially, but I know you can make it work.”

I hate that Mason is saying this stuff, but I can’t deny that he’s right. I can resist Lorcan’s s****l advances only so often. The mate bond will force my body to accept Lorcan’s, no matter how much I may verbally protest.

I may be lucky, and Lorcan might not want to have se.x with me. Though I know deep down that’s bullshit, Lorcan wants to play me like a game until I break. I am nothing but fun for him, and I can’t let him win.

“I’m not staying with him, Mason. Whatever I have to do, I will come back to you.”

“Then we’ll be right back to square one when I find my mate.”

He’s right, and that hurts. But Mason hasn’t found his mate yet, and there’s no saying when he will.

“I know, and we’ll deal with that when the time comes. Please don’t give up on us just yet, Mason.”

Mason sighs loud enough for me to hear him. “It’s not that I’m giving up, Gia. But you know it would never get as far as you coming home before Lorcan found you, killed me, and then dragged you back to Silver Paw. Goddess only knows what would happen to you then, to all of us. If you run from him, he’ll kill those you love, and I know you don’t want that.”

I close my eyes and let the lone tear fall. A tear for Mason and the fact he knows we’ll never be together again. But I won’t give up; I’ll do whatever it takes.

“Gianna, you are the strongest woman I have ever known. There is nothing you can’t overcome when you put your mind to it,”

I nod my head again while closing my eyes.

“I love you, Gia, and that will never change. No matter what happens, I will always be here for you. Lupus Menthis.”

“Lupus Menthis,” I whisper with a smile.

Lupus Menthis is an ancient saying. Many hundreds of years ago, the King of Lykos, at the time, would often tell his mate Lupus Menthis. It meant that he loved her more than anything and that she was his universe. Mason always says those words to me, making me smile.

“I love you, Mase. Speak soon.” I end the call feeling a little better about things.

Mason isn’t giving up on us, and nor am I. Whatever it takes, I’ll find my way back to him sooner rather than later.

Not even Lorcan Dalgaard can keep us apart. He’ll have to kill me because I will never be his!