Mated

Chapter 7

Let me dive within the depth of your eyes,

Just for once see me all sincere and wise,

I swear I'll heal you,

Not once, not twice but each and every time.

Haze.

Next morning wasn't any special. I woke up alone in my bed, I almost thought everything last night was a dream but the pain due to heat was enough to let me know that the pain was real so was his affection last night. He kept his words and didn't touched me last night.

I got up from my bed and winced as my every part of body was aching. I closed the bathroom from inside and stripped. I gasped at the sight in front of the mirror. My stomach, especially the lower abdomen was having purple scars, they are the result of heat.

I took a warm shower and changed into some sweats and t-shirt. My body felt exhausted, I wanted to do nothing but to sleep whole day. There was a slight knock on the door and Alice walked in with tray full of food.

"Queen." She bowed her head and kept the tray on the table and sat beside me.

"I hope you're alright, my Queen. Last night must be hard for you." Her face was etched with concern. I swallowed the lump in my throat and nodded. It was King Hayden Black that the pain was minimal as he was with me whole night.

"You must eat, Queen." She kept the tray in front of me and the mere sight of food made me nauseous. I had an urge to throw up, and I did.

I leaned against the wall to support myself. Alice was quick to put me on my bed and I wasn't shocked by her strength considering her a werewolf.

She asked me if I wanted to inform the King but I denied. I drank the juice she brought for me to keep myself hydrated. It didn't needed my much effort to get back to sleep considering I wasn't that well.

I woke up with someone shaking my hand gently but with demand. I looked into familiar brown eyes and my eyes shot open.

"You're burning." He frowned and I looked at him clueless.

"What time is it?" I asked as I looked around to see it was almost evening.

"Five." He said and I nodded.

Alice walked in, bowing her head and kept the trolley full of food and left the room. King helped me sit straight without hurting my shoulder.

"What would you like to eat?" He asked softly as he grabbed the plate and looked at me, waiting for me to answer.

"I am not hungry." I stated, even the thought of food made me want to throw up. He looked at me with a stern expression and shook his head.

He placed chicken sandwich in my plate along with some salad and I glared at him.

"Eat." He demanded and my inside was burning with anger.

"Don't you order me around." I gritted out. His eyes darkened at my tone and words. I am sure if I wouldn't be his mate I would have been dead for speaking against him.

He leaned closer leaving merely no space between us. His eyes staring deep down at me and I gulped audibly at our proximity.

"Don't test me Crystal. It never ends good." His voice was soft as velvet and dangerous as hell. His voice was enough to drown me deep inside.

"Or what?" I challenged, I was sick of him speaking same thing. I wanted to know what will happen if I defy him again.

He glared at me and I wanted to shrink under his glare but I kept my head high and matched his look.

"Or what? You'll abuse me? Or kill me?" I repeated my question with utter bitterness. I hated abusers, cheaters. And this was the main reason of me despising relationships.

This conversation reminded me my mother's death and it fueled my anger. He took a step back at my words. He looked shocked and his cold composure for once broke down.

My father abused my mother, not physically but emotionally. He never raised a hand on her but he broke her heart. Physical blow was something which only left scar on body but emotional abuse left her lifeless.

"Crystal." He said softly and sat beside me but maintained a secure distance amid us. His voice left shiver down my spine.

"I would never lay a hand on you, no matter how much you disrespect me or defy me. I am a werewolf with higher rank and my wolf demands respect but not at the cost of hurting you. You are my mate, my other half and I wouldn't dare to lay a finger on you." He spoke softly and firmly.

"I never wanted a mate." He spoke again after a pause and my heart clenched at his words. He kept silent for more than a minute and looked at me with a peculiar emotion.

"You.... You can always reject me." My voice came out harsher than I meant and he winced at my tone. I have heard of rejection and I would take it's pain rather than living my whole life with someone who doesn't gives a damn about me and again I don't want a relationship, I don't believe in love.

He gripped my bicep in firm hold and leaned forward, making me widen my eyes in process.

"I don't want to hear you speaking of rejection again." He spoke lividly, his eyes glowing yellow and I knew he was pushing his wolf down. His voice held finality and I swallowed nervously as he left my hand.

"I never wanted a mate but I knew I'll have one regardless of what I think and want. And I'll never disrespect mood goddess, above." He spoke almost gently, his eyes back to brown.

"I'll never reject you, I can't." He spoke looking straight in my eyes.

"But don't you deserve a werewolf rather than a human who'll do nothing but defy you and piss you off. Your species deserve a werewolf queen and not some human who will never accept this world." I spoke timidly.

Neither of us spoke anything and he looked at me with something, I couldn't put finger on. After long, silent pause he stood up and grabbed the trolley.

He took out the sandwich and forwarded it to me and ate it without any further argument.

"Rest, you need to sleep." He presses his lips on my forehead, living me stunned. His kiss was lingering on my skin as he stood up from bed and left the room.

As he was about to close the door, he turned towards me, his features softened as he spoke the last thing before exiting the room.

"I won't give up on you. And don't you dare say anything cause you deserve the world, my world."

And with that he left the room leaving me with my thumping heart. I didn't knew what his words meant but he surely made my heart skip a beat with his words and a small ghost smile appeared on my lips.