My Second Chance Mate

Chapter 2: Unwanted

I was frozen on the spot as I tried to sniff more air. I realised that it's my mate's scent. My parents have explained to me that when I turn 18, I would smell this alluring scent which lures me to him and when our eyes meet that's it, everything will change. I don't know what that meant but they left that information for me to explore and be surprised.

I slowly tried to move looking for the source of smell, there were many people in the market doing what they had to do in the morning. My eyes landed on the person who was leaning away from the car. He has light brown hair trimmed perfectly, his sharp angular jaw would cut even the wood surface, broad shoulders, shirt ripping muscles with tanned skin. His height is quite intimidating. His hands are on either side of the woman who is leaning against the car. Wait what? Woman?!

He slightly leans his head away, so I can see him clearly. I immediately know who my mate is, well, he is the beta Jeremy. 'Oh Goddess!' I am shocked, I didn't expect a beta to be my mate. Alka purs and starts chanting 'Mate Mate' ignoring my earlier thoughts and before I could shut her up and hide behind a tree Jeremy's eyes fall on me and our eyes lock.

Suddenly it feels like all the air is knocked out of my lungs and I can't breathe. When you can't breathe you pale and feel sick but it's not the same, I swear. It's difficult to explain. It feels like the world is spinning except we two, everything else is blurry. Maybe this is what my parents were telling me, to experience. Though I want all of this, I just didn't feel it was the right time. But who am I to question the goddess. I will take whatever she gives, maybe just maybe he is here to soothe my pain, heal my heart.

His eyes grow intense from playful, his lips form a thin line from smiling. His whole demeanor changes, his eyes cold, body stiff. His eyes rake my body from head to toe sending shivers all over my body. I expect him to come to me and accept me but he doesn't make a move. Rather he gulps, his eyes warm yellow. 'Mm..he is yummy..delicious!' Alka says coming forward to check out her mate and licks her lips. I shut her up and sent her back. His lips pull up a smirk and his eyes flash cold again. I am confused with all these unexplained emotions. 'What's going on?' I ask Alka, but she stays silent.

He slowly removes his hands from the car on which he was leaning and starts moving towards us holding his smirk.

'Oh goddess this is not good, this is not good' I keep repeating in my head but Alka stays silent observing. I am usually nervous in such situations and I imagine negative scenarios, but expect positive results deep inside. Alka is excited and happy, I can feel her. She wants to run to her mate and do all the things which I don't want to imagine right now. But somewhere in the back of my mind I feel something bad about to happen.

Our eyes are still locked as he approaches us. He leans down to my eye level and says "Hello Mate". I am surprised I don't know why, I can't utter a single word. My eyes are big, mouth agape. His smirk deepens, I quickly compose myself closing my mouth shut, lowering my eyes shyly. When I look back again, his hand is stretched outward and pulls Quincy who was standing right behind him. I frown seeing her, 'When did she come?'. Holding my gaze he suddenly grabs the backside of her neck and kisses on her lips deeply, causing my heart to break into millions.