Her Broken Human mate

Chapter 7

I didn't get much more out of Blake after that, the shutters came down again and whatever he was going to say wasn't going to come out any time soon. We sat in a mostly uncomfortable silence, making small talk about the town. When Ben text me to let me know he was on the main road I was relieved and gutted in equal measures.

"My ride is here" I said downing the last few mouthfuls of beer, "What do I owe you for the beers"

"Nothing, they're on me."

"Thanks," I said "That's kind of you."

"You can buy next time" He replied.

I got the feeling that he instantly regretted what he said, so I just smiled politely.

"See you round." He said and went back inside.

And that was it!

In a daze, I crossed the decking and back onto the pier. My feet felt like lead as I walked away from my mate and towards Ben's car. The temptation to turn and run back towards 'Morgans' was almost unbearable but I held it together step by step.

Ben, who was double parked, jumped out of the car and opened the passenger door for me. His eyes were wide and alert trained on our immediate surroundings. After the attack earlier he was probably crapping himself that something else might happen. Once I was settled in the passenger seat he ran around to the driver side.

"Thanks for grabbing me Ben"

"Don't mention it, I'm just glad you're here and in one piece" He indicated and pulled away from his parking spot. There was nothing else on the road, it was late and a weeknight so he put his foot down hard on the accelerator.

"How did your conversation go with Logan?" I asked casually.

"Man, that guy is a piece of work!' Ben declared shaking his head slowly. "He's got a mouth like a docker, but not much else behind it. I think he gets by on his reputation rather than actually causing anyone harm. He said he was going to teach you a lesson for what you did to his foot."

I snorted "Pah! he could try, but he wouldn't get very far!"

"I know that and you know that," Ben agreed "But if you're going to start spending a little more time in the human world then you have to look like you belong. Tonight can be explained as self defense and adrenaline, but if it happens again your mate will start to suspect something is not quite right," he paused before adding "I can't believe you've been mated to a human? how is that going to make you a stronger wolf.

"I'm not sure,"

"Maybe you can reject him?" Ben asked reasonably

"NOT an option" I growled loudly. I wasn't going to give up my mate. The bond was there already and would just get stronger. There would be a reason that I was mated with a human."

"Chill out Piper, you can't blame me for voicing the idea!"

"Sorry" I said not really feeling it in the slightest. "but even the idea of it gives me pains in my chest."

Ben nodded. He was thoughtful for a while, concentrating on the road. Before long he started up again.

"What's he like?"

"Hot! Like really insanely hot! He doesn't say much which is frustrating. I appear to have landed a strong and silent type"

Ben chuckled. "Well that's gonna frustrate the crap out of you"

"It already does! There is so much that he is not saying! Earlier on this evening I thought he was going to open up to me a bit, but he changed his mind. He completely shut down on me!"

"That could be something to do with the mate bond. He won't feel anything like we feel, but he'll definitely be affected by it. He's probably wondering why the hell he wants to lay bare his soul to a woman he's only just met. This is the first time he's ever set eyes on you, and whilst you are probably the most attractive female he has ever seen it's going to take a lot more than that for him to start trusting you. In my experience the silent type usually have the most going on and they don't like to talk about it."

"Perfect" I muttered.

"Look we can do some digging and get the basics on him. Little bits of information that might help you, but you're going to have your work cut out getting to know him properly. You're going to need to spend some time with him, without it seeming like you're stalking him."

"Now see if I was a man, and he was a woman, me trying to spend time with him would seem romantic but because it's the other way round I have to make sure not to come across as some sort of card carrying bunny boiler!"

"Sorry lovely, we're still not in a completely balanced world yet. Men can have love at first site, women can only be obsessed."

"Well that's not going to help me much then is it." I yawned, it had been a long evening and I was ready for some rest. There was nothing more I could do about the Blake situation this evening. That thought started to make me anxious. What if Logan went after Blake?, or Kal?, or did something to the eatery? I started to pull the end of each of my fingers, it was my 'tell' when things were really bothering me.

"Ben, I want fighters back in that town. They don't have to engage just keep an eye on the restaurant and make sure Logan doesn't go on any moonlit strolls."

"I'll organise that immediately" Ben replied, his eyes glazed over a little as he started to mind link pack warriors, all the while still driving at a high speed.

"That's done Luna, is there anything else?"

"I think I'm going to need some background information on Blake. I need to see if there is anything that will help my cause. Do the same with Kal will you."

"Sure thing." The car plunged back into silence again as we started to head towards our territory. I put my head back against the seat and looked unseeingly out of the passenger window. I started to think through the events of my evening. I replayed walking into Morgans and seeing Blake for the first time. I thought about his eyes, his face, his body, how he looked in a pair of jeans. I started to squirm a little in my seat as desire started to burn through me. I came to the realisation that it didn't matter who he was, or what he was because he was made for me, and that meant that we would somehow work it all out. I smiled. After years of searching in what I now knew were the wrong places, I had finally found my mate.