His Forbidden Mate

Its real

DIANE

I gasped in shock as I fell to the floor. I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe my eyes. This is real and it’s not like the TV.

My heart was racing faster than normal as I stared at the being in front of me. It didn’t feel real and at the same time, it was real. I froze still.

I couldn’t move. This has gotten to be a lie but it wasn’t.

He never lied. He never lied and right in front of me is a werewolf. A real-life werewolf. It is real and it looks way bigger than I see on the TV.

Lucien is a werewolf. Werewolves exist in Middleton. For so long I’ve been with werewolves but I didn’t know. All Lucien said is true. Not everyone in Middleton is human. Some are werewolves and I didn’t know.

Oh my goodness. I couldn’t think properly. There is absolutely no way this is happening to me. Everything was happening so fast.

Earlier today, I was looking forward to the full moon to get things over with as soon as possible so I could go back home. To go back to my family and my friends but now In front of me, everything I believed to be false is real and I cannot seem to comprehend at all.

Some minutes before the full moon, I pray for it all to be a lie. I pray that werewolves don’t exist but in the end it is real. Lucien has brought me here and as soon as the moon became full, his body began to make a creaking sound.

I thought he was acting but it all changed when he turned into a werewolf. Werewolves are real and they exist.

I remember my words to him. I remember calling him a senile man and I remember saying all sorts f bad words each time he brought up topics about werewolves.

I thought he must he must be obsessed with them for him to talk about werewolves but he wasn’t obsessed with them.

Lucien is a werewolf and now that I thought about it, he wasn’t mad to call me his mate. I shook my head refusing to accept that was his mate. There is absolutely no way that I will agree to be his mate.

I cannot and I will not even if the past few days have been good between us. There is absolutely no way will I agree to be a mate to some goat human and half-werewolf.

I am a human being and I can only be with a human. I shook my head once again before running away from the place, refusing to think any more than I already have.

Once I entered the room, I slammed the door shut. I placed my palm on my ear and sat down on the floor. “It’s Fine Diane. It’s fine. It’s all fine,” I tell myself, trying to calm my nerves.

“He already said he’d let you go. He showed you what it is that he wants to show you so it’s all fine. It’s all fine Diane. You know he is a werewolf and werewolves exist,” I ran my finger through my hair as everything was starting to feel real.

It’s all true. I gasped and placed my palm on my mouth gain.

I saw a real-life werewolf and it was close to me. I had a lot of questions to ask but this revelation doesn’t make me want to ask them because I wanted to leave there.

Now I believe Lucien when he said all we are told bout werewolves on television isn’t all true. There is a lot that we do not know.

I wanted my parents. I wish all this isn’t really so that I could go back to my parent's place. I’ve missed them so much. It has been six weeks since I last saw them and I wanted to leave this place.

I do not know how and when but somehow I was able to sleep. When I opened my eyes although not brightly simply because I was exhausted, I felt someone carrying me and they lay me on the bed.

I could see it was Lucien but I didn’t see his face simply because I was tired.

“Sleep well. Tomorrow we will talk.“

I’m not sure if I heard him correctly but those were the words I heard him say.

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“Good morning,” Lucien said to me.

I opened my eyes to see clearly. I sat on the bed and then everything that happened last night dawned on me. I began to recall what happened last night and I moved a little away from Lucien which had not gone unnoticed by him.

Of course, he’d notice because I had not moved without creating an alarm.

“It’s fine. I won’t hurt you,” he said, stretching his arms to hold me and I moved my arms away.

I know he wouldn’t hurt me because if he wanted to hurt me, he’d have but he didn’t and kept me here, more like kidnapped me against my will to prove a point to me.

“Last night, I got to show you that Werewolves are real and I am one,” he exhaled deeply after saying that.

It was as if he was struggling to come up with words to say to me. I’m all ears. I wanted to hear what it is that he has to say to me after all I needed to know if I would be able to be with Noah even though I’m his mate.

“There are a lot of werewolves in Middleton and also from different packs. I know this might sound crazy but we have a world that we come from and we can easily blend in with humans because we only change at full moon. In my case it’s different. Being a Lycan, I can change at will but here I have my limits simply because I’ve not found my mate and I’ve not marked her,” he explained although I was not clear on that.

I know Werewolves have mates and when they finally become one with their mate, they can feel whatever the mate is feeling and communicate better. Thinking about this made my heart ache a little.

Does this mean there is no escape for me? Did he lie to me when he said he’d let me go? I decided to let him speak finish before concluding and asking my questions because I do not want to be here and I want to be with my parents.

“I, first of all, had a dream about you when I was eighteen. Then I thought it was just some random dream but constantly I dreamt about you although it was never clear in the dream all that changed when I finally met you when I turned twenty. My parents sent me to Middleton to protect me from my uncle who wanted to get rid of me,” he continued.

“The story for my uncle would be for another that,” he said.

And that other day might never come because the moment I leave here, I won’t be coming back.

“When I met you for the first time, Lyall my wolf recognize you and I doubted it. You were eight then but Lyall could never be wrong. He wouldn’t just call you his mate and then when I saw your face closely, you looked familiar and the dream I have constantly had about a girl became clear. You were the girl in my dream and also a human, something I never thought would happen.”

I bit my inner cheek as I looked away. I wanted to speak but I wanted him to speak finish before I say anything. Hearing him talk more bothered me a lot and I didn’t like that I was bothered as it made the knot in my stomach tighten.

“I know it would sound weird but I had to stalk you secretly. I had to get to know you. I had to understand it all and get an answer. You were my mate and it wasn’t a mistake. The moon goddess has destined us to be mates and it wasn’t wrong. Lyall was right and so I waited for the right time before I approached you and that was when I appeared before you for the first time,” he uttered and I recalled the first time we met.

“I’m sorry that I took you away. I know it was wrong of me to do so and my excuse won’t justify anything but that was the only thing I couldn’t think of. You do not know what I went through and what I’m going through. I just wanted the best for you and that’s why. I’m sorry for what I did,” he finally said and I exhaled deeply.

“You are going to let me go right?” I questioned.

I had a lot of questions to ask but that was the one that bothered me the most. As much as I’d love to ask about the mating thing and also why he was going through a lot, I wanted to know that I was leaving here today as promised first.

I watched how he hesitated at first and I hope from the bottom of my heart that he tells me something positive or I might just break down again.

“Yes. I will be letting you go today,” he uttered and I heaved a sigh of relief.

I needed to hear that. I am glad he said that and I cannot wait to leave.

“I do not want to ask this but I have to. Even if I’m your mate, as long as I reject you, I can be with another right?” I asked, meeting his eyes for the first time.

I wanted to know that because Noah and I have made a lot of promises to each other and I do not want anything to come between us.

“Yes and no.” He replied and the skin between my brows creased in confusion.

“What do…you…mean?” I asked, almost stuttering.

“I do not know a lot of things as much as I’d love to but you can be with another and you can’t,” he replied and for some reason, I feel he is lying.

“You are lying aren’t you?“ I said, staring at him questioningly.

“Okay fine. Since you have rejected me, you can be with another. I…”

“Does this mean I can go already?” I asked, cutting him off. All I wanted right now as leave here.

“You must be really in a haste to leave. You must be happy. I didn’t know it was that bad to be with me,” He said, sounding hurt but trying to make it seem like he wasn’t.

“I’ve been here for six weeks against my will so it’s only right that I go back to my family, don’t you think?” I rose my brows up slightly and he nodded his head.

“I know. I’m sorry and as I promised, I will let you go. After breakfast, I will drop you back home. But I have a question to ask. These past few days, how was it with it? Was it that bad?” He asked. I’ve seen him angry, and do things I didn’t like but for the first time, I could tell he was nervous.

“It was,” I told him.

“At first it was but then things changed. How we started was bad but the past few days have been good compared to before,” I informed him.

He let out a small laugh. “At least that’s good to hear. I am not that bad. I’m good to go. I’m glad I made you feel a little bit happy even if it wasn’t for long,” he tells me and I nodded my head.

“I will leave you to gather yourself. Join me for breakfast shortly and after that, I will take you home,” he said getting up from the bed.

I squealed in excitement as soon as he left the room. I’m finally going home. I was so happy that I cried at the same time.

Shortly I joined him for breakfast after brushing my teeth. We had not said much but each time I wasn’t looking at him, he was glancing at me and I could feel it.

There was something he wanted to say but he didn’t say and each time I lifted my face to look at him, he looked away acting as if he wasn’t staring at me.

After I finished my meal, I walked upstairs to take my bath and prepare to leave. I couldn’t wait to go back home. It feels like ages.

I was happy and nervous at the same time.