Blaze

Five

(Sapphire's POV)

Two weeks.

It has been two weeks since the encounter with my mate and he's been on mind ever since, refusing to leave even for a second. Even my dreams are full of him, wet erotic dreams, which leaves me panting like a dog when I wake up in the morning, my panty drenched with my wetness.

It's ridiculous how I haven't even seen his face but I'm this much infatuated with him. But that's a mate bond for you. My infatuation for him will only grow more until I finally mate with him.

"Alpha", small hands tugged on my sweatpants. I looked down to see Kate. He was a small boy who lost his parents that day. I smiled and squatted down on my knees so I'm looking directly into his eyes. His cheeks tinted red when I smiled at him and I chuckled lowly at his cuteness.

"Yes", I asked softly as I played with his hair, they were looking so soft that I didn't resist the temptation to touch them.

"Can I go for a run with Kenny?", he looked up at me with a puppy dog eyes I can't resist. Ever since the attack, I've ordered all the children to stay near the packhouse, they're not allowed to wander into the woods.

"Go ahead", I sigh and agreed, at least he's not going alone and he's trusting Kenny way faster than I expected. Kenny is a middle-aged lady, she felt her mate die when she was 20 but she never dated anyone. She is alone since then and after the attack, she took the initiative to adopt Kate. I immediately did the paperwork and let her imprint him as her child. I was more than happy to hand Kate over to someone like Kenny.

I've known Kenny is a good lady and she'll take really good care of Kate. Kenny smiled brightly along with Kate when they got my permission.

"Just don't go near the borders", I warned and they took off after agreeing.

Wrapping my hairs with a band, I made my way to the training grounds.

I motioned Josh to train with me. Beta Issac growled at Josh when he flipped him over like a rat he is. I sniffled the laugh as I watched Beta Issac scowl.

I straightened my shoulder and got in the position when Josh came to me. I trained with Josh for an hour before I went to my room.

Removing the dirty sweats and t-shirt I got into the shower. Coldwater washed over my heated body. A sigh escaped passed my lips. I'm exhausted, not because of the training but because of thinking about my mate all the time.

Just as his thought entered once again I turned the shower off and got out. I pulled out a black lacy bra and matching panty and choose a jumpsuit to wear for the day.

After drying my hair, I put my hair in a high ponytail, applied natural makeup, wore simple dangling earrings and a wristwatch. I finished my look with black pumps.

For distracting myself I decided to bury myself in tons of work. I took out all the work that will take time and keep me busy.

I loaded files after files on the desk and dig in. My eyes roamed at the words but not reading. My mind is on my mate. I'm complicated about my feelings for him. I want to how he looks. How his touch will feel. Will he treat me like any normal mate. Will he reject me. On the other hand, I hate him, hate him for harming my pack, hate him for making this so complicated.

I sighed and closed my eyes for a second before reopening them. This I managed to keep myself busy until night but still, he managed to keep crawling into my mind from time to time.

I closed the file and leaned back on the chair, exhausted, both physically and mentally.

Mate. Please let's go to mate. My wolf whimpered painfully. My heart fell at her words. How can I say that we can't meet him, that he is the enemy I have to protect my pack against?

We can't. I whispered but there was hesitation in my voice. I don't see a problem in meeting our mate but then again he is the cause of so many lives of my pack members.

My wolf whined and clawed at our barrier as I blocked her. I don't have the heart to see her so upset. My legs started to bounce with anxiety as I contemplated if I should go or not.

I mean I already said no to my wolf, my mind is screaming no to me but my heart is aching to meet him.

Finally, giving in to my heart I left the packhouse and made my way towards the woods. I shredded out of my clothes and stood stark naked in the middle of the forest.

I let my wolf to the forefront of my mind. Beautiful shade of platinum blonde sprouted from my pores, it prickled my skin as they grew. My canines grew and poked my lower lips. My nails grew and turned into claws, my palms changed into paws. My face structure readjusted and my nose turned into snout, my head converted into a head of a wolf. From my lower back, the hair grew longer and shaped into a tail. Finally, my back crunched, my bone broke into pieces and then readjusted so that I'm on my all four.

I rotated my jaw a few times to loosen the muscles, in case I got hungry and have to hunt, I want my jaw to be fully relaxed so I can hunt easily.

I let out a low growl instead of a howl as I can't afford to alert the pack of my departure.

My wolf took a whiff, trying to track our mate's scent. My wolf wiggled her tail when we caught the mouthwatering scent of our mate. He smells like black coffee, dark and exquisite. My mouth instantly salivated as my mind wandered off.

Before my arousal makes it's the presence I pushed all the dirty thoughts aside. It's not a time to think about how he'd taste or how it'll feel to roam my tongue from the base of his neck to the base of his c**k. Once again I shook my head to clear my thoughts.

We followed the scent to the border of the pack territory before pausing for a second. After taking a deep breath I started following the scent that'll lead me to where my mate is. It's not like I won't be coming back to my pack, I will after I meet him for a few seconds maybe? I'm not sure. I want to spend every second of my life with my mate but it's not possible.

Instead of pondering on the confusing thoughts, I ran faster for three hours before I stopped abruptly. His scent is suddenly stronger and I can feel his presence. It's dark, not much for me since I can see well in dark but he is good at hiding so I can't see him, even with my advanced vision I can't make out where he is hiding.

His aura, dark and dangerous, just like him surrounded me in a death grip but not suffocating, no, it's intoxicating me.

"Hello, little mate", a velvety voice whispered near my ear, making me shudder with pleasure. I nearly closed my eyes and moaned out loud, that's how sexy his voice is. Just like his smell, just like his aura, just like him his voice, too is dark, dangerous, deeper, a lot huskier than I imagined it to be and definitely more manly.

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