Be My Mate.

LEAVE HIM ALONE.

I was more interested in what he just said than him entering my home unannounced.

“He is not Gerard,” he stated.

“I sniffed Gerard’s scent on him. How is he not him? No Alpha on this planet has the same scent unless he is putting on a fake scent.”

“It could be he is using a similar scent on himself to cover his actual scent. He is not Gerard Daciana. His name is Ivy Thorne. He is thirty-four years old, the first son of the Alpha of the pack and also an heir to the dragon pack. It is more likely he looks similar to the Gerard we are searching for, but he is not him."

I refused to believe Carmine; I felt it in my bones.

He was Gérard.

“No, I don’t want to believe it. I need to see his brother for myself."

“Oceana, listen to me." Carmine instructed.

“I can’t sit down here, Carmine. Gerard is my mate. I felt the bond when we touched each other. I did, and he felt it as well. He is Gerard."

“Then why do you think he is hiding his identity from you?”

“I don’t know." I shouted out with frustration. “Maybe it’s because of my parents, so he doesn’t want them to find him."

“I think I feel the same way." Jessie joined in. “When I held him in my arms calling for the ambulance to come rescue him, he muttered ‘Oceana’s’ name.”

I was stunned.

‘Are you telling the truth or just babbling?' Carmine questioned.

“She is not. Jessie will never lie to me. I’m not giving up till I see Amoux and…”

“Here I am.” Amoux arrived with a dark look on his face and Garold followed him as well.

“Amoux." I whispered.

How long was he listening to me?

“You should be ashamed of yourself, Oceana.”

Why does he look so intense?

Why are his words digging and burning through my soul?

I properly stood up from my seat. “Ashamed of myself? What are you saying right now?"

“What I’m saying is, you are a f*****g whore.”

“Don’t you dare insult my sister like that? What the hell is wrong with you?"

“Sit the f**k down. This is my home." Garold commanded Carmine and faced me. “I heard you’ve been a w***e, and this Alpha has a lot to say about you." he crossed Carmine’s side and sat down beside me, telling Jesse to shift away from me.

“I’ve been hearing about this man, Gerard, for years. This Alpha keeps haunting me in my dreams and tormenting the woman I take as my wife. Can you believe that I have to get married to a lovesick fool after my brother, Kai, died? Till now you haven’t forgotten about Gerard. I’m sick of hearing his name.”

He took a jug from across the table and threw it across the wall as it shattered into pieces.

He got up and grabbed my shoulders and squeezed them.

'Do you have any idea what you’ve done, Oceana?’ he roared at my face.

“Garold.”

“I have done everything for you and this is how you choose to pay me back, huh?" he squeezed my shoulder even more.

I winced.

“After everything, I sacrificed for you to be happy, and you choose to break me.”

“I never choose to break you…”

“Shut up! You think I don’t know how you chased after my best friend because of Gerard, but this is enough for me. You stooped so low so you could be with Gerard. What about our children? What are you going to tell them, especially Nolana? I’m not her father. Huh?!”

“This is not…”

“Then stay away from my people," Amoux interrupted. 'I don’t care if you and Garold are not getting along, but stay clear from them. None of us needs you. We hate you to the core and wish you will die a miserable death, so stay away from my brother.’

“I only met him that night. You can’t lie to me. Who was he?"

“He was Gerard,” he revealed.

I felt a sudden stillness in my body.

'Gerard Daciana. He looked different, didn’t he?’ he laughed hysterically and paced about for a while and came closer to me with his glowing green eyes.

“Gerard is alive." Garold uttered.

“Where is he? I demand to see him…” I lowered my voice. "Please.”

“I thought you wanted to order me to go bring him to you so you could ruin his life once again like you did to him, right? So you can kill him again.”

“How could I kill my mate? I have loved him for years." I yelled at his face.

He slapped me hard across the face. “Do not yell at my face. I am not Gerard."

I gasped and held my hand up for Carmine and Garold not to do anything since they wanted to defend me from Amoux.

“Besides, what kind of d**k name is that, anyway?"

“I love my mate. I have no hand in whatsoever you are accusing me of.”

“You think I care!’ he grinned wickedly. “News flash, Gerard is dead. His name is Ivy Thorne. He doesn’t even know who you are right now. To him, you are dead and you will never see him again. He had forgotten about you forever. He doesn’t even know who Oceana is. Who Jessie is to him or to anyone who knows you? He doesn’t even remember your pack. What he remembers is the cold blood your father spilled on my land. And he is going to take revenge for what you did to him. You killed him and threw him across the cliff. He will do the same to you and wreck you apart."

“No, I will never do that to him. I never pushed Gerard down a cliff. What are you even saying? He is my mate? Everyone knows how we love each other, so why on earth will I kill him?’

He snapped his fingers at my face. “Make it make sense, Oceana Daciana. Your father killed my people and I’m not standing by and watching you take away what belongs to my people. Be ready for war, Oceana. I will search for the wolf stone and kill you and your family in it.”

“You said he doesn’t remember me? Or do you mean he doesn’t want to see me? Please, let me see him. I have a lot of things to tell him. I beg of you, please let me see my mate."

“You wouldn’t do anything about it. Stay the f**k away from him. I would not let my brother die a second time. He has suffered enough of your bad luck and your family. Know one thing—"