Alpha's Abused Mate.

"Mark Me!"

"My heart and I have chosen you, you are the one for me, my mate so please... Mark me!"

~late at night, Ivan and Cora’s room~

Ivan’s pov

I lie down on the bed and sigh relieved with my eyes lock on the ceiling.

The soft light from the lamp at the bedside tables is a very relaxing tone with all the other lights turned off and the room is quite darker than the usual but right now this is all I need.

I took a bath again, I put some casual trousers and I am waiting for Cora to get ready for bed. She also wanted to take a bath because she was in tension, we were at the hospital for hours, then we left to go and check on everyone to get sure they were all perfectly fine and I hope this helps her relax because I am worried.

At least this day is over and we all made it, we are all safe and sound with Caleb and Noah being out of danger.

Noah is at hospital with Leo, as the doctors told us he is in a pleasing condition, he will have no problem at all, he is already better and fortunately Cora’s blood really helped him. He is going to leave hospital in about two days because they need to run lots of tests on him and I can’t believe what I am about to say now but it’s true. I am happy he is safe and he didn’t die.

Alright, I know that this sounds weird and crazy as he wants Cora, he has harmed her, he is the reason she nearly died so many times and he is still claiming her but now I know Cora’s story, I am calmer and I can see things better… Cora wants him alive because they had a son together, Miles is the most important thing to her although he is not alive and I know she is doing everything she can to make him proud of her. She needs to feel he approves her actions and Noah is a part of her past… They had a bond once, they created something together and I understand her.

So this is why I want him alive, because Cora is happy and Miles is pleased.

And also, Caleb and Leo are this family’s members now, Caleb is Alena’s mate, Leo is already like a brother for us and they love Noah, it is logical and I don’t want them to suffer, they don’t deserve it!

Now that I mentioned Caleb let me tell you about his condition, I am sure you want to know about him and Alena and I agree with you. We went to stay for a while with them before we leave hospital and I have to say that I am excited for them. You had to see Alena’s face, she was shining, she was so calm, cheerful and she wasn’t leaving his side for any reason. This is the first time she is acting like this and I am happy for her, she had to be happy after so many years and now that Cora is going to become the Queen, Alena is going to have all the time she wants with Caleb! By the way, he seemed quite emotional, we told him about Noah, he cried from relief and then he became the well known Caleb, the kind, funny, strong and entertaining man. Alena is going to sleep there to take care of him as he is not able to stand up till now and I am moving on because we are not over.

Sebastian is sleeping, thanks God for this! He listened to us and if you ask me I am sure he did it for Cora because she was worried about him and she is right. This man proves to be everyone’s rock and I can’t express how grateful I am we have him! He really loves not only Cora but Alena as well and I can’t deny that I feel safe next to him. Cora did the right thing for forgiving him and he is really showing how much he has regretted and what Cora means for him.

And of course after Sebastian we have Owen, Chloe and our little Cora! Yes, I am a crazy uncle and I am proud of it, this girl is definitely something and I understand Owen that is melting for her. I think she has taken some things from Cora and not only her name because this girl is sweet and very clever. She knew that something bad had happened and we were all missing and when she saw her parents she dragged them to take a bath and took them clothes to wear, she also had their bed ready to lay down all together and she was trying to put Owen to sleep like he was a baby.

Just tell me, isn’t she the cutest?

Oh, now that I said the word ‘baby’ I can’t stop myself from telling you about Mischa and Natalie and our baby (it’s everyone’s already)…

She is more than perfectly fine and her son is a real fighter because he is moving and kicking like crazy! I couldn’t lose the opportunity to see her and this is why Cora and I went and stayed for about half an hour with them to talk and relax before sleep and while we were talking Natalie told us that our little football player was kicking.

And at that point we all lost our mind!

Cora was jumping up and down enthusiastic, Mischa was almost sobbing and only I was the lucky one because I was more self collected and Natalie allowed me to touch her belly and feel him kicking! He is extremely strong already, if he is kicking like this now then how much stronger is he going to make it when it’s his time to get born?

Anyway, we have some weeks to see it so I will try to be patient (I can’t but what else can I do?) so I am going to tell you about the last couple of ours, Jose and our crazy Rosana!

Fortunately Jose is much better, he ate after Rosana shouted a bit because he was denying eating and then he slept for a while with her always awake and right above him. She really loves him and I had no doubt, I also knew she could be so caring but allow me to tell you that it is something new for me to see her so expressive and emotional. She is usually the crazy one in the family and I had never seen her like this, unlike Cora that is her partner in all of her crimes till now (kidding, I just know how close these two are and it is logical for Cora to have seen her acting like that).

Now I am sure you are going to ask me: “Ivan, what about you and Cora?”

Yeap, it’s our turn and I won’t keep you waiting!

As for me I am just like I was yesterday before that incident with the poison in the drinks and Vital is perfect, we have no problem, the tests were clear and everything is like nothing has happened although this day was a real hell for all of us. Okay, it helped a lot that I did nothing, I mean I didn’t go to find Caleb, I was just waiting at the hospital all the time but still I was worried and in alert.

Cora is also very well, she took some rest with me, she ate two times (I really pressured her the last one but I made it) and I am proud of the way she is dealing with everything basically on her own! I knew she is capable of everything but now everything has changed so much and I am free to admit it because before I couldn’t.

We are together unlike before that we had been thinking we hated each other and I was trying to stay away from her and convince myself that she was nothing special. I can admit everything now, she is just perfect, a real Queen and the strongest woman I know, she has passed through so many things and look at her!

She is standing on her feet and she is not only helping everyone around her but she is also protecting and taking care of her family. She is a true leader and I am so damn lucky but I have a weird feeling.

This day seemed to be a century for all of us and I am worried. I don’t know who is behind all these but he is not an easy opponent and the fact that it was so easy for him to put poison in our drinks, put a bomb in Noah and Caleb’s cars, drug Caleb that is such a strong man and put us in so many dangers and problems then he can’t be just ‘someone’!

He is a strong yet smart opponent and I am not so sure if he really knows about Miles or he is just playing. He probably want to frustrate Cora, make her lose her patience, hurt her through us and weaken her in order to win her!

I have to protect her but I don’t know what to do to find the one that is responsible for everything and also…

Things are not so simple anymore, I mean…

Damn!

What am I going to do? How am I going to tell her?

What if she is going to think I am lying or trying to make sure she won’t leave me or I am insecure?

I mean… I…

From this morning I feel…

Sparks and I am not wrong, I know how they feel like, I have felt sparks before, I am sure and I am more than excited but what if she doesn’t believe me?

I have no clue as to what happened or how, I am really confused and surprised, I have told nobody about it and I don’t know what to do.

I really want to tell her, I do but at the same time I am not sure if she is going to believe me because it sounds weird, right? Also we haven’t marked each other so we can’t be called ‘mates’ and the whole situation we are in (I mean the last one day) is not helping us. We are in tension all the time, we are doing our best to stay strong, Cora is more pressured than ever and the last thing I want is to put some more weight on her shoulders.

I am more than sure that she loves me, I feel it, I know it and I don’t doubt her but what if this is not the right time and she takes it badly? I don’t want her to misunderstand me and the sparks I feel!

What am I going to do? How am I going to tell her?

This is the first time I am so scared because… I don’t want to do something wrong, pressure her and in the end…

Lose her!

Cora’s pov

I look myself in the mirror and smile nervously.

Alright, I am ready…. I just don’t know for what!

I have taken my bath, I dried and brushed my hair and I wore something quite sexy for tonight but I am not sure about what is going to happen. I chose a pair of white underwear with a matched bra from lace and then got dressed in a short white satin dress.

And at this point I feel like a virgin for no reason! Fine, I am nervous and there are two very good reasons for this and the worst part is that I don’t know what to do when it comes to the second reason…

The first one is about what happened with Noah, I am never going to hide it from Ivan and now that we are here alone and very calm I am going to tell him everything. I am aware of the possibility of him getting angry and I understand it, he is going to be right and I won’t try to defend Noah because he is unbelievable.

And as for the second reason, I guess you know what I want to say but I don’t know how!

It’s about me and Ivan!

I didn’t lie to Noah, I feel sparks from this morning. It’s like we are true mates and I never had the bond with Noah.

As the doctor told me because I explained to him everything (I was shocked, I had no idea what was happening and I needed his opinion), this is something rare and can happen only in the strongest of the species and I am one of them so this is reasonable. Cynthia and I are strong enough to decide about some things, like the bond we broke with Noah and now this one, the bond we want with Ivan and Vital!

I love Ivan, she loves Vital and we chose them completely from last night when Ivan asked from me to marry him and I accepted! The bond is strong for me but I have no idea what is happening with him, he has told me nothing and I am freaking out.

I want to explain him but what if he hesitates?

The doctor said that if I want the bond to be completed from both sides (his in our situation) then I have to mark him but I can’t ask him just like that to mark him and then put him to mark me as well!

I don’t want to make him do something he is not ready about and I know we wanted to mark each other about two nights ago but we have forgotten about it with all this madness and I can’t just tell him to do it now.

Things have changed, he has to know everything and he has to decide but I don’t feel ready to tell him. We are a mess and what if I seem desperate to him?

I don’t want him to believe that I want to tie him up in this way!

“This is bullshit but I agree somehow! Don’t tell him that he is our mate and we chose him but you know what you have to do to make him understand what he means for us!” Cynthia says confidently and I nod quickly in agreement.

Okay, yes! I know what to do so…

I take a deep breath, look one last time at myself to get sure I am fine and then turn and get out of the bathroom. I close the door behind me and turn to find him laying on the bed already looking at me and I blush feeling his gaze burning my body.

Good, he is in ‘mood’ and I am happy!

I walk to him slowly without breaking eye contact and when I am next our bed I lean and kiss him on the lips. It is quite dark, his scent is too strong and it makes the butterflies in my stomach get crazy with the sparks all over my skin.

I had missed them to be honest, I wanted so much to feel them again and now here we are!

Thanks Goddess, really!

We break the kiss slowly, I smile at him with my hair touching his shoulders and high chest and I sit on the bed. He also sits up a bit and wraps one arm around me. I move closer to him, rest my head on his bare chest and place my right hand above his heart.

His heartbeat is the best melody for me right now, it makes my heart skip a beat and I purr when I feel him caressing my back and arm.

I am just dying like a little lazy cat, this moment is so simple yet so breathtaking!

“I missed you!” I whisper breaking the sweet silence and he kisses the top of my head while tightening his hold around me.

“Me too rose! I missed this very much! Me and you alone, calm, on our bed and hugged!” he says wickedly and I laugh.

“You know what is going to happen next, don’t you?” I ask ‘innocently’ and he smirks raising his eyebrows.

“Is this why you wore this ‘dress’? Are you trying to kill me?” he asks and wraps his other arm around me before I realize it.

I blush and bite my lower lip in a quite challenging way and I give him a devilish smile. I love the way we are communicating, really, it’s like we know each other is this way (I mean the erotic) for years!

“I thought you like this kind of death… If you want I can go and change…” I murmur casually and he growls annoyed warningly.

“Don’t you dare! I will tear down the room to get you the way I want you then…” he states like a threat and I smirk impressed.

My man has wild intentions, he is perfectly fine so…

Let’s get over with Noah because then we need to have our ‘time’!

“Mmm… Do you remember that we have to talk about something? It won’t take long and then… I am all yours!” I say with meaning and rub his chest making him growl in impatience.

I am not so sure we are going to make it till the end, maybe I have to hurry even more, don’t you think?

“Tell me, what happened with Noah? I had been waiting for some hours to hear about it and I am very curious!” he says and we sit more comfortably with me clearing my throat.

Alright Cora, here we go!

“Um… He tried to make me believe that our bond was back, he felt different because I gave blood to him and he used it in the way it suited him! You know Noah, he is never thinking of the consequences and the fact that he ‘loves’ me made things worse in his mind. Seriously, I saw red!” I start and stiffen nervously waiting from him to get angry, curse or scream but…

He sighs heavily, shakes his head in disappointment and kisses me on the cheek with a calm, serious expression. I can’t believe my eyes, really now? He is not mad at all?!

“Ivan? Did you listen to me?” I ask worried and he narrows his eyes confused.

“Yes, of course!” he replies immediately.

“Then why aren’t you reacting?” I ask troubled and he smiles warmly in sympathy.

“We can’t lose our peace every single time for him Cora! You said it by yourself, he tried but he can’t fool us! I had no doubt you have no bond with him and I am sure about us! He is desperate and he was too confused, maybe this time I can excuse him and understand his behavior, he was shocked and it was too much for him. It was the first thing he thought and he didn’t keep his mouth shut! Not to mention that you nearly killed him and gave him a fright for the rest of the decade so calm down and forget about him!” he says calmly and kisses me again leaving me speechless.

Excuse me?

Did he just take it in the calmest way there is?

“He has a point to be honest, even I think he is right! Maybe this time Noah didn’t do it in the wicked way and Ivan is mature enough to ignore it! He trusts us and what we have together so enjoy this night please and do as he told you! Also… Don’t waste more time…” Cynthia says through her teeth and stiffens in excitement.

GOD!

They just convinced me and I can’t deny that I am looking forward to ask him something, I am ready, I need it, I feel that this is the right thing to happen so I have to start it somehow!

“I want to ask you something…” I whisper shyly changed the theme completely and he signs surprised.

I already feel my heart beating like crazy and my nervousness is killing me!

“Rose what is it?” he asks worried and I bite my lower lip, move and sit on his lap with my legs on the right and left of his trapping him underneath and between me.

I lean close to him, raise my hands and bury them in his quite wet hair. I feel his hands on my butt and I moan with our eyes almost black from lust. I can smell his arousal, his manhood is turning hard under me and I move impatiently above him trying to challenge him before I tell him what I want.

We are certainly going to have s*x and I am excited, really, I need to feel him inside me more than ever but I have the need for something else as well!

“You are a naughty rose, aren’t you?” he whispers huskily and squeezes my butt earning a louder moan from me.

SHIT!

I can’t hold back at all!

“I can be lots of things for you…” I reply pecking his lips with mine and he exhales heavily in my mouth while moving under me with his manhood inside his trousers pressing my core.

“Why?”

His voice comes out harsh and wild, I listen to his imperative yet desperate tone and my skin shivers with my body shaking like a leaf.

I know that if he agrees I will feel everything stronger than before and he is going to be necessary for me but I am more than ready to risk it for us, I have no problem to admit he is the man of my life and I want him with me for the rest of my life and all the time!

“Because I love you and… I can beg you for something, just don’t deny it, please…” I whisper and move lower to kiss his neck and lick the crock of it.

“f**k Cora! You will kill me!” he exclaims wildly and I groan pleased from lust.

“Just say yes…” I say again in a quite confident tone and before I react he has pinned me on the bed and he is on top of me with my face capped in his big, strong hands.

Our eyes meet each other’s and I gasp, his hot body is all over mine and I open my legs to wrap them around his waist trapping and keeping his as closer as I can on me. His heart is beating so strong above my chest with mine doing the same that I get lost for a while, I focus on their harmonic rhythm and the sparks are so many that I am ready to explode from this wave of pleasure.

“For you I can do anything!” he says after a while and I cap his face as well.

“Do you love me?” I ask emotional and he touches his forehead on mine with our eyes still locked.

“My life starts and ends with you, I can’t describe how much I love you, ask her…” he says, takes my one hand and places it on his heart above his chest.

His heartbeat is getting even faster now and I sigh overwhelmed trembling.

This is…

The most intense moment of my life!

How is this happening?

“You know, don’t you Cora?” he asks touched and I nod.

Yes, I know he loves me, I know what I mean for him and this is why I am sure that in the end everything is going to be alright, we will be together, we will never be apart!

“I know and this is why you are my mate! Everything till now has been about you! I and my heart have chosen you!” I say and he smiles with some tears falling from his eyes on my burning skin.

“So your wish is going to come true, ask me anything!” he states and I bring him closer to me smiling excited.

“Mark me!”

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Hello dear friends!

I am back with the 27th chapter and  as I promised this is a chapter full or Ivan and Cora!.

Also, there are two new books! The first one is called Cleo's Heart Decisions and the second one is called Thorns Of The Past! If you haven't checked them out and you want to do it now then you can find the in my profile with more details and chapters ready!

And now I am waiting for you comments about this chapter! What do you think about it? How do you feel about Ivan? He is also feeling the sparks! Do you agree with Cora's hesitation? She doesn't want to pressure him but is she right? How do you feel about her wanting Ivan to mark her? What is going to happen next?

And as always at this point I would like to thank you very much for your love, support, commends and impatience in order to read the chapters. I am really excited and you have no idea what this means for me! I am always reading your comments but sometimes I forget to answer and I am sorry for this but I really read them all! And because lots of you want to know how often I update the story I have to answer it as well! I usually update it every 5 days because I have other stories as well!

I am trying my best so continue showing me how much you want more and commend and tell me your opinions and thoughts, or share the story.

This is it for this time, see you again in the next chapter. Be safe and happy until next time!

I love you all,

                                          Marie...