Mia's Point of View
I am staring at the man in front of us and he is staring at me back. His gaze is cold which makes me shiver because of it however Ashina is still excited about her mate.
“Why are you even excited, Ashina? Can't you see that he is a rogue?" I asked her.
“I don't care." She answered. “I am going to accept him no matter what he is."
I almost dropped my jaw because of what she said. She really does not care about our mate being a rogue is crazy. She should know that we will be the luna of these rogues.
“What do we have here?" The man in front of us is now smirking widely. “What a beautiful lady you have there."
His eyes are not leaving me as he said those words. I am starting to get scared but my wolf is going crazy.
“Don't you dare try to touch my daughter!" My father yelled.
The man's gaze went to my father which made me feel nervous. I am afraid that he is going to tell that I am his mate. I rather be rejected and won't have any mate at all than to be his luna.
“Your daughter? She might be really special to you." The man said.
Everyone started to get around us to protect me since the man started walking towards us. He is becoming closer and closer which makes the scent stronger.
“Why is everyone being so protected?" He started laughing. “It is not like I can't get my Luna, right? Everyone is here to find their mate and I just got lucky that I found mine."
I know that he is mocking my father but I can feel that he is doing his best to calm himself because of whatever can happen if he attacks him. My father is thinking it through before making a move.
“Esther, no!" My father yelled and I saw my mom transformed into her wolf form.
She started fighting the man who is now also in his wolf form. I thought my mom was gonna win but he just swiftly push her which injured her and turned back into being human.
The man walked towards her and carried my mom by her hair. He even asked for a dagger to one of his army.
“Give me the girl or I would kill your luna." He said.
The man is pointing the dagger on my mom's heart. He is really going to kill my mother and I don't want that to happen so I went out of their protection. I walk towards him and I know that everyone is shocked at what I am doing but I don't want my father to lose his mate because I know how much he will grieve. I'd rather sacrifice myself than to lose my mother too.
“Mia, go back! Don't come any closer, baby. Mommy can do this." My mom is pleading for me to go back but I will not.
If he thinks he is scary, I am not afraid of him anymore. All he can do is use other people's weaknesses to get what he wants because deep inside he knows that he is weak. He is trying to hide it but I can see through him.
“Mia!" My father yelled, calling out to me but I didn't stop walking to him until I was in front of him.
He is staring at me with a smirk on his lips and I really want to erase it.
“You don't look brave but I guess I shouldn't judge the book by it's cover?" He said while eyeing me from head to toe.
“Let go of my mother and I will come with you without protesting. I will be your Luna." I said trying to be brave.
I can feel everyone's gaze and I know that they are concerned about me but all I care about right now is to save my mother. She protected me for eighteen years already. Now, it's my turn to protect her and this pack because if I don't come with him, he might kill everyone here just to get me.
The man throws my mother which surprised me. He didn't even let her go nicely however my father made sure to catch her that is why she is not that hurt but I still want to ask if she is ok but the man took me by my waist. Our body is so close that my inner wolf is going wild.
“Everyone, let's go back to our place and make sure that no one will follow us!" He yelled. “Climb onto my back so we can leave this place already and make sure not to jump or else I will come back here to pacify everyone in this pack."
He transformed into his wolf form and let me climb onto him. After that, he started running to the woods with his followers behind him. They are really making sure that no one will follow us but I know that my brother and father will do their best to find me even if they haven't followed us. We have a lot of friends, I know that they will ask for help just to find me and I trust them. They will not fail me.
We are now deep into the woods but there are no houses here which made me think that they are just sleeping on the ground or camping here. What do I expect from the rogues? They don't have a permanent place to camp in.
The man transformed into his human form and I only noticed his body at this moment which made me look away. He is completely naked! I don't want to see what he is hiding underneath his clothes or fur.
“I am guessing that you are a virgin." He said while laughing which made me blush, I know it because of how my cheeks feel heated.
Everyone around us is quiet and he is the only one laughing at his rude joke but I still feel embarrassed. I should be proud about that however I still feel shy because of how he delivered it.
“Open." I heard him whisper which made me look at him.
I am confused at what he is saying however I was shocked when the forest seemed to be opening. It is like a portal and everyone here is looking at it as if it is normal for them.
“Surprised? A witch is helping us to hide from people and make sure that everyone is safe from those who are like your father." He explained when he saw my reaction.
So a witch is helping them that is why when my father went to look for them to make sure that they are not going to attack us again since they did it already a few years back however I was not in the pack when that happened because my father already knew about their plan so he sent me and my mother for months for us to be safe from them. We were just not expecting that they were going to attack tonight that is why we were not ready. They even made sure that there was a celebration.
“I thought the relationship between the witches and our kind is not alright?" I asked.
They are not our enemy but at the moment there are some misunderstandings. Our relationship with them is from neutral to negative which depends if they did something bad that some people will think that it is our doings because we are the one who is well-known in the human village. They believe that we are the ones who are attacking them.
“What are you waiting for? Full moon? It is already a full moon." He said which made me roll my eyes at him.
I went inside to see their place and I was expecting it to be messy however it is the opposite of that. Everything about here is screaming elegance. If I didn't know that they are rogues, I would think that this is the richest pack there is. Everything is organized. The houses even look elegant. There is also a castle in the middle of this place. The land looks prosperous too.
“Keep your jaw close or a fly might get inside." He said.
I look at the man who just attacked us earlier, he is now clothed and he actually doesn't look like a rogue. To be honest, everyone here is so neat that they don't look like runaways even though everyone thinks that rogues are smelly and chaotic.
“I know what you are thinking." He said which made me look at him. “You are thinking that how can a rogue live like this because we are supposed to be smelly and chaotic, right?"
What he said is right. I don't even know how I would answer his question. It would be very offending if I say yes.
“Well, let's just say that we are also like you guys who have a pack. We all want to live a normal life. We want to eat, take a bath and have a family that we can protect." He explained.
I nodded my head to tell him that I understood.
A carriage stopped in front of us and we rode it. We are now going to the castle which amuses me because this man lives there. It is giving me royal blood vibes which excites me a bit since I haven't gone inside of a castle like this. Our house is bigger than the rest of the pack members but it is not a castle.
“I said to close your mouth." The man said. “By the way, what is your name?"
“Mia Summers." I answered.
He nodded his head as if I asked him a yes or no question.
“I am Wade Ashford." He said coldly.
When we reached the castle an old lady approached us with a smile on her lips. Is she his mother? She looks more friendly than him and they don't look alike. Maybe he looks more like his father.
“Welcome back, Wade!" She said happily. “I am glad that you didn't get hurt."
She hugged him tightly and I can see that he felt awkward since he set himself free from it quickly. The lady's eyes went on me.
“Who is this beautiful lady? What is your name, dear?" She asked sweetly.
“My name is Mia Summers, ma'am." I introduced myself.
It seems like she is not satisfied with my introduction and wants to know more about who I am but I don't want to say that I am his mate. I still don't accept that I am a rogue's mate although they are very organized.
“Mia, this is the witch that I was telling you who is helping us hide." He introduces the woman. “Deborah, this is my mate and he is from the pack that we just attacked."
Deborah looked at me in shock but it suddenly turned into happiness and hugged me tightly. She suddenly reminded me of my mother which made me cry because I want to go home already. She let go of me and stared at me.
“What is wrong, dear? Did your pack hurt you? Do you have any wounds?” She asked. “I am going to treat it for you."
What is she talking about? Pack members don't hurt their other kind. They live as a family.
“No, my pack won't hurt each other. Isn't it obvious that I came here by force?" I asked and I know that I am being rude already but I don't care. “I didn't want to come with him and be his mate!"
Deborah looks shocked and looks at Wade who is also staring at me with his cold gaze as if he is not affected by my words while my wolf is already panicking because of what I just said. She wants me to take it back.
“I don't care about your feelings and you are not here to be my wife or a mate. You are here as my hostage, nothing more so don't ever think that I want you." He said before leaving me there.
I hate him with all my heart! But why am I feeling hurt by his words when he is not even affected by mine.
Is this how it works when you find your mate?