SIERRA

"That means, you recognise me. Right, my mate?", he asks and that question wakes me up from my daze.

"WHAT?"

"All these sparks we feel whenever we touch skin on skin is the first indication of us being mates. It's okay to be surprised," says Fenris twirling the stray strand of my hair, completely forgetting the fact that my expression screams shock and not surprise.

"No.. No.. Sir. You are mistaken. I am not your mate. I cannot be your mate. I do not feel the mate bond." I say getting angry at this person who is trying to take advantage of me. I quickly move out of his grasp.

He doesn't say anything so I look up to see what's got his tongue tied when he realises that his attempt of fooling me is failing. He has a frown on his face and appears to be deep in thought.

Out of nowhere I feel like I should do something to erase that look from his face. I unconsciously reach out to touch the frown line on his face but quickly snap out of my daze and take a step back away from him.

"Ah. Now I understand. You are not of age yet. That is the reason why you are unable to feel the mate bond. That's okay we will take things slow. We will wait till you are 21 to complete with the marking and mating process. It will also give us time to bond emotionally. So, don't you worry about it, malysh."

"Wait. Wait. Wait. You are getting it all wrong sir. I am not your mate. I already love someone else. I also know that he is my mate even if my wolf hasn't recognised him as our mate, yet. I feel this connection with him which can only be due to the dormant mate bond. He will be turning 21 next month and then we will complete the mating ceremony." I try to reason out but as soon as I finish my sentence, I get pushed on to the nearest tree with him pressing his body on mine. Now, I am getting scared. I do not understand any of this.

"You are mine, Sierra. Remember this. You are my destined mate and the only being I'll ever have the right to call mine. I will never let you go. You just wait till you turn 21, you will definitely understand that I am your mate and not that pup with whom you were romancing yesterday," he growls out and pushes in face against my neck taking deep breaths.

I try to push away this psychotic wolf but he is too strong for me.

"Get the hell away from me you freak. How dare you force me to be your mate. Mates are destined and matched by the Goddess. You do not have any fucking right to call me your mate just because we felt the jolt on our first touch," I scream in his ear.

It has the desired affect on his sensitive ears and he pushes off me to give me some breathing space. I am really scared now. Who is this person and why the hell is he calling me his mate? I am Aztec's mate for fuck's sake.

"Listen, Fenris, Sir, you must have some kind of a misunderstanding. I did not feel the sparks after that first time. The first time might be some kind of a fault as we did not even know each other. You are completely misinterpreting this. I am not your mate. I already have a mate and he also has the same belief about us being mates so please stop trying to imply that you are mate." I try to explain to him calmly. He must have mistaken me with someone else.

But I immediately regret it when I am snatched back in his arms and held on to tightly by him. Now, he is squeezing me and I can't breathe. He starts kissing my neck and I am afraid he will forcefully mark me even when I am not his mate. I panic and start screaming.

"Stop it. I am not going to do anything. I won't force myself or my wolf on you. Do you think so less of me?" asks Fenris.

"Oh Please. You are the one blabbering shit about being us mates. I am obviously feeling threatened here." I say in a tone making him growl at me again.

"Don't you dare doubt me you fucking maniac. Get that in your thick skull," I shout. I wonder why hasn't anyone arrived here. We have been shouting and growling for sometime now. Being with this person is scaring the shit out of me.

"Oh really. You think you are that pup's mate? Fine. Go on try rejecting me and you will find out that I am your mate when your wolf screams out in pain. No matter your age, you wolf definitely recognises me as your mate. The wolf side matures before the human side for any werewolf. So just try it babe. You will understand then," says a smirking Fenris making me doubt myself.

Should I say those rejection sentences? What do I do? I look around me. There is no one around only thick trees which are obviously not going to help me.

I stand there thinking hard about it. It seems cruel to utter the rejection words even when I am sure that I am not his mate. There must be something psychologically wrong with him. His mate must look like me that must be the only reason for him to mistaken me as his mate.

Me taking time to think about not hurting him like this seems to make him happy as he starts grinning and coming towards me with a glint in his eye.

"See baby. I knew it. Your wolf recognises me as your mate right. Its okay. Don't worry. We will sort out all the misunderstandings of Aztec being your mate. He will understand," says Fenris as he comes closer with each sentence.

Getting scared of his intentions I quickly and loudly mutter out the rejection words.

"I, Sierra Boris of the Samara Pack reject you, Fenris Lupu from the Mystic Shadow pack as my soulmate and better half." I say the words loudly which makes him stop in his tracks. I do not feel any kind of pain but a nagging feeling that I have done some ultimate crime. His behaviour and shocked expression are making me guilty, I guess.

"What the fuck. You don't feel any pain?" he asks in a shocked voice.

"No, I do not. It must be clear that I am not your mate. You must have mistaken me." I say trying to reason out. I do not like seeing his hurt expression.

He quickly composes his expression in an emotionless stony look and looks at me. I immediately start moving backward but stop when he just stands there without moving even an inch.

"I, Fenris Lupu, do not accept your rejection and will wait for you till you become of age and recognise me as your true soulmate and not some immature pup. Till then I will neither interfere in your training nor in your personal life." He says with an emotionless tone making the hair on the back of my neck stand up and also enraging me.

I know this conversation is endless. He says that he won't interfere in my life and that's completely fine by me. Its only for a month. Soon Aztec will find that I am his mate and he will mark me making Fenris realise that he is deeply mistaken.

Yes, it will all be fine. I console myself and quickly start backing away in the opposite direction trying to find out a way. I see that he is not following me and quickly try to escape and find a way out from this middle of nowhere.

Calming myself, I take a deep whiff of my surrounding and follow the scent trail from where I came racing till here. I reach the starting spot of the race and see that Elder Raoul is standing with Alexandria and conducting her evaluation.

He immediately stops when he sees me and questions me about why I took so much time.

Not wanting to ruin Fenris's reputation in front of his mentor, I say, "I got lost and couldn't find the finish spot and Fenris, as he was faster than me."

Elder Raoul doesn't hint that he doubts my sentence but I have a feeling that he knows about our conversation. I dismiss the thought with a shake of my head and ask him for the psychological evaluation.

"Its okay dear. You must be tired. You should take rest and make new friends. We will conduct the psychological evaluation tomorrow." He says dismissing me. I am more than happy to call it a day. I feel like I have been run by a freight train.

"Oh, good that you have returned, Fenris. You need to help me with the training of Ms. Alexandria," continues the Elder and I quickly look up to see Fenris walking casually towards the elder as if our earlier fight didn't occur. Then I remember his words and breathe a sigh of relief that he won't bother me henceforth.

I see Alexandria admiring him and quickly feel a stab of jealousy. Goddess! Damn him and his fucking misunderstanding of us being mates. Disgusted by the sight I quickly make my way towards the dormitory to freshen up. Then I can meet Aztec and bask in his loving arms.

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