You try that again, and you won’t like the consequences,” I warn her. When she says nothing, I twist harder, and her lips open with a silent scream. Tears spring in her eyes, and she whimpers.
“Do you understand?” I snarl at her, and she quickly nods, so I let her go. She sucks in a shaky breath, her entire body trembling beneath me when she turns her face away from me. Guilt for hurting her nags at me when I see a mask of pain and humiliation clearly written on her face. I push off her and turn away, knowing I’ve made my point.
Sienna quickly moves to get away from me, but she doesn’t attempt to make another run for the door. “You can be scared, Sienna. I would be the same in your position. But I don’t want to hurt you, and if you run from me again, I will have no choice.” When she says nothing, I peer over at her. Her knees are pressed to her chest while she glares at me and I grit my teeth.
“For now, you can’t leave this room without me. It is not safe until you shift on the full moon. Until then, you remain by my side.”
“Please just let me go,” she whispers.
“I can’t do that. And you don’t truly want that. You’re just scared.
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Once the mate bond kicks in, you’ll see. But if you try and run before you shift and mark me, the bond will force you back or kill you!” I warn her.
“Trust me,” I add firmly, “it’s better to accept the mate bond than to fight it. You don’t have to like me, but you will obey me—”
“And if I don’t?” she sneers defiantly.
“Test me and find out,” I growl angrily.
As she jerked her gaze away from me, I clench my teeth. “It’s for your own safety. So get used to it, Sienna; mate’s are for life. You are mine now.”
I can see the struggle on her face, but I know she will have no choice and be forced to accept it eventually. I can only hope she will come to accept me as well. I won’t force the issue yet, but I have to make sure she understands that it is for her own good.
This is not how I imagined things going when she woke up. I thought the bond would be in full swing now that I’ve marked her. However, nothing has changed and she still hates me and wants to escape me. I’m about to ask for her last name when I feel my phone vibrate. Digging it out of my pocket, I see it’s Javier and I quickly answer it.
“What is it?” I ask, and I can feel her gaze on me when suddenly I feel the bed dip. I instantly get to my feet and turn my attention to her, but she only looks around the room before looking behind me at the bathroom. She moves toward it, and as she passes me, and I grab her arm.
“The door stays open!” I tell her, and she jerks her arm from my grip. My eyes flicker, and she glares at me but continues to the bathroom.
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“We think we have found something,” Javier explains.
“And?” I ask when he falls silent.
“For now, I need to look into a few things. I’m requesting leave. until after the full moon.”
“The full moon?”
“As I said, I want to verify rather than give you false information. I need to be sure.”
“Javier!” I snarl.
“Xandros, please. Trust me on this. You want this verified before acting on it,”
“Act on what? Speak now.” I snap at him, angry that he was refusing to tell me whatever it is that he found. When he refuses once again, I growl. If he were in front of me, I would have ordered him, but knowing I can’t over the phone, I sigh.
“One week, not a day later!” I tell him, hanging up the phone when I hear the shower start. My eyes lift to see her step into the shower. Tossing my phone on the bed, I move toward the bathroom.
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