Chapter 35: _Unbreakable Bond

Chapter 35: _Unbreakable Bond "Why are you staring at me like a lost puppy?" I couldn’t help but ask when I was finally able to tear my gaze away from Odessa. I slowly stepped out of the bed, breathing out in satisfaction as I subconsciously used my fingers to wipe off the sweat dripping down my naked body after a steamy night of passion. Meanwhile, Odessa sat up, using her arms to cover her chest. I turned my gaze away from her, walking toward her bathroom to have a bath before retiring to my chambers. However, before I could step into the bathroom, Odessa called me back. "You have a serious problem, Kaelos. You know that, right?" I paused, glancing back at her only to meet her glaring at me with clenched jaws. I sniggered, turning around so I could get a better view of her. "Is that so?" I asked, arching an eyebrow. Suddenly, Damon spoke up inside my head. ’She’s got a point, Kaelos. You aren’t even making any efforts to be romantic with her after having a good–’ ’’Romantic?’ I repeated his words, unable to believe what I was hearing. ’Since when have we been romantic?’ I could almost see Damon’s eye roll as he responded. ’Since we found our mate, you jerk.’ I was tempted to respond to him just then but Odessa finally cleared her throat, taking me out of my mind. She struggled to maintain eye contact, her eyes occasionally diverting to my throbbing dick which was still pulsing with life. "We just had sex and you told me I was staring at you like a lost puppy." She continued, her arms still covering her breasts. "Really? Come on, who does that, Kaelos?" I could hear the hurt behind her voice but I didn’t let that fool me. Deep down, I knew I couldn’t let myself get close to her, especially since she was a witch. So without another word, I turned around and continued advancing toward the bathroom. "I want to reject you as my mate, Kaelos." She blurted all of a sudden, causing my eyebrows to furrow into a frown. How the heck does she know about rejection and what it entails? ’Looks like our mate is smarter than you give her credit for.’ Damon muttered in my head as I turned my gaze to Odessa once again. My gaze was cold as I waltzed toward her, my fists clenching beside me. "What did you just say?" I asked, squinting my eyes at her. A mischievous smirk curled up the corner of her lips as she stared me dead in the eyes. I was a bit stunned by this newfound confidence in her, but I didn’t let it show. "Oh, I know all about you wolves and how you’re given a mate by the moon goddess or whatever and how you can easily reject them if you don’t like them," Odessa said with a scoff, spite laced in her voice. I kept my gaze on her, pausing my advance toward her. I tilted my head, curious to see where she was going with this. Seeing my silence, she clicked her tongue with what seemed like frustration before she continued. "I’m not sure of the specifics of how you wolves do it, but rejecting your mate destroys whatever connection you have. Permanently. So I want that. I’d rather be your wife on paper than be bound to you for the rest of my life." For an odd reason, those last words stung. They stung my ego, of course, but they also stung in another way. Another way that perplexed me. I shouldn’t be sentimental about Odessa wishing to reject me. She’s a witch, after all; we were a doomed pair from the beginning. Suddenly, just as I pondered all this and was about to make sense of it, Damon coughed in my head. ’You’re stung about her words because deep down somewhere behind that giant wall of jerkdom you’ve built around yourself, you actually care about her and what she thinks of you.’ As soon as I heard those words, I scoffed physically, causing Odessa’s eyebrows to furrow into a frown. I used my fingers to rub my forehead before I fixed my attention on Odessa again. "You aren’t wrong about the concept of rejecting your fated mate among us werewolves," I remarked casually, shrugging for added effect. Odessa seemed glad that she was right and parted her lips, about to say something. However, I raised a finger, stopping her from speaking as I continued. "There’s one thing you’re missing though. I’m an Alpha King." Odessa arched an eyebrow before she sniggered, making herself more comfortable by laying back on her bed while still keeping her arm over her breasts. Why was she acting like I hadn’t already licked almost every inch of her body? "Is that so?" Odessa asked sarcastically in response to my last statement. "Well, Mr. Almighty Alpha King, I don’t care. I’m not enticed by your title or your wealth. You’re still a bloodthirsty werewolf at the end of the day." There was an awkward silence after she said all that, her gaze fixed on me as if she were waiting for me to say something else. And boy did I have a lot to say... "You see, that’s the thing, hon," I muttered, stepping closer to her until I was at the very edge of her bed. I squatted, making myself to be on a head-to-head level with her, and saw the flash of nervousness that glinted in her eyes when she stared into mine. I chuckled softly, my gaze trailing her legs before I continued. "I’m no ordinary ’bloodthirsty’ werewolf. Ruling over an entire continent isn’t the only thing that makes an Alpha king. No, no, there’s more to me than that." My smile fell as I tilted my head. "As an Alpha King, my blood is as pure as it gets. It’s the closest thing to the moon goddess and her power on this planet, actually. It makes me far more powerful than even normal Alphas but it also has one annoying perk in this context. And that’s the fact that the mate bond between an Alpha king and his mate..." I paused for dramatic effect, enjoying the tense expression on Odessa’s face. My smirk soon turned into a grin as I finally let it out. "... Is unbreakable. Meaning we ARE bound together for the rest of our lives." I watched Odessa’s features deform into one of the ugliest frowns I’ve ever seen on her beautiful face.