Chapter 6: Mate

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"How are we, mate?" She asked with confusion in her tone.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot you don't understand." She stared at him, trying to understand him.

"I am sorry; you don't have to think you are my mate. You are older than me, and you are also my boss. Sorry for doing this; I just couldn't control myself," she said, her tone meek.

"I am not talking about age, mate," he grunted, but she stood up immediately, feeling ashamed.

"Please don't think otherwise of me; I will leave now." She stood up quickly and bowed her head slightly before halting outside his office.

"Shit!" He cussed, his hand roving around his head.

"You are a sloth; why would you allow her to leave like that?" His wolf cursed. And he was very furious.

"Why are you pushing me so hard? You should have just jumped out to tell her this; you see, I tried. "Is it my fault she doesn't understand what mate means?" He queried. His wolf was quiet, and he took a deep breath. He touched his lips, remembering the kiss. A big smile lightened his cute face as he felt the world. Then the thought of Mia pops into his head. How am I going to explain to her that I am mated to two women? She will be very disappointed. He bites under his teeth, clenching his fist.

"We will figure something out; don't be harsh on us." His wolf spoke inwardly. He took a deep breath and went to his seat. He tried to get to work, but he couldn't get himself to work; he was so confused and at the same time worried for his two mate. He never believed he would have to be in a polyamorous marriage. He bit his lips worriedly.

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Emma walks into her office with guilt in her heart. They hit so hard that it looks like they wanted to fall from her chest. She couldn't believe she kissed her boss the second time. It was true that she had a romantic feeling towards him for a very long time, but she has been keeping it for a long time because she didn't want to ruin his relationship with his girlfriend, seeing how fondly he always spoke of her, and on the other hand, she's not ready to lose her job for anything in the world, so she never gave it a trial. But these few days she couldn't keep the attraction she felt toward him, and she couldn't even hide it after their first kiss, but that guy mentioned his relationship with another woman. She had never, for once in her life, thought about taking someone's boyfriend, but she just did that by allowing herself to be tempted by the devil.

"Darn! Emma, what have you done?" she cursed under her breath, feeling the ouch of regret within her. She needs to give him some distance before the unexpected happens. She was so ashamed of herself for being so lose around him. Maybe if she'd stayed professional without looking into his eyes, then everything could have been perfectly fine. Just that minute, the word "mate" pops up from nowhere.

"What did he mean by being his mate?" Did he think they are now mates after their second kiss, and he probably wants her to start calling him by his name?" Different thoughts keep popping up in her mind, and she was already losing it.

"No, that won't happen; I will only call you sir." She screamed out frustratedly. Her gaze was under her breath, and her mind was messed up. She couldn't deny the fact that she was going crazy.

"I think I should see the doctor before I go crazy, because I am losing it. Emma, be strong; you are more than this. You are a strong lady, not a self-centered one, not a coward. Come back to your senses" She said creating some dramatic moment for herself.. "Anytime you come across him, just put on a straight face." She tried to comfort herself, taking a deep breath. She drank some water from the bottle on her table and exhaled loudly. Her worries eased slowly.

The next day

Nathan walked towards Emma and gave her a warning smile, but she welcomed him with a long face.

"Good morning, sir." She greeted him, her head slightly bowing. He noticed this and was wondering what game she was playing and if this was a new trick she was trying to play with him.

"Why is our mate giving us that look?" his wolf asked inwardly, surprised by her reaction.

"How was I supposed to know?" She just tamed me," he replied inwardly as he walked towards the private elevator, Emma walking beside him, trying to keep up with him. Nathan noticed this and wondered what was going on in her head.

"Emma"He called. "Yes, sir, well, I was about to read out the list of work." She cut him off without giving him a chance to finish up. He halted on his track and stared at her; she quickly shoved her face on the floor to avoid any eye contact with him. He smirked and shook his head. Maybe she's feeling awkward about the kiss, but she has to know they are destined. The kiss was destiny waiting to happen. So why should she be displaying all this, and what hurts most? Is she avoiding his gaze? Is she trying to paint him as the bad guy here? He exhaled and started walking towards the elevator; her clicking heels told him she was after him.

When they got into the elevator, he tried to bring up the conversation again, but Emma quickly flipped through the document in her hand and started reading it out to him without stopping. Nathan tried to keep his calm. How does she expect him to do all that work in a day? Even a robot will be very exhausted and collapse.

. "I guess she's doing this on purpose, just to avoid you. You don't need to take things slowly. Just tell her now." His wolf triggered

"Emma, can you stop this already?" he thundered, and she freezes on her spot, fidgetting in fright.

"I am sorry for shouting, but why are you making things difficult for us?"He apologized, sincerity in his tone. " I told you already that we are mates; mate means wife. In the werewolf pack" He dropped the bombshell. And her eyes widened unbelievably.

"Is he trying to tell her that he's a werewolf?" She had read stories about them, but she never thought this could happen in the real world. She touched her lips and suddenly started to gasp rapidly. She collapsed and fell on his hand.