Chapter 14 Chapter 14
Chapter 14 Chapter 14
Bella.
You will be alright, don't worry" I stare at Enzo as he effortlessly sets up a tent. Maybe this is not a bad idea at all. Now I get to do everything with him.
Will this bring us closer? Do I want to get closer to him? Enzo looks so untouchable. He appears to be beyond reach yet he is only right there.
I watch as his strong arms move with precision as if he has done this many times already.
Goddess! Why is he in my head these days? I know he won't spare me a glance when this contract ends but a girl can still dream, right?
I cautiously watch the thick bushes surrounding us and move closer to the man. Snakes are surely here.
Will I really be okay here without a wolf?
All the contestants have a huge distance between them. Apart from us, there are also rogues and other wild animals in this forest and I have no idea how those three months will end.
"Do you need help?" I ask, covering the distance between us, but he silently shakes his head.
Why does he want to be on the council anyway? Enzo is rich and already successful.
The air in the tent is tense. We don't have our phones or anything to keep us occupied. So we are just lying there. It's only the sound of our heartbeats in the tiny space.
What are other wolves doing right now?
I slowly turn to face Enzo and watch as his chest rises and drops. I know he is not asleep. He just doesn't want to talk to me.
I am used to that. People are avoiding me.
He must be the goddess's perfect creation because damn! How can a man possibly be this attractive? My fingers itch to touch his sharp jaw, but I refrain from doing so.
His beautiful eyes are closed giving me a chance to admire how long and dark his lashes are.
"Enzo," I whisper, not sure what to say next.
"Mhm," Enzo responds, but doesn't open his eyes to look at me.
"Good night," I say and finally turn to the other side. The man doesn't respond but I expected that. Isn't he just rude?
I wake up again in the middle of the night feeling disoriented. Something is happening to me.
My body feels itchy and for some reason, I suddenly find Enzo's scent so alluring. I just wanna cuddle his huge body and repeatedly sniff his manly scent.
I have never felt something like this before.
I unconsciously scoot towards him, seeking the warmth only his body can provide. I press my nose on his arm and greedily inhale.
Goddess! he smells so good. So clean.
"Mhm," I lowly moan when my sore tits rub against his bare chest. Wait, why are my tits sore? And why does the slightest contact feel weirdly amazing? Why am I suddenly craving my contractual husband?
"You are in heat," the man answers my unasked question, and I instantly open my eyes in shock. Enzo sits up on the mattress and hurriedly pulls his shirt over his head.
Damn goddess! Why is he getting out of the stupid bed?
"That's impossible" I mumble and deeply sigh. I have an intense need to be touched. Will it ease the soreness if he massages my sore tits? Will it feel good?
Goddess! Just imagining his big hands kneading and touching me places causes my thighs to clench until a loud growl shifts my attention to his darkening eyes.
Enzo's eyes are blazing yellow and his nostrils are flared. His soft skin is gradually turning to fur and I just realized I have never seen him in his wolf form.
"I don't have a wolf. So it's impossible for me to go in heat"
"You have a wolf and she's coming out. I can't be here with you," Lorenzo forcefully utters the words, and I watch in amazement as he shifts into an enormous wolf. The wolf effortlessly rips through the tent, and I am left in the cold air.
Goddess! Way to start the stupid three-month journey in the wilderness.
However, my mind snaps back to his words and an involuntary smile stretches on my lips. I have a wolf?
I slowly sit up and stare at my hands in wonder.
Goddess! Being in heat means I have a wolf. Fuck! This is... I lowly chuckle and ignore the discomfort in my body right now.
However, a loud growl from the forest causes my ears to perk up and something in me forcefully surges forward. Perhaps it's my newfound wolf.
But I don't understand why she suddenly appeared. They said I was a rant. A woman born without a wolf. That's why everyone hated me even my own parents. But now...?
The growl comes again and this time, it's right in front of me. The wolf's scent hits me and I lowly growl in displeasure.
My wolf retreats when we smell another scent strongly intertwined with his.
What is he doing here?
Did my scent lure him here?
Goddess! he can't touch me. I hate my stupid ex-mate.
Before I can get up from the mattress, my heart stops when my eyes lock with his dark eyes.
"Mine," Seb grumbles, and just when he pounces on me, the earlier wolf tackles him on the floor, and I instantly stumble on my feet.
He shouldn't be here. And why the hell is he calling me his?
Enzo's wolf pins Seb on the floor and dangerously growls in his face.
This is the first time someone is defending me and it really feels so good. It feels warm.
"She's my mate," Seb chokes out, and I want nothing but to punch him in the gut.
"You are lying. I am not. You are my sister's husband, and you have her Mark on you," I say, pointing to his neck.
That's why I felt repulsed by his scent earlier. They must have marked each other during their mating ceremony. They just couldn't wait anymore day to be together.
Are they happy though?
"But..."
"Walk away while you still can." Enzo shifts back, and I do everything not to stare at his naked body. "Go near my wife again, and I won't be so forgiving." Enzo tosses Seb on the side as if he weighs nothing, and I smile in contentment.
I love my man strong. I was right, Seb has a very long way to go to reach Enzo.
I wish my stupid sister were here to witness that. Why do I have a feeling it's gonna bite her right in the back? Imagine the man you are so proud of calling someone else his.
"Bella, I am sorry...they lied to me. I didn't..." Seb starts to ramble, but my world blurs when my body is instantly lifted from the ground, and I find myself in Enzo's strong arms.
Goddess! Where is he taking me?