CHAPTER 22

Cammy tried not to let his words affect her. She knew how volatile the wolf could be especially around their mate and even more so when she was in such a vulnerable stare.

She had to be smart about this. Anything that she said at that moment could cause him to be ticked off and for him to say or do something that they would both end up regretting later on.

“River.” She said to him breathlessly. “It's not River. It's Malcolm.” The voice said to her as he trapped her head between his two arms. She was tense as she watched him lower his head to her shoulder and he inhaled deeply.

Her blood pulsed as she found herself struggling to breath for a minute. “Please Malcolm, I am scared.” She whimpered.

She watched as he stilled for a moment as he took in another sniff of her neck before he slowly pulled away from hee. She was relieved when he put a few steps between the two of them.

“I am sorry. I didn't mean to upset you mate. My human seems to be doing everything wrong when it comes to you. I know that it is not an excuse but if he had allowed me control I would have never hurt you. I would always do what is right by you and i will worship the very ground that you walk on.” He said to her in a silent vow.

She sucked in a deep breath at his words as she found herself nodding her head at him. She knew that wolves were loyal creatures but she had always thought that Malcolm had abandoned her too.

“What do You want from me Malcolm ''. She found herself asking as she tightened the hold that she had on the towel that was around her chest.

She watched as he hummed. “I don't know. I just wanted to see you again, and to apologize. And despite everything. The human is sorry as well. He knows what he did was wrong and very much stupid. And he wants you to give him another chance”. He pleaded with her and she found herself gritting her teeth at his words as she sent him a deep glare.

“You know i am not a fool and although you are very good at sweet talking me. It doesn't matter how much you try you can't get me to forget everything that you and your human have done and what about the boy Jackson.” She said to him.

She watched as he looked towards her with a conflicted look. Several emotions ran through his eyes. “Jackson is not who you think…” he started to say but then she heard him let out a loud growl as he clutched the side of his head.

She watched as his eyes turned blue again and she gulped in horror. At first he looked towards her in confusion before he stared over her attire or lack thereof.

“What happened?” He asked her. She didn't answer him at first as she shook her head. “It doesn't matter. You need to leave. It is already hard enough for me that I have to live in this place with you but now you are invading my personal space as well.” She said to him as she tried to hide back the tears that threatened to roll down her cheeks.

“Its Malcolm isn't it. What did he do? I swear it wasn't me. I tried to control him.” He said to her and she shook her head. "it wasn't him. It was you. Don't you get it. I don't want to be anywhere near you and yet it seems you are constantly trying to force yourself back into my life.`` She said to him.

She watched as a pained look passed over his face. For a second she wanted to take back her words. She wanted to tell him that she didn't mean them but it was too late for her to do that now.

“I am sorry.” He muttered as he ran a hand through his hair. “What were you doing here in the first place?” Was her only response to his words.

“I came to give you some clothes to wear.” He gestured towards the small pile on the bed. For a moment she blushed feeling embarrassed at her own outburst but she knew that she had to stand her ground,

“Well then how about you leave since you have managed to do that already". She said to him in a challenging tone as she crossed her arms over her chest.

She watched as he looked towards her with a raised eyebrow. “No.” Was his simple yet curt response. She looked towards him with a raised eyebrow. “What did you say?” She asked.

“I said No. I am done going around in circles with you. I know that I have done wrong to you in the past and now it is my time to change and fix that. I will not continue to sit around here and feel sorry for myself. I am going yo do whst is right and i am going to get you back no matter what it takes.” He said to her in a firm tone.

She watched as he took a few steps towards her. She tensed as she pressed her body against the door but this time she wasn't going to do it out of fear. She had been afraid of him for far too long and it was now time for that to change.

“And how exactly are you going to go about doing that?” She asked him with a raised eyebrow.

She watched as he smirked as he took a strand of her hair into his hand and he twirled it around his finger. “Well I am very persuasive and although your mouth is stubborn I know that your body can never lie to me.” He said to her in a whisper.

She tensed as she could feel her blood racing in her ears. “What are you.” She started to say but he shushed her as he placed a finger to her lips. Her throat dried up as she felt him lower his lips to her neck. It felt as though fireworks had exploded on the surface.

She couldn't deny the fact that she had missed this. She had missed his touch and his scent. She felt his lips trail along her collarbone as she couldn't help but squirt lightly in his hold as she felt his hand begin to trail down her side.

She closed her eyes willing for her body not to respond to him so eagerly and yet it still did. Hse heard him let out a chuckle against her skin as he pulled away from her after a moment to look at her.

“Like I said , it doesn't matter how long you continue to deny me. We are still mates and i will continue to vouch for you until my last breath.” He said to her and she whimpered when he stepped away from her.

“Why did you so that?” She asked him shakily. After all the years that she had spent building up her walls it seemed as though he had managed to tear them down in a matter of minutes.

“Because I needed to prove a point to show you that no matter how hard you try to run I will always find you and that in the end you will always come back to me. And I will leave you alone for now but you should know that I will have you accept me again. By any means necessary.” He said to her as he headed towards the door.

He placed his hand on the handle as he turned to look at her sideways with a glint in his eyes. “Oh and I think that you should also know that I am not a very patient man. So i would be quick to decide if i were you.”