Heartbeats

Chapter 16 - Mate

Leyla Rose

I'm tired of being sick or in bed. I feel tired and know it's because of my heart! I'm getting weak. Well, I'm wondering if Ezekiel could be my mate. This day is my birthday so my probability of finding my mate increases, not that I care about that. People have been entering the room all day, so I decide to sleep.

After a few hours, I sense someone enters the room. My nostrils were intoxicated by his smell, an awesomeness wood smell, that made me wake up, as fast as I could. He's near I could feel him. Nebula was having me crazy

—MATE -says the sexiest voice I hear. I'm waiting for him to open the door. Wait I don't want a mate, this feels so strange. I want him but at the same time, I'm so scared and so mad. I don't want to be hurt and less by my mate

- What's wrong Le - wait I know that voice, I'm starting to panic. I can't breathe, walking back, gasping for air
—Le is ok, you are ok. Listen to my voice, I'm not gonna hurt you— he says hugging me, I start getting calm listening to his heartbeat

—I know you're scared but please let's make this work. Please - he says with agony in his voice, and tiredness --All my life I've been waiting for my mate, I've been an asshole, I know, but I want to be with you - I can sense he's telling me true

- I'm not sure Ezekiel, I want you to be happy and I don't think you would be happy with me. - Sadness covers my heart and I feel the weight of that, Now that he is my mate he can feel my pain, just less than if we were mark

-- I propose something, I don't want to pressure you through anything. Let's be friends like we were, I want you to trust me, to know me. I want you to know that I will be here for you no matter what, that I Can be your friend before your mate, and that I will respect your space. - he's already melting my heart, I know he feels my heart skipping a beat, and I just now confirm that I'm okay with that, I smile I can hold it
-Wait, are you smiling? - he sat with a cocky smile, punching him in his arms

—Stop it, that's not funny

—Let go Rose, let's eat something, you've been asleep. -We start walking through the kitchen, he puts his hand on my waist letting everyone know that he has found his mate. He never left my hand.

I feel the pack's happiness, and that makes me feel loved, now that Ezekiel found me, his mate, he's been talking during the dinner about a party to announce his take of command. I have to confess this makes me feel nauseous and nervous, but I'm willing to try it. I want to be happy and make him happy, only that we have a problem that could fog that happiness we want to feel.

-I'm not good at cooking but I can do something for you, what do you want to eat!? - Oh lord he's cute, ok Leyla you need to stop

~I'm sorry he looks so hot, how do you want me to keep control when he's our mate

~I don't want us to be abandoned, I don't want us to be hurt again, Now we are on our own.

~Leyla you can't decide what is already your destiny, things happen the way it has to be

She's right, and I notice that the more time I spend with Ezekiel the more I want to be with him. I want to feel loved till the end.

We go out and I see my mom
—If you excuse me I have things to do- and start walking to the woods — I want to run but I want to be alone - I establish, his face went from happy to serious
—I'm sorry, I need to do it alone—

-- I understand - he's scared that something happened to me, aww so cute but no thanks...

After I spent the whole day out in the forest, I went to the pack house and fell asleep. I sleep a lot, my heart is losing strength.

I woke up the next morning, did my routine, and went outside, I saw Nolan waving to me
-Everything ok? -he asks
-ujum

I went to my room again I didn't know what to do with what I felt. Eve came to see me and talk to me about the mating process. She also has great news, she's moving with Kenzo. I have to confess that I feel jealous, I'm about to lose my friend forever well that starts when she found Kenzo. But she deserves it and I know she's been waiting for him forever.

I went to Ezekiel's office
—I'm here

—We were waiting for you - now I'm confused
-for me? We?
- Le you need to talk with them later or sooner- I step back nodding

-NO - I transform into my wolf - he's not scared of me, he kneels and Nebula walks through him

*Why do you do that Nebula?

*He's good for us, we are getting weak.

He was stroking our hair

-You know you are the most beautiful wolf I've ever seen!
We just move our tails, resisting his need for him is torture

-I need you, I want you- he say while putting his hands on our face and moving face to face looking straight into our eyes

- I know you had a rough time, but I need you. I won't say the way it's going to be easy but it can't be hard to walk with people who love you- he hugs us and keeps stroking our hair till we fall asleep.

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