Alpha Kael ✔️

Chapter Thirty Eight

Word Count: 1552

~Jada

Kael's reaction wasn't how I expected it to be.

It wasn't admission, to be true, that I know we are mates and that I'm revealing it to him right now. It was a simple question that may have taken him off guard for a moment, considering the time I'm asking it, however, he doesn't look as if he is coming to a realisation about what I'm insinuating.

"Oh, well, if we were mates...I feel like it's fairly evident," Kael tells me, looking at me earnestly. I'm not sure what he means by that. Is that him telling me he would continue trying to find his mother for his entire life and not worry about me?

"You'll have to explain," I says cautiously. He's an Alpha, and a busy one at that. Why would he even have time for me?

Just thinking about to sinks me into sadness.

"Believe it or not, I've always wanted a mate. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that being alone is something I asked for. In fact, I hate it, so if I had a mate is would make my life so much better. I would be happy," Kael tells me. Surprisingly, he seems so honest, as if he is imagining it in his own mind.

I can hardly believe he is telling the truth, considering the life he has lived until now. From what I heard about him when I was in school, he was a hard man who only had interest in the business of his Pack.

When I don't reply right away, too dumbfounded to find words, Kael speaks. "What about you? How would you feel if I were your mate.

"Honestly I've never thought about it much. After everything happened with my parents, I've been afraid to get close to anyone. It seemed like everyone around me gets taken away if I feel anything toward them," I admit.

I can see the sympathy in Kael's eyes.

"You don't need to be afraid to get to know me. I'm not going anywhere," Kael tells me. For a moment I'm unsure whether he is referring to what it would be like if we were mates, or if he is saying that as my Alpha. Either way, it makes my heart flutter. I trust that Kael wouldn't go anywhere. That he wouldn't leave if he knew.

As I look at him, I wonder how I'm going to tell him we are mates. Should I just reach out and touch him, or shall I just tell him? If I touch him, he won't be skeptical, however, I don't want to freak him out by forcing it on him right away.

"I know this might be weird to hear in such a strange place, but I might as well say it now," I say nervously.

Kael looks at me suspiciously.

In the middle of the night, in the middle of a forest not many people have explored in, I'm about to admit to my mate I know about our fateful bond. It's not what I always dreamed of, if I ever did, but I also never thought I would be mates with an Alpha on a hunt for his own mother.

"Yes, I found out in the strangest way possible, but I think we are mates," I tell him quickly, my cheeks flushing with every word out of my mouth. I'm not sure why I'm so embarrassed to say it. I can't deny the fact.

Kael doesn't react the way I assumed he would. He didn't widen his eyes or let him jaw go slack. In fact, he looks thoughtful, considering what I'm saying.

"Well, I figured," he says, tilting his head as he leans back on his hands. Blinking a few times, I try to absorb what he is saying. I expected him to be surprised, however, he doesn't even question. In fact, he agree with me without any evidence at all. Maybe he was awake when I kissed him, and didn't want to tell me.

My throat tightens, and for a moment I can hardly breathe.

"How do you know?" I question. I see him reach out to touch me, but I flinch back. I feel almost lied to, even if I shouldn't be allowed to think that. I knew we were mates for a few days and I didn't tell him either. However, I was convinced Kael didn't know anything.