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“Put me down.” She mutters glaring at me.
“Are you injured?” Mystique asks in a worried tone as she rushes towards us.
“No” she replies punching me in the chest, “put me down.” She calls again, her tone sharp. I want to ignore her request and march up to my room to lay her down on my bed, kissing her… my train of thought is interrupted as she punches me again.
“Please tell this caveman to put me down.” She screams close to my ear which has me pulling my head back and dropping her feet to the ground.
“What’s going on” Mystique asks as she looks from Dawn to me and back to Dawn.
“Mystique, I don’t know about the other men here at the club, but this one here,” Dawn starts by saying pointing at me, “he is rude, and overbearing.” I can see Mystique’s surprised expression as she looks over at Fang to see him grinning. “And let me tell you, I don’t think your mate is too well in the head either.” I nearly grin at that when Fang suddenly stops grinning stunned at her comment.
“Fang?” Mystique calls in a questioning tone
“Well, my love,” Fang starts to say as he slides his arms around Mystiques waist, “it looks like Gunner here has found his mate.” Dawn’s eyes widen in surprise, her eyes turning to me.
“Who?” she whispers
“You” Fang replies, a grin once again adorning his face.
DAWN 4
I’m still in shock, how is it possible that the most irritating man that I have met is my mate. When Fang revealed the reason for Gunner’s moodiness and his protective instincts I was in shock. I didn’t hear the rest of their conversation as my brain went on standstill. Thinking back to yesterday I remember Gunner avoiding my eyes. Instead of talking to me, appeasing my concerns, he turned and left.
I don’t know if he came back because even though I didn’t know where I was going, I turned and ran out of the room. I entered the first room I came too, hiding in there from everyone. I know that being Lycan they can scent me from a mile away, but the fact that I ran away and that my so-called mate decided to turn and leave instead of claiming me must have pulled at their heartstrings because no one came to disturb me.
After a couple of hours of feeling sorry for myself I finally fell asleep. I don’t know whose bedroom I took, and today I will apologize for just taking over, but I appreciate the fact that they left me in peace to wallow in my embarrassment. I have been hiding in here long enough, and even though Mystique came earlier to see if I was awake, I cowered by closing my eyes and making as if I was still asleep.
Pulling my hair back away from my face I sigh as I straighten my shoulders, time to go outside and make as if the fact that my mate completely alienated me doesn’t affect me. The anger is still roiling in my stomach, and if I see Gunner, I don’t know what I will do, but for now I will go out and be courageous.
Opening the bedroom door, I look down the corridor not seeing anyone, then turning my head I look the other way only to freeze when I see Gunner leaning against the wall a few feet away looking at me. His hair is dishevelled as if he ran his hands through it a few times. He looks distressed, I frown at his expression. I am angry with him, but I never stopped to think that maybe he has someone else in his life which a mate comes to complicate.
I don’t have anyone else in my life, but Gunner is older and I’m sure that at his age he would have met other women and even though I know that as a Lycan there is nothing like the connection between mates, thinking back I worry that the only connection the two of us have is a conflicted one. “Why are you here?” I ask, my body tense with the thought that maybe he came to confirm what I already know. That even though he’s my mate, he doesn’t want me.
“I want to apologize,” he mutters, “I should have been the one to tell you.”
“And what would you have told me?” I ask sarcastically, “that I’m your mate but you not interested.” I see him squeeze his eyes shut, his body tense.
“It’s not like that,” he grunts as he steps away from the wall. “I’m not good for you.” His statement has me frowning at him.
“Oh please, that’s the oldest excuse in the world when someone wants to let someone down easy.” I say angrily. “Look, you didn’t ask for this so don’t worry about it, just ignore me.” I turn to walk away; I have no idea where I’m going but I will rather be lost then here with him. I haven’t taken more than two steps when I feel his arms around my waist pulling me back against a rock-hard chest. “What the hell?” I gasp trying to step away from his hard body but the only thing I accomplish is his arms tightening.
“Stop it!” he growls against my ear. “Let me explain.” His words have me stopping, if nothing else then to have him relax so that I can find my chance to escape.
“Fine, explain.” I mutter holding myself rigid. My hands fisted as I try to hold back my ire.
“Something happened to me a couple of months ago.” His tormented tone has me quietening, all thought of escape gone as his revelation has my curiosity blooming. What could have possibly happened to him that would have his tone filling with the torment I hear.
“Because of what happened I cannot be with you or anyone else.” I gasp at his confession, oh shame, which must be awful for such a rugged male.
“Oh, my goodness, I’m so sorry. Losing your umm…” I bite my lip for a second not knowing how to continue, “goods, must be traumatizing.” Suddenly my back is no longer against his chest, but he is snapping me around, his expression stunned as he glares down at me.
“What?” he gasps in a horrified surprise.
“Well, you know” I whisper looking behind him and then around to make sure no one is listening as I’m sure the poor man doesn’t want others to know how much he’s suffering.
“No, I don’t know.” He growls, “what goods are you talking about?” I widen my eyes and then look down at his crotch as I reluctantly point at it. I can feel my cheeks burning with embarrassment at this awkward topic, but I need him to know that now I understand his anger.
“You…you” he takes a step back, words clearly not coming to him as he shakes his head in frustration before turning and angrily walking away from me. Now that I understand why he’s so angry all the time and why he turned me down I feel much better knowing that I wasn’t really rejected, but that Gunner didn’t see a way of being with me, as I’m sure he’s feeling less than a man right now.
