Chosen By An Alpha
Chapter 74

Third Person’s POV

After a few minutes of kissing and embracing each other, Zayden got off and laid beside her.

“That was the longest we have ever made out.”, he said looking at her, which made her frown.

“You count the time?”, She asked

“No stupid! It’s obvious.” he said, as he placed her head on his arms while keeping the other hand on her waist to keep her close to himself.

“Zayden, what made you tell me everything. Because till yesterday, you were so reluctant to talk about it.”

“I didn’t have the confidence to talk about my miserable life with you. I didn’t want you to feel sorry about me or feel disgusted by my presence. Moreover, I have a feeling that Wyatt will do something nasty this time. I have always kept a record of him and I know he will do anything to hurt me or possibly kill me. And there is no better way to do so than by hurting someone close to me. And, he knows about you. He knows that you’re my weakness. He can’t hurt Allison, but he surely wouldn’t think twice before hurting you. So, I had to tell you this sooner.”

“So, he is the danger that you were talking about when I asked you regarding the continuation of my job?”

“Yes. And that’s why I don’t want you to see him or talk to him!”, He almost orders.

Grace remained quiet. ‘Should I tell him about her meeting with Wyatt? What if he gets angry and throws a fit at me for hiding it till now?’ She thought. ‘But he needs to know.’

“Zayden, I have to tell you something.”, She proceeded hesitantly.

“What? That you love me?”, he joked.

“I have met him. I have met your brother and I have talked to him.”, She said, freezing him on the spot.

***

One week later:

Grace entered her room after her training. From the moment she turned into a werewolf, she had to undergo training for a few hours to fight with others for her defense. After that night, her wolf didn’t show any presence, not that she was dying to meet her because the memories of the pain were still fresh in her mind. So, she was fine without her presence as well.

It was surprising for her that Zayden was still sleeping. That was so unlike him. She walked toward him and sat beside him. She smiled after looking at him and his words were ringing in her mind ‘having an evening out.’

The whole week, Zayden couldn’t give her his full attention, as he was busy finding out the vampire who converted Wyatt into a vampire. He was very close to his name. Eric had to double his effort in the work. He knew Zayden’s patience was running thin. But, thankfully, they were now close to the end.

Zayden would come late and go earlier than usual. And Grace didn’t like it. From the day he had told her about himself, she had grown a special feeling for him. It was like she could feel his emotions better now. Why he had such a short temper, why was so possessive of the things he loved, why he never drinks or smoke, why he was not a womanizer, or why he loved her so passionately, everything was clear to her now except her dreams? But she kept ignoring it thinking it was just a mere dream, nothing else.

So, when he couldn’t spend more time with her, she started craving it. She wanted him to tease her as he did earlier. She wanted him to flirt with her. She wanted him to find every reason to k**s her or to be close to her. She just wanted him to spend more time with her.

Why was she feeling like this? She asked herself, every time she missed him when he was not at home. Maybe she used to get bored at home or maybe she really missed him because she wanted him or maybe because of this marking thing.

Zayden noticed and felt her sadness. He knew he was not giving her enough time. He himself wanted to spend more time with her, to hold her longer in his arms, but the work demanded his time and energy. The fact that she had already met Wyatt, made him more paranoid. He concentrated all his attention to finish his brother and his mentor as soon as possible. And, that could be possible only if he find whom he was searching for for a long time. So, yesterday when Eric informed him of the good news of being close to their target he promised himself to spend the whole evening with his mate. And, when he gave her the news, she was beyond happy and excited. So excited that she hardly got any sleep at night and also completed her training early in the morning.

Grace looked at the wall clock and noticed that it was still 5:30 in the morning. It seems like she went for her training with Eric at 3:00 AM. She chuckled at her excitement. The sun was forcing its light through the curtain and the light was directly falling on Zayden’s face.

The absence of Grace from the room had already forced Zayden to open his eyes but since he knew where she was and with whom! He didn’t worry about her much. Even now, without opening his eyes, he knew what his mate was doing, he was just wondering about her next move!

Grace noticed the way in which the sunlight was falling onto his face. He was fair already, and so the light was making it slightly orange-red in appearance. A smile came upon her lips automatically. Thinking he was asleep, she trailed her hand and eyes on his bare chest, savoring the feeling of his hard body. She had never touched him like that before. She touched the finely toned muscles of his chest, trailing her hands toward the center where his heart was. She could feel the thumping of his heart and her smile grew even more.

She touched his jaw and felt his facial hair poking her palm. She caressed his cheek lightly like he used to do her cheek…lovingly. Then, her eyes fell on his lips. Those addicting lips of her husband or say her mate! Her smile faded and a new emotion came inside her….l**t. She couldn’t remove her eyes from them.

‘Why are you so handsome, Zayden!’, She mentally asked him while looking at every feature of his face. She noticed that he hadn’t shaved for many days.

Looking at his lips again, she brought her fingers closer to it, while praying to God not to wake him. But he was already awake and was enjoying everything she was doing to his body.

Grace touched his lips hesitantly with her thumb and moved it slightly to feel it. Before she could think what happened, she found herself under her husband.

Zayden couldn’t stop himself anymore from kissing her. When he felt her fingers on his lips, it ignited his body and his junior showed his appearance again. He quickly pulled Grace toward him and opened her eyes, only to push her in such a way that she laid on her back and he hovered over her.

“You scared me!”, Grace said while breathing deeply. But Zayden ignored her statement. He was in the mood of having naughty talks with his mate.

“Why were you molesting me in my sleep?”, He asked, looking straight into her eyes. She couldn’t hide her blush and tried to push him off of her.

“I did not molest you.”, She said while looking at his chest to avoid his intense gaze. Her cheeks would have been the color of tomato by now.

“Liar! You know that I hate liars, huh? I could sue you for taking advantage of me while I was asleep.”, He joked yet again.

Grace huffed. He was kidding, she knew. Also, he started liking her unharmful lie, she knew.

“You wouldn’t do that. You touch me in my sleep too!”, She fired back.

“How do you know that?”, He challenged her.

“Because I used to feel it.”, She replied, hoping she won the argument.

“This means, you knew I touched you in your sleep but still you didn’t stop me. Does that also mean that you like my touches?”, He asked, puzzling her in her own answer.

“What? Nooo! I didn’t say that”

“But you meant that!”, He sang which brought a smile upon her lips. She liked it when he was in a jolly mood and used to smile a lot, rather than be angry or serious.

They stared at each other for a while before Zayden confessed his feelings once again.

“I love you so much, sweetheart!”, He said without hesitation, his voice barely above a whisper. His eyes sparkled with golden color, making Grace realize that even Dominic was present here. He was hoping to hear the same reply from her. He could feel her developing feelings for him but he didn’t want to point at it. Just because she was his chosen mate. He knew that she had to develop feelings for him rather than falling in love with him just because of the MATE bond which they had started sharing now.

“I know.”, She said meekly. She was about to say that she did have similar feelings for him, but she wasn’t sure about it. “Now, get up. You promised that we would go out today.”, She reminded him.

“I remember, sweetheart. But the plan is for the evening. Right now, I need to taste those luscious lips.”, he said while taking her lips on his and Grace gave into him easily, liking the intimacy as much as he did!

In the Evening,

‘Be ready. I will reach home in fifteen minutes.’, Grace heard Zayden’s voice in her mind and she jumped in fear after hearing him. She sighed in relief when she realized that she was one of them and she had to get used to it now.

She approached the door and came out of the house as she was already ready. Looking around her and receiving some smiles from the nearby guards, she walked toward the small lawn and sat on one of the chairs that were kept there for relaxing.

The thought of spending some time with her husband after so many days was both exciting as well as heartwarming for her. A smile came upon her lips automatically, and she played with the hem of her top to pass time. Her thoughts wandered toward the uncertain future of hers. She wondered what turn her life would take now! She married a complete stranger, struggled a lot in the new relationship with her husband who happened to be a wanted mafia and also a werewolf, shed a lot of tears in the beginning, but now, she felt…happy! Strange, but she didn’t know why she felt so secure and satisfied when she was with Zayden. She should still dislike him for whatever he did to her life, or her family but knowing his life now, she felt connected with him. She chuckled as she recalled the first night of their wedding.

The sound of a car horn brought her out of her thoughts and she lifted her eyes to look at the main gate. The gates opened and revealed Zayden’s car as the driver drove toward the house and Eric and Zayden were talking with each other. Again, a smile came upon her lips as she caught a glimpse of him in the car.

I must be going crazy! She scolded herself for acting like a teenager looking at her crush.