My Arrogant Mate
Chapter 40

When we got to the house, it was already dark outside and it slowly started to rain again.

We sat next to each other in silence for a while, each lost in our own thoughts and listening to the drops that were pattering louder and louder on the car roof.

"I didn't want to hide anything from you," I then whispered, being the first to break the silence, nervously playing with my fingers on my bare thighs.

"I know," he replied quietly and then held out his hand, which I immediately took in mine. "I hope you can trust me from now on."

I looked deep into his eyes, felt those pleasant butterflies and nodded at him with a smile. Because he not only spared my brother, but also now clearly showed that he didn't want to deliver Bene to the knife, I really had my fullest trust in him. "I hope he's okay," I said, breathing heavily, avoiding his gaze when the images of Bene lying on the forest floor came back to my mind.

"Bene is an elderly wolf. He's probably fine now. I'll drive over to him and come back as soon as possible."

Nodding at him, I was about to get out of the car, but he immediately pulled me back by my hand and took my chin between his fingers to kiss me, the passion making everything in me tremble.

When his hand then slowly wandered from my chin, over my collarbone, to my breasts, I broke from this intense kiss and looked into his dark eyes flickering with lust.

"Silvan," I admonished him with red cheeks, but suddenly I wanted nothing more than to feel him and forget everything else.

Completely out of my mind, I climbed over the center console and spread my legs across his lap to cup his handsome face in my hands...

The atmosphere was just perfect to show him my love, because here in the dark car, with the loud sounds of the rain, it was more than just romantic... but unfortunately one thing still blocked me.

"We don't have any contraception here," I whispered, gently stroking his black hair before placing my hands on his muscular chest.

"Who says that?" he breathed with a dirty grin and lifted my bottom a bit to really get a condom out of his pocket.

"Why do you have a condom with you?" I asked immediately, raising an eyebrow at him, which only made him smile in amusement.

"Seeing you in a beautiful dress made me take precautions and now you're sitting here in your panties and see-through shirt, legs apart on my lap. I must be the happiest wolf in the land."

My abdomen was already glowing with pleasure, although nothing had happened yet and eager for his touch, I put my lips longingly on his and caressed his cheek, which prompted him to put his hands on my buttocks to gently squeeze them to knead. I moved rhythmically on his crotch, felt his excitement already pressing against my middle and could hardly wait to feel it deep inside me.

"Wait," he breathed out of our kiss and lifted me back a bit so he could open his pants and put on the condom. I watched him, even though my cheeks were glowing, and then I looked deep into his eyes again.

"Come here."

He grabbed my buttocks, lifted me onto his full lust and pushed my panties aside with one hand so that I could slowly settle down on him and then moaning and absorbing him completely.

I took a little time to get used to his size and while I looked into his eyes intently and with my mouth slightly open, I began to move rhythmically on him, which made him moan with pleasure.

He grabbed my hips, kissing passionately down my collarbone and overwhelmed by this feeling, I let my head fall back and enjoyed the repeated penetration of him until I felt my climax coming and wanted to look into his eyes.

He took my chin, fixed my gaze and looked deep into my eyes when I came while I tensed up moaning and then he also came inside me.

"You are perfect, Jade," he whispered in my ear as I fell exhausted onto his shoulder and then tenderly stroked my slightly trembling back...

"You make me perfect," I breathed, kissing his cheek before getting up slightly and adjusting my panties.

"Wait," he said before I could open the car and took something else out of his pocket.

"What's that?" I asked curiously, taking the small box and then sitting back down in my seat, staring at her.

"Just a little thing."

I glanced at it and then opened the box to be amazed to find a really nice silver necklace.

I carefully took it in my hand and looked at the heart charm engraved with the letters JS.

Pretty cheesy actually, but it came from him and I smiled gratefully at him and handed the necklace to him to lift my hair.

"Would you please?"

He leaned over to me, put the necklace on me and stroked my neck so gently that a pleasant goosebumps immediately arose on him.

"Thank you," I breathed as I turned back towards him and then watched him, still embarrassed, as he straightened his pants again.

Would it be unromantic to ask where he had thrown the condom?

"I'm going to Bene's for a moment. Go in and rest first," he said, still smiling, and kissed my hand after I got out of the car, grinning and overjoyed.

Of course he didn't drive on until I was safely inside the house and with the trailer between my fingers, I leaned against the wall with my eyes closed and daydreamed in love.

*****

SILVAN

After Jade had disappeared into the house and I knew she was safe, I restarted the engine and immediately drove in the direction of Dr Hutzfeld's office.

I thought about her the entire drive, and even though everything around me seemed more complicated than ever, the thought of her kept a grateful smile on my face.

She was so loving, so loyal and anything but a naive fool, as my father and Viola kept claiming.

Through her, I finally understood that there was not only white and black, but so much in between, and that one should always take the time to understand others in their actions rather than immediately judge them.

If she wasn't by my side, I certainly wouldn't have even given Bene the opportunity to explain himself, let alone even listened to him. But I was different, and just because my dad was alpha before me and had different views than I did, didn't mean I deserved any less respect.

After all, people were just afraid of him and his actions, but being afraid of someone, or respecting them, made a big difference.

When I got to the practice, I got out and only now realized that I was completely naked at the top, which actually didn't give a damn. There were more important...

I ran through the rain to the front door, opened it and immediately saw Igor sitting on one of the chairs in the waiting room.

"Can you please explain to me what's going on?" he spoke to me immediately and then hastily got up to come towards me. "Please drive to my house and take care of Jade."

I wanted to hand him the keys to my car, but he just looked at her thoughtfully and then looked deep into my eyes again.

"I'm not an idiot, Silvan. And I'm probably your best friend. Please explain to me what's going on here."

Taking a deep breath, I took his arm and led him to the other end of the room to collect myself first...

"Bene has a mate, and not just any one, but one of the hunters."

Igor opened his eyes in disbelief and sat down first, as if my words couldn't let him stand anymore.

"And since I have no idea to what extent normal people can feel the mate connection, I don't know what exactly this hunter is up to. Is he really attracted to Bene, or does he want to get to us through him? How much does Bene have from us to him? told me? Igor, I just don't know what to do anymore." Frustrated, I flopped into the chair next to Igor and stared at the yellow painted wall across from us as the dim light flickered overhead and the rain outside was the only thing breaking the silence.

"I feel the connection and I'm a normal person too," Igor said after a while, leaning forward in his chair. "I think you need to talk to Bene about it."

"Yes, I wanted to do that," I replied, leaning forward as well. "How is he anyway?"

"Don't worry, he's fine. I was just inside with him and he started laughing again."

A stone fell from my heart and I immediately relaxed a bit, since I hadn't caused him too much damage.

"What about your father?" Igor then asked, standing up to offer me his hand. I let him help me to my feet and immediately shook my head.

"He mustn't find out anything about it, otherwise Bene isn't the only one who has to fear for his life. I don't trust him anymore. Something's wrong with him," I explained to Igor, who immediately nodded in agreement.

"No one will hear a word from me, brother. I promise. I'm going to Jade's now."

I handed him the key again, waited until he had left the house and then ran to the door of the treatment room where Jade was recently treated. My god she had been through a lot since she was with me.

For a moment I thought about how she tried to escape with my car and I smashed the window, which made me smile... then I collected myself and knocked on the door.

"Come in," I heard Bene's weak-sounding voice and then hesitantly entered.

Sure, I didn't have to feel bad because no one had the right to be mad at me about anything as an alpha, but I still felt like shit towards him.

"Hey," I almost whispered as I looked at Bene, who was sitting on the couch and looked at me apologetically.

"Silvan, let me-"

I raised my hand to stop him and then took a deep breath.

"Bene, I'm really sorry that I misjudged the situation so badly," I began to explain myself, which made him stare at me with wide eyes.

"Did you really apologize for something just now?" he said confused and immediately I had to smile rolling my eyes, which made him grin.

"She seems really good for you," he added, which made me nod in agreement.

"Apparently," I said quietly, then sat down next to him on the couch to give him a questioning look.

"Why didn't you tell me you were gay?"

He nervously ran his fingers through his blond-brown, short curls and gasped.

"Because I didn't know how you would react. Before Jade came, you hardly spoke to anyone. Especially not with me and you became more and more like your father. I was just afraid," he explained and I had to agree with him immediately give. Jade was truly my savior from this total darkness of my heart...

"But I'm not like him. I would have understood. But what I can't understand is your connection to the hunter," I said and he immediately looked over at me apologetically.

"I can't understand it myself. It was a few weeks ago that I smelled this wonderful smell in the forest and when I saw it, I was blown away and he also felt this connection. We kept meeting up secretly, we talked a lot and even if we only had five minutes together, it was just so easy and beautiful," he almost gushed, and I had to smile myself because the feelings were so familiar to me.

Ohh Jade....

"But I finished it when we last met," he then said in a broken voice, and I thought he would surely cry if I hadn't been there.

"And why?" I then wanted to know and he looked into mine with his green eyes while they filled with tears.

"Because his companions are chasing mine and that would always stand between us. Something like that doesn't end well, Romeo and Juliet have already proved that to us..."

He wiped away his tears and I immediately put my arm around his shoulder in sympathy, causing him to lay his head on my chest and cry.

When the mate is also the enemy...

I didn't even want to imagine how he might feel.