Ariana tries her best to live up to her duties as a child of an alpha. But, her life is thrown way off balance when she meets her mysterious mate. He is strong. He is fierce. And, he may, in fact, be her enemy.

Now she feels torn between duty and love.

*****

"Please, don't go," I whispered as I started kissing her neck once again.

She caressed my head but started saying the reasons why she knew it was wrong.

"We can't do this, Triton," she told me. "It is killing us, and it is destroying our families. Imagine how the pack would react if they were to discover us here? If they discovered that you were in the woods with me, kissing and caressing? As much as I love you and as much as we are mates, we are also enemies, Triton."

"No!" I said, my face still buried in her neck. "I don't care what they think! I don't care what will happen! All I want is you."

My Enemy, My Mate is created by Emma Levy, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

My Enemy, My Mate

"Ariana, listen, I can explain," He stammered nervously. He edged his way ever closer to me. But, I recoiled. I stared at him in disbelief as I slowly inched my way backward. 


"I wanted to tell you," He continued to explain. He has his hand outstretched to me pleadingly. I saw how pale he was. How he bled all over, and I wanted to both slap and hug him.


"Why didn't you tell me, Triton?" I blurted out amidst a stream of tears. "You already knew me. You saved me twice. And yet, you never told me? You just let me fall deeper and deeper in love with you?"


He stopped now. His hand was frozen outstretched to me. His eyes filled with tears, and I watched as they poured out over his cheeks. I could not imagine this man crying. I envisioned him with his father standing there in front of the council members not long ago. His chin was set as a stone, and his eyes were like weapons. And, here he was, crying. 


Chapter 31: Are You Crying?