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

I saw her eyes shimmering as tears came to the surface. My tail, which was wagging before, began to stop. My ears drooped, and I felt my soul break. I wanted to stop those tears from falling. I wanted to take her in my arms and cuddle her. I wanted her to know that the very last thing I ever wanted was to hurt her. 


After a long moment of gazing at each other, she left the window to my surprise. I was worried she was angry and left me standing there. I sighed a low wolf whimper, and I tried to hide my emotions as I turned to leave. But, just as I was about to leave, I heard a screen door screech open and closed with a quiet clap against the house. 


I turned about hopefully and saw my beautiful mate standing in the light of the moon. She wore a loose-fitting white nightgown, and her hair fell like a lovely waterfall over her shoulders.  She looked like a beautiful saint from an old cathedral painting. Her eyes, though sunken, were smiling at me.


Chapter 37: Just This Once