With hesitant steps and a kitchen knife in hand, Claire makes her way to the storeroom where the noise came from. The lights in the tiny room were off as usual yet the soft wind hitting her nose tells her that she had forgotten to shut the window. As she walks over to the window, the door shuts close behind her, making her yelp and turn around. She isn't alone. Before she could think of her next move, the brunette is pinned to the wall behind her by a firm grip on her neck.
She couldn't see the face of her attacker but his strong scent of rain mixed with the metallic smell of his blood hits her nostrils. Claire could tell the Rogue is smirking with his face so close to hers and as his grip tightens on her throat, her air supply gets cut short. Her lips quiver only to say one word, "..Mate..."
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Claire Skylar has already turned 27 but didn't find her mate. With her being too weak to protect herself or her family, her parents forced her to be in a live-in relationship with a pack warrior. Another rogue attack at her pack leads her with an unexpected encounter with her destined one, Alex Cooper, a rogue.

Protecting Rogue Mate

I freeze at the question and Alex lifts his head to look down at me. My panicking brown orbs meet his leaden ones. "Answer me!!", the male I used to call my father asks on the phone.


"Claire?", my mother's voice comes as well, "Did you really find him?"


My eyes stay fixated at the male that was laying on top of me. The rogue stiffly shakes his head and I breathe out, "No... I haven't..."


The male on the other side of the call scoffs loud, "Of course you didn't! You can't even find your mate!! What else can be expected of you?? You're such a disgrace! A weakling!!"


I listen to it all while continuing to look at Alex. If this ensures his safety...so be it. Not like I haven't heard it all before. Not like I haven't felt it all before. "With someone as weak as you...", the male continues, "...I wouldn't be surprised if your mate went and killed himself out of shame!"


Chapter 16 Almost Like A Human