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

Sitting on the couch with nothing but a shirt and a blanket to hide my skin, I continue to look at my mate with a worried look as he reveals how there is something wrong about our bond. "Why? Why won't you let anyone into the house?", Nadia asks, "Are you trying to control her?"


"No", Alex answers, "More like I don't want others to see and judge our issues"


"What issues?", the redhead inquires and I clutch the fabric closer to my chest, wondering what the rogue will say. Would he really reveal how he is a fugitive here?


The male lightly glances at me and I see it right away, his mask. His harsh mask that he wears to protect his true self, the vulnerable and beautiful guy inside him that he is too afraid to reveal to others, that somehow I was able to see because of the slip ups caused by our mate bond.


"I am not ready to accept her as my mate." His words make me flinch and I avert my gaze.


Chapter 18 Seeking Help