Part Twenty-One :

Howl gritted his teeth at his newfound discovery. A mate. He doesn't want to find his mate. Fate is too late because he already has someone else. Harshly holding her quite small wrist, he continued to pull her despite her complaints.

What's wrong with him?

The human girl gave him a glare as she felt the stings from the result of being pulled by her mate werewolf. The harshness of his touch and the way he acts right now- that does not seem like he wants her back. And sure, Howl does not want this girl as his mate. He only wants his Candy, sweet Candy, to be the love of his life.

"That hurts a lot," she exclaimed, but that did not make Howl release his hold. Those words went deaf in his ears as he continued to mindlessly drag this human girl somewhere.

So he doesn't want her. Rys pressed her lips as she felt a bit of pain within her chest. She felt like crying, but she couldn't. She shouldn't. Pushing the urge to cry away as she comforted herself that he would like her back too.

Her mate Bled doesn't like her at first, yet she didn't cry. So why cry now when her second mate doesn't like her at all?

A sad sigh left her lips as she asked whether he doesn't her or not; and yet again, he rudely ignored her. Silence means yes. This second mate of hers does not want her, but why? Just because she's a human?

    Rys mumbled, "So are you going to reject me now if you don't like me to be your mate?" She hopes not. There are consequences if he ever does that, and she do know that it's painful. Bled had experienced it firsthanded anyways; and by the look of his face, it felt so bad.

     Mate? Howl automatically paused from what he just heard. Did she just call him her mate? In anger, he gritted his teeth; but Rys didn't notice it as she spoke so nonchalantly. "So wh-"

    "Do not call me mate!" he growled.

    Do not call me mate! It echoed throught her surprised mind as knives seem to make its way through her heart. She bit her lips as she badly attempted to suppress the emotion of hurt from showing in her face.

    Okay, she softly said.

    Okay, I won't call you mate.

     Howl narrowed his chocolate brown eyes at the human girl's failed attempts to cover up the hurt she felt from what he said.

     But he's sorry!

    He's totally sorry for what he said. Howl just doesn't want this girl, so the simpliest thing he could do is to point out to the girl that he simple does not want her.

     But anyways, why is this girl so unfazed by her situation? This human girl knows things that she isn't supposed to know. Could she be a spy or is there something more?

     Howl looked away, stressed for a moment. "Tell me, human girl, are you really human? Why do you seem to know about these kind of things. About soulmates and rejection. Do you even know that I am a werewolf?"

     Ah, sh*t. His eyes are too scary. Unlike being the usual chocolate brown eyes before, it had now darkened into almost black. Rys could not help but tremble in slight fear. This is one of the only times when she felt so pathetic and helpless.

     What to do now?

     Rys felt like that she will be killed in a moment as she stood there and was been targeted by his dark black gazes. What if he did try to attempt it? She could not use the same kissing technique like she did with Bled. She does not want to sacrifice her second kiss again.

     Howl got annoyed with her silence. Is she deaf or just plain stupid? Does she not understand his words too well? He slowly reached up his hand to the bridge of his nose and pinched it, attempting to calm himself down.

     "Will you answer me when I'm talking to you, human girl?"

     His eyes narrowed. "Or are you not human that you couldn't say any response to me?"

     Shaking in fear, she gazed at him with widened green eyes. Too scary. Her pink lips even quivered as she tried to explain that she has a friend who just so loves reading vampire books. But it didn't help the matter because Rys just f*cking mentioned the word vampire!

     He angrily growled at her and began to drag her into somewhere. It is not really with the single word vampire. Howl is just mad because he has learned something about his mate. On the other hand, Rys sighed to herself as she regretted mentioning that word vampire.

    She better learns to shut up soon.

   ***

Rys had enough with all his nonsense as she found herself being brought down into some dim lighted space. Finally, she managed to grab her hand from the werewolf as she protested to just let her go if he doesn't want her.

    "I just want to go home in peace!" she cried out with tears streaming down her flushed cheeks. Yes, she only wants to go home. Despite having lots of assignments, she still wants to go back home and sees her friend and Bled.

     Punching the young man in his chest, the young girl exploded from everything that has happened; even if it's too risky to do it, she dared to place a hand on him.

     "Reject me if you want. I don't care," her voice trailed off in exhaustion. Howl stared at her with no emotions. Reject? He almost scoffed. Is this human girl stupid? Does she not know of the consequence if they both do that?

    Hmph.

    As if Howl will dare to reject her. The young man slowly reached out his hand on the girl's wet pink cheeks while Rys stared at him with sadness. As he gently wiped those tears away, he dramatically gave out a sigh.

    "That isn't good," he murmured

     She silently stared up at this man. Somehow, her heart within her chest started to go thump, thump, and thump. What is the meaning of this? Her cheeks reddened as he now began to stroke her skin in a very tender manner.

     "I cannot reject you."

     "You're mine after all," he whispered as her heart beats goes involuntarily faster and faster.

***

Rys angrily cried as she watched her deceiver go up the stairs with that victory smirk of his. She let out a cry of frustration once again as the human girl began to struggle from the chains that bounded her feet to the floor.

     I will only love Candy, you b*tch- those words of his revolved her distress mind, causing for her to cry again from the anguish.

    He hates her.

    He hates her a lot. Rys sniffed, feeling so pathetic and stupid for letting herself be deceived by that damn werewolf. He hates her a lot. Why is she crying for him when he doesn't deserve her tears and love?

    She has Bled.

    She won't die because she lost him.

    The human girl firmly pressed her pink lips and harshly began to wipe away those crystal tears that made her face wet.

***

Rys is mistaken by everyone to be weak because she's just a mortal girl; how unlucky of them because they are wrong.