Claiming His Tempting Mate novel Chapter 25

Savannah's POV

"So you are finally free" I smirked as I saw Tanea walk towards me. It was already evening and Jion and Shiny suggested we should have a bonfire near our tent. The weather at night somehow turned cold so using a fire is quite a good method. I haven't seen her after Devak forcefully took her in the tent and what happened between them was something I am not interested to know.

Tanea sat beside me but I can see the faint stains of blush forming in her cheeks. I chuckled and took a sip of my coffee. All thanks to Jion who got the idea to get this Starbucks coffee for us to enjoy. I was really craving it.

"What happened?" Shiny asked with interest. Her eyes were shining as she looked at us.

"Nothing... I just thought she was busy because I haven't seen her" I shrugged my shoulders.

"Speaking of that, today's game was thrilling. I mean they really put much effort into creating that hell of a maze system. I almost thought I was at the end point but then the path changed and got me in another puzzled way" Shiny said smiling.

"You got lost 2 times" Jion rolled his eyes at the side.

"Who told you to butt in? I can find the way myself. I didn't ask for your help" Shiny barked angrily at him.

"Oh, is that so?" Jion suddenly smirked "if you were really left behind then it would be another task for us to find you instead of completing the game"

We laughed hearing it while Shiny pursed her lips and turned her head away sulking.

"Who won at the end?" I asked Jion.

"The Dark Forest, I must say they are quite good in solving puzzles. They were fast enough to find ways and head towards the end" he replied.

The Dark Forest again. I repeated the name in my mind. Hardwick said had some work in the pack, but it's already sunset and there's no sign of him. Here his team is making good progress, is it because he is giving some secret instructions to them? But when I asked him he gradually declined at once without any hesitation.

"What happened?" Jion clapped catching my attention.

"Uh...nothing" I shook my head.

"Dark Forest is always like this. They really do possess good skills and strengths" Shiny said, explaining more "I even heard that they never practice publically, whatever they do is secret. I wonder what kind of methods they use to train themselves?"

"Who knows?" Jion shrugged "but that does not mean we are at loss too. We got the second position anyway"

"It doesn't matter who wins this game or loses. What matters is that you are participating and showing your skills. Besides this games were played by the elders at an early time so they are just used to keep the tradition" Tenea said after some time.

I didn't bother to join the conversation as I drank my coffee enjoying it's flavours. In this chilly night with a warm coffee and warm fire this was all I could ask for. It didn't take long for my brother to join in. He looked calm and collected this time. Looks like his anger went off after forcing Tanea.

"Where were you?" Jion asked frowning at him

"Busy" Devak replied shortly before sitting beside Tanea and pulling her in his arms. I rolled my eyes at his action. Is she the kind of territory that he is always showing his domination publically?

"You were busy too?" Jion raised his eyebrows then looked at Tanea before shaking his head. Between Shiny and him, he is smarter. I can guess that he already know the what kind of 'busy' they mean.

Chuckling, I roamed my eyes around. Few people were still there outside the tent and they also had a bonfire like us. But what caught my attention was certain someone who looked anxious. Under the shade of trees there's two fingers standing facing each other. But what was surprising was that they looked like they were arguing about something. I frowned when I narrowed my eyes on them. The girl was none other than my so-called sister who could not wait to kill me. But the man standing beside her was unfamiliar. He was not Avan then who was he?

I saw him holding her arms yet Reese shook it off angrily then said a few things again. The man frowned before saying something back. I couldn't hear them as they were a little far away from me but their sudden arguments really caught my interest. I really want to know who that man was. Because I have never seen Reese flirting with another man other than Avan. Though she is kind of bitch, she never cheated on Avan. I guess she has real feelings for him even though he is not her real mate.

Wait a second. Mate? My eyes followed the pair arguing again. Reese said something before turning around and leaving the guy alone in there looking at her back. There was a kind of expression on his face. My mind moved and something hit it hard.

Is this man her mate? Real mate? I bit my lips as I pondered over it. If he is her real mate, will Reese leave Avan? But thinking about what kind of personality Reese has I could hardly believe it. Reese is always too greedy for power and reputation. She could do anything for it. But will she really sacrifice her mate for it? Could it be possible?

And the answer will always be YES.

I shook my head and about to turn my head I felt a pair of arms engulfed me in a warm embrace. The familiar smell of patchouli hit me and I know who it was. He left early in the morning without much explanation and I was not able to see him for the whole day which somehow made me sad but now thinking about him being here again made my heart jump with excitement. Soon enough his rough voice filled my ear as his hot breath tickled my skin.

"What are you thinking? Missing me already?"

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Hardwick's POV

I groaned when the annoying ringtone of my phone played, breaking my sleep. I opened my eyes and the first thing that came into my view was the beautiful face of my mate who was sleeping soundly. Her face was calm and she laid in my arm using my shoulder as her pillow.

~ She is so beautiful ~ Onyx yelled in my mind ~ I can't fucking wait to have her all to myself~

~ you are not the only one buddy ~ I replied back as my eyes glued on our beautiful face ~ I am dying inwardly just to feel inside of her ~

Onyx groaned loudly ~ fuck, I am hard now ~

I chuckled shaking my head ~ you are whipped~

~ fucking yes ~ Onyx agreed without any hesitation.

The constant ringtone didn't let me focus all my attention towards my mate. I rolled my eyes frustratedly and moved my other arm to get my phone. When I saw the name flashing on the screen I almost groaned again. Fuck.

"This must be something important or else I will chop your head right now" I hissed as soon as I picked the call.

"Damn man, what got you so hard?" Ryan's voice reached my ear.

"Spill" I gritted my teeth.

"You need to get back here in the pack"

"Right now?"

"Yes"

"What happened there?" I frowned.

"Border problem, I had to take two rounds around it before I get the loopholes there"

"What did you get?"

"For that you need to get here" I rolled my eyes.

"Fine, you better get this important or else-"

"Hell, this is. I don't have free time to call you. I would rather get a good fuck than talk to you" Ryan spat angrily.

I rolled my eyes and cut the call. All he knows is how to fuck and this is what happens when a unmated males goes crazy when they couldn't find their real mate. It's odd that Ryan is still single while he gets laid with uncountable women. I shook my head and turned my attention towards my sleeping beauty again. It's good that my mate is a deep sleeper so hopefully she didn't get interrupted while I was on the call. I traced my fingers on her smooth arm. She stirred a little but didn't wake up. She is a really deep sleeper. I chuckled and slowly removed her head and laid it on a pillow. After admiring her for some time I kissed her forehead and got out of the bed. I don't like much clothes on the bed so I only slept with my boxers and it felt good to have my mate without anything parting us, not even those thin layers of cloth. Grabbing my shirt I wore it and wore my pants and shoes before grabbing my car keys. Before leaving I made sure to write a small note to let her know after she woke up.

Driving back to the pack area was quite long. It would take 3 hours for sure and it's making me too restless because I don't want to leave my mate there alone. But I also could not avoid my work back in the pack again. It's frustrating to wait until this fucking event ends and I can finally have her all to myself. When I finally reached the pack Ryan was already waiting in the study.

"Finally, you are quite fast" he smirked as he saw me walking in.

"Fuck off, get to the point"

"Too rude," he groaned, "I don't have free time to give you a call. If the matter was not serious enough I would be enjoying my time than facing you"