Falling For My Cruel Mate novel Chapter 4

I grab the brass handle of the large door, afraid of what waited on the other side for me. Probably no one, but I knew that guards would be patrolling the border line and it would be a bitch to get out of his territory. I had to try though. I wouldn't just bow and do everything that monster said. I had to try.

I unlocked the door and swung it open preparing to launch myself into the night. The gust of wind that blew past me took out the candle but it was no use to me anymore. I dropped it as soon as my feet hit the grass, but as soon as they hit the grass something hit me. It was large, hard and warm. Heat, anger and power radiated off of it... or should I say him.

His large hands gripped my shoulders as he pushed me into the dirt. "Oh Octavia," He whispered in my ear. "Did you really think it'd be that easy?"

I gasped, trying to regain the breath that was knocked out of me with the force of his impact. "Yes," I mumbled in between the coughing from the lack of air in my lungs.

He pulled me up harshly by my hair. "Well, that is incredibly fucking stupid of you." I winced as he began to drag me back up the steps and into his home. "Lucky for you, I like to take late night walks while the moon is at its best."

I growled out a bit as I tried to free his hand from my hair, he only pulled harder. He brought his face to mine. His deep blue eyes dug into my green ones, "You better start showing me some respect or I will make your life a living hell." He spat.

I glared at him and didn't say a single word. He was angry but had an oddly calm aura that surrounded him. It's like he knew I would try to escape. Did he suspect I would wake up tonight? There's no way.

He finally let go of my hair and I let out a relieved sigh, which he seemed to ignore because he harshly grabbed my upper arm and pulled me back to the room I was in before.

He tossed me inside and stood in the doorway, crossing his muscular arms over his chest. I stood a few feet away from him, and mimicked his actions. Only he looked like a powerful Alpha, while I looked like a stubborn child who just finished playing in the dirt.

"Clean yourself up and go back to sleep. Cipher will deal with you tomorrow." He slammed the door shut without another word. Dick.

Who is Cipher? I suddenly became a little scared. Why wouldn't he "deal" with me himself? He's going to send some random stranger to deal with me? I stumbled over to the bathroom and stripped myself of the night gown and panties I was wearing.