The Designated Mate novel Chapter 49

"You listen here you little pretentious fucking asshole," Knox growled menacingly, his grip on Corbin's throat tightening, "my mate is not an object or a thing, she's a Goddamn human being! She's my female. I have her heart, her body, and her soul just as she does mine. She was destined to be my mate when she was fucking born and not you nor any other fucking pest with a big ego was going to change that. I suggest you pull your head from your fucking ass and start giving respect where it's due or I'll squash you like the roach you are - Alpha or not. You understand me?" He screamed in his face - which was quickly turning purple. I got up from my own seat to stop him from killing Corbin and confirming everyone's fear of him, but he threw Corbin's body away from his own and into the wall in front of us. His body hit the wall before sliding down it, limp and unmoving.

My heart beat frantically in my chest as I grasped Knox's arm in a death grip, watching Corbin's body lay unmoving on the floor as Luna Caroline and Alpha Aaron frantically shook him.

"He's fine, just passed out from the lack of oxygen," Knox murmured so quietly I knew only I could hear. "We'll be taking our leave now. I suggest you teach your son some manners before the next time I see him," Knox warned staring directly in Alpha Aarons eyes. I gulped at the fleeting look the Alpha couple sent me before Knox whisked me away back to the safety of our car.

Poppy's POV

Knox was tightly wound by the time we'd finally made it home and I knew there was only one thing that would calm him down when he was like this. The second we entered the house, I grasped his arm and pulled him towards me. He looked at me quizzically, though the seemingly permanent glare didn't leave his face. Without another word, I pushed myself onto my tiptoes and brought him down by the front of his shirt, smashing my lips against his own. He didn't miss a single beat as he responded, his all-consuming kisses rendering me breathless and begging for more within seconds.

He backed me up to our room while never removing his lips from my own. We began to tear at each other's clothes, leaving a trail behind us as we made our way to the bedroom - thought It seemed Knox didn't want to have me in the bed tonight as he didn't stop there and continued leading me to the connected bathroom. Once we were both naked, he turned the shower water on to heat up before pinning my hips to the counter as the edge dug into my ass. I whimpered at the sting of pain that added to the delicious feel of his hands and lips roaming my body.

"M-my father," I murmured as a single tear trailed down my cheek. A loud roar ripped from his chest as he tore himself away from me and began pacing the length of the bathroom.

"Knox," I called sadly, that familiar feeling of worthlessness creeping up as the flashbacks of that day came to mind. He just continued to pace, pinching the bridge of his nose every so often while trying to reign in his wolf.

"Knox," I called again weakly, but it was no use. He was completely lost in his thoughts. I wiped my tears with the back of my hand before quietly entering the shower. I took a deep breath when the scorching water hit my skin, my hand shot forward to turn the knobs all the way down to arctic temperatures; the water's heat reminding me far too much of the burning of my skin splitting from the harsh crack of the leather whip. I rested my palms and forehead against the cold subway tile as the water cooled my body off almost instantly. I gulped while biting my lip to keep the sob that was forming in my chest from escaping.