The Forgotten Heiress novel Chapter 36

"You are basically telling me that you married me without my consent? What kind of Alpha are you anyways? How can alpha pull this kind of stunt?"

"I'm a good Alpha!" He snarled, after all the things he'd done to ensure the survival of his pack, he couldn't stand being questioned about his leadership.

Especially by her, it was now her place to stand by him, not against him.

He watched her take a couple of steps back-away from him, pull her knives out and flick them open, and he couldn't help the growl that rose from his chest.

"Don't" He told her. "Don't run from me, I will never hurt you." She eyed him warily and he barely kept himself from closing the distance between them and proving his words with his lips.

Instead he took a deep breath and ran his hands through his hair before speaking in a calmer voice. "You are my mate. I wish I'd done things differently but that mark on your shoulder is all the proof you need. It hurts now, soon it will heal, but it will never go away. Know this though; it was never my intention to claim you this way."

"Claim me?" She asked in disbelief. "What do I look like a piece of land, you stake it and it's yours? Sorry buddy but no one claims me, I belong to no one. Especially not you."

"When I marked you, I became yours too." He growled with exasperation.

That brought Jessica up short. "What?"

"We belong to each other now."

Jessica dazedly made her way to her bed and sat on the edge. Looking down at the floor she thought about what he'd just told her. After a couple of seconds she asked in a low voice, "how did this happen?"

"I must be losing my touch if I have to remind you, how about I show you?" His eyes began to glow; his teeth seemed to get longer and Jessica was officially freaked out.

She got up, stormed towards the door and flung it open. "I've changed my mind; I don't want your answers. Feel free to let the door hit your ass on the way out." The act lost its flair when she saw Axel standing in front of the doorway-unmoving.

"I take it back."

She was surprised she hadn't chocked on the words and by the look on his face, Nick was too. He eyed her from head to toe before nodding and gesturing towards her bed. Nick went to look out the window. He braced his hands on the window sill and for the first time, Jessica realized how tense he seemed to be.

You and I will end up together, one way or another.

He'd warned her, and she'd thought him crazy. Jessica sighed and ran a hand through her hair. As far as mates went, she had to admit she could've done much worse.

Jessica didn't know him well enough but she considered herself a good judge of character. She couldn't imagine a bad person dealing with his pack members the way she'd seen Nick deal with Christian last night and from the little that she'd seen, everyone seemed to respect him.

At that moment, Nick turned around to look at her. "The council sent me on a mission... Long story short, I found your guardian, she was in danger, I told her who I was, and she did a background check. Satisfied that I was trustworthy" He placed extra emphasis on the last word. "She let me help her out."