The Alpha King's Tribrid Mate novel Chapter 41

Nicolette's POV

I look up and see Malcom staring at us.

"It's a friendly hug, he told me about his mate," I tell him. He nods and walks away. I back away from him and wipe the tears off of his face.

"You'll find someone," I smile lightly. "It just won't be me." He nods wipes the rest of his tears off of his face.

"I probably look so unmanly," he chuckles standing up. He puts his hand out and I grab it and pull myself up onto my feet.

"You don't want me Lucas. I've made such a mess of my life that I can't even look to find where I should start to clean it up. I'm so broken the no broom would be enough to sweep it all up," I lightly smile.

"You're in luck because I know who can fix you," he said. I roll my eyes because I literally just told him that I can't be the person he picks.

"I told you n-."

"Malcom," he cuts me off. I looked at him with confusion. "He's broken too. They say that something needs to become more broken before it can be fixed. Nicole, he's the broken that's gonna make your broken even more broken." I open my mouth to say something but the words that came out of his mouth didn't even comprehend in my mind. "Now, I need to find a way to keep our pack safe." And he left like that.

Never stopped to realize that he cried. He was back on his feet. He doesn't want to accept the fact that it's okay to let his emotions out.

"I'm sorry," Malcom says coming out from the corner of the wall. "There's no logical reason of why I should've put you though all of the physical and mental pain you've endured since you've met me. I was scared the day I met you. I never expected to find you, to have my mate standing in front of me that day. I was scared of what my horrible life would have done to your life. I was scared that I would become like me dad, and I did. You were right, there is no apology in this universe that could make you forgive me but seeing you scared for your life and seeing that something may happen to you in a week made me realize how scared I am." I let out a shaky breath and stared at him.

"And why are you scared? I'm the one that should be scared but because all these years I've run around with nothing to live and you walked in (and my heart went boom...sorry Hamilton) and I find you to be the thin string holding my life to Earth," I said. "M-my life wasn't supposed to happen and I should have let myself die that day, and I was ready, to go down dying trying to avenge my parents. Then, I met you and I lost my will to die."

"I did terrible things to you, why do you still want to be here?" He questions me. He had moved to inches away from my face. I could practically feel his breathing on my face.

"We're mates, we were paired with each other for a reason," I lightly smiled. His face lowered to mine slowly and unsure. He wrapped his hand around the back of my neck. His hazel eyes stared into mine.

"I want to mark you," he blurts out. My eyes widened and my wolf's ears perked up. We didn't move, and kept in the same position. I contemplated it for a few seconds in my head.

"Okay," I whisper. His eyes widened.

"Wait why would you I'm such a terrible ma-,"

I cut him off and place my lips on his.