The Alpha's Mysterious Mate ( The Fate Series Book 1)

Chapter 57: Long Lost Passion 

Nelson's POV:

A few years ago, my mate rejected me.Ever since then, I had never been in a relationship.I was already thirty- two years old.

Everyone in my family, especially Anita, tried to urge me to get back into dating so that I could get married.But I thought it was useless.The Moon Goddess would not give me a second chance.

Even if I did have another chance, the fear of getting rejected again was still greater than my desire to find someone new.

After all, I no longer believed in love.

But right when my eyes fell on Anabel, I could not believe that there would be a she-wolf as beautiful as her.I had a crush on her.

"Mate, Nelson! She is our mate!"

Zack screamed in my head and jumped around.He'd been lonely for too long.

"Don't be silly, Zack.Even if Anabel is truly my mate, so what? I might just be rejected again.I would rather die alone, without anyone in my life."

"Didn't you hear what they were talking about? Anabel is being abused by her boyfriend! We must save our mate!"

"But...it doesn't even seem like Anabel wants to break up with him."

While the girls went shopping, I tried my best to avoid looking at Anabel.

But she looked so beautiful in everything she did, so it was difficult to keep my eyes off of her for even just a minute.

There were times when we caught ourselves looking at each other, and I knew that there was as much desire in her eyes as in mine.

Certainly, it was not just my hallucinations.

And even if I stood at a far distance, I felt myself get hard every time Anabel would come out of the dressing room in new clothes.

It had been years since I had a girlfriend, or I was attracted to anyone.

Ever since I transferred to another city for work, I had always been lonely and didn't have any friends.

When Luna tasked me to drive the two women to their homes, I was pleasantly surprised.

While driving, I couldn't help but look at Anabel through the rearview mirror.

"You can drop me off here, Nelson," Bridget called out from the backseat.

"Alright, Bridget.Let me just pull over."

Bridget hopped out of the car, leaving only me and Anabel in the car.

The entire car now smelled of Anabel's sweet scent, filling me with temptation.

I felt myself getting thirstier by the minute, my throat drying up.

There was a lot I wanted to say to her, but my fear still overcame my desire.

I just wished we could stay in this moment forever.

"Please pull over and drop me off here, Nelson." Anabel's voice filled my ears.

Her voice was beautiful, and the way she said my name was simply intoxicating.

I pulled the car to the side and got out of the car to open the door for her.

Anabel struggled to carry all her shopping bags herself.Just when I was about to offer my help, a man's voice suddenly came from behind us.

"You little bitch! You think I wouldn't catch you cheating on me this time?"

I turned around and saw a man with bloodshot eyes drunkenly walk toward us with an empty bottle of booze in his hand.

"Ted, what are you talking about? I came from shopping with Luna today.This is our driver and he was just tasked to send me back."

"Send you back? Ha, you can't fool me! Don't lie to me.I know you already slept with him!"

Ted threw the bottle straight at Anabel.

When I saw this, my instincts immediately kicked in and I held her in my arms to protect her.The bottle crashed onto my shoulder and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"Hey, watch your tongue."

I turned around and shouted at the man.

"Well, well.You two seem pretty close.How dare you fool around with my woman, you low life bastard? I'll kick your ass right now!"

Ted rushed toward me as fast as he could.

"Nelson, just go! He didn't mean to hurt me." Anabel tried to push me away.

Ted picked up a shard of glass from the ground and pointed it at me while he ran.

Anabel held up her hands, trying to stop him.

She was surely going to get hurt, so I pulled her into my arms and moved so that we dodged Ted's attack.

The drunkard staggered from our quick response, and I kicked his wrist to throw the broken glass off of his hand.

However, my ankle was not able to escape from the glass.

It was deeply wounded and bled profusely.

The pain only fueled my rage and led me to grab Ted by his collar, punching him twice in the face.

He was nothing but a fat, clumsy, drunken man.He was no match for me.

My punches were strong enough to knock him down to the ground.

"Oh no, you're bleeding!"

Anabel bent down to check the wound on my foot.

"I can't believe you checked on this driver first before your actual boyfriend!"

Ted staggered to get back up and transformed into his wolf form.Zack also itched to come out, so I transformed, too.

Even with an injured foot, Zack still stood with much courage.

This was a fight for our mate, so Zack was well-motivated.

Ted's wolf pounced and leaped forward, while Zack quickly dodged and raised his claws. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Ted's wolf lunged once again, but Zack countered the attack with a hard punch.

The punch had sent our opponent flying, landing a good few meters away.

By this time, our fight had already alerted the guards.

Ted's wolf tried to attack again, but a guard had already rushed over to break up the fight.

Seeing that the situation would soon be under control, I transformed back into my human form.

"Luna ordered me to drive this lady home but this drunkard suddenly attacked us!"

"We understand, sir.Take that man away," the leader of the guards ordered his men, pointing at Ted.

A few guards walked to Ted and held his arms tightly.

"No, let go of me! That bastard is having an affair with my woman!"

Ted's voice faded as he was dragged further away from us.

"Nelson, you're still bleeding.Come with me.I'll bind it up for you in my house.I want to help."

Anabel placed my arm over her shoulder to support me.

When my skin touched hers, I felt an electric current run up and down my spine.

A few moments later, we arrived at her home.

There were many empty beer bottles scattered in some places, but the entire room still looked relatively clean.

"Have a seat.I'll just get the first aid kit."

I sat down on the couch and soon enough, Anabel came back with a box in her hand.

She first disinfected my wound with an iodine mixture before binding my ankle with cotton and gauze.

After that, Anabel poured me a glass of water and sat beside me.

For a while, we sat there in silence and did not utter a word.There was anticipation and desire in the air.

My heart began to beat faster.No she-wolf had made me feel this way in such a long time.

"Nelson, she’s our mate.You need to tell her how you feel.We must save her from that scumbag boyfriend of hers."

Zack paced back and forth in my mind, also restless.

"Anabel, I need to tell you something...I know that you are...You're my...You're my mate."

I swallowed all my fear and inhibitions for a split second of courage to speak what my heart had been wanting to say all along.

"I know, Nelson.My wolf told me, too.But, I..."

"Just break up with that jerk.He doesn't deserve you.I can take care of you, Anabel."

"But Ted...He's going to kill me, even my parents.You have no idea what terrible things he's capable of.It's too risky!"

Anabel shook her head aggressively and stepped back, holding up her hands.

Seeing that she was terrified of the idea, I had to give up for now.Ted had traumatized her so much that she was too scared to even think of leaving.I understood her pain.

As her mate, it was now my duty to help her feel that sense of security again.

She deserved nothing less.