Chapter 6 - Her Lips

********Coda's POV*******

What a fucking mess I've created!

How could I possibly bring her up here to sleep when I'm trying to hide her from my bitch of a 'mother'.

She was currently in my bathroom whilst I rushed around as quickly as possible trying to get dressed.

I'm just lucky the witch left last night and won't be back for another two days or shit would've blown up!

I promised my mate a walk today to get her some fresh air but after that, I'll need to clean out her cell and put her back there.

How dumb can I get! Now that I've felt her sleep beside me, in my room, in my bed, I won't be able to resist bringing her up here every night!

Sleeping won't feel the same alone.

The door to the bathroom suddenly clicks open, before she exits and sees that I am no longer in the bed but instead am fixing my sneakers on the sofa.

She looks almost disappointed?

Maybe I'm wrong.

"We are going for a walk." I state, naturally going back to using my cold, stern tone as she flinches slightly in shock.

Maybe she wasn't expecting me to go back to being harsh so soon after last night?

But I have to. I have to in order to keep my secret of her being my mate.

I stand from my position on the sofa, heading over to a set of drawers to pull out a sweatshirt and joggers for her to wear.

I gesture for her to come and take them along with another fresh pair of boxers and socks.

"Go change, I'll wait here and there's a spare toothbrush under the sink." I instruct, as she nods, avoiding eye contact with me now as she slumps back into the bathroom.

That was hard as fuck!

I hate having to be so cruel to her! I'm just such an angry person. I hate being soft. But sometimes when I'm around her I really can't control it. She makes me soft. She makes me weak.

Weak is something that I can't afford to be around here.

Suddenly I lose track of my thoughts when my phone starts ringing from my bedside table.

I walk to it hastily, a churning feeling building within my stomach as I approach it and read the caller ID -

Her.

Fuck.

I hesitate on answering, but decide I best get it out of the way since she won't stop calling if I don't pick up.

Me: "Hello?" I grumble out as I pick up.
Her: "Hello my handsome boy... just checking to see if you've died on me yet? You didn't look so good after last night, although you were extremely good in bed still baby."

She made me want to be violently sick as she purred to me down the phone.

I even adjusted the volume once she started to speak with the odd chance that my mate would exit the bathroom and hear her.

I didn't want her to get the wrong idea that I already had a mate...

Believe me it wasn't like that at all.

Her: "Lost for words baby? Bet you wish I wasn't gone for two days."
Me: "Sorry mother I'm in the middle of training, I need to go."

Short and simple, I couldn't stand another second of this conversation.

Her: "Ohh I bet my words are putting you off... I'll see you when I'm home handsome and we can have some more fun."

That's it. I'm going to spew.

I hang up the phone without another word, before turning and practically running to the bathroom door.

"Open this fucking door right now I need in!" I thunder, not because I was angry at her of course but because I genuinely had to be sick after that conversation on the phone.

What a sick ugly hearted woman.

She refers to me as her son!

She refers to a lot of the boys here as her sons! But I was sadly always her first choice since I was Alpha blood and naturally stronger than the others...

You can't get more twisted than that.

I feel the bile rise in my throat, causing me to pound my fist furiously on the door.

"Open the fuck up or I swear to God you're in for it!" I bellow, before the door suddenly unlocks revealing my half naked mate looking startled.

She has nothing on besides my hoodie as she covers her bottom half as best she can. She looks at me frightened but I ignore her and rush straight past her and to the toilet before I begin to throw up.

Once I finish, I wipe my mouth and wash it out with water before brushing my teeth and using mouth wash to get rid of the taste.

I turn to see her standing in the exact same spot holding the bottom of the sweatshirt down so that her naked bottom half wasn't exposed to me.

"Are you okay?" I question, picking up my boxers that were still in the bathroom and handing them to her.

Once I hand her them, I turn my back to allow her the comfort of putting them on.

"I-I'm fine... what happened to you?" She questions me, gently tapping me on the shoulder to signal that she has finished changing.

I brush off the small sparks I feel from the contact she makes with me as I turn and stare down into her stunning green eyes.

Why did she have to be so damn cute!

"I'm fine." Is all I manage to choke out, as I get captured into her stare.

She nods slightly, none of us breaking eye contact, as I divert my gaze slowly down to her lips.

She had such amazing, full lips.

Lips I would die to just kiss.

As my thoughts run away with themselves, I feel myself leaning in, growing more desperate with need as I do so.

I need to kiss her. I've never kissed her since I brought her here.

She remained still, allowing me to get only inches away from her face now, my heart thundering in my chest with excitement as I slowly lean in...

"Breakfast!" I hear a sudden voice sound from the door followed with three knocks causing me to practically jump away from her leaving her completely flustered.

How could I be so fucking greedy! I nearly made this whole thing worse for myself!

I clear my throat as she looks down at the floor, tucking a strand of her dark hair behind her ear.

I walk to the door and open it to reveal one of my regular maids holding a tray with an orange juice, a coffee, two bacon rolls and a stack of toast.

I take the tray, nodding at her as she nods back simply before walking off.

"Eat." I instruct as I close the door and place the tray on the table nearby.

"I'm not hungry." She replies, avoiding eye contact as I notice the slight pink coating on her cheeks.

Awww she's embarrassed! She's so fucking cute I can't handle this for much longer!

"I'm telling you right now that I want you to eat." I state, causing her to now look up followed with a small gulp. She nods slowly, before approaching the tray and taking a slice of toast.

"The orange juice is also yours. I'm going to sort a few things so I'll be back for you shortly. Don't try anything smart whilst I'm gone." I state, taking my coffee along with a bacon roll and a couple of toast slices, leaving her the rest.

She nods, watching me as I exit the room and lock it behind me.

What am I going to do with her?

The bond is only growing stronger which only means one thing... her birthday must be soon.