Mark Me

Roman POV

Alice was purring and I could tell that my kiss was more than welcome. “Alpha King.. hmmm “, she was moaning in between the kisses. The bond was not there. Sparks were miniscule at best, but she was attractive and beautiful. I could make this work, I thought to myself. Many have taken a chosen mate, many have had very happy lives, pups, family, and happiness. She was melting in my hands, the scent of her arousal filling the room. Caleb was having none of it. “I thought I made myself clear. I do not think she is our mate” he growled now. “I want nothing to do with this Roman, I will NOT mate her!!!”, he continued seething. “We will talk later Caleb, I need this”, I snapped and blocked him while proceeding to kiss her, trying to focus on me wanting her.



She stopped to catch her breath, happiness in her beautiful eyes. “Not that I am complaining Alpha King, but what brought this on???”, she said with a sly smile. “I did come here after all to.. “ she motioned toward the set table and her outfit, indicating why exactly she came blushing. She looked so innocent, so pure. There you have a perfect mate you can choose, I thought to myself - and you are still confused – my mind was all over the place. As if she heard me, she continued, “I feel you as a mate, you are my mate – does this mean you finally feel it too??”, she asked, her eyes hopeful. I decided that the time for games was over. If I were going to have this woman as my Luna Queen, I would not start off with a lie.



“No Alice, I do not feel the mate bond. I feel something akin to it, but I am not sure that it matters anymore”, I hurriedly said. She pulled back, trying to cover herself up, hurt evident in her face, despair written over it. “But, I KNOW, you are my mate, given to me by the Goddess. I am the rightful Luna!!”, she was now saying. Her tone did not sit right with me, but who could blame her at this point? She probably thought I was rejecting her. “Alice, please listen to me. That is not what I meant. I am not rejecting you. I am simply being honest. I do not want any secrets between us, any lies or pretense”, I said, the pressure of the situation almost too much. She looked at me, her face frozen, with an expression I could not decipher. “Maybe you are my mate. I do not know Alice. I do not feel the bond, I feel something, maybe something similar to it”, I continued, the voice not sounding like my own. “I believe you; I believe you feel it. And perhaps this is my punishment for my past. But, if you are willing to accept that truth from me, if you are willing to live with that, I am willing to try. I know you deserve a mate, you deserve a mate bond, to be happy. I do not know if the bond will ever become stronger between us, if I will ever be able to give you that. So, I want to be completely honest with you, I want you to understand”. Her face lit up and she moved back closer to me, swaying her hips seductively. Her melodic voice spoke: “I am grateful, so very grateful for your truth, Alpha King. You ARE my mate!!! I know it. And if you are willing to try, without feeling the real spark right now, I am more than willing”, she was now purring, her hand on my chest.



“I feel the bond Roman. I feel the sparks. But I must ask, if this is how it is, if you do not feel it and this is all one sided really, will it be enough for you??? What happens when I give you sons, and you meet somebody you feel a mate bond somehow?? What happens to our pups? What happens to me??!!!”, she asked softly, tears now glistening in her eyes. I knew this would be her concern. I did not really have a plan coming here. I did not even know she would be in my room, but sitting by the lake, talking to Art brought me back to times when life was simpler, and when the world of the world did not rest on my shoulders. I have allowed my ambition, my selfishness, and my dick to do the thinking these past few years. I set the burden on my pack, on myself, chasing some imaginary bonds, chasing fairytales. Alice is a beautiful woman of the right breeding. She feels something for me already. She comes from Alpha blood, so my pups will be strong. What more is there?? Forget the childish mate bond stories, lets focus on practicality, let’s be the King I was born to be. Set aside my desires and think of my Kingdom and the happiness of my people for a change, I reasoned.



“Very profound, very selfless”, Caleb sneered. “However, as you are the stupidest human in the existence Roman, you are forgetting a few things. What if this is off - this bond she feels for you right now??? What if she finds her true mate??? What is she is right, and you do too??? You think you know better than the Goddess, you know you can cheat the mate bond and the prophecies of your lineage??? And what of me?? Have you even thought of me???? Without my fated mate, I would grow weaker Roman!!!! Her wolf does not want me either!!!! You did not think about that, did you?? What happens when my lifeforce wanes??? And without your wolf being the strongest in the Kingdom, pups or no pups, family, or no family, do you think you will be a King??”, Caleb spat.



Alice could sense my internal struggle, that much I could see on her face. Moving closer, her perky nipples now pressed against my chest, her arms around me, her heat enveloping me, trying to calm me down. “I know we will make this work” she said purring, pulling me into her and holding tight. “And if your wolf is hesitant Roman, the best way to bind him to Rina is to mark me”, she said her eyes set on mine.