chapter 29

****Tiana**

I sent a roundhouse kick to Lyle's head, hitting it ferociously. He staggered back, pushed by the force of the kick. Not giving him time to recover, I whirled around and used my right foot to kick his chest, catapulting him to the other side of the small sparing room. He groaned, stood up with his speed and dashed to me, wanting to tackle me down. I whirled myself out of the way, whipping my leg fast enough to kick the back of his head. He stumbled to the floor, I jumped on his back and bit his neck gently.

'Defeated,'

'Fuck,' I got off him, smiling victoriously. For five days, when I wasn't compelling myself to flirt and kiss different guys, Lyle and Dickson were nice enough to let me train with them. I kicked both their asses, I still had my touch. Lyle stood up, cursing under his breath. 'This is the seventh time you are beating me up, who the hell trained you?'

'My secret,' I winked at him.

'If you are this strong, why don't you ever defend yourself?' He asked, rolling his arm which I shifted.

'Part of my vow to my mother and the gods, never hit a werecreature.'

'Even when they are killing you?'

'That vow will soon expire,' I smirked. 'Very soon, I will hurt those that hurt me.'

'Attagirl! Now, what's the update about the big dog?'

'Said he would apologise over his dead body,'

'Ouch,' he chuckled. 'What are you going to do now?'

'I'm tired, I don't have any more zeal to kiss dirty mouths just because of payback. That fire in me is gone, he can do whatever he wants with his life.' I admitted tiredly.

'Are you sure?'

'Yeah,' I shrugged. 'I think it's best for...'

'Wait,' he cut me off, sniffing the air. 'Can you smell that?'

'Smell what?' I sniffed the air. 'All I can perceive is your horrible sweat...'

'No, almond and vanilla,' he whispered. He moaned with eyes closed. 'So pleasant,' he sniffed more. 'It smells so good tina.'

'Isn't that a sign of your mate?' His eyes snapped open, going wide in shock.

'It worked tiana!' Carina shrieked, running towards me. 'Come see my mark, he marked me!' Lyle growled, his wolf taking over as his claws extended. Carina halted and looked at him weirdly.

What's happening?... I asked myself... It better not be what I'm thinking.

Let it be!... Lona shrieked... I want to witness a fight.

Carlyle growled again, fangs stretching out as his eyes turn walnut brown, a similar colour of fur sprouting out of his cheeks to his neck. 'What's wrong with him?' Rina asked with fear.

'Rina! Stop running or you'll hurt the baby!' Giselle shouted. She ran into the spar panting heavily with sweat drenching her blouse. 'How can you run so fast? You're the pregnant one, geez!' I looked at Lyle, praying inwardly that his mate would be Giselle, not Carina because that wouldn't end well. 'Who's wearing almond and chocolate perfume here?' Elle asked, looking at me. I sighed with relief, almost collapsing from the panic that struck me.

Giselle froze the moment her eyes landed on Carlyle, her mouth dropping open. It seems she had never seen Lyle before. 'tiana, my mate,' Lyle said happily. 'I found my mate!" He shrieked. He was hugging Giselle and jumping before I could speak, shrieking about her being his mate. Giselle was stunned, unable to speak.

'What's he shouting about?' Carlyle's beta, Hilary who walked in asked puzzledly.

'She's his mate,' Rina said happily. 'Giselle has a mate!'

'His mate is a pathetic human?' In the blink of an eye, Lyle had Hilary pinned to the wall, growling into his face.

'Don't you ever insult my mate, not ever or I will make your life very short,' Hilary bowed his head with a whimper. I sighed and shut my eyes.

Isn't he a werewolf? He is defending his mate while mine says over his dead body.

Tell me Tiana, just tell me, you can trust me, what did you do to the moon goddess? This punishment isn't ordinary... Lona asked drily. I chuckled.

Thanks Halona, but all I want is for lucian to apologise and treat me as his mate. Is that too much to ask?

Run away Tiana, run.

If I run, wouldn't he find me? Where would I be running to? Lucian has connection allover the world, I will never be safe and other werecreatures can attack me.

What do we do now?... Lona cried... I'm tired Tiana, I'm tired.