Three

~Aphrodite~

I wanted to scream.

I wanted to yell.

I wanted to punch him.

I wanted to cut him.

I wanted to kill him.

But I stood there. Watching him. His eyebrow lifted as he continued to stare at me. I licked my lips and looked down to Brycin. His grey eyes stared hard into mine.

Brycin-

Aphrodite, this is your chance to become number one!

What?!

Go with him. I'll take care of the pack, but when he starts to get close with you, you kill him! And you earn the title of becoming number one!

I stared at him while I saw his wolf grin.

It could work. You just have to act like the mate bond works on you, and then Bam! You earn the title!

I looked towards Valdus and see him with a bored look, "I'm getting impatient. In five seconds and I decide." He growled.

"5"

I looked back to Brycin and he nods.

"4"

I looked towards my right and see my warriors looking at me with cocked heads.

"3"

My heart beats faster and my hand tighten next to sides. I look back to him and see a sly smile creep on his face.

"2"

I look back to Brycin and he nods again and my heart hurts but I made up my mind.

"1"

"ILL GO WITH YOU!"

He smirks and takes another step forward. "Then what are you waiting for, mate." His smile grew into a sinister smile. He held out his hand for me and it was like five steps away for me to grab.

Take care of the pack Brycin. I trust you. I looked over to him and gave him a nod.

He gave me one back, I believe you can bring back the title. Go.

I took a deep breath in and started to walk towards him. His smile never left his face while I had a blank one on. My hand slowly went up and I slowly placed my hand on his. I looked up to his eyes and his eyes held some emotion but I didn't get a good look because I looked back down to my hand when I felt the sparks flow through my hand. I jumped and tried to retreat my hand but his fingers interlocked with mine and pulled my towards his chest.

His scent was overwhelming, the sparks were over board, and his eyes. His damn eyes stared down at me. His face went blank but I on the other hand tried to push him away from me.

"Smart choice." He whispered in my ear while his arm wrapped around my waste. I growled at his comment and this time he let me push him away. I didn't turn back and look at my pack, because I knew if I did I would turn back around and start war with Valdus.

So, I walked. I walked towards the border line of my territory and my heart hurt when I stepped out. I heard his wolves walk next to me and I heard some trying to get a sniff of me, but I snapped at them. They gave me a wolfie grin and trotted to the side and pushed against each other's, probably mindlinking each other's.

"So my mate is nice. Never would have guessed it." He said in my ear. I growled at him and took a step to the side but I didn't look at him. I decided to ignore him and keep waking forward.

"So, what's my mate's name?" He walked next to me, but I wasn't going to be that mate that goes into submission right away for their mate. That's not me.

A minute passed, I think, not sure, but he got frustrated and grabbed my arm. I snapped at him and tried to yank my arm back but he pulled me towards him and wrapped his arms around me and pinned my arm on my side.

"Keep walking." He growled to his wolves. They didn't even bother to look back and see me struggling to get out of his hold. I growled at him and tried to push away from him with my legs but one of his leg went in between mine making it even harder.

"Stop!" I growled. I looked at him and saw his face blank while I was snarling showing him my fangs. "Let me go!" And that's when I head butted him.

He growled while I felt a slight pain shot through my skull but he didn't let me go, he only tighten his hold and brought me even closer to his chest. Sparks flowed through my body and my heart picked when my face was smashed against his chest from the sudden pull. His scent invaded my nose while I jerked my head back.

One arm wrapped around my back while the other held the back of my head close to him. His breath fanned my ear while I tried to turn my head down, "listen." He growled. "You can stop playing your fûckin game of thinking you're strong and being feared by others, but guess what mate." He hissed in my ear. "Quit the act or I will." He gave a low warning grow and pushed me back. I lost my footing and my back rammed against the tree.

I hissed slightly but I didn't care because I had rage pulsing in my veins. "I'm not playing an act, mate!" I hissed. I pushed myself off the tree and marched towards him. He stood there watching me with his arms across his chest while he had his face still in a blank face.

If there was a competition for holding a blank face for a long time, I'm sure he'll win it.

"So, I don't know what you want me to stop, but if it bothers you, then I'll go back to my pack!" I pushed at his chest. He took a step back while he growled. His hazel eyes turned bright while I felt my claws come out.

"I can leave your pathetic aśś here, and I can turn around and walk back to my pa-" I was pushed against the tree while my air got knocked out of my lungs from the sudden impact on my back. His hands were against my shoulders, holding me hard against the tree. He leaned down while I tried to take in breaths through my nose, so I won't show him I lost my air because of him.

"Call me pathetic again mate, and watch me burn your pack to the ground. I can always send my men and my beta here to destroy your pack. So, call me pathetic again and watch me laugh at the burning corpses." He snarled at me. He gave me one last look until he pulled away and started to walk where his wolves continued to walk.

"Hurry. My father doesn't like to wait." He growled.

This just got ten times harder.