The promises

"what can I do to earn your forgiveness Daciana?" Alpha Connor asked hugging her back.

He could hear her faint giggles and then she broke away from their hug pointing a finger at him, the smile never leaving her face.

"I just want you to see me as your mate and not an Omega, or a slave. It is not my fault that my Mum was an Omega and my Dad who is an Ultima abandoned us and ran away to the human world" Daciana paused sadly and placed her head on Alpha Connor's shoulder.

"My Mum tried to save me from suffering, she tried to save me from being a slave but no one believed her that her mate is an Ultima. Everyone also started seeing me as an Omega just like her I..."

Alpha Connor didn't let her continue her statement, he shook his head and pulled her into his warmth. He will only feel more guilty if he continues to listen to her.

He can't bring himself to believe that she is not an Omega, her mother was. How could he not have known? How much have he wronged this female? She went through a lot in his hands, he can't deny the fact that he broke her.

What can he do to change this? She must hate him a lot. She might not forgive him if she comes back to her senses, not after everything that has happened to her.

"I just want to be accepted my king, I just want to feel the warmth of my mate. I was hated almost all my life, I do not want to be hated again by my own mate, please do not hate me my king" Daciana murmured on his shoulder sleepily.

Each and everything she is saying is getting to Alpha Connor, it weaken him the more he listen to her. What have he done to this female? His mate?

"I feel sleepy" she added slightly rubbing her eyes.

"Then go to sleep, I will be right here with you" he said slowly patting her back.

Daciana's smile widened, she left his grip just to stare at his face and make sure that he is not lying to her.

"I can sleep on your bed without being punished?" She asked eagerly waiting for a positive response from him.

Alpha Connor made her lay on the bed and then he laid down beside her, placing her head on his arm as her pillow then pulled her a little closer to him by wrapping his hands around her waist.

"Yes, you can sleep on my bed without being punished. I won't punish you Daciana" he said to her sincerely. How can he do that again after all this?

He was stupid enough not to realize from the start that she is different. That she is not just like them, that she is not even an Omega.

It was all his fault for hating that kind just because he was holding a long term grudge against them.

"I love the way you say my name my king, please call me that more often. I am glad you know my name, I thought you will call me female for the rest of my life" she sighed tiredly and then winced when a sudden pain shot through her.

Alpha Connor stared at her with a chuckle, she look cute while rambling on and on this way. He is sure she will not remember any of this when she wakes up sober from the herbs later in the day.

She will chicken out knowing that he is right next to her.

If only he can change that, if only he can stop her from being scared of him but when? It might take a long time to get her to adjust to him but since it is worth it, he is ready to wait.

"It hurts" she said, suddenly dozing off until her eyelids slowly closed. She slept off instantly.

Alpha Connor removed a strand of her hair that was on her face and tucked it behind her ear. His hand roam on her beautiful face and it lingered on it more that he had expected to.

His eyes went to her neck, now that the wound is clean and Utah applied some herbs, the deep cut was covered but that can't stop her from feeling the pain.

At this point, Alpha Connor wished her can do something about this and take the pain away forever but he is useless to her now.

This also happened because of him, if he had stopped her or disagreed with her when she said she will get some herbs that will help him heal, this wouldn't have happened to her.

She wouldn't have gone into the woods in the first place. Now that this have happened, Alpha Connor have long forgotten about his shoulder.

It doesn't hurt as much as his heart does, he feels a different kind of pain that is mixed with guilt in his heart.

As he stare at her, he couldn't stop himself from cussing at himself. She could have been mated to someone that would have adored her, why did the moon goddess made her his mate when she knows that this will happen?

Daciana deserves the best she can ever get and starting today, he will give her whatever she wants. He will protect her and take care of her as a mate should.

Taking in her beautiful feature, she has a round smooth face aside the marks on it, plump lips, straight nose and has a very curvy body for a slender person like her.

He trailed his hand on her body and inhale sharply. This is his mate, he can't ever get enough of her. She is just too good, pure and innocent.

Alpha Connor finally placed his head on the pillow with his eyes glued to Daciana until darkness consumed his vision. Even in his sleep, he didn't let her go. Instead, he held her more closer than ever.

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Five hours later....

Daciana smiled half awake, her eyes closed. Her hand placed on the soft pillow that hugged her tightly, if only she had known that pillows could make her feel this good, she could have done this more often.

She internally frowned when the pillow snuggled more closer to her. Does pillows also move like that? She trailed her hand on it and she gasps as the realization downed on her that this isn't a pillow but a human hand.

She opened her eyes immediately and the first thing she saw was the beautiful face of Alpha Connor. Even in his sleep, he still managed to remain sophisticated and handsome.

Daciana was tempted to touch his face but she decided against it, she looked away from him taking note of her environment to discover that she is in Alpha Connor's room.

Another gasp left her mouth, how did she get here? The last thing she can remember is Alpha Connor's face picking her up in his arms and saving her from that human.

She sighed in relief knowing that she wasn't taken advantage of, it could have been worse than the pain she is feeling right now.

But how did they get here? It's so bright outside, is it already morning? Glancing at Alpha Connor's sleeping face again, she thought about the possibilities of him being angry with her for sleeping on his bed and right next to him.

He might have allowed it because she was unconscious but he won't spare her if he knows that she is awake and still next to him.

How did he find her? Why did he save her? Did he do that because he cares about her? Daciana shook the thought from her mind, there is no way Alpha Connor will care about her.

If anything, he hates her. He hates even the sight of her.

Slowly, she removed his arm that was around her and gently got up without making a noise. She needed to leave as soon as she can to avoid being punished.

As she was about stepping out of the bed, a hand grabbed hers throwing her back on it. Daciana met Alpha Connor's burning gaze on her the moment she was thrown back on the bed.

She gulped in fear, struggling to get out of his grip but he gave her no room to do so.

"Where were you going?" He asked staring into her soul.

"-Master" she stammered in sheer horror wishing to know what was going on in Alpha Connor's mind.

Alpha Connor sighed, he again tucked her hair behind her ear and stared at the frightened female in his arm.

"Are you afraid of speaking to me now?" He asked teasingly but Daciana was too scared to see it as that.

"I am so sorry master, I am sorry I couldn't leave your bed before you woke up, I am sorry for inconveniencing you. Please forgive me" she pleaded in mortal terror.

Alpha Connor let go off her and sat up on the bed. He held her shoulders making sure that she is facing him.

"Look at me" he commanded. Daciana bit her lips in nervousness contemplating on doing what he asked her to do.

Since she wasn't ready to do as he said, Alpha Connor raised her chin to look up at him.

"Do I scare you that much?" He asked with a pained expression which didn't go unnoticed by Daciana.

Instead of giving a reply, she looked down on her thighs that were red, swollen and cut.

"I do not want you to be scared of me anymore Daciana" he said to her. This time, Daciana was forced to look at him by herself.

Her just called her name, he didn't just call her female but Daciana. She suddenly felt a rush of emotions in her. The Alpha king does know her name.

She doesn't know why but Daciana felt glad that he do, she is even more glad he just called her by her name. She have never dreamt of this day.

But can she stop being scared of this man in front of her? Even his appearance scare her to the core, knowing that she might be punished if she does anything wrong aggravated her fright.

"I won't punish you again, not now, not ever. I will never do anything that will intentionally hurt you again, that's a promise" Alpha Connor spoke up as if he read her mind.

Daciana mopped at him in disbelief, thinking whether this is a dream or a reality. It's just too good to be true.

"I know I have wronged you, I know what I made you pass through is enough reason for you to hate me but I hope that you will forgive me, I am sincerely repentant Daciana"