Be My Mate

Chapter 7- End Of The Road

Sabrina's POV

"Not so fast." Allison calls out, grabbing my hand to stop me from walking away.

"What the fuck was that? Who are you and why was I rejected because of you?" She asks and I mentally groan but I put her in this position so she deserves an explanation.

"We were chosen mates but I found my true mate. Please just give him some time to cool off, he's got a lot to deal with." I say and Allison scoffs at me.

"You are the lot he has to deal with and you are going to fix this. I don't take kindly to rejection so if this isn't sorted out before we all return to our packs, Xander will have to prepare for war." She says to me.

"A little childish don't you think?" I ask her and she smiles.

"You heard him ask you who I was. He knows who my father is, how about you go find out what's got him so shook about my family." She says and I step closer to her.

"Your father could very well be the devil the humans talk about and he wouldn't be able to do anything to Xander. How about you go do your homework about me first, go on... ask about me." I say before walking away. Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

I walk a few steps, stopping to look back at Allison.

"I'm Sabrina Trent, that should help a bit." I say before continuing my search for Arianna.

This was a disaster! I just wanted Xander to find a mate so he can stay alive and we all know he is way too proud to ask for protection.

He'd rather die.

I find myself walking down corridor after corridor, not really paying attention to where I am going or actually sniffing out Arrianna. Too consumed with my thoughts, I walk in to Aiden.

I almost lose my balance but he catches me. I steady myself palms flat on his chest as I look up at him.

"Sorry.." I say, pulling away from him but he stays close to me.

"Let my brother win?" I ask looking at him as his bruises begin to heal.

"No. We have a final round in a bit so I'm just going to chill in my room until then." Aiden says and I nod my head.

"Are you okay?" He asks and the tears prick my eyes, forcing myself to swallow down a sob that is threatening to come out once I open my mouth.

He puts his hands on my shoulders,

"Hey hey, what's wrong? What happened?" He asks.

"I found Xander a mate, you know to... to keep him alive but he rejected her. I don't know what else to do, what if someone kills him? I can't live through that.." I say and the tears break through.

Stepping away from the closeness,

"I don't think I can talk about this with you. I mean, this situation is not easy for you too. I just need to.." I say but he interrupts me.

"Yes it's not easy for me because your mine." He states and I roll my eyes at him.

"Oh I'm aware of that, thank you." I say and he scoffs.

"Are you really? Because it seems to me you are more concerned about the other Male wolf you are mated to, forgetting about me. I'm suffering here and sure, maybe he's having a hard time about it but so am I! Put yourself in my shoes." He says. I remain quiet as I wipe away the tears.

"We did not choose each other Sabrina, this is as hard for me as it is for you and for your earthling mate. Be considerate of my feelings too." He says.

"That's what I'm trying to do! You think I gave Xander a mate just for fun? We are done. We broke up, it's over for us and I just wanted to give him hope again. Give him the mate that was gifted to him and I meant well, I am considering your feelings. I'm finally respecting this sacred law and doing what's right but my plan went up in flames and I have every right to be hurting right now, okay? I can cry for Xander if I want to and for what we had. He was good to me, better than good so I will cry for that man until I heal because that's how I feel. Everyone needs to think of me for once. You're hurting, he is hurting but you're both forgetting that this is affecting me too and as much as I might be jumping from one mate to another, I am hurting. Thus is no fun for me and I've had it rough for a very long time. Xander was my 2 seconds of peace Aiden, with the multitude of chaos circling my life, he played a pivotal role in keeping me sane." I say, not fighting the tears as I think of Xander and all the times he has been there for me.

Before we were even mates.

"He respected me and even when I didn't deserve it, like today he showed me love again by rejecting his gifted mate and telling me I'm the one for him. It hurts okay and I can't just switch it off so excuse me while I go find Arianna so I can, at the very least, calm one of the storms in my life. This mate thing is not the only thorn in my life." I say before trying to walk away from him but he stops me by grabbing my hand.

"Sabrina, I'm sorry. Jealousy got the best of me." He says and I nod my head in understanding. Saying nothing further, I walk away from him but instead of looking for Arianna, I sniff out Xander.

He had to know how I felt and I was going to let him know it whether he wanted to listen or not.

My wish came true way too quickly as I turned the corner, because there he was with my twin brother arguing over me I suppose. He looks in my direction, as I made no effort to hide my scent and his face twisted to one of anger.

"I need to talk to you Xander." I say walking up to them and he chuckles.

"Maybe right now is not the best time Brina." My brother says but I ignore him.

"Well I'm going to say my peace. You can stay too if you want." I say as I walk closer to them. I stop right in front of Xander...

"Xander, I'm sorry for blindsiding you with this whole mate thing but I honestly believe I had to do it and I would do it again. You know why?" I ask but he remains quiet.

"One, I will not live through this life if I know you died because of me and don't tell me that's your choice because it isn't! Someone will come and kill you, taking that choice away from your stubborn ass. You die, you leave this world and the rest of us have to live with the loss of you, I have to deal with losing you so I'm not sorry for finding a way to keep you alive. You want the easy way out, yes, look at me however you like but death is the easy way out and that's not the Xander I know, the Xander I love. I will always love you, even if I end up with Aiden it will always be you for me too. Yes, I feel the mate pull and I fight it every damn day but I'd do it for a hundred years if it meant I could be with you but unfortunately we don't have the luxury of time." I say and Anthony steps away from us to give us that little bit of privacy.

"It was not easy for me to choose a mate for you Xander. I wanted to avoid the arena today because I could not bring myself to watch you take another woman. Yes, I'd rather have you in the arms of another woman than dead but it still hurts. I'm also hurting, it hurts so much to have to let you go so

please, don't make me mourn you too. I can't imagine a world without you, not right now. I may be immortal but I will die inside if you die." I say and Xander's facial expression softens.

"My life is a neverending thunderstorm and you are my calming center. You cover me with a warmth I've never known, I may be the strongest physically but you have given me the security a woman craves, my daily comfort and the love I needed so I can't even put in to words how all of this is breaking me. I'm in turmoil and I can't even sit down to take this all in, it's like I'm busy helping everyone and doing my duties while watching my life fall apart. I am forced to let you go just as we are both forcing ourselves to hold on. Yes, I love you. Goddess, I love you so much but I need to admit to myself just as you have to admit to yourself that we can't force things and you have to do right by your pack. They need an heir to take after you and they need the United front a luna can bring by your side. Just as I'm doing my duty, it is time to do yours." I say.

I wipe away my tears and give him a peck on the cheek as my lips tremble, threatening to release another sob as I cement the end of our road. As my lips touch his tear stained cheek, every memory of us together flashes quickly through my mind, all happy memories and the thought of Adrastos losing an amazing father figure makes my whole body ache.

Before I can pull away, Xander pulls me in for a hug. Holding me tightly to him, as he whispers the words I will hold dear to my heart, forever,

"I will always love you. It will always be you Sabrina, please remember that." He says.

He pulls away only to steal a simple kiss. I pull him back to me, turning just an innocent peck in to a passionate one.

Gently releasing all my love, all the care and deep fondness I have for this man. He returns the kiss with equal fervor, making my knees go weak.

His tight embrace holding me up as the love I feel weakens me and makes my legs feel like jelly.

This would be the time where he picks me up and lays me on our bed without breaking the kiss.

A memory of the time I was going through my heat flashes through me and a tear falls on my face.

I should've admitted it to myself then that this man was the one for me. True mate or not, this man was the love of my life.

When they say you don't always end up with the love of your life, I feel it now. Taken from me and I know I'm not the first or the last to go through something like this, but as my life crumbles I will choose to find happiness in knowing he will live. He will live on to be the amazing alpha I know he is and have the strongest of offspring if I have my way.

We pull apart, if only we didn't have to breath then this kiss would've gone on for a little longer. Looking in to his eyes I know I have not lost him and I hope I have gained a friend.

"Hmm mhmmm" Anthony makes a sound and we turn to face him.

There he is standing next to Allison. I look back at Xander, nodding my head to signal that he can go ahead and make things right with her. It was time we both played our part and right now, it was his time to accept fate and make things right with Allison, who by the look she's giving us, is ready to kill us all....

Xander kisses my forehead and walks away, making his way to his new second chance mate. She looks startled at his approach, not sure whether to be angry or happy but she let's him take her hand, leading her away from Anthony and I.

"That's it Anthony. It's really over." I sadly say and Anthony hugs me, not saying a word because he understood that there was not one word that could comfort me right now.

The end of a great love story and a chapter in my life that I never thought would end, at least not like this.