Chapter 35
:Tanner, Sophia
'PTSD?' I hissed out as I glanced at Sophia through the window watching as she walked in her wolf form around the back yard her fur standing on end ears low sniffing the air with weary but skeptical eyes. 'You mean to say that she's been traumatized?'
'that's what I'm saying' Nikko sighed softly with a frown. 'the fear of loosing her mate could have pushed her over the edge but I doubt that's it because she sensed you where ok. Its like something else got to her.' He whispered with a shake of his head. 'we could do testing's if that would help?'
Shake my head no with a groan as I ran my hand through my hair. My mate refused to talk even to me, or look me in the eyes. I missed my Sophia. Yes she was here breathing and walking around but she wasn't the same something was wrong with her. She didn't laugh, or talk or do anything frankly she was acting like a zombie or a in the moment here but not here. The lights are on but nobody is home sort of thing. And it hurt me to see her like this.
Could Bentleys attack had this much of a negative effect on her? To scare her into her self. To hid away from me. 'Sophia will heal in time and open up and be herself again.' He whispered to me.
Yes I know this you've told me multiple times before this but it hasn't changed. My mate wasn't acting like my mate. She hated my touch I knew she did the emotions that flashed through her eyes scared me like she didn't feel drawn to me anymore. I felt helpless. I didn't know what to do, I didn't know how to help her. I hated how I felt as I stood there watching her growl at something in front of her. She seen something that I couldn't her eyes narrowed as she bared her teeth. her body crouched lowed as if she were ready to attack the air.
Turning away sharply I rubbed my face pinching the bridge of my nose with a groan my hands shaking with another groan.
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Laying on the floor with Sophia's wolf on top of me her paw on my throat putting enough pressure to restrict my breathing just a slight amount I watched her with alarm. Why'd she attack me? I'd done nothing to make her jump moving slowly into the room and to my dresser. Why was my mate looking down at me with cold eyes with a growl her hot breath fanned across my face tickling my skin, closing my eyes I let it happen. I could never fight back.
Feeling her paw leave my throat I sat up and looked into her wide eyes as she stumbled away as if something pushed her. Growling she went to lung again only this time I noticed how the scruff of her neck pulled back straining she snapped and growled paws clawing out to me but it was like someone was holding her back. Shaking from side to side she went limp and hit the floor with a whine. She kept herself there slightly rolled onto her back paws drawn into her stomach with a whimper. A clear submission pose
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Alexander stood above me glaring his hands on his hips with a scowl on his face as he pointed a finger down at me. Shrinking back I gave a whimper. "BAD SOPHIA! I THOUGHT WE TALKED ABOUT THIS!" he hissed to me his lips still not moving but his body remained stiff as he squatted down and jabbed a finger into my side. Yelping I scooted away farther from Tanner with a growl at him. "Sophia keep your eyes on me damn it quit getting distracted"
"I told you she cant be in our world coexisting! Your destroying her life" mother threw her hands up as she appeared next to him with a disapproving look her arms crossed over her chest. "your going to be the death of her Alexander, Sophia is still alive she must be with the living"
"she is with the living" he shot back as he dragged himself to his full height.
"you know exactly what I mean Isabel cant be away from her mate much longer without going insane!" mother demanded.
Isabel. The name almost foreign to me she refused to talk to me after I had chosen to stay connected to Alexander and my mother...I wanted to be with my family I knew what I was doing was going to hurt Tanner but a part of me didn't care because I miss and need my family.
"we don't want her here the others are refusing to associate with us because of you" she went on to yell at him with harsh glares sent to me.
My mother didn't want me, she didn't want me to be talking to her or to be near her. She wanted me gone...
"Sophia wants to be with us mother. Let her if she wants to!"
"if you loved your sister as much as you claim to you'd order her to cut away from us and you know that! You will kill her and she will not come back the same as we did. She will go farther then us. Your going to damn your sisters soul" mother snapped again with a colder glare.
"I wont force her into anything she doesn't want to do" he shakes his head.
"O don't start that shit with me right now Alexander! You killed me and your father just to be with her faked an mating bond! You're a disgrace to the South Kingdom!" she stomped her foot and shoved him back growling at her he waved me off.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP! You knew from day one that I and Sophia wanted to be together. But you chose to pick Darcy and sacrifice your daughter's happiness just for an alliance of the two kingdoms!" Alexander snarled his eyes raging with cold emotions showing through them.
"she has a mate now! You cant have her by your side when she belongs to another" mother hissed. "besides their union had been planned by birth and you where promised to another! The princes of the Witch clan was going to be your bride on your 18th birthday!" mother snarled. "you ruined everything you selfish brat"
Whining I looked away from them quickly changing into my human form. Watching them as I went to my bed to grab my night grown I shoved it on not paying any attention to Tanner's questioning look. I didn't open my mouth to speak to him, I haven't spoken my mouth was dry and unused for two months
'Sophia please look at me' hesitating I did as he asked avoiding his eyes. my heart ached and Isabel let out a howl of regret. I knew she hated me for the path I had chosen, I was depriving her of our mate to be with my family but could you blame me when I haven't seen them in over ten years? Alexander's screams filled my ears as I glanced back at where the two stood having a screaming match about me, about him, about his killing them. How I wasn't suppose to be seeing them, how this would kill me. And it was my drive to eat dwindled, my drive to socialize disappeared as well as my wanting to be with my mate. Yes I still wanted to be near him but I couldn't. not if I wanted to see my family...
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I let him hold me. I couldn't turn him down I knew he was starving to touch and I was starving for his touch as well. I yearned for his touch his warmth. For these two months I've been distancing myself from him. Not wanting to risk my connection with my family but today I needed this as much as he needed it.
My back pressed against his perfectly molded chest I could feel the beat of his heart slow and steady. 'I miss this' I grunted in reply as he rubbed my side his nose pressed into my neck with a soft groan. I could feel him tightening his arm around me holding me tight like he didn't want me to go.
"Sophia your going to break the connection" Alexander's voice hung eerily in the air but I couldn't see anything but a mist a tall looming shadow in the corner of the room. Fear consumed me, breaking the connection... meant no more mom, no more dad, no more Alexander.
Going to pull away Tanner locked his arms around me holding my squirming body against his. Forcing me he made me face him. With one arm locked around me he tipped my face up to his. 'No not yet, just a little longer-please?'
"Sophia the link" Alexander's voice was fading as Tanner leaned in pressing his lips to mine his sweet scent filling my lungs I could feel Isabel surfacing soaking in his touch his scent everything about him. I could feel her pacing in me admiring his eyes his perfect lips against mine how they felt silky smooth and warm as they moved against mine seeking a response.
My heart hammering hard as I slid my hands up his back gripping his shoulders pulling myself against his chest. Hearing his breathing hitch I answered his lips responding quickly his tongue seeking passage into my lips. His hands gripped my hips guiding my movement against his lap.
'Tanner' whimpering softly in pleasure when his lips trailed down my neck pushing my dress strap down my shoulder as he latched onto the curve of my neck his tongue sliding up once as he nipped gently over his mark on me.
'I've missed you baby...I've missed you so much...' his voice quivered slightly as he glanced up into my eyes to kiss me. 'Don't worry me like that ever again.'
Something popped in the air glancing around unsure I found the room empty...the connection broken.
Cupping my face in his hands he pressed a kiss to my lips my heart swelled with love and lust, I wanted him I missed him. 'Don't ever leave me...'
'I wont'
'I love you Sophia' he muttered against my lips his hot breath fanning across my face making my heart putter slightly as he held me tighter. 'I want you' nodding slowly he took a deep breath like he didn't think I would agree.
***THE END......?***
And with that I bring this story to a end...well its not how I imagined it...hahaha its ten times better then what I had wanted it to be in the first place. So this isn't the end there is one more post to this story the EPILOGUE seeing how I left you guys hanging...I have a heart....now and that is hope you enjoy it XD