My Mate
Chapter 3

Zayn POV

I pull Hope towards me and growl at her mother like my life depends on it, nobody can take her away! My dad and Beta Brian run outside towards us.

“Son let her go” my dad says with authority in his voice. This only makes me more angry.

“Nobody can take away Mate!” Hunter is going crazy. A few more pack members come out along with my brothers. Hope calls out to her dad but he doesn’t do anything, he smiles at her reassuringly. He’s careful not to come too close.

Then she calls out “Jason” and the dumb a*****e gets closer to her trying to play hero.

but my mom screams “NO! If an unmated male touches her or comes near her right now we won’t be able to control him.” She yells.

The a*****e acknowledges what his Luna just said and steps back with a distraught look on his face. I’m glaring at him and barely restraining myself from chocking him. He turns around and leaves.

Mom takes my hand slowly “Zayn let her go so we can talk.” I reluctantly let go of Hope and she leaves my side and runs into her mothers arms. “f**k!” I curse under my breath.

Hope POV

I was standing talking to mom and Luna Maria when all of a sudden Zayn had me in a possessive hold against his rock hard chest. When did he get back and why is he holding me like his life depends on it? I pushed at his chest to get out of his dominating grip but he is too strong. He keeps saying MINE over and over again. Oh my god, am I his mate? But…but he’s a womanizer and why can’t I feel the mate bond? this kind of scares me and his aggressive hold on me isn’t helping either. I call out for my parents but they seem helpless in front of Zayn. Then I call for Jason but Luna doesn’t let him touch me. Luna Maria tells Zayn to let me go and when he does I jump into my moms arms. I don’t know why he scared me. Maybe because I was caught off guard?

My dad and the Alpha take Zayn inside. While he was walking away he looked back at me with a pained expression on his face or was that a pissed off expression…Matt smiles at me, “you’re in for the ride of your life” he says. Kyle gestures for him to follow and they both go inside.

“I’m sorry he scared you Hope. Alpha’s are very possessive of their mate and sometimes it’s hard for them to control their emotions especially during their first encounter.” Luna says apologetically.

My mom looks shocked still. She hasn’t said anything.

Finally, Emily shows up. She’s running towards us ” Oh my god, you’re my brother’s mate!” she sing songs loudly. I guess she’s happy.

“If I’m his mate why can’t I feel the mate bond?” I ask.

“You have to be 18 to feel the mate bond”, mom says.

“it’s ok” Luna says, “I just hope he didn’t scare you too much. Are you ok?”

“I’m fine” I whisper.

“Oh don’t worry dear, you will feel his mate bond when you turn 18 in a few months.”

I can tell that Luna and my mom are very happy about my mate. Mom looks shocked but happy and Luna doesn’t look shocked at all she’s smiling from ear to ear. Luna orders some sandwiches and snacks for us from the kitchen before she goes inside to see Zayn. I haven’t had anything to eat yet so I eat 2 sandwiches and finally start to relax again.

I need to go home and gather my thoughts. This is all so crazy. I barely know Zayn!

“Mom, I think I’m going to head home…. I ” You’re not going anywhere” I hear Zayn’s deep voice from behind me.

“You can’t tell me what to do!”, I spit back looking up at him. God he is so gorgeous…. but that’s not important right now…

“Like hell I can’t ! you’re staying here so we can talk.”, he growls at me. Then he shocks me and says, “please stay”