A/N: Again. Language warning. If this continues I should change the book rating to mature.

After the party, Alexander seemed to be in a great mood. He was kissing the top my head and his arm never unwrapped from my waist as he let me to his room. 'You did perfect,' 'I love you,' he kept whispering in my ear. 

As soon as we entered the room he began stripping down. I looked at him with a stoically, unwilling to act excited or embarrassed. To be honest, the cocksucker is damn fine. I hate him. When he was about to pull his boxer down, I felt my eyebrows shot up and words left my mouth before I could process the whole situation.

"Stop! Get yourself a pajama! Gosh, you freaking pervert!"

My hands went straight to cover my mouth as I realized of what I had done. I am not sure how much damage my body can receive in this state. I should be minding my words.

 To my surprise Alexander laughed and soon he was putting on some shorts. "I know for a fact that you are not a prude but I will go easy on you." He walked up to me, kissed me on the forehead and offered me an oversized t-shirt, which surely belonged to him. "You can use the bathroom. The pink toothbrush is yours."

Anything is better than this uncomfortable dress. I locked myself in the bathroom and put the shirt on. It reached my mid-tight. I hesitated to wear this in front of him, but I was sure that I could be wearing a burka and the idiot would still feel the need of sexually assault me. 

I removed the choker from around my neck and brushed my hair back with my hands making sure the damage made by him was evident. I washed my face and brushed my teeth.

I walked out of the bathroom and as soon as his eyes found the bruises around my neck the smile on his face faded away, he gasped and looked downcast. Don't act surprised. That is what happens when you almost snap someone's neck.

"I am sorry," he whispered. 

I walked to the bottom of the bed and lied down on the floor, staring at the ceiling.

"What are you doing, love?" he asked, standing beside me.

"Not sleeping in the same bed as you." I did not spare him a glance.

"Anna..." His husky voice gave me the chills.

I sat up but refused to stand up from the floor. "Beat me up and knock me out, so you can pick me up and lay me by your side. That is how you like it, don't you?" I yelled, tears rolling down my cheeks. He needs to see the damage he is doing.

"Love, Alpha Wallace is visiting your mate tomorrow and soon he will receive the news that we are together. I am the only one who would love you after you leaving me for someone else." He snickered.

He sure knows how to bring the worst of me out. He completely ignored my comment, and instead. tried to bring me down by reminding me how he is fucking up my life. "Excuse you?" I said standing up. "Whose fault do you think that is?"

He took a step back and and spoke almost too fast. "I apologize. What I meant is that once he hears that you are with me, he will stop fighting for your love. He said so himself once."

"He will kn- wait... Wait... Fucking wait! How do you know he said that?" I took another step toward him and narrowed my eyes at him. He took yet another step back and averted his gaze. Freaking Chris is in this too? I am killing him. I am fucking killing him.

He mumbled some unintelligible words and looked at me. Then, he smiled broadly and spoke with apparent newfound confidence."Did I say something? I am sorry. Come to bed to chat with me for a while, and I will let you sleep all by yourself tonight."

This shifty bastard. I felt tempted to go off on him. Nonetheless, I already know all too well that he will do anything to hide the truths that could get in the way of getting what he wants. 

Although laying in bed with him does not seem like a wise choice, he could lift me up and push me there if he wanted to anyway. Maybe, just maybe, he will keep his word. I silentlywalked to the bed and crawled to the farthest corner. 

As soon as he lied down he pulled me against him in an embrace. His chest touched my back slightly in every breath he took. There I was, in that guy's arms, betraying the love of my life. I covered my mouth with one hand and sobbed quietly. My mate still has no idea what happened to me. I ruined his birthday. I am the worst.

"Please, do not cry. You are breaking my heart," Alexander cooed as if he was talking to baby.

 I blinked my tears away and spoke. "Why me?" My voice sounded strained from crying.

"What do you mean, love?" he whispered into my ear.

I pulled away and turned to look at him. "I am sure you have met many other girls more beautiful, intelligent and powerful than me. So why me? Why are you acting like this?"

He sighed and caressed my cheek, a longing expression on his face. "Because since the moment I held you in my arms for the first time, I knew you belonged with me."

"What?" When did that happen?

He ignored my question. "I saw you once after that day, but I could not event talk to you. So, I was ecstatic when I recognized your scent in the bar. Fate put you there in front of me, again."

"Had we met before?" I asked incredulously. Is he making stuff up to convince me to be his Luna?

He chuckled and shook his head, completely dismissing my question. "The more we talked the more hooked I was. I was enchanted by your sweet voice and soft giggles. Then, I got to know you; Your cheerfulness, openness and confidence captivated me. I knew that the Moon Goddess had sent you to be with me."

"If that was true she would have made us mates."

Anger flashed through his face and I purposely flinched. His expression softened as he noticed my fear. He kissed my forehead. "I do not need a bond to know that you are the person for me. I saved your life when you were helpless. This life you have been living up until now, I gave it to you. You are mine, Anna. Even before knowing your name, I was yearning for you."

"You are making no sense now. I am confused. How many times we met before that night at the bar?"

"I met you once when you were just a baby. I saved you that day. Then, five years ago, I saw you in your wolf form in a meeting, but I did not know your name or pack, just your smell. You left before I could talk to you."

Save me? Is he delirious? I do remember the meeting, though. It had been the first meeting I went as a Beta. When my brother noticed that an Alpha with a bad reputation would not tear his eyes away from me, he told me to leave. Brother denied knowing me when the Alpha asked. Every person who knew me followed his lead to protect me.

"Who did you save me from?" I asked.

"It does not matter anymore. You are safe now. I love you." He smiled and tucked my hair behind my ear.

Really? Could have fooled me. I stared at him intently to prevent myself from rolling my eyes. How can he fake this loving gaze so well? Is he such a good actor? His behavior does not make sense.

"If you keep staring at me like that you will make me feel embarassed." Alexander smiled at me, and if I did not know better I would say that it was a charming smile.

I just keep looking at him. Maybe if I stare at it, I will be able to understand it. That is what I always do with Math problems.

"Hey! stop!" Alexander laughed and covered his face with one hand. I could see a crimson color spreading from his cheeks to his ears. How the fuck can he fake a blush?

He removed the hand from his face and put it on my cheek. He stared into my eyes. "Two can play the same game," he said in a childish tone.

Could someone explain this to me?

"What are you doing?" I asked him.

"I will get you to blush as well. It is only fair." His chuckles made it seem as if he would never kill a fly.

I lowered my gaze and sighed. "That is not what I mean. Alexander, you hurt me. You threatened me. You made me wish I was death."

I saw his eyes water and he sniffled. "Do not say that you want to die. Please. What I did was wrong, I know it. I hate myself for each second you have suffered because of me. I am sorry. I really am." 

"Why do you keep on doing it?"

"All I want is a little love from you. I would never hurt you, but you keep saying that you already love someone else. Don't you know how much it hurts to hear that? You became the reason behind my smile. The only thing I looked forward every day was to listening to your voice. I am in love with you, Anna." He looked at me expectantly.

"How can you say that you love me after everything you did today?"

He closed his eyes and took deep breaths. "You have no idea how much I suffered that month you disappeared from my life. Every day I woke up with the hope that you would answer my messages and calls. I even sent people to check that you were okay. They returned with pictures of you with him. I had never seen you as happy as you were with him. Something in me broke. You were slipping through my fingers."

"If you loved me, you would be glad I was happy even if it was with someone else."

"No!" He shook his head repetitively. "I would die without you. I have gotten everything I have ever wanted, but I would give it up all for you. Just accept me. Let me mark you and all your worries will disappear. I will give you all of me. You will live like a queen. Anything you could ever want will be within your reach."

A queen? Anything I want? I already had all of that and you are fucking trying to take me away from it. "I am sleepy. Will you keep your end of the bargain?" I said.

"Sure, I will." Alexander caught my lips with his and kissed me hungrily, pulling me closer. I did not return his kiss and closed my eyes imagining that I was not there. 

He pulled away and stood up. "Sweet dreams, love," he said before leaving the room.

As soon as the door closed I dashed to the bathroom and emptied the contents of my stomach in the toilet bowl. His smell, his touch, his words, everything about him made me sick. I hated that he forced me to come here. He was capable of yelling at me, hitting me, choking me. That is just despicable. How can he hurt me and then tell me that he loves me as if it is a switch he can turn on and off?