The Alpha Who Cursed His Mate novel Chapter 43

We turn our heads to face each other.

"I'm scared, Magnus. Moss's mum is going to come after us. I just know it,"

"I won't let her harm you,"

"But what if she finds a way?"

"Mark my word, Nina. I will kill her before she lays a finger on you again,"

"I wish if it was something else you could mark," she whispers and stares sadly into my eyes.

Just as I have powerful feelings for Nina, she has practically just confessed her feelings to me. Our faces lean in slowly, and our lips brush as we are about to kiss. Then she quickly sits back, taking in a deep breath.

"Magnus, we can't do this. We aren't mates. It would be wrong of us. It's forbidden for us to consider being together."

I want to hold her, kiss her, make love, and never let her go. But seeing her so sad like this is breaking my heart.

I reach my hand out to caress her cheek.

"Magnus, please, don't. I need you to stop. I need you to go,"

"But…"

"Go!"

I stand up and immediately leave the bathroom. As soon as I shut the door, I hear Nina burst into tears. I'm overwhelmed and confused; I need some air. Leaving the room, I bump into May, causing her to drop the clothes she carries. I don't stop to help pick up the clothes. Instead, I speed walk out of the motel as she yells after me.

"Magnus, is everything ok?" I ignore her.

Running up a hill, I sit on top and stare at the moon.

"What's wrong with me? Why do I have feelings for Nina when she isn't my mate? Why does it have to be forbidden to have a chosen mate instead of a fated mate?" I remain staring at the moon for hours.

I return to the motel to find a frantic Leon.

"Where have you been?" He says and takes in my morbid-looking face.

"What happened, Magnus? You look worse than Nina does," he frowns.

I don't answer and walk into our room, kicking my shoes off, pulling my shirt over my head, and tossing it aside. I climb into the closest bed, cover myself, including my face, with the covers, and sleep.

That morning Leon wakes me up.

"I know you have had little sleep, Magnus, but we need to go so we can get through a few towns,"

The silent drive is almost deafening. I can tell May is struggling not to say anything.

It's nightfall, and we arrive at a motel. Unfortunately, they only have one room available with two double beds.

"Who is going to sleep on the floor?" May asks.

"I'll sleep in the car. You all go in," I say.

"Are you sure? Are you okay?" May asks.

No, I'm not. I want to be by Nina's side, even if it means sleeping on the floor. I'm upset Nina rejected me and that it's forbidden for us to be together, but I don't tell May that.

"Yes, I'm sure." I grizzle and walk back to the car.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't sleep, and I couldn't stop thinking about Nina. I felt like it was almost killing me. The thought of never being with Nina is almost too much to bear.

As soon as the sun rose, Leon came to check on me.

"You look worse every time I see you, Magnus," he frowns.

"Are the girls ready to go? I want to get out of here," I say, ignoring his observation.