Chapter 3

Chapter Three

Oakley

Patiently waiting for Rowena to get to her room was the hardest thing that I could have done so far. I didn’t know when she was going to show up but I did know that I wasn’t going to let her get away from me.

I’m almost certain that she could see the look on my face when she realized that she was mine but I was hoping that I’d be able to get something for it. I wanted nothing more than to claim her but I had to be patient.

I have to tell her the truth about me and what she is to me because if I don’t, I have a feeling she will run away from me.

And running is not going to be an option.

Licking my bottom lip, I hear the door to the room unlock and a split second later, it opens and I see Rowena standing there. She comes to a sudden halt, staring at me with wide eyes.

I’m not sure what she is going to say but she steps inside and quickly closes the door behind herself, making the door click shut. But she did make sure to lock the door behind herself.

“Are you crazy?” Rowena asks me, but she doesn’t seem upset, “You should be lucky that it wasn’t my father coming in here because he would have really hated you then. He is already skeptical of you.”

“I’m going to guess you have been talking about me?” I ask her since that is the most logical explanation, “I can promise you that I’m going to be the best thing that is ever going to happen to you.”

“I just don’t know why you are in here.” She tells me, her eyebrows furrowing a little bit, “And besides, how did you know which room was mine? I would have thought that it would have been a lot harder to find.”

I just shrug now, and smirk, “Did you forget that I am a shifter? I have heightened senses so finding your room wasn’t the hardest thing for me to do.”

“What kind of shifter are you?” She asks me, sitting down in the chair, “I think Dad said something about a Rogue but does that mean wolf?”

I just shake my head there, “No, I’m a dragon. I am a Rogue because I didn’t like how they were treating outsiders so I ended up leaving on my own. Unfortunately, that comes with the ‘Rogue’ title that will follow me for the rest of my life.”

“That’s stupid.” Rowena murmurs, “I don’t think that it should follow you just because you ended up having to leave for a reasonable excuse. Maybe the best thing for you to do right now is to just not worry about it. Don’t you think so?”

I don’t know what to say right now but I do know that I don’t care so much. It scares me a little bit because I don’t want to let her get away from me but I knew that I didn’t want to stop it. If anything, I’m going to end up making her mine entirely.

“So, why did you come in here?” She asks me again, tilting her head to the side, “I would have thought that you would have left. I thought that you did.”

“I wanted to see you.” I explain, wondering if she is going to believe that, “and I kind of thought that you would like seeing me as well, Rowena. I mean, didn’t you feel the pull?”

“I did.” She agrees, and now she is looking really intrigued by what I’m saying, “but what does that mean? Is it a shifter thing?”

“You’re my fated mate.” I explain to her, feeling really weird about it now, “You’re the one that I am destined to be with. And that is why we are both feeling the pull because we both know that we are meant to be with the other. I’m sure you understand.”

She is looking at me with wide eyes and I’m sure that she is trying to make sense of what I’m saying. I’m trying to do the right thing and I’m hoping that she is going to believe me because I really want her to be mine.

“I believe you.” She suddenly responds, and it makes my heart soar in my chest because it feels like utter perfection right now, “and truthfully, I don’t know what is going to happen but I do know that I need you by my side if you’ll have me.”

I don’t know why but I feel a sudden boost of confidence as I watch her, “would it be okay if I end up staying with you tonight? I kind of feel like wanting to. Don’t worry, I won’t do anything.”

She hesitates, probably trying to decide if it is a good idea or not but I couldn’t be sure what she was going to decide. Truthfully, I wouldn’t have been able to blame her if she told me to take a hike but she nodded her head.

Heading into the bathroom, she closes the door behind herself and I’m left alone again.

Stripping down to my boxers, I at least leave those on because I don’t want to scare her too much. I want to be sure that when we do make love, that she is going to be okay with everything that I do to her.

I want her to want me.

I want her to beg for me.

I want her to be writhing with pleasure beneath me as I take her.

But that is going to take time and right now, time is something that is going to have to wait. I don’t know if it is going to be easy but I do know that I’m going to do it.

I just hope that maybe if something else happens, it’ll be alright. Because I want her already and I care about her…

I just need to do this the right way.