Chapter 26: The Tension Between Them [Bonus chapter]

"What do you mean by saying you got confused?" Elysia asked. Even though she searched for things about the werewolf, she still had a lot of questions to ask, such as why he was confused, and even if she was his mate, then why?

Trustin gazed at her and said, "It is the scent of yours that attracted me to the Trivino family. However, I ended up meeting your sister and I thought she was my mate." He explained to her that he left after seeing his sister for a few days and never bothered to check why he never got the scent after that day.

Elysia keenly listened to him and nodded, "So, you were almost scammed." She told him what would have happened if he had not found out about her.

"I think I would have discovered it on the wedding day then. The scent is a strong factor for me to choose my mate. I have been searching for one for a long time, or else my family would have married me off to the woman of the werewolf family they had in their eyes," Trustin elucidated her.

Elysia was quiet for a while. It was still fiction for her how she landed in a house full of werewolves.

"So, am I your fated one?" She asked while biting her bottom lip and stole a glance at him.

"Yes. But I won't lie to you. You are only my fated one. I have no feelings attached to you," he asserted.

"What do you mean?" Elysia got puzzled. "You said you found me because of my scent," she muttered.

"Seems like you have a lot to ask," Trustin chuckled. "I had never had a scent from anyone before but I found you back there and that is how you are here with me—" He took a deep breath and told her that she was just his mate.

"What I am trying to say is that I have no feelings for you. It is my wolf that wants you… kind of lust," Tustin stated.

Elysia was stunned to hear him. Lust?! However, she found her cheeks turning red for no reason.

Trustin looked at her and felt that she might have misunderstood him, so he said, "I don't mean to hurt you. A werewolf has more of an animal side to it. I have that side for you. At least, for now. My wolf goes crazy for you as it wants to claim you… sexually."

Elysia's eyes grew bigger to hear him. His wolf was attracted to her only sexually. It made her gulp and she realized why he would do certain things randomly and unexpectedly.

Elysia turned her head away and looked at the water in the pool. Her heart was thumping against her chest. She must be off her mind to think that there was a man who was crazy for her. But only physically, not the other way.

"Can I kiss you?" Trustin asked out of the blue and she promptly turned to peer at him.

But she did not refuse him this time. She should have said NO immediately, but she stayed quiet.

Trustin noticed her reaction and found it amusing when she shut her eyes. She wanted to be kissed! That was a new step in their relationship.

Trustin's eyes lingered on her lips and he gradually moved his hand up to her face. Her eyes fluttered and opened to gaze at him. The touch of his fingers on her neck made knots formed in her stomach.

She should not be feeling this way! She did not like him. However, she had the urge to get a kiss from him.

Trustin leaned close to her and their noses touched. Her breath hitched and she felt his hot breath against her lips. She closed her eyes again, ready to be kissed by him.

Trustin nuzzled their noses and closed his eyes too. This was the first time he was feeling her skin this closely. His nose moved a little sideways and brushed her cheek. She wondered what he was doing to her. It was a kind of magic.

Elysia wanted to push him away, but her body and her mind did not want that. She moved her head slowly to his side such that their noses again touched and their lips almost brushed.

Elysia's fingers curled up and her chest thundered wildly against her chest. However, the next second, Trustin pulled away and they both looked into each other's eyes.

Trustin moved back to his place while Elysia again turned her face away. She placed her hand on her chest and bit her lower lip. 'How could my mind get blocked?' she thought and knitted her brows together. She never lost control on herself and was ready to kiss him, which now she felt was wrong.