"Leland." Sophie finally made up her mind. Her voice was shaking when she spoke.
The Alpha looked at his mate with a dazed and confused expression. "Yes? Sophia?"
He was dying to know what she wanted to say, but she looked too shy to express it with words. So, the Alpha could only wait. He didn't want to pressure her to talk.
From her attitude, he could tell that it was really important.
"Th-thank you…" That was all she could say.
"Thank you?" The Alpha became more confused. In his opinion, there was nothing to thank for. He asked her gently. "For what?"
"Thank you for taking me in and…" Sophie wanted to cry again. "For being there for me and my children, for treating them like your own… for being you."
Her words were like cool water that filled Leland's heart with such a refreshing stream. He was worried she would complain about his method to make her his mate. Apparently, she didn't mind.
"You are my mate," Leland smiled sweetly. "Of course, I have to be there for you and protect you. You and the twins are my world now."
He was so relieved and happy, that he pulled her closer and kissed her tears away. He kissed the corners of her eyes, then her cheeks, and down to her chin.
When his lips brushed hers, suddenly they both felt electric. It just felt right to kiss.
He kissed her lips gently, then passionately. As his tongue thrust through the small opening of her mouth, Sophie welcomed him shyly. They both sucked and twisted each other's tongues and soon got into a sweet and passionate makeout session.
Sophie felt everything in the world become right again. Her children were safe and healthy, and she was with an amazing man who would do anything to protect her. She felt so lucky.
All the sufferings she went through for years, all the loneliness she felt, were now distant memories.
She promised to be a good wife and did everything within her power to make her husband happy.
"I love you…" she said shyly after they ended the steamy kiss. Leland was stunned when he heard the love confession. For a few moments, he didn't know what to do.
It was so hard to let the words out of Sophie's lips. Usually, women didn't say those things first. They only acted as the recipient of men's affection. However, she wanted to be honest with him.
Sophie wanted him to understand that she appreciated everything he did for her and the fact that he sacrificed his own chance of finding a better mate by mating with her.
She said weakly, "I will be a good wife to you…"
She wanted to be selfish this one time. Now that Leland had chosen her to be his mate and decided to get stuck with her, she would take him as her husband and make him happy so he would never regret the choice he made.
Leland felt his heart was filled with love to the brim. He cupped her face and kissed her again. It felt so good to kiss Sophie and have her kiss him in return. It was no longer one-sided on his part.
"I love you too, Sophia," Leland smiled after the kiss was over. He could feel his temperature rise as his arousal was awakened. Right now, he wanted to pounce on her and make love to her… properly.
Sophia smiled back when she heard him say he loved her back. Even if he only said that because it was the right thing to say after his wife confessed that she loved him, Sophie still appreciated it.
She hoped that Leland did love her or would truly love her as she proved herself to be the best wife he could ever hope for.
It was truly the best feeling in the world. She was glad they had this conversation. She had been holding back her feelings for him for weeks and wanted to let him know that she wanted to be with him, if he would take her.
Finally, after she gathered her courage, she asked him to come and see her in her chamber, just the two of them. She wanted to share what was in her heart. Who would have thought that she would get more than what she bargained for?
"D-do… do you know why I asked you to come to my chamber?" Sophie asked the man with a low voice. She now remembered that the main reason she wanted him in her bedroom now was… to sleep with him, to give herself to her husband completely.
Leland shook his head. He had his guess, but he preferred to hear it from her directly.
"Well, I…" Sophie swallowed. "I have been thinking about this for a long time and…"
Leland smiled. He could feel her rising emotions, all in a good way. "Go on."
"I know we talked about being married only in name and we only slept together once to finalize the wedding…" Sophie's voice became smaller and smaller, she almost sounded like a scared mouse.
Leland became amused to see her looking extremely shy. He didn't want her to struggle further just to express what she had in mind. So, he touched her chin and looked her deep in her eyes. "Sophia… I know that I asked you to marry me for convenience, but now that you know who I am and the fact that you are my mate…"
This time, it was Sophie's turn to hold her breath. She was curious to know what Leland wanted to say. She swallowed and squeaked her question. "Y-yes…?"
"Now that you know I am a lycan and lycans only mate once for life, there will be no other woman for me," Leland continued his words. "I can only love you, sleep with you, and have children with you. Would you… accept our relationship as mates?"
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Just say yes, Sophie.
Repeat after me... YESSS!
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