Chapter 17: Saved By His Tormentor?
[TAMIKO]
'May the day be kinder to me,' Tamiko said to himself even though he wasn't sure what it would be like.
The morning did come by so fast, perhaps because Tamiko had been unable to get some sleep. He had thought that if they all left him alone, he would be okay and sleep peacefully, but strangely, he was bothered by the bond the goddess had given him.
He wanted to understand what had happened or if the fates had made a mistake. Granted, it had given him the perfect opportunity, but that didn't make it any easier for him to face his new reality.
He wasn't sure what was waiting for him when he walked through the doors of the mating hall.
He wondered if he would be okay, if he would hear the wolves talk differently about him, or if they would hate him as usual. He wondered what was in store for him and as he sat up, Tamiko tried to think of anything that would make him feel better.
But there was none.
"We need to clean up and lock this door early before the assembly. The alpha wants to address us, apparently, Gabe didn't find a mate. Poor thing has been hoping for years and still managed to get none," a voice said outside the mating hall and that got Tamiko's attention.
He couldn't have heard it right, yeah? Gabe didn't tell them that he had a mate? The Gabriel Grealor, the man who had an ego the size of the long lands was laying low and letting people look at him differently for being mateless.