Chapter 8 - THE BEAST INSIDE HIM

The rain started pouring down when Raine reached out her arms to push open the worn-out black gate of the orphanage where she had been living for a year now. She didn't have another family member who could take care of her, and no one who knew wanted to take responsibility for her after she was discharged from the mental hospital. The system put her in this orphanage until she reached eighteen years old and could live by her own lawfully. When her hand was about to open the gate, someone grabbed her shoulder and spun her harshly. For two seconds, she raised her head and saw the man who forced her to face, I m, and the first thought that flasthrough hed her head was; This man is beautiful. If it wasn't for the rain and her body starting to shiver because of the cold night, she would have blushed at her thoughts. Not to exaggerate the description of that man, but his features were able to put the body builder to shame, his enchanting eyes held her captive, and it was a pitch-dark color. His height and weight were bigger and higher than hers. His curly black hair was damp with the droplets of the rain that cascaded. Raine's lips gaped open like someone who was screaming, but there was no sound coming out of her mouth. She dropped her eyes from staring at him and wriggled her body out of his grip on her shoulder. Out of the blue, the mysterious man pulled her into his embrace. His big arm wrapped around her waist, and his other arm held her shoulder tightly, but gently enough not to crush her. "Mine." He whispered into her ear, which sent an indescribable feeling down to her stomach. The rain was still pouring down when Raine finally regained her senses and tried to extricate herself from his muscular arms. Raine tried to push him and hit his side, but it seemed her effort wasn't even enough to make him winched. He kept hugging her, oblivious to Raine's attempt to free herself as he buried her head on her shoulder to breathe in her intoxicating scent. Her unique scent was able to calm his nerves, and with his mate in his arms, he could feel the tranquility that he had never been able to taste in centuries of his life. The spark that lit up from the skin to skin contact with his half soul, exciting his wolf, and made him yearn more. He felt like he was reborn. Those centuries that had passed without his mate looked dull now, he started to wonder how he could live a single day without her. Is it the mate bond? He had never felt so helpless, yet powerful at the same time. He was even scared by what he felt now. He was scared of what this little girl, which the tip of her head only managed to reach his shoulder, could do to him. He cursed the Moon Goddess to spell a curse upon him, but was grateful that he finally found his mate. The feeling was simply unbearable… Torak felt someone walk closer toward him, immediately his body turned rigid as he let out a low growl. A warning. About a hundred meters away, Raphael was standing with an umbrella in his right hand. "Torak, it's me…" He stopped walking when he heard his growl and defensive posture. "You need to release her." Instead of releasing Raine, he tightened his grip on her waist, which made her wince in pain. He didn't mean to hurt her, but in his state now, he couldn't control his strength. For a moment, he lost it; seemingly, he didn't recognize his Beta. "Torak, if you continue like that, you will end up killing her." Raphael took another step closer. "You hurt your mate."