His Arrogant Human Mate novel Chapter 44

"You're much more transparent than you think you are, Caroline," he whispered. "That is your weakness."

"No," I replied. "You're wrong."

"I'm an Alpha, little one, a powerful one at that. You don't think I know what runs through that pretty head of yours?" He asked. "I know what you're scared of, even without you having to think about it. I can feel it in his your body tenses and the way your scent changes."

I wagged my head again, lifting my hands to push him away, but he easily pushed them down and dipped his head closer to mine again. "I know how lonely you've been without Alfie, my poor little girl. I hate seeing you so upset when you remember what happened. That's why I tried to push you to meet the other females, but they were so rude to you. You acted angrily, but I felt the hurt you held in your heart," he whispered knowingly, pulling the book from my grip and tossing it to the floor carelessly.

"Stop it!" I cried out, my voice trembling slightly. "Y-you're trying to make me upset. You're using y-your powers on me again!"

Dominic's chest rumbled against mine as he used one of his hand to press my face into his throat. "Shh, sugar, it's okay. Come here." Somehow he lifted me and got my legs to hook onto his waist, his hands holding my thighs. "It's okay to be upset around me. You don't have to be so tough all the time. Let's go upstairs and talk some more."

My body felt paralyzed. I couldn't find the strength or power to wriggle myself out of his hold and I knew that Dominic had something to do with that. He was going to force me to break, wasn't he? This was the only way he could weaken me, by forcing me into misery. I wasn't going to let Dominic do it, though.

Once inside the bedroom, Dominic set me on my feet to shut the door. While he was distracted, I stumbled towards the farthest part of the room to look for some way to escape.

"Caroline, come here."

"No! You're doing this on purpose!" I wailed, crossing my arms across my chest defiantly.

Dominic laughed gently, watching me with calculating eyes. "Doing what on purpose, kitten?"

"Upsetting me. You're trying to give me a mental breakdown."

"No! You're hurting me on purpose! You want me to be hurt and sad and lonely. This is what you've always wanted," I gushed weakly, more trying to convince myself than anyone else. My throat was burning with the intense need to sob, but I was trying to keep it together.

"It's okay, Caroline. You can cry."

I tried to cover my face with my hands, but he caught my wrists and pinned them to my sides. Dominic leaned in so he could sponge soft kisses on my face, ignoring how I was trying to turn away from him.

"I'm all you've got, Caroline. You've lost everything." A single tear fell down my face and Dominic released a deep breath of air, as if he was relieved I was finally cracking. "You've lost, sugar."

It took almost an hour for Caroline to calm back down, but only because she fell asleep. The poor little thing had those emotions cooped up for way too long that she pretty much exploded into hysterics. I did have to push on her mind a bit in order to get her to let it out, but it was for the best.

I hadn't seen anyone cry like that before, and no one's crying had ever affected me so much. Caroline just sobbed and sobbed and sobbed, her whole body trembling. At first, she wouldn't let me hold her. Her little, shaking hands fought against my chest and arms for a good few minutes but in the end, she gave up.