His Inescapable Mate novel Chapter 6

Vincent tightened his grip on my shoulders, making me flinch with pain. For a brief moment, a look of guilt passed over his face, but it was gone so quickly that I questioned if it was even there in the first place.

"Mate," he growled, his deep voice sounding guttural and threatening, "don't ever refuse my affection." He pushed his face closer and closer to mine, most likely moving in to put another kiss on my forehead.

However he didn't go towards my face. Instead, he moved his head towards my left shoulder.

"What are you doing?" I whimpered, pretty sure that I already had an idea. Please don't let him do what I think he's going to do!

Vincent chuckled. He pulled my shirt to the side so that my shoulder was exposed to him. "I need to claim you so that others know you're mine."

"Whoa!" I shouted, putting my hand on his head and pushing it back. "No! No! That's not happening!" If I was claimed as a mate, then the only way I'd ever get a chance at leaving this territory would be with his permission, which of course would mean I'd never leave!

Vincent growled and pulled the keys out of the ignition, leaving us stranded on the side of the road. There were no other cars out, go figure. I'm just not having a good day today. I grabbed at my hair and shoved my head back on the head rest, which hurt because it was hard.

"Look at me, Mate," Vincent ordered.

I ignored him, going over the options that I had. So far, I couldn't think of any.

"Mate," he growled.

Slowly, I opened my eyes and turned to face him. "Yes?" I asked in a fake cheery voice. Then it hit me. We were pulled over on the side of the road! All I had to do was open the door and run with all my might. Sure, there's no doubt in my mind that Vincent would follow me, but we're in a suburban area now, houses surrounding the road. All I had to do was yell and scream. The best part was that because he didn't mark me yet, there was really no absolute way to prove that I was chosen to be his mate. I can tell some werewolf passerby that Vincent was crazy and then he'll either get banished or demoted to omega! It's perfect!

Plus I wouldn't have to wait a few weeks for Danni's mate's sister to follow through!

I yanked on the door handle, the door cracking open. Then the door was pulled shut by Vincent and he wrapped both his arms around my waist. He was behind me, invisible from my eyes, but when he spoke, I could tell he leaned down to my ear, his hot breath moistening my cheek.

"Now let's think this over real quick, Mate," he purred, his voice low and almost a whisper. "The average human runs, let's say about 15 miles per hour. Now the average werewolf runs at 50 miles per hour. And let's pretend that miraculously you made it out of the truck."

Each of his words sent shivers down my spine, making me feel uncomfortable. I prayed that he'd let me live, which I knew was stupid. A werewolf would never kill their mate, but they sure could scare the crap out of them!

"Mate, if you made it down to the end of the block, which is around one hundred feet, that means it took you roughly 4.54 seconds to travel that distance. Now, when I follow you, it'll take me only 1.36 seconds to travel that same distance. So let me ask you, do you really want to risk that?"

I shook my head, in awe at his mathematical feat.