Chapter 9

Orion's POV I was currently sitting at the head of the table at one of the pack dinners. Only my beta, delta, gamma and high ranked male Warriors were here. The men were talking around me, discussing different battle strategies and fighting moves.Though, I wasn't paying attention.My gaze kept flickering to the empty chair on my right, where my mate should be sitting. Even though the pack did not know about the recent discovery of my mate, her chair was still at the head of the table, beside mine. It was there to show respect to her. It has been three days since I found here in the woods, completely terrified. She, my own mate, was scared of me. The fact that she ran from me sent a painful throb through my heart. I slightly clutched at my chest. Does she not want me? Is she scared of me? Would she reject me? My wolf whimpered in my head at the thought of our mate rejecting us. I clutched my chest tighter as the throbbing p