Chapter 63
Spending days with fern trying to develop an alarm for when I’m pulled into a vision. I’ve been lucky the last week with restful nights but I dought that will last.
Waking up screaming in pain. Bruises and scratches start to cover my whole body. The louder I screamed the quieter it got. My heart broke over and over again. These attacks seem to be random at times but always more painful than the last.
A cool cloth rest on my forehead. Opening my eyes I see Brit and fern sitting on the edge of my bed talking in hushed tones. “what..cough cough…what's wrong?” “nothing and everything. Why didn’t you tell me you found your mate?” “I haven’t. Where is this coming from?” Brit is now looking at fern with confusion. “you had to for you to feel that pain. I felt it every time your mom and your dad were together.” “I don’t know what you're talking about. I have not found my mate not one sniff of him.” “so not the one that took your maidenhood then?” bulking at Fern. Brit's eyes go wide “when? With who? Not someone in the pack you know that could cause issues? “no mom he’s not from the pack. How did you know?” “it’s a shame, really humans can’t smell innocence like the rest of us can. It must have been a while ago since no one has smelled him on you”
“Goddess, can we not talk about this? Tell me what you two are on about.” “the pain is your mate with other women. So who is he? Do your reject each other but not fully?” “you're not listening I have not found my mate. If I had I would have told you mom and I wouldn’t have rejected him. But I haven’t met him.” “impossible. You can open the mate bond without meeting. I can’t help you if you keep lying. Who is the boy you were with?” fern demands standing up and glaring at me.
“the guy is no one and not my mate that is for sure. I mean I would have smelled them and if what you all say I would have felt singles and shocked or some BS and nothing like that happened so forget about it it was a mistake.” Huffing by the end of my mini-rant. “besides if he was my mate why would I just start feeling these pains I’m sure he’s a playboy” sneering by the end. All I feel when I think of that night is anger. He is either stupid or he told my cousin of my blunder. There is no way my pack mark was not noticeable. Shaking my head to clear the memory. “who is he?” Brit asks “just some random guy mom can we drop it.” “did you leave anything behind something that could be used against you?” dropping my shoulders “I didn’t even notice when I ran but I left a piece of clothing. But it was new and barely worn.” Fern nods as she starts pacing. “I wonder if it’s not a real mate bond but like that of Shelia and Brent. I know a few of us went rogue when your father placed the no magic law. Someone who knows the potion has to have been slipping it to you. That has to be it. Anyone new since you became alpha?”
Shaking my head but to be honest I don’t know who I can trust anymore. “before you guys nope. Why?” tapping her lower lip thinking. “and that family that’s gone missing they have close friends here that would help them?” “Maybe I don’t know. Is there a way to see if someone is hiding something?” she nods and walks out of my room. Brit paps my hand “why didn’t you come to me, sweetie? You know I’m always here for you.” “I know mom. I just wanted to keep it to myself wasn’t my proudest moment. I’m sure once I finished beating myself up I would have come to you.” Smiling at me when the door opened and the scent of freshly roasted coffee hits my nose I can’t stop the moan that leaves me. “you and Sally get that from your father “ chuckling as she gets up. “rest today let your father see to things just rest.” Nodding as I take the steaming mug from Sally. “don’t worry mom I got her now I won’t leave her side.” “I don’t need a babysitter.” I grumble. “ferns orders. You got some odd stuff going on and she wants to be informed right away so John is shadowing her now.” Links work faster than phones, so I get it.
Once Brit left Sally was badgering me with questions. Sipping my coffee I stare out my window. Watching a huge white bird flying around. “hey what kind of bird is that?” “no clue don’t care. Tell me who the guy is.” She demands rolling my eyes. “I don’t know and that’s the truth so stop asking. I didn’t see his face okay.” “How?” shaking my head again “but really what kind of bird is that I’ve never seen it before?” “oh, they have been around theirs two of them. No one’s gotten close enough to really see them. The guards are taking bets as to who will shoot one down first and if it’s edible.” “following Jeremy around again.” She shrugs. “your heart gonna get broken.” “Not if he’s my mate.” “he's gay” shaking her head repeating no no no over and over. “lair” she glares at me. “nope. Was made at you a while back ran off into the woods tripped over him and troy in a compromising position.” Folding her arms in front of her “I could still be his mate you know what the bond does?”
We spent the rest of the day just talking and catching up. It’s been a while since we just hung out like this. It’s nice. “we need to do this more often” Sally huffs as she gets up ready to head to her room. “fern will be here soon.” “Why?” she shrugs and bounces out of my room.
