Chapter 14

*Athena’s POV*
I go up the stairs to the guest quarters and find the room he is being kept in. The scent of pine and eucalyptus getting stronger as I approach. What will I say to him? Hey, looks like we’re mates? This is so weird.
I grab the doorknob, and slowly turn it and take a step in. My face then bursts into flames. There he is, with a towel around is waist and his is hair damp. I should have knocked but he looked so hot. His eyes turn to me, and I hear a chuckle. Damn it, my face must be tomato red.
“You know its polite to knock.” He says and turns toward me with his arms crossed. He tells me to come in and I turn around so he can change.
“I-I was hoping to talk to you, well to meet you to be precise.” My voice squeaks. Goddess! This is so embarrassing first I walk in on him semi-nude, and my voice is squeaking. Someone just put me out of my misery.
I hear him pull a shirt on and once he fastened a belt, he told me I can look. Since he already introduced himself, he wants to know who I am. Once I tell him my name his face softens and gives me a sexy smile.
“Well Athena It seems we are mates. How do you feel having a Lunar Alpha as your mate?” He asks me with serious eyes. I need to answer carefully but my big mouth got the best of me and said something ridiculous.
Since it was his kind that killed my father and attack the pack is unsettling but so far, he is almost everything I dreamed In a mate. He seems to be the type to bring excitement. What I didn’t realize right away is I said all that out loud. Which only brings him more amusement. This causes him to laugh at me. His laugh is one of those you have to laugh with, I love it. We talk about the basics to get to know each other. I’m happy to learn more about him. We are in the middle of talking when a knock sounds at the door. Mom enters and gives me a knowing smile. She came to get me to go speak with Freya about Aiden.
I turn back to Silas and look into his gorgeous eyes. I want to stay with my mate and get to know him more. Then I realize I have all the time in the world to do that. I give him a wink and farewell which earns me his wonderful hot smile.
I exit and find Celeste is leaving the room across from the one I exited. Her hair a lightly messy and her blouse is wrinkled. I smirk at her and her eyes widen as I walk away with Mom. I guess they hit it off just fine.
The pack hospital isn’t far, we walk into the pack village and go into the pack hospital. They don’t seem to have patients for the next hour so there shouldn’t be any trouble in talking to her right away. He go to the front desk where a nurse is sitting.
“We need to speak with Dr. Freya. It’s Urgent.” The nurse looks up from her computer and her eyes widen slightly.
“Of course, Luna. Dr. Freya doesn’t have any patients at this time. I’ll give her a quick call and she will be right with you.” She says brightly and we give her a small smile and take a seat in the waiting area.
It doesn’t take long for Freya to come out to the waiting area and greets us with a welcoming smile. She is a petite chocolate haired beauty. Her eyes are soft and a warm hazel color. Everything about her is welcoming and warm.
“Good Afternoon, Luna, Athena! What is it I can do for you?” She asks and gives my mother a slight hug.
“We needed to speak to you about something that happened with my Son. Is there somewhere private we can talk?” Mom asks urgently and returns her hug.
“Of course, my office is this way.” She points to the back room and leads us to a quaint little office. All white walls, A beautiful large window overlooking the village, and small pictures are hung up around the room of her family. She takes a seat behind her desk, and we take a seat in the two chairs in front of it.
“What is it that happened to your Son. Now that I think about it I havent seen him since he broke his arm from playing soccer when he was 14.” She laughs and we giggle with her. When the laughter stops moms, face turns serious.
“We have reason to believe that he is infected with a witch’s curse and a vampires influence. After the rogue attack he has become distant and moody. I thought It was because of Granite’s death but it’s something else.” She says shakily.
I put a hand on her shoulder and continue for her. “He has said some nasty things that I never dreamed he would say. I also asked my wolf; she says she senses darkness that clings to him. Almost as if it’s warping his mind.”
“That is a really concerning issue. Our curses can be potent and can be hard to get rid of. Depending on the curse will determine if I can remove it. There are some that only the witch who casted it can revoke it. I would like to see him. I would need to run a few magical tests to confirm it. Would that be possible?” She asks.
“Of course. Whether or not he would allow it would be another story.” Mom says.
“I can stop by in two days. Since the attack my schedule has been booked. Will that work?” She asks and takes out her appointment book.
“Yes, that will work just fine. Thank you, Freya.” Mom smiles warmly and Freya takes her hand.
“I promise I’ll do everything I can.” Freya concludes and leads us out and we head back to the pack house. The whole way back Mom’s face is grim, and she doesn’t say a word. I don’t know what I’ll do if this is a witch’s curse Freya cant remove. How would we ever find the witch who put it on him? Mom heads up to her room to rest and I head up to look for Celeste. She’s got to fill me in on her and Alaric. Because from what I saw earlier they couldn’t keep their hands off each other.
Personally, I found it hard not to touch him. Blanche has been frantic and longing for his touch, but I want to make one hundred percent sure I can trust him. He is a Lunar wolf after all.
I knock on Celeste’s door, and I hear her stir in her room. She opens the door and once she sees me she yanks me in, and slams her door shut.
“Please, please, please tell me you didn’t tell anyone.” She pleads. We both and sit on her bed.
“Didn’t tell anyone what?” I grin evilly at her. She knows she can’t hide anything from me.
“Don’t act that way. I know you know Alaric is my mate. With the pack on high alert for the Lunar Rouges. I don’t know how people will take it. I don’t know how my own parents will take it.” She says in hysteria.
“Celeste! You have nothing to worry about. I didn’t tell anyone. You should know though. Silas is my mate.” I tell her with no hesitation. Her eyes widening in realization.
“That’s why he couldn’t take his eyes off you, and what a coincidence that both our mates are Lunar Wolves. They are both fine specimens of man.” She giggles.
“Yea I saw you can’t keep your hands off each other earlier today.” I giggle. Then she takes her pillow and throws it at my face.
“Shut up! He’s my mate what do you expect?” She laughs.
“When I went up to talk to him, I accidentally walked in on him seminude.” My face goes red remembering his sexy abs and muscular figure. Blanche pants in agreement.
“Woah! Did you like what you saw?” She wiggles her brows at me and giggles.
“Very much so. He already calls me Angel and loves my smile.” I giggle with her.
“Aww should I start planning the mating ceremony?” She laughs and I throw the pillow back at her.
“We also went and talked to Dr. Freya today about Aiden. She wants to see him herself to see if it is a witch’s curse and if she can remove it.
“About that, Persephone can sense something off about him, but she doesn’t know exactly what.”
“Perfect.” I sigh and crash on her bed. “I don’t know what I’m going to do if Freya can’t do anything about it.”
“Stay positive my girl. That’s all you can do at this point.” She crashes next to me.
Ah hell. This is just great.