Waiting for Sydney

Sydney pov

We walked towards the river, heeding my mother's instructions.

We stayed quiet for a while.

"So, tell me something about you.  I don't know much besides you being a Lycan.  Don't really know what that means either!"

I blushed as I admitted the truth.

He looked at me with such curiosity. 

"How much do you know about werewolves?"

"I think I know a decent amount but I know there are things I don't know because I'm not one myself. "

"How do you know so much then?"

"Oh my ex.."

I heard a small growl come from Grayson from the words that came from my mouth. 

"Roommate.  He was mated and was rejected so he left and found his way to our town. "

"My life was much simpler then. "

I looked down as we walked. 

I heard Grayson take a breath of relief as I ended my sentence. 

"Well Lycans are similar to werewolves except we are stronger than any Alpha and we live much longer than a regular werewolf as well."

"Wow, does that mean you have one destined mate as well?"

"Yes, we have one destined mate and sometimes we wait for our mates for so long we go feral.  Only the sound of our mate can calm our feral side down. "

"Wow have you been waiting a long time for your mate?"

He looked deep into my eyes. 

"Yes, over a century waiting for you to arrive!"

He held my gaze as his words hit me.   It can't be me!  I am Wesley mate.  How can this be right?

"I can't be your mate!"

At that he hushed me and held my chin to look at him. 

"Things will be difficult but we will figure it out.  Whomever he was isn't important. Time will fix it all. "

He looked me deep in his eyes.   He leaned in and planted a soft kiss on my lips. 

"Maybe….. maybe my mother will have the answers I need."

He grabbed my hand and kissed the back of it.  


Wesley's pov

The scent was no longer strong but it still lingered in the air.

I stayed near the front.  Trying to sense anything off in the area while I followed the trackers to our destination. 

Suddenly we stopped.   I made my way to the very front and before I could say anything.  I smelled and saw it.

A pile of bodies  of women and children badly broken and decomposing.   

"We must stop this madness!"

"What are your orders Alpha?"

"Leave a few behind to burn the bodies,  while the rest of us go on.  We must go on and stop this!"

"Victor, you assign the 3 to stay behind.  After it's done, return to town and inform the Alpha that we were the one's burning."

We took off further into unknown territory.  We were following a scent and hoping it didn't leave us into a trap.

After hours of running and chasing the unknown, I knew it was time to stop.

"We will camp here for the night!"

Everyone pitched their tents and got ready to hunt food so they had their strength for another day.


Sydney pov

There was so much to process.  Having two mates.  How is that even possible?  It's hard enough me being human, well half. 

Then why didn't my mother meet me at the entrance. I feel like she knows more than she's letting on.

"Wes, ugh Grayson?"

"Yes?"

"Why did you come after me when I left.  I'm not a werewolf. "

He laughed and made my insides turn.

He grabbed my hand and turned me to face him.

"You don't know much about a mate or pull do you?"

"Not really...ugh it wasn't explained very much."

I felt like I was this horrible girl hiding her boyfriend from any other guy.

"Okay….before you even meet your mate.  When you get close you feel this pull.  It's like your heart pounding out of your chest and the most amazing scent ever fills your nose.  The scent is different for everyone. "

"I found you in my territory because of it and I could feel you left because of it.  It's the most incredible pain to feel when they are far away."

I started thinking of Wesley.  Does he feel horrible or did he just move on?

"What if they don't mark their mate when they find them?"

He raised his eyebrows at me in curiosity. 

"If it's a true mate pull then it is painful to walk away.  It can happen but they would be miserable for weeks until the pull lessened.  However, until rejected they will always feel the pull to the other."

"Yeah, I know of the rejection.   It's horrible to see someone go through it."

Before I knew it.  I was crying remembering Rich's story.

Grayson pov

I almost wanted to rip the guys head off just for her being given our knowledge to her.  I know it was silly and I know there's someone else in her life but I don't want her to say it.  I want her to trust me and give up who ever that other is.

We walked quietly as she pondered everything that's been said.

I looked over at her, tears were falling down her face.

I grabbed her hand and pulled her into a hug and slowly wiped her tears away. 

"What's wrong baby doll?"

"How...why?"

"Why would someone reject someone?  Isn't suppose to be matched by the moon goddess herself?"

"Oh baby girl, some people are just stupid they take more into status then what special gift they have in front of them."

She held onto me and cried into my shirt.

I lifted her chin up and placed small kisses on her tears.

"Don't cry, I would never do that to you."

She chuckled.

"Thanks."

She batted her eyes at me and I wanted to throw her down and have my way with her right now!  My beast was fighting to get control over our mate!

I grabbed her hand.

"Let's go find your mother.  Then maybe you'll get the answers you need!

She knodded her head.