6
"Cold." By maroon five.
Wolf love is a different sort of thing. For some people, it could be puppy love. Just meet and fall in love. For others, it is a journey but eventually, they reach the same type of love but for some of the unfortunate ones like myself, we never seem to get there.
I always believed that I'll never find a mate and I was satisfied but now after finding him, I am not sure how I will survive.
It's as if I was blind but just for the second they allowed me to see but now I would have rather have not seen and stayed blind than have seen the world once and never get the chance to see it again.
Now I am going insane.
Comparing my life to that of the blind how selfish.
I made my way back to the car but stopping after being exposed to a really good smell. The smell only one could have.
Ian
"What are you doing her Violet?"
Me, still facing the car, replied.," wow your talking to me just got a lot nicer." I turned around and bit my tongue. On his hand was Aimee looking at me and her mate unknowingly.
"When did you two talk?" She asks -the question for him.
He just looked at her but spoke to me," go back home. The winds picking up. If you leave now you will make it back alive."
I closed my eyes. Slowly decomposing rejection.
He hasn't rejected you
"Chill alpha, I am leaving." I turned on my heel and got the keys out.
"No."
Shocked at the new voice the keys slipped from my hands onto the cold pavement grounds.
Looking up I made contact with the richest yet most familiar piercing green eyes. They were like untouched moss growing deep in the forest. The type of eyes you could get lost in, you could stare into them forever as time just slipped away.
The man who spoke leaked power. His head was slightly cocked to the side as he looked at me. Short brown hair with the roots looking a little red and those green eyes. If only I haven't found my mate.
I guess I have been saying that a lot.
"Bow you head Violet this is Alpha Xander of Mountain Range pack. "
I bowed my head, before looking back at him. Something about his eyes was mysterious. His eyes weren't glazed over like Ian's but rather held mysterious that he was almost mocking you to want to know.
A growl pulled me from my daydream. Making me snap my eyes back to Ian and Aimee.
"Alpha Xander, thank you for using your humble home for the meeting but my pack and I should be heading back. I need to complete my branding ceremony and then take care of the problem that has arisen."
"Yes alpha Ian, but I should warn you against leaving her," pointed his head to me," to drive alone"
I looked between the two Alpha, trying to unravel their puzzle.
"Aimee goes call the rest of the pack, tell them we are leaving."
Aimee nodded and walked out before Ian turned and looked at Xander.
"Will you join us? After the branding ceremony, we could deal with the problem, it would be easier than communicating over the phone."
Slowly Xander lifts his head to look in my direction, like lightning I turned my head looking away.
"Sure."
With that Xander left, his eyes lingering on me one more time before walking away. I watched his retreating figure.
"You have no right to look at him, Violet. You belong to me."
I glared back at Ian.
"You are the last person to tell me that," I hissed." What is your plan Ian, you don't seem to be acknowledging that I am your mate, while you are prancing around with Aimee."
He stared at me, his hard grey eyes staring deeply at me," you don't understand."
"What? What don't I understand goddamit!"
"Violet watch your tone, I may be your mate but I am still your alpha."
I squinted at him," you are not my Alpha." With that, I turned back and opened the car door.
But he came and pushed it close. Trapping me between the car and himself." You don't understand Violet, I have told my whole pack that Aimee is my mate, I can't go and tell them I have lied and my true mate is you. They will make me step down, deem me a liar."
"But you are one.." I whispered, his proximity having a huge effect on me.
"And I can't help it, my pack will blossom with a Luna like Aimee."
"But not a Luna like me right?" I asked.
"You don't understand Violet." He said tiredly. "You will be helping me, you will be making me stronger, you can become apart of my pack, we will say your mate died hence you want to be with your sister."
"And live like you friken mistress. I don't think so. You are not going to use me to make you and you pack stronger. I am leaving!"
With that, I pushed him back, my strength only pushing him back a few steps.
He growled making me drop my head in submission.," you are being disrespectful." He growled.
I looked up at him and glared," I Don't Care. You are scared of your pack deeming you a liar, but I would rather be a liar over a coward any day."
Then he snapped.
Within minutes, out of nowhere, Dave and Reese had Ian in an arm lock.
"Step away Violet," Reese said trying to pull Ian away.
It took long but they finally got Ian to calm down and Ian finally got his wolf under control.
"Now what was that about?" Dave questioned.
"She wants to go home ."
I glared at Ian, that was not the true reason I was so angry.
Dave blew out a breath of air, "did you tell her?"
"Hello I am standing right here?!" I exclaimed, frustrated.
Ian shook his head giving Dave a go-ahead.
Both Reese and Dave stepped forward while Ian stepped back.
"Listen, Violet...you can't go home," Reese started.
"You know we came here for a meeting, truthfully the meeting was about two wolves." Dave continues.
"Have you ever heard of the legion of believing in your destiny?"
I shook my head,
"Well," Dave started," it's about two wolves, twins, they are very powerful, but not powerful as in magic, but more as inabilities. They are supposed to bind and become a really strong wolf on their eighteenth birthday.."
"What does this have to do with me?" I asked interrupting Dave.
"Long ago the two twins, Fate and Hope, had to physically fight on their eighteenth birthday, they fight and become bonded, as in they fight till death, the one who does survive carries a piece of the one who didn't forever in her mind and soul.
These two wolves are seen to be very powerful, individuals who are strong with their abilities but together, it's a firestorm, they are so powerful as they are two in one.
Reese spoke up," as you see every year or two there is a new set of twins, they fight one wins, every year they are found in different parts of the land.
North in one year, south on the other. This is the original starting of the huge disagreements between the north and south. They never get along."
It was my turn to speak now," what does this have to do with me?"
"When do you turn eighteen Violet?"
"In a couple of days, the day I was originally supposed to leave for the south."
" you and your sister are the twins in the legions, the only twins at this time that carries the wolf name fate and hope, I am sorry Violet."
"Wait, you believe this legion? It's ridiculous, if my sister and I were supposed to fight for our survival someone would have told us. This is just some bloody northern folklore."
"We are not joking, this is serious, it's the true reason your dad sent you here, to spend enough time with your sister before everything happens."
"Okay," I agreed," let's just say you are telling the truth why can't I go back to the south."
"Your sister and you both belong to the south, but now she is here mate to a beta belonging to the north," David said.
"So now she belongs in the north, and you in the south, hence the start of another war.
The legion says the land where they belong will be the land they stay, so since you belong in the south and now your sister belongs in the north, it depends on which one of you fight and which one wins to see who will get your abilities. "
"I still don't understand why I can't go home."
"You not safe, northern wolves will hurt you when you try and cross the border to make you weak and southern wolves will hurt you knowing your sister will give up her mate for you," Reese said looking down.
"You have to stay here, this is serious."
I closed my eyes taking all of this information in.
"So you telling me that my sister and I are going to fight on our eighteenth birthday because of this legion and only one will survive. Is there truly no other way?"
Reese and Dave shook their heads.
"We will help you both train if you request but I must warn you? That I am going to mark your sister before this because she will be marked and mated she will be a lot stronger than you because she would be a mate's female beta. I am sorry Violet but it's either you or her and I choose her."
It hurt but I could understand. That was a mate bond.
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I stood there meekly. It was obvious, "if this legion was true. I would be the one to die. I would give up my life for her."
"You can't," Ian exclaimed," if you both don't fight to the best of your abilities you both will be dead."
I looked up at Ian.
"I am still going to die, she has a mate who is there for her and I don't"
"Dave, Reese go find the others tell them we are leaving." Ian command.
Once they left he took a step closes to me.
"You do have a mate there for you. Me."
"A mate is someone who accepts the other, when you accept me you can call me your mate."
Just in time, everyone walked towards us. Everyone was congratulating Dylan and Brie and they concluded that they should ride together in the car I came with and the rest of us should ride in the other car.
I was way too uncomfortable, to ride with Ian, Aimee, and the rest of the gang after everything that I was told.
"Ah, do you guys mind if I run there? I'll be next to your cars at all times if anything happens." I bargained, my eyes only meeting Ian's, Dave's, and Reese's.
"No," Ian said his state back to his original when he is around me. Hard-headed and eyes blank, his hands were wrapped tightly around Aimee again.
"Why not-"
"She can ride with me." The same alpha speaks up. His long legs stride over to the passenger door and he opens it, for me to get in.
"Xander it's fine she is just being stubborn she will ride with us," Ian spoke.
"Let it be your car is quite crowded and I don't want to break the mates up," he spoke but only I got the dramatic irony there.
"Come on." Xander looked at me dead in the eye as he spoke, his piercing green eyes penetrating deeply into my green orbs.
Ian growled.
But I shook it off and followed Xander to his car. He opened the front door and I got in, and put my seat belt on, looking straight and nowhere else in the car.
Xander got into the car and started it, before following alpha Ian's car out of the driveway.
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The ride was very monotonous and quiet, only the sound of the engine and our breathing could be heard.
My mind was still trying to wrap around the idea that I was going to die.
It was a no brainer, there was a little to no chance that Ian was going to accept me and I was not ready to be his little mistress in the back room.
"You are quiet, never pin you as that type of girl."
His voice was the opposite of Ian's, instead of hard and distant his tone was more calm and controlled.
"Well, I am not having exactly the best day."
He chuckled," I know, being told your going to die in the hands of your sister is a handful."
"Not only that, partner."
"What do you mean?" He asks
I shook my head. "We are approaching Ian packhouse."
That was true, we entered the now familiar pack gates and parked in front of the packhouse. Jumping out I was grabbed Brie and the rest of the girls.
Alana pulled us all into her room.
"Number one, how was it driving with the sexy alpha?" Alana said wiggling her brows.
"You know if Dave hears you..."
"I know I know, just spill."
"Well," I paused, it was quite quiet."
"That's not unusual my brother became that type after Elle."
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The girls were all in my room getting ready. Well, not all girls Aimee insisted on getting ready by herself. She had booked a hairstylist and make-up stylist to help her get ready. She offered Brie but she declined to say that she would have us do it for her.
"What color should I wear?"
"Definitely grey," Viola explained.
"Wait why? Doesn't she wear black?"
"No you see, she is sister to an alpha. An alpha who lost his mate, will not have an heir, so they will not have an alpha after Xander unless he finds his second chance mate.
It's not an important issue at the moment but when he dies, a child born from Dylan and Brie will take over the throne.
Hence she can be marked as Dylan's mate but not as a member of this pack, hence she wears grey, she is not yellow nor black. "
I only nodded absorbing this new information.
I wonder what happened to his mate.