Together again

5. Finally MINE

Cameron's POV

The whole day I was on pin and needles. After waking up from my almost non-existent sleep, I felt groggy and slightly tipsy after last night's celebration of Paul's birthday party in the nightclub in the human town.

Waking up with a headache, I dragged my exhausted body into the bathroom to wash away the remnants of last night. After scrubbing my body a few times to discard the filthy touches of the women who tried to seduce and f**k me in every possible moment and position, I felt better.

Feeling fresh and clean, I dressed up and walked down the stairs to my parents’ kitchen to feed my empty stomach with real food. Everything here was better than the snacks provided by that bar, along with the expensive booze they had in their stores.

My annoying twin siblings added more stress to my already uptight mood with their daily portion of teasing.

“Hey lover boy, are you happy to finally claim the girl of your dreams?” Emma asked with a chirpy voice, entering the kitchen.

“Yeah, it's finally time to see your miserable face light up. It's been like five years since we saw you being really happy.” Emery added from behind.

I choked on the pancakes I was eating. How the f**k did they know about my feelings for Amy? I hadn’t told anyone except Blake, and I was sure he wouldn't tell a living soul without my permission.

“Don't worry big bro, your secret is safe with us.” They both said in unison and crossed their hands over the mouths in a zipping gesture.

I watched them in shock as they took their school bags and stormed out of the house to catch up with Brody and his new birthday gifted monster of a car. I heard the purr of an approaching beauty on my parents’ lawn before it even turned into the driveway. The vibrating sound of the V8 engine of the newest Dodge Charger made my sick side feel aroused.

I was a total fan and maniac for sports cars, especially the ones with a lot of power beneath the hood that made you sink your body into the seat while hitting the gas pedal, reaching the highest speed in only a few seconds.

That was me. An enthusiast of fast cars, unbeaten king of the dance floor, and a total disaster in courting the girl who held my heart in her hands. But today, it was all going to change.

Five years of restraining myself from touching what I thought was forbidden and luring her into something that wouldn't last long after finding out the truth that we were not destined after all.

‘SHE'S OURS!’ My wolf assured me and I believed him.

Since I turned eighteen, I had a feeling that she was mine. But at that time, she was still a minor and not even aware of her importance in my life, or taking her future mate in consideration.

So, I stayed away and learnt how to silence my own desire to be close to her, to touch her, and protect her from any d**k approaching her to ask for a date. I had to give her time and space to see the real reason for their interest in her.

She was the daughter of two Betas, a high-ranking she-wolf that was second only to the Alpha position, and her rank was desired by many, by fate or by choice. I saw the hungry gazes of many trying to get into the good graces of her fathers to upgrade their status just by being associated with her.

I punched, kicked, and threatened a lot of them when she wasn’t looking, just to show them how low and unworthy they were to even talk with her. Yeah I was that hooked, and as a current Beta in my pack, it was not good for me to do it. But hey, if they couldn't stand up to a simple warrior with no real Beta blood in him, they definitely weren't worth her time at all.

Finishing my breakfast, I placed the plate in the sink and walked out of the kitchen. I looked at my reflection in the corridor's mirror for the last time, and grabbed the car keys from the shelf. With a big sigh, I left my parents’ house.

Today was the day I had waited for so long. I was excited and scared at the same time. I would see her smiling face coming back home where she belonged. To her parents, to her pack, to ME.

After five excruciating years of waiting, I would finally see if my gut instinct and wolf were right. I had feelings for her since my eighteenth birthday, and at that time she was just a small girl with beautiful strawberry-blonde hair, amber eyes, and a smile to die for. Her presence lit up the room whenever she came in, making all my senses rile up with a single look.

Today I would get my girl forever and always.

Sitting on the bench at the end of the row, I watched as people filled the backyard of the packhouse, smiling and chatting happily about a new doctor who would join our clinic after finishing medical school with honors.

That was Amy. She had been the talk of the pack for at least a month when her unbelievable achievements reached out to the world, making her the youngest and most talented doctor of our time.

She earned two master degrees in the most challenging and hard to achieve departments. And her being only eighteen at that time made her a star of the University and the whole werewolf community as well.

To say we were all proud of our little girl was the understatement of the year. We were thrilled to know what she did, but most importantly, we were all excited to see her for the first time after two years of almost no contact from her.

I vaguely noticed Blake approaching me and giving a reassuring pat on my shoulder as I heard the car halting in the yard. I gulped down my nervousness and brought the sunflowers up to my chest. Her favorite kind of flowers. I had learned to cherish them since I found out the meaning behind them.

Adoration.

Loyalty.

Longevity.

I walked straight into the crowd of people shielding my Amy from me. And with the bouquet held securely in my hand, I pushed the bodies out of my way to see the beauty who had filled my filthy nights for years.

When the sight of her black stilettos came into view, I sucked in a breath. Looking up, I saw slender and toned legs covered in a black fabric leading me higher, to admire the perfectly round ass with a white blouse tucked into the hem of her pants and a big chest that was screaming for me to kiss it.

I willed my eyes to look up and saw full rosy lips smiling, showing her perfect white teeth followed by a small nose and, finally the most mesmerizing eyes I had ever seen. Amber with a hint of green looking straight at me, and I felt it in every fiber of my body.

“MATE.”

Both me and my wolf said it. Finally, after waiting for so long, we could claim her as ours. I was about to grab her neck and kiss her senseless when her words crushed me.

“Cam-Cam, I’d like you to meet my mate.”

In a daze, I watched the shocking situation before me. Amy's arm wrapped lovingly around someone elses’ bicep and the sweet smile she sent him.

I saw HIS hand outstretched to greet me, but me and my wolf were calculating all the casualties of our blood lust after killing him right on the spot, and with a quick decision I turned around, dropping the sunflowers on the ground. Crushing them into the soil as I stepped on them, the first and the last attempt to show our emotions to anyone ended as we sprinted into the woods and shifted.

Blake had told me about the rejection and pain he felt when Rory rejected him as a mate, and I saw him almost die from it. That wasn't me. If she didn't want me, then so be it. But I was not going to sulk around feeling defeated. If she was not my future, I would search the whole world to find one.

‘She's ours! Something is wrong.’ My wolf tried to object but I was too broken to hear him. I blocked him out immediately.

After running for almost a day, I finally reached the hut I thought I would never see again in my entire life. Butt naked after shifting back, I approached the door and, without knocking, I walked in. But as always, she knew I was coming. The herbs hanging from the ceiling in her kitchen made me cringe, but I knew she was the only one I could ask for what I wanted.

Looking around her small hut, I gulped, knowing my next words would not only change my fate but also would affect the people I cherished the most. But with a broken heart, I asked her for what she had been paid to do a long time ago.

“Make me forget her.”