Second Chances

Chapter Five: Mother

“Ember!!!” She screamed, rushing towards the bed where my naked mate and I were f*****g.

“We are mates,” I said, hoping that she would turn around and leave us alone. I hit Damien's chest, trying to get him to stop, but he wouldn’t.

“Over my dead body.” Mother yelled, her facing turning red. I could tell her blood pressure was extremely high.

“Mom, get out. We will talk about this later,” I said, pointing to the door.

"We will talk about this now. Reject him!" Mother yelled, standing half between us and the door. I can't believe she would ask me to do that. I wanted my mate, and I would never reject him. I was marked and mate. A rejection would kill both of us.

"I will not reject him. I want him, and you can't stop us from being together. I am marked and mated, and nothing can keep us apart," I yelled back, causing my mother to run from the room and slam the door. I sighed deeply and turned to look at Damien who's eyes were black. I reached out to touch him, and he let out a low growl.

"Please accept me. I will do anything in the world for you," Damien said as a tear fell from his face.

"I won't. I love you, Damien," I said, smiling at him before leaning to wipe his tears.

"I love you, too, Ember," Damien said, kissing my hand before thrusting deep inside me.

Damien and I made love again. It was truly amazing our bodies pressed together, moving in perfect rhythm with each other. I enjoyed exploring him. While he studied me, he learned every inch of each other's skins. I touched his scars, tracing them with my fingertips. He had been through a lot, and I knew somewhere from him losing his mate and his wolf attacking his own body out of grief. I knew he would tell me about it in time. I would share my past in time, but I wanted to spend this time with him just getting to know him in the present—our past truthfully didn’t matter, especially right now. We are together, and that’s all that truly matters. The more we are together, the more the bond will grow, and soon we will be inseparable. I know mate bond is complicated sometimes, and some supernaturals see it as troublesome because it makes you so dependent on your mate. But it feels so amazing, and I honestly don’t mind it.

After a few hours in bed, I thought it would be a good idea for Damien to meet my mother. After all, she was important to me as my only family. We couldn’t spend our whole life in bed, and he needs to understand the world that he would be living in. I don’t plan on leaving the forest, and I could never leave my mother or everything we built here. I hope that he will be happy to remain at my side, here in my home. We could raise our children here. We could grow old here, in complete safety and peace. I would need to talk to him about this later. Now, however, we are getting ready. I had Damien dress in some clothes I made for him with the help of my wand. You can make something out of nothing, so I used my old clothes and reformed them into something Damien could wear. When the job was complete, he had a short-sleeve plaid shirt and dark jeans with a pair of leather boots. I dressed in a black tank top and shorts with leather boots. I added my gathers belt, which had plenty of storage for herbs and other things I might find.

I could really use a bath, but I would wait till after we talked to mother. She seemed really upset earlier, and I wanted to know why. She never said a bad word about werewolves before, but she hated the fact I was mated to one. Mother never had a mate as far as I know. She never felt the way I was feeling now how the mate bond is pulling me towards him, how my soul wants him. I hope that she will understand. I really wanted all of us to be family. I want us to live happily together, and I want her to be a grandmother to our future children. Please, let her understand.

I took a deep breath and let out a long sigh before taking my mate’s hand and heading out the door into the kitchen. Mother was sitting alone at the table with a cup of coffee, and she was staring quietly out the kitchen window. I could hear her sobbing. I felt my stomach drop, and I had never seen her cry before. Mother always had a smile on her face. She was never worried or upset but always happy. I had made her cry and my heartache because of it. Damien could feel my distress and held my hand tighter. We approached my mother, and she quickly wiped away her tears and flashed us a smile as we sat down at the table.

“Mother, this is my mate, Damien,” I said, motioning to Damien, who sat next to me. Mother said nothing and just sipped her coffee. I could tell she wanted to yell, to say something, but she didn't. We sat in silence, I didn’t know what to say, and neither did my mate. We just looked at each other, trying to find the words.

“Ma’am, I just want you to know. I will take good care of Ember and you. I’m not here to take her away from you. She clearly loves you a lot. I can sense how upset she is at the moment.” Damien said, touching my hand, looking into my mother’s eyes as he spoke.

“You think I believe your words. I know nothing about you, and neither does Ember. She is a naive girl. She doesn’t know anything but this forest. She never even been around a man, and she let you mate and mark her without knowing anything about you, and you let her. I will not accept this relationship. It’s best if you just both leave.” Mother said, her voice becoming angry and tears streaming down her face. My heart dropped. She wanted us to leave. No...no, she was all I had.

“Mother, please?” I said, tears starting to stream down my face, a sob coming from my mouth. Why is she trying to push me away just because I met my mate? I don’t understand. I thought she loved me, and she always told me that she will always be my mother, no matter what mistakes I make. She told me that she loved me like her own child, and now she wants to throw me out.

“Ember, no. I will lose you either way, and I will not let my heart be broken.” Mother yelled. My mother rarely raised her voice, and I only heard it a few times in my life with her, and only a few times it was with me. I can’t believe she is so angry.

“You are losing her. She is still here and will be. I don’t understand why you are angry. It's normal for mates to mark and mate on the first day.” Damien said, gripping my hand tighter.

“Because we know nothing about, I don’t know. I don’t trust you. How do I know you won’t take her from me? How do I know you won’t hurt her? I don’t. She is my only child, and she is mated to an Alpha werewolf—the most controlling and protected kind. I have a right to be worried. I’ve heard the horror stories, and you have already lost one mate. How can you protect her?” Mother yelled. I could feel the anger from my mate. His face changed as his mother mentioned his mate. I could feel his heartbreak and pain as he thought about her. Something terrible happened to his first mate, and I felt what he felt, so much sorrow in his heart. I knew he wouldn’t let the same thing happen to me, and he wouldn’t hurt me or let me come to harm. I could feel it.

“You are wrong, ma’am. I will never hurt my mate. Yes, I did lose my first mate, but that was out of my control. I will do whatever I can to show you the mate I will be for your daughter. Please let me show.” Damien said in a very calm voice. Mother said nothing and entered deep thought, thinking about my mate's words. After a while, my mother finally spoke.

“If you do anything I don’t like, you will leave.” Mother said, and my heart skipped a beat. Her words were cold, and her face avoid all emotion.

“I agree to those terms,” Damien said coldly.