Her Fated Mate

Chapter No: 05

Rose's P.O.V.

Confusion and Concern.

These are the two emotions that were clearly evident in the four pairs of eyes that were searching mine for answers. I know that Bella didn't want anyone to know about what was happening, hence the coded text. But when the bomb exploded, aka the reason behind her misery, I knew I had to inform others about it. It wasn't something I could handle on my own. He is an Alpha and to take him off his high horse would require a lot of help.

I was pulled out of my own thoughts when I heard Mia speak. She was worried and I could sense from her babbling, "What is happening to her, Rosy?" I knew both Mia and Iris must be scared by what they just saw. Bella had her ups and downs, but not once has she ever broken down in front of her siblings. She always said that if she felt weak in front of them, they might stop sharing their problems with her, thinking that it might be too much for her to handle. And that is something she never wanted to happen.

Thinking about Bella, I opened my arms and, just like that, both the girls came crashing towards me, wrapping their arms around my torso as I wrapped them up in a warm hug. I have been friends with Bella since we were kids, so I was practically there when those two and the next three since they birth. So that obviously made me their second sister and their crying faces wasn’t something I ever wanted. I could hear their muffled sniffs. I rested my hands on their heads, still having them tucked under my arms, and said, "We need to be strong, kids. She is going through a lot of s**t and we are the only ones who can pull her out of it." The girls nodded as they pulled themselves away and looked at my face for more clarity. Matt and Ryan were now on the verge of creating havoc or at least that's how they were looking; pissed. Ryan was the one to speak first, "Rose, what the hell is happening to her? Just tell us for God's Sake!" Matt followed, "What is it that you aren't telling us, baby? Is this something serious? Do I need to call Mason?" The moment I heard his name, my eyes darted towards Matt and I might have looked really pissed because for a second there I thought I saw him take a step back. Whatever my reaction was, it did not go unnoticed by any of them. Ryan walked closer to me. Holding onto my arms, he begged, "Come on Rose. This isn't the time to create suspense. Just get it out. Is she sick? Should I call our pack doctor or maybe consult an elderly? Unless and until you tell us what it is, we won't be able to do anything." I had to tell them and he was right, it wasn't the time to create suspense; it would be better if I just ripped it off like a Band-Aid, all at once, and that is exactly what I did. I grabbed onto his arms and said, "She is going through all of this because of the mate bond. It's Mason."

That was all that they needed to hear. For a good few seconds, there was complete silence, as if they were trying to piece everything together and when it did fall into place, RED was what was plastered in their eyes. Matt and Ryan both looked like they were out for blood and I was hoping that THEY REALLY WERE. Mason hurt the most precious person in all our lives and he had it coming. Mia was weeping for her sister, while Iris looked pissed as hell.

Ryan jerked himself off of my hold as he shouted, "What the f**k! That asshole. I'm going to kill him." He turned around, bolting towards the door when Matt stopped his way and suggested, "This is not the way to deal with him, Ry. Don't forget that he is an Alpha, he has superior power and he could kill you within a few minutes." Ryan pushed his hand away and angrily seethed, "SO WHAT? YOU WANT ME TO SIT HERE AND DO NOTHING WHILE MY SISTER SUFFERS. IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?" Matt looked beyond pissed after hearing Ryan's reply. He grabbed Ryan by his collar and slammed him on the wall as he gritted his reply out, "YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO CARES ABOUT HER. DON'T FORGET SHE IS JUST AS MUCH MY SISTER AS SHE IS YOURS.” He took a deep breath before continuing as if something heavy settled on his chest, “And there is nothing in this world that I wouldn't do for her or the little ones. Pull yourself together. If you keep up with this, you will get yourself killed. And even though you don't care about it, Bella wouldn't ever want that to happen." He slammed Ryan once on the wall, lightly, and released his collar. Ryan was in deep thought when Iris suggested, "Matty is right. He is an Alpha. To defeat him, we need a great plan and lots of support from every single one of our friends. I think we should talk about it first before we take a step forward."

That is the most sensible idea I've heard till now and I agree with her. I instantly nodded as I added, "Yes that's true. We need to talk with everyone about it first, to look into the matter and then plan our next move. Where is Caleb? Someone call him and I'll call Rachel and see what I can find out about Mason from her side. If Mason is home, we can get some info about the hoe he got to warm his bed and then maybe decide on our next move."

As soon as I finished speaking, Ryan was the first one to object. He slammed his knuckle into the wall as he said, "We are not going to involve Caleb in this. He stays out of this and that's final."

This was unusual.

Matt, Caleb, and Ryan were a team; they had never fought, never argued or never left each other's side like that. I don't know what had gotten into Ryan but this is just unacceptable behavior; everyone knows that Caleb loves Bella and maybe he will be able to pull her through, but Ryan is on some road to destruction where all his brain cells have apparently stopped working.

Mia is the one who pitches in this time, "Why? He cares for Bella just as much as you do Ry. He deserves to know." Ryan is furious after hearing that, he turns towards us and shouts, "He is an asshole and he does not deserve s**t. You think I am doing the wrong thing here, let me help you see the truth." No one says anything, everyone is too busy staring at him when he continues, "He found his mate a few days back and he has been f*****g her all around the campus like he is high on Viagra. I caught him and you know what he did. He confessed that he had found his mate but he didn't know how to tell us about it. He didn't want to lose Bella. BELLA! That crazy dude was f*****g the living daylights out of that b***h and he had the audacity to say that since he loved Bella, he is keeping this whole mate thing under the wraps so that, if and when the time comes, he can be with Bella again."

"WHAT!"

"What the f**k!"

"What the hell bro?"

"You have got to be kidding me?"

Yeah, that was our reaction to his rant. None of us could believe it, but there wasn't any reason for us to not believe it either. Caleb was behaving quite weirdly these past few days and there was no reason for Ryan to make up such an elaborate lie. We thought this would be all for today when Ryan spoke again, "That's not even the worst part. Guess who his mate is?"

"Who?" I asked, as everyone else patiently waited for an answer.

But when he indeed gave us one, we felt like all the air from our lungs had been sucked out. He answered that one-word question with a one-word answer and instant regret and dread washed over us.

All he said was, "VERONICA".