Chapter 2 I don't want a mate
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Mercury’s P.O.V
Both Cheyenne and I looked up at our daughter, but she had a nervous look on her face and it made me wonder what had caused it. Who the f**k had upset my daughter? Cheyenne must have sensed me starting to get angry because she stood by my side and placed her hand on my shoulder to calm me down.
“Sure honey, whats up?” I asked, calming down. Anna came in and sat in front of my desk, nervously fidgeting with her hands.
“Well, I've been thinking….” Anna started to say and then looked up at me and her mother.
“Why do I have to be mated to someone? I like my freedom right now and in a few weeks i'll be eighteen, graduation will be a few weeks after that, so why can't I just do my own thing for a while?” Anna said, huffing and just as Cheyenne was about to reply Anna started talking again.
“I could help around the pack and you said it yourself that I need to learn how to control and deal with my powers first. I want to work, maybe travel the country, but I do not want a mate right now. I will reject him if I meet him and you cannot force me to have a mate.” Anna said, huffing again as she crossed her arms over her chest. Cheyenne looked stunned while I was over the moon, I hated the thought of my only daughter having a mate and growing up. I was smiling and after a while Cheyenne started smiling too, but hers was more of an understanding smile rather than my happy as hell smile.
“Sweetheart, if you choose not to have a mate then that is up to you. You can tell him to wait for you while you do all the things you want to do and if he decides to reject you then he's not worthy of you.” Cheyenne said and I coughed, catching both of their attention.
“I agree with your mother, if your mate cannot wait for you, then he is not truly worthy. You do what you feel you need to do and if you choose to never have a mate then I won’t mind one bit. Your mother and I both agree that you need to learn to control your powers.” I said and Anna sighed in relief. I know that my opinion was biased because I never wanted her to grow up and have a male all over her, but I was happy that she didn't want one too. I looked at Cheyenne smiling, but she glared at me because she knew exactly what I was doing.
Anna’s P.O.V
I sighed in relief after they had told me their opinions, I thought that they would rant and rave about this mate thing, well not my dad but definitely my mom and they didn't, they both agreed with me and I felt so relieved that I had a choice. I looked at both of my parents and saw my dad smiling from ear to ear about what he had heard me say, but when I looked at my mom she was glaring at my dad and I knew that he would be in trouble even if she did quickly cover it up when she looked at me.
“Well, thank you for listening, mom, dad. I’m going to head up to my room. I don't have much homework to do, but I want to get it done.” I said and quickly hurried out of there, knowing that my dad was going to be told off. I hurried upstairs and straight into my room, throwing my bag on the floor and jumping on my bed when I got there. I was so happy that I didn't have to have a mate right away. I reached for my bag and took out my school books, opening them up and started doing my homework. It didn't take me long to do and once I had finished it I pulled out my phone and began to text my friend.
Me - Hey Toby, wanna hang out tomorrow? We could go take a swim at that lake and have a picnic.
Typing….typing…..typing….
Toby - Hey brat, sounds great, I’ll pick you up tomorrow.
Typing….typing….typing….
Me - I’ll brat you, butthead. Pick me up in the morning, see you then.
Typing….typing….typing….
Toby - No problem, see you then.
Toby was my best friend, even though he wasnt a werewolf he was a werebear and when we first met we soon became close friends and have hung out ever since. I put my phone on the nightstand and got off the bed, leaving my room and going downstairs to let my parents know about my plans for tomorrow. I helped Drew with the dinner and when that had finished cooking everyone sat down to eat. I loved having dinner with my family because my mom and dad always talked about how they met and what they were both like when they first started out. I was a bit shocked when I first heard it because my dad took my mom as p*****t for her adopted fathers debt and he had one hell of a time with her, but at the end they came together and have been together since. I thought it was sweet and showed that they were meant to be together. Just as we finished eating dinner there was a knock at the front door and I knew exactly who it was.
“Grandpas here.” I said, jumping out of my seat and running to the front door. I hugged grandpa and his mate, my grandma Faith, but I hugged Faith a lot more gently as she was due to have her baby any day now. Mom wanted to help her through it and I was hoping that Faith would have her baby tomorrow because I didn't want to be here for it. I have read about how babies are born and it makes me want to keep my legs closed forever.
“Hi grandpa, hi Faith. Welcome back home.” I said and they hugged me again. Faith said I could either call her grandma or Faith, so I constantly switched between the two.
“Hi sweetheart, where's your mom and dad?” My grandpa asked and I pointed in the direction of the living room.
“I’m heading upstairs.” I said and they nodded as I ran up the steps, taking two at a time.
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