the possessive alphas and their little mate

Explaining and Acceptance

She showed me to the room I will now also call my bedroom, and I couldn't believe my eyes at how beautiful and elegant the room was; it was very large and decorated for a girl. I managed to pack away my stuff and take a very long shower after I was done, but I didn't really feel like going down; I didn't know if mom was back, and I didn't really want to speak with her. And Josh, I didn't really get what his deal was; does he know something that I don't because he has been taking this a lot better than I am? I climbed into my very large king size bed, and before I knew it, I drifted into dream land.

I must admit I slept really well last night. I enjoyed my new king-size bed, and maybe just maybe that's the reason I feel so accepting towards whatever excuse my mom will pull out this morning. I groaned and lay back down in my very huge, comfy bed. I love this bed. A small knock at my closed bedroom door brought me from my thoughts, and I told whomever it was that they could come in, and the girl I met yesterday evening when we arrived here greeted me.

"Good morning, Miss; I am Aerial".

"Good morning, is everything okay? Where are my mom and brother?" Those were the only things I could think of at this moment. I needed to speak with mom; I needed to find out just what the hell was going on and how we could afford all these things.

"Mrs. Henry and Mr.Josh are in the kitchen area having breakfast, Miss.".

She seemed young, but I could tell she and I are the same age, so why was she being so formal? She was beautiful too and sounded innocent.

"Why do you call me Miss? We are the same age. I asked.

"I am 16 years old, Miss. My mom is the head maid of the Shade household, so whenever school is out, I help out here, Miss. So technically, I myself am a maid here too.

"Oh, well, please call me Amy, and you go to school, huh? When does school open here".

"School opens on Monday, M. Sorry Amy". "Okay, thank you, but I would like to get dressed now, Aerial, so if you don't mind, excuse me for a bit.

"Okay, Amy, but please remember that Mrs. Henry and Mr. Josh have requested your presence at the dining table for breakfast.

I was now even more frustrated. Why do mom and these people talk so weird? Aerial exited the room and I walked into my very huge bathroom. Everything in this house is so huge. After finishing up my morning routine, I made my way to the kitchen to get some food. I hadn't had anything to eat since yesterday. My mom and brother were already having their breakfast when I walked into the kitchen. I didn't bother to say anything since the mood in the kitchen was so intense. I decided to have some scrambled eggs with bacon and toast with some caramel tea. There wasn't any sound except from our eating tools at the table, so I decided to break this intense mood.

Adaline,PoV;

The moment I felt Amy's presence coming towards the kitchen, I could sense that this morning was going to be far from calm. I just hoped Amy was in the mood to hear me out. The moment she was born, her father and I both knew she was normal. Some call it a mother's intuition, but to me, that was very comforting. She is my only daughter, and even though I love both my children, Amy was always my baby.

"So, Mrs. Henry. Are we going to talk now, or do you have some "more" errands to run?

Oh boi, here it comes: My daughter's nasty attitude. Thank God for Josh being here. Josh is like me, so he understands this is the best thing for us right now. We are wolves, but when I met my mate, and my children's father, he was human, so I had to decide between leaving my pack or my mate, and I chose my mate. I never abandoned my pack; I just left with my mate. My family was giving me worries, and even though my alpha at the time understood my decision, I still had to choose either my mate or my pack, and I chose my mate.

"Amy, stop," Josh said.

"No, you stop Josh; what exactly must I stop Josh?" Because all I'm trying to do is find answers to all this that is going on, shouldn't you be just as curious too? So shut up and say thank you, Am's".

I couldn't believe the nerve of this i***t; something definitely is going on, and they both knew and deliberately hidden it from me. And mom, all this time I've been sitting here, she just kept this fixed gaze and has nothing to say.

Well, since you both are going to keep this game up, I won't sit here and play it with either of you. I'm going to find Aerial and get the hell out of this place, and mom, I might just not come back.

"You're so ungrateful..."

"What, I'm ungrateful, for what? I never asked for any of this, so shut up, Josh.

I rolled my eyes and was beginning to leave when mom suddenly blessed us with her voice to say I should please sit so she could explain. I decided to stay because I don't know a crap about Vienna, and I really wanted to hear what the woman who I could only acknowledge as the woman who gave birth to me, but a mother I couldn't say she was, was like. I don't know what is fake from what isn't anymore.

"I'm sorry, Amelia, I know I broke your trust and I made promises that shouldn't at any time be broken, but for your and your brother's safety, I had to. I had to put your and your brother's safety first. Amy, if I could go back and undo everything, I wouldn't because I'm pretty sure I would do the very same thing again. Amelia, when you're a mother, you will understand. But you're brother and I are not what you would call normal. You are aware that I grew up here, in this beautiful house and property that has been in my family for centuries, but baby, when I met your dad, my family couldn't see mine. Because of the love we share for each other, he was and will forever be my soulmate. But for reasons beyond your dad and my control, my family couldn't and wouldn't accept him, so I decided to leave Vienna with your father. A few months after we left Vienna, I found out I was pregnant with your brother, and I couldn't have been happier because I was starting my family, away from Vienna, my family, and worries. Your father was so happy he was going to be a father, and I could see how proud he was. I loved that feeling, so when you came along, it was the same for him, but for me, it was very intense when you were born, because Amelia, you weren't like your brother and I; you were like your dad, normal, and I felt that I had to, no, I felt I must protect you, so my dear, I had to keep things hidden until the time was right, and all though I don't think the time is right, I really don't think I can run away from the many elephants in the room.

"Mom, I get that you love me and Josh, but could you please get to the point where you tell me why it was such a big deal to accept dad, what you meant by you and Josh not being normal, and why is it your "so-called" family decided to now help us since you are so big on protecting us from them? So please mom, get to the most important parts of your story." I said that part sarcastically, and I knew I was being rude, but this situation called for it.

"Amy, give her a break; it wasn't easy doing what mom did".

"Thank you, Josh, but it's okay. Amy is just upset. I know my daughter, and I know she loves me".

"Really, mom, does she, because all she has been doing is being a brat? Amy, that isn't any way to talk to mom!".

"Guys, please, there isn't an easy way to go about this, okay, Josh!" I shot him a warning look before I continued my story. "Am's ", I said, smiling. Like I said, there isn't any real easy way to say this, but I want you to know that I'm still mom and Josh is still your brother. I carried you for a full nine months. Oh god, that's how I knew you would be just like your dad. As these words left my tongue, all my daughter did was roll her eyes at me. I couldn't believe I was about to tell her that her brother and I are werewolves, and all she did was just roll her eyes at me. I can't deny Josh was right. Amy is a bit ungrateful, but I blame myself; that just means I failed as a mother at raising her; I let my judgment as a mother cloud my vision, and I spoiled her. At times like these, I do miss John, my husband, and my thoughts were cut short by the sound of Amy's voice calling for me.

"Mom, anytime now!".

Okay, that was out of line. I had to use all my strength to keep my wolf, Adel, from taking control and scolding the little brat. "Yes, dear, I'm sorry, I was just thinking about your father, but anyway, baby, as I was saying, there are things in this world you're going to find hard to understand, and your brother and I are well, we will fit right into that category, honey" Before I could say another word, Josh sprang from his seat and shifted into a now large gray wolf in front of us. Amelia jumped from her seat, screaming in fright of what she was now seeing in front of her. I got up from my seat as quickly as possible and positioned myself in front of Josh, who is now a large gray wolf, and Amelia, my human daughter. Honey, calm down, I said to her as she gazed at me in disbelief. Confusion and fear were present in her eyes. "No, I could smell her fear of Josh, and so could Josh; he could smell how afraid she was of him, and immediately, His wolf never meant to scare her and whimpered, and the fear in his sister's eyes—human, werewolf—she was still his baby sister, so he shifted back into his human form. Josh quickly knelt behind one of the chairs to not expose his now naked body.

"M-Mom, Mom, J-Josh Josh was an Oh My God! What was Josh Mom? What the heck was that? What did Josh turn into? Oh my God!, I'm seeing things, aren't I? I'm hallucinating, am I? Where is Josh Mom?

"Honey, sit down, please, and let me explain; it was painful to see the state my baby was in, but she needed to know. "This was the reason I wanted to wait until the time was right, but she was asking a lot of questions I couldn't keep avoiding no matter how hard I tried.".

Josh managed to wrap a scarf that was present on the couch around him, and thank God for that; one traumatized teen is enough for the day.

"Amelia, everything will be okay. Just calm down, okay?" Josh said, walking towards Amelia.

"For god's sake, Josh, you couldn't have waited; you just ripped the bandaid off just like that. You know how stressful this would be for her; she isn't like us; she won't understand".

"Mom, she would've wanted proof anyway, so I just speed up the process a bit", Josh said with a smirk. And I'm certain he is loving this right now—damn animal instinct.

"That's what you meant, mom, when you said you and Josh aren't normal?".

"Oh, honey, yes, your brother and I are from a different realm; your dad was my soulmate, and when I met him, I couldn't give him up, and because of that and the fact that he was human, my family, who are also werewolves, wouldn't accept him, hence why we had to move to New York, where your dad is from. When your brother was born, your father and I knew he was just like me, but when you were born, you were just like your dad, a human.

I felt like a failure with every tear that fell from my precious daughter's eyes, but she needed to know the truth. But what happened next surprised me to my very core. Amy hugged me and said, "Mom, I'm sorry.

"Mom, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. This must have been the hardest thing you, dad, and Josh had to go through. I'm sorry you guys had to carry this baggage around, and I made it even worse by being a brat, a spoiled selfish brat. You and Josh are all that I have left, mom, and I don't want to lose you guys, and I certainly don't want anymore secrets between us.