Mate worth loving

Chapter 10: The New Normal

*Jason Pov

    I gaze down at my beautiful mate as she sleeps peacefully for the first time in days. Maybe me finally telling her the truth eased some of the tension she was feeling. Although the mating bond isn't 100% completed i can still feel her more intensely than before. I don't want to push her into completing the bond but i am afraid of the danger she is in while we are in transition. The female wolves were already flocking to me as it was but now that i have a mate, a human mate some of them might try to take her out before i can make her fully mine. Jealousy can be a very dangerous thing for wolves even if they are not your mate. 

    One of the things i really want answers on however is who bailed her aunt out of prison and why? The men that she was with at that crack house are still in prison with no chance of bail. I have a really bad feeling about this. It doesn't make any sense, she has no family, no money and no way of getting out on her own. Is it someone from Lila's world that is helping her? Or mine?

    Alpha are you there?

I'm here Hayden, what do you have for me?

Well you were right. I had Claire ask her father to look into Lila's aunt's release and they couldn't give us any answers. If anything we have more questions than answers. The security footage showing her 'friend' that bailed her out only got him from behind and when he turns around the tape goes blank. Claire's father thinks someone on the inside of the precinct helped them and if that is the case then i think we have to take into account that someone from our side helped her. And if a wolf or a rouge wolf has helped her escape i can only think it's because-

Because they think they can use her aunt to get to Lila. Someone is going through a lot of trouble to make her disappear over night and i don't think Lila knows anyone that has that ability. Alright good work. I want you to increase security around the house and the school. Lila is has only been getting stronger and now that i have marked her, her healing is only getting faster. I think it will be better for her if she goes back to school for the time being. The longer we hide her from the world the more they are going to want to get to her. By any means necessary.

Whoa whoa whoa back the F up. You marked her? When? Are you guys fully mated? How did it happen? Tell me everything!

Hayden i appreciate your enthusiasm but let's leave the gossip to the school girls and no we are not fully mated yet. I marked her last night be she passed out. Must have been a lot for her body to take all at once.  I will talk to her once she wakes up and asks her what she wants to do about school. 

Alright understood! I will contact you once i know more. 

Thanks Hayden. And send my thanks to Claire and her father as well. 

Can do!

I walk back into the bedroom and hop in the shower hoping to relieve some of the tension in my body. Why has everything gotten so complicated? Why can't i just live my life with the woman that i love. 

Huh i guess i have fallen in love with her. I can only hope to god that she will some day feel the same way.

*Lila POV

    I slowly open my eyes while rolling over on to my side. A couple of days ago if i did that i would nearly cry out in pain but the pain is gone. I quickly sit up and i can hear the water going in the bathroom. Sounds like Jason is in the shower. As i stretch and slowly make my way out of bed i start to remember the events that lead up to me falling asleep so suddenly and i can't help but go beat red from the embarrassment. Is this really happening? Did that really happen? 

    I run over to the mirror sitting on my dresser and pull my hair into a messy ponytail and stare at my neck in awe. There it is, a bite mark not so big but not to small either. It sorta looks like a permanent hickey. Not that i have ever had one but i have seen them on girls in my class and movies. 

Class.... how the hell am i meant to pretend like this thing isn't on my neck while i am sitting in class? I'm sure no one has ever really talked to me before but i can only imagine how much of that is going to change now that i am with Jason. Am i with Jason? I hope so we are living together. Or is he pretending because I've been forced on him to be his mate? Maybe that's why his parents don't approve of me, maybe Jason doesn't eve-

    "Hey hey you alright love? You look like you are having a panic attack?"

I let out a loud scream as i whip around and see Jason standing before me with a shocked expression on his face with nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist. I quickly cover my eyes and whip back around trying to hide my embarrassment as much as possible. 

    "Lila are you alright? I'm sorry if i scared you but when i came out of the bathroom i saw you standing in front of the mirror like you were in some sort of trance."

I let out a big breath of air i didn't realize that i was holding in to try and calm myself down but it's not working. Before i was freaking out about school and now all i can think about is Jason in his towel. What the hell is wrong with me? It's like since i meet him i am turning into a completely different person and it scares the s**t out of me.

    I turn back around with my eyes still closed hoping that will help with my thoughts running a million miles a minute. 

"I-i am fine. I started thinking about school and how the mark was going to stand out and i guess it freaked me out a bit."

    "Oh s**t i swear i am the worst at explaining stuff. Lila you don't have to worry about that. About 90% of the school are wolves. Students and teachers. And the humans that do go or teach at the school know about us. We are very careful when it comes to teaching the next generation of wolves."

"Oh that's good i guess."

    I opened my eyes and Jason was no longer was standing in front of me. I look around and it seems like he has made his way back to the bathroom to put some clothes. I hope.

    "Hey Jason can i ask you something?"

Jason re-emerges from the bathroom with a concerned look etched on his perfect face. Why would someone so perfect be okay with settling for someone like me? He could literally have anyone he wants and yet he is okay with me? I feel like there is something i am missing, i feel like i am a broken record saying the same thing over and over again. But i don't understand and i want to understand. 

    "What are we?"

"What do you mean?"

    "I mean are we together now that you marked me?"

Jason's faces lights up with the biggest heart warming smile i have ever seen. 

"Why?"

    "I don't understand. What do you mean why? Your my soulmate."

"I mean 2 weeks ago you didn't even know that i existed and now all of a sudden you are head over heals for me and and you mark me making me your eternal mate? I mean i know i let you and i guess i am just having doubts. How could you potential love something like me? My own family literally tried to kill me. Maybe i would be better off for everyone if i was dead. Then you would be able to find a mate that your parents like and someone that can help you-

    "STOP! Lila where is all this coming from? Last night it seemed like you and i were on the same page and now it feels like we are in two completely different books. How can i make you see what i see? You are beautiful, kind, charming and the woman i have fallen for."

Is he saying what i think he is saying? Is he claiming he loves me? Because that is ridiculous. He has known me for all of two seconds and he thinks that he has fallen in love with me? 

    "Jason-

Jason and i both jump from surprise as we turn towards the door and see Hayden and Claire barging into the house like it was nothing. I'm pretty sure they just broke my front door. 

    "What the hell you couldn't have knocked? Did you really have to break my front door?"

"Sorry Luna, Alpha but we have come to get you."

    Jason walks over to Hayden with the expression 'you better explain yourself or else.'

    "We found out who bailed Luna's aunt out of jail and we think it will be safer for the Luna if you both moved into the pack house where she can have round the clock protection at all times."

Now i am even more confused. I thought that one of the men bailed my aunt of our jail. I mean that was the most logically explanation on how she would have gotten out. And for them to act like this do they really think that she will come after me again?

    "Okay someone better explain to me what is going on and now. I am not going anywhere until someone tells me. And it better be the goddamn truth!"

They all turn and look at me shocked that i spoke up let alone started yelling. I have so many emotions going through me right now i don't know what to feel. All i know is right now i don't feel afraid like i normally do. No i feel pissed off that they thought they had the right to hide information about my family. 

    "Lila i didn't want to tell you until i knew exactly what was happening, i didn't want to add any additional stress onto you if i didn't have to."

That sounds like it makes sense but my head is screaming bull s**t. 

    "What gives you the right to decide what information i am capable of handling? The only person that knows what i am capable of is me not you. So tell me what is going on. Now."

"Alright. Hayden what did you find out?"

    "It seems like our suspicions were right Lila's aunt was bailed out by a rouge wolf."

"Okay so a single rouge wolf bailed her out? What's the panic for surely we can handle one rouge?"

    "I'm sorry Alpha but it is not just any rouge wolf. It's Conner."

I look up at Jason and his face looks like all the blood has drained from his face. I can't tell if he is scared or just panicked. But either way if someone could make Jason and his friends look like that then i can only imagine the kind of trouble my aunt has found herself in. And from the looks on their faces not just her but us.

I turn to Jason and make him look me in the eyes by placing both hands on the either side of his face.

    "Jason breathe."

Jason closes his eyes and takes my hand in his while taking a deep breath.

    He opens his eyes and stares into mine so deeply i swear he was staring at my should.

"Now tell me. Who is Conner and why does he have my aunt?"