Caged In

Cage I have always been good at cage fighting. Dad taught me to fight since I was a baby. He always said I would be better than him. It's safe to say that I am. Everyone knows me as the man who can kick a$$. I have not lost a fight, and I plan on keeping it that way. Eventually though, I know this can't last forever. I plan on joining the fire department and following in my father's footsteps. I love my dad, and my family. James Thomas is my role model. He is the type of man I want to be, but of course I plan to enjoy my youth a bit before settling down. Yes, I have a girlfriend, but it is rocky and gets toxic at times. She likes to cause scenes and fight in public. It can be embarrassing most times, but she just says it's because she loves me so much, so I let it slide. I do like her jealousy, but I am starting to think that she is going overboard. I decide to take a test to see if I will make it as a fire fighter, and when I pass I decide to take her out to celebrate. I end up flipping out because she is flirting with men at the local hang out spot and I end up getting into a fight, and getting arrested. The whole time, she stands there and yells at me in front of everyone. The moment she takes the other man's side, I decide to officially break things off with her. I know it is over, and we can't go back from that. I refuse to put someone first, and she not do the same. What I didn't expect was for her to come back a couple of weeks later, telling me that she is pregnant, and on the same exact day, going to a party for my cousin Austyn. She and her husband Zeus invite me to go spend time in their pack, and the other pack they are linked up with, so I can think about how I want to go about it all and to give dad time to calm down. Later, I find out that I am the mate of a werewolf. That werewolf being Avalena, the daughter of my parents' best f*ck!ng friends in the whole world. She has always been the hottest chick I know, but she has also always been off limits. Her dad is scary ass f*ck, and that is why I always stayed away, but now I don't think I can. I don't think I want to. She claimed me, and I am not sure how all of this works, but from what I heard is that being mates means we belong together. It sounds great, but, I also have my ex wanting to get back together and wanting to become a family for the baby. In one day, my life has been flipped upside down, and now I do not know what to do. Avalena Being the daughter of two Alpha wolves comes with so many expectations. None that I really want to be a part of, but I do not know how to tell my parents without disappointing them. My younger brother Cooper is training to eventually be strong enough to take over Dark Moon. He left to train at a private Alpha academy first though, and committed himself for years. I am supposed to take over Black River, but all I can hope for is to turn 18 and find my mate and convince mom to make him the Alpha, because I want to be a Luna. I do have some of mom's healing abilities, so I just want to explore more of that. I am more of a lover than a fighter. One night, I end up finding out that Cage Thomas is my mate. Yes, he is a human, but he is perfect. He is so strong and so manly. I am so excited, but as quickly as that excitement comes, it all vanishes when he tells me that his ex-girlfriend just told him she is pregnant. I don't know what to say to him, but my wolf and I both accept him. He is our mate, we belong together, so him having a child doesn't matter to me. The moon goddess says he belongs to me, so that is that. Everything else we can work out, but we are fated, so I accept him with everything he comes with. We decide to have a sit down with our parents to discuss it and come to some kind of agreement, but when I get to his house, I hear loud whispers that sound like a heated argument coming from the side of the house. I accidently overhear his ex having a conversation with her mother and sister where she admits that Cage is not the father of her baby, but she expects him to raise the child, because he is the best man for the job. Her mother agrees, but her sister has the common sense to tell them both how wrong it all is. Now I have no idea what to do. My mate is mine, but how do I drop this bomb on him? How do I get rid of this parasite that won't go away and just wants my mate for herself to raise a child that isn't his? Like heaven opening and the moon goddess giving me a gift, I clock the cameras facing right towards them. Thank you, James Thomas, for your paranoia/protectiveness of your family. I know exactly what I need to do. I decide to involve my father and James though. They always get the job done, and I want this done before anyone takes over as Alpha to mom's pack. The pack doesn't deserve a bunch of drama. She claims to be crazy, but she doesn't want to meet my crazy if she doesn't go away quickly and quietly.