Jason's POV:
Ashi left to her room and so does dad. I stopped mom.
"Mom, what is happening? Who is she?" I ask her.
She gave me a smile, a sad one "You remember Richard leaving for his sister's funeral? Ashi is his sister's daughter.
Aashi is going through tough times and you can say she is an orphan now. But Richard couldn't let her be in India. so he brought her along with him to the pack"Mom replied.
"So she is from India and She is a human?" I ask and mom nods.
"So, does she know about us?" I ask her.
"No, and it would be better if we try to hide our identity. Priston will inform the whole pack about this soon."Mom replied.
"How long do we need to act?" I ask her.
"At least till she feels safe here and trusts us, "mom said.
Mom wrapped me in her arms and bid me bye.
I am about to step into my room but then again my nostrils get hit by her scent. Peach Blossom, Arthur is going crazy by the scent.
"Let's go to our mate," he said.
"Are you mad? Do you want to scare her? she must be sleeping now" I say and he whined.
No, I am not letting him go near Ashi, who knows what he might be doing in the mate bond craziness.
"Not now, will meet tomorrow morning," I say to calm him.
I close my eyes to sleep, at least tried but all my brain did was replay the moment when I laid my eyes on her for the first time.
She...her...I don't know what am I even feeling but it feels like I have fallen hard for her. Even she seemed to be in shock after looking at me. Her hair, her lips, her eyes, this explains why she is in pain. She lost her mother. It pained me to see her in such a state.
Since I had a chat with mom and came to know about dad, I no longer waited for my mate. A mate was never included in my future but now seeing her in front of my eyes, I don't know what decision should I take now.
I am confused. I never wanted a mate, I thought of rejecting her but here she is human and also in pain. How can I reject her when she doesn't know anything about wolves?
How can I even explain to her about wolves and tell her that she is my mate and we are made for each other and all other stuff? She may think I am insane, talking all crazy. Can she even feel the sparks or the mate bond?
Can she even feel the pain if I reject her? She doesn't have any wolf side like us to feel the pain.
I have only heard about the possibilities of having a human as a mate. The moon goddess never pairs Alpha with a human. Like we are first in our line and powerful but humans are different from us.
How can she even pair us? Maybe it was a mistake on her side? But mom says that the moon goddess never makes mistakes in choosing mates. I am confused.
I can't bring any more complications in her life, she is already going through a lot. All I can do is to maintain some distance from her and should hide about finding my mate from others.
"Jason, isn't that exciting that we have found our mate? She looks beautiful" Arthur spoke.
Not again, I thought to myself.
"Yes Arthur, our mate looks beautiful but you remember right? We need to give some space to our mate as she is human and knows nothing about us" I say.
"But I want to see mate," he said again.
"Arthur, don't be stubborn. She is sleeping"I say.
"Sniff the air, man. her scent is all over the place" he said.
It is, indeed. But I can't wake her up or scare her.
"I know Arthur, I can feel what you are feeling. Even I want to be with her but she is sleeping, right? We can't disturb her"I say.
We heard a wolf howling at a distance. s**t, What if she hasn't slept and got scared by the howls? This thought scared me. Ashi, I thought and decided to check on her.
Ashi's POV:
I tried my best to sleep but I couldn't. I need to settle down here to sleep, at least I need to get habituated to this space. Everything felt silent. The time is 4:00 AM already and sleep is nowhere to be found.
The silence is deafening. Bringing me back the thoughts of my mother and our happy times. I miss her. Tears started to flow again. How am I going to live without her?
I heard a wolf howl from afar. I got startled for a second and then I thought maybe I misheard. It happened again. I heard wolves howls again. I clutch my comforter tightly being scared. Did I hear it right? It can't be.
I heard a knock on my door. I gulped in fear.
"Who is that?" I ask. There's no response and I heard the knock again.
"Ashi, it's me, Jason," the person said.
"Come in," I said so low, not sure if I should let him in or not. Somehow he heard and stepped into my room with a smile.
Jason's POV:
"Hey, Haven't slept yet?" I ask her.
She shakes her head. I approached her slowly and heard another howl. I think a few wolves are going on a run as part of their training.
She stares at me with fear-filled eyes.
"Do you hear them? Aren't they wolves?" she asked.
"They are few wolves around here but they are out of the village in the woods. So be careful not to step into the woods" I say and she nods.
Her hands are shaking and involuntarily I took her hands in mine. I felt sparkles by the mere touch, I look at her with surprise but she is still scared. She hasn't felt the sparks like I did. It hurt me a bit knowing that she can't feel the bond like I do.
"Sorry, I haven't introduced myself. I am Jason Carter Blue. The son of Priston and Iris Blue. You can say our family is like the head of the village." I say.
She gave me a slight smile "HI, I am Ashi Sarin" She said and I gave her a nod.
Don't know what the moon goddess is planning. She brought Ashi near me from across the globe.