Chasing My Hybrid Mate

Coming to Terms

Coming to Terms

Four: River

It has been a week since I have found my Fated Mate. I’m so confused that I don’t know what to do. I’m sitting inside a bar in the closest town from where we are camping. We are just now finishing up with the last pack then we will be on our way back home. Home, I really don’t know if I want to go home right now. I have a Mate. I’m so happy to find my Fated but then I think of who she is and my heart drops down to my stomach. I don’t know what to do. I order another mixed drink and yes it has wolfsbane in it. I know so not like me the reliable soon to be Beta of the pack.

I remember my mom telling the story of her and my dad. They grew up together in the same group of friends. My dad always wanted to date my mom all through high school and she always turned him down. Telling him that she was waiting for her Fated Mate. From what she said, he always responded with ‘I am your Fated Mate.’ I guess my mom never believed him until the day of her 18th birthday. His birthday was a week before hers and he just sat back and waited for her birthday. When she realized that he was her Fated she never held back with him again. They have such a loving relationship. I have never seen them fight, some disagreements but that’s it.

I’m about six drinks in when someone sits next to me. I look over and see my dad with a worried expression. “Hey dad, what’s up? You need to forget to?” I look at my dad in the eye. “What’s wrong did something happen to mom?” My dad finally speaks up. “No nothing is wrong at home. How about you? Are you okay?” I look at my dad again and I just know. “You already know the answer to that don’t you?” Nodding his head my dad tells me. “Yes, I guess after you left something happened to where it was found that your Molly’s Fated Mate.” Now I’m pissed. How dare she tell anyone our private business without asking me first. “Wow, it figures she would open her mouth. She is good at doing that.” My dad looks surprised at the aggression in my voice. “Son, I don’t know what your anger is about but why did you walk away from your own Fated Mate? She is your gift from the Goddess.”

I look at my dad, sighing in defeat. “Dad, it’s so complicated. I have watched her be with Emerson for three years. I have seen them do things that I can’t unsee. It’s not that I don’t want her it’s that I’m afraid I’m going to hurt someone, maybe her.” Shaking my head, I push away the full drink sitting in front of me. “Well, you need to know that since you walked away from her, she has slipped into a coma. She needs your blood to feed her since she has found you as her Soul Mate.” I jump up to run out the door and my dad grabs me and sits me back down like I am five years old again.

“Listen to me I’m not done. Molly is a Hybrid; you need to stay close to her. She will die if you reject her. She is not strong enough to withstand a rejection. Then you know that they need the blood of their Soul Mate. They can only feed from them after finding them. So, what I am saying is if you want your Fated Mate, you need to figure out what you’re going to do now.” Nodding my head. “I hear you dad. Now I’m going to my Mate. Where is she dad” Standing up. “She is at the clinic on the pack territory. Be safe, I’ll see you when I get there with the others.”

I get outside and run-in human form till I’m out of town. Once I reached the forest line, I jumped into the woods changing into my wolf form. The wind felt great going through my fur. Freedom of the world now only if I could forget all my problems. I just can’t get the pictures of Molly being naked in Emersons arms, having s*x in front of me. So many times, I couldn’t even keep count if I wanted. It breaks my heart that my Fated Mate didn’t wait for me. But gave herself freely to someone else in front of me. Then I just can’t blame it on her but also on Emerson. Emerson has known about Fated Mates. Molly is new to the Supernatural world if what the briefing from Alpha Roger is correct about her background. Emerson however was taught about Fated Mates just as long as I have and because of his insecurities I don’t know where I stand with my own Fated Mate.

Shit, I wonder how our soon to be Luna is taking all this information. Oh Goddess, I said no to her and walked out on her. I wasn’t rejecting her. I just needed time to comprehend what happened. I hurt my Fated Mate so bad that she fell into a coma. Oh Goddess, I’m so sorry. Please don’t take my Fated Mate from me. I promise I will treat her better. I will put her on a pedestal and worship her for the rest of our days. Please let me get there in enough time to give her my blood. Hell, I will give her every last drop if that is what she needs. I can’t lose her. No matter what has happen in the past, she is MINE!”

I reach the Packlands, as soon as I entered there where guards surrounding me. “Beta River’s we were not told to expect you. Hold on please while we clear you to enter.” Nodding my head all I can think about is this has never happened before. Things must be getting serious enough for them to actually stop me, the soon to be beta. I’m sitting there thinking that at least I don’t have to worry about anything happening to the ones that mean the most to me. “Beta River your clear to go through.” I turn back into wolf form to run the next five miles to the Packhouse. I make it to my room and find Alpha Roger waiting for me. I grab a robe putting it on I look over to the Alpha. “Alpha, what can I do for you?” The Alpha looks at me. “Take a seat River. I would like to have a quick chat with you before you go to the Clinic.” I sit down across from him at the table. “Okay, Alpha. I take it my dad called you after I left him.” Nodding his head, he looks intently at me.

After a couple of minutes, I start to fidget. “Sorry, I’m just trying to figure out how to say what I need to say.” The Alpha sighed rearranging himself. “River you’re a very important part of not just this pack but our family. You have helped Emerson now for many years. Now it seems your Alpha group is in need of a lot of emotional help. From what Emerson has told me, Your Molly’s Fated Mate. That there may be some problems with how you’re taking the news.” I put my hand up to stop what he is saying. “Whoa hold up Alpha. I don’t mean no disrespect but you don’t need to worry about me. I just needed some time to think before taking action. She is my Fated Mate, no matter what I will stand by her side unless she tells me to leave. I know it will be rough but we will work it out.”

“That’s good to hear River but there is a really important piece of information you need to know. Molly is of Royal Blood in the Vampire Kingdom. We are not sure exactly who she is to them but it’s going to put a huge target on her back and yours to. Be very careful River, protect her with your life. We will be having a meeting as soon as your father and the Alpha King and his son get here.” Holy s**t, Molly is of Royal Vampire Blood. “I’m going to visit with her now. I will see you tomorrow. They should be here by then.”

I made my way to Molly’s room. There is a guard at her door. He nods his head at me as I walk into her room. I walk up to the bed where Molly is laying. She looks like she could open her eyes and look at me any minute. I take her hand in mine. Sitting sown in the chair next to her bed. “I don’t know if you can hear me or not. I just want you to know I am so sorry for leaving you at the school like I did. I don’t know all the facts but I’m sure I’m the main reason you’re in here. I know it won’t be easy but I don’t want to lose you before I even get a chance with you. Please come back to me.”

I stay with her for a couple of hours. Before I get up to leave, I remember my dad saying something about her needing my blood being her Soul Mate. I stand up and let a claw out to make a slice on my wrist. I pry her mouth open and let the blood drip into her mouth. I put my wrist right on her mouth and she suddenly latches on, sucking. I feel her teeth elongate and pierce my wrist. You would think that it would hurt but it doesn’t. It actually is turning me on. By the time she is done I have a raging boner. All that happen is her teeth retracted. She didn’t even open her eyes. I lean over her and give her a kiss on her forehead. Feeling the tingles. “I will be back tomorrow morning, Princess.”