The Nerd Is My Mate

CHAPTER 1

A red old truck halted in front of an isolated building, the building was the Lincoln's new home. This was the tenth house they have moved to ever since his sweet daughter turned sixteen. "Amber, I hope you try to control yourself in this city, the werewolves hunters won't spare you if they find out about your identity," her dad said, pulling out the wrapped boxes.

"Dad, I have explained to you a hundred times that those humans need to be taught a lesson," Amber let out, to defend herself as she held one of the boxes tightly.

"You know your dad only want the best for you?" her wolf Brenda explained.

"Amber?" Her dad called, gaining her attention. She turned and noticed that he had parked all the boxes out and was signaling at her phone for her to get it so he could close the car.

His stares were so intense that she could have flinched but they didn't scare Amber one bit. "I would behave, dad," she murmured silently. She knew arguing with her dad was a waste of time, "I hope I don't get invited to your school if a student gets admitted To the hospital again, " he said, making her growl.

"I trained you for a better purpose and not for you to use it against the wrong people, " he said as she joined him in completing the sentence. She was used to him repeating these words a thousand times.

Her “pa” as she called him had a pack till he met her mum who was human. I'm a hybrid which means half-blooded wolf. My father felt like he had betrayed his family in choosing a human, my mother Lilian, who died from giving birth to me.

Her father was from a northern pack known as the midnight howler pack which is one of the strongest packs. Her “pa” had insisted that they stay low in an isolated place and go about their daily lives.

"But, you know I won't let those humans step on me?" Amber mumbled while taking the boxes inside the huge parlor, she dropped what she held and sauntered around the house checking stuff with full speed.

"Dad, I found my room," she said delightedly as he came closer to where she stood. "I hope you stay safe because my father hasn't stopped searching for me, he feels like I have betrayed him," he said with so much guilt in his eyes.

She went closer to him and wrapped her tiny hands around his waist even if they didn't go all through. "I promise to behave pa," she said in between hugs even if she knew that she wasn't totally sincere.

"Amber, I hope you don't go against me! I just can't lose you like your mum," he said, rubbing her back with a thin voice. "Dad, I'm turning eighteen next week. Would I be able to find my mate?" she asked her dad who felt relieved at the change of topic.

"Can't you just wait till that day? I also don't know," he said looking clueless, Amber couldn't wait to meet her mate. Maybe meeting him would make things easier for her, more as he might understand her more than these humans ever did.

"I enrolled you already to school, please be on your best behavior Amber," he warned looking at her eyes for assurance. "Dad, I promised already. Didn't I?" She let out and he nodded.

"I'm going to my room to adjust things, I don't want to be late for tomorrow," she said, giving him a perk on the cheeks before striding upstairs! when she was midway through the stairs, she turned to stare at her pa for a few minutes. He looked tired, he was trying his best to be a promising dad to her and she promise to be on her decent behavior.

She stared at him one last time before going into her room. She adjusted all the boxes on one side before putting on her pajamas and going to bed.

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She had woken up quite early as she fixed on a top with a jacket and a black sneakers to go with it. It was so chilly that she was quite freezing without going outside. Amber took out a very thick sweater before fixing it on.

She looked at the sweater one last time before smiling. They were her moms and she cherished all of the stuff that belonged to her late mom. She pulled out her phone with no messages or texts from anybody. The text which was on her message log was that of 911 or her phone network.

The fact that having friends was hard for her wasn't entirely her fault. Humans wouldn't just mind their business, her mom was a human who loved her father regardless of her finding out his identity. Amber felt like there wasn't any nice human left like her mother.

She walked downstairs and took from the basket of fruits. She stared at the banana before dropping it back in the basket, “Dad, I might be late for my first day if I wait for you to finish cooking.” she said reaching to kiss him on his cheeks.

“Good morning pa?” she said moving out before he could say anything. She knew he would try to find a way to force her to stay and eat but she wasn't the type who loved human detention. Her dad had made sure Carlos took her to school every day. He was her dad's cousin who also works in the human world to search for his mate, he was 20 and didn't leave with them but alone in his own apartment.

He waited for her in his car. She opened the front door to sit. Carlos was like Amber's favorite person after her pa, she glanced at him after sliding inside the car. After a few silence, they both began to chuckle. “Who do we have here looking bright this morning,” he said as they did their favorite hand thing.

“I heard your 18th birthday is coming up?” he said, putting the car to life. “Carlos, why did pa train me so well if he feels it is of no use?” she asked, feeling sick of her dad saying she was using her powers wrongly.

She could notice a smirk on his face as they pulled up in the road. “That training would be useful someday, trust your dad,” he said trying to see reasons with her dad.

And to be sincere Amber hated the fact that none of them were on her side.