Second Mate
1036 Words
Dawn
I knocked on mom's door after the whole incident and I could hear dad tell me to go in. I opened the door and I saw mom resting. I sat on the edge of the bed while dad had given her a sweet nectar to make her feel better.
I was looking at how exhausted and bruised she was, her neck had a bandage around and my heart clenched. I was ashamed at the way I talked to her, not realizing that she really wanted to protect us. She had her eyes closed and her breathing was slow and peaceful.
"Is she going to be okay, dad?" I asked him. He was checking to make sure the bandage was secured.
"She will be fine. At the moment, Alina is too exhausted to heal her, but I am trying to speed the process" he replied. I felt so guilty, she is my mother and I was so ungrateful and rebellious.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" I asked. He gave me a rag and I put it on her sweaty forehead.
"I am sorry mom" I apologized. I had tears in my eyes and I got in bed with her and snuggled close "I won't be rebellious and I will listen to you from now"
“I am sure she would love that, princess. You and your mom can clash easily, but if you talk it out, I’m sure you would be able to fix it”
"Dad, I want to help. You and mom need us more than ever now and I am ready to train with you and the warriors. No more escaping to the woods, I promise" I said. He walked around the bed and held me in a tight embrace.
"I know lovely girl. I will make sure you guys are ready for anything. I can't promise your mom will agree, but we can try to convince her" he replied with a smile on his face.
"I love you, dad" I said. I pulled away and looked at him with a serious expression, "dad, I met my mate, it was kind of weird. Cicely was feeling it, but despite me feeling the same, I wasn't too keen"
"What do you mean?" he said, sitting on the couch and urging me to sit next to him.
"When you and mom discovered you were mates, did you feel anything for her?" I asked, curiosity as usual taking over me.
"I felt a certain pull towards her. The night we took her, I was feeling attracted and I could even hear her thoughts. Did you feel the same with him?" he asked.
"Not as strong as Cicely did. There is something dark about him, and I am not sure if I can trust him. I saw him in the woods, and he was suspicious, but Cicely was being attracted. I was a little more afraid” I replied "I feel like there might be more than just him. I don't know dad"
He was thoughtful and I just wanted to know what was on his mind. "Maybe there is someone else for you out there. Maybe Cicely just felt an adrenaline pull. If you see him again, you might discover it clearly"
"There is one problem...He is a human" I said and he quickly stood up from the couch.
"What?"
"He might be one of the humans that had crossed the portal, and who knows if he is with that monster that was on the throne hall"
Dad walked out of the room without saying another word and I didn't know what to do. Should I follow him, or should I stay here with mom?
"Dawn?" I heard mom's voice and I turned around, but she was sleeping. I shook my head and decided to ignore it. "Dawn, sweetheart. Come here" she called again. I walked to her and sat by her side.
"Mom? Are you awake?" I asked. Dumb question, of course she wasn't awake.
"Go with your father. I can feel his anger rising, and you need to be there to calm him"
"How can I hear you, mom?"
"That right there is your power, honey" she replied, shocking me. I could read minds. Just like my grandmother. I quickly ran out of the room and I saw dad giving the warriors orders to capture my mate.
"I want to help. Tell me what to do" I asked.
“Just go get your brothers. I need them here” he ordered and I ran to their rooms to get them. I knocked on their door loudly, in case they were sleeping.
“Waylon! Waylon! Open the door!” I yelled. He opened the door sleepily.
“What is it?” He yawned.
“Dad needs you and Wylard in the throne room. Hurry!” I said and then ran to Wylard’s room. As soon as I knocked on the door he opened it with a hurry. I explained the situation to him.
“Oh no, I’m not going anywhere. You guys do what you need to do” he was about to slam the door on my face when I held it open.
“Stop being such a coward and go to the throne hall NOW!!” I growled, Cicely was getting upset and she was not going to let him get out of this one.
“Okay, okay. I’m going now. Let me just get dressed”
I headed back to the hall and dad was there along with grandpa. Along with them were a few warriors including Waylon. I approached the table and when I looked at them, I saw the most beautiful creature in the world. He had brown hair and green eyes, his gargoyle was out and the wings were a beautiful golden color, and his horns were a little bigger, even bigger than grandpa’s.
He exuded power, but his aura felt gentle and caring. He must be a leader from some other village.
“Cicely, are you-“
‘Yes, Dawn. I feel it. Even stronger than with Rhett. He might be our second mate’
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