The Moon Goddesses Descendant

Chapter 12 The in-laws

Samantha POV

                I wake up to a small bead of sunshine shimmering across my face. I love the feeling of being enclosed in my mates arms and I really do not want to get up. After yesterday, with everything that happened both at training and school we decide to take a day off. Plus we have to get ready for his family to show up.

‘Do not worry little one his family will love you. Your are bright and cheery and you can hold your own. But it would have been better to wait till your birthday so they could see your true potential’ Tine says.

‘I agree but he is our mate so I must make them like me.’ I let out a loud sigh not meaning too causing Asher to wake up.

“What is troubling you so early in the morning love?” Asher asks in a deep and sexy voice. The way he is talking to me, makes my face light a blaze. How can he be so sexy. I groan as I sink into his chest causing him to laugh.

“Well now, this is something I can get used to.” He says as he kisses my head.

“It’s 630am. We have missed morning practice so I need to go for a run at the very least before breakfast.” I say as I untangle our mess of legs.

“Can you not go one day without training? You are already strong baby, and you have me now so you won’t need to defend yourself.”

As I am changing I feel the urge to snap at him as if my mind is becoming unhinged.

“and why would I not need to defend myself?” I ask with no emotions in my voice.

“Because I am your mate and the next king of my kind so no one will touch you. Ever.” He says with a smile as he walks over to me, putting a hand on my head and rubbing it as if I was a dog. Anger in me begins to rage and I remove his hand from my head. He looks at be concerned and worried at my move. I back a few paces up and make for the door.

“You should know what it is like to be defenseless and watch as someone you love vanishes.” I say with rage dripping in every word.

“You don’t know what it is like to know what happened to that loved one but not be able to tell anyone because of a dam curse.” I raise my voice as I move getting closer to the door.

“And lastly you do not know what it is like for everyone to blame you and you do not know what it is like to be me when no one is there.” I yell as I bolt from the room and out the front door.

                I run as fast as I can until I come to the towns boarder. I jump through the tree line and onto the train tracks. I pace myself slowly so that I do not burn myself out. I head farther into town along the rail way towards the lake on the other side of the town.

‘Tine are you there’ I ask my mind.

‘Yes little one I am but I do not understand why you are upset’ she says. I begin to talk out loud. Not caring if people are around.

“ it happened 2 years ago just after my 15th birthday. Mother and I were gardening in the backyard while father was away on business. I went in to the house to grad the new tulip bulbs mother had bought for me. You see ever since I was little mother always got me red and white tulips for my birthday. Red was for true love. She had said that the moon goddess always places us with our one true loves, and the white is to be calm and show worthiness and forgiveness. She used to say that a woman, for sure a princess since dad had always called me that, should show forgiveness to everyone and we should always stay calm and prove our worth at all means. She had once told me that the Goddess of the earth Gaia loved tulips very much, not that I really know that to be a fact though. Anyway on my way out of the house with them I see, well at least what I can remember, a black figure with green eyes like mine running with my mother knocked out over his shoulder. But when I go to tell father about it I can never remember what the thing looked like or for that matter if he is even human. I have tried many times to dream of it but it is always black with green eyes. They haunt me in my sleep most nights. Well that was until Asher came around. When he told me what had happened to his brother I had hoped he would understand. I had hoped that once I accepted him and explained myself he would love me for me and let me be myself. Not try and force me to act as a porcelain doll or a jewel to keep hidden from the world.” I say while crying. “What do I do Tine. I have fallen in love with him so deeply in the matter of one night yet I feel more lost than ever.”

Tine does not reply so I stand up and walk through the wood line next to the tracks. As I walk around a small bend one time so I can go home, I see a couple sitting on the dock by the boat ramps. They seem to be happy as she leans her head on his arm. I walk out on the doc and sit down taking my boots off and placing my feet in the cold water.

“I hope you wont mind me sitting here?” I ask

“Not at all young one.” The man says with a smile.

“Thank you. I am sorry I’m just clearing my head I will leave soon.” I say with a shy smile.

“You look very troubled my dear. That is not a look for someone with green eye’s” the woman next to him says. It is then that I notice the guy looks very familiar, he has black hair with green eyes and he has a scar going from his ear down his jawline and stopping at his chin. The lady has long flowing blonde hair as long as mine and has green eyes as well.

“My mother used to say the same thing when I was younger. She said that her little princess needed to smile and never let anyone see her break because it would be a sign of weakness. Well at least she used to.” I look down at my feet in the water and see tiny little fish swimming up to them.

“So you’re a princess are you?” the man asks

“No I am not.” I say with a giggle.

“My father and mother always call me that though. I personally do not feel as if I am worth all that much in this world….” I pause with a sigh.

“Do you believe in things that most in this world would consider fictional?” I ask the couple.

“Why yes I do.” The man says with a grin.

“Well you see, my mother had told me that I am extremely special and that I had a goddess watching over me, always. I used to believe her until she disappeared and my life became hell. My family still loves me and treats me like I am everything however, most people in this town see me as someone who should go die in a hole somewhere. You see my mother was a VERY big figure in this community and a lot of people looked up to her. Not just this town either, there are about 25 plus towns that my mother used to help out in and a LOT of people knew her. ‘She’s an angel’ is what my dad calls her. He always tells me that there is someone like that out there for me, but I started to doubt it until 2-weeks ago when I did find that someone. But as fate would have it he cannot seem to see the fact that I don’t want to be simply ‘protected’ by him. I want to stand on even ground with him and have his back when he needs it. Whereas he wants me to be at home in the kitchen with a plate in my hand so to speak. And that’s just not me…..” I finish with my hands on the back of my head as I look down at the water.

“I can tell you are a strong person hun, I can see it in your eyes. By chance what is the name of the goddess your mother was talking about?” the woman asks.

“Selene, the goddess of the moon. My mother always told me that even though I was the product of her being raped that the goddess Eileithyia had blessed her with me and that Eileithyia has asked Selene to bless me with someone to love or as she would put it, a mate.” I say as a tear drips down my face. Panic begins to set in and I stand up and put my boots back on.

“Well thanks for letting me vent but I should be going.” I say

“Before you go, I want to let you know that you should never feel belittled about yourself and that whoever this person is, they should learn to love you as you are and not who they think you should be.” She says with a smile. I turn to say thank you and give a slight bow.

“By chance where did you get that necklace, it is truly beautiful.” The gentleman says.

“It is from the one I was talking about. I just hope he can love me for who I am because I love him with my whole heart.” I say. With a slow turn I walk back down the dock and head towards the railway but I pass a black car with 2 people standing outside of it and I see a driver and another passenger in the back.

“Sir, Madam we must be going we are do at the house in a few hours” someone says in harsh tone while glaring at me. I roll my eyes.

“Do not worry I will not hurt them and believe me when I say I could easily take you down in no time at all.” And with that I start running back to the house.

I walk into the clearing of my parents backyard and head straight for the bathroom. I take a quick shower as I think about what the couple had said.

‘I will make him love me for who I am’ I tell myself. I am feeling much calmer as I head to my room and change into a yellow sundress with sleeves that stop just below the arm joint and the length of the dress stops just above my black cowboy boots. I braid my long black hair to the side of my head and use no makeup today.

‘We have the meeting at the school and then the meeting at the pack house later’ Tine reminds me.

‘Do you just pop in when ever you feel like it?’ I ask her.

‘No I am always with you but I can block you out and vice versa.’ She tells me and I feel her disappear again.

Oh well, I think as I pick up my phone to see dozens of missed calls from Asher, dad and the boys. I shoot Asher a text telling him I am okay and would meet him at the pack house in about 10min. After I grab a green apple from the kitchen I bounce out the back door and decide to take moms car again today.

‘I feel so much more like myself when I am driving this’ I thought as I turn the key and she roars to life.

A few minutes later I am pulling into the pack house and see 3 black cars behind me.

‘I wonder who that is because his parents are not supposed to be here for another 3 hours’ I think while looking at the watch to see that it is only 10am. I park my car and before I could even get the door open I am being pulled out by a pair of strong arms. I hear a low growl in my ears and feel the shocks running over every inch of my body.

“Do you know how insane I have been going. You took off without telling me where you were heading and you left your phone at the house. It took everything I had not to send warriors out looking for you. Xander has been dying to rip through everything in sight. We thought you had left us.” He says with tears in his eyes. I pull back to look at him.

“You know why I went for a run right?” I ask him.

“Yes and before you say anything I am sorry I was a total d**k and was being possessive again. I just don’t want you to get hurt and you defending yourself can get you hurt badly. I don’t want that. I fear that I might lose you and that would kill me.” He says as he puts his forehead to mine.

“I promise I will be going nowhere.” I say with a kiss.

“Now lets welcome whoever is here.”

“Oh, that would be my family.” I stare at him with wide eyes. Oh well guess they are early.

                A young girl who stands 5’5” steps out first and she has blonde hair with the same green eyes as Asher. But as the bodyguard steps out my heart skips.

“I saw him at the lake I was at.” I say out loud making Asher look at me with a question on his face but before he can ask it I see the same man and woman from the lake step out of the back seat of the car and my heart stops this time.

“Mother, Father it is nice to see you let me introduce you to my mate Samantha.” I just stand there  wide eye as they smile at me.

“So this is the young man you were talking about at the lakes.” His father says and I swallow hard.

“Yes sir it is. Um I mean your Majesty” I say with a bow.

“No dear you do not bow to us we are equal and believe me when I say I will be having a nice long talk with that son of mine dear.” His mother says as she hugs me. I can see over her back at the sight of Asher standing there pale faced as his father glares at him from our side. I can tell by the way their eyes are locked he is chewing him out in his mind link. They break eye contact and Asher looks at me with sad eyes and I can tell that whatever he had told him made him feel 10 times worse.

“Sir please do not be to hard on him. I did over react a little but we were just talking it out before you had arrived.” I jump in between the to of them. Causing his mother and father to look at me with a smile.

“I can say this for sure you are strong if my glare cannot deter you. Now why don’t we all go inside and we shall talk more before we head to the school.” He says as they turn to go. Asher runs up behind me and buries his face in my neck causing me to yelp.

“I am so sorry love. Why didn’t you tell me what happened to your mother that day. Father said he heard you talking out loud about it on the tracks . And why didn’t you tell me sooner that I was making you feel this way. Goddess knows I love you so much and wouldn’t want anything to happen to you but I do not want to be the type of mate to lock you up and throw away the key. You are far to strong for that baby girl.” He whispers to me. His sister walks by us with a laugh.

“Well since you have met mom and dad let me introduce myself. I am Raina Leana Mercy Denmark. But you can call me Rain for short.” She says giving me a hug and then walks inside.

I stand there for a moment before Asher takes my hand so we can walk in after everyone.

Well talk about the worst first impression ever…..