I walk into the house and my mom and dad basically bolt towards the door and hug me in unison. "Honey, where were you?? Are you okay? Did something happen?" My mom asks, fear and worry in here eyes. "Where were you Morgana? You had us worried sick about you!" My dad says. "I sent you a text mom. I told you I'd be a little bit late today.." I tell her"Yes but that doesn't keep me from worrying. You gave no context whatsoever, plus we're in a new town. We don't know if it's safe to be out this late honey.." My mom says, concern in her words. "I'm sorry. I was at my friend's house. Studying for a quiz we have tomorrow. I kind of lost track of time." I lie. They give me weird looks probably not believing a word. I've never lied to my parents before but Reece and his family think it's best if they don't know anything about all of what they told me. About the fact that I'm a wolf and that they're not my real parents. "T
"Yeah yesterday was pretty intense..." I tell Lexi and Tony as we sit around on the lunch table. "Sorry we didn't tell you anything." Lexi says with an apologetic smile. "It's okay. Reece told me he made you guys shut up about it." I say"Yeah we kind of figured it out when you said he called you his mate.." Tony says. "Which begs the question, how do you plan on telling him you have a boyfriend..?" "Tony, keep your voice down... I haven't told him yet. But well, I plan on telling him today.." I state. "Good. Because you have to break up with that human guy and focus on Reece." Lexi says as she chews on the potato chips in her plate. "His name is Charles and I'm not going to break up with him.." I declare and Tony basically chokes on his food. "What?!?" Lexi exclaims. "I love him and this whole mate things doesn't change anything. Can't Reece just find another mate or something?" I say seriously.
Reece pulls up in front of a tiny cute shop that reads "Pop's". "Pops'?" I say to him with a smile raising my brows. "Yeah. It's owned by an old man who is a member of the pack. The werewolves love coming here and everyone loves pops, plus he makes the best milkshakes." Reece says with a grin. We get into the booth and my eyes land on a man who appears to be in his sixties. He's short and round and has the cutest beard. "Reece, my boy! Come in, come in." He says as he walks over to Reece and gives him a bear hug. "Ouch Pops. You're going to squeeze me to death.. " Reece whines. "I've missed you boy! You haven't been here in a week! A whole week! What happened? Did you find another old man more interesting than me??" Pops asks pouting his lips. He's so cute. "Never. It'll always be you Pops." Reece says with a cute smile. "Who's the fine lass Reece?" The man asks offering me a warm smile. "This
Reece and I exchanged numbers after he dropped me home from Pops' yesterday and for some reason I've been expecting him to message me. He hasn't though, at least not yet. I put on my soft Peter rabbit flip flops and walk over to my window to watch the sunset. The sight of the sun setting gives the sky a sort of reddish orange look and it makes me think about Charles. With all that has happened since I learnt about my true nature, I don't know what will become of Charles and I. Lexi and Tony won't shut up about this whole mate bond thing and it's driving me nuts. It all sounds like a fairy tale to me. My phone buzzes and I reach for it to check the notification. Reece. A small smile appears at the corner of my lips. Reece : Your birthday is after tomorrow. Me : Yes it is. Reece : You'll hear your wolf's voice for the first time. Me : Apparently. Why is he stating the obvious?Reece : I want to be with you when it happens. Me : Why?Reece : You'll get your wolf and wolf senses
"You guys ready?" Reece asks Tony, Lexi and I as we stand in the parking lot and we all nod. "Tony and Lexi, you guys ride with Aaron. Morgana is riding with me.." He says and doesn't even give me time to object as he grabs my hands and leads me towards his car. "Can you like, not grab me?" I say to him annoyance in my tone. "What? I can't hold my mate's hand?" He asks with a smirk and opens the passengers' seat for me. He gets into the driver's seat and leans his head back letting out a heavy sigh which makes his chest rise in a satisfying way. He catches me looking and a smile appears on his lips. "It's rude to stare." He says and I roll my eyes looking away from him. Reece is really handsome. He's gorgeous even.. He has perfect hair, and perfect brown eyes, and a perfect height and a perfect body and...What am I doing checking him out anyways? He starts the car and pulls out of the parking lot. "My mom's excited that I finally found you." He says, not once taking his eyes aw
"You feel that?" He asks....I look at him and nod. I feel everything. The wind flowing through the windows feels heavier on my skin. I can see everything more clearly, I can hear the sound of my heart beating. I feel energy surging through me and the smell of everything feels magnified. "I feel great!" I exclaim and grin widely. 'Hello...' I hear a thick female voice talk from inside me and I flinch a bit at the unfamiliar feeling. It feels like there's someone else residing in a chamber in my spirit, and I feel like I can trust her. "Reece I just heard her. She said hello!" I touch Reece's hand and my eyes fly open as I feel electricity surge through me and Reece inhales sharply. I quickly withdraw my fingers from his hand and we make eye contact for a long while. I feel a pull towards him and I instinctively move closer to him. 'Mate!' The voice says again from inside me and it feels lik
I open my eyes and meet a chest, a shirtless chest.My head is resting on his chest and immediately my eyes come in contact with his body, shivers run down my spine. My eyes travel from his abs, to his V line to his perfectly shaped jawline. 'He's so gorgeous.'. I think to myself. 'I heard that.' A male voice says in my head. 'huh?' I think mentally.'You just called me gorgeous. I understand you though, I look pretty great.' The voice says again. "You can read my mind??" I ask loudly making Reece open his eyes. "Don't worry Morgana, I'm all yours to gawk at. And yes, I can read your mind.." He answers"How?" I ask him curiously. "We're mates, we can mind link.." He states simply. "That is very intrusive.." I say with a frown. "Not if we're mates.." He declares. "How did we fall asleep?" I ask him."We got drunk and had crazy wolf sex and you were so tired you passed out.." He answers with a grin. I open my eyes widely and my mouth falls open in shock. "I'm kidding Morgana.
"Charles??" I exclaim with a shocked expression on my face. What is he doing here?? "Happy Birthday Babe.." He says as he walks towards me and engulfs me in an embrace. I stare at him in awe and shock. Okay, I totally wasn't expecting this. Talk about bad timing. A wave of guilt washes over me as I remember what happened between Reece and I. I cheated on my boyfriend. Oh God.."Charles, what are you doing here?" I ask giving him an awkward expression. "Not the reaction I was expecting. Aren't you happy to see me babe?" He asks with a pout. "No, of course I am. I'm just surprised is all." I was telling the truth. I am very much happy to see Charles. I've missed him a lot but right now all I feel is guilt and shock and I can't stop thinking about Reece and now Charles is here and this is all very confusing. My wolf won't shut up inside me. 'Tell him to get his hands away from us!' My wolf complains from inside me. 'Shut up. He's human and unless you want him to find out about us,