Chapter 7

Aliza's Point of View

"Okay, stop," I screamed, causing everyone to look at me. "I have made my choice. I will be staying with my mom. I will meet pack members in school and at training. I will also come here and spend time in the packhouse, but I want to stay with my mom," I said. I wasn't going to sit there and listen to Catherine act all concerned about me and my father and also trying to make my mom look bad. I knew she didn't care about any of us. 

"Okay, whatever you want," My dad said

"I agree," My mom added 

"If that is what you want then fine," Catherine said

"Thank you," I replied 

"Since you brought up school I wanted you to know that I have already contacted  White River High and let them know that you would be going to school there soon as a senior," My dad said

"Okay, thanks. I would like to start school tomorrow," I said

"Are you sure? You could wait a few days until you are settled," My dad said

"I want to go. I don't want to fall too behind," I said

"Aliza loves going to school. We will go and get you enrolled tomorrow," My mom said

"I will go with you as well," My dad said

"I am coming too. I want to be there for my stepdaughter," Catherine said with a fake smile. I don't know how the hell I didn't realize how fake she was earlier. 

Once we finished dinner, my mom and I drove her car back to our house since she had kept it at the packhouse when we first arrived. "Mom," I asked as she drove.

"Yes, Sweetheart," My mom asked.

"You never told me why you thought it would be best to keep me away from my dad. Would you tell me now?" I asked, and my mom sighed. 

"I guess you are old enough to know. I met your dad on my eighteenth birthday. Jessica had taken me to a club. A guy came up to our table, and I could tell he was drunk. He asked me if I wanted to dance and I told him no, but he wouldn't leave. He said he wouldn't take no for an answer. That was when your dad walked over to us and told the man to leave. He looked at Michael, saw how big he was, and left. Your dad asked me to dance, and I agreed. We danced all night," My mom said with a smile on her face, which caused me to smile.

"After that, we spent a lot of time together. The only time we weren't around each other was when he had to work. He told me he had taken over his family business, but he never told me what it was. One night, I decided to visit him at his house, and I saw someone shift into a wolf. Michael was shocked when he saw me, and he took me to his room. He told me about werewolves. He told me he really wanted to be with me, but it was my choice. It didn't take me long to choose to be with him. I trusted him and wanted to be with him. After that everything was great," My mom said

"Then what happened?" I asked

"He met Catherine. He told me that he couldn't be with me because he found his mate. I felt betrayed, so I left. He played me for a fool and made me think that he only wanted me," My mom said 

"I am sorry, mom. What I don't understand is why he told you that he only wanted you if he knew he would have a mate out there," I said

"The messed up thing is that he told me that I was his mate," My mom said

"What?" I asked shocked

"Yeah, he told me that I was his mate. The crazy thing is that I felt sparks when we touched. I felt connected to him in a way that is hard to explain. When he broke up with me, I felt like my heart was breaking. I really thought I was his mate. Even now, after all of these years, I felt something for him. When we hugged, I felt sparks," My mom said

"Do you think it means something?" I asked

"I doubt it. It most likely means nothing. Besides, Catherine is his mate," my mom said, but I didn't believe it. 

When we got home, I went to my room and pulled out my notebook, which I had been writing in earlier. I wrote down what my mom had told me in the car. 

I couldn't stop thinking about that night when Catherine killed me. She told me that she and my father weren't really mates. I thought about how my mom and dad looked at each other and I gasped when realization hit me

"My parents must be mates."