Meeting her son

Zina's POV

I ran towards Jared and threw my arms around him. He looked so different now. He had gotten more muscles and he looked so handsome.

He was looking down at me with a glazed expression and I was left wondering what he's thinking about.

"How are you doing? Where have you been?"

He still had that gazed expression on his face and I was left wondering what was wrong with him. "Hello, earth to Jared, can you hear me?" I said as I snapped my fingers at his face.

Jared seemed to have snapped out of it and he looked down at me with so much intensity, I couldn't help but melt under his gaze.

What is wrong with him?

He walked towards me and I suddenly grew nervous under his gaze.

"Zina, do you feel anything?" He asked with a serious expression on his face.

"Feel what?"

He dragged his hand through his hair and I could tell he was getting frustrated and nervous "Like a pull between us. Do you feel anything?"

I looked at him with a puzzled look on my face, "Jared, what's going on?"

He walked towards me and His fingers reached underneath my chin and holding my face, he forced me to look back into his eyes. The air thickened and spun. His stare turned from cold to warm in a matter of seconds. My lips parted as the silence grew between us. It was an odd, stretching silence that let the sounds of the activities happening outside rush into the room."I'm saying that you're my mate Zina."

I looked at him as though he had grown two heads and I felt my head spin from his words.

What was he saying?

I'm his mate, but it couldn't be.

"Jared, maybe you're mistaken." I stated. ''There's no way I'm your mate, I was mated to Xaden who is your Alpha-"

"Ex Alpha." He immediately corrected

I blinked up at him. Maybe I didn't hear him .

 "Excuse me, but could you repeat that?"

 He chucked and backed away from me. I was finally able to breathe because I couldn't think with him being so close to me.

"Xaden is no longer my Alpha. After you left there was no reason for me to remain in that pack so I gave him my two weeks notice and left him." He shrugged. 

"Besides I refuse to be a beta or a pack member to an alpha who couldn't keep his cock in one place."

I burst out laughing because that's a very detailed explanation of what Xaden did to me.

I walked towards the table and poured myself some water, "Well, it's all in the past now. I really don't want to remember him, I saw him at the hospital today." 

Jared growled and he suddenly came to my side, "what for? What did he want?"

His eyes were getting red and I knew his wolf was about to take control and I had to look for a way to prevent that from happening. I reached up to his hair and ran my fingers through it.

He started purring like a cute puppy and I couldn't help but hold my giggles.

We stayed like that for a few more moments, just feeling each other and getting to hear each other's heartbeats.

I was literally freaking when Jared told me he's my mate. But it didn't make any sense, why was I suddenly paired with him now? Was it because I finally broke the mate bond between Xaden and l?

When he  finally calmed down, I told Jared about everything that happened in the hospital. - I didn't feel the need to hide it from him, I don't why but I felt safe with him. I told him from when Xaden commanded me to come back to his pack to when I rejected him in the hallway.

He was enraged when he heard about it. He swore he's going to hunt down Alpha Xaden that hurt me and kill him in the most painful way possible.

Despite his harsh words, I feel relieved. I can see the care and love in his eyes, something I had  gotten from the first love of my life.

I leaned my cheek against Jared's chest, with my arms around his waist, as he rubbed my back soothingly, the tingles slowly lulled me to sleep.

I don't know why I felt so free with him, I feel so safe I can fall asleep anywhere, as long as he's with me.

I heard a growl-like sound coming from Jared's chest, but instead of scaring me, it made me melt in his embrace. It sounded like the purring sound of before.

"Mine." I heard a deep voice growl after a few moments.

But it was  not Jared.

I leaned back from Jared's chest with wide eyes. Where did that sound come from? I glanced around quickly, my breath uneven.

"Mine. All mine." I gasped when the deep raspy voice came from Jared.

Before I could even utter a word, he crushed me to his

chest, burying his face in the crook of my neck and

released that purring sound again.

"So beautiful, - he trailed  his nose up the column of

my neck until he reached  my ear, which he licked, earning a startled gasp from me - sensitive - he

ran his tongue over the curve of my jaw then down my neck before nipping at the delicate skin, eliciting a breathy moan from me. I felt my cheeks burn in embarrassment, but he only growled huskily - and responsive. My little mate." He cupped my chin and tilted my head so I had to look into his eyes, both of which are red.

"W-who are you?" I whimper, trying to pull away, but he keeps me in place with his arm around my waist.

"Red. - I scrunch my brows in confusion – My cute little mate. - he tugs me closer to him -I'm Jared wolf." He says, which made me relax a bit.

If his human can't hurt me, then I don't see why his wolf should hurt me.

"Hello Red, it's nice to meet you." I said with a little smile on my face.

He seemed to be looking at me with a strange emotion, it looked more like adoration and I felt my cheeks flush and I hid my face with my hair.

"No, little mate, don't hide from me. Don't hide your beautiful face from me."  He said while pulling my hair away from my face.

We heard a big bang and Jared immediately got in front of me. He was so ready to protect me.

"Mister, who are you? What are you doing with my mum?" 

I knew that voice.

I looked over Jared's shoulder and I saw my little boy Asher glaring at Jared with his cute face.

"Ash honey, I'm alright. I was just talking to him, he wasn't going to hurt me." I said while leaving Jared's side.

When he saw me, he ran up to me. His little two piece outfit  made him look so cute and smart. I couldn't get over how he's my son.

"Mummy." 

I giggled as I bent down. "Hello Asher. How is my favorite little man doing?"

He ran into my arms and I fell backwards onto Jared's feet. I looked up to him to see him staring  down at me with shock. I was practically sitting on his feet. 

He kneeled down beside me and helped me back up. I

blushed and looked down at the little man in my arms. Asher was hung onto me like a koala bear.

"I missed you so much mum. I haven't seen you since-." He pulled his head out my chest and did his thinking face, his finger was on his chin and his eyes were looking upwards.

They brightened and he looked back at me.

"Since you went to work this morning mummy. That's more than a hundred hours." He began to stutter because of how fast he was talking. 

I giggled at his tactics because this isn't the first time he had complained of my disappearing acts.

"I'm sorry little man, I promise to be more available to you."

"That's more like it." He yelled.

I looked up at Jared and he was still staring down at me. He smirked and winked at me. I blushed and I felt Asher's grip tighten on me.

"Mum, is that my dad?" Asher asked and I felt my eyes bulge out.

I looked up at Jared and he was looking down at us with a shocked expression on his face.

Asher rushed towards him and started hugging his legs, "Daddy, daddy, daddy. You finally came home, I missed you. Please don't go anywhere anymore."

Asher was crying on Jared's legs and I felt tears in my eyes. I didn't know my son was suffering this much because of non-existent father, but how was I going to tell him the truth?

Jared went down on knees and placed his hands on Asher's shoulders, "I'm not your father kiddo, but I can be your best friend if you let me."