Chapter 6

Mia's POV:

"Why am I not happy that Leon said he’ll only treat me as his sister from now on? Why do I feel sad?" I asked myself after my mother went upstairs. I sat on the black couch alone in the living room, waiting for her to return.

The living room was painted white and featured a flat-screen television, a built-in aquarium, a beautiful home theater, flower vases, and colorful lights.

"It’s because they are our mates, your future husbands. You need to calm down, Mia, and follow your heart. If you reject them, you will be unhappy," the soft feminine voice whispered back to me. I tensed.

"Who are you again?" I demanded, trying not to frighten the voice. I didn’t know if it was human or a spirit.

"I am Molly. Your wolf."

"My wolf? Where are you?" I asked, looking around the living room, but I didn’t see anyone.

So, where was she? I still had doubts that I was a werewolf. My body trembled with the realization that I truly was one, and my mother was right about me having the ability to shift between human and wolf form.

"I’m in you," Molly replied calmly, purring in my head. "Do you want to shift into me? We can run around the woods with the others. Those triplets are ours and will be our mates once you turn eighteen," she said sweetly, making me speechless.

My heart fluttered, and heat rose up my neck.

"Mia," my mother’s voice snapped me back to reality as she returned to the living room with a photo album. She gently descended the stairs and approached me on the couch.

Mom was still dressed in her white nightdress that exposed her thighs, but she had put on a long-sleeved white jacket and tied it in the front.

As she sat down beside me, she said, "Mia, here’s the album I want to show you. It’s my family album. When I turned sixteen and met my wolf, Kalani, I was so excited that I could shift like the rest of our pack members. And this is your father when I met him at eighteen. Your father and I were studying at White Hills Academy about twenty years ago. He was very busy with his research, even as a young man, but I loved him and thought we would build a big family together. I am a white wolf, but he’s brown. So, I’m thinking you will have a white wolf too, since you resemble me. Here, have a look."

Mom handed the photo album to me, showing me pictures of herself, her older brother, Blake, his wife, Lana, and their two pups, Veronica and Godwin, who were young children back then.

"So, Mom, Veronica is a werewolf and my cousin?" I asked, shocked, when she showed me a picture of them.

"Yes. Veronica is a werewolf. She's seventeen, like you, and studying accounting at the academy. Hopefully, she'll turn eighteen this year and find her mate, too," Mom replied happily. I scowled.

"Well, Mom, Veronica and I aren’t close. She doesn’t like me, and I didn’t know she was my cousin," I said through clenched teeth, knowing that Veronica was one of the female students at the academy who wanted the Triple L to notice her.

She loves to run errands for them and talks about them all day. Most of the students think Veronica is the Triple L’s girlfriend.

"Mom, Veronica always acts superior, like she's better than me. She doesn’t like me, and I'm surprised she's my cousin," I said, my tone filled with surprise as I closed the album.

Mom frowned. "Do you want me to call Veronica tomorrow and speak with her about getting along with you at the academy?"

"No need, Mom. I have a good friend, Vivian. But I’m afraid she's a werewolf too. She never told me," I said, disappointed that Vivian had kept this secret from me.

"I assume she didn’t want to scare you," Mom replied softly. I nodded calmly. "Maybe."

"Thank you, Mom, for telling me about myself. But I still have a hard time believing that I'm truly a werewolf," I said as my mother rose from the couch, holding the photo album.

"It’s fine, Mia. Once my parents return, we can have a family gathering. They traveled to China for their vacation, and I don’t know when they’ll be back. We'll have a big family reunion, and maybe I'll introduce you to everyone. I'll call my mother and tell her about the wedding with Alpha David. I’m sure they wouldn’t miss it," Mom said. I smiled.

"Alright, Mom. It’s late. I'm going to my room. Goodnight," I replied and followed my mother upstairs. She went into her room to join Alpha David; I could hear his deep voice speaking to someone on the phone.

Sighing, I walked into my room, which was adjacent to my mother’s, shut the door, and went to look at my reflection in the mirror.

"Molly," I called the name of my wolf as I gazed at myself.

"Yeah. I’m here. Do you want to shift into me?" she asked calmly.

"No," I replied softly, seeing my blue eyes glow in the mirror.

"Did I just do that?" I gasped. Molly purred, "Yeah."

"What else can I do? Is it like magic?" I asked curiously.

"You can shift, talk to someone through mind-link, and heal faster," she said. I found that fascinating.

"Alright. You can give me an update later. Now, I need to sleep and hope that I’m not dreaming. Tomorrow is Saturday, so I won’t be going to the academy," I said, relieved, as I went to my bathroom. I hadn't even had my evening bath since I got back from school.

"How about the Triple L? Are you going to reject them?" Molly asked fearfully.

"I don’t know how to deal with them. How can I have three boyfriends? And my mother is going to marry their father. I’m sure Mom won’t approve," I said. Molly groaned.

"Then don’t support your mother’s wedding," she said.

"Well, I want my mother to be happy, and the only thing that can stop her wedding is if my father returns. If he doesn’t, then there’s no way for me to stop the wedding or get along with the triplets. They're bullies," I reminded Molly. She groaned again.

"Can’t you call your dad and tell him that your mother is going to marry Alpha David? You’ll see, he'll return immediately," Molly said, but I knew that was impossible.