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Emery’s POV

“Your mother is fine, it’s just that the arrow that meant her was too poisonous,” The pack doctor said, and both me and my sister nodded our heads.

“Thank you, doctor!” We chorused, forcing us to stare at each other.

I tear my gaze from her and walked out of the infirmary. My mom was still sleeping after speaking to us, and the horrors from last night tore me to pieces.

A mother’s sacrifice, was all I could say.

“Hey Emery!” Someone called out to me, and I turned around, seeing my best friend running towards me.

“Sunny” She hugged me tightly, and I smiled, hugging her back.

It’s been quite a while since I have seen her, and her happy face is making me feel excited.

“Come with me.” She heard my hands as she started running.

“Geez where are we going to?” I asked.

“Shh…” Sunny shushed me off and then laughed.

We stopped in the field that was filled with other people, and she made me sit down with her.

“I’ve been searching for you,” She finally said while I was catching my breath.

“I was with my mother,” Came my reply, and she let out a gasp.

“Oh god, I’ve forgotten. How’s Aunty? Heard about all that happened and how she handled the situation; hope she’s fine now?” Sunny asked with worry in her voice.

There was no need to say anything, so I nodded. My mother has always been the protector. Putting her life in front of everyone, and yesterday she took an arrow for Emilia.

One of the guys lost control, and his wolf was aggressive, going on rampage, destroying everyone who came on his way. His wolf wanted to be in control and not going back which was bad because he was brutal.

A lot of people tried to tame the wolf, including his parents, till they brought the fight to our doorsteps. If the pack people around couldn’t reach the Alpha, Beta, or Gamma, they all came to my mother for help, and she’s more than willing to help them.

Some warriors gathered around to stop the wolf from going further, but he was hellbent on letting loose when an arrow was fired at him, which he missed forcing it to head straight at my sister, but then my mother intervened, taking the arrow for her, it pierced her chest, painfully making her shift back to her human form.

Yesterday night confirmed that I just couldn’t only feel my twin sister but my mom too. The sharp pain that hit me and forced me out was from my mom and not Emilia, but how? I thought I could only feel Emilia because we’re twins, but my mother’s own is making it all confuse me.

“Are you even listening to me?” Sunny tapped on my lap, and I stared at her briefly.

“I was saying your sister finally got everyone's dream.” She laughed, and I immediately knew who she was referring to, James.

He was every unmated girl's dream like he got...What are you doing, Emery? You should literally stop thinking about that guy Is he not your mate.

“Yeah, only if what I felt was true,” I replied, lying on the grass flatly. I was so tried as hell because I didn’t get any sleep last night.

“Wait, don’t tell me you felt the mate bond?” Sunny asked, and I closed my eyes, not planning to reply her.

“Emery,” She pulled me to sit straight, and I immediately regretted saying those words.

“Tell me, please,” She begged.

A sigh left my lips, and I decided on telling her everything.

“What? You mean he didn’t feel what you felt? Oh my god,” she gasped, starring at me, and I shook my head.

“Why didn’t you tell him to touch you at least? Maybe you might get those tingles,” Sunny said, and I quickly thought about it.

I never really confirmed, I would have touched him or made him touch me to confirm it wasn’t my feelings I had but that of my sister. I didn’t even protest or argue with him when he said he couldn’t feel me because, after all, I was a girl with no wolf, so how would I know.

“Well, it’s of no use now…I will be leaving after all.” I sighed again, lying flatly on the grass, staring at the sky and she followed suit, doing the same.

“Leaving to where?”

I decided to tell her about the journey to the human world, and she didn’t seem to like it at all, nor do I, but I needed someone to like me for who I am, and I know the humans will because I’m basically like them now.

“What did your mom say about it?” she asked, turning to my side to stare at me.

“I told her about it before the massacre that happened last night, so this morning when we went to feed her, she brought it up and said I can go after tonight’s final party, and if I still don’t find my mate, then she wouldn’t hold me back,” I replied, and she took her lips in for a while.

Not to forget my sister didn’t like my decisions for some reason and didn’t also agree with what my mother said, it was like she hated the human world and didn’t want me there or she just didn’t want me to leave.

“Anyways guess who’s showing up tonight,” Sunny said with an excited voice, and it was clear she was trying to change the solemn subject.

“Who?” My curiosity was pushing out to know who it was.

“The great Alpha Kaiser,” She said in a whisper, and my eyes bulged out of their sockets.

“What!!!”

“Yes, he was invited by the Alpha.” Sunny seemed too excited, but why?.

Alpha Kaiser is a brutal man with a heart of stone. He’s an enemy and a threat to many packs. His name alone sent deep fear down people's spines like it’s doing to her.

I remembered back then in training when the warrior would tell us to train like our pack was about to be ambushed by him, and now he’s coming to our pack for the final party. Why, “You seem too excited” I said to her.

“I’m excited because rumors had it that he doesn’t have a mate and maybe my bestie can be…”

“Don’t even say it” I shut her up before she could finish it.

Why would she imagine me being mated to a monster? He’s a scarred and ugly looking man that’s what they all said, though I haven’t for once seen him but my mind tells me he will be similarly to the monster in looks.

It’s best I remain mateless than being with him…

“Come on, the moon goddess might pair you both,” she said, and my frown deepened.

“Pair me with a monster? How bad can my life be?” I scoffed and could see her rolling her eyes at me.

“He’s no longer our enemy but an ally forgotten?”

“Well I don’t care, Sunny, and don’t ever wish me to have such a mate.” My words were final, and Sunny felt like beating me to it.

She opened her mouth to say something when her phone rang. She paused and answered it before placing it down.

“I’m so sorry it was a call from my clingy mate.” She smiled.

“Oh I would do anything to have a clingy mate.” It would be so good having a mate who can’t stay or live without me, always by my side, lovely, cute, and romantic, is all I wanted, all I ever asked for.

“No don’t say that, he’s too clingy and r.o.u.g.h..” She stretched the last part, and I don’t need any seer to explain for me to understand what she meant.

“That’s why he’s our gamma, he needs to be strong and rough,” I laughed, and she joined me too.

She moved closer to me and hugged me tightly, “Believe me, Emery, your mate will love you just like you imagined.”

She said in my ears, and I wished…I wished…I wish I could have one so it can’t happen.