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What a pain in the ass this was going to be. First off, telling my parents I had two mates was going to be enough of a shitshow, much less that they were brothers from the Red River pack. Wonderful, I was looking forward to it already. I knew that if I wanted to get them out I needed to face the music sooner than later, although Zach may opt to keep himself in prison from what I was gathering. He didn't seem to want anything to do with me, and was content to keep things strictly business, which was fine with me for the moment. I had more than enough going on and one mate was quite enough of a distraction, his moody self could wait for a bit. I headed toward my original destination before I had gotten derailed and gone to the prison. My mom's little cottage of hoarding, the pack house would take some time to rebuild but with everyone working together maybe it could get done faster than anticipated. Or maybe not, I remembered all the things over the years my mom had wanted to "imp
My feet definitely did not want to move fast as I headed to where my parents were, if anything they dragged. My dad was a wild card, mom I knew would be glad I had found mates, regardless of the situation just so she could plan more events, ugh. Dad may or may not accept them, not like I had a choice in the matter, but he certainly did. While I had no doubt even if he opposed it he would eventually come around, that didn't mean he would enjoy the fact at first, or even be civil to them. He hadn't earned his reputation by being kind, even though he truly was for his pack; it was the fierce devotion and loyalty he protected his own with that had earned him the whispers behind his back of how ruthless he was. It wasn't that, simply that you didn't mess with his pack and live to tell the tale. Something his pack appreciated, and in return they supported the pack and the well being of the pack as much as they could and with whatever they had. Of course the fact that his Beta was a giant of
This was not what was supposed to happen. I figured my dad would be pretty upset, but this was taking it too far. Not that he would listen to me, mom, Christian, Nick, Joy, or Jay, nope we all protested but he had decided not to listen. Nick had protested when my father marched into the prison and essentially dragged Zach and Mike out by their ears, grumbling the whole way about my choice in mates (like I even had one). The old man was clearly unhappy with this situation, and not accepting it was making it worse; after all I certainly wasn't going to reject either of them. Zach and his attitude were wearing me thin anyways, so I figured he would reject me but highly doubted Mike would. So hey, I end up with one seems pretty alright to me. Not that I wouldn't love to have them both, Zach was such an enigma that I was having trouble ferreting out his feelings; and that man certainly did not wear his heart on his sleeve. Sighing audibly I focused my atte
I walked into the bedroom to check on Mike, I had left him fast asleep in my bed; hopefully he had gotten some much needed rest. He had hit the shower while I threw his clothes in the wash and acquired new ones. Jay begrudgingly handed me over some jeans and a plain t-shirt, just so he had something to wear until we could go get more. We weren't about to head to Red River today, I didn't think either of us could take that mind fuck.I sat down on the side of the bed, careful not to disturb him and studied his features again. He truly was a sight to behold. His red hair was poking out every which way, and it gave him a childlike appearance; his relaxed features only brought into sharp focus the angles in his face.His eyes cracked open and he smiled up at me, his hand snaking out from under the covers and gra
"Mike?" I whispered, my fingers tightening on the sheet, panic beginning to set in."Right here" he said, and it sounded like he was in front of me. His hand took mine gently, he didn't know yet. I lifted my head toward where his voice was."What the hell?!" His voice cracked on the exclamation "your eyes! Holy shit!""I know" I felt my eyes start to water, "Mike I....I can't see!!!" The panic was coiling in my chest, threatening to burst into a full blown freak out."It's ok, it's ok" he said, I felt his arms around me and knew I was being pulled into his lap. His chin rested on my head. "Babe, your eyes. They are blue, like mine. Except it's your whole eye." I felt him lean closer to me, "and you have green streaks in them." His voice was laced with disbelief.
Mike returned with my clothes and helped me get dressed, it was really unnerving to not be able to do things for myself. I was thankful for my sweet mate, who was handling all of this so well given the circumstances. I wished we could talk about how he was feeling more, but first things first, we needed to see why I was blind. Then, maybe we could talk about the past few days of whirlwind activity and discovery, because I was in a mental mindfuck and I was fairly sure he was too despite his cool demeanor. If he wasn't shook up then we had major problems given what had happened to him, that whole your dad is dead, you and your brother are in prison, your mate is an Alpha of the pack you attacked, oh and also your brother's mate. Yeah, we needed to talk, just to get in the same headspace. What a way to start out with him.I was settled onto the couch in the living room, Mike nex
Dr. Todd had told me to wait 48 hours, she had examined my eyes and had taken samples. Swabbing my eyes, cheeks, even taking a piece of hair; she was as lost as we were. She wanted to consult with other healthcare professionals as well as do some digging and research, that fact alone didn't give me much hope for a quick answer and I was getting really tired of not seeing. Mike had been a saint, helping me get around; and the rest of the pack was helpful as well. Of course we had to tell them what was going on, or rather what we knew at this point. My parents had been devastated but Dr. Todd has assured them that it would be able to be fixed, we just had no leads as it was unprecedented. We had to tell Dr. Todd of course the circumstances with which it had happened, and she was fairly convinced it had something to do with the mate bond, or lack thereof with a certain someone. That was not a thought I relished given that the certain someone in que
Elder....What was an elder doing here?! Elders were extremely old and wise wolves, for some reason the Gods had allowed certain wolves to live centuries longer than most. I don't mean 100 years old, more like 300 to 500 years old. These wolves were blessed by the Earth Goddess, the Moon God and Sun God. How a wolf discovered they were to be an elder was something that was shrouded in mystery, only those who became elders knew. Once an elder was identified they were sent to live at the temple of elders, and it was considered a great honor to become an elder. Typically an elder was identified before a mate was found, and sometimes elders were mated with other elders. One thing was certain, elders were infertile. The Gods blessed them with long lifespans in order to gain wisdom and advise the packs, as well as function as the Gods messengers. I had never seen one, and apparently wouldn't see this one either thanks to my predicament. However I could smell