Kimberly couldn’t believe any of this. Her mom was a werewolf. All of this is crazy. “I’ll get us more coffee” Christine suddenly announced, walking to the coffee maker. They hadn’t realized that their cups were almost empty until Christine spoke up. They were glad she did because, it helped ease the rising tension. She refilled all the mugs before joining them again. Alan took a deep sigh and continued. “As werewolves, we usually find our mate at age eighteen, unless it takes longer due to some reasons.” he explained, stealing a glance at Roy who had his head low. Kimberly caught him as he glanced at Roy and she couldn’t help but do the same and noticed he had his head low. She realized from Alan’s statement and Roy’s current position that he hasn’t found his mate. She instantly felt pity for him.

   The moment Roy opened his eyes, his nose was filled with the sweet scent of his beautiful mate. He felt a weight on his chest and around his waist, but didn’t bother moving so as not to wake her up. He gently stroked her hair, letting her strawberry scent please him. “Rather than thank you for saving my life, I yelled at you. I’m… I'm sorry.” Kimberly murmured, making Roy stop what he was doing. How didn’t he notice that she was already awake? That wasn’t even what surprised him. The fact that Kimberly was apologizing was what shocked him. To say he was speechless was an understatement, he was stunned. “I-“ “You don’t have to say anything.” she cut him off before he could say anything. “I said so many hurtful things to you, which I now regret.” she continued. 

   Hugh still couldn’t believe what Alan told him, that his mate, Hailey was dead. Now he understood why he was going through immense emotional pain for so many years. He always had the feeling that his heart had been ripped out of his chest, causing him to feel empty. It was because his mate was gone forever. She isn’t coming back like he had always imagined. He feels like a complete idiot for not fighting for her love then. If he had fought to win her back, she would still be alive, by his side, as his Luna and the mother of his pups. Why did she have to make such a stupid choice? How was she even able to subdue her wolf from desiring its mate? Why did she reject him when she was fully aware that she’d be hurting not just him, but herself. Hugh couldn’t stop thinking about his deceased mate. So many questions were running through his mind, making him wish she was alive to answer them all. The thoug

 “Hugh, I thought we had an agreement?” Alan asked the moment Hugh picked his call. They were currently still in Roy’s office. “And I remember telling you I was impatient.” Hugh calmly replied. How can he be so calm after killing two innocent lives, Alan wondered. “Those people were innocent. They did nothing to deserve death.” “Well, uncle…” Hugh mocked. “You can’t blame me. Your favorite nephew has something that belongs to me.” “That’s ridiculous. Those people had nothing to do with any of this.” “Is that so?..” Alan took a deep breath to control his anger, because knowing the kind of person Hugh was, one wrong word could make matters worse. Roy was staring intently at his u

 “Do you really have to go?” Kimberly nervously asked as she watched Roy put on a black t-shirt. She dreaded the idea from the moment the words came out of his lips hours ago. “Please, don’t go.” She pleaded when she got no response to her previous question, which only meant one thing. “I have to.” He replied confirming her fears. Kimberly didn’t like the idea. There was an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach, like something terrible was going to happen. “Please Roy, I don’t want to lose you.” She was already in tears. Why was he acting like this wasn’t much of a deal when she could feel an unbearable pain in her chest. Taken aback by her sudden change in reaction. Roy stopped what he was doing on his phone and went to her. She had her back against his bedroom door as sh