Welcome Home Mate By Roanna Hinks Novels & Stories

I cleared my throat as I summoned courage to speak, ‘’Uh, you really do not have to train me if you do not want to. ‘’Aside, the fact that I have to spend more time with you and the thought of you being a slow learner, I really do not have a problem with it.’’ He stated without sparing me a glance. Ouch. ‘’Thank you.’’ I uttered and he mouthed a welcome back as response. ‘’At least, nobody has found out about our mate bond.’’ I stated, in a bid to prolong the conversation. ‘’We are only mates, there is no bond and yeah, good thing, Tyler was not a snitch.’’ He replied me.

“No, Not Jake.” I frown. “It wasn’t him.” Aiden exhales. “That’s good.” “It was someone quiet,” I add. “Someone who thinks this is a rescue.” Mama’s lips thin. “They always do.” The floor hums Not loud Just enough. Papa looks down. “You feel that.” “Yes,” Mama says. Aiden mutters, “Please tell me that’s not happening again.” “It is,” I say. Mama grabs my shoulders. “Kenny. Listen to me. Whatever you’re becoming”

But mostly hope. “I used to think home was just a house with walls and guards,” I said quietly. “Now I think home is something else.” Mateo turned to me with curious eyes. “What do you think it is now?” he asked. I looked at him for a long moment before answering. “Home is the man sitting beside me,” I said softly. “The one who saw all my dark parts and still chose to stay. The one who gave me snowmen and cotton candy and blue oceans. Home is you Mateo.”

But he was there, with his back turned against me. The moonlight illuminated his sharp features, casting a glow along the edges of his jaw, cheekbones, the lines of his nose. He looked like something out of a dream, and for a second, I forgot how to breathe. I swallowed nothing and was about to turn back, knowing I couldn’t trust myself with him when I felt it. “Mate,” Nyx growled in my head, recognizing the mate bond forming between us. And I knew he felt it too, because he stiffened.

“Come home.” I looked toward Caine, the lights beyond the trees, the place where Nessa and Eli slept, where Maris had shoved clothing at me, where Soren had waited years for a Luna and had welcomed me regardless. Where Ronan had challenged me, protected me, and somehow learned to let me choose. I looked back at my mother. “I am home,” I said. Her face collapsed for half a second, then hardened. “No.” My wolf raised her head as I frowned. “No?”

>It is not that Dante does not love you, but he just wants you to grow up and not be tied down as his mate when you are only fifteen. Waylon’s eyes started watering, >It no fair Halo! Kaeden said all Sins smell like honey but mate smell stronger and Honey honey smell, smell stronger, so he my mate? But he don’t treat me like mate? He now too busy for me and always work and no see me!<

Welcome home Alpha. Gabe parks the car in the garage and helps us with our luggage. We walk into the house and the television is on and the movie he is watching is turned up. Zach, I say as I walk in, Dad your back comes up to me and hugs me. Zach, this is Irene Matthews, my new mate. It is a pleasure to finally meet you. Forgive my bluntness, but what are you? It's okay she says I am a Vampire, Zach looks at me and her. Then he just smiles and says welcome to the family. Oh, Dad, someone is here to meet you with your new mate as well. Who else is here beside you, Zach? You will see Dad. Believe me, this is a good surprise.

"And I see you've brought guests." Nathan introduced me and Samantha to Alpha Matthew, explaining our situation and the need for temporary refuge. Alpha Matthew nodded understandingly, his eyes filled with empathy. "Of course," he said. "You're welcome here for as long as you need." I felt a sense of gratitude wash over me. Despite being strangers, Alpha Matthew and his pack were extending their hospitality to us, offering a safe haven in this uncertain time. Alpha Matthew's mate, Luna Evelyn, joined us, and she was just as warm and welcoming. "It's lovely to have you both here," she said with a smile. "You'll be well taken care of, I promise."

Matt greets the pack. -"Good morning, Alpha." They greet back in unison. -"We are gathered here today because I have someone extraordinary I would like you all to meet." Matt looks me in the eyes with a big smile on his face. "Please welcome Naomi Owens, my blessing from the Moon Goddess, my true mate, and your future Luna." Everyone remains quiet, letting the news sink in. Closing my eyes, I plea for them not to reject me. Then the room bursts into happy and cheerful chaos. People whistle, applaud, and shout, 'Well-done Alpha, she is beautiful'; 'So that's what all the fuss is about'; 'Welcome Luna!'

For Jinyan and Panni, this was not just the longest day of the year; it was an invitation to step into the heart of the community that had been shielding them from the world's cold eyes. Mateo arrived at the cottage at noon, dressed in a crisp white linen suit that seemed to repel the dust of the road. He didn't come with a warning or a request; he came with a small, hand-woven basket of cherries and an invitation to the northern cove. "Today, we celebrate the light," Mateo said, his eyes crinkling in a smile as he watched Grace play in the tall grass. "The family wants to meet the woman who grounded the song and the man who chose to be her shore."