Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 45

AMBER.

I let Chris sleep in one of the spare rooms as it was late when we finished talking. Before turning in for the night, he said “Amber, I love you, and I will do whatever it takes to show you that and make things right between us.” I gave a little nervous laugh. “I feel that I should tell you that I went on a date this evening with the pack Alpha Jason.” I told him. He didn’t look surprised. “You are free to date whoever you want, and that’s my own fault. That doesn’t mean that I will give up, though.” He said. He kissed my cheek, and I felt the same warm sensation that I’d felt with Jason. I closed my eyes and inhaled his scent deeply. I felt strangely calm. He gave me a puzzled look, and I said goodnight.

Once I was in my own room with the door shut, my mind began racing. The warm sensation, being calmed by his scent. Those were both things Becky had mentioned to identify a mate. I had felt things with two different men now, so was one of them my mate? Could they both be my mate? Is that even possible? I reached out to Star “Do you have any help for me here? Becky said that you would know our mate.” There was no reply. I decided it would be best to just go to sleep and wait until Star was feeling a bit stronger.

BECKY.

I had waited for Adam outside the restaurant. I didn’t want him trying to avoid me in order to get out of this conversation . He looked a little bit surprised to see me there when he came out. “Becky, what are you doing skulking around out here?” He asked. “Meeting you so we can talk. Just like we said earlier.” I answered. He sighed and nodded, holding out his arm for me. I linked mine with his, and we began walking to his house. Adam didn’t live with our parents anymore because he’d moved in with his girlfriend at the age of nineteen. We had all warned him against it, but Kelly had convinced him that it was a good idea. They knew that they couldn’t be true mates as they were both over sixteen, so they would have known if they were. She had convinced him that being chosen mates would be enough. The day before their mating ceremony, she met her true mate. A werewolf called Marcus, who was visiting from another pack. She left with him, and Adam was heartbroken. It had taken this long for him to decide that he was ready to try and replace his mate. He had gone travelling around the other packs in our region but had no luck. Maybe that’s what is getting down. He’s definitely not being himself.

We arrived at Kingfisher cottage, and he made us both a cup of tea. We curled up on his big, comfy, old sofa, and I asked him to tell me what was going on with him lately. He sighed deeply and looked confused and sad. He began. “You can’t tell anyone any of this. I mean it Becky, not even mum and dad.” I promised that I wouldn’t and he continued “I think that I’ve found my mate, but she doesn’t recognise me as hers. She’s also dating someone who’s much more important than me. There’s no way that she would choose me over him. I have waited years to be ready to replace her, and instead of love and happiness I’m going to have to deal with the pain of rejection.” The words tumbled out of him quickly as if he wanted to get it all out before he could change his mind or before I could interrupt.

I looked at my big brother. He looked so sad. I gave him a huge hug. “Just because he’s more important than you doesn’t mean she will choose him. Besides, I think you’re pretty important.” I tried to comfort him. “Why doesn’t she recognise you?” I asked “And most importantly, who is she?” He shifted awkwardly in his seat. “I’d rather not say” he said quietly. “ That means that I know her.” I stated triumphantly. “I will figure it out, so you may as well just tell me.” I told him. He knew I was right, so after a few minutes, he said “It’s Amber.” He sounded sad. I laughed “Amber would never choose power over love.” I told him. He looked up at me. “She doesn’t recognise me as a mate, so it’s not a choice that she’s even aware of” he reminded me.

I needed more details, so I asked him “When did you first think that she’s your mate and why?” He told me that he had thought he’d felt something when they first met. He could have sworn that he had felt tingling when their hands had touched, but it only lasted a second. He had passed it off as his imagination, but on the night of the Moon Goddess ceremony during the run, his wolf Rusty had come across Amber in her car, and he’d got excited. They’d stored at each other for a few minutes, and Rusty had told him that he thought that she’s his mate. He wasn’t completely sure, though. Adam had figured that Rusty would definitely know, so if he was unsure, then Adam was unsure.

He carried on telling me that today there was something different about Amber. He had been able to smell her werewolf scent he said she smelt of chocolate and honeysuckle. Rusty had been jumping around in his head like an excited puppy. When she touched his arm, the tingles had felt like electricity, but she hadn’t even flinched. It was as if she didn’t even feel it. That’s how he knew she didn’t recognise him. We fell silent, and I threw my arms around him. I hated seeing him hurting. Especially after what he went through with Kelly. He hugged me back, and we just stayed there curled up for a while. He thanked me for listening and offered to let me stay over. I declined and headed home.