Surprise -> anger -> towering rage.
Yeah, my emotions are in that other.
Getting to know about my mate from Eric first got me astonished, and then I became angry, and now I'm in a murderous rage.
I was flabbergasted when Eric told me the reason my ma te's pregnancy didn't correlate with the time we returned to America was because she's a second generation original like me.
My mouth was literally half-opened as I listened to him talk. I looked at every face in the living room and saw they all knew.
Like what the fuck!
"My mate is not just Alpha, she's original!?" I ask out loud and Eric nods with a smile
"Yes, she is!" He confirms again.
My two Uncles also confirmed Eric's words to be true and explained how original babies grow faster in the womb than normal babies. Instead of a nine-month gestation period like the humans and the ordinary werewolves, original male and female offspring spend six to seven months in the womb.
"Not only that..." The seer speaks out loud and my body automatically tenses up.
We all look in his direction
"Not only that? What else is there?" I calmly ask but deep down, I'm not eager to find out what his answer would be.
I'm beginning to see the seer as the bearer of bad news. I'm not blaming him or anything like that, I just can't help the way I feel. With the way things are between my mate and me currently, God knows we both can't handle any more bad news.
"As you're the chosen one of House War-cloud, your mate is also the chosen one of House Howell."
Everywhere became unusually quiet after the seer's words.
"Huh?" I say stupendously before turning to Eric. Obviously not even Eric knows about that. He looked as surprised as everyone else in the room.
"But I bathed her myself just now. I didn't see any mark on her body..." I say, looking from my dad to the seer and then to Eric.
Didn't my dad say my Uncle Elias told him a red crescent moon mark will appear on the bodies of the chosen ones when they turn eighteen and it would be in a private place on their body so it won't be easy for the enemies to know and didn't Eric said he saw the mark on my right butt cheek? Why didn't I see the mark on my mate when I bathed her then? It all couldn't be a lie or could it?
"What do you know about the mark to identify the chosen ones?" The seer asks me but Uncle Elias replies before I can.
"He only knows what I told his father, Leif! Why don't you tell us how to identify the chosen ones and not waste our time? Everyone in this room is trustworthy or don't you think so?"
"Of course. I wouldn't even allow the original conversation to come up if I don't."
"Okay, then tell us already!"
The seer smiles then
"The mark is a red crescent moon and it will only appear in a private place on the body if the chosen one is of age and whenever they mate with their one true mate. The mark will stay on the body for some hours after mating before it disappears.
Your mate wasn't quite eighteen the first time you mate with her, that was why you couldn't see the mark on her then. If she isn't on the sick bed right now, I would have asked you to prove me wrong. But you can ask Eric, the one you trust most to check for your mark and see if it's still there."
I look in Eric's direction and he nods.
"You know I've also wondered about this after Uncle Knox told us about the mark. I've seen you shower many times but that day was the first time I have ever seen such on you. We can go and confirm right now to see if it will still be there or not. Should we?"
I swallow dryly and shake my head
"No! That won't be necessary." I reply. Even if I now think of the seer as the bearer of bad news. It still doesn't change the fact that he has never been wrong about any of his prophecies.
"My mate is the chosen one of House Howell! Wow!"
I'm still reeling from that surprise when Eric surprises me further. I feel a surge of happiness when he says that Alpha Nate is my mate's real father. Who won't be happy, considering he's my dad's friend and how he has been there for us right from the word go? I look at my dad and smile. He looks pleased
My happiness is, however, short-lived when Eric refreshes my memory about how my mate worked at Night Howler's pack as a maid and everything her adoptive mother told us she went through.
The inhumane treatment...
The constant abuse...
The back-breaking chores...
The beatings...
He also said I told him after we delivered her birthday gift that Ash told me about the several attempted rape by the Night Howler's pack Gamma chief and the five werewolves that wanted to gang-rape her.
It was at that moment that I felt murderous rage. Even my dad was shocked by the revelation.
They must all be dead by now for putting their hands on my mate. I'm sure the ones that tried to rape her would have first had their dicks cut off before they were made to eat them raw.
"And how did we punish them?" I ask, sitting at the edge of my chair, anxious to hear we made them suffer before they were put to death.
"Please tell me they're dead?" I look from Eric to the rest of my team members.
"No, we haven't done anything to them yet. We decided to wait..."
I feel a heat-like rush of rage engulfs me right then.
"Wait, what!?... Are you fucking kidding me right now, Eric!?" I ask coldly, looking at all their faces.
"Why the hell did we decide to wait!? Why didn't you talk me out of it even if I decided to be foolish then!?" I ask, rapidly tapping my right foot on the floor in a bid to reduce the tension I'm feeling coursing through my body.
I find it hard to believe that I would choose to wait and not instantly kill the miscreants who dared to lay their filthy hands on my mate.
"We decided to wait because Alpha Nate was your seconds. Justin would've instantly become the winner and Silver Moon pack's Alpha had it been we decided to wage war against the Night Howler's pack instead of fighting the duel." Eric hurriedly explains.
Apart from that, It was Ash's birthday and you wanted to celebrate and show her off to the world as your Luna. We wanted her to enjoy her day and then take revenge on her enemies the next day but unfortunately, Miranda happened and spoiled the whole plan!"
"Dammit!... Son of a bitch!" I curse as I stand from my seat, sending a nearby coffee table flying across the room with one kick when it occurs to me that we actually have a good reason for waiting.
"Calm down son, please!" My dad pleads. I turn my angry gaze toward where he's sitting
"Wow, Pops! Really? Is that all you have to say? Don't you find it great that your friend is a super kind boss!" I sarcastically say.
What kind of Alpha treats people in such a manner? The fact that someone is born an Omega doesn't mean they should be belittled and treated badly. Ella was born an Omega but she's one of my best warriors now.
"And to think I thought him a good man!..." I say, looking pointedly at my dad who now appears to be at a loss for word
"Nate is a good man, Thor. You don't know him as much as I do. Please don't blame him yet"
"Stop defending him Pops, haven't you been listening!? Helping out just your friends or people of the same social status as you doesn't really mean you're the epitome of a good person!" I shout.
"You've seen how big his pack house is, haven't you? Do you have any idea how many families live there!? Tell me, Pops, what sort of Alpha employs just an old human maid with a bad hip and a sixteen year old kid to cook and clean for all those people!?
It was in the course of working for your friend that my mate was almost raped on two different occasions by his Gamma chief and five werewolves!... I don't understand, was he so strapped for cash he considered them cheap labor or the son of a bitch is just a heartless and useless leader after all!"
"Thor!" My dad shot up from his chair as he booms out in anger.