"You found your mate!?" Eric says and smiles broadly at me. Wow, that's good news man!..."
He really looks happy for me but I don't share his excitement. I just turn on the shower and concentrate on washing my body as the spray of the water jets down on me. Not that I'm not happy to find my mate, as a matter of fact, my mind is preoccupied with the thoughts of her. The few things I noticed about her in the little time we spent together baffles me.
Eric stops talking but continues to watch me shower with his arms folded over his chest. I guess he senses something is bothering me. I finish showering and he hands me a towel. Even though he isn't talking anymore, I can feel his eyes watching every one of my movements as we move to the bedroom till I finish
dressing in the clothes he brought me.
"Why are you brooding as if you're about to commit murder, Thor? He finally says, breaking the long silence between us.
"Now that you finally found your mate that you've been anxious to find for so long, what's with the dark mood?... I saw she also left in anger, what happened between you two that made her that angry?... Don't you like her, is that the problem?... Please don't tell me she rejected you?... Or did you reject her!?..."
"Dammit, Eric!" I interrupt his non-stop questioning. If I don't shut him up, I know he will go on and on to purposely frustrate me more than my already frustrated state of mind
"What?" He says innocently like he didn't know that he was bugging the hell out of me
"I swear, sometimes you can be a royal pain in the ass." I complain and he shrugs
"I wouldn't have been a pain in your ass if you had told me what the fuck is bugging you." He replies with a sigh. "You met your mate, man! And I'm really happy for you! Why aren't you though!?... Look, I'm not trying to be a nag but do you remember what the seer told both of us that day?...
He said we both need our mates by our sides because they have very important roles to play in our lives. Your life especially..." He pauses for some time to let his words sink in.
"Please tell me why you're looking so irritable and bad-tempered instead of being happy?"
Even though I'm not in the mood for his questions and supplying the answers, I know Eric will never let me be if we don't talk about it, and since there's no better time to talk about my mate than right then, I sigh in frustration before sitting on the chair facing the one he's sitting on.
"She left in anger because we had a disagreement. Nobody rejects anybody I assure you, so don't get ahead of yourself." I pointedly say and he rolls his eyes at me
"I like her... In fact, I like her so much I think I'm beginning to fall in love with her. Just that a lot of things really got me worried about her..."
His eyebrows shot up.
"A lot of things like what?" He asks, frowning with concern.
"She's not who she's supposed to be, man... She's like..." I pause to consider the right words that best describe the situation with my mate.
"She's like a fragment of who my mate is supposed to be... A minute fragment of what the seer told me to expect from my mate."
"Ohh..." Eric says in surprise, nodding in understanding
"To start with... She doesn't recognize me as her mate! My wolf couldn't connect with her wolf! Even though her essence wasn't that strong, I smelled her clearly and knew she was mine but Kane couldn't tell...
I even took her blood and gave her mine. Both our wolves should have gone crazy with excitement to mate with each other the moment we tasted each other's blood but her wolf's eyes just glowed briefly. Her human part responded and warmed up to me. Kane didn't even stir...
There's no doubt in my mind that she's my mate, the blood exchange further confirmed that for me but I also have to consider my wolf's needs right?"
"Yeah, you have to... How old is she?"
"I don't know!... I asked her but something else came up and I kinda forgot about it..."
"That should be it then..." Eric said while nodding his head like he already figured out the answers to all my worries about my mate.
"If she's not of age, you know she wouldn't be able to recognize you as her mate and her wolf wouldn't be able to connect with yours, right?"
"No!..." I say, shaking my head in disagreement. "She's supposed to. Especially after I gave her my blood and took hers. We have a special mate bond between us, remember? Aside from that, the seer told me she was not an ordinary she-wolf. I know what she is and we're supposed to instantly connect even if she's in her pre-teen!
"She's supposed to be one of the strongest she-wolves ever, not one that gasped and flinched at every discomfort! And... She's an Omega, Eric! How is that possible!? The seer told me my mate is Alpha! Even her wolf's eyes confirmed that fact for me. They were deep red. So how did she become an Omega!? She's clearly not who she's supposed to be and it bothers me as I don't know why!
How do you think I felt when I found out that my mate has been cleaning after someone else's filth for god knows how long!?" I spat out furiously. "How do you think I felt when I found out some godforsaken wolves had been laying their hands on my mate!?... Hell, I feel like killing those motherfuckers man!"
"Fuck! This is more serious than I thought... If she's an Omega, the only explanation to that is she didn't grow up with her real parents. The question is 'why isn't she staying with them? Or how she manage to separate from them?... We should ask Alpha Nate about her then, right?"
"No, we don't know him that well yet. We don't know if he's for us or just pretending... We can't risk exposing her to danger if my enemies find out who she is to me, especially when she can't protect herself like she should be able to"
"Okay, what about the seer? He should be able to shed light on some of the mysteries for us. Should I send for him then?"
"Yeah, he should but don't send for him yet! We have a lot on our hands right now, we can't afford to get distracted. The old wolf might wake up any moment plus the duel. We don't know the trick Justin and Evelyn might have up their sleeve. Let's just concentrate on the task at hand. My mate is going nowhere now that I know the pack she belongs to"
"Alright then... I'll keep an eye on her for you... What's her name?"
"I didn't have the opportunity to ask..."
"Yeah, I understand. Who would in the heat of the moment." He knowingly nods and smiles
"You're such a dick head!... Let's see how you will hold up when you find your own mate." I say and he laughs.
My phone starts to ring then. I check the caller ID and see it's Henrik calling me
"Yeah?" I answer it
"Your father is awake sir and he's asking you to come as soon as possible. He said he wants you both to talk before his Luna finds out about the rumor of his death