Chapter 129 – Fated is Overrated Novel Free by Brenda Minnaard

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“Mate” I hear Iris breathe out, before she takes a few hesitant steps towards Jason. She comes to a halt when the most annoying voice on this planet yells “*SSHOLE! YOU LEFT ME!”, as the annoying person attached to the voice comes barging through the open doors. My brother doesn’t even respond to her, though. In fact, he doesn’t even seem to register her presence. He seems to be in some sort of trance. Just when he is finally moving towards Iris, he is pulled back by his arm roughly, while Melissa yells “DID YOU EVEN HEAR ME, YOU PIECE OF SH*T?!”. Jason tries to pry his arm free, but to no avail, as the wench clings onto it for dear life. I hear Lola sigh next to me (don’t ask me how I know it is her sighing, somehow I always do), right before a gust of wind lands Melissa on her *ss. I have seen her use her powers a million times by now, but somehow I can never get used to it. Jason rushes over towards Iris, as we hear him breathe out the word “mate” in awe. I can’t stop tears from springing to my eyes. I know my brother was nowhere near happy with Melissa, and Iris is a wonderful woman. And not to mention, if they accept each other and my brother decides to move to the dragon kingdom, we will be closer to one another again.

Jason POV

I can’t believe I have found my fated mate. This breathtakingly gorgeous woman is my mate! ‘Say something you fool!’ Jay urges me, and I feel my neck heating up thinking she must think I am a complete fool for just staring at her. “H-hi” I manage to squeeze out, and I can practically hear the eyeroll from Jay. “Hi” she breathes out, and before I can even think of what to say, she continues “what’s your name?”. “Jason” I smile at her “what’s yours?”. “Iris” she smiles warmly, and I melt like a puddle of ice. “Which pack are you from?” I ask, eager to get to know my mate. Her smile falters for a second, before she recomposes herself and answers cautiously “from the dragon kingdom..”. My eyebrows furrow involuntarily. Why would she be in the dragon kingdom? Has she taken a dragon as her chosen mate already?! My smile drops, as does hers. ‘She is a dragon, dumdum. Can’t you smell she’s not a wolf?’ Jay chides me, and it isn’t until now that I notice she does smell different from us wolves. I can see hurt in her eyes, which leaves me wondering as to why. ‘Because she thinks you don’t want her, you fool! Fix this!’ what? Why wouldn’t I want her? She tries to turn to move away from me, but I manage to grab a hold of her hand and turn her back towards me. I pull her into a tight hug in 1 swift motion. “I’m so sorry. I… I didn’t realize what you were. I.. thought you were there because you took a dragon as a chosen mate. I’m so sorry, please forgive me”. Her hands wrap around my waist, and she plants a soft kiss on my cheek.

** 2 years later **

Life couldn’t have been any better. I have the woman of my dreams, and she has given me 2 beautiful boys. I can definitely tell now why it never worked with anyone else, this woman was made for me. I moved to the dragon kingdom after Iris and I marked each other. It was a bit estranged between Lola and I initially, but she has let go of the past, and we are good friends again now. As good as her mates will let us be, that is. They know I have no romantic interest in Lola anymore, but they are quite protective of her. Which continues to astound me, considering all the power she possesses. I have also enjoyed being closer to my sister. And of course, being closer to my niece. She is the absolute best little girl and gets along great with our boys. Lola’s little firecrackers together with mine and my niece are inseparable. They get into trouble more often than we would like, leaving Iris, Nadia and Lola to pick up the pieces again. But, we love them endlessly. Life is good, at last!

Chris POV

The last few years have been odd, to say the least. My high school friends club isn’t what it used to be. In fact, I wonder whether they have ever been the right friends for me. Looking at Ashton and his behavior, I can’t seem to stomach the person he has become. Or has always been, and I was just too blind to see it. And, admittedly, I was a bad person myself at some point. I still get stomach pains when I think of how I treated Lola the last night she was here. Looking back at our friendship when we were younger, and the friendships I have formed after her, I think it is safe to say she was the only true friend I have ever had. I treated her like sh*t, and I will have to live with that for the rest of my life from now on. She did attend my Alpha ceremony, though. Although I am unsure whether she attended it for me, or out of her official duties as the Queen. It still feels so odd to call her that. She and I used to play in the mud together as children. She did make a point to warn me at my Alpha ceremony, that I am to treat my pack members right. What she meant, of course, was to never repeat my bad actions from before she left. And she made it a point to ensure nobody gets bullied in high school, which I will be sure to look into. As the official Queen and Kings, they also gave a speech at my ceremony, which is customary. What never used to be customary, is for the Queen to mention that anyone encountering mistreatment may contact her directly. Perhaps she relays this message everywhere, I’m not quite sure. I understand though. Even though Lola seemed relatively OK with me, the Kings were looking at me as if they would like to drink my blood. I can’t blame them, I guess.

But, I am a changed man. I know people say that a lot, but I really do see the error of my ways. I have had countless therapy sessions by now. And I am deeply ashamed of my past. Perhaps this is also the reason the moon goddess hasn’t blessed me with a fated mate yet, if I will ever meet her at all. Ashton has taken a chosen one, but he slanders her name daily by continuing to cheat on her. Jeremy seemed to have turned the page after he found his fated mate, and he got his sh*t together. Melissa… Don’t get me started on that train wreck. We weren’t exactly friends anymore ever since she tried to attack Lola when we ran into her with her brother at the mall, but she has taken an even more drastic turn after Jason found his fated mate. She was only with Jason for lack of anything better, so when he found his fated mate and left her instead of her finding the Alpha she so desired, she completely derailed. She wasn’t exactly devout to begin with, but now she basically hits on everything that moves and will take her. And I almost forgot! She did find her second chance fated mate at one point. But, brace yourself, he was an omega from a neighboring pack. And in Melissa’s eyes, not good enough for her. If you would believe that. The man was distraught at first, but when I explained Melissa’s reputation to him and convinced him he dodged a bullet, he was relieved in the end. Poor guy.

Speaking of Jason, we completely lost touch after he left to the dragon kingdom. I don’t have any contact with him, Lola or Nadia at all anymore, unfortunately. My wolf Cezar did come back to me, after I started making an effort to clean up my act. Thank god, because what kind of Alpha would I have been without my wolf. My dad retired after I took over the position 2 years ago, and he has been enjoying life. He even found love again! I was a bit hesitant at first, but now I am so happy for him, he totally deserves this. Hi girlfriend is really sweet too. He has been nagging me about taking a chosen mate, though. Which I flat out refuse to do. I will hold out for my fated mate, if she even exists. And if she doesn’t, so be it. Then it must be what the moon goddess has intended for me. I do have to admit it gets really lonely, when I am not completely swamped with pack duties. Which, (un)luckily for me, doesn’t happen very often. Another downside to not having a Luna – I have to take on those duties myself as well. Can you even believe that my father suggested Melissa to me? Obviously, he is unaware of her reputation. I understand where it was coming from though, as Melissa is one of the few around my age who are unmated as of now. And perhaps I deserve a mate like her.

“Alpha, do you need me to prepare anything for tomorrow’s meeting?” I almost flinch at the voice of my secretary entering my ears, as I was so lost in thoughts. I have a meeting with a neighboring pack tomorrow, regarding the increasing number of rogues entering our pack lands. We have also sent an official report to the royals (Lola and her mates), as we are required to do in such cases. We have no idea where the rogues are all coming from or why they are entering our lands all of a sudden, but the increase is alarming. So, tomorrow we will discuss our strategy on how to protect both our borders. “No, thank you, Aila” I reply curtly, to which she nods. “Do you need anything else, Alpha?”. “No, you can go home to your mate and enjoy the evening” I offer a small appreciative smile. I still need to do tons of work though, before I can lay my head to rest. Cezar is pacing around restlessly in my mind, which is very unlike him. ‘You OK, buddy?’. ‘Yeah. I don’t know why, but I feel a bit restless. Like something is going to happen tomorrow’.

Chris POV

I shrug Cezar’s worries off, and tell him to get some rest. As I am yawning and rubbing my tired eyes, I feel I could do with some much-needed rest as well. F*ck all this paperwork, I’ll get to it another time. Paperwork isn’t exactly my strong suit, it drains my energy completely. I would much rather be training. I decide to go to bed, and I fall into a restless sleep.

Waking up, I almost feel as exhausted as I did when I went to bed. So far for catching up on some sleep. For some reason, my mind kept racing a million miles an hour. Cezar also kept pacing, unable to sleep as well. It drove me completely insane. I drag myself out of bed to hit the shower. The relatively cold water does little to wake me up, but I guess it’s a start. After the shower, I drag myself to the kitchen to make myself a coffee. Or 20. I know it sounds like I’m exaggerating, but I don’t think I have ever been this tired in the past years. Or maybe even ever. “Damn, you look like sh*t” are the first words to be slung at me as I reach the kitchen, and by none other than Ashton. He is already on my last nerve with the way he is mistreating his mate, let alone annoying me when I am moody and tired. “Tell me something I don’t know. And it’s Alpha, when we are not behind closed doors” I look at him sternly, hoping to get the point across. But, him being the knucklehead he is, I doubt he actually got the gest. Which he confirms not even a second later, by chuckling loudly. “Come on man, we are bros. Hey man, guess who I banged last night?” he continues to laugh, aggravating me further. I can’t suppress the low growl slipping from my throat, before answering “I should hope it was your mate?”. The f*cker has the audacity to scoff at me, before saying “of course not. Belinda from blue hue pack”. I pinch the bridge of my nose, before gritting out, all the while growling “tell me you are f*cking kidding me right now? You f*cked the beta’s daughter of our neighboring pack? The pack we have a meeting with in an hour?”.

I didn’t even know his daughter was back yet. She has been abroad for years, as far as I am aware. “Damn, someone is moody today. Who cares that they are our neighboring pack? She should be thankful I serviced her again”. I let out a loud snarl, and I notice Cezar is pushing forward with me as well “I F*CKING CARE! First off, you have a f*cking mate! And secondly, we need their cooperation to fight the rogues that are threatening the lives of our pack members! Do you even care about that, or are you too busy sticking your d*ck where it doesn’t belong?”. Why the hell did I make this guy my beta again? ‘Demote his *ss’ Cezar snarls, practically frothing at the mouth. Cezar is fierce when it comes to protecting his pack members. “Yo calm down, man! What the hell has gotten into you? We used to laugh about this sh*t together” Ashton raises his hands in surrender, but neither Cezar or I are having any of it. “YOU have gotten into me. In case you hadn’t noticed, I haven’t been laughing about “this sh*t” for years now. Do you know why? Because I grew the f*ck up. We are the Alpha and Beta now. Our pack members come first, you idi*t. And that includes your mate. Get your sh*t together, or I will do it for you” I growl out to him, before stomping off towards the dining hall. If I stay here, I might actually physically hurt the prick. ‘I vote going back there and beating his *ss’ Cezar chimes in, and a small smile tugs at the corner of my lips. I love how aligned he and I are nowadays. Especially since it hasn’t always been this way, we have been at odds for far longer than I would have liked.

I quickly gather some breakfast, I only have about an hour before blue hue arrives. Goddess, I hope Belinda isn’t coming. That would be awkward as hell. Not to mention it could destroy our relationship with them, if she finds out Ashton is mated already. Although Belinda wouldn’t have felt it, Ashton’s mate Elise sure would. Being cheated on by your mate is excruciating, which is why it is a big no-go. Luckily for Elise, they aren’t fated, or it would have hurt even worse. My heart sinks when I see her walking into the dining hall with big bags under her puffy eyes. I can’t stand to watch this any longer, Ashton is on his last warning. Unfortunately, since the prick might not tell me about his endeavors anymore after my warning, I have to do something I really don’t want to. I will have to Alpha command Elise to notify me as soon as he steps outside their bond again. I really don’t want to Alpha command her and use my power over her, but I’m afraid she will be too scared to tell me otherwise. I sigh to myself, before mind linking her in my Alpha tone from across the room. ‘Elise, I’m sorry I have to do this, but I must command you to inform me as soon as Ashton steps outside your mate bond. This can’t go on any longer and I have given him my final warning’. Elise’s eyes turn as wide as saucers after I finish my command, and I can see tears starting to gather in her eyes. ‘I’m so sorry Elise, I don’t want to upset you, but you..’ deserve so much better, is what I was going to say, before she interrupts me. ‘Thank you, Alpha. Thank you so much’. This woman is so sweet, I can never understand how Ashton was able to get her to fall in love with him. She deserves the world.

—THE END.

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