Filed To Story: The Omega Destiny
I want to show you something. Stop being so paranoid. We both know you could disable me long enough to get away if you wanted to. I would catch you, though,”
We get through the tree line and come upon the waterfall behind the pack. This place is quiet. It could relax Raven enough to open up or terrify her enough to clam up because she doesn’t want to feel her emotions anymore. I know how that feels, Fireball just doesn’t know that yet.
“There is no place you could go nowhere you could hide from me, Fireball. Try it sometime. You’ll love what happens when I catch you.”
We stand next to each other, admiring the beauty of the waterfall and enjoying the serene feelings and sounds the water offers. The sun is setting, and it brightens Fireball’s red curls. Her skin lights up and I can’t help bat admire her beauty before turning back to the fall. Damn, I’m getting soft. I love it.
“I have known Thune since we were pups. The pack was as large as it is now, so there were a lot of kids to play with, but Thane was the alpha’s son and everyone wanted to be his friend, but he chose me. My life was much different than his. On the outside, it looked like everything was fine, but behind closed doors, it wasn’t.”
I pick up a rock and toss it into the waterfall. Raven remains quiet next to me.
“My parents were amazing. My life was great until my father died when I was six fighting rogues at the border. My mother was fine at first, normal grieving, but then she started slowly deteriorating. Turns out, she was mate??ick, which nobody picked up on until it was too late. It’s rare, but it happens. She was good at hiding it for the first few years. I think even if it wasn’t mate sickness, it would have still happened. They loved each other too much!”
I threw another rock in, turn my head, and see her deep blue eyes intently watching me, barreling into my soul as I lay it all out for her
“She started taking care of me less and less. I started wandering over to Thane’s house more. We would play and train with his dad all evening and I would get a hot meal. The visits started increasing and they started noticing my hygiene declining. Young alphas don’t care about bathing. My clothes were deteriorating. They noticed how I ate and how I would hoard fond. I wasn’t old enough to train with the hunting teams and didn’t have a dad who could teach me. Our wolves have instincts, but they don’t have them well at 6 or 7 years old.”
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ryes are glassy, but I keep going. Hearing my story will help her to understand her mate better.
“She started making bad decisions, caring less about herself. She quit caring about me completely, I think. My mother got involved with bad shifters in other packs that worked for a corrupter alpha.”
Thane’s dad talked with my mom after he saw the bruises on me from her boyfriend. My mom was dating this low??ife shifter in another pack and sometimes she would drag me with her to see him. He was one of those types who thought she wolves should be thumped into submission and that went for her children too. I think she choose tons of shilters in an attempt to fill the hole my dad left. Anyway, she gave me up to Thane parents and they raised me. Sometimes I would stay with Thane’s grandparents for a while and then go back and visit so it kept our friendship spontaneous and alive. Or so we thought. We were young dumb pups.”
I hear faint laughter and see Raven wiping away a tear.
“My mom came back around, and I tried living with her again, but the longer she was in that house, where my dad’s scent lingered and his stuff remained, the sicker and lonelier she got. Her boyfriend dumped her ass, and she started drinking all the time. She never let her woll out and she got sick and then she did. I found her dead and went back to Thane’s.”
“I told you this because I know first??and that the mating bond is so strong that you would die for your mate. My mom got sick and died because she loved her mate too much Raven. She couldn’t handle living without him, and I wasn’t enough”