You're perfect...for us

Chapter 21 (M)

Azazel

We arrived at Zayn's house too soon for my liking. I got out of the car carefully since Zayn was still in my arms. Once I had the car door closed behind me and Xavier came around to meet us, I set Zayn down on his feet.

"My baby! Oh, my baby! Are you hurt anywhere?! Did anyone harm you in any way or make you uncomfortable?!" Zayn's mother ran to us, grabbing Zayn by the arm and trying to drag him into the house. We stared at her, astonished by what she was saying. She was being irrational in every sense of the word. Zayn shook off his mother's hold, slightly growling at her, and came back to meet Xavier and me. He looked at me, holding his hands out making grabby motions, "Mate." I knew he wanted me to hold him, and I did not mind in the slightest. Holding our little omega calmed my nerves, so I reached out to him and picked him up, holding him close to my chest. As he started to get comfortable, we all heard him purring loudly, eyes closed, and his face buried in my neck. I blushed in embarrassment and sent a smile to Xavier, who was watching us with so much love and fondness in his eyes. He wrapped his arm around my waist and softly stroked Zayn's hair out of his face to make him more comfortable.

His mother stood there, staring at us, horrified, as if someone was going to kill them all at any moment. And I knew that those eyes were aimed at me. I looked at the ground avoiding all eye contact that was on me. Xavier grabbed my hand and walked past Zayn's mom, leaving her still just standing in place. We walked into their kitchen and sat down, waiting for everyone else to make their way into the kitchen. The pack alpha was the first into the kitchen. He walked in and sat at the table across from us, smiling at Zayn curled up in my arms. Zayn's parents slowly made their way into the kitchen and sat next to the alpha. They kept their eyes on me and their son the whole time, not moving.

"Ahem," Alpha said to catch everyone's attention, "Azazel, I would like to apologize to you before we start this conversation. I want to apologize for the way our pack has treated you, because it is your pack as well. I want to apologize for not standing up for you. I want to apologize for having an idea of what happened, but never investigating it or telling the pack otherwise. I am sorry I betrayed you, a member of my pack who needed my protection, and let everyone else treat you the way they did because it was easier for me to look past it all since you were gone already. I am truly sorry, and I hope you can forgive me and the pack. I am not just saying this because you are the mate of my son and one of our pack's most precious omegas, so I assume from how you are all acting. I am saying this because I have never had the courage to say these words to you until my son stood up for you and left to find you after hearing our side of your story." The Alpha did something he wouldn't normally do. He got up and bowed to me after his apology and I couldn't help but start to panic. This was certainly more than I was used to.

"A-alpha, it's o-okay. You are forgiven and I-I understand why it was done as such," I tell him as he sits back down in his chair. "Well... Azazel, was it?" Zayn's mother starts, "Why do you seem so close to my precious baby boy when you are a murderer?!" She starts to yell and get frantic the longer she watches Zayn soundly in my arms. "Honey, calm down, we haven't even heard his side of the story yet. Whether we like it or not, he seems to be our son's mate, chosen for him by our goddess herself. We need to get to know him because now he is part of our family. He has not hurt Zayn, look how gentle he is while holding him protectively. Look how safe Zayn must feel to be able to fall asleep in his arms. This means that we have misjudged him, and we need to hear him out," Zayn's father says as he pulls his mother back into her seat. I can tell where Zayn gets his open mind from. "Ma'am, I am not sure what all you have heard from others, but your husband is right. They do not know me or the full story and no one has ever given me a chance to explain. That is, until I met Zayn and Xavier. They listened and accepted me, despite my dark past. They made me feel wanted and cared for, which is something I have never felt in all my life. They both mean the world to me, not only as my mates, now that I know they are, but as my best friends too," I tell Zayn's mom. "Well boy, let's hear your story and we will be our own judges and form our own opinion of you from now on," Zayn's father says. All three adults nod their heads and look at me, waiting for me to speak.

So, I do. I tell them everything that I told Zayn and Xavier that day at the lake. By the end of my story, the alpha and Zayn's father were staring at me with anger (not directed at me) and helplessness as well as astonishment. Zayn's mother was in tears. She was crying so hard that it was hard for her to speak. "I-I-I-I'm so s-orr-y. I sh-shouldn't have mis-ju-dged y-ooo-u," She tells me between sobs. "I-if you r-really..." She was interrupted when the front door was slammed open to reveal a man and woman with a small child. The child leapt out of the woman's arms and ran to the kitchen, "Zay! Zay! Zaaaaay!" Zayn sat up, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. He looks up to see everyone in a state of shock, his mother crying, a hyper child, and an angry man making his way to the kitchen.

"What did you do, you killer?! What did you do to this family?!" The man came in and started yelling. I looked at him shocked and when I saw the anger he had coming off of him in waves, I handed Zayn to Xavier and stood up, moving away from everyone else. The man came straight for me and grabbed the collar of my shirt. "You fucking killer bastard! What did you do to make her cry?! Did you hurt Zayn?! Why are you even here?! No one wants you!" He continues to yell in my face. I don't say a word which only irritates him more. He lifts his fist and slams it into my jaw. I stumbled back because I wasn't ready for it. "Josh! Stop!" I hear Zayn yell at the man I am assuming is Josh. The man didn't listen though. He kept swinging. One punch after another. Some to my face, some to my stomach, others to my ribs. Not once did I hit back. How could I hurt my sweet omega's family? I stood my ground and was willing to be this guy's punching bag. I took each hit with pride, not letting the harsh words harm me because more people now know my story.

Suddenly the man was tackled off of me. I look the best I can through my teary, swollen eyes to see what is happening. Xavier has the man on the floor, pinned by his throat. The man panics and throws a punch, sneaking Xavier in the side of the head. Xavier's grip loosens and that's all the man needed. "Why are you defending him Xavier?! If you are defending him I do not want you as my future alpha!" He yells as he hits Xavier again. Xavier does not take it the way I did though. He blocks the hit and launches himself at the other alpha. They tumble on the floor, rolling around and trying to fight for dominance. Finally, Xavier gets the upper hand, pinning the man to the floor with his arms behind his back. He is bleeding from the nose and his lip is busted. "YOU DARE TO LAY A HAND ON MY MATE AGAIN AND I WILL KICK YOUR SORRY ASS OUT OF MY PACK WHEN I AM ALPHA. YOU WILL RESPECT MY MATE AND UNLESS YOU ARE WILLING TO HEAR HIS STORY YOU WILL NOT JUDGE HIM. I KNOW YOUR PAST AND IT IS SIMILAR TO HIS SO DO NOT BE A HYPOCRITE, AM I CLEAR JOSH?!?!" Xavier yells in his alpha voice.

I fall to my knees and start to cry. I cannot hold it back anymore. I curled into a ball and buried my face in my knees. Now I'm sure this is an odd sight for someone who is 6'9", but I don't care. I may be a huge walking wall of muscle, but I have a soft heart and seeing my mate fight for me and get injured has drawn the line in me. I feel a hand in my hair and hear Zayn cooing at me how everything is okay now. I feel strong arms wrap around me as Xavier pulls me into his chest. "Hush now sweetheart, there is no need for you to waste your tears. Everything will be okay. Do you want to go home? I know you are overwhelmed right now, and I want to make it better if I can," Xavier says in my ear as Zayn continues to stroke my hair and coo at me.

"Zayn take this sweet soul home please. Make him feel better before any more damage is done. We will explain everything to your sister and Josh here and try to straighten things out," Zayn's mother says as she walks over to us. She strokes my hair along with Zayn and whispers in my ear, "I apologize for how I have treated you. You are a sweet soul who deserves the world. Thank you for loving my son and treating him the same." I nod at her because I don't trust myself with words. Xavier helps me up so we can go to the car. When I stand, I see Zayn with his arms up again. I smile at him and lift him back into my arms against my chest.

And with that we walk out the door, get into Xavier's car, and drive to my cave, hopefully to enjoy our first night together as mates. On the drive all I can think is, 'Thank you goddess for blessing me with these two amazing mates. I will always love, treasure, and protect them always.'