I'm the Alpha's Mate

Chapter 22

The woman looked like she was in her forties and wore a grey business suit but instead of pants a skirt. Her dirty blonde hair was pulled back into a loose bun low on her head. Glasses frame her eyes and she seems to be scanning a paper attached to the clipboard in her hands.

The many shopping bags in my hands dropped to the floor, catching the oblivious woman's attention.

"Oh, you must be Hwang Yeji the Luna." She spoke with a quick tone.

This is not good, Lucy warned me sounding unsteady.

"W-where's Ryujin?" I stutter and take a small step back. I've been here, I know what's going to happen. Ten years ago a man was sitting on the couch with a business suit on, he had a bunch of papers in his hands. My parents stood behind him, they wore sympathetic smiles.

> Short Flashback, cause why not <

Mr. Namjoon was the man's name. That day was my warning. I remember what he told me like he was here talking in front of my face.

"Yeji, honey, if you don't stop talking to your friend then you're going to have to go leave mommy and daddy. You will have to come with me and you won't ever see them again, you don't want that do you?"

I will never forget what Mr. Namjoon told me.

> End of short Flashback <

Tears started to trail down my face leaking from my eyes. I bit my lip almost hard enough to draw blood.

"Darling she just had to run to her office to get me something, but it will only take her a few seconds." She informs me happily.

"Ryujin!" I call throughout the house. "Ryujin, how dare you!" I cry.

"Honey calm down." The woman gets up from her seated position and starts to walk toward me.

"No don't touch me!" Suddenly Ryujin came jogging into the room with worry plastered onto her handsome face. As soon as she saw me backing towards the open door she started running.

So I did too. I turned swiftly out the front door and headed straight for the trees. I peeked back and Ryujin was chasing after me.

I ran as fast as my legs could muster weaving through the large trunks deeper and deeper into the forest. I was heading in the direction of Grandma.

"I'm sorry Yeji, but I'm not running from our mate!" Lucy hissed at me, not letting me shift.

"Ugh!" I cry out and continue to run in human form.

"Yeji stop running!" Ryujin roars from only feet behind me.

I started to see the stream further in the distance. The closer I got the freer I felt. I need everything to go back to the way it was, me and grandma, adventures in the forest, talking to the moon goddess.

"Yeji please!"

"You're just like them!" I screamed and continued to sprint towards the stream.

"What are you talking about?!" She yells and stops running. "My parents!"

I cannot cross the stream because I'm no longer running toward it. I turned around to see Ryujin walking toward me, angrier than I'd ever seen her.

"What the hell Yeji! You can't just have a fit and run out into the woods!" She scolds me and roughly grabs my arm.

"What are you going to do, hit me?" My smart little comment seemed to really aggravate Ryujin because in a split second I was pushed up against a tree. More tears streamed down my cheeks as she stared down at me.