Fated

Chapter 18

(Thomas)

“Ok, so you’re telling me… that my mate, Molly Turanga, has named our unborn child and has practically gone loopy?” Thomas asked, running his hand over his face.

“The stress, you were gone, she was the only Alpha here. Her wolf either went temporarily crazy with the power, or the stress. We don’t know which one it is yet.” Sarah said, her head resting on her folded arms on the table.

“She would get aggravated by the smallest things. One time, one of the pack children bumped into her stomach.” Carol said and shivered visibly, which was fascinating, and fear shone in her eyes.

“She grabbed the child by his arms and lifted him up, eye level. The look she gave him was enough to make me pee myself. She practically yelled at him to watch out for her Rosa. She would’ve thrown him, had Brandon not been there, she would’ve.” Carol said and rubbed her forehead. A door upstairs opened and they all held their breath.

“She’s asleep.” Brandon said and they all let it out.

“Each day she gets worse, her anger just grows. Thank god the baby’s’ due soon, otherwise we’d all be dead.” Brandon huffed and sat across from him. they all looked to him and he couldn’t help but stress out.

“What?” He yelled and they all surged forward, shushing him.

“You take everything as a damn joke. She is really emotional right now. If she asks you to do something, you do it. No questions asked, no hesitation, you automatically do it.” His father told him, yanking his fingers through his hair.

“But I am-“ Thomas was about to say, but Sarah stopped him by stuttering.

“I swear to god, if you say ‘I am Alpha, I bow to no one’ I will murder you.” She threatened, she gave of no hint of lying.

“She’s your mate, your equal. Your orders don’t work on her, and her orders don’t work on you.” Brandon said, his face red and angry.

“For you to even try it is fucking retarded, I don’t know if it’s you or your wolf. But whichever one it is, I suggest they cut it out. She is a ticking time bomb, the more you aggravate her, the more you blow the fuse.” Carol said, yanking on her blond roots.

“And if you  blow the fuse, not only do you pay, but the whole pack will pay. Her anger and aggravation will rain down on us like a hale storm. I’m not worried for you anymore, this is greater than you. She carries the Red Luna. The Red Lunas’ power and an Alpha’s power combined gives her the upper hand.” His father said, leaning up against the fridge with his eyes closed.

“If she has the upper hand, and her mind is still fragile she won’t be able to think things through. The immediate answer will be blood, lots of it. Her wolf will take over and the human side of her will be completely submissive. We’ve seen glimpses of her wolf, and she is not pretty.” Sarah said exasperatedly. They all remained silent as they heard the bed move upstairs. They held their breath for an extra minute, hoping that they hadn’t awakened the sleeping bear. They still didn’t talk, they forgot about the breakfast, they forgot about the pack. They only focused on their thoughts.

“She’s gonna wake up soon, when she does she’ll be…” Brandon started to say but seemed at a lack of words.

“She’ll act like she’s 4. Which means there will be no yelling, no snapping, don’t be possessive or mean. We think it has something to do with the fact that she’s newly changed. Although she hasn’t shifted yet, she’s still like the rest of us were. Remember when we first shifted, we were stuck in a child like phase for a few days. Her wolf is so new to this, so she’s like a pup.” Carol finished for him and put her blond locks into a rubber band.

“Shh, shh.” His father suddenly said and stood off the fridge. There was nothing, absolutely nothing. There were 2 more heartbeats, sure, but they couldn’t hear anything. She was trying to hide, trying to make herself unheard. And she was doing quite a good job, but she was making it so obvious. The way her breathing had all but stopped, the way she gave off a frightened scent.

(Molly)

Shit, shit, shit! They were talking about killing her! She knew she had been mean, but that was no reason to kill a person. Her baby swirled in her tummy and she gulped, what if they could hear that?! We need to get out of here, her wolf told her. Her wolf had been going crazy, each day she would sound more and more demented. Which in turn caused Molly to slowly go crazy as well. She took a step away from the kitchen entry point and the floor creaked under her weight. Damn this body weight!! Her wolf growled in her head and Molly actually paid attention. They had stopped talking and she could feel Thomas get closer to them. Fuck, fuck, fuck! Run!! Her wolf snarled in her head, and she was too afraid to do anything else. She wasn’t afraid of her wolf, she was afraid of the things her wolf told her would happen. Thomas, the one she thought had loved her, was trying to kill her because he was afraid of their baby. Her wolf would tell her things, when she was insane. Their was times when she was sane and actually likable, but then something would happen. Their would be a catalyst, that would set off the explosion of her wolf. All while Thomas was gone, her wolf had gone through lapses of sanity.

“Molly, I need you to relax-“ Thomas started, suddenly he was there holding onto her upper arms.

“You’re trying to kill us aren’t you? Me, my wolf, the baby? You despise us all for our power, don’t you?” Her wolf screeched, making hatred flow through Mollys’ veins.

“Molly, no-“

“Because if it’s the power you can have it! Take it away from me, please! It’s driving me insane! I don’t want to die, I don’t want to lose you over the power. I don’t want to lose you over the whelp, if it’s because of her I’ll get rid of it. I swear I will, just don’t leave me!” Her wolf belted out, making Mollys’ head hurt with the strain. She wasn’t at all surprised by her wolfs’ speech, for she’d had to deal with it while Thomas was gone. Her wolf would say hurtful things towards their pup, her wolf would threaten the pups’ life. She would do anything, she would take her anger out on anybody and anything that she thought was the cause of Thomas being taken away.

“Listen, I am back. The power and stress is no longer on your shoulders. Relax, my sweet angel, relax. I’m safe, you’re safe. Our baby is safe, relax your mind.” His wolf told her, keeping his voice soft and melodic, almost as if he was singing to her. She felt, as if, some of the insanity come off her waves. The thick encasement melting ever so slightly at his words.

“LunaRosa is not a whelp, she is our pup. I will not leave you, I’m here. I’m not ever going to leave you, no one is ever going to hurt you, me or her. If they do, we will rip them apart. Together.” He told her, thumbing her cheek softly. More of the thick encasement melted off, slowly her insanity, her stress, her anger, it all melted away.

“Thank you.” Those were the last words she whispered before darkness and sweet bliss wrapped around her.