The Refugee's Mate (Werewolf Story)

Chapter 35: I Need You

George

I'm not gonna lie. I'm not even gonna pretend to be brave. I was scared out of my mind.

And that was before Liam's mom even said to me he is pregnant. When she told me that, I freaked out.

I went off the rails worried sick about him. Junior had to hug me for the longest time just so I could calm down a bit.

I can face a lot of things, was trained to fight friend or foe. I'm equipped to lead or to follow, to give out orders and to obey them.

I'm a good listener and though I could be more charitable, I don't think of myself as a terrible person.

I know life comes with adversities. I'm not so sheltered that I don't know the facts of life. I know as much as possible for a 18 years old.

But I can't deal with any of this without my mate.

I'm dead serious.

I can do poor - it's not exactly as if I grew up with a butler at home. I can do sick, though hopefully I won't ever have to. But I would.

If I lose on Alpha, I'd be devastated. The shame alone would be enough for me to cry for weeks on end.

But I'd survive.

If I lose one of my dads, I'd be wrecked. I love them with all my heart, I really do. And it pains me to even think about it, Goddess forbids.

Still, I'd live. As I must. It is what it is. We're not immortal, much less invincible. Like I said, it's a fact of life.

But what I can't go without is my mate.

I need Liam Forsythe. I really do. I need him as the air that I breathe. I can't do this without him. I refuse. And to feel so powerless in the face of his kidnapping was the worst experience of my life.

As you know by now, you can't refuse the Alpha's command. You can try to impeach him for his abuse, but you still have to obey him.

This is pack life 101. But if you do refuse him, he will either expel you from the pack - that means you have to move out of town immediately - or he will face off against you in combat.

Yes, at the end of this fight only one of you will remain alive. In case you survive, a new Alpha will take the leadership of the pack.

It's been decades since someone challenged the Alpha, but anyone still can theoretically. By the way, if the Alpha sentence someone to die, he must carry out the punishment.

The reason why my dad didn't kill Jeb was because a) Liam is my mate; b) I'm the son of the Alpha and therefore it'll fall to me to do this once I ascend; c) I really wanted to and my dad knew that.

Out of consideration for me, the Alpha allowed me to kill him. But if it were any other situation, he'd do it. No questions.

In any case, it's a fight to the death. Jeb couldn't offer much resistance because I had already bitten his arm off. So to me it was just a matter of taking my time and enjoy the process, which I did very much.

I'm not a sadist or a psychopath, but he hurt my mate. Badly, I might add. I'm not talking about a slap in the face.

So I did it gladly. Sorry, not sorry. Not even remotely.

But that was the easy part.

My point with all of this is: if it comes to a fight to protect my mate or my pack, I'm ready for it.

I'll gladly put my life on the line to protect those I love. I wouldn't even blink to be honest.

But what I had a hard time coping was with the fact that this wasn't on me. There was nothing I could do to protect my mate.