Her Human Mate

My life is about to change

Crystals POV

It's been an exhausting day. All I want to do is sleep. Brian drove both Angel and myself back to his house. She was resisting at first since she wanted to be with James, but Brian wasn't having it. She eventually gave up after realizing she had little chance of winning. So here we are, seated silently in the living room. I turned to see that she was staring at me with interest. "Are you alright?" I questioned her. She gave a disapproving glare. "I just don't get it. He's my mate, yet he's choosing you." I had no idea how to respond to her. There's nothing I could say to make her feel better. I'm not sure why James is doing this. "I just think you should give him some time. He'll come around, and he'll get over this little crush of his." I said with a reassuring smile. When I reached out to comfort her, she snatched away. "Little crush? Really? A little crush? He's in love with you, Crystal!" She shouts at me and then stands up. I also stand. "You two have been best friends for a long time! This isn't something he'll ever get over. Why is it impossible for him to love me? For Christ's sake, I'm his mate. I know it's only been a month, but it feels like I've known him my entire life! I was literally chosen for him." She began sobbing in between her shouts. "He should want me Crystal." She looked at me and wiped her runny nose. "Why doesn't he want me?" She sobbed into her hands and I rushed to her side.

"Oh Angel. I'm so sorry you're feeling like this. No one should go through heart ache. Especially rejection." I started to cry with her. "It isn't fair to you that he's doing this. Don't worry he'll learn to love you and want you just as much as he wants me." My eyes widened at the choice of words I decided to spew out. She looked up at me with shock on her face. "Oh goddess that was not the best choice of words, please stop crying." She started sobbing again and hid her face into my shirt. Brian came around the corner with a concerned expression. "Uh what's going on?" We looked at him for a second and then continued to cry. "Okay, crying women. They're probably on their cycle. When ever women are around each other for too long their cycles sync up right? Should I get ice cream? Or chocolate? Oh God what do I do? They probably need heating pads." I heard Brian muttering and pacing back and forth. He's freaking out over us crying? That is so cute. "Brian shut up. We're not on our periods so stop freaking out." Angel said as she passed him and slapped him over the head. I heard him sigh in relief. "Thank goodness. I wasn't freaking out. I was just preparing myself for the worst." He said while pouting. She dismissed him and walked up the stairs. "So what were y'all crying about?" 

He walked up to me and pulled me in for a hug and I graciously accepted his offer. "She's just upset about James is all." I felt him stiffen up a little at the mention of his name. "I'll kill him for hurting her. Give me permission and he's dead." I held him closer to me so he could calm down a bit. "It's okay Brian. Alpha John can handle him." He has changed so much ever since this Ancient Wolf started to wake. He's not the same Brian I once knew. I don't think I like the idea of him having this wolf in him. 

"Something seems off about him. He doesn't strike me as the giving up type either. He better not lay a hand on you. Better yet, he better not lay eyes on you. Even better, stay away from him." He sat down on the couch and pulled me down onto his lap. I giggled at this possessive nature he now has. "Crystal, we need to talk." He looked a little concerned. "What's wrong?" I questioned. He sighed and looked at me for a moment. "I'd like you to mark me." He spoke softly. My eyes widened in response to his request. Mark him? Does he really want to do this? "I-I'm not sure you realize what you're consenting to, Brian." I lowered my gaze to my hands and began picking at my fingers. "I know what I'm getting myself into, love. It's something that I want for both of us. I want to be able to understand your world completely and make things right for everyone. If I would've known about this before then I could've saved your pack. Your dad would still be alive. The reason you guys were attacked was because of authority issues. I need to do this for you."