The Alpha and His Mate (True Mate Stories)

Alpha Jade

Coju pack under chaos

"You're only children," Damien finally gasped. It wasn't as if he had never seen children fight in war before, but he had never seen them this young. Damien signaled for the guard to open the cell door. There was no need to worry about them causing any harm. Damien knelt down beside her on the other side of the bars. "Don't be scared, sweetie. We won't hurt you. How old are you?"

"Twelve," she answered quietly.

Stunned by her answer he asks, "How long have you been a werewolf?"

"A couple of months," she answered unsure of what he was getting at.

"I knew you were a pup, but I didn't know you were a kid." Enraged, Damien silently accused their alpha of forcing kids on to each other. "What are your names?"

"Emma and Noah," she answered. "It's not Noah's fault. They would've killed me if Noah didn't claim me," she said fearfully. Damien huffed. He was hoping for once his accusations would be wrong.

"It's not natural to have a mate at your age," Damien said trying to keep his cool.

"You're not my mate," the boy spoke for the first time in shock. He looked as if he was about to fall apart.

"Maybe it was crush," the girl said, teary eyed and looking at the boy.

"You two are mates; you wouldn't have changed if you weren't," Damien intervened before their panic could climb any higher. He felt as if he was teaching his own children about mates. "But there is a big difference between now and later." He turned to his guards. "Get them out of here," he then fearfully ordered. "Get her a pregnancy test." One of the guards sniffed the air before entering the cell. "You're not going to smell a change in a young child. It's not natural, none of this natural."

"She couldn't have gotten a period yet," the guard stated skeptically.

"Her mate wouldn't have been attracted to her if they both didn't hit puberty." Damien said, rising in frustration. Mother Nature can be so cruel at times. Neither of those two kids was ready for mates and children.

"Kane!" a woman screamed from down the hall.

"The female alpha's in labor," a guard said, running to Damien.

"Get her mate," Damien said in disgust.

Kane was roughly pushed in the cell with Lori. He watched her in horror. She was acting like she was being torn in two. She panted through contractions, crying between breaths. She tried to curl forward, but Jasmine and Anna pushed her back. Kane quickly looked away, unable to see her in so much pain.

Damien grabbed his hair and forced him to look. "You will watch what you did to her. All your men will watch what they did." Lori reached for Kane and Damien shoved him toward her. "Take care of your mate."