Frail Acceptance

Chapter 5

Noah's POV

On the drive back home, Liam did not say anything about why we were supposed to go home early. And I did not ask further when he told me not to worry, and I did not want to distract him with the thoughts my pessimist ass was overwhelmed with.

Once we reached home, I immediately ran towards the house and ran towards Ethan, hugging him tightly once I saw him.

Everybody was shocked at my action because, of course, my way too introverted and quiet personality did not match with my action right now. But I was really scared of losing them.

"Hey kiddo, what's up? Did anybody bully you at the school? Are you okay? Did something happen?" Ethan asked me, worry clearly overpowering in his voice.

"No, I was just scared that something happened, and I did not want to lose you," I said in a very low voice, almost a whisper, but Ethan heard it as he tightened his hold on me.

"It's okay, kiddo, and I promise you're not losing us, and we're always going to be there for you. I love you." Ethan said, and I started crying, as I was already very bewildered by all the new school things, being around a lot of people, and especially the soon-to-be Alpha.

Ethan hugged me until I stopped crying and then guided me to sit at the dining table. We all sat around the table, and Mia offered me a glass of water.

"Alright kids, me and Ethan need to get to another pack to help them in their situation, as they have been an ally to our pack." Mia said.

"How long would it take?" Li asked them.

"A week or 10 days at most." Ethan replied.

"Is it a war? Are you going on a dangerous job?" I asked

"No, kiddo, the war has already ended; we just need to help them with the recovery of their pack, and for some sort of protection, Alpha planned on sending us along with the Gamma couple and some pack doctors." Ethan replied.

"Alright, please take care of yourselves and be safe." I said tough. I wanted to say don't go, but then I didn't want to be a burden or a worry for them.

"Also, come back soon; it is my birthday 15 days later, and it's my 18th birthday. I want you guys to be there when I find my mate and also throw me a big party," Liam said. Though Li is a strong-built man, he is just a big baby at times.

"Of course, love, I can never miss your 18th birthday for anything in the world." Mia said

"Okay guys, for anything you need, Aunt Katty is here, and Beta Everette is here." Mia said

"Alright, we need to get going now," Ethan said, hugging me before continuing. "Please take good care of each other, and even if we are away, we're there for you guys. Also, if anything happens, you just need to remember that there are people we know who will come and protect you for us."

"Don't worry, dad, I've been training for so long just so I could protect my family. We'll be fine. And we'll take care of each other, right, Noh?" Liam said

I nodded my head against Ethan's chest.

I let go of him and hugged Mia and said," Please be safe and return home as soon as possible. I love you, Ethan, and Mia. Do come back healthy and safe."

As we were done hugging each other, a car honk was heard outside the door. Ethan picked up their luggage and left.

— time skip —

Time went by really fast; a week passed since Ethan and Mia left, and thank goddess there were no problems with their work. I did attend school with Li, and I've been doing my best to avoid the future leaders of the pack, as my experiences with people having such titles are not the best, and I would much rather stay away from them even if they were not like my nightmares were.

Though Li had been asking me about making friends and stuff, I asked him to not force me and also stay with me, and I told him my panic attacks had been acting up again so that he could agree to me without much argument.

Also, thanks to Li sticking up to my side, I could tell Tyler that I needed to go pointing towards Li, and he thought I needed to spend time with my mate, so he did not force me into their group.

Aldric's POV

We are currently traveling to the Blood Moon pack from the Blackwoods pack. It's the weekend, and as promised, I'm currently traveling with Clovis, Tyler, and Valerie to find my mate.

Since the first day of school, when I met Noah, I haven't been able to get him off my mind.

It's not like I'm gay or something, but it's just that when I saw him so nervous and stiff in front of me the whole time he was there, I had a strong urge to protect him and take away whatever was troubling him. Maybe it comes out of the fact that I'm the to-be Alpha of the pack, and it gives me a sense of responsibility towards my pack members.

We have been searching for my mate for a whole day, and it is evening right now when we arrived at Blackwoods Pack, where the Alpha is a friend of mine who had arranged our stay in his pack.

Once we all settled down after dinner and I was on the bed, ready to sleep, all I could think of was Noah again.

It's been a week since I saw him, and somehow it felt like he was avoiding us because I saw him almost running away when he saw us walking in his direction.

I also saw him turn to a different corridor when he saw me, and to be honest, it hurt a lot, and even Axe was very upset and almost howling due to the fact, but why this was happening was something I wanted to find out.

I am the kind of person who would not really care if someone was minding their own business and not crossing paths with me or trying to disrespect me, but somehow I was very curious about Noah, more than anything else I've ever been curious about.

After Monday, when I first met Noah, all the time when Tyler would come to us, I would somehow look forward to meeting Noah, but to my unfortune, I did not see him.

I really wanted to ask Tyler why Noah wasn't with him, but I couldn't. Thankfully, after 2 days, Clovis asked him about his new friend, and Tyler told us that Noah wanted to spend time with his mate, and honestly, that had Axe really agitated and angry for whatever reason we both didn't know.

Maybe it was all because everyone around us had a mate we didn't.

Sigh! Today too, even after searching around other packs for my mate, I couldn't find him.

Dear Moon Goddess, I only want to give my mate all the love, safety, and comfort with everything I have. I promise I would never do anything to make them sad, scared, or whatever it is. Please, please let me meet them early.

I am very grateful for everything you have done for me and given me, but I really want a mate, and I want to experience that love and the bond everybody talks about.

And with this, I drifted off to sleep.

Chapter Five Done!🤭

A/N: Aww! my poor baby Aldric! I feel so bad for him!🤧🥺

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