Alpha's Mate (Completed)

Chapter 20

~Kimbriella POV~

''Hi Mrs. Aldaine.'' I say, pausing. To be perfectly honest I hadn't really thought about what I'd say once I'd gotten to this point. In a stroke of luck, she interrupts and saves me.

''Oh, call me Anne.'' She was young for a parent, with a slim, almost emaciated build. ''Um, alright, Anne... so obviously you have a lot of experience with this Luna stuff, and having a mate, and I was just wondering.. if you could shed some light on the whole situation.''

She nods slowly, processing. ''What exactly do you need clarification on?''

I let out a nervous laugh. ''A little bit of everything, really. How I should treat Ryker, what I'm supposed to even do as a Luna, how to stop making him angry, and oh yeah-'' I brush my hair out of the way so she can see the mark on my neck. ''What to do about THIS.''

''Ah, so he finally got up the courage to mark you. I hope you didn't mind too much? Ryker can be a little forward when he wants something as badly as he wants you.''

At this, I blush furiously. ''Well, in the moment, no, it was very..pleasant, but I sort of mind now..''

She brushes back her long hair as well to reveal a mark identical to mine, but a light silver color, as Ryker had promised. ''We match.'' She smiles wryly.

''Yeah..''

''I think the easiest way to answer your, broad question is to tell you my own story. Keep in mind that we are very different people with very different circumstances, and nothing that I say necessarily has to apply you.''

I nod.

''I grew up in my pack as an Omega. I was the serving member of the pack, always overlooked, always blamed. When I was sixteen, Andrew- that is, Ryker's father- came to my pack in search for his mate. When he found me, I was astonished with the prospect of being the mate of an Alpha. I hadn't expected to find my mate, since my rank was so low. So when he came, and we discovered that we were mates, I was ecstatic. Naturally, I wanted to escape my pack. Both my parent had died years beforehand after an attack.'' She stops for a few seconds.

''I'm a only child, I had no one to leave behind, and so.. I left without protest. We fell in love quickly, and there was nothing to stop us from getting married. So we married happily after a month. A year later, we had Ryker. I was seventeen, with a child and a whole pack to care for. And I loved-love- every second of it.''

I guess that her status as a Omega could possibly lead to her not getting fed as much, which would explain her crazy skinniness. Feeling horrible, I voice my apology. ''Now I feel terrible- everyone expected such a quick marriage, and it's already been about a month since I met Ryker.''

''Don't feel bad, sweetheart.'' Anne comforts me. ''This is all new to you. You just found out about what you really are, which must be a lot to take in. On top of that, you've found your soulmate, who just happens to be the future leader of one of the biggest packs on this continent. You aren't used to the culture, our norms of taking things quickly.'' She smiles at me, and I try to smile back.

''You're looking for the slow and steady of a human relationship. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Though I would encourage you to mayby move a tad bit faster, as I know Ryker is pushing you to, don't hesitate to bring up your own concerns. He cannot simply shove your wishes out of the way. Once you get out of this initial stage of conflict and fighting, you'll find that your relationship is a wonderful thing, and that if you know how to ask, he can't refuse you anything. It may seem like he's all talk, but he means his talk.''

''I just..'' I stop again, wondering how to phrase this. ''We argue all the time, over everything.''

''Your stubborn nature is a part of you, as much as you heritage or even you leg. To ask you to give that up would be unreasonable, and it's one of the things I instantly liked about your personality when I head stories about you. As an only child, Ryker can be used to getting his way, and you should be adamant about getting what you want as well. Much of the time, he's only concerned about your safety, and the though of anything happening to you drives him insane with worry, which is why he gets frustrated. Ryker wants to make up for the lost time. Don't change who you are, but if the both of you could find a way to give just a little, compromise in situations, I think you'd get along a lot better. Talking instead of yelling... and if you discussed your preferences about taking it slow, I'm sure he'd listen.''

''That makes sense.'' I say, nodding and taking it all in.''

''Did I miss anything..?''

I nod. ''What do I have to do as a Luna?''