Crazy Little Thing Called Mate

\FOUR/

- Everest -

Ash took me to the small park in the center of town and together we sat under the gazebo as I told him everything.

"Well who's the Were?" He asked of the guy our father was trying to marry me off to.

I shrugged, "don't know, nor does it matter...Ash, I think I've found my mate." I nearly whispered my admission, I was almost afraid that if I said it out loud I would find myself only dreaming and I would wake up from the magnificent dream that had started off as a nightmare.

But I didn't wake up, it was true, I had found my mate.

"You think?" He asked. "Everest, trust me, when you find him you will know for sure."

"Well my wolf was like super happy to see him, and I kept looking for him throughout the night."

"Really, Evie that's amazing!" He sounded excitedly. "You realize you're the first girl to find their mate?"

I nodded.

"So tell me about him?"

At this I sat back in a small defeat. "Well I only just met him, he was the bartender at Hilltop's, his name is Caleb."

"Caleb, is he a townie?"

At this I shook my head, "I don't think so, I've never seen him before."

He shook his head, "Sorry kid but I didn't really see him before...anyways" he said as he shook his head to clear his mind. "When are you going to tell dad?"

At this I sighed, "you know as well as I do that with our father you need solid evidence...this means I will need to make him my boyfriend first."

"He's human Evie." He pointed out sadly.

"I know this Ash." I said a little more pointedly than I should have.

He held his hands up in surrender. "I only mean, he's human, therefore he isn't going to know about us...furthermore, he won't know shit about mates, I hope you're prepared to put in a lot of work."

I looked up at my brother, "I know, and to be honest I don't know what I'm going to do Ash."

He wrapped an arm around my shoulders in a comforting fashion. "I know you don't want to hear it, but you're gonna have to figure it out Everest...unless you plan on telling dad you have a mate you better get a jump on things because your birthday is coming up...and I have a feeling dad won't hesitate to invite your new husband to be."

At this I growled and got up angrily.

"I don't want some random husband!"

"Look Evie, like it or not you have one, but unlike Brooke or Briar you have a mate, and I know first hand how magical having a mate is, I mean just simply being mates makes everything sort of, I don't know, it's easier...everything just sort of falls in place, like the universe wants you two to be together." He smiled. "I know it may seem super hard, but for Flora and me, things just worked. She knew I was her mate and I knew she was mine and we knew we were suppose to be one with each other."

"Really."

"Yes Eve, that's how mates work...same goes for a Rich and Laura, I mean look at those two...Rich so serious and stern like dad, and Laura is so sweet and outgoing, yet fate worked with them because they're as good as mates get, do you really think Laura would've been with Rich if they weren't mates...hell no, she hated him growing up, but that's the magic of mates."