Love Untethered

Prologue 01

Hey guys! The prologue has been divided into two parts. This is the prologue 1. Enjoy it.

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Destination: Sunriver, Oregon.

Aaron (7 year old)

I jolted awake. I'm heavily perspiring and my breathing is uneven. She is about to enter this world. I know it in my gut, I can feel her. I scatter from bed, and stealthily walk towards the door of the manor. It's 1 in the morning; guards are there on the door. Eric sees me. He is my father second in command son and older by 11 years from me. He is a Lycan and also my personal protector, but at the mere age of seven I overpower him in strength. I'm stronger to all but my father. Eric is my trusted confidante.

I'm getting edgy more and more. I'm excited, happy and nervous. I'm nervous if what she doesn't like me? Off course she'll like me, I'm her mate. Mates are supposed to fall in love at first sight.

Eric eyes me suspiciously. Searching something on my face to give away that would suggest that I'm up at midnight for trouble. I do my best to keep my face passive. My emotions are everywhere, so I tell him three words that he will understand perfectly of the dire situation I'm in.

"Eric, it's time", I say anxiously.

"I'll accompany you", he says with understanding. I told him few days back that I'm going to find my mate soon.

I give in to my instinct and we start speed walking which leads us to near human servant chambers. Oh! My angel is being born a human. A surge of protectiveness and possessiveness pass through me. My other half is being born, and if any other creature tries to belittle her for being a human, I'll rip their heads off.

We come near third quarter and a woman wail in labor is makes us stop in our track. My heart is palpating erratically. We enter the chamber; and see a man pacing the floor from left to right. I think he is my Angel's father. He looks at us curiously and a flash of surprise and fear passes through him on recognizing me.

"Master Maverick, it is an honor to be graced with your presence in this poor man abode", he says bowing deep.

"Don't bow human. You are father to my mate. You have much higher status now than you know of."

His eyes get wide as saucer, but I didn't pay any attention when the cry of an infant is heard. My precious is here. I'm ecstatic, and run forward to open the door. My breath hitches when I see a beautiful baby in the arms of a woman. There she is the bundle of my joy. A woman sees me and start telling something. I think he is the lady that helped bring my Angel to this world. I look at them, my eyes glowing red with untamable emotion clogging in my heart. I come forward with both my arms spread towards the wailing baby, asking for my treasure to be handed to me.

My mate father enters behind me. "Give him the child Jenny", he says calmly.

Jenny put the baby in my arms. Our first touch and my breath freezes. Her body is still covered in blood and amyloidal fluid. She opens her eyes and looks straight to me. A swirl of violet with gold flecks in it stops my world. She is my world, my centre. The reason of my living and breathing from now onwards. The world will be so black without her. She is my anchor and I will be her armor.

"I'm here Angel. I'm here with you at every step of the way." I whisper in her ear.

But, I didn't know that this happiness was short lived. Something was going to happen which was going to change my life, which was going to change me completely.

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Aaron (17 years old)

"I will not go father." I said shouting. "I will not leave my angel behind. She is just ten years old; she can't protect herself when there is a threat. She needs me, and I need her." I was angry and scared too. What if I go and something happen to her, I won't be present to look after her. She is my lifeline. My angle is beautiful. She is beautiful and fragile like a flower, so I named her "Iris". I'm so possessive over her and we are not even mated yet. I don't know, what will happen after I mark her. Theodore, my wolf, is already pushing me to mark her. It is getting harder and harder for past few months, and I keep him in tight control, by thinking we can hurt our mate with it.