From a Vampire's Brother to a Human's Mate (Book 2: Completed)

Chapter 32

Dawn’s POV

“So do you have any questions?” Julie smiled at me after a few minutes of awkward silence.

I couldn’t put my finger on why I was so apt to forgive Tony from hiding this from me but I had this feeling like I couldn’t trust my best friends because they lied to me. Maybe it was because I had known them my whole life. Maybe it was because Tony wasn’t nearly as good as hiding it as they were. I knew something was up with Tony, but Julie a werewolf and Hannah a witch . . . Now that shook my nerves a little.

“Well, I do have one,” I grumbled. “Why won’t Tony let me be involved? I mean I know now, isn’t that all that matters. I am okay to be around they rest of his family now right?” I looked between them.

“It’s not that easy,” Hannah sighed.

“It’s more than just knowing. There are rules and edict that must be followed in our world. Rules that a human wouldn’t understand,” Julie explained.

“Especially because Tony’s family is like royalty. Do you know what Alpha even means, Dawn?” Hannah asked seriously.

“Well, It means . . . I mean basically . . . a King?” I guessed.

“That’s only the tip of the ice burg,” Julie sighed standing from the bed. She almost sounded annoyed at my ignorance. “An Alpha isn’t just a King. He’s a leader in so many more aspects than a king is,” She turned on me where I was curled up in the bed. “He isn’t our leader in a physical sense. I mean he okays and adjusts all the battle plans made by the Beta and he gives the warriors there orders, but there’s more. He doesn’t just throw his wolves onto the battle field he leads them onto it. He is there to give them courage and strength. An Alpha is pure power. And Tony is half pure-breed Alpha. That means when he takes his father’s spot as leader of our pack he could make other Alpha’s kneel to him if he wanted. But even power isn’t all an Alpha is. He is carrying and loving and a father to the whole pack. He treats each child as his own. Each male as his brother. And each woman as his mate. But you don’t even know what that means because you don’t even know what a mate is,” She threw her hands in the air.

“I am Tony’s mate,” I said quickly as if to show her I knew something.

Hannah put her hand on my knee and shook her head.

“Oh really?” Julie laughed. “Do you know what that means? Do you now what you mean to him? What Travis means to me?” She pushed.

I sighed and looked away from her and to the bed.

“It means,” she pushed, “that if you were to get hurt or put in pain . . . Tony would be hurt as well. And I don’t mean emotionally, Dawn,” She called my attention back to her. My eyes snapped to hers as I heard the emotion in her voice. I saw the tears in her eyes. “I mean physically too. I mean that if tony were to get hurt in battle, you would be hurt too. And you’re just human. You don’t belong in this world. That is why I never told you . . . not because of some stupid law, because you don’t belong with us,” She looked to Hannah.

This suddenly made me angry, “Oh so now that you all wolfed out and Hannah has magic powers or whatever, I am not good enough for you?” I snapped. “Are you saying just because I am human that means I am not good enough for Tony? Well you have no say in that so I am sorry I am destroying your precious Alpha!” I glared at her.

“That’s not what I am saying!” She complained as she sat next to me again

“No!” I looked away from her.

“No, Dawn listen,” Hannah sighed calmly. “She means that this world is too dangerous for you. I have my powers, Julie and the wolves have their strength and speed to protect them. You have nothing. Everything in our world is ten times tougher and scarier than Ian. Why do you think Tony was never scared of him? The only thing stopping Tony from ripping out Ian’s throat the minute he say you two together was you. He thought you loved Ian and Tony would do anything to make you happy. Even if that meant watching you be with another man.”