Howling for Forgiveness

Chapter 14

Matt sat up straight on the uncomfortable hospital bed and groggily rubbed his sleepy eyes with his forearms. When his beautiful deep blue eyes revealed themselves to me, a half smile cracked onto his face. He stared at me for a few moments and I simply stared back at my mate. His arms lifted from his sides and were open out in front of him, asking for a hug.

I couldn't help but let a big ol' sloppy grin spread and run into those arms that I have missed so much. It was different from the hugs I have received by Matt in the past though. This one, instead of comforting me, I was comforting him. I squeezed my arms around him and sighed in his ear.

"How are you feeling?" I asked him, hoping I wouldn't trigger another attack.

He replied by squeezing me closer to his chest. "Better now that you're in my arms."

"Awww! That's the cutest thing I've ever heard," squealed my mother in the background. I felt Matt shift slightly to, what I assume is, stare at my mother who was probably blushing and gazing at us with awe.

Matt let out a soft chuckle and let me go. "I didn't see you there, Layla." She giggled at that.

"Oh hush. Continue what you were doing. Don't mind me." She grinned, winking and leaning her chin into her palms.

I groaned. "Mooooom." I whined. Wanting to push her out that damn door for being such a weirdo. Who loves watching her daughter be lovey dovey with her mate? That's just wrong!

Matt chuckled again. Woo! That makes two signs of happiness!

"Anyway..." My mom dragged out. She clapped her hands against her jean clad thighs twice before pushing herself up off the chair. "Would you mind if I borrow your lovely mate for a few minutes? I promise to return her within the hour." I rolled my eyes at her word choice.

Matt let a hand stroke the back of my head and I leaned into it. "Of course." I leaned in to kiss his lips, but he leaned away and shook his head. I saw that there were specks of fear spreading in his gaze. He visually began to shake. I hugged him again hoping it'll calm him down. I was careless and forgot to think about how kissing would have made him feel. I'm an idiot.

"I'll leave Mary here to watch over you while I'm gone. I... I love you." I swallowed a lump as I said that but it quickly formed into butterflies as he returned with, "I think I love you more." And he planted a kiss on my lips.

I'm guessing he only gets triggered if I initiate anything. Makes sense. I'm just glad he's able to kiss me. "See you in a bit." I waved and yanked my mom out of her chair and out the door while she attempted to wave a goodbye to an amused Matt.

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We walked into my father's office. It was empty with no Alpha in sight. We stepped further into the office with bookshelves along two walls and a large mohagony desk with a comfy looking leather chair settled at the center. Stacks of files were piled on the desk along with a lamp that was left on for who knows how long.

"We should be able to figure out who exactly Chance is in one of the files that are in here. It'll probably be in that cabinet." My mother pointed toward a tall metal cabinet that held records of every member in the pack.

We strode toward it and opened the top drawer that was marked "A-E". Sadly, the files are organized by last name, so what could have been an easy task is now going to be a long and tedious one. We decided that the best approach would be to split it up. My mom would start with the "A-E" files and I would search through the "F-K" files.

Without any luck, we moved on to the next set of files. "L-P" and "Q-Z" were the last of the files. My fingers nimbly shuffled through the file tabs with my thumb, praying we find a "Chance" somewhere in this damn cabinet. My heart was picking up in anticipation. I needed to understand who he was. What he wanted. Why is here? I deserve to know! Once my finger hit the lone "Z" last name on the files I frowned and glanced over at my mother. As she finished the last of her files she shook her head causing my heart to drop.

Nothing... We couldn't find him in the files that supposedly held information of every pack member. My eyes widened at the realization. "He's not a part of the pack?" I searched the room for my mother and found her touching a lone file lying open on my father's desk. She shook her head slowly in response to my question.

"That's not it..." She met my eyes. "Your father got here before us."

"Well..." I trailed getting up off the floor. "What does it say?"

"Everything."

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Name: Chance Aller Ponte

Date and Time of Birth: October 3rd, 1993 (age 23); 2:37pm

Place of Birth: Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Parents: Chance Ponte [werewolf] and Haiti Lorne-Ponte [sucubus]

Chance Ponte, the 3rd high wolf of Hollow Pack, found Haiti Lorne, his mate, on a border run. She tried to seduce him but he forced his mark on her and, unable to fight it she had his child. After the birth of Chance Aller Ponte, Haiti Lorne Ponte mysteriously disappeared after an earthquake on October 4th around 10:00am after her release from the hospital. Reasons for disappearance: unknown. Current whereabouts: unknown.

With the disappearance of Haiti Lorne-Ponte, Chance Ponte left his child in the care of Hollow Pack and vanished. Reasons for Leaving: Find Haiti Lorne-Ponte. On February 23rd, 1996, Chance Ponte was pronounced dead. Killed by rogue wolves near Finley Pack territory.

Chance Aller Ponte grew up in a werewolf foster family, the Johnstons, until the age of 10 when he left and lived until present time in a cabin in Low Hill Valley, a werewolf community founded by Hollow Pack in the 2000s. Chance Aller Ponte attended Hollow Elementary and High school until he graduated.

Chance Aller Ponte was admitted into the Gantor Psychiatric Hospital on May 2014 for physically and mentally abusing human males. His diagnosis was Severe and was admitted to stay at the hospital for 10 years, but escaped with reasons unknown. The last record from his Psychiatric meetings led us to believe he had gone mad from the rejection by a male werewolf in Hollow Pack. Chance Aller Ponte was said to have threatened the individual who "stole [his] love" and "will make her pay by taking her love away from her". Chance Aller Ponte is wanted for arrest in threatening a fellow pack member. Current Whereabouts: Unknown. Threatened Pack Member: Unknown.

Updated on: June 20th, 2015 at 9:43am.