Mated to the Wizard

2 - Bird's Nest

"So, what the fuck do I do?" I add after I finish explaining the whole story in detail to Shane. He leans back against the wall and lets out a deep breath.

"Well, for starters, was he hot?" He asks, tone serious and face straight.

"What?" I reply blankly, lost for words. I'm meant to be getting advice from my brother right now, and instead he's asking if the mate who practically rejected me is hot or not.

"We need to know if this dude is worth your time." I shake my head at his logic. Of course he's worth my time! I don't want to spend my whole life wondering where my mate went. "So, what does he look like?" He pushes. I raise an eyebrow, but he returns with a facial expression that says 'shut up and just tell me'.

"Um, black hair, defined cheekbones and jawline... incredibly hot. Basically the opposite of you."

"Well at least I can keep my mate." He retorts back. I roll my eyes at him.

"I'm serious, Shai! What am I meant to do? Do I look for him? Or leave him? What if he never comes back? What if the Moon Goddess made a mistake this time? I can't be mated to a fucking wizard!" I rage, standing up and pacing up and down in front of him.

"Ave! Just stop talking for a minute and think about this! Okay, so this is not the ideal situation. It's not like mine and Iris's relationship, but who do you know who specialises in messed up mate bonds?" Shane says calmly, his demeanour not even changing. See, this is why I came to him first. He knows how to keep a clear head.

"Mum and Dad." I breathe in realisation.

"Exactly - Dad is the perfect person to speak to. He'll know what the hell is going through the mind of that sick fuck. And he's the Alpha of this pack anyway. He has the most power and knows more about werewolves and the supernatural than I ever will." I nod my head and stop pacing, standing in front of Shane.

"Okay. Good. I'll go speak to dad." I nod again and head for the door with determination. But as I reach it, I realise something else. "Ew, Shane, I walked past the kitchen when I was coming up here. Mum and Dad were making out." I pull a face and shudder at the memory. I'm just going to have to wait until later. There's no way I'm going to attempt to talk to him in that situation.

"Ugh, are you kidding me? Last time that happened, Sophie popped out." Shane sighs, lying back down on the bed in defeat.

"Yeah, I'll just wait a bit." As soon as the words are out my mouth, his phone starts ringing. I can tell it's Iris from the way he smiles when he reads the caller ID.

The look he gives me is apologetic, but it doesn't mean he would rather sympathise me than his soul mate.

This, I totally understand. I don't know what type of sister I would be if I let my own personal struggles with my love life get in the way of his as well. So I leave his room and head for mine.

As soon as I cast my eyes on the bed, I feel my eyelids droop. I found him today. I realised he is not even fully werewolf. I don't think I can ever have a normal life with him as my mate.

So all I want to do is get away from a house filled with happy mated couples and tiny children who came as a symbol of said relationships. I mean, I guess it can't run from myself, but I can run from everyone who reminds me that I'm exactly what I declared to run away from.

Unconsciously, I make it to the front door, ignoring the moans from the kitchen. I shiver in disgust. There are a lot of rooms in this house, but they have to make another baby in the home of the food?

I'm in my parent's car before I can think more about the topic entitled of food. I haven't eaten since I had an apple for breakfast and it's now mid afternoon.

Okay, first destination: the cafe in the next town over.

I always go to the same place when I don't feel like talking to anyone of being with anyone. That has happened a lot recently because of the fights with my (ex) girlfriends. The reason it's perfect is because hardly anyone knows about the tiny building located next to the petrol station downtown, and people from the pack tend to want to stay around the territory in case there's an emergency.