Her Human Mate

Why me?

Crystals pov

I can feel it.

I can feel his presence.

He's almost here.

I feel better but I'm making myself nervous for no reason. He's my mate. He'll accept me. Right? Oh goddess how am I going to explain my life to him? He's going to hate me. I'm going to be mateless it's official. I'm going to die in a ditch all alone. Okay. Take a deep breath and calm down Crystal you don't want him to think you're a maniac.

"You are a maniac."

I rolled my eyes and blocked her out. I heard a car pull into the lot. I shot up from the couch and ran to the door. I opened it so fast that I could've pulled it out of its hinges. But the car, and person coming out of it, disappointed me. It was just James. I sighed and crossed my arms. "Well it's nice to see you too. Are you expecting someone?" He said pulling me in for a hug. "Yes James I am." I said hugging him back.

He let go but still had his arms around my waist. "Who?" I took his hand and walked back inside the house. "Umm I have to tell you something." Right when I shut the door another car pulled in. I could feel my soul leave my body. It's him. My wolf was trying to push her way through. "Whoa whoa . . . Butter pop what's up? Your wolf is going crazy here." I looked up at him and smiled. "I'm fine- I - could you get me some orange juice?" He nodded and headed for the kitchen.

I never told him about my mate. He's going to be so angry at me. Well I did just meet him so he can't be too mad. I took a deep breath and opened the door. Brian was standing there with his hand in the air like he was just about to knock. I looked into his bright green eyes and nearly melted. His scent engulfed me and I stepped closer to him. I saw him step closer as well and his eyes lowerd a little. I saw that he was holding a huge teddy bear and a box of chocolates. Aaww it's so cliche but I love it.

I looked back at him. His eyes widened and he cleared his throat. "Hey Crystal. I bought you some chocolate . . . I didn't know what you liked so I bought two kinds. Oh and I got you a bear so you could . . . Cuddle with it?" He frowned and looked down. I giggled at his shyness and opened the door more. "Come in, Brian." He smiled a little and stepped in.

I shut the door and turned to look at him. I don't know why but I'm more nervous about what he thinks about the house than anything. It may be the pack house but I still want to put on a great impression. He looked astonished from what I could see on his face. His mouth was wide open as he looked at every single detail. "Do you like it?" I asked biting my lip. He closed his mouth and nodded.

James decided to grace us with his presence. "Sorry my dad was mind lin-" he stopped mid sentence and looked at Brian. "Crystal who is this?" I walked up to Brian and took the gifts from his hand. "Thank you Brian. And James this is Brian. Brian this is my best friend James." Brian smiled and held out his hand. "Nice to meet you." James took it and firmly shook it. When they released their hands, James looked at the stuff in my hand.

"What's all this? Yum chocolate." He said reaching for it. I was about to step out of his reach but Brian put his arms over the stuff. "I bought them for Crystal. I would appreciate it if you wouldn't eat them." He said sternly. Oh no. I looked at James and panicked. He doesn't like to be told what to do. He's becoming the alpha for goddess sakes. But for some reason his wolf tolerates my commands. I saw his eyes change to red then back to his chocolate brown color. He growled and stepped forward. But Brian didn't flinch not one bit nor did he cower away. That made James even more angry. "Let's go Brian!" I said pushing him toward the stairs. "You're not taking him up to your room Crystal." I heard James' wolf say.

"Adam stop . . . I'll talk to you later." I grabbed Brian's hand and headed up the stairs. I heard a loud growl and crash a few seconds later.

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