Mama Hale

1.7.7

Hello all! I know this chapter took a while but I'm writing this one, the next couple books in the series, and a new fanfiction. Also, in this chapter you get to learn about who Hunter is and what happened to him. I actually cried when I wrote this chapter. Anyway, enjoy the chapter and enjoy learning about Hunter!

-Recap-

"So, are you gonna explain what all that was about?" Isaac asks. "And why this weird mark thing is on my hand?"

(Lyrica's P.O.V.)

"It's a very long and complicated story, Kiddo." Derek says, his hand on mine, taking my pain.

"We've got time. I don't have to go back to school for the rest of the day, remember?" Isaac replies smugly.

"He's got a point, Derek." I say, looking at my husband.

"But-" He starts.

"No buts. We're adopting him. He's our son now. He deserves to know."

"Fine." Derek huffs. "But no interrupting and no questions until we're done talking. Understand?"

"Yes sir." Isaac says.

"Well to start, Derek and I are werewolves. Yes, they actually do exist, among many other supernatural creatures." I say. "And we're mates. It's incredibly rare that werewolves find their mates, but when they do, they fall in love at first sight. They're inseparable. They don't know how to function without each other. Because of how rare mates are, they have prominent marks that match. To the human eye, they're tattoos. To another werewolf, it's a sign."

"The mate marks show up in one of two ways. If the werewolf is born one, it'll be there after their first shift. If they're bitten, the mark appears wherever the bite was." Derek adds. 

"You can ask questions now." I say, seeing Isaac's eager face.

"How did you guys become werewolves?" He asks instantly.

"Derek was born one. I was bit when I was 16."

"How and where exactly did you meet?" Isaac is now leaning in between our seats.

"It was a couple years after my house burned down." Derek says. "My older sister, Laura, and I were up in Ohio. We were in this small town called Amanda. It was pretty cute. Surrounded by woods, but a rather big town. Laura and I were looking for somewhere to get a fresh start. So we were looking around for a small apartment or house. We ended up finding a decent little house. Big enough for a small family of four. It was cheap so we went ahead and bought it. There were like, five houses on the same road, yet four of them were vacant."

"Was Lyrica the one who lived in the only house?" Isaac asks.

"Yep." Derek chuckles. "She lived with her little brother, Hunter. One day, Laura and I were outside, doing yard work. Lyrica took Hunter outside to play for a bit."

"We were outside, just minding our own business." I take over. "Hunter was 6, I was 16, Derek was 18, and Laura was 21. I ran into the house really quick to get Hunter more juice. I wasn't gone more than 5 minutes. When I got back out, Hunter was over by the woods and there were about five coyotes surrounding him. I dropped his juice and ran full speed towards him. I screamed his name and he started crying because he was scared. I was mad and scared. So I started to lose control of myself. Normally, I would mask my scent to appear as a human. But when I started to lose control, the masking went away."

"Laura and I instantly smelled another werewolf." Derek says. "We stopped what we were doing and looked up, seeing Lyrica running towards Hunter. I froze, not expecting another wolf. Laura, however, jumped up and started running towards them. I eventually started running to them too. By the time I got to them, Laura was trying to hold Hunter back as Lyrica fought the coyotes. Little did we know, she was fighting five werecoyotes. Since Laura had Hunter, I ran to help Lyrica. I quickly took down three of them. But Lyrica was fighting their alpha and didn't see the other one sneaking up on her."