I Am Me (Book Two): Fate Is Wrong

Chapter 13: Is Fate Wrong?

A/N: Smut to come in this chapter. Also, remember what I said about how I'm doing the books.

Nathanial's POV

I was busy reading my book when I here a gentle turn of the knob, letting Valerie's through the door. He looked so troubled, a mixture of fury and fear rolled into one. 

"Val, you're back. How did your meeting go?" He stays silent in thought. "Val?"

"Nathan, do you remember what I told you about my father?"

"Yeah. I remember perfectly." Valerius never talked about his family much, but he did tell me the day his father visited him that he was planning on taking me in to the company. I didn't see the problem until he told me that his father was an evil manipulative entrepreneur who doesn't allow anyone to refuse him. He never spoke of his mother, but when I did ask about her, he gave a pained wince, telling sign of their being no love lost for either. Fortunately, I've not gotten any notice from the man or his company. I trust Val with my very life, which means heeding his warming. "Was that Omega truly working with him?"

He nods solemnly, but the look tells me there is more to the story. "My father orchestrated the night I cheated."

"Um, what?!"

He told me the entire details of what happened in the cell, how the little rat tried to convince the Alpha of his innocence, of how he struggled to keep his secrets, and how exactly his father enacted his plan. I was fuming. 

"That slutty, traitorous slut!", my voice changes as my wolf sleeps through my anger. "He goes for my job and he attempts to tale my mate while driving me to-to......", I'm shaking, yet I continue, "I will find him. I will rip him slowly, hearing every howl of pain with pleasure and make him beg for taking what's MINE!!!"

I turn to find a now smiling wolf, with a more relaxed posture as joy emanates from him. "Yours? You still want me?"

"I told you, I lied about falling out of love. My happiness has more to do with me than you and I just....can't externalize it. It would only hurt more to bring everyone in on that pain."

"Babe, I may not like it when you hurt, but like Eddie, I want you to release your stress however way will help, whether we talk or make love or hell, putting me in pads and giving you boxing gloves."

"I know. If I'm honest, only two people have always been my stress relievers. My mother when I would cry in her arms and Eddie in....everything. Honestly, you and your wolfdeserve-"

"You. I deserve you in however way you wish to be with me."

"Val. Why do you put up with me? With me needing Eddie for something I should let you take care of?"

"Because me and my wolf don't want to let you go more than we want to be safe from hurt. The promise to think about staying mates keeps me going. Makes me feel as alive as I'm gonna be in this time. Um, not to pressure you or anything, but....do you still want to be mates?"

"Asked me yesterday, and I'd tell you I'm not sure, but my possessiveness, though surprising, seems decisive. You're my mate, and I want it to stay that way."

He gives me a big smile and spins me in a huge hug that I've missed for so long. I know the answer now. I know the answer to the question: Is fate wrong? Some would say it is. To an extent I agree and disagree. I disagree because fate isn't wrong in finding someone compatible, but it isn't the deciding factor for the rest of your life. It's up to you whether you wish to make the effort or let the spark die. Val never gave up on me and I came back to him. After a long embrace, Val tentatively pulls back, not letting me go, to look at me.