Fate Will Have It

XII

Kenzie Hope

The next morning I woke up on the very left hand side of a considerably large bed. There was something very warm directly behind me, close enough that I could feel the radiated heat, but not so much that it was touching me. My body yearned to get closer to the source, to feel the sparks that would crash into me and take over my senses. I almost leaned into the bond, I was so close that I could feel it begin to overtake me before my common sense woke up and propelled me out of the bed.

With a thud, I hit the cold, hard material of the wooden floor, a sharp contrast from warm, fluffy bed. As my head began to throb, due to hitting it on the hard nightstand, I let out a loud groan. Warm green eyes popped out from underneath of the covers while the wild black hair tried to cover them again. Dark eyebrows furrowed together as concern was etched around the edges of his mouth.

"McKenna?" A husky morning voice grumbled with a caring undertone. The voice sent me in a spiral of memories of last night, when we accepted each other. My wolf purred at the mere thought.

Kaden, of course, very happily agreed to let me sleep with him. I tried to keep my distance, but throughout the night, I would wake up to me cuddling into his chest. When I would try to squeeze away to the other side of the bed, he would pull be right back to him and whisper incoherent words in my ear.

"McKenna?" He whispered again. I hummed in reply as he buried his face the side of my neck.

"McKenna, why do you squirm away from me when I'm just trying to hold my precious mate?" He grumbled playfully.

"Kaden," I whispered back, waiting for him to tense up at my use of his name. "Kaden, why do you insist on calling me McKenna?"

I waited for a reply, but he merely chuckled at me. His warm arm circled around my waist and pulled my body flush against him. His breath was fanning over my neck, making it tickle. In any other circumstance, I probably would have laughed at the tickling sensation, but this situation was too serious for laughing matters.

"McKenna, McKenna," He tsked. I didn't reply. I was holding my breath. Then, I was saved by the bell.

'Breakfast is ready in the dining hall' Luna Winters, Kaden's mom, spoke through the pack link.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner were severed every single day in the dining hall. Usually the Omegas did all the cooking, but since Luna Winters took over, she and the other female powers did breakfast and some dinners. It was quite surprising considering all of their other duties. I was really excited to go because, as an Omega, I was never allowed to before.

Eager for food, I jumped out of bed and pushed myself into the shower and it didn't take long before I rushed into the closest to throw on whatever article of clothing I saw. When I was done getting ready, I went back into the bedroom, only to find Kaden still in bed.

"What are you doing?" I asked exasperated. He chuckled, showing off those cute dimples of his.

"The real question is: what are you doing rushing out of my arms so quickly? Come back to bed." He pouted at me and I almost considered it until the scent of bacon hit my nose.

"Uh, bacon?" I questioned before adding, "Get up or I'm leaving you."

That seemed to get him up and running because he jumped out of bed in the same rush that I did. I laughed at him before looking around the room while I waited.

There were some pictures of him and his family hung up throughout the room. In all the photos they all looked happy and healthy, a sharp contrast to what I had always known them as. One picture was just him and his sister, he was giving her a piggy back ride and both their forest eyes glimmered in joy. It was an adorable sight.