Mine

Chapter 40

 

Kimberly couldn't believe any of this. Her mom was a werewolf? All of this is crazy.

"I'll get us more coffee," Christine suddenly announced walking to the coffee maker.

They hadn't realized that their cups were almost empty until Christine spoke up. They were glad she did because it helped ease the rising tension. She refilled all the mugs before joining them again. Alan took a deep sigh and continued.

"As werewolves, we usually find our mates at age eighteen unless it takes longer due to some reasons," he explained stealing a glance at Roy, who had his head low.

Kimberly caught him as he glanced at Roy and she couldn't help but do the same and noticed he had his head low. She realized from Alan's statement and Roy's current position that he hasn't found his mate, and she instantly felt pity for him.

"And what are those reasons?" She blurted out, immediately regretting it but she couldn't take it back even if she wanted to because she was sincerely curious to know why Roy was still mateless.

"There are several reasons... One is that a werewolf's mate may not be from the same pack. Another reason could be that its mate is younger, that is, she probably hasn't come of age, so he'd have to wait. But the most likely reason is if the mate was... If she was human" He glanced at his nephew who he noticed was staring at Kimberly who was lost in her thoughts, probably still trying to process everything.

"Hailey turned eighteen and as predicted, Hugh was her mate. She locked herself in her bedroom for several days without food, getting everyone worried, especially Hugh who wanted to be with his mate. The next thing she did after that shocked the entire pack..."

Kimberly's ears perked up at that statement. She stared at Alan with expectant eyes as she desperately wanted to know what her mom did.

"Please go on," She encouraged him as she noticed he was a bit hesitant to continue.

"At the ceremony where Hugh would be coronated as alpha of the pack and Hailey as his Luna, she rejected him as her mate. She knew she was hurting her mate and her wolf, but she still went ahead with it... She opened up about her relationship with your father and apologized to Hugh before leaving the ceremony. It was a blow to everyone because that has never happened. To make matters worse, she ran away, leaving only a goodbye note behind... Hugh was livid, his wolf went crazy for weeks, weeks turned into months. With each passing day, he was hopeful that she'd come back because of the bond they shared but she didn't... After three years of waiting, he gave up. "

Kimberly was now in tears. How could her mom do such a thing? She could just imagine how embarrassed and disrespected Hugh must've felt.

"Why did she do it?"

This was a tough question for Alan to answer since Hailey only confided in him with her secret. It wouldn't hurt anyone if he told Kimberly, besides, she is her daughter.

Taking a deep breath, he decided to answer Kimberly's question since it was now in the past.

"Besides falling in love with your father, Hailey didn't want to be with Hugh because his father was a merciless alpha. She feared Hugh would turn out to be like his father."

"Are my grandparents still alive?" Kimberly asked in a quiet voice.

"They were murdered by an outraged Hugh." Alan sadly replied.

He felt bad and mad at himself for not putting much effort into preventing that from happening. Kimberly, on the other hand, couldn't help but feel guilty for what her mom did. She wouldn't deny that she loves her dad and wouldn't trade him for another, but, her mom should've known better than to do what she did, hurting so many people in the process.