Son of a Rouge

The Truth Comes Out [°12°]

[Ryder's POV]

"Ade... I have something to tell you, something that I've been keeping from you.." I say trying to keep up the confidence I had built up. I think this possibly can't go wrong, I gotta stay calm about it. If I freak out, it'll more than likely freak him out too. I just hope he accepts me for who I am.

"Hm?" Aadens hums looking at me away from the sky.

I take a deep breath... it's now or never.. I have to do this..

"I am actually a werewolf from a very high ranking kingdom, that's why people recognize me so easily. I am next in line to be Alpha after my father which explains why people kept on calling me "Alpha" today, that's a normal occurrence for me. He retires once I turn 18, which is just in a couple months. As a werewolf I am assigned a mate by the moon goddess at the age of 18 and I really feel like that could be you. I just have a feeling deep down that it's you. I feel something.. different, when I'm around you, it's like nothing I've ever felt before. It's not too strong since I'm not 18 yet, but it's there. I hope you accept me for who I am. I am not scary I swear. I act just like a normal teenager when I'm not defending the kingdom. The reason all those people were at my house earlier was because my father was holding a meeting as Alpha about his retirement. You could potentially be my Luna... We could have kids in the future and everything. I'm just confessing everything I'm feeling right now because there is no point to hiding it anymore. It would just make it worse to hide it. I'm sorry I've been keeping this secret from you, I just didn't want to freak you out. If you have any questions about it at all don't hesitate to ask me. I want to make you feel as comfortable as possible." I say almost out of breath. I feel a single tear streaming down my face. I never cry. This is different

Aaden sits there covering his mouth in shock. "Is that all really true??" he says muffled by his hand. I look down and nod. "I'm sorry.." I say. He moves over to sit next to me and smiles. He hugs me, "That's so cool! I can't believe it! I read a lot about werewolves! I never thought I would meet one in real life!" Now that, that caught me off guard. I raise up my head, "Huh?" I say in confusion. "You don't have to feel bad about who you really are, I think it's really cool. I'm just glad you told me." he says with a smile on his face. I sigh in relief, "I thought you were gonna freak out and call me a freak." Aaden furrows his brows, "No, of course not, I would never judge you just because of that. You lying to me and keeping a secret for forever would be worse." I slightly smile. Aaden lays his head on my shoulder and I wrap my arm around him. "Hey... Ryder... Why do you think I'm your.. mate?" I shrug, "From what I've heard when you meet your mate you feel a really strong connection to them, like you can't be apart. You also feel a very strong will to protect them at all costs. And when you touch, you know how when people say they feel a "spark"?" Aaden nods. I hum, "It's sort of like that." Aaden nods once again. This feels safe, I can't let go of him.

Our cart reaches the ground again, and we step off. I grab Aaden's hand. "Have a nice night!" the person who was running the ride says to us. I smile and nod at her. "Are you ready to go home Ade?" I ask. Aaden nods, "Yeah it's getting late." I pull out my phone and look at the time. Almost 10:30pm. Already? It didn't even feel like we were out for that long. We make our way to the parking lot. It's so dark out here but I'm thankful I can see in the dark and that the fair rides light up the sky a bit. People are still going in as we are leaving out. I grab my key and press the large button. My car's headlights flash. "Right over here," I say as I pull Aaden along behind me. He seems very tired, he's walking slower than normal. He's usually full of energy. I open the door for Aaden and he gets in. I walk around and get on my side and start the car. I buckle my seat belt. "Don't forget to buckle your seat belt Ade." I say. I look over to him and he's already out cold. He must have been very tired, I guess today has been very eventful for him. I unbuckle myself just to buckle him up. I want him to be safe. I sit back down and buckle my self up once again. I pull out of the parking lot and we begin on our way.

I turn on the radio but leave it a bit quieter. I nod my head to the music and drift into my own thoughts. I can't believe Aaden actually accepted me. I was expecting the worse. I'm surprised he actually takes an interest in wolves. He's going to freak once he finds out he's one himself. But I'll leave him to figure it out on his own. I also have to introduce him to my parents soon. Especially if he's going to be my Luna. I don't have any doubt in my mind that he isn't. The connection grows stronger each day I'm with him. I just don't want to put him in any of the danger I'll be involved in as Alpha in the future. I don't want him to get hurt getting caught up in the things I'm involved in. My pack doesn't have enemies, we're known the be very smart, nice, and helpful. But there's one rouge we can't get rid of. Him and his small family got kicked out of our pack about 16 years ago because he killed a high ranking pack member out of anger. Around when I was 1 year old. That's just the story I've always heard. Our pack hasn't been able to get rid of him since. He's trying to hurt the pack because they hurt him. But in reality, he hurt the pack in the first place. It doesn't make sense to me at all, but it is what it is. He is very feared by many but we won't back down from a fight when it comes to defending what we call family.

We make it back to the house quickly. I park the car in the driveway, unbuckle my seat belt, and try to shake Aaden awake. He doesn't move one bit. Oh... I forgot he's a heavy sleeper. I get out of the car and walk around to Aaden's side. I open his door, unbuckle him out of seat belt and I pick him up. I wrap his arms and legs around me and shut the car door with my side. We walk up the driveway and I knock on the door since I can't grab my key. My mom opens the door, she has a confused look on her face. "I'll explain tomorrow" I whisper and walk right past her and up the stairs. I make it to my door and push it open with my shoulder, I lay Aaden on the bed. And then go back to shut the door.

He finally wakes up. "We're home...?" he says in a groggy voice. I nod, "Yeah, we're home." I love how he called it 'home'. Soon enough one day we'll have a home of our own. "Can you please hand me my pajamas?" He points to the corner where his backpack is. We need to hang up his clothes, I want to get him better and newer clothes if I'm being honest. I hand him the shirt and shorts he's been wearing. He slowly gets up and changes into just the shorts. He doesn't bother to put the shirt on and just goes straight back to laying down. I change into some shorts to sleep into also and lay right next to him. He's back to being sleep already. I turn off the light and pull him close to me. I pull my cover over the both of us. This skin to skin contact feels better than I could ever imagine. The tingles don't stop. He's for sure my mate..

"Goodnight Aaden.." I whisper quietly, he doesn't say it back of course but he moves closer to me.