Living the life I have is always so hard. Always on the run from people.
First my dad....and now my pack. I don't want to go back to either.
At 23 life is so hard and I wonder if it will ever get better for me. I have only one best friend. June....crazy as fuck. But sexy as hell.
Tonight I just want to cry my heart out for everyone that left me. First my mom, she died too young and left me all alone. James...my brother. Fuck him for running away.
And lastly, my mate. He is not even here. He hasn't even found me yet. He should have been here since I turned 18.
I let the tears run down my face as I walk towards the graveyard where my mom was buried.
I don't always visit actually but since the area is not the safest to visit. But today I let all my guard down because of one reason.
Its the day mates are found. By now everyone might have already assembled at the pack fields. Actually this year we are hosting the ceremony so most packs are here.
Am tired of attending it so I won't be going anymore. I reach the graveyard and walk to the very end to her grave.
Its actually the last one and is hidden by other graves. I fall to my knees and let my tears work themselves.
" Mom" I sob while laying my head on it. She is all I have now.
Someone clearing their throat behind me shakes me from my silence.
"Fourt..." My voice comes out shaking because I know nothing good will come out of this.
"Anna. Don't you think its a wonderful night to meet. I have waited for so long for this. Greet the heavens for me" he said, a smirk forming on his lips.
I didn't even get time to respond as something hard hit me on my head as darkness enveloped my vision.
Darel's POV
I stood at the field looking, smelling, listening to any sounds that my mate would make but all to no avail. This time too...she wasn't there.
I swear if some fucker killed her...I would skin him alive. Let alone touch a hair on her skin.
"Darel, she is here" I turned to look at Luca, my one and only best friend.
Actually kinda my betta. I smiled to show that I was okay with not finding my mate. But am sure he could read the despair on me.
"Why can't I find her. Or am I too bad that she doesn't want to see me" I looked at him tears clouding my vision as he stood before me.
"Who would ever reject you...look at you. You better than what people want" Luca says giving me a side hug.
People around me are busy talking...some laughing while drinking wine. Chocolate seems to be the main dish here because the scent is everywhere.
"Let's go"I said as I pulled him towards my limo. Am tired of all this bullshit. I bet am not coming back here again.
Goodbye mate.
I opened the door to get in but stopped midway. Luca looked at me surprised. I didn't even know what stopped me.
" Your eyes are glowing. It must be her"I turned to him expecting more than what he had said. He is simply my brain because I hate thinking too much.
"Where is she" I asked looking at him wide eyed. My heart beat was racing right now.
"Really man...you should be the one to tell me. Can't you smell her..." He asked and I almost slapped him because he is always the one who does the thinking for both of us.
"No...I can only smell the wine here and the chocolate people are eating"
"They are not serving chocolate here you dumbass. Its her." He looks at me smiling"your mate"
I break into the biggest grin of my life and pull him with me as I follow the scent.
Hang on mate. Am coming for you beautiful.
By now I was practically jogging out of the place because I couldn't find her there. I would have been faster if this fat ass wasn't pulling me back.
Slowly, we came to a standstill outside a graveyard and my heart beat leapt.
Oh no. She can't be dead. I looked at Luca but he was too busy catching his breath. I pulled him with me tears coming down my cheeks.
Luca seemed to notice where we were and stopped dead in his tracks.
I can't do this. After all this years of searching and now when I have finally found her...she dies.
"Darel....." He called me but I couldn't find the voice to reply to him.
"I can't do this. I can't look at her" he said as he tapped my back.
Suddenly, I felt a heartbeat, no, heartbeats, I quickly started to run. Luca had closed his eyes and was following behind afraid that he might see my dead mates body.
But that's not the case. Five men stood there...surrounding my mates body. Actually two were digging her grave. But her heart was still beating.
I didn't want to lose my temper imagining what they were doing. I stood there silently watching from a distance as one of them pulled her by her hair forwards the grave.
I let out a loud growl that stopped them in their tracks and they turned towards me. I quickly appeared in front of the man holding my mate.
A nerve he must have for showing me his fangs because I froze him.
His eyes went wide as he looked at me, but I didn't have time to fight with him so I just dug my claws into his heart and took out his heart.
The feast of them just fled running at maximum speed. I knelt down to my mates body shaking in anger as her breathing started to slow down.
Luca rushed towards us and I couldn't even say any words. My throat felt too sore for it. I just touched his arm and teleported us back to Vermaine. My home.
Actually I took us to the doctor. Arthur looked at me with my mate in my arms. I was never good with words. Luca was the one who spoke all the time but he was also silent at the moment.
He led us to a ward and I let her slip onto the bed. I sat her between my legs as I lay against the headboard. I could tell they all disapproved of my position but none uttered a word.
I took her pulse, pressure and some shit I don't even know. Once he was done, he assured she would be okay. I stayed there....holding her for as long as it took.
I didn't want to let go afraid that someone would take her away.
Suddenly she jolts awake and I spring away from the bed ready to attack whoever came but all she did was stare at me.
I guess she realised who I was to her because her heart beat even and a tear fell from her eye.
Oh no no no. What do I do now. Am never good with words. Where the hell is Luca.
"What do you want princess, milk...juice,medicine, or should I get the doctor here" I mumbled too much as she just stared.
Oh no. She doesn't understand now does she. Or maybe I didn't even speak that out loud. Fuck. Am such an ass.
"You."
