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Chapter Sixty-One

Chapter Sixty-One - Choice Is Made

KARA

Today.

I make my choice.

I've been holding it off for too long. They don't deserve this. But before that, I decided to ask someone about something. To be honest, she's been poking my head, asking me to take a sleeping pill so she could see me.

After reassuring the other three, I took a sleeping pill and was unconscious in a moment.

***

"Mother, where are you?" I asked while walking around in the dark. A light shone from behind me and I turned around to see the Moon Goddess herself.

"Mother."

I walked to her and hugged her, "I missed you."

"I missed you too, darling."

We pulled away and I looked at her, "Mother, can I ask you something?"

"Go ahead."

I sighed before asking, "Why do I have three mates?"

She stiffened as she avoided meeting my gaze.

"Mother?"

She summoned up a table and chairs, "Take a seat, sweetie."

I raised a questioning eyebrow but sat down anyway. I summoned a kettle of green tea for mother- it's her favorite- and a kettle of honey lemon tea for me.

We sipped on our tea in silence as I waited for mother to collect her thoughts. She held the saucer with her teacup on it as she gently rubbed the handle, "I gave you only one mate at first. But..."

I patiently waited for her to finish that sentence. She pursed her lips, "But I wanted you to have choices, so I made the decision to give you another two."

I put my cup down, "Mother, I was fine with Connor."

"I wanted to see if Edward and Jacob were any good for you. All three complimented your characteristics pretty well, so I thought it would be alright."

I sighed, "Did Edward and Jacob had mates before?" She nodded, "I had set them up with a girl each, but for you, I switched them up."

My mother broke two bonds for me. Some may think that she's doing what she thinks is the best for me, but I think that she shouldn't.

"Where are the girls now?"

"I haven't found people compatible with them, so for now, mateless."

"Switch it back."

She almost dropped the cup in her hand as she snapped her eyes to me, "Pardon?"

"Switch them back together. I shouldn't hog them like this. They deserve mates who would cherish them forever and never have to share."

She put the teacup back on the table, "So you've made your choice."

I nodded confidently, "I have."

She looked at me to search for confirmation, "Are you sure about this, darling? You'll feel your bond with them break as their marks wither away."

"I'll be fine. I have a mate, and they should have theirs."

She then stood up and held her hand out. I took it and got up from my seat.

"Are you sure?" she asked again, "I don't want you to feel heartbroken."

I held her shoulders reassuringly, "I'll be fine, mother."

She smiled sadly and opened up a hologram of some sort. It displayed the memories of Edward, Jacob, and mine.

"Everyone who've crossed paths with Edward, Jacob, and you will forget everything about you being mates, and will be replaced with being close friends."

She looked at me, "Erasing Edward and Jacob's memory of you as their mate is a must, but do you want to forget?"

Her words were processed in my mind.

Do I want to forget them being mates? We've had great memories together, along with Connor.

Meeting Edward to go see his skin under the sun.

Meeting Jacob in the kitchen as he helped me prepare breakfast.

Edward's calm self around others, loving self around me.

Jacob's sarcastic self around others, adorable self around me.

Talking to them over the phone while I work in the SC.

The incident with Galore.

Me saving them.

Helping them through the tough recovery.

Do I just want to forget it?

Before I could stop myself, I asked, "Can I keep them, but instead of viewing them as mates, I view them as friends who met."

She nodded, "Of course you can. I'll let Edward and Jacob have that too. But the marking will have to be taken out, even you too."

"That's fine."

"Any more requests, darling?"

I looked at her, "This conversation. I wanna keep it completely."

She nodded and smiled, "That can be done."

I watched as she started erasing the memories of Edward and Jacob. I felt weight getting lifted off my shoulders as my mind was put at ease of them being friends. I had flashbacks as one by one, they were switched.

"I must warn you, darling. You'll feel like a piece of you is missing when you wake up, but Connor will heal it."

She pulled me into her motherly embrace and stroked my back soothingly.

"I'll see you soon, Kara dear."

We pulled away and I smiled at her, "I'll miss you, mom."

"I'll miss you too, sweetie."

I stood back and waited for the bond to break in me.

Pain shot through me and a sharp scream rippled through me. The inner part of my left wrist burned along with the lower part of my neck. I felt the marks getting ripped away from me as the mate bond broke into pieces.

"It's okay, Kara..."

Her voice wasn't even registered in my brain and I was already back in the real world.

The reason why she has three mates has finally been revealed! Who did you like her with more? Thank you for choosing to read NOBT. Please leave a vote and comment! It means a lot to me.

See you!

-Phantom