Soul Mate

Chapter 7

River's pov

8months later.

Today is the day I turn 18! River Blair is 18!.. yeiii.. I mentally sang in my head making some crazy dance as I looked at my reflection in my bathroom mirror. I had grown out my hair, it was past my shoulders now. It had been 8 months after all. 8 months since we lost a pack member, Satin Baker. 8 long months since the future alpha went into severe depression. He no longer left the Alpha cabin. I once had people say that he had barricaded himself in the basement refusing to see the light of day.
I missed him.. I missed his face. I missed sitting in the park just to watch him and his crew come from their morning run. It was actually pathetic how much I still thought about the guy after all this time. I sigh.. I might as well just get on with my miserable life. I took one last look at my reflection, then walked out the bathroom and out of my room. When I got to the bottom of the stairs, I run into my dad. He ruffled my hair. I hated it when he did that.. made me feel like a kid again. I gently swat his arm away.

"How are you feeling today son? " he asked.
Everyone knew I had gone into my own kind of depression when Sebastian decided to shut himself away from the rest of the world. I just couldn't help it. Or understand it either. It was just a dark time in my life. It still is. But strangely today, I feel happier. Which I hadn't felt in a long time.

" Am fine dad.." I replied honestly. I really did feel happy. It felt like after such a long time, something good was coming my way. Maybe it was the fact that I was 18 now and eligible to realise my mate or for my mate to realise me. Whichever came first. I guess this is what they called the pre -mate jitters.. I was strangely happy.
I smiled at my dad, he must have noticed how happy I was today.

" Come, your mom is making waffles.." he said leading me into the kitchen. Once we get there, we take seats at the kitchen island and waffles were shoved under our noses.

" So are you excited to meet your mate?" My dad asks, wriggling his brows.. it was a sight to see am telling you. He was like this giant teddy bear. It was actually funny!

" Where's Greta?" I ask instead, ignoring his antics and sip on my coffee.

" Come on River, humor your dad. The poor guy has waited for this day since the day you were born.. " my mom says as she takes the seat next to my dad.
I rolled my eyes. Here she was acting nonchalant like she didn't want the juicy details.. damn! This woman was good, really good. I mentally applauded her.

Truth be told, I was eager to meet my mate. No one can deny the bond once it kicks in, at least that's what I gathered. So yes, I couldn't wait to meet them. Maybe then Sebastian Decker would be nothing but a memory.

"Am excited to meet them, I know it might not happen for a while especially if they are nowhere near StreamVille, or if they aren't 18 yet.. but still the fact am 18 is thrilling." I say with a silly grin on my face.

" That's nice sweetie! We can't wait either!" My mom says excitedly. She then claps her hands, and continues
"So after breakfast we are heading to the farmers market.. you will meet Greta there. She and your frie...." She cuts herself off as she looks at me.

" Will you close your mouth! A fly just might find its way down your throat!" She said then took a bite of her strawberry waffle.
I promptly shut my mouth...  I was just shocked we had farmers market in StreamVille. I mean I didn't know we practiced farming!! I voiced out my thoughts and my dad scoffed.

"Sweetheart, you've been too busy running after the Alpha's son you barely noticed what was going on around you." Mom said.

Yaaaa.. that's probably it. I was too wrapped up with Sebastian I forgot that the world still carried on. While I was busy planning surveillance escapades in the wee hours of the morning to secretly stalk the guy, normal people were tending their chickens and teeling their fields.
I simply hummed.