“Oh, we are, chicken. Wait a bit.”
I chuckled. She’s never a liar, Ophelia it is.
“Okay! We’re happy for you!” she exclaimed with a yelp. I laughed at her reaction.
“What was Eric’s ‘but’?” I know he have. He always does.
“It’s Cruz that have a but. Eric thinks it’s better since you’ll be safe despite the, you know, your wolf’s abnormality.”
I nodded. “Okay. What was Cruz’s but?”
“He’s just worried since your mate is Alpha Aiden. Eric told us the full story about the Alpha and a stealer and, well, it was Aiden’s–”
“His uncle.” I finished.
“You knew?”
“Yeah. I heard the story from a friend.”
“Okay. That’s good. As for me, I’m just glad you found the one! And an Alpha, huh.”
I laughed then I fell silent for the next minutes.
“Hey…” she said on the other line. “You okay?”
“I was just thinking… Do you think I need to tell him what… I am?”
“No!” It was Cruz’s outburst.
“Tell her, not now.” Then Eric seconded, calmly but with a loud voice.
“She can hear you so stop yelling and wasting the food!” It was Ophelia. I imagined their mouth was full when they exclaimed.
“Chicken, listen to me. I agree with the boys. But I won’t tell you to hide it forever. Just let him knew you more. Show him who you are so he won’t be suspicious of you.”
I nodded even though she can’t see it. It’s probably best to listen to them. I, too, was thinking the same thing.
“But one thing you should never forget is this: Everything is up to you. If you wanted to tell him, you can. If you feel like the time is right, do it. Don’t let our words stop you from being true to yourself. Okay? You understand me?”
“Yeah. Thank you, Ophelia. Everyone.”
Our call ended and I took my time to think about what they had said. It’s best to hide it for now. I knew that. Everything was still fresh and it was just yesterday when he decided to accept me.
Everything may be falling into place faster than I can imagine but it doesn’t mean I should act quickly as well.
I needed to wait. I’m not yet sure of what possible outcome will be but in order to avoid trouble, I will choose silence for now.
My phone beeped and it was a message from Lucy.
I had a missed call from her, too. A lot of missed calls.
I opened her message.
“I hope I can talk with you right now.”
That’s was all it said. I felt sadness in her words and I can’t stop myself from calling her back.
A few rings and she answered.
“Ashi!” her voice was stern.
“Lucy! I missed you!” I’m worried about her voice. It’s not cheerful like she used to. “Are you okay?”
She fell silent for a minute before soft sobs were heard in the other line.
I was caught off guard by her sudden outburst. She’s crying like a beaten child!
“What happened?! What’s wrong? You didn’t found your mate?”
She sniffs. “I did found him.” and cried loudly again.
“What’s wrong then?”
“I was happy when I found him. My mate is the Alpha, Ashira.” then she cried loudly again.
She mated with an Alpha, too?!
Wait, what pack was she sent to again? I think I heard her say Shadow pack, right?
“You’re mates with Alpha Jacob?!” I asked. Whoa! I can’t believe it! Me and my friend is mated with an Alpha!
“Yes.”
“Then why are you crying? Is he hurting you?”
Another loud cry came from her. I closed my eyes as her cries shot pain to my chest. Lucy is like a sister to me. She’s the only one in Regal pack who let herself close to me despite rumors about me being a rogue.
“He’s never gentle to me, Ashi! Jacob, he… he’s scary! I’m hating him but my wolf only screams his name! I don’t know what to do!”
I can feel her. She’s troubled. If I’m in her shoes, I might felt insane as well.
Her mate must be hurting her that she hate him like this. Lucy always loved the idea of a mate. So hearing her saying she hates him means her mate is rotten.
“Its not just that! Jacob wanted to have someone stronger to be his mate and he called me an Omega because I’m not a daughter of an Alpha or Beta at least!”
That’s absurd. Lucy is one of the best female fighters in our pack. She’s young but she took down Cruz once. She is far from being an Omega. She’s not weak.
“Lucy, listen to me. You’re not an Omega. You’re never weak. Don’t let him do that to you! Show him that you’re strong!”
“I can’t! He’s stronger than me and I can’t prove to him that I am strong!”
Her mate is an Alpha so I understand what she meant. Even I knew I can’t win a fight with Aiden.
“Listen to me, you’ll figure out his weakness. You’re his mate. It’s impossible to reject the bond, trust me.”
She sniffs on the other lines, continuing her soft sobs as she listens to my words.
“He claimed me without any tenderness. It hurts so bad! My wolf is in pain but she wanted him still! He said he only claimed me so he won’t feel the heat as bad as I would!”