Third Person’s POV;
“You should have protected me from hunters, not my own true self. Right now, you are still trying to control me. My wolf will die if I don’t change until I am 25” Rose said making Mary gasp in surprise.
“How did you know that?” Mary asked in shock.
“Elijah” Mike gave her a knowing look.
They both were silently talking in the eyes when the silence was broken unexpectedly by Mark.
“You did wrong, Mom and Dad” Mark spoke for the first time in clear disappointment.
“Mark, you too?” Mary asked in disbelief that non-of her children is understanding the cause of her actions.
“You should have asked her if she wanted that life for herself or not. You just took that decision for her like she has no rights at all. You didn’t tell her even after she was an adult and very well capable of taking her own life’s decision. If she can top medical on her own then my sister can do anything. You kind of disrespected her by doing this and I am very much against it. She is her own person” Mark said calmly making the parents feel more guilty of their actions.
“Mark, my brother” Rose hugged her brother and more tears fell from her eyes.
“Even though, I have no idea about your mate, I will still accept him if you genuinely like him and he is capable of taking care of you, and especially if he treats you right” Mark said adding the icing to the cake.
“You are the best brother ever!” Rose said happy with the support that she needed so badly.
“I know that” Mark said proudly as he parted from her.
He looked at his parents and asked in a curious tone,
“Just to be clear, I am not something special like Rose?” He asked in expectation.
“Nope, you didn’t get the werewolf genes from your mother” Mike said plainly.
“You are just famous Mark Blue” Rose added flatteringly.
“Well, that I am” Mark accepted proudly.
“I think you are right” Mary said which startled everyone.
“Who is right, mom?” Mark asked softly knowing well that his mom was hurting as well.
“About what?” Rose asked harshly not ready to forgive them yet.
“About you and Elijah. He is your mate. I understand your emotions as I have felt the soulmate bond as well. Even if you will try your best, you won’t be able to kick him out of your mind or heart. So, it’s better that you just accept your fate” Mary said with a sigh as she sat on the bed dejectedly. Mike went by her side, crouched down and held her hand in support.
“You mean I should just accept my mate?” Rose asked not believing her ears.
“Yes, you deserve to be happy. In fact, my daughter deserves all the happiness that is there in this world. We did wrong by hiding your true self from you” Mary said, a tear fell from her eyes and she wiped it before smiling faintly.
She stood up and made her way towards her daughter.
“Let me make things right, Rose you are a werewolf. You have a warrior werewolf blood in your bloodstream. If you shift and practice, you can be really powerful even if you shift this late. I think you should stay with your mate and learn things. I made a mistake in the past but now, I will support my daughter. Even if I have to stand on the burning coal, I will support you” Mary cupped her face.
“Thank you, mom” Rose said as happy tears fell from her eyes,
“What about you, dad?” Rose asked with hesitation.
“Now that you all have made up your mind then I can’t disagree. You deserve to be happy and feel the love that only your mate can give you” He said looking softly at his wife.
“But remember this princess, if anyone from the werewolf community ever tries to hurt you even if it is your mate, you must call me. Don’t forget that your father was the greatest hunter of his time and he can sharpen his skills any time” Mike said with threat clear in his words.
She hugged her parents lovingly ready to forgive them now.
“Group hug!” Mark screamed as he joined as well.
“Dad, can I ask you something?” Rose asked as she left the group hug.
“Yes, anything, Darling” Mike replied affectionately.
“Did Oliver know that you all were hunters?” Rose asked for confirmation.
“Yes, he did know about that but honestly, I don’t think he knew about his father’s wrong doings. I am pretty sure Oliver wouldn’t do such a thing. He is quite different from his father and the rest of his uncles” Mike said confidently.
“I trust that too. Oliver will never do such a thing. He is pretty nice for being Levi and Stella’s kid” Mary said while unnoticed to them Mark and Rose gave each other a look as they knew the truth about his identity which their parents didn’t.
“I knew it, Oliver isn’t that kind of person” Rose took a deep sigh of relief.
“So, when are you deciding to move to the Blood Diamond pack house?” Mary asked now excited for her daughter’s future as she is going to be the future Queen for sure.
“It is named as Blood Diamond?” Rose asked in astonishment.
“How cool!” Mark commented excitedly.
“Yup. And?” Mary raised her eyebrow, waiting for her answer.
“Um, Tomorrow maybe….” Rose said hesitantly.
“Tomorrow? No way! It’s too soon” Mike interjected immediately.
“Mike, what happened with we will let our daughter make her own decisions?” Mary asked with a raised eyebrow.
“They will be having separate bedrooms, right?” Mike asked expecting an obvious yes.
‘I never gave it a thought! We will be, right?’ Rose thought but she couldn’t stop imagining scenarios.
‘Elijah and I on the same bed.. under the same blanket … no!’ She slapped the thought away which brought her back to reality.
“Of course, mating is not allowed before marking. Don’t worry” Mary said like it’s not a big deal.
Her words were only making Mark and Rose even more confused.
‘Mating? Marking? What the hell?!’ similar thoughts were running through both of their minds.
“You mean you can mate after marking without marriage?” Mike asked in frustration.
“Why are you sounding like an old folk from the 1800s?” Mary said rolling her eyes at her husband.
“I won’t allow this then” Mike said shaking his in complete rejection.
“We don’t usually mate in Blood Diamond before marriage. I was dating Cole for such a long time but I was still a virgin when I met you” Mary said giving him the peace that he wanted but he wasn’t ready to accept it.
“You have just reached the legal age back then” Mike said with narrowed eyes.
“The argument is unnecessary folks. You don’t have to blame Elijah for taking her virginity. She has already lost it” Mark said with an evil grin and they both turned with lightning speed towards Rose. They both were staring at her intensely, one with surprise and the other in utter horror.
“Hey! That was a lie! I never did it!” Rose shook her head in complete denial.
“Oh please!” Mark waved his hand.
Rose kept on glaring at her brother which made him realize something.
“You seriously didn’t?” Mark’s eyes were as wide as flying saucers.
“Uh huh” She shook her head and added shyly,
“I was preserving myself for my husband”
“Liar!” Mark shouted in disbelief.
“Well, there was not a single handsome guy in medical department and I had no time meeting others because of studying” Rose said with an indifferent expression.
“That’s more like it” Mike nodded in approval.
“That being said, this will stay like this until you are married and…” Mike tried to lecture Rose but Mary dragged him out of the room.
Mark side-hugged his sister and went out of the room as well.
Once they were out of sight, Rose removed her cell phone to call Elijah but there was another knock on the door.
“No, dad. I won’t do it until I am married to..” Saying that Rose opened the door but stopped herself immediately when she saw Oliver standing in front of her door.
“Oh, Oliver, hey” She said awkwardly.
He didn’t say a single word as he wrapped his arms around her.
Rose felt a bit uncomfortable and gently removed his hands.
“What’s wrong, Oliver?” Rose asked gently.
Rather than answering her question Oliver back questioned her,
“What I heard is true?” he asked with anger lacing in his voice.
“What did you hear?” Rose asked cautiously.
“Are you really moving to that f*cking Blood Diamond pack house tomorrow?” Oliver asked without hiding behind the bush.
“MARK!” Rose nearly growled.
“Don’t go, Rosey, please” Oliver said in a low voice.
“Oliver, I have to… I want to know about myself. I want to shift into my wolf. Only Elijah can help me with shifting” Rose tried to explain it to him.
“I can help you with that” Oliver said confidently making her confused about his claim.
“What! How can you? You are not my mate. In fact, you are not even a werewolf!” Rose said shaking her head.
“I can still help you with anything you want. I know more than you can imagine, Rosey” Oliver said in confidence.
“Not this time, Oliver. I am sorry, I have to leave” Rose said taking a step back not wanting to continue with this conversation.
“I love you, Rosey. I think I am in love with you”