When we got home, we worked out the rest of the details. We decided to leave on Wednesday, giving us plenty of time to finish up projects and pack. I talked the girls into going; Nadine was thrilled as she hadn’t been in big mountain country before, and Natalie was excited to meet other kids. Melanie was reluctant, but she didn’t want to be left home either. Olivia needed a diversion, and this trip would be that.
Moe and Theresa were going to ride with all of us. Michael, Linda, Luke and Katy were going to trail us in the SUV. The unmated boys were going to stay behind and keep security going for everyone else. They were mad, but I told them there would be more trips, and they already knew their mates weren’t back home.
All of our luggage had been loaded by the boys when Olivia, Melanie and I walked out of the house. We all gave Marge and Margo hugs, they were staying home to watch over the Green boys, and walked onto the RV. I had made it up the stairs and was turning towards the living room when I ran into the back of Olivia, who was frozen in place. “Olivia?” She didn’t move. “What’s wrong?” I moved a little to the side and saw she was staring at Mark, who was sitting in a recliner looking at his iPad.
“Mate.” She said it so softly I could barely hear it, but every wolf in the area heard it loud and clear. I smiled as I watched her move towards him slowly, her wolf forward in her mind and her eyes darkening with lust. I started laughing a little; after all the weird turns my life had taken, to find out that my mate’s twin sister was the mate of my baby daddy? It was too much for me to handle.
Mark glanced up at me from his screen before his eyes went back to the screen in his lap. He paid no attention as Olivia walked up to him, picked the device out of his hand, and leaned forward and kissed him deeply. He pushed her off, causing her wolf to growl in anger. “What the hell? Who are you?”
She moved back in front of him. “I’m Olivia Anderson, and I’m your mate. What is your name?” She was running her hands along his thighs and leaning forward, bending down to get a good sniff of his neck.
“Wait a minute.” He pushed her off him again. “Olivia Anderson, as in the girl who betrayed my best friend and helped with her drugging and rape?”
She nodded, tears flowing down her face as she felt his anger through the beginnings of their bond. “Yes… I’m so sorry. I wish I had been strong enough to tell my father no.”
Mark stood up. “You disgust me. I don’t want anything to do with you.” He stormed off the RV, leaving Olivia collapsed onto her knees and bawling, as he ran back and got in the SUV with the Green kids.
Melanie and I helped Olivia up on the couch, and I held her to me as she broke down completely. I felt horrible for her; to have the best moment of your life turned into complete shit in seconds. Moe looked back at me; I nodded, and he put the diesel in gear and started to drive. We all buckled in, Melanie doing the honors for Olivia, and we let her cry it out as we moved towards the highway.
When the tears finally stopped, she looked up at me and I could see the pain in her eyes. “He hates me,” she said. “The only one who could truly love me, hates me.”
“He didn’t react well, did he?” I stroked her head and neck as she started to cry again. “He will get over it. You haven’t lost him.”
“But he said he didn’t want anything to do with me!!”
Melanie squeezed her shoulder. “He’s human, the mate bond doesn’t work the same way, but it does work,” she said. “He won’t be able to keep hating you.”
“Plus, I don’t hate you, Olivia.” I kissed her forehead. “I forgave you, and you’re my family now. It’s going to take some time, and you two are going to need a long talk, but he will come around. I’m sure of it.” I was going to have a long talk with Mark myself. He should know better. “I need you to understand a few things about him, though. Mark is likely the father of my babies.”