HOMECOMING

Chapter 18

I started to cry. "Four days? That's not enough time to say goodbye to everyone."

"Ellie, you can't tell anyone you are leaving. Alpha Paxton's visit is a secret. Alpha Conrad can't know anything about it until Paxton arrives. Otherwise, he may try to force the mating."

"But dad, how can he do that? A mating isn't legal until both parties have their supernatural being, and are at least age sixteen!" I cried in frustration.

"There are a few things he could do. Force you to sign a mating contract, a blood oath, force Ian to mark you. Force Ian to mate you. Those are what I can think of now." Dad said in disgust and anger.

Fiona and I looked at each other in horror. "NO FREAKING WAY WILL I LET HIM DO THAT!" I shouted. "I would rather die than have a forced mating."

Dad rushed to me and f