The Surfer or the Wolf

t h i r t y

Isaac’s POV

As I was walking to the packhouse, I couldn’t help but smile thinking of my sweet Mila. She was an angel sent from the goddess herself. I couldn’t believe how lucky I was to have her.

I had told her that I loved her again, Mila still wasn’t used to all of this and was a bit surprised but I don’t care anymore. I will tell her that I love her every single day.

I ran up the stairs to Cohen’s office and walked in to see my father sitting on the couch and drinking whiskey. I poured myself a glass and sat down on the other couch.

“So..what happened?” I asked him.

He sighed and explained the entire story to me, he told me about how his sister was kidnapped by the Vampire King because he said she was his beloved. My aunt apparently passed away from him forcing his fangs in her neck. A wolf being forcibly marked by someone other than your mate can be deadly, in this case she wasn’t even 18 yet so she sadly died. My father went on a rampage and murdered a bunch of vampires, which I already knew, but apparently he killed the Prince’s beloved, which resulted in him committing suicide. So the King killed Whitney in revenge for his son. Wow..this was a lot to process. I knew the bloodsuckers were working together, f**k!!

“So..are the attacks done now?” I asked softly.

My father had a pained expression.

“The King said ‘until next time’..He knows I have another son, he might come after your mate too Isaac.” My father said painfully.

I stood up abruptly and let out a earthshaking growl, letting my wolf take over.

“NO ONE WILL HURT MY MATE!” I yelled as I grabbed my father by the throat.

“I know, Isaac. We’ll figure this out.” My father said calmly. I breathed in and out and fought my wolf for dominance. I finally let go of my hold on my father and sat down.

“Sorry Dad..” I said shamefully.

“It’s ok, Son.” My father said with a half smile.

We sat there in a comfortable silence for a while, we were both processing the events.

“Isaac..you need to take over as Alpha..” My father said lowly.

I widened my eyes and looked at him in shock.

“What?! Can’t you fill in until Cohen gets better?” I asked him, he shook his head at me.

“Cohen lost his mate..he probably won’t ever be well enough to lead this pack.” My father said in a broken voice.

I can’t do this, I can’t be Alpha. Cohen loved being Alpha, he loved this pack..I can’t take this from him, especially not after he already lost Whitney..

“I-I can’t Dad..” I said as I placed my head in my hands.

“The pack needs you, Isaac. You’re a born leader, you’ll be an incredible Alpha.” My father said lovingly.

“I can’t do this to Cohen, Dad.” I said as I looked at him, my father nodded at me.

“How about you temporarily take on the role until Cohen wakes up and then we’ll take it from there.” My father propositioned.

“Yeah..I can do that..” I said.

Then I started thinking about Mila..her being my mate puts her in danger. Once the King finds out about her, he’ll try to take her away from me. I need to kill the f***er before he knows of her existence.

“Do you think he knows about Mila?” I asked my father, he shrugged.

“I don’t know..” He said lowly.

“I haven’t announced it yet, and I killed that vampire who saw her with me. So he probably doesn’t know that I found my mate yet..I might be able to keep her safe until I kill him.” I said.

My father nodded at me.

“I agree..you shouldn’t announce to anyone else that you found your mate. It would put her in immediate danger.” He said.

We both sighed loudly.

“Leo, Isaac..You need to come to the house right away.” My mother mindlinked us, I started to panic.

I got up and started running as fast as I could to my parent’s house.

“What’s wrong, Mom?! Is Mila ok? Are you under attack?!” I asked her, completely terrified. I couldn’t let anything happen to my Mila, I have to keep her safe, I can’t live without her.

“We’re fine dear..well, Mila fainted..but we’re not under attack.” My mother said calmly.

“WHAT?!” I roared.

I sprinted until I barged into my parent’s house and found my mother holding an unconscious Mila and dabbing a wet cloth on her forehead. I picked up Mila and laid her down on my lap, while I sat down on the couch.

“What the f**k happened Mom?!” I asked her in panic.

Oh s**t..my mother doesn’t like it when we swear, she’ll probably..*SLAP*

Yup. She slapped me across the face. I rubbed my cheeks and mouthed an ‘ouch’.

“Language, Isaac!” My mother said furiously.

I raised my shoulders shamefully and nodded at her.

She sat down on the chair next to me and sighed.

“Her father was a werewolf.” She said, as my father finally caught up and entered the room.

“WHAT?!” My father and I both answered in unison.

“Her father was Thomas Ward.” My mother said calmly as she glanced at my father, his jaw dropped to the floor and they both left me there confused.

“You knew her father?” I asked curiously.

They both nodded and my father looked at her in awe.

“Ok..what’s going on?!” I asked impatiently.

My father sat down next to my mother and sighed.

“Thomas Ward was our Celeritas Warrior..” My father said, making me gasp loudly.

Holy crap..If Mila’s father was a Celeritas Warrior, that means Mila not only is a werewolf, but she comes from a bloodline of very special werewolves and if the King finds out about this, it puts an even bigger target on her back.

It all makes sense now..that’s why Mila can feel the mate bond. I noticed how sensitive her nose was when we entered the house earlier and the smell of rotten flesh and blood overwhelmed her. F**k..looks like my beautiful mate is a werewolf after all.

“F**k..” Was all I could muster, making my mother glare at me.

“Sorry, Mom..but how can she not know that she’s a werewolf? She’s 18.” I asked.

“Her father probably never told her and hid their existence for her safety. She probably didn’t shift yet because she doesn’t know how to summon her wolf, she never knew she had one so her wolf is still dormant until she speaks to it.” My father explained.

I chuckled making my parents furrow their eyebrows at me.

“I can’t believe how I missed it..she acts like a wolf. She’s emotional, fiery, and very uh romantically..” I started making my mother raise her hand to stop me.

“I don’t think Mila would like you to mention that Isaac. That’s very personal.” My mother said, making my father giggle like a little girl.

Suddenly, I felt Mila wiggle in my arms. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at me longingly. She smiled at me until she remembered what my mother told her and gasped.

“Isaac..I-I..” Mila said nervously, I cooed at her to comfort and calm her.

“Shh..it’s ok Mila. I’m here. We can explain everything to you.” I said softly.

She sat up and looked at all of us nervously. She played with her fingers and bit her bottom lips. I rubbed her back and waited for her to be ready to talk.

“I think I need to speak with my mother..” Mila said nervously.