THE AWAKENING OF THE CHOSEN

unexpected mates

The moment she became a member of the pack she was flooded with voices. It was an extraordinary feeling. She felt connected to every member. She could tell Zion was proud of her. She felt a sting as she thought of Azira. She still did not believe she was gone. She stood smiling in front of her new pack but inside she was falling apart. Worst of all, she seemed to have lost the connection she had with Zion. He stood up for her and she appreciated that, but still, her sister, really. If it wasn’t for losing her, I would have dumped his ass. She just couldn’t lose anyone, anything else. The Moon Goddess said her decision was final, but she did not accept that she would find a way to get Azira back if it was the last thing she did. She missed Czar too and she planned on getting marked tonight. That was until she saw a sexy ass, Cortes. Now she would have to admit her jealousy kicked in. The thought of Zion at some club with women hanging all over him. Well, the thought was taking her through changes. This mate bond was fierce as f**k. As hot as Cortes was, she simply could not focus on anything but her mate. She wanted to be near, so she ditched Cortes and went back to her room. It was not hers anymore, though she smelled Chenoa's scent and it kept making her picture them kissing.

So, she forced herself to go to the dungeons. Chastity was following along behind her like a puppy, and she was okay with that because she needed someone near her.

“Catori.” Chastity began, which made Kaleigha stop to stare at her. She was not used to being called by that name, but it felt right. “Don't let your love for her cloud your judgment.”

“She was trying to s*x up my man. You do not have to worry about that. Um, can you wait here. I will come back in a few? I kind of want some privacy.”

“I understand.” She stood awkwardly, then she said, “What should I do?”

“Whatever you want.”

“Never been free before.” She said nervously. Kaleigha did the only thing she could think of doing. She hugged her quickly and walked away.

As she was walking, she bumped into Michael. "Hi, Michael." He nodded.

"Welcome to the pack, Kali." He said, smiling. She had mixed feelings about him. She wanted to give him a try. He was one of Zion's best friends.

"Thanks."

"I'm going to the club to meet Zion. Wanna come?"

"No, I think we need a little space. I'm actually going to talk to my sister."

"Why? I thought she impersonated you and-"

"She did." He frowned.

"I've been visiting the Blood River pack. They got hit by rogues a few weeks ago. It was pretty bad. I'm kind of still catching up on things here. Sorry about all the crap. I'm sure Zion was going to fill me in. He has just been so busy with..." He stopped realizing Zion was with her sister. He looked away awkwardly.

"Yeah." She started walking and he followed her.

"You shouldn't go down to the dungeons alone."

"Why not?"

"Duh, you're a girl. There's nothing but..." he was looking at her facial expressions.

"With no powers, I mean it could be dangerous." She stopped to turn and look at him. "Would you care if I was murdered?" He looked away. Refusing to meet her eyes.

"I will walk with you," he said, and he walked ahead of her.

"You needn't worry about me. I will be fine." She said hurrying to catch up.

"I'm not worried about you. I'm worried about Zion and my pack. Besides, this will keep my mind off tomorrow."

"What's tomorrow?"

"The ceremony for my brother."

"I didn't know you had a brother. Is he moving up in rank?"

"No he's dead." f**k how could I forget. "Oh, you do hate me. He was the one that...." She couldn't say it. She had tried to forget it. How hard it must have been to kill your best friend for a mate you were destined to love. She understood Michael's feelings.

"Michael, I don't expect you to ever forgive me for that. I can't even imagine your....." She looked away; she could understand in ways.

She imagined what Azira would have said. She looked at Michael.

"I know what it feels like to feel that loss. I still feel it today for my parents and my sister. I can't even begin to explain it. I forgot about her. It left a f*****g hole in my heart." Tears ran down her cheek, "like I forgot I had her. Then I met Zion and he filled that hole up so much that I almost felt right. Until I looked into that cat's eyes. The secrets they held. I saw her. I saw my sister. It was like looking in the mirror and then!" I laughed "then I felt complete." I was ugly crying at this point. "To get snatched away from Zion and then to find out that I finally had that happiness, that wholeness for it to be snatched by the one person I'd been missing. She was behind it, she conspired against my enemy to hurt me, and, Michael, I would have died for her." He looked like he was struggling with himself. Tears were falling down his cheek.

"I want to hate you so badly, but I can hear my brother saying hate is not the way. He was awesome like that." He wiped his tears away.

"I'm sorry I hurt you Michael and took your brother away from you. I'm sorry you will always associate me with that pain. I hope one day you will see me and know that I would take it back if I could. I would like to someday be a friend to you. Yet I understand if that is not possible for you." She wiped her eyes. "Well, I better get this over with." She walked up to the guard a few feet away. He unlocked the cell. Each hand was tied in wolfsbane and so were her feet. It was painful but it took her ability to shift away.

She could barely hold her head up. When she did look up, Kaleigha saw that her face was smashed. She heard Michael growl as she walked over to her and wrapped her arms around her. The moment she touched her, their memories became one. She let the warmth engulf her as she lay her head on her shoulder and began to hum.

"OH, MY GODDESS! AHHH." She heard Michael say, but she was lost in her sister's mind. She could have pushed Chenoa out of her head but then she would not be able to walk freely in hers. She saw the manipulation. That son of a b***h started grooming her sister at a young age. He was a pervert. He planned to use her against Kaleigha. He told her lies about her. Kaleigha didn't know if it was trauma or youth, but she had totally blocked her out. Of her memory. She felt bad the moment Lanonda showed her Chenoa. Chenoa would see that she planned to come for her immediately. Then she saw the most beautiful wolf. 'Hi I am Catori.' She wasn't sure if she should speak to her wolf or not. She wondered if Azira was her mirror image. Her heart broke again at the loss of her wolf. 'I know who you are.'

'What is your name?'

'Anika.' Then she saw a black haze-like smoke. Black magic, she went to touch it. Then Anika pulled her back. 'Don't touch it. The essence can kiss you forever, so soft and snatch your soul. Step back.' She did step back but she hated breaking the hug. However, once she stepped back, she saw that her face and arm were healed. She looked perfect. Chastity had told her that he had manipulated her mind. She knew the darkness was in her, therefore she couldn't trust her. Not completely anyway.

She looked at her and smiled and then Michael cleared his throat. She looked over at him and his eyes were dark. She turned to look at her sister. She stepped back. Wow! That s**t is wow! Her hair was turning from black to silver. Her eyes went from red to black and red again. 'Her wolf is fighting the darkness. He is calling her, but she is ignoring him. Then suddenly her eyes grew large, and she went limp. Michael grabbed her and she looked at him sadly. Then her eyes turned black, and she stood looking at Kaleigha but now a different voice came from her mouth. "Hello Catori, it is a pleasure finally meeting you."

"You are the rogue King? You know I'm coming for you."

"I never doubted that you would. It is said that you will have dominion over all the creatures of the night. But I will have dominion over you. Because I am bound to your sister by blood. If you hurt me, you hurt her." He laughed and my heart was broken.

"I will be back soon for her, but you can have her for now." Once again, the darkness moved to the back and her eyes were back to the light gray with a speck of silver. Michael touched her face and the next thing you know, their lips locked. What the f**k! They were mates. Ah, Kaleigha thought I bet that's how I looked the first time I saw Zion.

Oh no, they're going for it. She heard how it's difficult to resist unless you are a strong Alpha to mate during the first few hours of meeting. He was trying to lift her leg and was getting quite frustrated. Damn, he had quite the package. Chenoa looked as though she was turning red with lust. "Okay, okay you two back up." She used her Luna voice for the first time ever. Michael growled but he moved away from her. He turned on her furious. "How dare you keep me from my mate.".

"Quite easily because she is my prisoner. However, I don't think the bindings are necessary." Kaleigha looked at the bindings and signaled to the guard to remove the bindings.

"Thank you, sister." She ran, throwing her arm around Michael. f**k and there is nothing I can do, she thought.

“You will still have to stay locked in here until I can find a way around this darkness he has over you.”

"What kind of person. Are you? She is your sister. Have you no heart?" Michael said, lifting her.

Chenoa touched his arm. "Catori is right. When he calls, I can't say no until he is defeated. I can't be trusted." She said breathlessly, shoving her tongue down his throat. Michael huffed as he struggled to remove his shorts. “Seriously guys, you can’t wait until I leave the room!” Just then Chenoa’s incisors came out and she bit into his neck. Kaleigha turned around because she knew what was next. “Guard!”

She had barely made it out of the cell when she heard Chenoa scream in pleasure, “Yes, oh yes!”

“I’m just going to wait here until you guys are done and maybe we can finish this conversation,” A few minutes later, Michael came out and stormed right past her.

She didn’t try to stop him, she instead went back inside and stood before her sister. “That sounded like fun.”

“He told me I did not have a mate.”

Kaleigha reached out and touched her hair. "So pretty you are."

"Thank you." She whispered.

"Guard, please make sure my sister has food and a proper bed. Until we can get better accommodations for you. No one is to come in without my knowledge, including Gamma Michael. I will have them bring you some clothes, okay. We will figure this out, Chenoa.”

The guard didn't look happy to hear what she said.

“Who made you the boss? Last I checked, Michael was in charge.”

“Men always have to show them who's in charge.” She stared him in the eye, and he fell to his knees.

"What was that again?" She asked as he held his own throat, struggling to breathe. She released him and he gasped. When she realized what she had done, she stepped back. Looking over at Chenoa, she mumbled “I will return.”

Coming from the dungeons, she spotted Chastity and River sitting outside. "Hey, guys, what's up?" She said, sitting beside them.

"Not much River was just telling me some stuff about the pack." She yawned clearly, she was tired, it had been a long day.

"Come with me Chastity, you look like you could use some rest. You can have my old room."

"Where will you stay, Kali? Duh, I guess with Zion in the West Wing," River said. It was then that she realized she’d never been to Zion's room.

"Actually, are there any other rooms open in the packhouse?" She was not ready to forgive him just yet.

"Yeah, Emma's room is empty. Follow me, I'll show you." They followed River to the south wing. She found it amazing that the packhouse looked different on every wing. The room was smaller but that was fine. “Guys, I need information. Something is not sitting well for me. My powers are gone, and my wolf is too, and I’m just trying to process it all. I feel like I missed something. Do you guys think you could find me all the information on the mate of the Chosen?”

“There is not much mentioned in the library about the mate of the Chosen. Why are you interested in this Kali?” She lay across the bed thinking of everything that happened today. “Azira is gone.” It hit her all at once and she began to ball. “I lost her guys; I lost my other half. Why does that keep happening to me? Why do I lose everyone?”

Chastity and River both held her. "I will never leave you, Kali, I promise.” River said,

“You saved my life Catori, and I will be with you wherever your journey leads you.” She guessed she dozed off. When I woke, she realized River and Chastity were gone and it was nearly three in the morning.

'Kali, are you sleeping?' f**k she nearly jumped out of her skin. To hear other people's voices in your head was weird.

'Tabatha?'

'Yeah, I can't sleep.'

'Just woke up.'

'I sure could use some company.'

'I'm on my way.' She quickly decided she preferred phones. She rolled off the bed and went to the bathroom, washing my face and brushing her teeth.

She was purposely walking softly so as not to wake anyone, but to her surprise, she heard voices coming from the kitchen. heard Zion's voice, Kevin and Michael. And a few female voices, none that she recognized. She made her way toward the sound. Kevin was straddled by one female while the other nibbled on his ear. Michael made drumming noises while some skank danced on the table and Zion egged her on. She felt my temper about to explode, so she backed away.

'Oh no, where are you going? Destroy her?' She imagined Azira snarling. She sat this in motion with that Cortes! Now he thinks this is how they treat each other. She was pissed but she blamed herself. She ran to the pack hospital and saw that Tabatha was already waiting.

"I feel great, but Dr. Arden will be pissed if she sees I'm gone."

"No worries, I will tell her I worked my magic on you." She laughed at her corny joke, and they walked back to the packhouse. "I feel like I should check on Chastity. How about we meet on the south wing?"

"I will go get snacks from the kitchen." Kaleigha thought it over and she kind of wanted to see what Zion was up to, so she followed her. When she cut on the light, the first thing she noticed was the skank and Zion were gone. She was going bananas in her head. Tabatha grabbed her stomach and crouched over in pain. "Tab oh my Goddess are you okay?" She went to grab her, but Kevin pushed her away and grabbed Tabatha first.

"Get off of me you monster!" She screamed. Her face was red, and she was breathing heavily and crying.

Kaleigha was so confused. "I'm sorry I didn't know you would be here." Kevin was saying.

"Um, what's going on? I'm so confused." Kevin kept reaching for her and Tabatha got fed up and slapped the holy hell out of him. Kaleigha grabbed her because she appeared weak. "Hold my hand, Kali, and please don't let go. This will hurt like hell." She said in barely a whisper. "Tabatha Burns of the Mystic Moon pack rejects Kevin Wall as my mate." wow this is happening.

Kevin froze, then he literally began shaking. "I Kevin Wells". He paused, looking at her and then back at the girls at the table. Everyone was hanging on to his every word. "I can't do this now." Then he just bolted. Leaving with a distraught Tabatha. She was done at this point. She slid to the floor holding Kaleigha’s shirt. Crying into her chest. Michael walked over and picked her up bridal style. "It's okay Tabatha." He whispered softly then looked at Kaleigha. "Where do you want her?"

"Oh yeah, my room on the south side." Michael headed to the West Wing, and she turned to the two bimbo's Kevin left behind. "You can leave now the party is over." She ran to catch up with them. She heard giggling as she walked past Zion's door. She wanted to smash it open and murder them both but instead, she opened the door for Michael as he lay Tabatha on the bed. "I got it from here. Thank you." He nodded and left, closing the door behind him.

"Tab, when did you find out Kevin was your mate?"

"In the hospital. He was there the whole time I was sleeping but I could only smell him. He never spoke and when he came into the room I knew, but he didn't even acknowledge me. I knew then he didn't want me. He didn't even want people to know I was his mate." She started to cry again. Kaleigha’s heart was aching too. She crawled beside her and put my arm around her, and they both cried our hearts out.