His Daddy’s Fated Mate

19: Tucker

Hannah’s POV

"I really missed you here, Hans. It was so bad without you. I had no best friend to talk to about the craziest things. No sleepovers or slumber parties. Ughh, it was so boring." Taylor said as she relaxed her head on my shoulder while I wrapped my arms around her.

As we sat by the familiar stone in our secret hideout, the conversation shifted to the experiences we had been through during our time apart. She decided to go first because to her, she was more wounded living all alone here in a secluded place as she liked to call it. Yeah, White Canines Pack is nothing but secluded. It is amongst the largest packs in the world.

"Life in the human world is so different. It took me quite a while to get used to their ways, but not shifting made it easier in some aspects. I don't know how Mara would've liked it if we were able to shift." I shook my head at the thought. My wolf would've killed me.

"No I wouldn't." Mara defended in my head instantaneously while I gave her the 'you know who you're talking to right? I know you' then she deflated. "I'll kill you but revive you again."

"No one can revive another, ma'am." I rolled my eyes at her then turned back to Taylor.

Taylor’s eyes sparkled with curiosity as she leaned in, eager to hear about my adventures beyond the werewolf realm. Yeah, I wish we went there together. It would have been so much fun but Taylor got offered a position in the werewolf acting and modeling industry that she cannot turn down the next day after I left. I am so happy for her. She is like a big deal over here.

She is already stinking popular being the Alpha's only daughter and everything but she went above and beyond now. She is a celebrity amongst all the werewolf packs since she goes there to model and act once in a while. Totally a big shot! And she deserves it for all she has endured to become that. Those awful diets she forced on herself.

Now she works at SilverStrut, MoonWalk, Vogue and other big named places now. They are the biggest modeling and acting agency in the whole werewolf clan. Whoever works there is apparently very important in the modeling industry and I've got a besty over there. I should start feeling like a celebrity too, huh? She is doing a great job at this already.

I have seen her pictures on many billboards on my way here, even at the neighboring packs that I had to pass to get here. Some of the pictures were half naked but if there is anyone I know that is more confident in their body, then that is Taylor. Werewolves are supposed to be since they shift so randomly and nudity is not a big deal over here.

"Tell me everything! I've been dying to know what it feels like from your eyes." Taylor yanked me from my reverie with an excited grin plastered on her face.

I chuckled and began sharing the details of my journey, the challenges, the surprises, and the moments that made me miss the comfort of our shared world. How I met some of my friends and even decided to get a pet. It's a golden retriever to make me feel closer to home and Mara loves him so damn much. They bond like nothing on this earth.

"Ugh that sounds like a great adventure. I'll surely visit the human world even once in my life." She said with so much determination that made me chuckle.

"And how about you, Tay? How has life been here? The modeling and college which I'm sure you are done with?" I said, a small smile tilting the sides of my lips.

Taylor’s expression shifted, a mix of nostalgia and frustration. "Honestly, it was tough without you. No best friend to share the craziest things, no sleepovers or slumber parties. It was so boring."

She then continued. "Modeling is good. I get to travel around packs and see different cultures and some hot hot guys." She stopped to giggle and went on. "College, I studied fashion design. Just in case I decide to quit modeling, I can get myself a brand." She shrugged at the last part.

"That is huge! I'm so proud of you." I gave her a short hug with a prideful smile on my face.

As she relaxed her head on my shoulder once again, I wrapped my arms around her in a comforting embrace, feeling the warmth of our reunion. The stone, witness to the evolution of our friendship, held us close as we reminisced about the void each of us felt in the absence of the other. This is the calmest I have felt for the past twenty four hours and I won't trade it for anything.

"You know, Tucker was acting weird after you left. He wouldn't talk about you and said you didn't leave him any note which I know is a lie. He has been too cozy with Naomi. Who would have believed Tucker would end up with Naomi of all people?" Taylor started quietly, her words breathy but I could hear her perfectly.

"Dad said he saw you leaving and you were crying when you left and you look heartbroken. I couldn't say what happened since you didn't return after you left the party. I was so drunk and didn't want mom to see so I quietly entered my room to sleep it off wanting to come the next morning and see what happened then boom, your note. I went to your house nonetheless and that was when Juliet and James found out you left. I was shattered." The last sentence was almost too quiet for me to catch on but I did.

I tightened my hold around her. "I'm so sorry. I didn't want to leave you but I cannot stay here either. I couldn't change into my wolf and even though my parents tried to hide it, they were disappointed. I had to leave and go somewhere I could be free. I was so sure my mate wasn't here too because I was done with White Canines Pack." I sigh tiredly.

"Have you found your mate?" She asked distractedly, her face hidden from my view.

"Ah… uh.. not yet." I stumble upon my own lie. I have found my mate not once but twice. The first I ended up rejected and by her own brother and the second, it is a total disaster I won't want to talk to her about. Her own father ended up being my mate. How crazy is that huh? Shitty.

I felt the subtle echo of footsteps approaching from behind, prompting me to turn around. To my dismay, there stood Tucker, the last person I wanted to see at that moment, disrupting the fragile peace I yearned for. I knew I would have to deal with me if I'm going to be around here but I was hoping I could keep dragging that for a bit longer. This is too much for me in one day. Seriously.

I don't want to deal with Tucker. What do I do?,