A mate by choice

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"Wow" I doubt this belongs to one person. The fifty-story building stares right back at an astonish me. I can say this company is made of glass. If the exterior appearance can kill anyone in ten seconds, then Moon goddess please don't let me do anything stupid when I walk inside, especially on my first day!. Nervousness makes me tuck my hair behind my ears. The morning air of spring relaxes me. A carnival of scents blows in the air as a host of daises scatters around. I take in a deep breath. New confidence builds in me when I near the building, but vanishes away the moment I check the time. "s**t, I'm two minutes late" With the hope that my interview won't get canceled, my shaky hands finally open the main door, welcoming me into a whole different world. Everything here is made of glass. This is unbelievable. I'd call this place, a white hell. My lips involuntary part at the perfection of this floor, as the mixed scent of werewolves and humans invade my sense of smell. Everyone here seems to be engrossed in whatever they're doing. I spot a black-haired lady, who has her eyes fixed on the computer like her whole life depends on it, as her acrylic nails keep pressing on the keyboard. She'll probably be a secretary by the looks of things. "Hi. Good morning. I'm Accalia white and I'm here for an interview with Mr. Knight." I inform sweetly. She gives me no reply, pissing me off. I clear my throat three times, trying to get her attention "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Katniss Evergreen. Sorry again, but you have to come tomorrow and don't be late. All late interviews have been canceled today" She replies then meets my eyes. My heart drops at her words. Just two minutes late. I got up for no reason, I thought. The instant she meets my eyes, her jaw drops. I've gotten used to this kind of reaction and stares. That's what you get when you have weird features. Her still stupefying stare makes me clear my throat annoyingly and harder earning a weird smile from her. At least that brought her back to life. " Oh I'm sorry" She apologies. "That's my eye color. No lens" I say awkwardly trying not to make her feel less awful. My features mostly amaze me. "Oh okay. They're mesmerizing" She comments and gets back to work. I steal one last glance at her before exiting the building. If I get employed here, we might get along pretty well. **** "Mom I'm home. Today's interview was canceled because I was late so guess I have to go back tomorrow. Can you even believe it?. I was just two minutes late and..." I get lost in my tracks when my eyes land on three guests. I kick the door close with my left foot. Their scents confirm their werewolves. I should have guessed others are here by the three Benz cars I ignored outside. The young blonde guy sitting on our couch comfortably like he owns this place looks at me with the eyes of a predator when I walk past them to the kitchen not saying a word to them. Mom should have informed me about having guests. She sure knows I hate people coming to our abode except for Jem when Dad passed away. Mom has pancakes in a tray. She rolls her eyes at me when she sees my pouty face. "What's going on?. Why do we have guests in our house?... It's been a long time since we had one when dad passed away and you know I dislike guests since that" I complain but she looks away. "Accalia just quite bombarding me with all these questions and help me with the pancakes...Also..." "What now?" "Act nice" I look away in disagreement. "Lia...please. Just for today" She sure knows I can't resist her especially when she calls me by my pet name. Dad mostly used that too when he was alive. Walking behind mom with pancakes, my brain and heart try telling me something I cant figure out. I feel scared suddenly without a cause. "Accalia, end them. You can do it. just let me out...He's not mine" I yelp in pain, falling at the sound of the voice in my head. The pancakes leave my slippery hands and I clench my stomach trying to subdue this exertion. It's killing me. I still don't get what she's tryna say. Who's not hers? Who's hers?. Each time the voice appears, it's accompanied by a migraine. Confusion and pain cloud my mind as I try to figure things out. Wait? Since the day the voice commenced, I feel like I've lost my wolf. It's been a long time since I communicated with her. My head aches more from thinking about Esmee as only my screams are what I hear right now. My temperature rises and makes me feel like I have a few seconds left before I explode. I'm sweating. "No...stop!" I shut the voice up. My body begins to cool as the voice leaves with everything it brought. I feel the pain no more and get on my unstable legs. The heated stares of every soul in this room make me uncomfortable in my skin and the trails their eyes leave on me itches. Mom's concerned gaze makes my eyeballs hurt from forcing the tears not to fall. I try so hard not to let the tears that formed in my eyes leave their cage. "Accalia, have a seat." Mom says. Studying her face and inhaling the uneasiness surrounding her, what she's gonna say will not be to my liking. "Baby..." There's a brief pause. " Since you are past the age of finding a mate and you're still unmated, I think it's high time you get a choice mate. The heat is around the corner and I don't want you to face any more problems again... I hope you know what that means and you know what's gonna happen during the heat. You nearly lost control last year. I don't want that to repeat... ever again. The blonde guy over there is Jacob vandese. He is the Alpha of the vegalight pack." I gulp, looking at the woman who birthed me just for confirmation, hoping it's all a joke but her eyes say otherwise. I try saying something but my words left me when I needed it the most. My surroundings become blurred before me as anger and rage is the only thing I feel. My throat aches, I might be thirsty but I'm in no mood for liquids. Not because of a mother doing what she thinks is best for her daughter but her forgetting dad left us a few weeks ago. She should have informed me first. She should have asked me if I've been able to cope with dad not being here. My emotions make me look at her with disbelief which she notices and reply with an apologetic smile. I clench my fist when I meet Jacob's ocean blue eyes. I've heard so much about this notorious good-looking Alpha and his pack. They say he's passionate and kind but a look in his eyes tells me he's the opposite. He's really good at hiding secrets cause those blue ones hid a lot. Even though I'm into masculine guys with cute faces, I dislike him. "Over there are his parents. Oliv vandese and Selene vandese" The couple who are currently looking at me with pride in their eyes smiles at me. "No!" I get up not knowing where I got that much stronger after that...what happened I repeat a big no causing Jacob to rise to his full length. He gives me an angry look but sharply replaces it with a smirk. He's sure not gonna be a good mate. Even if I can't feel Esmee, my wolf right now, I know he's a bad guy. Anger and fear find sanctuary in me all over again. I don't realize my hands are trembling until Jacob caresses them. His cold hands make me back away in disgust. "What?" Mom asks trembling. Why? She's hiding something big from me and I'm gonna find out no matter what. "I said no Mom...I don't want any choice mate" Facing her, I repeat with all the courage I have left. My heart eases at once. Only if I can feel Esmee, everything would have been better and simple. He let a low growl and I smirk. Being rejected especially by a no rank like me is quite a pride hurtful for an Alpha. They're all hiding something as the exchanges of glares between them worsen. I just have to figure it out but I'm never accepting him. He seems to be dangerous underneath that cute face. That thought makes me tremble even more. I walk backward wanting to get away from them. I'm about to run upstairs when a voice stops me... making my legs weak. "Sweetheart... I'm giving you seven days and if you are still unmated, you'll be all mine, whether you like it or not baby girl" Jacob says charmingly. He looks at me. He means every word. But the question which keeps bothering me as I ran to my room was why? why me? Why does he look at me like he knows me more than me?. These questions keep ringing in my head as I lay on my bed with a little mirror in my hands. It needs to be answered. Taking one last glance at my reflection then my eyes, I take my phone. Jem is my only stress relief. She's good at it. "Wasap girl...how was the interview," Jem says, munching something. "Accalia, is something wrong?" She asks when I speak not. I have no energy left to speak. I've been stripped of it all. I know she looks worried by now. She's very emotional and dramatic unlike me "Accalia, speak okay?... you're making me worried" She exclaims "I'll be going for the interview tomorrow since I was two minutes late" I say trying so hard not to cry "I know that's not all bezz ... what's wrong?" "Mom wants a choice mate for me. I think they're still here!" My cheeks are now warm and moist with endless tears. "Is he hot...sexy? Is he blonde...you know I like blonde guys" In a dreamy voice, she questions making me laugh. I love this girl "Stop that Jem...yh he's a blonde but I don't want him. I want to wait for my mate. He's Jacob vandese" "Hold on..are you serious?!!!" Her tone, I swear it nearly destroyed my eardrums " Screw you girl. That's the Alpha of vegalight pack!" "I know. But there's something off about him...if I don't find my mate in seven days, he says he's gonna make me his" "f**k Him...he can't do that. What did Esmee say?" She's sweet and hardly gets angry but when you push her buttons, you're gonna regret you were ever born. Her question makes me shake. I curl myself like a ball hoping it can help my current situation but that's only a dream. The lights are still off and I'm still in my office wear. "Accalia?... what's going on?" "The voice started again" "Since when?" "Last month...since then I can't feel Esmee again. I can't connect with her, I think I've lost her" I spill all my emotions out. The tears never stop. I hold the bedspread for support. She stays quiet and doesn't hang up, listening to my cries, like usual. Between us, I'm mostly the crybaby. My head hurts the more I think about this f****d up situation I'm in. Where in the hell in this world I'm I gonna find my mate. I can't go walking around like a lunatic in search of someone I don't know. I think you don't get me. You don't sense one's your half when you lay your eyes on each other and expect stars to twirl all over you and blah blah blah like in those movies and bullshit stories these humans create out of their tiny minds. There's more to it. Among Moon Goddess's creation, we werewolves are the only shapeshifters blessed with the gift of mate bond. Cool, right?. Yeah but not that cool. Finding your mate isn't an easy...thing. He can be right next to you but you won't even notice. You can sense it alright but that doesn't count to anything much. Only by a touch and a look in the eyes can you clarify he or she is your half. Mom says that feeling alone in finding your half is the best feeling you'll wish it never ends. I drooled when Jem said during that never-ending stare, a feeling of something new and hidden in you awakens causing a blue glowing Iris and a lot more. She is still unmated but her words about meeting your mate are quite fascinating messing with my idea about her being unmated. What if he or she is dead or won't like me?. That leaves me with no other option than to mate Jacob. Esmee, I need you right now. Losing your wolf is also like losing half of you. I think that I just lost her...my heart feels empty as I cry myself to sleep....thinking about my dear white wolf.
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