The Rogue King & His Lune (The Hybrid Series) Book 14

Chapter 35: Scent Part 2

Jerrod

Geoff and I were excited and decided to give a barbecue for my friend and former platoon buddy, celebrating his wife as Luna, since things were going well there. For some reason, I had the feeling we needed to be there, and Geoff didn't hesitate to have a good party, especially when it was two of us. I know he has fallen in love with me deeply, I see it in his actions towards me every day, despite how we started. After visiting Orzel's mother, the party was getting set up, and everyone in the clan was happy; Geoff kissed my shoulder and asked, "Do you feel it?" I smiled and said, "Yes, I do, she is here," and turned to face him, saying, "Maybe my dream was real, and our mate is here." I looked down the hallway and said, "Something is pulling me down there," and he asked, "Do you smell that?"

I smiled and said, "They will join us later, let's wait for their arrival, because if we go down there, we won't come out of the room," and he nodded, agreeing with me. Geoff and I were led to the backyard where everything was set, and we helped to get things going; I looked at him excitedly, and he was trying to hide his excitement at meeting our mate later. His phone rang, and he looked at it and answered; it was Rex, and he walked off, saying, "I think we found our mate," and I smiled, giving him privacy. Two hours later, we showered and joined the celebration. Geoff held my hand and said, "They aren't here yet," and I calmed him down, asking, "Do you want me to go and try and see if I find them?" He kissed my lips and said, "No, let's wait," and then we heard a throat clear, and saw Lear smiling at us; I smiled and said, "It's not like you aren't in love like us, loverboy," slightly pinching his shoulder.

I left them to go get drinks, and by the time I got back, Lear was gone; I handed Geoff his beer, and then I smelled them, the scent was getting stronger. Geoff looked at me, and we stared at the entrance when we saw her; she was beautiful and had jet-black hair in a ponytail with golden eyes. She was a vampire, and Geoff exhaled at her beauty; she was wearing jeans that hugged her curves with a sweater. It was cold outside, and she sniffed the air; she took off running, and I told Geoff, "Let me handle it, you might scare her off," and he smiled, watching me leave. I flooded her scent back to her bedroom, I stood outside the door and listened to her panicking; she was scared to meet her mate, which meant one thing: she had fallen in love with someone else. I said, "I know this must be hard for you, but when you are ready, call me," and slid my number under the door.

I went back to Geoff, he was pacing at the edge of the hall, and I said, "She needed time, she was scared," and he was shocked, asking, "Why would she be scared of meeting her mates?" I didn't have an answer for that, but I could only speculate and explain my theory. He walked out and went to Pietro, as we let them know we were leaving, because if we stayed there, we might do something we regret. Two weeks had passed, and I decided to mind-link with her, wanting to hear her voice; I let Geoff into the link and said, "You are still putting off meeting me." She said, "I don't want to meet you, I love someone else," and I said, "No worries, you will come to us in no time," closing the link. Goeff smiled and said, "Her voice is beautiful, I could find the clown and have him killed," I said, "Like that would make her love us, remember what Esmi did to us; we couldn't go that route; let her come to us, however long it took," and he agreed, closing our link.

As the months went on, I would keep talking to her, and she started to listen more; we even shared jokes, and Geoff was always silent in the meetings. We didn't want to scare her off with the two mates thing, and I kept my identity from her and told her my name was Joe, which technically wasn't a lie; it was my middle name. I started getting the feeling she was beginning to like me, but she kept pulling back and would mention her love, whom I figured out was Pietro. I was going to ask him, but I would, in due time; in other news, I was quite busy and closed the link when I saw my son Julius walk in and said, "Let's spar, old man." I looked at him like he had grown two heads and yelled, "Old Man!!!" He ran and changed into his wolf, and I followed as the servants opened the doors as we ran out. I chased him, followed by two guards; this was our moment, and I would always have these memories with him.

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A Few Months After the Barbecue

Orzel

I stopped to visit my mother and my younger siblings; I wanted to see her before heading back home, Lear dropped me off, and I would teleport home when I was done. We bonded over our shared trauma of navigating Ravena; things were bad back then, but once the Supremes returned, things were changing for the better. It was early, and I went down to the kitchen and saw Mischa, my stepfather's former girlfriend; she was crying and jumped when she realized I was there. She got up and was about to leave the room, and I asked, "Do you want to talk about it?" She looked at me and said, "So you can tell your mother she won, that she got the love of my life, taking him away from me." I said, "That was the moon goddess who took him away from you; they are fated mates, so I am sorry you got hurt." I knew who her mate was because he told us, and I said, "Go to your mate, it's not too late, and you will have a chance to see why it was easy for Pietro to let you go."

She was shocked that I knew, but nodded and returned to her room; Piertro walked into the kitchen and said, "Thank you for that; I hated seeing her take our breakup so hard, I wanted her to be happy, and knowing who her mates were, she would be happy." We talked for a while and I got to know a lot about him, he loved my mother and their children, he wants a big family, so I probably will have many siblings annoying me as they get older. I didn't care because Lear wanted another child in a few years before we retired together, when Arkym took over. Speaking of Arkym, his wedding is in a few days, and we should be back home focusing on his day soon. After our talks, I met up with my mother and walked with her kids in their strollers with a guard behind us, taking a walk on the property. We were in Rogueland and had to be careful; Pietro would kill many people if something happened to his family, and I agree with him.

I looked up at the window and saw Lady Mischa watching us, I knew how she felt, but it would work out in the end; she didn't know she was Royalty the moment she became their mate. Geoff let Pietro know who she was before they left, and he promised to watch over her until she went to them; she just needed to figure it out on her own. I wanted to give her a little push so she would stop hurting and would be happy with the fine kings. However, Pietro let us know she doesn't trust easily, and he broke that, so the boys will have to work a little harder to get her on their side. I have faith in the bond when I see how happy my mother is and how happy Lear has made me. Mischa will rule Ravena at her mates' side, hopefully, she recognizes that the bond is sacred and goes to them; she can be happy, all she has to do is let go.

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Mischa

It's been two weeks since learning about my mate, Pietro, who was always still around Imba, and I hated it; I decided to stay in my room today, as it was a rainy day. I closed my eyes, thinking about what my mate looked like; I remembered his voice and how worried he sounded about me. I didn't want a mate, I wanted my first love, and I think we could work if only there was no Imba; I got a link thinking it was someone in the clan, but it was my mate. I was shocked and opened my eyes; he said, "You are still putting off meeting me," and I knew that voice, but I couldn't think where I knew it from. I said, "I don't want to meet you, I love someone else," and he said, "No worries, you will come to us in no time," closing the link. I smiled because he was so cocky, and then it hit me, I was shocked at what he said; did he say us?

I stared at the ceiling, wondering, could it be possible that I had two mates? I mean, what are the odds? I was excited, but then it would mean I had to let Pietro go. I didn't know if I could do that or if I was ready for that; he was my everything, and I owed him my life and loyalty. I was a nobody at our former coven; I was raped and then blamed for being raped, and the only one who defended me was Pierto. It cost him his position at his father's coven; I couldn't give up on us, at least I didn't want to, but he had Imba and kids with her. I felt sad all over again, I cuddled up with my pillow and wondered why he would do this to me; he was my first boyfriend, and he promised to love and protect me, but he broke that promise. I heard Joe in the mind-link again, and he said, "Let me come and get you, my love, this is not healthy," and I smiled because he called me my love, and I drifted off to sleep torn on what to do.