my kind of crazy book two of fighting the mate bond mafia series

the dream 13

Chapter 13

Rachel's POV

It was one of those nights when I was tossing and turning. My sister was in the next room with her mate doing goddess knows what, but who am I kidding? She is just scared to do it with her mate. Now, if I had a mate, that would be a different story. I'm sick of being alone. I'm twenty-five years old and I still haven't found my mate. I might just have to take a chosen mate if I don't find him. I wouldn't mind picking a chosen mate. What's the harm? We can always say if we find our goddess-gifted mates, we will step aside, and I could always train her to be a beta, gamma, luna, or if he's just a pack member, I won't have to worry about training her. I can just reject him, and vice versa. We can be companions until we find our mates. I think it would be pretty cool. I finally drifted off to sleep, but I kept having weird dreams about a guy.

He kept reaching out to me, but every time I got near him, he would vanish. It was so weird. I couldn't see his face, just the figure of the man without a hand reaching out to me. What was the meaning of the dream? It confused the crap out of me. When I finally woke up, I was so exhausted not from sleep but from the dream; at the very end, I heard his voice. He was calling for me. He asked me to go with him, but when I got close to him, he would be gone. I felt like I was actually there with him. I wondered why I couldn't see his face. It really ticked me off when he asked me to go with him. He would just vanish. When I finally got out of bed, I went to my bathroom to shower. I needed it to wake up, including because we had to get ready for tonight. Everyone was going to be there, including one of our sisters, Selena. I couldn't wait to see her. It's been far too long; well, it's only been a few days. But I'm closer to her than the others. After my shower was done, I turned the water off and then dried off. I got dressed in my hoodie and a pair of baggy pants. I liked to be comfortable before we went on a collection. I'm not sure if Dad's going to be there, but since he gave Isaiah the title, it was up to my brother to get everything back now.

Heading downstairs, I smelled the wonderful scent of bacon and eggs. I don't know who's cooking, but I could smell muffins as well, hurrying downstairs. Tori was just putting the food on the table where Bear was sitting. I hurried over, grabbed my plate, and placed food on it. I was starving. Hearing Tori laugh, I looked over at her, giving her a grin.

"Sorry, the dreams I had last night made me hungry."

"Really? What dreams were you having?"

"I'm not really sure. But I knew it was my mate. I couldn't see his face, but every time he held his hand out to me, asking me to go with him, he would vanish. It ticked me off. I don't know if the moon goddess is playing with my head or it's truly him, but I have to look for him. I know he has tattoos on his hand. His index finger had a tattoo of a heart, but it looked like a bleeding heart. Like something happened to him that he's now looking for me or something like that."

"Well, sis, you never know. But I hope he turns out to be a good guy for you. If he's not, I’ll kick his ass for you."

"You wouldn't have to. I'll kick his ass on my own. So, did Isaiah tell you when we are leaving tonight? This dude has been running for years. He thought he was slick, hiding right in the human part of town, thinking we would never find him."

Yea, he says about ten tonight. This guy has a house right outside our border. He's a dumbass, alright. I think he thinks we have forgotten all about him. Oh, and he told me to let you know that he has an omega bringing over a black suit for you to wear. You're his size, maybe even more; it should fit.

“What? A black suit. Why can't I just wear black jeans and a black T-shirt?”

Because it's your first time out, just wear the suit. It's bulletproof, so if you get shot in the chest, it won't go through the suit. I looked over at Bear, his mouth hanging open. I guess he had never heard of a bullet-proof suit before. I chuckled and said, “Bear, if you don't want a fly to fly into your mouth, I would shut it.” He smirked, shutting his mouth.

"Sorry, I've never heard of bulletproof suits before. But I think I can handle it." I watched as he picked up his fork to start eating. I could tell he was nervous; who wouldn't be nervous heading to a meeting with the toughest Mafia family out there? After eating, we cleaned up and headed to our brother's office where he was sitting at his desk with Ava, his mate. He looked up, smiling at us.

Hey guys, I was hoping you would drop by to see us before tonight," Ava said as he got up from his lap and stood beside him. He stood up and opened one of the drawers on his desk.

"Bear, I got something for ya. You said you can shoot, so I want to see how good you are. Let's go out and target practice for a bit." Our eyes lit up. I love doing that. We set up targets to shoot at, and then we can see who was the best shot. I don't think anyone can shoot better than dad, but Isaiah is pretty close to it. We went out back, and Ava was the one who hung the targets up, then slid them all the way to the back where we could hardly see them.

"Alright, guys, on the count of three, we shoot until the guns are empty. Are you ready? One… two… three." Everyone was shooting their guns, including Bear. I wasn't sure if he knew how to handle a gun by the way he was holding it. It was a little weird, but when the guns stopped firing, we pulled the targets to us.

Tori POV

When Isaiah counted to three, we all started shooting. I knew I was hitting my target. I have good eyesight, plus I sort of cheated when I let my wolf come forward so I could see better. But no one has to know that. My wolf is a little crazy too; she loves to shoot, so I let her. When we pulled the targets to us, I was smiling from ear to ear. I shot a huge hole in the middle of the target. Everyone else did as well, but for Bear, there was nothing left of it. He shot the whole thing apart. He was an excellent shooter. My brother was impressed with him.

"Damn dude, you did good. Maybe you can be a part of my group, maybe my left-hand man since Spike is my right-hand man. He's been around for years and has seen some gruesome stuff before we were even thought of. Welcome to the family, but you still have to go to two of our collections. I want you to see what you're getting yourself into. Just remember, once you're in the family, there is no getting out," he said, looking at his watch to check the time.

"Guys, it's still early, so rest up for tonight. We leave at ten. By the time we get there, it will be about 11. Dad isn’t going with us; he's officially retired. So, we are doing this on our own. Go rest up." We headed back home, and I was really impressed with how Bear was shooting, and so was my brother. He was right; once you're in the family, there is no way you're getting out. We are worse than the human mafia family, a lot worse. You will have to be dead before you get out, and we make sure you are dead. If you're still breathing, we will get a healer to heal you. We are the werewolf mafia family, and we are proud to be a family. So, dare to mess with us; it will be the last thing you ever do.