The Powerful Mate

Chapter 9

Aria

2 years have passed by, my grandma has since passed on and I miss her dearly. I decided to stay around here after graduation and go to nursing school closer by. I’m now 20 years old and live in a small cottage right off of town. I’ve made some new friends here at college, all while still keeping Asher as my other half and Alex still comes to visit me when she can. She went off to cosmetology school and is about to graduate and get her license to start being a stylist. She’s dreamed of this for years and I’m so proud of her. She has not found her mate yet still either but she doesn’t seem to be phased by it since she’s more of a free spirit and likes to do her own thing. Sadly, I have yet to find my mate but I’m trying not to lose hope, he’s gotta be out there looking for me too. Some wolves never come across their mates and that scares me, I couldn’t imagine going through life wondering who and where my mate it. I try not thinking about it too much. As I sit here on my bed in walks Asher, “Hey there beautiful.” He says to me. He kisses my cheek and plops down on the bed. Since my grandma passed me and Asher have gotten really close. He has been my rock and I couldn’t imagine being able to get through this without him truly. So I kinda pushed the mate thing down for awhile since being with Asher, not thinking much about it. Being with Asher forever honestly wouldn’t be a bad thing, since I’ve grown to love him so much over the time. I’ve still kept some of my boundaries though with him, trying to keep out luck of finding my mate. “Hey, I thought you weren’t gonna be back until later?” I ask him. “Yeah but I finished up early and just had to make my way over to you.” He says to me while giving me his smirk that just kills me. I blush and move over to him on the bed. I move to on top of him, straddling him, and kissing him, letting my tongue explore his mouth. He truly makes me so happy and sometimes I feel bad that I haven’t let us go any further than just making out and some other things, but I can’t help it. His hand finds its way up my shirt and unclasps my bra, letting my breasts fall out of it. He kisses down my neck making a moan escape me. I throw my head back and just enjoy our time together. We always end at the same spot though, never letting it go too far and Asher never tries to push me either. Making it so hard not to, he’s such a great guy. My phone begins ringing and I look at it, its my mom. I answer it, she says, “Hey honey, how are you?” “I’m good, just about to get up and go for dinner.” I tell her. “Oh good well I’m glad I caught you before you headed out. I think it would be nice if you came home for the holiday and take some time to just relax with us.” She says. It would be nice to go home and be with my family for the holiday. Plus, I’ve been having this weird feeling in my chest recently and its really been bothering me. It’s happened in the past before here and there but this seems to be a lot more recently, so maybe being home would help me feel better. I could be homesick. Christmas break is coming up anyways, so I have some time off from School. “I think you’re right mom, I should come home for some time. I’ll pack a bag and head out in the morning.” I tell her. “I’m so happy to hear that, your father will be so happy to see you!” She exclaims. “See you soon, love you baby girl.” “I love you too mom, see you soon.” I tell her while hanging up the phone. I look over to Asher because I know he heard our conversation. He pouts but says “Go. I’ll be fine here, you should see your family and spend the holidays with them.” I cuddle up to him and give him a peck on the cheek. “Thank you for always being so understanding. I won’t be gone long.” I say to him. We get ready and head out to dinner. After dinner I get my suit case packed for the morning, and get some shut eye for the long drive ahead of me.