Werefate

Chapter 17

Before we go to my aunt's house I ask lucus the thing I wanted to know.

" Luke are you hiding something from me? One time you didn't meet my eyes when you were talking with my parents there? "

" Caught that didn't you? " he gives me a small smile. This smile doesn't reach his eyes.

" Just tell me please? " I beg him with my eyes. " You know you can tell me anything right? "

" So I knew you were in pain. Don't ask me how. But we haven't bonded and these are the things that only bonded one feels. The bonded feels his mate's emotion. But we haven't bonded. Hell you are yet to have your wolf. My wolf shouldn't even have recognized yours. But since I felt him he is driving me towards you. And I ignored it. " He couldn't look at my eyes. He turns his back towards me.

" And I ignored it. Damn it. I knew you were in pain when even I couldn't take it anyone. I didn't care I was angry at you that it may all be a mistake. I was coming towards you. That's when Arthur called me. It was then I heard your whimper of agony and I couldn't stop coming to you. "

I could hear his agony. His need to protect me. His love for me. And to be quite honest it is enough for me.

I hug his back. I put my head in between his shoulder blades. I round my arm and put my hands in his muscular toned stomach which gives me chills but right now it's just to comfort him.

" It's ok. I hurt you. You had every right to be angry at me. I was dishonest with you first . " I mumble into his T-shirt.

He grabs my hand and kisses it. Again leaving me a tingling mess.

" Let the bygones be bygones." We both whisper together.

We stay like that for quite some time. Just giving us time to take each other. Time we desperately need.

To this he was my sister's boyfriend just two days ago and now he is all I couldn't breathe without is shocking me to the core.

It came all natural to me. His love. Because it has always been there. We both were idiots as Ted said. I could see the strain in Ashely and Lucus's relationship I just chose to keep a blind eye on it.

How I deal with Ashley is going to another subject.

He was always there dummy.

He is yours.

Ashley is no one.

Why think about her.

The voice laughs and laughs once again inside my brain. I should have asked lady Augusta about the voice inside my head.

I don't realize that my body tenses with the voice.

" Hey what's wrong? " Lucus turns around and raise my chin so he could look into my eyes.

I don't realize that I have some unshed tears lying there.

" What are we going to do about Ashley? " I whisper.

He cups my cheeks.

" I don't know butterfly. I did f**k up royally. " He tenses. He feels guilty for all this. I know he could have waited for his mate. All this time I knew it but what happened can't be changed and him dating my sister can also be unchanged.

We go back to my aunt's house. Just to see everyone waiting and worried about us.

" Tell me what happened? Did you suffer because of Lucus's rejection. On second thought how can you both be mates? You haven't even got your wolf! " My mother all but shouts in distress.

" Ma calm down. " I keep my voice as calm as possible with the chaos going inside my head.

" Lady Augusta didn't tell us anymore then you all know. She said that the words was misunderstood and all these confusion created yesterday's mess. " I am hesitant to tell them about the psychic bond. I know that it wants to stay hidden so I don't want to even tell anyone about it yet. I mean what do I tell them when I don't understand what it is.

" I am really worried. What is going on? " My mom worries her lips together.

" Don't worry Maria whatever happened was a big misunderstanding but it won't happen again ." We all could hear the alpha promise in his tone. The way he is so sure that this won't be repeated makes my heart sing.

" As we all are here. And discussing this topic. I want to make it clear. I know and my wolf knows who it's mate is. " He gives me a tender look, like I am everything.

" It doesn't matter that she has yet to get her wolf. Because my wolf is so sure that it's written in stones. Now Arthur and Maria, I am sorry for creating a mess. I shouldn't have dated Ashley but I was wrong and stupid." He heaves.

I go to him then. I take his hand in mine and put my fingers in between his making a single fist. We were one. Two body but a single soul and I know I was yet to know the importance of being someone's mate. But I know I won't let him suffer for something he did unknowingly. I could always hold a grudge. But what will it take us to accept our bond and if all goes bad then Lucus, Ashley and I will go to our own degradation.

So I stand in front of my parents with his hands in mine to show that I am with him. He is mine.

" I don't know how to make it right. But I give you my words I will try. And I am sorry I broke one of your daughter's heart just to mend the other. " He looks remorseful.

" You were young and stupid. We, Maria and I, never understood why you and Ashely were dating in the first place. " My father's eyes land at my face. I dare to look into his eyes. Oh how I see the love shining in them. Finally I release a breathe I didn't know I was holding. I really want their support. I want Ashley to be supportive of us too.

" I remember when Vanessa was young and sick she used to scream for Lucus. I know you both were young to remember but until Vanessa felt better no one could move you from the room. " My mother goes into the memory lane so fondly.

Just listening all these makes me feel sad. The innocence of childhood. We should have just stayed a child now we , Lucus and I don't know what we were going to do.

" Son. I know you hurt my daughter and as her father I am upset with you but I can't ignore the fact that you did it unknowingly. You did is it recklessly starting a relationship with Ashley and this is the consequence you have to go through. Since childhood your father and I have taught you to move according to the plan of Goddess Moon but you were always against us in some ways. But we knew you would soon learn. Just didn't realize it being through breaking my daughter's heart. "

Lucus looks crushed when he hear my father saying these. He never want his beta to be disappointed in him. But the tone in my father's wording reek of disappointment.

" But I am proud of you to be a man enough. To not extend the suffering by prolonging you staying with Ashley until Nessa gets her wolf. And taking the responsibility. Admitting it in front of us isn't easy I understand but you did that and I am proud of the man you are becoming. " My father's eyes reflects with the pride he feels for lucus.

" Now as a father of both my daughters. " He extends a hand towards me which I take generously. He pulls me for a side hug. I pull the imaginary string from my father's t-shirt as he continues to speaks. " I just want you to make it right to both of my daughters. "

" I promise. f**k Arthur thank you for accepting us. Thank you. And God I promise. f*****g promise you to make it all right. " His eyes shines with relief.

My father then pulls lucus towards him and gives both of us a big hearty hug.

I hear my mother sniff back her tears so is my Aunt Mary.

Just then my father's and Lucus's phone rings with notification.

Both of them take out their phone and look at the message they both received.

Then they both give look at each other and seems to talk through the eyes.

" Butterfly, Go pack your bags we need to leave right now? " Lucus says with rapid hurry.

" Yes Maria we need to go to the pack house right now. " No one could miss the urgency in his words.

" What's going on honey? Is everything alright? "

" Pack business" is the clipped reply from both Lucus and my father.

Then my mother rushes inside the room I was staying probably to help me pack my bags. I remain there static. I divert my gaze towards the floor.

I could feel Lucus's stare at my face. I couldn't move. I needed to fulfill my promise to Ashley so how could I leave. Damnit I am gonna make a mess soon.

I think my father and my aunt both feel the awkwardness of the situation so both of them leave us alone and get inside the room where my mother previously went.

" Why aren't you going in to pack your bag Vanessa? " His question burns my heart.

Fuck.

" I promised her. " I look in his black eyes. And I repeat. " I promised Ashley that I'll only return to the pack when she calls me. I can't break her promise luke. I have already broken her heart. When she knows the truth about us. It is going to crush her. I can't do this to her. " I beg him with my voice.

" So that's it right. You will always choose her when it comes between us. I know werewolf won't break promises but you are yet to gain your wolf. Be selfish. Choose me. Come home with me." He cups my cheeks.

I lean into his touch.

" You know I can't do that. Please try to understand. "

He raises my chin. He could see the battle in my eyes.

" I know it will be difficult for her to see us together but she will gain her wolf soon and she will know what it feels to have mate when she'll have one. She will be disgusted by some other's male touch as I have up with other females. " He sounds agitated with the passing time.

You are denying an alpha his mate. Obviously he is going to blast.

The annoying voice in my mind never stops.

" I know that. So let's wait for two months. It's just two months. " I try to reason with him. He should understand my problem doesn't he?

" Here I can't leave without you for a single day and you are thinking about us apart for two months so easily. Do what ever you want. " He looks into my eyes just a last time breaking my heart altogether with his words which isn't wrong at all.

Fuck.

I can mess everything up.

He goes out the house without a word leaving me to my darkness.