Chapter 7
KADEN’S P.O.V
After Caleb left my office, I was thankful for the blissful silence. I ran my hand through my hair in barely contained frustration as I stared at the stack of papers in front of me. The worst part of my job is the paperwork and if I had my way, I would delegate the job to someone else but I don’t trust anyone to take care of my pack the way I would.
I was trying to figure out the budget allotment for the next few months when my phone rang. I glanced at the screen and felt the frustration build inside of me as I saw my across the screen.
mother’s name flash
I had half a mind to ignore her but I knew she would only keep calling so I picked up the phone and put it on speaker.
“Hello mother,” I tried to keep the frustration out of my voice, “To what do I owe the pleasure?” “You have a date in an hour.”
That’s my mother- she never wastes her time with pleasantries or greetings. She just goes straight to the point and makes whatever demands she has of you. More like she forces you into her demands because she also never takes no for an answer which is why I didn’t bother fighting her on it.
I should have known that she would be calling because of a date. That is the only reason she has called me in the past few months. She is hell bent on setting me up with the daughter of one of her friends or family. She is of the opinion that I need a mate as soon as possible and fears that I will not find mine or she will not be of the right status.
“Who is the girl?” I asked after a beat of silence.
I could feel her happiness at me agreeing through the phone as she spoke, “her name is Gianna and she is the daughter of my second cousin removed.”
“Mother,” I began slowly hating that I was going to have to disagree with her, “I cannot mate with her if she is family.”
“She is a beautiful girl; you will both have beautiful offspring.”
“We will have unhealthy offspring,” I corrected, “Look at our history and see what has happened with families that interbred.”
I knew my mother was upset frustration.
that I had refused her. Her silence was enough indicator of her
“I already organized the date for both of you.”
“You should have asked me first.” I said softly.
That must have been the wrong choice because she ended the call without saying another word. I knew the right move would have been to call her back and apologize but I could feel the t ale signs of a headache forming and the last thing I wanted was to speak to my mother longer than I
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up and go for the date.
I was still debating the idea when I felt my wolf stir up inside me. He was restless about the idea of the date and I knew it based on the way he was pacing in my mind.
“You can’t go for the date,” he said defiantly, “We have to focus on finding our mate.”
I almost rolled my eyes at him. My wolf has been adamant about finding our mate and has been against all the dates my mother has been setting for us. Each time I have gone, he shuts me out and refuses to speak to me until I am back home.
“I cannot refuse mother and the girl might not be as bad as you think.” I tried to reason with him but he was against the idea because he turned his back to me. “If the girl is an airhead with a terrible character then I will reject her on the spot. She might be a good candidate.”
He must not have noticed the teasing note in my voice because he frowned, “She will not be as good as our mate. The moon goddess knows what is best for us and our mate is going to be exactly that. Your other half will be equally as good,” he paused and analyzed me, “or as bad as
you are.”
After saying that, he promptly went to ignoring me and I resisted the urge to pull at my
hair. My mother and my wolf are annoyed with me and I cannot appease one without risking angering the other one.
I rubbed my fingers against my temple to try to reduce the migraine that was already forming. It seemed to be working but then my office door opened and I knew that whatever peace I had gotten was over just as quickly as it started.
I looked up to see Caleb. He had a look in his eye that was a mixture of panic, hurt and worry. I was instantly on alert because it takes a lot to rattle Caleb. There is a reason I made him my Beta out of everyone else. Part of the reason is because he is my longest friend but the other is because I can count on him to be ruthless when the time is right.
“What happened?” I asked and he hesitated for a second before speaking.
“Clara had one of her scary visions.”
I finally understood the tremor in his body. I have only experienced one of her scary visions and it was enough for me to never want to see it again. Caleb has experienced every one of them with her and I’m not surprised he is like this after it.
“What was it about?”
“The Alpha’s daughter,” I almost rolled my eyes and Caleb saw that he was losing my interest because he rushed over to my side, “Clara is really worried about her and she thinks that the girl is in danger.”
“What kind of danger could she possibly be in?”
hat
“Her father sent some men to harm her,” I raised a brow. I have seen my fair share of evil parents but I have never known of one who sent people to assassinate their own child, “Clara thin. we should find her and bring her to safety.”
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His statement had my shackles rising. I feel bad for the girl and whatever she is going through but I have enough on my plate and the last thing I need is to worry about a girl I have never met. My biggest worry at the moment is my mother’s demand and how I am going to get out of it without angering her or go for it without angering my wolf.
“I am not looking for a girl that has no ties to me.”
“Then let me look for her,” I was shocked by Caleb’s insistence but I knew he was mostly doing it for his sisters‘ benefit so I nodded, “Thank you.”
I nodded and waved him off. If my agreement keeps him and Clara from bothering me about the situation then I would gladly agree to it ten times over.
“Should I bring her to see you when I find her?”
he asked and I shook my head vehemently.
“Just handle the issue however you think it should be handled.”
He nodded and thanked me once more before quietly exiting the room. I watched him leave and then I buried my head into the stack of papers on my desk. It was endearing how much Caleb cared about his sister and was willing to do all of this for her.
On another day, I would have teased him about it but I knew what I had to do about the date issue. I can always appease my mother later but my wolf is my lifelong companion and angering him might strain our bond and make things difficult for us later.
“We aren’t going for the date.” I said to him and I felt his glee and victory. He didn’t even try to hide how happy he was as he did a mini happy dance at the back of mind.
“Our mate will be perfect; you’ll see,”
my
“Whatever, we have to find a way to avoid mother though.” I told him and his victory party
where do we paused as he realized the full implications of my choice. “I made the choice for you;
go?”
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