Chapter 6 “ Why Me?”

"Isabel's POV"

"I do not know what he is thinking mom. What am I going to do? What about college?" I asked. Mom looked at me with tears in her eyes and said,"I know this is going to be hard but it is for the best, I also know that you want to go to college and you still can, you are just going to have to fast track your plans." "Mom, I don't have the money yet!" I yelled with tears rolling down my face. " now, now, you know that you don't need to earn any money for college dad and I will pay for it, we have the money. I do not want to hear your reasons for wanting to earn it on your own, right now you just do not have the choice." There came a soft knock on the door, "Come in" I called. Audrea walked in and asked, "Is there anything I can help with?" I looked up at her and ran to her for a hug and just broke down. She looked at my mom with questioning eyes, My mom answered," She has found her mate and does not like it that her dad told her that she has to start her mating rituals as soon as possible." Audrea pulled me away from her and looked at me and said, "Oh Dear, what are we going to do with you? You have no problem getting yourself into trouble do you?" At that we both started to laugh and my mom just stared at us.

"What other trouble have you been in?" Mom asked. We laughed even harder at my moms question. " Mom, It just seems that I can find the weirdest things to get into. I have been in some rough spots too. During highschool I was in love with this boy how I thought was the one for me, well it turned out that he was a complete monster and only wanted to get into my jeans." We all laughed at that, even if it was a hard subject to broach. Mom looked at me and asked," Dear, why did you not tell me what happened?" I said quietly, "It was over as soon as it started, He asked me out one day after school and as soon as we left the school grounds he pulled off the road and tried to get me to have sex with him. I called Audrea and Andrew. Let's just say he is not going to try to get any one in bed with him for a while. We scared the shit out of him." I laughed at the thought of what had happened that day. Most girls would not have been able to deal with this but I have my best friends and being wolves makes all things better. 

Audrea said, "Ok what happened this time?" I told her about the day I had at work and when I met Jack. I also told her what had happened afterward. She gasped, "Is there no way to get out of this?" I looked at her and Mom said, "NO." She just stared at the poster of Vin Diesel on my wall then asked, "How can I help?" I said, "I do not know! Mom, what do I need to do?" Mom looked at her hands and said, "The ritual is kind of like a marriage ceremony but we do it at midnight. You will wear a sheer dress with nothing underneath and he will be dressed similarly. The priestess will ask you some questions and then cut both of your hands because this will not only join you to him but our packs together. Then after some chanting the priestess will tie you together with a red rope and you two will be left alone till daylight. It will be at this time that you are to pray to the Goddess for peace and tranquility for both of you and the pack.  After that what you do is up to you." "Mom, will both whole packs be present for this or will it just be a select few." I questioned. She replied, " only the elders of both packs will be there and anyone that you and him want present." Audrea and I asked questions for hours.As we sat and talked, I began to become more at ease with what was going to happen. 

My mom left the room and Audrea stayed a little longer. She was trying to press me for details about Jack. I told her that I do not know much.  I told her what he had said about his family and what his pack was like. We talked about what might happen the night of the ritual and giggled like little girls. I asked if she could sleep over tomorrow  and she told me that her family was supposed to have a night out but that she might be able to get out of it.

"I just do not know what to do. I had so many plans and now this." I told her she looked at me with sorrow in her eyes and said quietly, " Me either. This is new for both of us. There will be a lot of questions that need to be answered. You need to meet with Jack and talk about all of this." "I know but I am scared. I do not want to leave home and I do not think he would want to live here." I answered. Things were going to be hard and I needed questions answered.