Aunt and A Phone Call

"She is my mate" Cain said.

Kailus is looking his son with curiosity as it was the first time he saw his son's mate. In her wolf form, though but not in human form.

"I don't exactly know about her but she is something else more than us" he said, "And for all I can guess, the Council can be so interested as to how she called us out that night, forced us all towards her and - "

"She did not forced us" Cain said, "Father, she does not even know she is a werewolf, and if the Council ever get interested, they can't do as they please, I won't let them."

"Son, no one is an enemy here, I understand how you feel that is why I am giving you a possibility" his father said, "We are not the only ones here as you know that and some of us here are very much devoted to the Council" he continued, "I will help you, of course, if you want to protect her but we came here to catch Stephen."

"We lost him again" Cain said, "Why are they after Esha?"

"Well, given what happened, that can be one of the reasons, if they have other reasons, that is" Kailus, answered, "I believed your mother mentioned about your encounter with your aunt."

"Aunt?"

Kailus looked away for a while and stood up from his study table and then turned again to look at Cain.

"Yes, aunt" he said, "I don't why I never mentioned it but perhaps you heard from the others and yes, I do have a sister."

"Why haven't you?"

"She's one of the reasons why I am pursuing Stephen" Kailus answered, "He took her from me and I will find a way to have her back."

Cain remembered her encounters with other wolves but only remembered the first one, the black wolf that had attacked Esha on his first day in school.

"You mean, your sister is that wolf?" his face registered surprise and disbelief. That wolf hurt his mate, she hurt Esha and now her father is saying that they share the same blood? "Why is she black?"

"She is indeed a black wolf except the first time she turned, that night was splendid and I remember her howling with joy" Kailus said, "But she never shifted back to that again when she saw Stephen, everything changed and her furs are tainted" he continued, "The character does not describe our nature, son, they are black wolves but not evil except the ones who really are and white wolves are not as perfect as everyone always believed of having so much more because of our furs."

When his father speaks like that, Cain can't help but admire him because of his character of trying to look at the two sides of a coin, as of reading it well looking at two people of the same level.

"What happened to her?"

"She became a luna and still is" his father's face became a bit sad and angry at the same time, "We are always drawn to our mate and I can't do anything about it that time but I will try again now."

"She - she is Stephen's mate?" the shocked look on Cain is natural and how can he be not shocked? That sister of his father, his aunt has hurt Esha and she can hurt her again, given that Lunas can be next too powerful after alphas.

His aunt might have purposely let them off that day.

Esha is different. She might not be hurt by her now. Cain said to himself, surely Esha might be more powerful than other lunas.

Cain had been curious as well of how Esha shifted and share his father's curiosity about what Esha really is aside from being now a werewolf.

She is his mate and he needs to know about her more. If his father's guess is right, the Council can be a pain when they hear about strange things happening with werewolves. Why do even Council exist? Aren't they all free?

He had not seen much of Esha the past days and even if his intense feelings nag at him, at times, he just wanted to be calm and be patient with Esha. He loves her. No time can disprove that. Time cannot dictate if he loves her seriously or not. He does.

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Esha's POV

I can't explain how sad I am at times, how angry and frustrated I am these days. My phone rang and I picked it up when I saw Cain's ID.

"Thank goodness, you picked it up" she can hear his relief as well, "I want to ask how you're holding up but it may seem a bit not right."

"It's fine" I answered, "Everything is just overwhelming, all of the things I knew in life are not as simple as I thought them to be."

"I know" Cain said, "But no matter what, I am here for you."

"Thanks."

"May I come there?"

"My mom does not even know you" - or maybe not, my mom might have known about him since she is a witch - or was - and she married a man with werewolf blood but seems to have skipping in generation.

"You can introduce me as your boyfriend."

"Whoah there! You're taking what happened to me in your advantage, huh?"

"Of course not" he said on the other line, "Let's think like I did not see you with some flesh - "

"Oh my goodness, Cain! Stop right there! Don't continue that!" I interrupted.

Now I can feel a bit embarassed. Took me a few days to feel human. Hah! I am so lost now.

"You're beautiful."

That caught me off guard for a bit.

"I'm not but if you say so, then okay it is yours to say, though I don't much believe that I am."

"Esha, you are" he said, "So may I come?"

His persistence can be really annoying.

"You're not my boyfriend so no" I said, a bit laughing, how strange I sound, "I haven't agreed yet?"

"Won't you, Esha?" he said my name again and I feel like I want to hug him right now.

Ah! What, no! Yes? Whatever.

"Please?"

"Okay you can come but not as my boyfriend, that can wait and - "

"You mean I can be in the future."

Gosh! This guy can really be very attentive to specifics.

"Maybe" I just answered.

"Oh you will" he said, "Take care, beautiful, I'll come there in a bit."

"Now???"

"Yes, been a torture for me not seeing you for days."

"You made me look like I disappeared quite long."

"See you later. I love you, Esha."

What? This guy? Really!

"Bye."

Then the call ended, I said that because I don't know how to respond. How can he say that to me?