Surrounded by troubles

I was once again roaming in the pack but this time near the border so I can know if someone is trying to enter the pack. Finally, I'm going to meet Sebastian and Mia. I got her letter which turned into paper from ashes saying that they would be here today.

I can feel the wolves prepared for stopping me if I tried to run, but I don't have any thought about running.

Minutes changed into an hour but there was no sign of them.

What's taking so long?

'Calm down, they will-' before my wolf could complete her sentence I heard Sebastian's voice asking the wolf to let them go and to not touch Mia.

I ran fastly towards the voice and so did the wolves behind me thinking that I'm going to make trouble.

"Let them come in," I told the guy who was holding Sebastian, who was in very bad condition, and behind him stood Mia her condition was worst.

I hugged both of them tightly which they return. Tears threaten to spill, I missed them. As all three of us walked back to the house they told me all about how some witches, vampires, and wolves were holding them hostage in the house, also how they ran away but it was hard as the witch's black magic had made them weak.

"I asked Xavier again and again and he told me that you both were fine. How could he lie?"

I was furious, I didn't think he would lie to me.

"I think he doesn't know anything about all this because I heard some wolves talking about how they are betraying their Alpha," Mia said.

"I think they are after something else Stella." Sebastian was in a full serious mood as he looked at me intently.

"After what?" I asked them but I'm afraid of their answer. They probably don't mean that, do they?

"Something powerful, hidden for a long time. So much powerful that it can destroy many things." Mia said catching up with what Sebastian means.

I gulped looking around, not meeting their eyes. The black draws under the white and black design slip were far more interesting than anything right now.

"We are serious, wolfie. Don't you think your mate deserves to know that?" Mia asked me and for the first time, I don't have an answer.

"No, you know I plan to leave him," I told her but even saying this hurt, it's just because of mate bond, I tried to reason myself.

"You think you can do this? live a life without a mate? Knowing he will be in pain too. You can't make decisions by dwelling on the past. be a little sensible." Sebastian scolded me.

****

The beta entered my room with a worried look.

"Alpha, attacks are increasing day by day. It's getting hard for us to keep witches and vampires out of the pack," he said as he kept a file in front of me.

I messaged my temple, what do I do? On one side I'm fighting from witches and vampires, and on the other from my wolf who wants to be near his mate and not leave her side.

"Increase the number of wolves guarding the pack. Every one of them should be ready for a fight if needed." I said as he left the room. The situation is getting out of hand.

I walked toward home but I saw Catherine standing in front of my house. Gosh, not with her again. I tried to walk past her but she stopped me.

"Didn't you miss me?" She said making an innocent face. My wolf wants to just put her in an underground cage where we keep our enemies who are captured by us. But of course, she is the daughter of beta and I can't do that.

"No, I didn't. Now if you leave my way I have to go." I removed her hands and walked ahead fastly.

"Be a little sensible." I heard a male's voice which I suppose is Stella's friend. Some pack members had told me about Stella bringing two people inside my home.

I walked inside the kitchen where all three of them were eating food while talking.

"But you know I can not just easily forget everything, it's not easy for me to accept Xavier as a mate. I can't te-" I was listening to what Ella wants to say but her friends saw me.

Though I was hurt by her words, I kept my face neutral.

"Ella your mate." She said and all of them turned towards me.

"If you don't mind I want to talk about something with Ella," I said and while her friends for some reason looked a little shocked, Ella walked toward me without a question.

"I think we should go on a walk and can also talk whatever you want." She said and I nodded.

****

Both of us didn't know where to start from so I thought it's better to say something.

"You want to talk about something." I more like stated it because it was obvious Xavier wants to say something.

"See don't think it as something wrong...." He started cautiously "but-" He couldn't say anything as someone interrupted us.

"Xavier Benjamin Lopez!" Both of us turned toward the voice, his parents with beta's mother were standing there. Both women were glaring at me which I didn't hesitate to return with one of my bitchy faces, showing that I'm not afraid of them.

"What is it, dad?" Xavier was not comfortable with whatever they were about to say.

"What are all these rumors about?" His father said directly looking at him.

"Why ask me when you know it already." He said as a small smile touched my lips.

"Behave Xavier." Her witch mother shouted.

I'm serious Her mother is a witch in real I mean a witch who does magic and all.

"Who is the girl in your house? And why is she living with you?" He asked still ignoring me.

"She is living with me because she is my mate. And this is the girl." He smiled at me and I just felt like I'm lucky to have someone like him. He is beautiful and caring, in this second I knew I have to be nice to him from now on.

"You know we have already decided to marry you and Catherine and we won't change our decision." His fool of a father said.

"Dad are you serious? I have waited for my mate my whole life, even more from these last four years when I became an Alpha. How can you possibly think that I will leave her!" he was furious I can say that as his eyes started changing color

'Not a good sign!' my wolf exclaimed and I agreed with her.

"But-" before they could say anything I spoke up.

"It's his life and I don't think you can make decisions for him. He is big enough to know what's good for him. Now excuse us." I took a hold of Xavier's hand even though the sparks and the feeling for more made me want to let it go but I didn't as I know it was helping him and all three adults were watching us.

I was really happy that Stella took hold of my hand because it helps me in calming down but before I can be happy because of what she did I saw Catherine who once again had me angry but the tight hold of Stella calmed me.

"Oh Zavy, I was just coming for meeting you." She said and I rolled my eyes which she ignored and tried to hug me. But she was pulled away before she could even touch me.

"Listen here I-was-coming-to-see-you this is Xavier for you don't call him Zavy or whatever you were saying. moreover, keep your hands to yourself, don't dare to touch my mate. No one likes a girl without hands and I won't hesitate to take them away if you touch my man!" I was speechless, the mate who wasn't even ready to be my mate was now fighting over me. This is something to see.

Her hoodie was hiding her hair but I could see her face, the small nose with rosy cheeks containing some freckles. Her fair complexion with red lips...Yeah of course I was checking her out even in this situation where two women in front of me were glaring and looking like they would kill each other.

This day is just full of surprises. But I didn't know yet what was waiting for me in the coming days.