New Family

Everyone had had a rough night except Layla who as soon as her face touched the pillow started snoring like a baby, Elizabeth couldn't understand Jaden's actions, if he was with prince Drachen how could he let Alucard take him into the bed?

In the darkness of her room, Elizabeth turned around on the bed and looked at the empty side where her husband used to use always to sleep, she sighed heavily asking herself why the boys now didn't accept their fates as they used to do before?

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Alucard was a total mess inside, he still remembered the kisses he gave to Jaden, the touch and softness of his skin, his expressions... Everything... But now that he was conscious those memories made his stomach upset, when Alucard was alone it was inevitable for him to vomit from the impression of his actions with Jaden, he was between the sword and the wall...

On one hand, it was disgusting to him, remember what he had done with the minor but on the other hand, his body also reacted to the pleasure he felt having his other half so close to him, the big hollow he always carried vanished when he found Jaden.

In the end, Alucard had to stop thinking about that night so as not to feel nauseated again; he wanted to erase all those memories of last night; however, there was something strange that caught his attention, Alucard had washed Jaden from head to toe but he never saw Jaden's omega mark anywhere….

The thing that Alucard didn't know was that Dajen, Jaden's wolf had hidden his mark as a defense mechanism thanks to Dajen being connected to Jaden's mind he knew that the gammas were not very welcome at that time and he couldn't allow anybody to hurt Jaden.

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For his part Jaden knowing he was enrolled in the school he was trembling in a corner of the bed hugging himself with fear, he remembered how Alice tortured him at school away from Drachen's eyes and he feared that this time it would be the same or worse than other times because now his older sister had a strong reason to hate him even more.

The morning came and the three of them went down to have breakfast with a tired look, Layla took a while but when she saw them it didn't take her long to emphasize the bad appearance of the three of them.

"Woah…I think you got ahead of Halloween, didn't you?"

Layla's joke didn't make anyone laugh but Jaden support her comment inside him.

Breakfast was tortuously silent, too much for Layla that as soon as she finished her food she leave early for her training lessons with the rest of the pack. Alucard was the next one to leave the table and lock himself in his study again without saying anything, Jaden was going to leave after him but Elizabeth stopped Jaden.

"Dear, I think we need to talk"

After thinking about it all night, Elizabeth was a little worried about the minor, she was sure that Jaden didn't want to play with Alucard, much less because he was his soulmate, although being Drachen's partner was inconvenient.

Sometimes she thought that Jaden was someone very innocent because of how fragile he looked but later she remembered the rumors she wondered if they were true or not... and now with what she saw last night she couldn't be one hundred percent sure.

Elizabeth took him out to the garden for a walk so she could talk to him and make things clear.

"Jaden, I know maybe your relationship with Drachen is good but… I think you might consider ending it now that you and Alucard spent the night together"

"What? N-no Alucard and I didn't…" Jaden stopped immediately since he wasn't sure that nothing had happened with the alpha.

"Well... My son is an alpha and you are his mate... I still can't figure out how did you end up in his room but we have to imagine that you not only sleep together" she says to herself in a troubled tone

Those words made Jaden tense his body, he had a strong red color on his face as he didn't remember anything from that night, but he understood his situation and being the"supposedly" prince's partner he could not be with him after having sleep in another man's bed.

"I don't remember… Alucard was quite drunk and…"

"You know I appreciate you Jaden, I would love to see my son with you…so after being in Alucard's room…I don't think you can still go on with Drachen, do you?"

"I…. I wouldn't dare to … I want to apologize for that"

"Apologize?"

"I didn't have to let that happen..."

"Jaden... It's inevitable to look for your mate, isn't it?" Elizabeth looked at him with a smile.

"The truth is that… it's more difficult than I imagined…"

For a moment Jaden was tempted to tell her the truth about the supposed relationship between him and Drachen but the fear of being rejected for that lie was greater than anything.

"Of course, you can't go against fate" Elizabeth was surprised by the younger's words, she didn't think he would admit that he was attracted to Alucard so easily.

"What do you know about the destined couples Jaden?"

"Well…"

"Jaden, now we are your family, and you can trust us"

"My family?"

Elizabeth smiled a little and nodded when she heard him so confused, maybe Jaden didn't know it but now they have connected thanks to Alucard's actions.

"Did you know that when an alpha bites his destined mate it creates a bond between them that is normally unbreakable?"

"I only understood that it is more difficult to remove than a mark with any omega"

" Well, when you are soulmates it is very dangerous to remove a mark because the couple after the bite they spend a painful night like you, that painful night is where the union of your minds and bodies in one is created"

"The union of what?" The boy's eyes widened as he heard the woman's words.

Elizabeth gave a soft laugh and seeing that it would be a very long talk she simply sat down on the snow inviting Jaden to sit with her.

"Well when they are soul mates and they bond with a bite their hearts beat at the same frequency, their breaths are synchronized and they can read each other's thoughts or even feel the other emotions"

All this new information was like a bucket of ice water on the young boy's face, at that moment he began to remember the uncomfortable pain in his chest that night after talking to Alucard.

"And if they're not around, can they still read each other's thoughts?"

"Normally not, only when they're close they have that ability but it's important not to be apart that night because one could die if you can't stand the pain. You almost went through that... but Drachen helped you come back I guess because of the connection you two have for being a couple"

Jaden clenched his hands a little nervously, he knows why Drachen could save him but even though Elizabeth had told him that they were his family Jaden knew they would despise him for being of a very low hierarchy.

"Probably …"

"Well still you were very lucky, there is always a very strong reaction, and if Drachen hadn't shared his body heat with you... you probably wouldn't have been able to recover; a long time ago there were very special cases where if the other person didn't return of his own free will his body will reject the help and return to the point where it started."

"I remember someone's voice telling me to wake up"

"It was probably your wolf"

"My what?"

Elizabeth was surprised by the lack of information the boy had despite his age he didn't even have the basic knowledge that a teenager should have.

She felt as if she saw her little children again asking with those curious eyes full of interest. The older woman smiled happily and began to explain everything.

She began to explain to him about the two types of couples, the first ones who are not soulmates but love each other and that is why they can be separated great distances for a long time, contrary to soulmates.

When one finds their destined partner and that bond is created, the alpha and omega cannot be more than 300 meters away, especially the alphas. After all, they go mad with fury if they do not feel their partner close, they also cannot be separated for months, much less for years because one of the two could die or both.

She explained that depending on how strong the link is, it is the time limit in which they can not see each other; but still, it is always dangerous much more if one or both are primed. The imprint between couples is when one surrenders completely to his partner, it can happen at any time either before or after the bite.

She also explained how this can happen either consciously or unconsciously and with something extremely simple like giving a hug or kissing back and even just accepting the other person as his partner.

Jaden was bitten by Alucard who is his destined mate and although neither of them was imprinted on each other yet, they were both strongly attracted to each other thanks to their wolves.

Elizabeth told him why his mind could be divided into two different entities, starting with the legend of Snow Fang, the first spirit wolf that ever existed.

To be continue