I slowly nod my head, "yes father, I've found my mates", I look down in shame.
I don't want to see the hurt on father's face.
It will make me more guilty if am to see the look on his face.
I will be more than guilty because I know am the one to put such looks on his face.
I never trusted him enough to tell him of my mates even when he told me of his.
I should have also really relied on him as much as he did me, but I didn't.
instead I kept mine hidden until today.
"Leave us", I heard him say before Kwofo left, leaving me in the room alone with father and his mate.
"You got your mating mark, and didn't bother about telling me of it?", father asked in anger, "you got your mating mark, but denied it when I asked you if it?" he paced the floors of my room, " what did you take me for?".
"Am sorry Father", I managed to say.
"Sorry?", he scoffed, "will any amount of sorry erase how embarrassed I was in the presence of Kwofo? do you know how much it hurts knowing you so expertly hid something from me?
Something we were supposed to share as father and son".
" Am sorry Father", I finally looked up at him, " am sorry i wasn't able to tell you because of my fears and what you will think of when you find out", I allow the tears slid down my face.
i don't want him to pity me because of the tears, the tears are only flowing because of how embarrassed I am.
"It's okay darling", the elder climbed into bed,and hugged me to himself, "please stop crying", he wipes my tears, "it will affect the baby in your womb".
"Who's your helper?", father asked,
"I have two mates", I look down at my now interesting enough clothes.
Father knowing I have two mates will be far more better than him hearing of who they actually are.
"Two mates?", he widened his eyes in disbelief, " how is that even possible?", he looked at me in question.
" I don't know, I woke up the morning of my eighteenth birthday and found two marks on my body".
I can still recall my fears of that morning which now seems to me to be moons ago.
" Two marks?", the elder looked at me in question, " can I see your marks?".
" You can't see it", I partially raised my clothes, " it disappears whenever someone who isn't my mates are around".
Sure enough, my body was spotless, " this was one of the reasons I never told father about it. I doubt he will believe me if am to tell him I have disappearing mating marks".
No one will believe that to be the truth, they will think either lying, or have gone in sane.
The same way having two mates and disappearing marks is impossible, it's the same way as a pregnant male.