Chapter 16

Jake's POV

"If we don't get mated we'll go wild and I mean to our mate not someone else." Carl's words kept echoing in my ears.

"Stop,you can leave now." I told Celine,I could see that she was hurt by my statement but she masked her emotions quickly.

"Oh okay." She stood up and helped me adjust so I could sleep properly.

She looked at me for a while before leaving. I closed my eyes and kept thinking of what to do.

"She's going to get hurt." I told Carl.

I have so many enemies that are waiting for the right time to strike. Celine isn't even a Lycan having as my mate will mean my downfall. If I accept the bond and mark her If she dies I die also, if I die she dies also. If anything happens to me my pack will suffer, I would never let history repeat itself.

And with the murderings of the Alpha's that's going on I can't risk it. The perpetrator is still out there and I'm very sure I'm on his list.

"We can't claim her Carl."

"Then we go wild."

"We won't."

"We've always faced the full moon head on."

Carl went back to my head. I know he's thinking about what I said, though he cares for Celine he still wants his pack safe.

"I didn't know the matebond would be as strong as this." I murmured.

"It's Mom." Chloe was crying.

"What's wrong with Mom?" I asked worriedly.

"She's…" 

"She's what?"

"Dead." Chloe sobbed and ended the call.

I stood dead on my track and my heart ached. My whole body was vibrating at the news.

"I need to go now!" I told the old man.

"I'm sorry you can't, it's a risk giving you a phone." He stood in front of me.

"Don't test me,I need to go home now!" I yelled at him.

"You'll go when you're done with the training." He took a fighting stance.

"To hell with the training,my family needs me.!!" My claws came out and my fangs were protruding.

"Going out now will make you soft, you'll lose the emotions we've been building." His claws came out also.

"I'm done with it, choose another!" I growled furiously.

"The moon goddess chooses only one to be the Lycan King and she chose you."

"The responsibility of the entire werewolves rests on your shoulders Jake, you'll have to go through me first if you want to leave here." 

"Let me go!!" I charged straight at him as I shifted in anger.

"Fine if that's what you want, don't blame me for breaking your bones." The old man came right at me also.

He was stronger than me in all ways even though my wolf was bigger than his. All my efforts to fight him were futile,I couldn't even scratch a hair on him while I was bleeding profusely.

"We'll begin tomorrow when you're healed." The old man shifted and walked towards me. He was naked.

I shifted back and I laid on the floor accepting defeat and thinking of the chaos that would be happening at home. If my mom was dead that means….. My dad is dead also.

My eyes went open. It was a dream that reminded me that I am an unfilial child. I perceived Celine's scent and I knew she was outside. I looked outside the window and saw that it was night. How many hours did I sleep?

Celine entered sneakily. I shut my eyes so she wouldn't know that I was awake.

 She tiptoed to my side, drew the bed stool quietly and sat,what was she doing? She's supposed to be in bed by now.

"I'm not supposed to be here,but you know Rose kept whining for me to come." She used her hands to brush my hair, can't she tell that I'm awake I decided to play along.

"She does care about you and your wolf." She trailed my nose bridge, Okay she's got some boldness.

"If there was no indifferent amongst us,I would have been boasting about how perfect my mate was." I agree with her on that. Celine's beautiful, she doesn't look like an average lady.

"Why did you do that?" My heart beat faster. Did she know I wasn't sleeping?

"That single step you took caused me to be miserable,I practically spent my days in fear and in hatred." Was she crying? 

"The moon goddess must be playing a prank on us right?" A tear dropped on my lips and I almost stood up.

"I'm sorry,silly me what I wanted to do was to come check on you and leave now I'm crying." She cleaned my lips with her finger and my whole body shivered.

"Can't you not choose Anabelle as your Luna?" So she was like this because I didn't accept her and make her Luna.

"Don't get it twisted, I'm not saying you should choose me in fact I can never let you claim me, can't you look for someone who really cares about you and not the position." More like she can read minds now.

The knock on the door made her stand up and stop talking but who had the nerve to come knocking at this hour?

"Jake are you in?" That's Anabelle's voice.

I opened my eyes slightly to see Celine's reaction. I wanted to laugh when I saw her pacing around. I could see cold sweat forming.

"Can you let me in please?" Anabelle knocked again and Celine almost fainted.

I love this scenario one would have thought Celine has no fear but she looks like a scared puppy right now.

"I'm sorry for how my father treated you,he just wanted what's best for us." Come to think of it, why was Anabelle knocking? I thought she had a spare key to my room,so coming in will make it much fun.

"If you won't let me in, I'll let myself in." Ohh she still has it.

Celine was looking at something. I opened my eyes properly so I could see clearly she was looking at the window. I should have shut it. 

"Found it!" Anabelle shouted.

 Celine ran to the window and climbed it. Is she crazy? I wanted to yell at her to come down but she had already jumped down.