Fated To The Alpha novel Chapter 98

Fated To The Alpha by Jessica Hall Chapter 98

Katya POV

Waking to fingers gently moving my hair aside. Opening my eyes I find Mateo leaning over me. I smile up at him and he leans down pressing his lips to mine softly before sucking my bottom lip.

“Morning” I tell him and he chuckles.

“It’s the middle of the day” He whispers before fiddling with something. I try to look down to see what he is doing but can only see his hands underneath my chin. He pulls them away and I feel a chain scrape against my neck as he turns it, making me look down to see my pumpkin necklace.

“You found it?” I whisper rubbing my thumb over the gold pumpkin, relief flooding me that they found the last thing my mother ever gave me. I become choked on emotion, I thought it funny

when she gave it to me but now it was my most cherished possession representing both my parents.

“One of the men on patrol found it the other day and gave it to Ezra” He tells me before pulling on the thin chain and holding up a blue jewel that was added to it.

“And this, this is a piece of your mum” He says, making my eyes snap to his in confusion.

“I had some of your mothers ashes made into a stone so you could always have her with you” Mateo tells me.

“That’s my mum?” I whisper when he leans over to the bedside table and retrieves a box. He hands it to me and I pull the lid off to find a silver urn. It had a wolf engraving on the side. I swallow the lump that formed in my throat threatening to choke me.

This was all that was left of my mother, my beautiful strong mother reduced to nothing but ash.

It was hard to picture someone like her now just sitting in the cold silver urn before me. I never imagined life without her and now I have to face a future without her in it. She was a constant in my life and now she is gone and I can no longer picture a future without her in it despite holding what’s left of her in my hands.

“Thank you” I tell him softly, like what do you say when someone hands you your dead mother?

Words fail me as I touch the sapphire pendant hanging around my neck.

“She will always be with you, just remember the good things about her, forget her death. Her death doesn’t define her so don’t let it” Mateo tells me before kissing my forehead.

“Where is Ezra?” I ask before seeing movement behind Mateo, Ezra was leaning against the bedroom door, his eyes held a far away look and I knew he was mindlinking, his eyes glazed over before he refocuses on the room, his eyes turning back to their normal caramel colour.

He looked troubled as he walked over before leaning down and pecking my lips softly.

“Everything okay?” I ask and he nods.

“Yes I need to shower, I will be out in a second” He says, turning on his heel and walking into the bathroom.

I tried to feel for his emotions but I could feel he had put a wall up, blocking me out for some reason.

Mateo was staring at the bathroom door before realising I was watching him and he turns to face me.

“He is fine, he just heard back from patrol, nothing t o worry about he will let you know if you need to know” I nod climbing out of bed and getting dressed. I grab a grey tank top and some denim shorts, pulling them on. I felt great, felt this weird sensation of feeling whole, making me wonder if it was the bond being forged that made me feel whole within myself. Yet something was off.

‘Kora’ I think pulling on the barriers of my mind to find the barriers gone, the realisation was a little unsettling like she just disappeared making me wonder where she went. My mind felt like only my thoughts resided in it. I shake the feeling away knowing she will pop her head up sooner or later.

“The pack run is still going ahead tonight?” I ask as Ezra comes out of the shower.

“Yes, we need some excitement around here, maybe next week I will let everyone back in the packhouse on Thursdays if you are okay with it”

Ezra tells me and I nod. I just wanted things to go back to normal.

“I think it’s a good idea” I tell him when I hear the doorbell ring downstairs. I look to the bedroom door, before walking off down the stairs to the second level. Looking over the landing I can see a figure standing outside the frosted glass beside the door. Walking down the second floor stairs, I head for the door tossing it open and am shocked to see Angie standing there, her back was to me as she looked around before turning when she heard the door open.

“Kat!” She says letting out a breath of relief.

“Look I know I shouldn’t be here but please let me explain”

“No!” I tell her before I attempt to close the door.

“Kat please” She says and I could hear the desperation in her voice. I open the door and she lets out a breath when I hear Mateo and Ezra race down the stairs behind me.

“I told you to stay away from the packhouse Angie” Ezra growls at her as he walks down the steps, she bares her neck to him and he growls but I step aside letting her in.

“I just want to explain, I will tell you whatever you want to know, please just hear me out Kat” Angie says and I motion with my hand for her to come inside.

“Don’t leave her alone with her, I need to go take care of something” Ezra says walking over to the hallway stand and grabbing his car keys from the white glass bowl that sat on top of it. He glares at Angie but doesn’t say anything more to her. I see Mateo give him a nod before Ezra walks out the door, closing it behind him. I walk off toward the kitchen when I hear Mateo speak.