My Alpha Mate's Christmas Gift novel Chapter 86

　　Roxanne, who was initially started by the question, smiled. It was just like her mother to ask such questions. That was also probably one of the reasons Rita left, so she could talk to her mother.

　　“I feel… Amazing, it’s indescribable. There’s this rush in me! It can’t be put into words. But, what’s with this hunger I’m feeling?” Roxanne started.

　　Melissa smiled softly and shook her head.

　　“Why else would you be hungry? You’ve not eaten today, right?” Melissa answered.

　　“Yeah, but it’s just been how long? I’ve never felt this starved. It’s just the next morning, isn’t it?” Roxanne commented.

　　"Well, I suppose I'll have to correct you about two things," Rita said.

　　"First, this is 2:34 in the afternoon. Meaning, you’ve slept throughout the morning" Melissa said, glancing over to a clock behind Roxanne.

　　“W-Whhhaaaaatttt?!” Roxanne let out with shock.

　　“Yes. So you see, it’s been a while since you’ve eaten.” Melissa added.

　　“B-But still, I’ve never felt this way. I’ve skipped morning meals before and I’ve never even gotten a stomach grumble.” Roxanne protested slightly.

　　“Haha hahaha” Melissa laughed at her daughter's naivete.

　　“Oh, Roxanne… You can’t compare your energy from back then to now. The gap is just too wide.

　　“W-What…?!”

　　“Your body consumes far more energy than it previously did. How do you think those special features work? Super strength, agility, heightened senses… What do you think runs them? It’s energy.” Melissa explained.

　　Ah, I see. That was unexpected…” Roxanne smiled nervously.

　　“Come to think of it, I overheard that I passed out before the ceremony ended… Am I safe?”

　　Melissa listened to her daughter’s words with rural calm, realising what she had to do.

　　”You are, in fact, you did better than I expected. You showed outstanding results and no… There is no problem!" Melissa assured her.

　　“Then why did I-“ She wanted to say

　　"That's because you've run out of energy. That's why I told you to eat as much as you could and rest before the Awakening. Out of all the werewolf Abilities, transforming is the most exhausting. It put a heavy strain on the body, and since it was even your first time, you could barely handle it.

　　“A-Ah… I see…” Roxanne muttered.

　　“I'm happy you went through with it though. After you fainted, there wasn’t much to do, really. I just packed our things up and we brought you back to the house…" Melissa said