Chapter 1: Wedding Bells

The rain poured on me as I ran to him.  I could barely make out his dark brown eyes due to the hot salty tears falling out of my own.  My long blonde hair stuck to my face like glue.  My white dress and makeup were completely ruined and my flowers had disappeared.

I jumped on him wrapping my arms tightly around his neck crying into his shoulder.  He was startled but slowly enclosed me the way I should have let him a long time ago.

“What are you doing?  Your free why would you return to the monster who prolonged your happiness for so long?”

“Because...I realized something as I walked down that alter.  I realized that...I love you, I love you Aiden, and I don't care if you're a monster or an angle or just a figment of my imagination because I love you.  If I could only see you in my dreams I would sleep forever.  If I could rip my heart from my chest I would give it to you.  And if I never loved you I would die hollow and empty from never having known you.  Earlier my mother said something, she said everyone will hurt you you just need to find out who is worth the pain, and Aiden, you're worth it...”  more tears spilled out of my eyes.

“No, I am not for you and you are not for me.  I am the monster that haunts peoples nightmares and you are the light that they seek for solace.  I am the epitome of dark while you are the epitome of light.  We can never be together because you make me want to be good, and to be good is to let you go.  Please...Please just go.”

“So thats what's good?  Pushing me away, breaking my heart, destroying my soul?!  You can't push me away I won't go!  I belong to you and you only and you belong to me!”  I pushed away from him anger boiling inside of me.

“You belong to Xavier and you know it!  He is good and can promise you a long safe life!  Don't be stupid...”  He turned around and started walking away.

“Why do you think I was reincarnated?  So I could be with Xavier?  Have a long safe life?  I was reincarnated so I could be with you dummy!”

He turned to me and looked me in the eyes.  At first I saw pain but it was quickly replaced by determination.  He stalked towards me slowly and every step he took made my heart pound faster.  In a matter of seconds my body was pinned against the tree behind me.  Aidan's face loomed dangerously close to mine and I know that any longer like this would push me over the edge of sanity.

“Wake up!”

“Huh?”

“Ana!  Wake up you're going to miss your own wedding dear.”  The words of my mother fell past Aiden's mouth.  I felt myself being pulled through a rabbit hole and woke up to my instantly sore bum hitting the ground.

Chapter 2: All a dream

 

I woke up to a hard floor hysterical laughing and sun in my eyes not exactly ideal if you ask me...especially for my wedding day!  

“I swear you would sleep through a tsunami girl!”  My mothers sweet southern drawl, that somehow skipped me, said laughing hysterically.

“Its not my fault, sleep just calls too me..” I slurred already falling back into the state of bliss known as sweet sweet sleep.

“Ana Rosa Moon!  Don't you dare go back to sleep on me!  You have a wedding to attend!  And your the one getting married!”  

Ugh oh yah i forgot about that...I honestly don't get it how soul mates work and stuff.  Don't get me wrong Xavy is awesome!  I mean we grew up together our entire lives I couldn't imagine life without him its just that...I don't know.  All my friend have found there mates and they can't seem to get away from each other.  But Xavy and I?  We couldn't care less really.  I mean I love him i rally do but its like a brother kinda love, and i'm pretty sure he feels the same way its just....our parents.  They have alwys pushed us together like our lives depended on it.  

I pulled myself off the floor and walked over too the bathroom stopping to stare st my reflection in the miror.  My blue eyes stared back at me as I took in my almost perfectly semetrical face, framed by Straight golden locks that flowed to my waist.  My waist was perfect along with the rest of my body that was in the perfect hour glass figure.  My mother was always going on and on about how perfect my and Xavys children will be.  

Where I have blonde hair Xavys is pich black like his wolf.  His eyes are a beautiful blue that has always worked in his favor when comming to girls.  Except for me.  I don't understand how Xavy and I are mates it just doesnt sound right.

“Ana dear, what ever were you dreaming about that couldn't wait till after the wedding?”

“Nothing mom just had a late night, uh bad stomach.”  I almost felt bad at how easily I lied to my mother...almost.  The truth is that  went to bed feeling amazing, and pretty early too.  Its just that dream...I've had it for as long as I can remember.  You know how everyone in your dreams you have seen before?  Well i'm pretty sure I would remember seeing him...He was godlike perfection.  The best part was that...he loved me.  At least in the dream he did.  

“Its only a dream..”  I wisper to myself taking a deep breath and splashing icy water on my face.

“What was that deer?” my mother asked peeking her peeking her chesnut brown head into the bathroom.

“Nothing.”

“Okay well as you know the wolf rituals are tonight just to show the high council that you are both ready to become a mated pair.  Then tomorrow is the actual human wedding.  So-”

“Hey mom?”

“Yes sweetie?”

“What if we aren't ready to become a mated pair?”

“Well don't worry cause i'm sure Xavier is ready but then the council will decline your request.  Then you wait till you are both ready.  Or theres a rare instance where two arnte actually mates and try but the council rejects and you arnte allowed to see each other till you have both found your actual mate...But don't worry things will go great.”  she said walking up behind me and stroking my hair as we both stared at our reflections.  I stay quiet thinking about what she says...But all that was stuck in my head was, Xavy might not be my mate...I might have a chance a passionate, wild, crazy love!  I smile at the thought and my mother smiles back, if she only knew we were smiling for opposite reasons...

 

 

(Xaviers POV)

 

I woke up with a huge head ache.  I hate the thought of mating Ana.  I mean I love her but she is not my mate and I know it....I know cause I read my fathers files once.  Ana and I have been set up.  She has a mate somewhwere some dude, Ardrian?  No Aven or Aiden I can't remember somthing like that.  I have a mate too her name is Gwen...Absolutly beautifl.  All I know is that she has raven hair and is in the vamp slave trade...All thanks to my one and only amazing father.  As soon as he found that I had a REAL mate he made her family go out of the pack and all were classified as rouges.  However to save her family she sold herself to the slave trade...My loving mate.  I know that the council will not approve of my and Anas bonding...At least I hope they don't.  If they do I will have to regect Ana and go in search of my real mate.  I hope I don't hurt her.

Chapter 3: Wow

 

After a trully gruling day here i stood. Ready to her the words from the council.  Ready to be eternally bound to Xavier.  It felt wrong and unnatual.  I can't even imagine a life with him that way.  I know this isnt how it should happen, but we are mates.  We have known this all along but i still cannot wrap my head around it.  The man in my dreams haunts me...but not in the bad way.  Instead of haunting my night mares he invades my wildest fantasies.  My body calls to him and my wolf howls in my sleep begging and whinning for him.   But he is not our mate I tell her.  He is a figment of our imagination.

Never will we actually touch his cool soft skin.  Never will my lips land on his.  Never shal I feel the extasy of being near him.  Never shall our breathe mingle leaving the suspense of what could, and should, be.  Forever I shall long for him.  Seeing him only in my dreams as I rise Xavy an d Is children.  The anchient books, I have been taught, are wrong.  They all statted that the mate bond was only about love and compassion not matteeing about silly mortal endevors such as lust for power and wealth.  In recent years it has shown that not only does the mate bond not care for wealth and power, it also throws away any boundries between the mythical realms.  Such as fairies, vampires, werewolves ect.

I hear screams erupt all around me pulling me out of my daze.  I look over a t avy and see him looking at the high council as a small almost nonexistant smile crosses his features.  I look to the council and the man at the center raises his eyebrows.  

“Did you not hear me my dear?  You and this man are certainly not mates far from it actually.  I can see it from a mile away you hold no true mate love for this man and none from him iether....You may go.”  He says in a loud booming voice.

“What?”  I ask a retorical question.

“Here I come Gwen.” I hear Xavy whisper as I look over at him.  He looks at me smiles and embraces me in a bear hug...Just like my beloved brother he has always been.  

“You knew this was wrong right? You didn't think.” he whispers.

“Yeah I knew.  Deep down I knew.  Good luck finding her, and I better be invited to the wedding!”  I say both of us now laughing at my sudden out burst.

He lent in whispering in my ear, “New York, New York.  You better try the upity side of town and make sure your not followed...I have a feeling somthing has tried to get us together...and wont stop till we are.”

I look up at him confused, “ If you ever need me, heres my number goodbye Ana.”  with that he slipped a number into my hand and slipped out the doors.

“New York here I come.” I said to myself rushing out the back so as not to be seen.  I am leaving town tonight.  To find my mate...My real mate.

LATER

I walked through the doors to the only home I have know since, well forever.  I shut the door as quietly as I could whincing as it creaked loud enough o be heard in china.  

“Ana sweety is that you?”  my mother said rushing from the kitchen and engulfing me in a bare hug so tight I thought I might die.  “Are you okay sweetie?” she says holding me at arms lenghth and inspecting my apperence.

“Yeah mom, I'm okay.”

“Well i guess you will be leaving us huh.”

“Ill be back I just...need to...”

“I know sweetie, I understand.  However yor father is not happy with the council.  He and Xavys father consider the wedding completly on as far as we know.”

“What!  But Xavy isnt my mate?  How could that be?”

“I'm not sure but your father will be home any minute so you had better scurry off before he gets back.  I have packed you a bag with nessesitys and some money as well as a new phone not even I now the number...But if you ever need me, my number is in there.”  My eyes tear up at my mothers words.  She has always had my best intensions in mind.  I love her so much it breaks my heart to leave.   There they are the tears are now streaming down my face dear god.

“I love you mommy.”  I say hidding my tear stained face in her neck allowing her to wrap me up in her warm arms for possibly the last time...ever.  

“Now listen to me child, everyone will hurt you you just need to find out who is worth the pain.  Okay?  Be good and make sure to get me some grandbabbies or I will ground you understand?”  we both laughed half heartedly at her joke and walked through the hallway displaying my childhood proudly along the forest green walls, all while sporting the purple shag carpet i had come to both love and hate in my 17 years here.  We entered into the yellow kitchen that still had some of my beautiful sharpie creations from when i was 5 stained on the walls  and brown glossy cabinets.  I walked over the the farmhouse sink and looked out the window into the back yard.  My old swing set stood old and crooked.  Rust plauged the nut and boldts as the wood was rotted and eroded leaving you to wonder how it even managed to stand after all these years.  I saw staight into my past watching as my father pushed my mother on the swing me running at them as he side stpes my mother scooping me up and twirling me in circles till I was dizzy.

SLAM  “Darleen!  I'm home!”  My father yells blamming the door as he enters the house.

“Quick the bag is in the car out front go through the back door ill distract him!”  she whisper yells to me pointing to the powder blue door.  I rush out the door only catching the sight of my mother jummping into my fathers arms kissing him out of his senses.  Wow mama got mooves i thought to myself.  I raced to the front of the house and quickly hopped nto the red 1955 chey and turned it one hearing a beautiful purr in the engine.

‘sweet’  My wolf proclaimed in my head.

I raced out of the drive way and headed twords new yourk.  Only a 2 hour drive surprisingly.  

New Yourk

The small diner smelled like grease and salt but I was hungry.  

‘MMMMM i can smell him from here.  WAIT!  I just remembered we are going ito heat in less then a week!  Thats why!  Yeah we shall find him just in time!’  My wolf said...shit I forgot about that.  Thats it I can't eat like this I said standing up and walking out the door ramming into a VERY good smelling wall.

“Its you,” I heard as fire egnted up my arm.  My eyes fell upon my arm to see a strangers hand.  My gaze travelled up till I met eyes with...Him.

“You...Your the, the guy from my dreams...”

“Names Aiden, just when I giv up....You find me.”

‘Mate’ my wold said in barely a whisper.

He looked upon me as if expecting me to lash out at him.  Surprisingly I felt the urge to do it to...But the urge to kisse him untill I can't breathe.  To wrapp myself up in his cool skin as my own was burning up setting fire to my organs just from being near him, beat the urge to hit him...

Chapter 4: Home

I woke to an ache in my neck and a tingling sensation danceing across my skin.  My mind failed me in telling me of how the heck i ended up here.  Naked and alone wrapped in black sheets.  What had i done.  I stood only to feel pain shoot from an unexpected area. Spying a bathroom on the other side of the one i was in i carefully walked over trying not to hurt myself more.  

I decided on a hot shower cause fuck it why not.  I grabbed a towel from the rack and shut the door quickly locking it.  I hoped in and closed my eyes feeling memorys flood back to me and not all of them were pretty.  I hear a faint click and know its the man from last night.  Aiden, my mate.  

I never thought id be that easy.  For gods sakes I barely knew the man and I just spent the night doing god knows what with him.  What if he thinks im a slut?  What would my mother say?  My father would surely kill me nut then again how can he if i never see him again.  I need to talk to Xavier.

"Darling, I can hear you thoughts and i must say if you think about that mutt one more time i will hunt him down and skin him alive."  Aiden boomed from the bedroom.

I stayed silent hopeing he wouldnt realise i was in here foolish considering he can hear my thoughts I know.

"Yes darling it is quite foolish now get you cute little ass out here and get dressed we leave for home as soon as possible."

"What?" I was so confused at this point.

"My home, we will leave so that I can finally take over the kindom with you by my side.  Of course we will have to be married and you will carry a child then well turn you.

Chapter 5: I hope I do

 

“Hold up, slowly explain to me exactly what all of that is.”  my mind was racing, I feel like my life has just jumped a solid 7 years into the future and it's killing me.  

“ First you pack i'll explain everything when we get there.”  He went to walk away but I grabbed his arm.  

He turned to me shocked and ripped his arm away.  “Your a fucking mutt?”  

“What?”  my head could not compute what he had said but nonetheless I felt a pang in my heart.

“That bitch every fucking time I get close its not fuckiing enough!  Why the hell would you do this!”  He yelled to the moon in hysterics.  I was so lost at this point the conversation wasn't even worth salvaging.

“I hate to bring this up now but I don't have any clothes to pack nor do i have anything to pack them in.”

“Just get in the car.”  I stood there quietly not wanting to evoke another outburst by telling him that I was completely and utterly lost as where that is.  “You don't know where that is do you?”  He sat with his head in his hands on the bed.

“No, I'm sorry.”

“Don't be it's not your fault, follow me.”  He swiftly stood and left me alone in the room.  I followed after him trying my best to keep up with his legs that were longer than my flipping life span.  Countless hallways filled with creepy unsmiling pictures of weird old people had my legs tired and me thoroughly freaked out by the time we got into the car.  I don't know what kind but it was sleek black and flawless.  

Confusion was all consuming as my thoughts raced like a horse right outta the gates.  Though I hated to admit it even to my inner most thoughts i was scared.  Scared of my mate, scared of where I was going, scared of what my father would do.  FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO ME. I've never been afraid a day in my life and now i'm a wreck.  

“Pull yourself together.”  I whispered low enough I assumed he wouldn't hear and if he did he held back any remark to my near insane state.  I slid into the passenger seat and buckled up as he did the same.  After staring out the window at the unchanging scenery of the garage I peeked in the mirror curious only to find pitch black eyes staring at me.  “Can I help you?”  the gaze never faltered but my heart did when his only reply was to turn his head and drive out of the home like a madman.  

Have you ever seriously considered jumping out of a moving car?  I had never done it till i had sat in the car at the mercy of this lunatics driving.  He was truly insane but then again beautifully so.  He was mad past the point of  return but his eyes showed no signs of stupidity.  Quite the opposite as he effortlessly evaded all other cars, cops, and near death experiences.  He set my heart racing in all the worst ways imaginable but the moon's bond chained my eyes to his ever demanding physique.  

He sat perfectly still.  Dark eyes flicking around his surroundings that were now pouring down drops of water as if crying out for him to slow his fast pace but he did no such thing.  He remained ever calm as if the world moved it axis only for him.  White pressed shirt buttoned all the way up held no sign of ever wrinkling and clung to his muscled arms like a lady of the night to a possible pay check.  I stared so long and hard with the illusion of time stopped, for not even a breathe could be seen from him.  He was a statue crafted just for my eyes and I would never take for granted the beauty I was allowed to behold.  My gazing was stopped only by his words.

“I’d tell you to take a picture but unfortunately technology hasn't been able to capture me likeness for obvious reasons.  However i believe I have a pen and a napkin in the glove box if you find yourself yearning to capture my image.”  his remark caught me off guard but nonetheless managed to draw a giggle from me.

“Id take you up on your offer but i prefer to capture things that won't move on me, things that aren't alive.  I find it hard to constantly chase after the right angle time and time again.”

His dark chuckle preceded his reply of, “I can assure you i am nowhere near alive.”

“How old are you?”  I understood he was an ancient being but wondered just how old this old guy was.

“Twenty six.”

“That hardly seems possible considering what you are.”

“Oh really little miss and what exactly am I?”  he glanced from the road to me for just a second and I lost all words.  I wasn't exactly sure what he was but not human was my closest guess.

“Isn't that something you should be answering.  You obviously know yourself much better then I know you so answer up.  What are you and how old are you.  While your at it ill take you  life story as well please.”

“You're quite the demanding little thing aren't you?”

“You quite an evasive little guy aren't you?”

“I will tell you my age and what I am but unfortunately I don't believe you want to hear my story simply because it involves you.”

“I want it all.”  At least i hope I do.

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