Chapter 3 - Nicholas/Athena

Nicholas's POV

At least now we know we have a mate. My wolf said.

Yeah, that's good, I guess but still. I've never heard of a story that someone loses the scent of their mate. It's just not possible.

Let's not assume anything yet. We should ask the pack doctor and then talk to our parents. 

I started running towards the pack house, to the medical wing. The pack doctor was there most of the time so I knew he was there.

"Hello, Alpha Nicholas. What can I help you with today?" the doctor, Axel Deacon, asked. He was a kind man in his 40s. He had been with us for as long as I can remember so a really long time.

"I wanted to know if it was possible to lose the scent of your mate? I was on a run today and smelled it but it felt like the closer went the more far away the scent went. Then I lost i completely" I told him.

"Hm, I've never heard of anything like this before. I doubt that it's anything in you. I mean, you are the alpha and you are very healthy" he wondered.

"I know, but can you just run some tests, just to be sure."

"Of course. I'll also look into this and tell you if I find anything. I recommend not telling your parents just yet" he said.

"Okay."

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Doctor Axel had run the tests and the results came back but just as he had said, I was perfectly fine.

Ignoring the problem for a little while, I went to school. Maybe I'll be lucky and find my mate there.

Immediately when I stepped to the school grounds, I could smell my mate again. I inhaled deeply before going after the smell as fast as I could. 

I got to the girls' bathrooom before it disappeared again.

I stepped inside the bathroom, not caring if anyone was inside at the moment. Finding my mate was more important to me. 

Inside there was only Athena, the little human.

"Was anyone else in here?" I used, using my commanding voice. It scared her which was good.

"No, Alpha Nicholas" she said, her head bowed down.

If she was the only one in here then was she... No it wasn't possible, she didn't smell like my mate at all. She also couldn't lie to me so what the hell was going on? Is something wrong with me?

Athena's POV

I sighed in relief when he left. That was close.

I had found out about him being my mate yesterday when I was on a run with my wolf.

I knew he hated me because he thought I was a human but I wasn't. I had shifed for the first time a few weeks ago. I shifted really late but it was better than never. Better late than never, I guess.

Yesterday was also my birthday which is probably why I was able to smell him yesterday and not earlier. 

My wolf, Aspen had been more than happy to find out mate but was torn apart when I decided not to interact with him.

Almost immediately after finding out he's my mate, I had gone to someone I knew I could trust. She was a witch and was more than willing to help. 

I asked her to make me a perfume to hide my natural scent from my mate. She knew my history with the Alpha so she was quite glad to help me.

I knew doing this would have consequences but at the moment I didn't care. I also knew doing this was cruel to him. An alpha needed his Luna.

I wanted nothing to do with him. His constant bullying had gotten to my head and there was no going back. I felt like I could never forgive him.

Though I doubt he'd want me. He needs a powerful Luna, I was weak or at least I am weak in his eyes.

I, myself knew I was strong and nothing could change my mind about that but in his eyes I'm just a patheic human.

Today was the day I'm supposed to move out since they didn't tolerate humans. No one except that one person knew I was actually a werewolf.

the reasoning for me not telling everyone I was a wolf just like them was because I wanted to be free. Living in this pack will forever make me feel like I'm in a cage.

I couldn't live with the people that hated me and bullied, tormented me for years with no end. 

One thing I hated my mother for was that she cheated on her mate. My biological father had run away the moment she told him she was pregnant. My father, her mate, had stayed and taken care of me like his own but he resented my mother and honestly, I didn't blame him for hating her.