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XENIA'S POV

 "She's not supposed to do that, wake up my kin", I hear Kaleb call out to me in the darkness and my eyes flutter open. Disdain fills the eyes of the other members of the pack and to be honest, I have no idea why they'll keep their faces like that, it's not like what happened was purposely caused by me. Maybe if I grew up in Beddington or Maine especially, I'll have a better idea of what is supposed to happen at the bonding ceremony, so boo hoo. However, I feel what went on was something I couldn't control, first of all, why did I feel Marrylen's presence at the same time as Kaleb's, what connection do I have with both of them?

  "Where am I?", I ask the many pair of eyes staring down at me, and I try to stand up as Kaleb makes me rest on the bed which I'm very surprised is as soft as it is, "Rest my love, everyone Get Out, give her room", he says as people begin to dispatch from the room one by one. "Why did that happen to me, Kaleb?", I asked him as soon as the room was clear. "I don't understand, my love, what did you see just before you went unconscious?", he bored into my eyes as he asked.

  "There was a shift in the presence and I saw you call out to me, at the same time, a woman called out to me too", his jaws clenched as I told him this, "Which woman?", he asked, and at that moment, looking at his face, I knew deep down, the most intelligent thing to do would be to employ emotional intelligence, I haven't known him for long, but something made me feel like if I told him who the woman was, he would storm out in search of her and somewhat, just as I felt a strong affection for him, I also felt same for the woman in question. "I couldn't make out her features", I replied and he looked at me skeptically, it sort of felt like he could sense I was withholding information from him, but when he sighed, I felt like he decided to let it go, "Alright, rest, later in the day, I'll introduce you to other members of the pack, Welcome home, my love", he said as he gave me a peck on my forehead and left me to rest.

    True to his words, I didn't get any disturbance till I later woke up in the late afternoon, with a splitting headache, I stood from the bed which was surprisingly soft for one made from hardwood. "You're awake", the old woman, I think Nenyia was her name said and Kaleb turned, damn, I don't think I had taken a good look at the man's features before, he was drop-dead gorgeous. A tall about 6'5 drink of brown with luscious caramel hair packed in a bun which I'm sure if he lets down, it'll drop below his broad shoulders, he looked so ripped that I almost asked how much he bench-pressed, and that was just talking about his physique, his aura and charisma was something it'll take one many years to study if you weren't born for it.

  "Come, let me introduce you to your new family", he said and the certainty at which he spoke or made me feel about being part of the pack was so warm and welcoming but with the faces I saw looking at me earlier, I doubt this would be an easy cruise, how hard can it be tho? I was a two-time class president in my high school, trust me, nothing is more brutal than high school. "Firstly, I want you to meet Cainry and his mate, Ihinnya", he said as they both curtsied, Ihinnya was pregnant, and with the way it looked, she was very close to delivery. "Welcome to the pack, Xenia, it feels good having another human here, finally, I get a friend that'll understand me", Cainry's mate spoke with a contagious smile on her face that I couldn't help but return, "I look forward to that, and you could help me understand more of what's going on cause I'm hella confused", I said, smiling back at her.

  As we walked away from them, I saw the two people who had the biggest scowl on their faces earlier on, as if I was an abomination or outcast, "Who are those two?", I asked Kaleb, gesturing towards them with my head, "they're two of the strongest members of our pack, I mean both physical and opinion wise, let's get you introduced", he said as we walked towards them, on seeing him approach, they both curtsied too, "Xenia, meet Tochex and Octavyous", he said as he walked to answer Nenyia.

 "So you're the human who's bound to our Alpha?", Octavyous asked me with his signature scowl, his attitude beginning to piss me off, if he wants sassy, I'll show him bitchy, "Got a problem with that?", I asked back and damn, I never thought someone could scowl that much, "You'll never belong here, city girl, he should have forgotten about you when we discovered you didn't grow up in Maine", he said and walked off. Brutish much, how could he hate me for something that isn't even my fault to start with? Our conversation exposed me to the fact that I was not indispensable. "Hear he hear he, the birthing machine", Tochex calls out to my attention, "What was that you just said?", I asked her, feeling very offended at her choice of words, being a female herself cause I can't even refer to her as a woman.

  "Ain't you aware that's all you're here for? Someone like you would never be able to keep our Alpha happy or satisfied", she says with an identical scowl like Octavyous had, this seems like an outburst from a jealous ex, "I'm sure I can say the same about you, that's why he had to come searching for me, His one true, destined match", I responded, staring down at her, I'm so done with the sour behavior of her and her partner in crime. "He only needs you to extend the werewolf lineage, after which, he'll come back to where he truly belongs, in my bosom", she said and walked off also, leaving with the last words.