2 - Mason's back!

CHAPTER 2

It was strange and I had never experienced it before. I stared around the room in search of that voice that had just talked to me, but I found no one even beside me. I continued looking at myself in the mirror and I cringed as I saw my hair was in disarray and it needed a transforming wash. I quickly rushed to my bathroom to wash my hair as soon as I can and rushed back out to blow dry it, and when I was sure that it looked good, I tied it neatly in a bun atop my hair, and I smiled. 

Then and there, I heard the soft voice yet again, this time, louder, "Are you excited?" The voice asked me, I looked round yet again, "I'm inside of you." The voice said and that made me understand. Oh! It was my so called wolf.

"Wolf?" I asked to be extremely sure.

"Yes?"

"Why did you introduce yourself to me now?" I asked her, or him, or perhaps it? I knew I would get to one day meet my wolf, but I didn't expect it to be today of all day that I would be meeting Mason. It should have introduced itself to me another day, probably when Mason wasn't even around! Not now when I didn't expect it. Mom Kayla had always told me to be on alert, that a day would come and my wolf would introduce itself to me, and to be truthful, I was never on alert and was never interested in it, at all. Mom Kayla had also told me about shifting, whereby basically it means me turning into a wolf but actually, it was when the wolf inside of me would dominate or take charge of my body and show itself to the world, it sounded strange to my ears and never had I wanted to experience it. I wanted to believe I was an ordinary human just like Mom Kayla, and every other people I conversed with on a daily basis.

"It's time I introduce myself to you, all these years I had wanted to, really, but you've been in denial, so I wasn't able to do it sooner. Your denial made me locked up inside of you." It explained.

"So why are you suddenly released?"

"It's inevitable because you've just clocked nineteen. This is the time we would find our mate and you need me to discern who our mate is, so hence, I was released."

"Oh..." Was all I could say.

"Don't hate me Nicole." It warned.

"And why did you say that?"

"Because I know you, you are running away from who you really are. Don't hate yourself also, embrace who you are, you're a werewolf and you'll always be that." It said truthfully, and I smiled. I was starting to like it, or her? I knew it was right, I had hated myself because I felt I was a monster and I wasn't a normal human like Mason or mom Kayla. 

"I want to believe you're a female wolf since I'm a female, so what's your name?" I asked her suddenly interested in having a companion. 

"I don't have a name yet, you're to name me." She told me and that made me rack my brain.

"Since I'm Nicole, why don't I call you Nicky?"

"I love it! It's perfect! Nicky... Sounds perfect! Thank you Nicole!" She chimed happily and that made me also smile. It was like I gave her a very special gift, and that made me proud of myself, and proud of my wolf, the other me that my denial had locked up.

"You're welcome."

"So are you excited?!" She effused and I smiled.

"I'm excited and the same time, scared." I told her truthfully.

"Because of him?" She asked and I wondered if she knew who Mason was.

"Who?" I asked, wanting to be sure she was really talking about him.

"Mason, the guy you're so obsessed about. Don't worry once we find our mate, we would totally forget about him."

"And how do you know that? Do you know I've been in love with Mason for over fifteen years now, and you say I'd totally forget about him once I find my mate?" I asked, not believing a bit of what she said. I don't think it was ever possible for me to fall out of love for Mason. It was like he was my breathe, and me falling out of love for him would be like me embracing death. Yes, it's that bad.

"Would there be anything I would be able to do with my life if not loving Mason?"

"Of course! There's plenty of what you can do Nicole!" She encouraged and I snorted. I doubted that.

"He's back! Nicole! Mason's back!" I heard mom Kayla scream from downstairs and I found myself rushing to my windows to truly see for myself. My heart jumped at the mere sight of Mason coming out from a black Mercedes car, ruffling his hair as he closed the door, the driver holding his luggage for him, and there and then, he looked up and caught my eyes staring down at him, which made shivers run down my spine. I got shocked at first and then I smiled.

I quickly rushed downstairs to welcome him home, and by the time I reached, mom was hugging her son tightly, as if never wanting to let him go ever again and he also reciprocated her hug, telling her he had missed her terribly.

"Won't you welcome him?" Mom asked me as she finally released Mason from his tight grasp. Then I really saw him, and I gasped and, he was utterly and breathtakingly handsome, so sexy and yet so muscular.

As I stood feets away from him, the air around us seemed to shift. A gentle breeze whipped past Mason, ruffling the hair on his head. All at once, his scent swirled around me, battering me senseless. Rich and earthy, sweet and musky, both dark and alluring. His scent was a beacon drawing me forward, awakening parts of me that had been sleeping for so long.

"Mate." Nicky voiced out audibly for me to hear, the shock and joy in her voice mirrored my own as the mate-bond snapped together with an audible click. My legs moved on their own accord, propelling me forward until I slammed into his hard chest and hugged him like my life depended on it. It was like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders, Mason was my mate! He was finally mine, or so I thought.