Chapter 42
Camryn's POV
Since the day my parents died, no one had ever cared for me. No one had loved me. No one dared to even be my friend, no one to talk to, no one to lean to when I feel down and broken.
The only one I have was my wolf.
I am used to just being with my wolf.
No attention, nowhere to be important with no one who understands.
But now, sitting here with my mate and his parents, having dinner with them like I'm part of their family. Feels foreign to me. They are a picture of a perfect family, so beautiful to look at until it hurts for me. It hurts for me to know that I don't have a family like this.
That I will never get to have a family like this.
But that was all in my mind. It had been tattoed in my mind, thinking that I will be forever broken and alone.
I had thought wrong.
I had never imagined that this day would come. That someone would ever appreciate me, care for me, and understand me.
And that's because of my mate.
Never in my wildest dream that someone would easily accept me and love me.
Hearing from his parents that I was now part of their family, that I am now their daughter, my heart filled with so much joy. The feeling that course through my heart was overwhelming and I can't hardly believe that this was happening to me. I was speechless and I didn't know what to say.
And for them to even want me to introduce them as their son's mate and the Luna Queen of werewolves was too much for me. This is happening so fast!
This was all too good to be true!
But then I am not dreaming.
I just can't put my brain into all of this.
And then mentioning my family and pack, I felt suddenly sad and disappointed.
But my heart was filled with hope. They had shown me kindness and sincerity. And to repay their goodness, they need to know the truth about my family and the truth behind who I am and all the terrible things that happen to me. I need to tell them all about my life.
I gathered all the courage in me and began telling them about the story of my family and pack.
It hurts to recall the painful memories of my past. Sharing it with them, opening my life as a book infront of them, with my mate beside me. My heart feels so heavy looking at their faces while listening to me. I feel like I can't continue telling it all to them but my wolf cheered for me, giving me the strength to go on and finish what I have started.
And so, I take it all out.
Once I had done telling all about my life, it left me breathless. My heart pounds loudly. I feel nervous and scared.
I am scared. Now that they know what terrible of a shewolf I am, they might not want me anymore to be part of their family.
I look at his parents. Their eyes held anger and sadness.
Then I turn to look at my mate. I felt his fury, his hands fisted at the table with his eyes filled with anger.
Then silence filled the room.
'I know this will happen. They will not accept me after knowing what kind of shewolf I am.'
I lowered my head defeatedly. I clutched my hands tightly down my lap and bit my lip to stop myself not to cry.
"Camryn, don't be so harsh to yourself. They just need some time to take this all in" whispered my wolf. Even though I felt that she was also feeling down and sad, she still make herself strong for both of us.
The sound of the scraping chair on the floor reaches my ears. I suddenly felt I was drowning. My heart was shattering.
I closed my eyes hard not wanting to see them walking out on me.
'This is it wolf. We just have to accept that no one will ever want us..'
I was happy knowing that they had accepted me in their family but then I know deep down they will not want me anymore because of my past.
The tears that I was been holding were now streaming down my cheeks.
I can't do this anymore.
I stood up from my chair with my head still cast down and I started to take a step out of here.
"Where do you think you're going?"
His strong presence radiating behind me making me shiver from the sound of his voice.
I can't help but lift my head and saw that his parents were standing infront of me. Shock coursed through me when my eyes gazed at his mother. Her eyes were gleaming with unshed tears as she look at me carefully. My heart thump wildly when slowly her mother walk up to me and pulled me next to her, wrapping me in a warm embrace.
I felt like my breathing stops. My brain froze. She held me for a moment and then the next thing I knew, both of his parents were hugging me in a tender embrace.
"I can't imagine how hard it was for you. The unbearable and awful things you had been through.." said her mother, caressing my hair.
Then his father said "You don't need to be sad now. We're here for you. We are now your family" rubbing my back up and down.
My tears trembled down my cheeks upon hearing what they had just said.
I didn't know what to say.
My heart was filled with unexplainable emotions.
Pulling me out of their embrace, they look at me with such sincerity and I feel that they weren't feeling sympathy against all that I had told them about my past but instead, I felt their warmest and most sincere acceptance of who I am.
The eyes are the windows to our hearts. And that is what I see unto them. Their eyes speak for what they truly felt for me.
No words of acceptance needed to say. They had shown me and made me feel that they truly accept me and that I am part of their family.
I had thought that they don't want me anymore, that they now feel disgusted with me but then despite it all, their hearts and minds had never changed after knowing my past. Instead, I felt their strong will and the love that was starting to ignite in their hearts and was now sharing it with me.
My heart now was pouring with so much happiness.
She wipe my tears and smiled at me "It's time for you to be happy and I hope you'll give us a chance to be a part of that happiness."
I slowly nod my head in response to her for I don't even know what to say right now.
Then someone cleared his throat behind me.
"Can I take my mate now?" His teasing voice made my heart flutter.
His mother glared behind me, looking at my mate. She was about to open her mouth to speak but then his mate grasp her shoulders halting her.
"Honey, they need some time alone" Then he grab her by her waist and look down at her "While I, need some time alone with you" he smiled at his mate teasingly.
Her eyes widen, surprised towards his mate. While I quickly averted my eyes.
'They are really something!'
But I was very happy at how fast their emotions can change from sadness to feeling cared for me and then to being thrilled towards each other.
Suddenly, I felt like I am seeing my parents from them.
"We both know that they are both happy now. And I'm sure that they are so very happy for you" said my wolf.
My wolf is right. My heart was right. I shouldn't feel sad now. I should be grateful and thankful that there is still someone who had the courage and the heart to accept me and will love me despite the horrible things that happen to me.
"Son," said his father, turning to my mate whose behind me "If you need any help, don't hesitate to call us" Then his eyes gaze down to me "Welcome to the family, my daughter" then he wink at me before he lifts his mate into his arms and turns his back on me.
I can hear her squeals and laughter.
I can't help to smile at them while watching them leave the dining hall.
Then I sigh. A sigh of relief and happiness.
A warm intense feeling traveled through my body. I shudder in excitement when I was suddenly held captive under his touch. His hands wrapped around my waist. His nose went down on my neck, tingles erupted on my skin. His hot breath fans over my skin making me shudder. He started to kiss my neck which made my whole body weak and I leaned to him. Tilting my head to the side for him to gain more access to my neck. He licked his mark and once again trailed soft kisses up and down at the back of my neck. I moan from the heat it was giving me making her hands tightly grasp my waist then turn my body to him and capture my lips into a warm needy kiss.
My wolf was drowning in bliss. This is all that she had always wanted and been waiting for.
Our bond pulses through our veins, wildly dancing inside of us.
He leaned his head against mine and we both panted when our lips parted. Eyes glowing with so much happiness.
I felt my heart was going to burst with so much joy that I am feeling right now.
This was happening too fast and I can't still hardly believe it. But my heart was pushing all away the negativity of my mind. Even if I can't still wrap up my little brain from all of this, I will still try to convince more of my mind into this!
"I told you, they will like you and now they love you" the hoarse voice of my mate made me jump, pulling me away from the thoughts swarming in my head.
"Thank you," I said, smiling at him.
He shake his head at me and grabbed my face between his hands "I should be the one telling you that. Thank you, love. Thank you for letting us inside your heart. I know it's hard to share your past but then you toughen up and you let yourself share something vulnerable to you. And for that, I am very proud of you."
Again, tears flowed down my face.
"How could I be so lucky to have you? All I ever wanted was to be in peace and be free but I don't know the Moon Goddess had given me more than I had wished for" I sighed deeply, releasing the words I never knew I could say.
"Wow! That was the longest words you had ever said to me" Then he chuckled teasingly but then his face turns serious "Heaven knows how much I wanted to have you. And now that you are here, I will make sure that you will be happy and loved for all eternity. I don't care what you had been through. What's important to me now is that you are now here with me and no one will ever gonna hurt you."
Happiness filled my whole body, strumming in every part of me. I wanted to jump right now or fly high up in the clouds of the intense emotions that were bursting in my heart.
Sparks flew everywhere as his mouth devoured me once again.
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