Chapter 4 THE SCROLL

• It's been a week now she hadn't seen him or whatever his name was, Makael if she could remember.
• The shame and guilt she had felt that very day still lingered around her.
• It was a Monday morning and she had taken Kelvin to school and decided to stay back and do a little clean up and perhaps clean her head from the stupid thoughts which danced around.
• She could remember now she hadn’t seen him for a while nor had she seen his car drive in or out.
• Thankfully she was glad that she hadn’t seen him for the past one week now then her mind flashed back to what had happened that day: the connection, the spark and God.... the scent.
• That scent was what a wolf uses to know his/her mate, in the name of the Moon goddess, what was happening?
• A handsome random stranger couldn't possibly be her mate.
• She shook her head and she wiped her hands on a kitchen napkin and quickly gulped down a cup of coffee then she heard a knock on the door.
• She quickly ran to get the door open and was rooted to a spot.
• The man she was hoping couldn't return, a handsome perfect stranger was standing at her doorway.
• He was drenched by the rain which had been falling for four hours straight.
• He flashed her a very sweet smile and she wondered what was making him smile.
• She stood there still staring at him, wondering what in God's name he was doing here all of a sudden.
• "Can I please come in?" He said, trying to shake off the droplet of water on his coat.
• "Do you have to come in?” She said, opening the door wildly for him to come in.
• "I saw this and decided to bring it back." He said fishing out something like metal from his pocket she wondered what it was until he handed it to her.
• She gasped when she saw what was in his hands, it was a pendant. She knew instantly that a week ago, when returning back home drunk she must have misplaced it.
• "Sorry I had to open it to know who it belongs to. I saw your picture there."
• He paused, knowing fully well that there was another picture at the other side.
• "Thank you so much." She said gratitude in her eyes.
• This was the pendant Ian had given her years ago, she wondered why she hadn't discarded it and still wore it.
• Remembering him only broke her heart more, after this night she was going to keep it elsewhere.
• "I just finished cleaning up the whole house, I can make you something nice to drink."
• "No, no, no, no, no ." He smiled.
• "I'm in a hurry." He finished and turned to go and then stopped as if remembering something.
• "Tomorrow is going to be the Mating Festival here at Moonvale's Pack everyone is expected to come with their mate... I didn't say we are mates or anything like that." He said quickly as he saw her brows puckered together.
• "It mustn't be a mate though, just someone, a friend maybe because I was thinking it would be a good evening for us to know ourselves better. You can also come with Kelvin, that's the name of your little son, right?"
• She gave a small nod and smiled.
• "You don't have to come if you don't want to." He began to say.
• "No, it's all right. I would love to be beside you're a nice person, thanks for returning my pendant."
• A warm smile spread on his handsome face making him look like some sort of a Greek god.
• "I will come pick you up by 6:00 pm."
• She nodded. “it's fine, see you then.”
• When he came around the next day and gave a small knock on the oak door.
• He waited at the door for some minutes before the door was flung open.
• "I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting.” Robina said, little Kelvin gave Makael a cute baby-like grin.
• “Aren't you a cute little one?” He ruffled his hair and was rewarded with baby laughter.
• He lifted his head from staring at Kelvin and as his eyes met hers, the world around him seemed to dance.
• He couldn't believe that standing before him was that same crazy woman he had taken home drunk and she looked 100 times more beautiful and younger than before.
• She gave him the most beautiful smile he had ever received.
• "Has the festival started?" She asked.
• But it seems like he didn't hear her as his eyes were stuck on her.
• "Makael don't you think we're running late?" She asked again but he looked lost.
• "What was that?" He said finally coming back to reality. "I'm so sorry I didn't hear what you were saying."
• "Nevermind." Robina replied.
• "I was only asking if we are late for the Mating Festival."
• " Not really, we can still go ahead. We look like a mate though”.
• He suddenly realized what he said and made a quick apology.
• "I'm so sorry sometimes I just speak gibberish."He laughed.
• "You don't have to?"
• "You look beautiful tonight." He walked up to her slowly and complimented her, stretching his open palm, he asked.
• "May I?".
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• "Sometimes I do try to forget all about him but I can't."
• "When you fall in love with someone your body, your soul goes with them and the universe has marked both of you as one."
• She said nothing but gazed at the moon smiling softly down at the Pack.
• The Mating Festival had ended an hour ago and Robina and Makael had taken a walk to get to know each other better.
• She could swear that he was such a sweet soul.
• "You don't have to feel rejected and all that, in case you need someone to talk to." He paused and he looked into her eyes,
• “I will always be here for you."
• Makael couldn't deny the fact that the connection between them is getting stronger than before and he wondered if she felt the same connection.
• "Thank you so much, it feels like I've known you for a long time." She said and laughed.
• "Yes of course because I look like your ex." He said jokingly and quickly. "I'm sorry if I bring back sad memories."
• “No it's okay, I have gotten over it."
• "Well.” He said as they approached an oak tree.
• "I have been living here in Moonvale Pack since I was fourteen."
• "Really, I thought you belong to this Pack?"
• "No." He finished and she could see a very far away and sad look in his eyes.
• "Something terrible happened that brought me here."
• His voice sounded so sad, she wondered if she could tell him not to talk about it.
• "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."
• "I feel like going back could only make those who wanted me dead to finish me up."
• "What do you mean by that? Who wants you dead ?"she asked, her voice rising.
• "I was the first son of Alpha Marcus, I was kidnapped and left dead before my adopted parents found me and brought me here."
• “That is so sad”. Robina replied
• "So you won't go back to meet your father ever again?" She was about to say something, when a young male wolf of about eighteen came rushing towards them.
• "I was sent to deliver this to you, it arrived three days ago”. The lad said. He handed the scroll tied with a golden ribbon.
• "What’s the letter for?" He asked the lad who looked surprised.
• "I don't know and If you don't mind I would like to take my leave."
• He said and dashed off.
• As he tried to open the scroll, he wondered who sent the letter.
• Robina watched him as he read some lines on the letter and his countenance changed.
• "What happened?” Robina asks, getting all concerned.
• "It's my father, the Alpha."
• "Is everything okay at your Pack? What happened to your father?"
• "He is dead." He said those words as his chest tightened in pain.
• "I'm deeply sorry for your loss”.
• He gave a small nod.
• "But there is a problem." He said, getting angry and sad at once.
• "A problem?" She asked. “What's it?”
• "Yeah, yes they want me back quickly."
• "The council at your Pack." She asked.
• "Yes they want me back as soon as possible to come and take the position of the Alpha."
• They walked for some distance, then he asked.
• "Can I ask a favor, Robina?"
• "Okay go on."
• "Can you come with me to my Pack you can come along with Kelvin."
• Her heart danced for joy, for a long time she has wanted to be closer to him and this one hell of an opportunity.
• "You have been a very good friend and I will love to come with you but first what is the name of your Pack?"
• He paused and said those words which she never believed she would hear again.
• "The name of my Pack is Silver Furs Pack and I am the next Alpha and from what I read Ian Rivers is my brother."
• "Ian Rivers." She asked, her voice quivering.
• "Yes I just realized that he's my twin brother."
• Her heart beat increased, she prayed it wasn't the Ian she knew.
• "How do you know this?"
• His mind faraway.
• " The scroll said so.”