The Banned Mate -(Book 2 of the Werewolf Love series)

Chapter 17

"Wow," I said and hugged my mom as tight as I could without my baby bump getting in the way. It was just big enough to where I couldn't fit in my jeans enough.

"Your mate is going to love you even more," my mom said and I kissed her cheek then left to let her finish getting ready. I felt good in what I was wearing, it wasn't tight and it wasn't loose, so I was all good to go! I walked down the stairs and waited for my mom. She always takes forever to get ready but this time it's because she was doing my hair. My dad smiled and hugged me while we were waiting for my mom. Of course, my dad did the most awkward thing ever, he bent down and talked to my belly. I just stood there with my hands on my hips waiting for him to quit.

"Leave the poor girl alone!" my mom said then started talking to my tummy. "That's my job. Hi, babies! Your mommy looks amazing! I wish you were here already so you can see her. My baby girl is growing up just like you will be in a couple of years." I could see tears in her eyes so I knew I needed to make her stop.

"Okay, Mom. I love you," I said and hugged her. "Well, let's go!" I practically ran out the door because I was eager to see my mate again. My family laughed as me and Brayden got in our car and headed to the pack house. Surprisingly, Lane wanted to ride with us and them being overprotective of me, they made me sit in the middle.

"So not good to put a pregnant woman in the middle!" I said as we got out of the car.

"Now you know what I felt like when you, Jess, and Jane would sing!" Brayden said and we walked inside the house. I was being congratulated by a lot of people and it was all becoming overwhelming and I just wanted to get out of there. My back was starting to get sore from the babies and I just wanted to sit down but all the elder women were in the seats and I wasn't going to make them stand up. That would be so rude of me! So I just leaned on my hip and held my back with my hands.

"Back hurting?" someone whispered in my ear and I turned around to see Michael smiling at me.

"Yes! It's killing me!" I said, exasperated. "But I'm not going to make any of them move, so I will just have to deal with it until dinner time."

"Need a massage?" he asked but it wouldn't feel right to have him giving me a massage, it would be better if my mate did. Speaking of mate, I have no clue where he is...oh well. I'll see him later, probably.

"I'm good, Michael but thanks," I said and heard the Alpha call dinner. I sighed in relief and went to sit with my family. Once I sat down I sighed in happiness.

"Back hurting?" my mom asked and I nodded. She sat next to me and slightly rubbed my back, making it feel better. "Once we get home go take a hot bubble bath. That always helped me."

"Oh, I will," I said and Alpha Kyle cleared his throat. We all became silent, waiting for him to speak.

"As you all know we were attacked by hunters. And those hunters were working with a werewolf family that was out for vengeance. They not only used one of ours but one of theirs to get close to us. This woman," Alpha Kyle spat out. "Used her own son to get close to one of our she-wolfs, thinking they were mates, and once he got close enough, they struck an attack on us, almost killing this she-wolf of ours. Now, we have a pack wanting to join with us. They want a stronger pack, they want to belong to a stronger pack. We will be the strongest pack in America. Now, we are. I would actually like to bring up this young she-wolf to explain what really happened. Haley, please." I took in a deep breath and walked up to the stage. I bowed to our Alpha then looked at everyone.

"What he said was true. Who I thought was my mate, Jake, he isn't. His mom had a witch cast a spell on us called the 'mated love spell' and we thought we were mates but after we were told what his mom had done, my father banned him from the pack and now, I'm carrying his pups and I-" I said and felt tears run down my face. "I'm pregnant with someone's kids that's not my mate. His mom deceived him also. He had no idea that we weren't really mates until the spell was no longer there and he met his mate. I-I'm sorry." I ran off the stage, not being able to talk anymore. What Jake's mom did was terrible. She used her own son in such a heartless way. I was walking to the restroom when arms wraped around me and from the sparks I knew it was Xavier. I turned around so I was facing him and cried into his chest.

"It's okay. I'm here, baby. It's okay, shhh," he said and rubbed my back lightly. "I don't care what happened, all I care about is that I now have you."

"But-but what about my babies?" I asked, looking at him through watery eyes.

"I'll act as they are my own," he said and hugged me tighlty. "We will have our own little family and have more when they get older. I'll be here for you forever."

"Awww!!!" we heard my grandma, my aunt, mom and cousins said and I blushed.

"Oh, go away already!" I said, laughing. I took a deep breath then looked at my family while smiling up at Xavier, my true mate. "Everybody, this is Xavier, my true mate." They all pounced on us, telling us how happy we were. The rest of the night went by smoothly, well besides everyone telling me how sorry they were about what I went through but congratulated me on my babies and finding Xavier and I truly couldn't be any happier in this moment.

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