The Big Bad Wolf Mate

I left Mik to herself for about an hour before I grabbed a jar of whole pickles and ran up the stairs. I tapped lightly on her door before I pushed it open slightly.

"Mik? Can I come in?"

I heard her groan from under the covers and I took that as a no but I continued into the room anyway. She threw her covers off and stared at me with an unreadable expression.

"What?" She barked.

"I have pickles."

She huffed and patted the empty side of the bed, giving me permission to sit.

"I know what you're doing." She said as she took the jar from my hand and opened the lid. "And you forgot the cheese."

I pulled the warmed nacho cheese from behind my back and watched as her eyes lit up with excitement.

"Like I would ever forget the best part. Now, do you want to tell me what that was about."

She dipped the salty dill into the ooey, gooey goodness and took a huge bite before she turned to me and said "Have you ever been so infuriated by someone that all you could think about was some way to hurt them but then something happens and all your emotions become a jumbled mess and you don't know what to feel anymore?"

I nodded my head because although I wasn't exactly in the same position as her I had my own reservations about being Bishop's second mate but I wasn't going to let it change the way I felt about him.

"Mik, I know this is new and scary but I think Cole will be good for you. He's not afraid of you, so that's a plus, and he challenges you. Anyone else would have seen that look in your eyes and thrown in the towel before you even threw a punch. I think you know that he is the perfect match for you but you're afraid of getting hurt."

She looked at me and said "I don't want a mate. I'm a fighter, we don't do cutesy and romantic we maul and kill. Plus he would be my weakness and you know I am not weak."

"Mates aren't your weakness, they are your other half."

"What other half, do you see a missing piece of flesh on one of my sides? I don't have anything missing and I don't need that type of permanent attachment." She huffed as she continued stuffing her face.

"So you would rather be alone than be with someone who was meant for you, someone who would love you and support you and protect you with their life?"

"What do I need someone to do that for when I can take care of myself?"

I could see I wasn't getting anywhere with this conversation so instead of trying to change her mind I decided to play her at her own game.

"Ok then, if you don't want him, you need to reject him."

I could almost feel her entire body tense when I said it because every wolf knows that the only thing worse than hating your mate, is rejecting them. Sure, time heals all wounds but the everlasting hole it leaves in your heart never does. Some wolves lose their minds because of the despair and others might even lose their lives and even that doesn't lessen the pain.

She stared at me in such astonishment that I almost looked away but I knew she would take that as a submissive sign. She finally shook her head and lowered her face.

"You know I would never do that, Em. I may not want a mate but I don't want to tear his heart out or mine for that matter. I just don't know what I want."

"I understand, Bishop rejected his first mate."

She dropped the pickle from her hand and turned her head towards me, her jaw wide open and her eye balls damn near touching the back of her head.

"He did WHAT?"

I took a deep breath not wanting her to see my pain and said "I don't know what happened but from what little he did say, I think she may have been a bad person and he told me he doesn't believe in mates and that it's just some bullshit that was created to make lonely wolves feel better."

"Oh Em, I'm so sorry. Do you want me to rough him up a bit, make him regret ever saying that to you? Because I will, you know I will and he'll never see it coming. I even know people and we can hide the body..."

I cut her off before she got too carried away with her plan. "Whoa there killer, it's ok. He agreed to give me a chance but I have no idea what happened between them so how will I know if I do something wrong?"

She sat there with her hand under her chin thinking of something and I knew whatever it was would require a lot of work.

"So ask someone from his pack. He is an Alpha, right? They will know the story."

I was surprised at her thought because she was right, someone in his pack would know exactly what happened and could probably help me. But would he be angry that I went behind his back for the information instead of him telling me himself?

"I'll think about it Mik but I want him to tell me himself."

She shook her head and said "That's probably a better idea but if he refuses, you have no choice but to find out. He can't expect you to know what happened without that conversation."

A knock came from the door and Kam's voice instantly made us both relax, I still don't know how she does it but she has to have some kind of calming powers.

"Are you two ok in here?"

"Yes, I have pickles and cheese and Em has a mysterious mate who has a huge secret."

She looked at us both and said "Spill."

"There's nothing to spill, Bishop had a mate and he rejected her."

She gasped and blinked so many times I thought she was about to have a seizure.

"He...?"

I shook my head "Yes and now I need to find a way to make him tell me what happened so I don't make the same mistake that she did."

The rest of the night we sat on Mik's bed and came up with different plans to get Bishop to open up to me and with every passing minute the moon rose higher in the sky. I peeked out the window and noticed that it was almost full and that I only had two day at the most before my first heat. I knew that it would be bad since we hadn't sealed our bond but I didn't know how he would take it, or if he would care or not. I just knew I needed to find him before it happened and something horrible would occur if I weren't with him when it did.

Do you think Mik will ever come around to Cole?

Will Ember find out what happened from Bishop or do you think he will try to avoid telling her on purpose?

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