CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR

It was a full moon the next day and your mother was already prepared to have her self-bitten by me. I almost didn't go ahead with it but she urged me to try and when it fails then we know it failed. We got to the woods and when the full moon was at its peak, I shifted into my wolf and bit her wrist, transferring the poison into her blood. Nothing happened at the time and we were all disappointed but we were pretty lucky your mother didn't die. We bandaged her wrist and led her inside. I was sad because the ritual didn't work, we were all hoping it would. Your mother was so sad that she slept all through the day, we were all hopeless now but then the strangest thing happened. The third day after the ritual, your mom's bite mark completely disappeared with no trace of a scar. We ignored and just assumed her red blood cells were that good and just moved on. She started having mood swings and snapping at everybody, she had the worst kind of headache the kind that made your vision blur and your ears ring. I assumed she was pregnant but that was just the beginning. I got home with a pregnancy test because I wanted to do something good for her, she asked me what I had in the bag and I told her it was a home pregnancy test. She shrugged and went back to watching her show with no care in the world. I told her I got it for her and she asked why, as a man I would have known that was a trap but what do I know? I told her because of her mood swings, her face changed and just like that she got angry and started a screaming fit. 'OH! BECAUSE I AM HAVING MOOD SWINGS, YOU WENT AHEAD AND GOT ME A PREGNANCY TEST?!!! HOW DARE YOU?! ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING?! She was about to say something else when she held her sides, she barely got a word out when she started screaming again. I heard bones cracking before I realized that the ritual worked and your mother was having her first shift. 'AHH!!!" she screamed but I couldn't help her, she had to do this on her own. My parents ran into the room to see what was going on and were amazed that the ritual actually worked. I get to be with my mate. It was until a wolf lay whimpering on the floor that we were able to believe it, your mother was right with what she read. It was a miracle indeed! I looked at my father and he had a smile on his face as he relieved the memory of how he met my mother. I couldn't believe my mother was the owner of the journal entry but that didn't explain why the pages of the journal were missing. 'That was a wonderful story, dad. I can't believe you guys are legends in the werewolf kingdom" I told him He just laughed at my excitement 'of course, why do you think our family are well respected here because we did the unthinkable and still came out on top." 'Dad, I am sorry I didn't come to you" I apologized 'That's okay son, it happens and I am sorry I was too harsh on you" he said right back He patted me on the head and gave me a big smile. 'Come on, lets head to the house" he suggested We walked all the way back to the house but I still had one more question tugging at my mind. 'Dad, why then are the pages missing?" I asked him He stopped short for a moment then continued walking, I thought he wasn't going to answer my question till he answered. 'I don't know but that is what I am going to find out soon enough" he said gravely before walking back into the house. I followed suit just to be accosted by my mom, 'Did he finally tell you?" she asked 'Yes, he did and I am proud of you for coming up with something like that. It worked out well in the end" I told her giving her hug. I was proud of my mom, not many will want to sacrifice their lives trying something that had a 40% chance of working but she was willing to make that sacrifice for her mate just to make him happy. It made me think of my situation with Avilla. Would she make that kind of sacrifice? Well now that she hates me, which might be a little too much to ask of her. I can't imagine what would be her reaction if I decide to tell her what I truly am, she might knock me over the head with a frying pan. I laughed a little in my head as I imagined that scenario. It was going to be very funny if she did that. I imagined I would ease into the confession like being nice to her then asking her for a fresh start. When she is comfortable hanging around me then we could have dinner and I could woo her into becoming my girlfriend. Little by little, she starts falling in love with me then it's too late to turn back on the relationship. When I reveal my true nature, I want her to fall in love with it too, enough that she would be willing to let me bite her. I just need to start with a heartfelt apology and a romantic gesture that would earn her forgiveness quickly, I needed it to be fast before ben asks her out. 'Hey, I know you are mad at me but I really need you right now" I said to my wolf. I know he heard all that planning I did in my head and it was going to make the both of us happy if he healed my wounds quickly.