My Brother’s Mate
Chapter 11

Emily's

POV

I wake up to the feel of the sun on my face. I stretch out and pick up my phone. I have a message from Mike.

"Hey Princess. I had a great time with you last night. I will be downstairs waiting for you. Hurry up!" I giggle and throw the blankets off me. I take a quick shower and dry my hair. I throw on some work out clothes and head down stairs. At the bottom of the stairs I run into Brody. "Emily, we need to talk. Can you meet me by the cliffs around 4?" He asks in a low voice so no one else can hear him.

"Uhh.. Yeah I can be there at 4." I say he caught me off guard. Brody looks around and nods his head, then he leaves. What a strange guy. I turn the corner to head into the cafeteria. I see Mike sitting with a cup of coffee. I grab a cup and join him. "Hey." I say.

"How did you sleep?" He responds.

"It was alright, uneventful." I say.

"What do you mean?"

"Lately I have been having these dreams. I actually need to go talk to my mom about."

"Oh well you should definitely do that. Are they bad dreams?" He asks.

"Umm, more like strange. I'm not really sure what they mean or if they mean anything at all, but anyways, last night I didn't have any."

"I can't remember the last time I had a dream and remembered it." Mike says. An omega places a plate of food in front of each of us. "How was training?" I ask.

"It was ok. The extra sessions are really helping." He says. Mike's phone buzzes and he looks at it. He looks annoyed and then puts it down. "Everything ok?" I ask.

"Yeah, don't worry about it. So I had fun on our date." He says "I wouldn't mind doing that again." He adds.

It was a good date, and I wouldn't mind either. I just can't shake this empty feeling.

"I had a great time too. I would like to do it again. I just.. I think we need to slow down." I blurt out. "I'm sorry." Mike reaches for my hand.

"It's ok Em. Take as much time as you need." Mikes phone buzzes again and he picks it up and looks at it. "Sorry Em, I have to go see my father. Maybe we can meet up tonight, not for a date, just, ya know a hang out?" He asks.

"Um, I'll let you know. I have training with your mom today and I've been wanting to go see my mom." I remind him.

"Oh yeah, Sure. Uhh I'll text you when I'm free." Mike responds. He looks a little disappointed as he gets up from the table and leaves. As I finish my food I wonder if he was upset with me or with them what his dad wanted. I put my plate in the sink and head to Luna's office. I notice her door is cracked open from down the hall, then I hear her talking.

"I can't believe you put me in this position. I don't even fully understand why you did this.. No of course I'm going to help, but I don't like it." I hear her say. I really shouldn't be ease dropping on my Luna, I turn and take a few steps away from the door so I'm out of ear shot. I clear my throat loudly and make my way back to the door and knock.

"I have to call you back." I hear her say.

"Come in." She calls. I open the door fully.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to interrupt." I say.

"Oh that's fine honey, it was just James. I'll talk with him later." She says.

Today we are going over the proposals for the project. I'm actually looking forward to the new building. We have 3 designs to pick from. One looks like a large farm house with large windows covering the front. It's 3 stories with a basement and a wrap around porch. The second one looks like a large barn, triangular and long. This one has two stories and a basement, but is longer than the first one. The third one is a tall one, about 5 stories with no basement. This one has a porch, but each floor is a bit smaller. "So which layout would you choose?" Luna asks me.

"I would pick the farmhouse. The barn takes up too much space and the tall building doesn't really fit the rest of the builds we have." I say.

"Excellent. That's what I would pick too. So our next step is get bids on the cost of construction." She says.

"How do we do that?" I ask.

"We have contractors we have used in the past. We email them the plans and they send back the bid." She explains. "That sounds simple enough."

"Just make sure you give them a deadline or they will take forever." She adds. She types up the email and sends it.

"And that's it. Once we get the bids back we will make sure the the scopes of work are the same, and make sure they are using similar material. Then we will pick who we will award the work to." She explains.

"Ok, this is more than I thought it was." I say.

"Just wait until they start the work. Something always comes up." She says.

"So that should be enough for today. Tomorrow we will go over the businesses we have and how we keep track of income."

"Ok sounds fun."

"Oh this is the most boring part. It's the part of being a Luna no one talks about. They always talk about the parties and planning. But they never tell you about the actual running of a pack. And each Luna and Alpha are different, so their duties are different." She "So my duties could change when Mike takes over?" I ask.

says.

"Seeing how good you are with numbers and Mikes increased involvement with training, you might actually get more of the business work. While Mike will take on more of the physical involvement." She explains.

"So what do you have planned for the rest of your day?" She asks.

"I wanted to go visit with my mom for a bit." I say.

"Oh that sounds like a wonderful idea. Well I will see you tomorrow dear." She says and I stand and head out of her office. I check the time and it is around 1 pm. I have plenty of time before I have to meet with Brody. I wonder if I should have told Mike about my meeting with Brody? It's too late now. I head to my parents from the Alpha pack house. I get to my parents and walk in. My mom is in the kitchen cleaning up from lunch. "Hey mom."

"Emily. I didn't know you were coming over. Are you hungry? I still have some lunch left over."

"Um yeah, actually I missed lunch." I confess.

"Come sit down I'll make you a plate. What brings you here? Is everything ok?" She asks as she takes a plate out of the fridge and I take a seat at the bar facing her.

"I came here because I have been having some odd dreams lately. I told the Luna about them and she suggested I speak with you."

"Ok, tell me about your dreams." She says as she places a plate of food in front of me. I tell my mom about the two dreams. She listens intently.

"Luna also said I should ask you about my grandpa's father." I say. My mom looks at me thoughtfully.

"Actually we should talk about your great great grandmother first. But finish your lunch and we will go into the living room. I have some pictures to show you." I eat my lunch and when I'm done I put my plate in the sink and we go into the living room. I sit on the couch as my mom rustles through the hall closet. She comes back with a box and a photo album. She flips through the photo album and hands me a black and white photo of a woman.

"This is your great great grandmother Kamila. She was not a wolf. She was a witch." She says. I look at her confused.

"I didn't know we could mate with witches." I say.

"We'll dear, we *can* but it's forbidden. It goes against wolf law. Regardless your great great grandfather Ben was in love with her."

"So they weren't mates?"

"We'll this is where the stories become different. He claims they were fated, but the council said that it wasn't possible."

"So what happened?"

"So what happened?"

"Ben pleaded for permission from the council to mate with Kamila, but they denied him and forbid their union. But they were already in love. So they kept their relationship hidden. They mated and Kamila got pregnant with your great grandfather Hiroen. The council discovered their relationship after he was born. Hiroen was only a few days old when the wolf council and the witch council summoned Ben and Kamila."

"What happened at the meeting?" I can't believe this actually happened in real life.

"No one knows. Ben and Kamila were never seen again."

"What? They just vanish? What about the baby? Did they ever make it to the meeting?" I had so many questions.

"Some say they never made it, some say they ran away together, some say they never left the meeting hall, no one really knows. Neither council spoke on the matter. As for the baby, he was given to a friend of Ben's. Only a few people know of this so do not share this part of the story with any one Emily." She says firmly. I nod in understanding.

"Both councils looked for the baby everywhere." She says.

"Why?" I ask.

"You'll know soon. The baby grew up in a pack. He was raised as Ben's friends son. When he turned 16 he got his wolf just like you did. His wolf was all white, which made him stand out amongst the other wolves. But when he turned 18 he began gaining powers." "He could do magic?" I ask.

"Yes, it started out small, having visions, seeing and hearing things he shouldn't."

"But how come I never knew this?" I ask.

"Patience, when Hiroen turned 19 he found his mate and his powers grew even more. His father told him of the story of his parents and cautioned him to not expose his true self to anyone. But Hiroen did not listen. He believed the councils were responsible for killing his parents. When Hiroen was 20 he left his pack and mate and went searching for his parents."

"What happened next?"

"This is another unconfirmed part of the story. The ultimate part of the story is, he never came back."

"But how is he my great grandfather?"

"Your great grandmother was pregnant when he left. When your grandmother Elise was born, both councils came to her 18th birthday to see if she experienced anything magical."

"And?"

"Nothing. Your grandmother was just a normal wolf. When I was born they came too. Nothing happened for me either. The council believed the powers have been breed out and were no longer a threat." "But you think differently for me?" I ask.

"I'm not sure. You have only had two dreams. Have you experienced anything else?" She asks.

"Not that I can think of."

"We'll if anything else does happen let me know, and ONLY me."

"Does dad know?" I ask.

"He does. And the Alpha and Luna. Being apart of the pack, they needed to know."

"But no one else."

"It is dangerous for anyone to know this, especially if you are experiencing visions."

"What will happen if I do have magic?" I ask. My mother looks worried.

"We will cross that bridge when, IF we get there." She tries to sound supportive. This is not what I was expecting to hear today. I check the time and it already 3:30.

"Mom I have to run, but if anything else happens I will be sure to let you know." I say. I kiss her cheek and head out the door.