His Human Mate | English Version | Completed

Chapter 9

Jacob Light

I knocked for the second time, since I had apparently not knocked loudly enough the first time.

"Coming, coming! Mr. Impatient!" my mother shouted from the other side of the door, sounding stressed.

I gulped. The door swung open with a big swoosh and in the doorway was my mother.

"Jakey, sweetie, come in." She said, out of breath.

"Mom..." I shook my head. I hated it when she gave me nicknames. My full name was Jacob, but everyone called me Jake or Alpha Jake. Only other Packs called me Alpha Jacob. My parents only used my full name when they were really, really mad at me. But my mother always wanted to say anything other than Jake: Jakeypakey, Jakey, Jakeypoo.

I didn't understand that last one either, but that was my mom for you. She could be as hyper and enthusiastic as a five-year-old, but be serious two minutes later.

I stepped inside and took my shoes off, something that I learned a long time ago. I sometimes forgot to in the past and just walked inside with muddy shoes. Then my shoes would go flying to my head.

"Hey son." I heard my dad's voice coming from the kitchen.

"Hey dad." I replied and followed mom into the kitchen.

My father was sitting at the dining table and had a cup of coffee in front of him. "Take a seat honey-pie. Do you want coffee? Tea?"

I rolled my eyes at the new nickname my mom had just given me.

"Coffee." I said and took the seat across from my father. He kept staring at me but didn't say anything. He knew how much the whole mate thing was bothering me. But then again, he also knew that I would do anything for my Pack. Mom put a steaming cup of coffee in front of me and also took a seat, with a cup of tea for herself.

"Jakey, we have to talk."

I nodded. She was right; we did have to talk.

"Jake, you'll be twenty-one in two weeks." My father paused and looked at me, his blue eyes piercing mine. I nodded and patiently waited for him to continue. "You've been the Alpha for a few years now and I'm proud of how you've handled things. I really am, but an Alpha isn't an Alpha without his Luna."

He was right: an Alpha was powerful and could live without a Luna, but he would be stronger with his Luna. She could calm him down, help him. She could do anything to make the Alpha do good. Well, not every Luna could, but most of them.

"I know that, but I still think we should wait a little longer. Maybe I'll find my mate and-" I stopped talking. What kind of lie was I telling myself? I would never find my mate.

She was probably dead.

'She. Is. Not. Dead.' Dan growled furiously and I rolled my eyes again.

"Jake, I really think you should mate with someone before you turn twenty-one."

Okay, I hadn't expected that. I knew that I had to get a Luna, but to mark her wasn't convenient. The mark would never disappear and it would mean that I wouldn't be able to mate with my real mate. I had thought that I would just marry her, what would practically make her a Luna. But I hadn't expected to have to mate her. Not before I turned twenty-one, at least.

"Oh," was all I managed to get out. Mom saw the problem in dad's comment and laid a hand on my shoulder.

"We can always start with the wedding. It could happen on your wedding night." The more she talked, the more enthusiastic she got.

My father stopped her cheery babbling by asking the dreaded question.

"So, Jake. Do you have someone in mind? Who's the lucky girl?" my father said but mom interrupted him.

"Oh honey, not one of those, uhm, well you know. I want a decent daughter in law!" I stared at my mother. Was she serious?

If I was going to marry someone that wasn't my mate, then I would be the one to decide whom I'd marry. She would have absolutely no say in it.

"Mom, come on."

"Yeah, you're right. I'm sorry. You can decide that on your own."

I saw that she didn't mean it in her eyes, but I didn't care.

"But did you choose anyone yet? I heard you were dating that one girl... Madeline?" I nodded; I was indeed dating Maddy. But to spend forever with her didn't seem ideal.

Maddy was a sweetheart and hot as hell, but would she be a good Luna?

I knew that she would be able to handle the role, but I also thought that she was to breakable and traumatized to be a good Luna. She'd collapse under the stress. Arianna on the other hand...

Arianna was a twenty-year-old woman. I didn't have to worry about her mate either; she had rejected him. Arianna would be able to handle the role of the Luna, she could handle stress well and she was anything but breakable.

She was very independent and had a loud opinion. Although that may not be such a good thing. She could be harsh and it was all about power with her.

That was why she had rejected her mate. His rank wasn't high- he didn't even have a rank. He was nothing in her eyes. Another negative point for Arianna.

You didn't want to spend the rest of your life with a person like that, right? Someone that was only with you for your power. Because you were the Alpha.

No, neither of them would make a good Luna, but one of them would be. Maddy seemed like the better choice in the caring department, and Arianna seemed like the better choice for Pack business.

"So, who's it's going to be? Madeline or Arianna?" my mother broke the silence that had fallen. I shrugged. I really had no idea.

"Son, you really have to choose. Especially with the war coming. The Pack needs its Luna."

I nodded absentmindedly. My father was right. I had to decide who I was going to spend the rest of my life with.

A fragile Maddy, who would constantly need my attention or harsh Arianna, who was independent and had no problem hurting others.

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