Theo

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It's been two weeks since I asked Tate to marry me. Mama, dad, kolby, Elias, Cara and Rick are excited for it. Thomas and Xander are the usual little boys that have no clue what's going but they're excited because everyone else is. Eli and Ryan are still trying to figure things out. I feel bad for them because Eli is trying to ignore the mate bond and his wolf while Ryan just wants his mate, the love is all one sided at the moment.

This morning, I was woken up by Tate pulling herself away from me and running to our bathroom. Sleepily, I got up and followed her. She was hunched over the toilet throwing up. I sat down next to her and pulled her hair away from her face.

"It's alright beautiful." I mumbled tiredly to her while rubbing her back. Tears rolled down the sides of her face as she threw up last nights dinner. I leaned over and checked the clock in our bedroom seeing it's five in the morning.

After fifteen minutes, Tate started dry heaving then sat back. I pulled the chain to the toilet and cuddled Tate to my chest. I kissed her head and lifted her up to lay her back in bed. Once she was in bed, I went downstairs to get her a glass of water for my mate.

"Here." I gave the glass to her.

"Thanks." Tate whispered. She took sips, but I could still see that her face was pale.

"Want me to get the pack doctor? I think you should see someone. You're still pale." I told her.

"No." She shook her head. "I'm fine."

"Babe, this has happened for three days now. If you don't go while I'm on patrol I'll take you myself when I'm done." I stated.

"Fine." Tate grumbled.

"I know you don't like it, but I want to know why you're sick." I sighed and kissed her forehead. "Get some more sleep."

"What about you?" She asked me.

"I'm supposed to be up in half an hour anyway, so I'm just gonna stay up. I love you."

"I love you to." Tate smiled a little. I pecked her lips and let her sleep while I got ready. I had a quick shower then got into some shorts since I'll be shifting later anyway.

I sat downstairs for an hour watching tv and doing some tidying up before leaving to patrol. When I got to the edge of the woods, I took off my shorts and put them on a tree ready so when I come back I can put them on.

Once I shifted into my brown and white wolf, I ran to my patrol post. Four other warriors were already there then we got to work. We all stood around waiting for any danger to come that would put the pack at risk.

Through my mate bond I could feel that Tate was still asleep making me feel a little better about leaving her, but I'm still worried about some rogues getting in and hurting her.

That's all the rogues do. They target and pack and do everything they can to pull it down and make the members feel like shit. It's mostly wolves that have been exiled so they want to make every other pack pay for it. Some rogues left and don't cause harm to any packs as they want to be alone, but you find most are exiled though.

After a while, the sun rose lightening up the forest. Ryan and Eli ran together to help patrol. I nudged both of my brother with my nose getting one back from them.

"Everything alright?" I asked them through the mind link.

"Yeah." Ryan sighed.

"I guess." Eli said. I left it at that not wanting to pry. We all walked around a little, listening closely so we wouldn't be caught off guard if there was any danger.

Around midday, mama came with Xander on his hip and a bag. All of us shifted, including the warriors and mama gave us all sandwiches. He does this whenever I'm on patrol with Eli and Ryan to make sure we eat, and gives the warriors some food if they want it. Most have their mates who bring them lunch or dinner, sometimes I Tate comes with mama but I could feel her still sleeping.

"Hey Bub." Mama smiled at me once I shifted.

"Hey." I replied and kissed his cheek.

"Bub." Xander giggled. I chuckled and took him from mama who started giving out lunch to the warriors and the boys.

"Where's Tate? I haven't seen her today like usual." Mama asked me.

"At home asleep. She threw up again this morning and hasn't woken up. I'll mind link her after I've eaten so she can go to the pack doctor." I told him again.

"Are you sure she's not pregnant?" Ryan raised one eyebrow.

"No. She probably caught something that's making her sick or food poisoning. We did have KFC the other day so it might be that." I shrugged. "Besides, we always use protection so a pup is out of the question."

"I'll go wake her, you carry on with this. Have a good day." Mama said and room Xander from me. I nodded and kissed his cheek again with Ryan and Eli doing the same.

Mama walked off letting all of us eat then shift back.

At seven in the evening, I got off patrol. I made sure Ryan and Eli got home safely before running through the pack to get home. Upon getting outside, I shifted and put on the shorts I left out earlier when I first left.

"Tate?" I called out when I opened the door. I heard sniffling in the kitchen so I went there to find my mate crying.

"What's wrong beautiful?"