Rose Bailey: My Mate, My Flower Chapter 17

Vivian's POV

I woke up to the smell of antiseptic and the sound of a machine beeping. I immediately knew that I was in a hospital.

"Why am I here?" I thought for a moment; then, my memory returned.

I remember going to Bloodmoon High to confront that bitch Rose for thinking she had a claim on Derek.

I was shocked when I saw Sandy all bruised and scratched up. I was telling Derek the truth when I said she wasn't fit to be Luna, then the bitch used her powers and threw me into a tree. I don't remember much after that.

Rose! I hate that bitch. She isn't even that pretty. I thought she was a human, but she has secrets.

I bet Derek didn't even know she was a witch.

I have to figure out what I am going to do about her. She needs to get away from Derek.

He is my mate, not hers. We are meant to be with each other. I know deep down he knows it's true.

She must have cast a spell on him like that one witch did at Silvermoon pack. Maybe I can talk to her about helping me get rid of that bitch.

My father made me leave once Derek turned eighteen. He was mad that we were not mates and said it must be a mistake. Then, after an incident with Landon, the future Gamma, my dad made me leave.

Flashback.

Landon was coming back after a year. He was staying with family because he kept getting in trouble at school.

It had been about two weeks after Derek's birthday.

Derek and I were still messing around physically, but he was becoming more distant. He had started pulling away from me.

Cindy and I were supposed to meet up with Derek, Landon, and Jace at a club.

When I walked in, I smelled the most intoxicating smell. It smelled of chocolate.

I looked up and saw Landon kissing some human.

When our eyes locked, I couldn't believe it. Landon was my mate.

He walked over to me and left the human without even saying goodbye. Instead, he grabbed my arm, and sparks went through my body.

He took me out to his car, and we sat to talk.

"You are my mate," He said to me.

I didn't know what to say. I felt so confused. I hadn't reached my eighteenth birthday yet but knew that I would feel the bond if my mate was eighteen or older because I was seventeen.

"I promise Vivian; I will take care of you and cherish you forever. We will start our life on a clean slate." He said and crashed his lips to mine.

Sparks flew everywhere, more intense than when we first touched.

Then I thought about Derek. I can't be mated to Landon. My dad would kill him.

"I can't be mated to you. Something is wrong," I said and ran from the car.

He called after me, but I kept running. My wolf wanted me to return to him, but I couldn't. I have to be mated to Derek. It's my destiny.

When I arrived home, I went to my room. I didn't tell my dad what happened, but somehow he knew. So he sent me away, and I lived in hell until he let me return.

Present

A knock on the door brings me back to reality. My dad walks in with a smile on his face.

"You're awake! The doctor said you could leave in the morning. They want to monitor you. Tell me what happened." My dad said

I told him the whole story about what's been happening since I've been back, and he listened to everything.

"I can't believe some outsider thinks they can take Derek from you. He is your mate, not hers. We have known since you two were pups. I knew something was off when she arrived. She cast a spell on him and has him thinking they are mates." He said and then smiled.

"You have to show him you are his mate. You have to separate them." My father said

"I don't know if I can, dad. I have been trying, and nothing is working"

"Don't disrespect me, little girl. I am your father, and you will find a way. I don't care if you have to fuck him into loving you. You better make him fall for you. You know the consequences if you fail."

I looked at him shaking. I knew what the consequence would be. I have lived in hell for the last two years. I will not go back there.

"Okay, father, I will make him see."

"I know you will. I will be back to get you tomorrow. And don't tell Jace anything," He said and left the room.

What am I to do?

Max's POV(Rose's dad)

"So, how was your day?" I asked my son Mark.

"It was fine! Didn't have any Rogue problems," he said.

I am in my office talking to my son. My mate Cloe is on vacation again, which is good because I just received some news from Alpha Keith.

I can't believe, after all these years, Lilly came back. Finding your mate is supposed to make you not care for anyone else, but I always think of Lilly.

Maybe it's because Chloe is never here for our son or me. Instead, she would rather spend my money and take her sister on vacations all over the place.

Mark doesn't know about Lilly. She is the woman I thought was my mate all those years ago. I don't know how I got it wrong. I felt connected with her, and she felt the same with me.

I wanted to mark her, but you weren't allowed to mark a witch in the Silvermoon Pack back then. If you did, you would get kicked out.

Sometimes I wish I would have just marked her. Even though she isn't my mate, we have a better connection than Chloe and I. Sometimes I wonder how we are even mates

Then I think of Mark and am happy I didn't make that decision.

I slept with Cloe at a party one night while Lilly was pregnant with Jason.

I honestly don't even remember sleeping with her. I woke up naked in bed with her. I didn't even feel the mate bond for her then.

I felt dirty when I woke up next to her and ran home to Lilly.

I honestly never wanted to see Chloe again.

She ended up pregnant and didn't come back and tell me until he was three years old. That's when I felt the mates pull to her. But, at the same time, I felt the pull toward Lilly.

I never marked Chloe because it never felt right to me.

Now I need to tell my son about Lilly and that he has two brothers and a sister. I hope he doesn't get mad at me. I also hope they understand that I didn't want them to leave.

I don't understand why she left. I still wanted to see my kids, and she just packed up.

I even still wanted to see her. My feeling for Lilly was stronger than the ones I had for Chloe.

I have missed out on everything with them. I missed out on them growing up.

I need to sit down with Lilly and figure out why she left without saying anything. Then, we could have worked something out.

"Son, I need to tell you something," I said and then told him everything.