The Triplets' Rejected Disabled Mate Chapter 128

Colt's POV

Kate's words kept popping up in my head.

Was I oversensitive and overreacting?

"And that long and miserable face?" Grey asked, lifting his gaze from our grandfather's journal.

We have been planning the Alpha Ceremony. The invitation list was set, the decorator called, and the kitchen was informed to have a menu ready by tomorrow for approval. Yet, even though we were busy, my mind kept wandering off to Kate.

Was she incapable of trust?

Didn't we show her already that she could trust us?

Should we try harder?

"Don't tell me you are still sulking about what Kate said earlier," Sam said, rolling his eyes. "You shouldn't twist her words around like that; you know she didn't mean it like that."

"And you certainly know it wasn't aimed at us," Grey added. "But directly at Sarah."

I sighed.

"I know," I said, "but I still have this feeling that she will never trust anyone fully."

"Do you blame her?" Sam asked, cutting Grey off before he could argue and say anything more.

"No!" I said. "But why..."

"Colt, just remembered she had gone through a lot," Grey said. "And we have only been with her a couple of weeks. She needs time. She is only healing now, and emotional healing takes some time."

"Still!" I argued, feeling frustrated. "The mate bond should have grown stronger and removed such worries! Why hasn't it?"

Grey shifted in his seat, unable to answer. I guess he could speculate, but he wouldn't tell me until he knew for sure.

"Because the mate bond doesn't work like that with Kate," Sam said.

Grey's gaze snapped toward Sam, and his eyes widened out of pure shock.

"How? How do you know that?" Grey asked, "Do you have any proof?"

"I know a bit more than you think," he said. "I might not be the one who is hunting down old myths, but I certainly can read between the lines."

"You have... read it?" Grey asked slowly, turning to look at me.

"No," Sam said, getting to his feet and heading toward the alcohol cabinet. "Well, sort of. You would be surprised at what is hidden in the local pack library."

"So what did you hear and find?" I asked, cutting Grey off before he could ask any other question.

"Just something interesting," he said, handing us each a bourbon.

"Interesting in what way?" Grey snapped.

Grey wasn't impressed that Sam knew something before he did.

"Brother," Sam said, taking a seat. "Have a bit of patience. I will tell you in a second."

Sam took a sip of his drink, delaying the subject, and smiled as he swallowed the golden liquid. He was enjoying torturing Grey by keeping the information to himself.

"Ah!" Sam said. "This Bourbon tasted so sweet and delicious on my tongue. We should get some more."

Grey rolled his eyes, getting angry.

"Fine," Sam said. "I'll tell you what I know."

"Finally!" Grey snapped.

"Did you know that only one type of wolf is not bound to the mate bond?" Sam asked.

"No," I said, shaking my head. "I have never heard of that. Did you?" I asked Grey.

Grey stared at Sam blankly.

"Grey?" I called. "Do you know anything about that?"

"Yeah," he said, knitting his eyebrows. "Only white wolves..."

The rest of Grey's words ended up in a murmur, and images of me and Ray standing in an open field flashed before my eyes.

A pure white wolf stood just a couple of feet from me. Her golden eyes stuck on me.

"Welcome, Alpha Colt," she greeted. "Hallo Ray." She purred.

"Kia?" I gasped, uncertain. "Is that... is that you?"

The wolf turned her massive head, and I curiously followed her gaze. Kate stood a couple of feet further down, staring at the white wolf in awe.

Did she see me?

Did she know I was there?

Does she know this wolf?

But before I could ask, Kate disappeared.

"Kate just woke up," the wolf said, turning her attention to me. "And yes, I am Kia, Catherine's wolf."

"But you are an all-white wolf," I said.

It wasn't a question; I was just stating the obvious. I have never seen a wolf so pure.

Kia chuckled, amused at my behavior.

"That's correct," she said. "And Ray is an all-black wolf."

I fell silent, unable to process what I was seeing and hearing.

Kate was blessed with a white wolf.

White wolves are the strongest wolves in existence. They carry powerful magical powers. No one has seen one in centuries because of the number of enemies they have.

"F*ck!" I swore under my breath. "Is this the reason why you have been hiding? Why have you never shifted because you are a white wolf? Are you scared?"

Kia shook her massive head. Her eyes turned sad, and she whimpered.

"If only," she said, sadly. "Kate was so badly injured in her shifting that her human body couldn't handle the impact. Her human body gave in. I had to beg the goddess to help her."

"But it came with a price?" I asked.

Kia whimpered and nodded.

"I healed her, and in the process, I weakened myself," Kia said. "You helped escalate the healing process when you accepted her as your mate."

"I remember feeling something happening in the infirmary," I said. "So it wasn't my imagination?"

"No," she said, smiling. "It can only happen when Kate finds her true mate."

A smile formed at the corners of my lips.

"The normal mate bond doesn't work for us," Kia said. That caught me by surprise.

"Why?" I asked. "Kate has gone through rejections. She has met her fated mate... twice, to be exact."

"True, Kate has met suitors," Kia said, and she sighed. "They are called false mates."

"So the goddess sent unnecessary mates to destroy Kate?" I growled, feeling anger push up inside me.

"No," Kia said. "White wolves... they are..."

Kia sighed, and her eyes pleaded with me.

What was she hiding?

Why did she bring me here?

"Tell me," I said. "I need to know."

Kia nodded and took a deep breath.

"You are not going to like this," she said.

"I understand," I said. "But I need to know."

"White wolves are cursed to keep them from finding their mate," Kia whispered.

"Did I?"

"You heard me right," she said.

A cold chill ran down my spine, and Ray whimpered next to me, pulling his ears down against his head.

"How? How did this happen?" I asked angrily.

"It is a long story," Kia said, "one that has gone on for centuries. Just know this: Kate is your mate, and you need to trust her judgment."

My heart started to race in my chest; the last words of Kia echoed in my mind, and panic rose inside me.

What have I done?

"Colt?" Sam's worried voice startled me, forcing the memory out of my mind.

"Yeah?" I answered, bewildered.

"Where have you gone?" Grey asked, his eyebrows pulled into a worried frown. "We have been trying to get your attention for at least five minutes!"

Was I gone that long?

I jumped to my feet and headed to the exit in a hurry.

"Where are you going?" Sam asked, bewildered.

"I'm going to apologize to Kate!" I said, praying that everything was still alright.

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