Chapter 2

Vulkan

I can't believe that I have found my fated mate.

I stare at her from across the room as she interacts with my family, seemingly like she is very aware that I'm staring at her but I'm only able to hold back so much. I don't know why she has such a stronghold on me, but I know what I need from her, and I know what I want. I couldn't be entirely certain about what is going on from here but I'm aching for her in a way that I have wanted from someone before. She drives me nuts and makes me think that there's going to be something more that'll come from this.

I can't be a hundred percent certain about what I want or even what I need, noticing how she looks at me in a way that makes my stomach churn with nerves. I don't know what is going through her head right now, but I do know there is no way that I'm going to be able to hold back for much longer. I notice how she looks at me and I notice that she might be feeling the same way that I do.

"Your brother, Troy, loved her." Mom murmurs, giving me a soft smile as she turns to look at Jennifer, "he was going to marry her before he died and unfortunately, it seems like there's no way that she is going to be able to come back from it. I'd like to think that it wouldn't be the case, but I hate seeing her this way. It is pretty obvious that she misses him a lot and I don't know what is going to happen here. I don't know. I wish that she would find someone to mate with."

"She's my fated mate." I reveal to mom, seeing how she turns to look at me with surprise, "and I don't plan on letting her go. I don't know if she is going to accept me but I'm going to accept her, and I will continue to pursue her until she fully accepts me."

"Are you sure this is a good idea? This might not be a good idea because I know that she was in love with Troy." Mom tells me, shaking her head, "Do I think that you two would make a great couple? Of course. I know that it would be good for you two to be together, but I also know that it's not going to be an easy journey. Just don't expect much from her until she is ready to accept you. Okay?"

I couldn't be certain about it, but I nodded because I knew that mom wouldn't have let me walk away unless I did so. I hate even thinking this way because I want to do everything in my power to love her in a way that she has never been loved before. I don't care that she was with Troy, I know that she would rather be with someone with me, and I know that Troy would be okay with her being with me. I mean, that's just how it is.

"I just suggest taking it slow and seeing where things go." Mom murmurs, smiling softly at me, "I know that you'll make the right decision, okay? Just don't do anything too crazy."

I don't know if she just knows what she is doing but I do know that there is no way in hell that I'm going to allow her to walk away from me. She is mine and she is everything that I've been looking for. I can't be certain about how I feel about this situation, but I do know that I really like her, and I want her to be mine. I mean, what would be the worst thing that could happen?

"I just want her to be happy and it is obvious that she isn't." I murmur, seeing how I have been trying to make her be happy, "I think that maybe you should try to convince her that you would give her you're blessing for her to be with me."

"I don't know if I can do that." She disagrees with me, and I look at her with confusion, "I'm sorry but I hope you know that this would be the best thing for you to do. I think that I need to see with time that you're going to be in a relationship together. Okay?"

That did piss me off a little bit. Mom and dad always coddled Troy and they didn't even try to hide it. I hated it, making me feel a bit sick to my stomach because I couldn't believe that they keep showing favoritism even though he's the one who got himself killed. It made me really mad because they never gave me the benefit of the doubt and it was ALWAYS about him. That pissed me off more than I would like to admit but I'm going to have to make it very known that I'm not going to allow it to go the way that they are expecting.

I move towards Jennifer, seeing how she looks up at me curiously.

Clearing my throat, I just stare at her and hope that she knows precisely about how I feel. I don't know how to make it any clearer, just doing my best to make sure that she knows precisely what is going through my head right now. It makes me feel really weird knowing that my brother had been with her, but I also know that there is no way in hell that I'm going to be able to let her walk away from me because if I do, I know that I will regret it and that's not something that I want to deal with at all. I need to know how she feels towards me because there's no way that I'm the only one feeling this way. It can't be even possible.

Licking my bottom lip, I end up staring at her from across the room, hoping to see that she would notice as I move closer. I should have known that she probably wouldn't be so comfortable as she is pretty much ignoring me, making me feel even more weird than I already do. I don't know what to do about this, but I do know that I'm going to figure a way into her heart one way or another because it is honestly just the best thing that I can do for now.

Sighing softly, I just turn away and hope for the best.

I will win her over somehow.