Chapter 1: Prologue
It has been a week since Killian found his mates. It has also been a week since he had been to school or even left his room. He spent most of that time with his new daughter, Charlie. He had to learn how to be a parent to the small being that had stolen his heart. She was so small with red hair that covered her head. Her green eyes that looked up at him so filled with innocence. The only people he allowed in his room was Kelsey and her mate John. As they were the only two Killian trusted outside of the Alpha and Luna. Carson had tried to visit several times but Killian was unsure how he would face either of his mates. One was a blast from the past and the other had been like a brother to him for years. How on earth was it going to work with two mates anyway? Killian had no idea and it damn near ate him alive.
"Killian, please don't do this! We graduate in three months but you need to go to school for that to happen!" Kelsey reminded him as she paced across his bedroom. He looked at the calendar in shock that it was already March. It had been two months since he found out that he was not human.
"I want to graduate just as much as you do but how am I supposed to do that when I have so much on my plate. I have not one but two mates. One of which is my dead best friend. I also have a daughter and neither of my mates know. Not to mention I am not even close to human! What if I get rejected?" the black haired boy replied as he rubbed my tired eyes. Kelsey sighed as if she didn't know what to do with me but he didn't blame her. Killian didn't know what to do with himself either.
"What if I promise that either John or I will be by your side the entire time? We already changed our classes so we could do just that." She promised and Killian thought for a moment. It was a lot to ask of his friend but she already sacrificed her chosen classes to help him.
"Fine, I will go for you." he accepted his fate as he climbed out of the nest he called a bed. With a huff, the hybrid walked into the bathroom and wasted no time in getting in the shower. A quiet groan escaped him as the hot water hit his stiff shoulders. He stood under the water for a few short moments before he jumped into getting clean. It took a bit longer since his hair now fell down past his shoulders.
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Lucious's POV
"I am not sure what is more unbelievable. First, I found my mate and he was being attacked by three girls. I stepped in and helped him, only to find it is the same boy I have loved since childhood. Then, after all that, he took off as soon as he found an opportunity. Like, what the hell am I supposed to do with that?" I ranted to my two best friends who had arrived early that morning. I pushed some of my brown curls out of my grey eyes as I spoke. Emory, ever the best listener, nodded along to my rant from his spot on Conner's lap. Conner, however, had his eyes glued to his phone. I focused on the wood between us on the picnic table as I thought about my adorable little mate.
"If he was human, it would explain him not having felt the strong pull. He might have just noticed you as extremely attractive." Emory suggested as he leaned back into his mates arms. I nodded along and felt a bit better. Conner finally looked up and I knew he had found what I had been looking for on his phone.
"There was not a lot of information but there was enough for me to know his life sucked. His parents died about ten years ago but he did get adopted about a month later. However, the adoptive parents are under arrest for child abuse, negligence, assault on a minor, and the charges get worse from there." Conner answered my silent question of what he found and it broke my heart. He handed me his phone and I looked down and found the police system. It listed all the charges that were brought up against the two. A growl slipped past my lips as my eyes itched in the way they always did when they changed. I am sure they could feel my murderous intent as Emory leaned forward and basically told me to get my shit together.
"You need to calm the fuck down, Lucious. Your eyes changed and there are too many humans at this school for you to be growling." Conner added as he snatched his phone back and Emory sat back into his larger embrace. I folded my arms in front of me and leaned onto them over the table between us.
"He is eighteen and can't go back into the system. I wonder if he found a safe place to live or if he has a dependable food source." I heard Conner ponder as he played with his phone. The question did nothing to help my distressed state as I thought about how my mate was living. It was then a scent I had been missing for a week hit my nose.
"Mate" I growled as my head snapped up and my eyes danced around to the different people. Then I saw him, his one blue and one green eyes with dark circles under them. His black hair was longer than the last time I saw him.
"Who is it?" Emory asked curiously as he brushed some of his blonde hair from his pale face. His brown eyes flitted over the students that littered the front of the school.
"He is right over there, the one wearing the pink T-shirt. He has black hair and different colored eyes." I responded mindlessly, unable to look away from his small figure.
"Oh Goddess, he is adorable!" he chirps, I didn't notice that he stood until I saw him head toward my mate with a large smile. I sucked in a breath as he reached the shorted boy. I watched from afar as Emory greeted him and the two who surrounded him. I had to look away as I felt my chest tighten as they shook hands and exchanged smiles. I wanted more than anything to be the reason my little mate smiled, and to be able to touch him would be bliss. Soon after, my mate's scent got stronger and stronger until it was unbearable. I looked up to find him, Emory, and his two friends at the end of the table we sat at. When our eyes met it was like the world stopped and his breath hitched.
"I see Emory picked up some strays." Conner joked as he sat on the edge of the table, closer to where his mate stood.
"Indeed, three of them to be exact." I added and noticed a frown on both Killian's and the girl's face.
"It's him, isn't it?" my little mate asked and the brown haired girl nodded back. It was then I took the time to look at her. I nearly passed out when I noticed it was Kelsey, my twin sister. I was confused at what they were doing together, last I knew my family had moved away.
"Yes, if the scent didn't say it all, the recognition in his eyes should." she responded and next thing I knew my cheek stung.
"That one is from me," she muttered then the opposite cheek received equal treatment, "That one was from our parents," she added before she gave me one solid punch in the gut, " And that was from me on behalf of Killian. He would never have asked me to do that but I felt you deserved it, brother." she spat as she led the other boy away and for the first time I noticed that Killian was gone.
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