Mates 15


    Chapter 15


    FREDA WHITLOCK


    “Freda…” My stepmother said the signature sickly sweet tone she used when she was not pleased


    with something but could not control it.


    “I told you she was here yesterday,” Safiya said, folding her hands to her a small frown.


    I gulped and looked over at Lyra. She had a fake smile stered on her face and I took in a shaky


    breath as I looked at my


    stepmother again.


    “Georgina,” I said with a smile, hoping and praying that Lyra would walk out with Francisco. Thest


    thing I wanted was for my stepmother or you her sister to find out about him and begin to hate him.


    Safiya’s eyebrows dropped and her frown deepened. “Where have you been? You told no one that


    you were leaving and you told no one that you were back,” her face was stuck in a smile that was


    clearly forced and my heart thundered against my ribcage.


    Francisco broke away from Lyra’s grip and raced towards my father’s bed with a smile on his face.


    He attempted to climb into the bed to lie beside his grandfather and I nched, we realized that


    both my stepmother’s and younger sister’s eyes were on him.


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    Oh no…


    Oh goddess no…


    “Who is this handsome little boy?” Georgina cooed and started walking towards him. Safiya stared


    at him and I watched her frown be even deeper as realization hit her hard.


    I nced at Lyra and the horror on her face was almost equal to mine.


    “Francisco baby,e here. Grandpa is sleeping…” I spoke the words before I realized what I was


    saying. When I did, I wanted to p my hand over my mouth and punch myself hard in the gut. I


    had just given away that Francisco was my child.


    Goddess, this could not get any worse.


    “Grandpa?” Georgina’s head c**k*d to the side and I was not surprised. She was a little slow in the


    head. The only time she was quick to think was when she wanted to do something bad. And that


    was all the time.


    Her eyes widened. I took hurried steps towards Francisco and swooped him up in my arms, and


    then backed away from her. Francisco looked at me with confusion and then looked at Georgina


    and Safiya with a question in his eyes.


    I could clearly read it. ‘Who are these people?’


    I said nothing.


    Safiya looked so angry that steam could very easily have been shooting out of her ears. I knew she


    would explode any minute.


    She knew. She knew that Francisco was my child, and his father


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    I had not wanted her to find out because I had feared what she would do to him out of hatred or


    jealousy.


    One of the young doctors that Lyra had introduced as the one helped with my father’s care walked


    into the room and I gave her a grateful smile, to which she responded with a confused look.


    “Tell Dad that I came by and he was asleep. We’ll be back,” I said and then looked in the direction of


    my father. I felt bad that I was leaving him. But I had tried to build up the confidence, I had tried hard


    to be strong. Ultimately, I did not have it in me to stand up to the women that unintentionally and


    intentionally made my life hell before I left this pack.


    “It was good to see you, Georgina, Safiya.” I said and nodded in their direction. I did not wait for a


    response before I left through the door like one being chased by all the demons in hell.


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    “Freda… Freda wait,” I heard Lyra call behind me as she rushed to catch up with my steps. I could


    not stop until I had safely ced Francisco in his car seat.


    As much as possible, I wanted to keep him out of the eyes of people. I did not want him to suffer


    any bullying or hatred, because no matter how united the werewolfmunity was, the members of


    the pack would not help hating a child of the Alpha’s that was born to someone that was not their


    Luna.


    They considered it an insult to her and their loyalties would make them restless until the insult was


    cleared or taken back.


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    That made me want to pack my and Cisco’s things and bolt the hell out of this pack.


    I left him in his seat and handed him a rubiks cube. He liked them. “Hey buddy, help me fix this,” I


    said with a forced smile. I was feeling anything but smiley.


    He nodded. I wanted to clear the confusion he was feeling which was very obvious in his face, but I


    did not have it in me to start exining our confusing dynamics. Even if I tried, I doubted he was


    going to understand a word of what I said.


    I looked at Lyra with a frown in my face and she bit her lip. “I need to leave,” I immediately told her


    and she shook her head. “You can’t. What about pops?” She asked and tears filled my eyes.


    I hated that I was so much of a coward. I wished I could help it, I had been trying to help it but


    nothing had ever worked.


    “I can’t, Lyra,” tears sprung from my eyes and I started to pace. Lyra walked up to me and grabbed


    me in her arms. She hugged me tight and smoothed down my hair. I held her until I was sure I was


    strong enough to hold myself on my feet.


    “They wille after him. I want to stay with Dad. I will stay with him, but I’m scared. I’m so scared


    of what they could do to Francisco. I’m scared of what they will do to him,” I voiced my concerns as


    soon as we pulled back from the hug.


    “I’m here, Freda. I swear on my life, Francisco will be safe. I’ll protect him with my life. If we have


    both of us protecting him, he will be fine,”she promised and her words managed to soothe my soul. All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


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    “Besides, I’m not letting you run from your problems again. Never again.” She shook her head firmly


    and I gave her a weak smile in return.