Mate

***

"MY SONS!"

Tania rushed to hug her twin sons tightly and did not let go.

When the school informed her about the twins' disappearance, her heart seemed to fall into his stomach. She immediately called Prabu in a panic and roared to make Prabu mobilize all his subordinates in the police to look for their two sons.

She was raging.

The school seemed completely irresponsible, and he wanted to see if it weren't for Teddy—Hema's father—making her think rationally. They were teenagers, Teddy said at the time. Even though his daughter had disappeared, he remained calm and thought positively. It was Denna who seemed to be confused.

It's different from Sanjaya. Sanjaya was so quiet that it made everyone worried. The man with a deep voice hadn't even said a single word since they met in front of Central Park. He panicked so much that he was at a loss for words. Rasya is the last treasure of his late wife. The little star.

The three families thanked when Theo and Thomas told them they got lost and met Theo and Thomas, who were also camping. But since they didn't have cell phones and no signal in the middle of the forest, they waited until morning to find their way back to the school camp. But the camp is no longer there.

That's right.

Due to the disappearance of four teenagers, the school immediately disbanded the camp and looked for the four youths. Yes, to some extent, it helps the fictional story written by Theo.

Tania invites Theo and Thomas to dinner for a week with the other parents at their apartment before they go home.

Nakula turned and looked at Rasya, who was in Sanjaya's arms. And as if conscious, Rasya turned, and their gazes met.

And unconsciously, Nakula's feet led him to step toward Rasya.

"Nakula, where are you going?"

Nakula ignored Prabu's call and Sadewa's voice calling him in his head. He continued walking towards Rasya and stopped in front of Rasya. He completely ignored his surroundings, even Sanjaya.

Nakula reached into his cell phone in his pocket and gave it to Rasya. Rasya grabbed it and blinked, looking up at Nakula.

"Your phone number," Nakula said in a low voice.

Nakula heard the sound of Rasya's heart and her own heart beating 'boom-boom-boom-boom-boom' in rhythm. Then Rasya's tiny hand began to tap the cellphone's touch screen and tapped on her cellphone number. Rasya returns phone to Nakula.

"Mr Sanjaya, my name is Nakula Andaru, and please allow me to continue visiting your house after this," Nakula said suddenly and looked straight into Sanjaya's shocked eyes. He wanted to show that he was serious. Then he bowed deeply to Sanjaya.

"Ah, yes, there is no need to bow, son," said Sanjaya.

Nakula straightened his body and smiled brightly. A clear smile can attract everyone's heart. Sanjaya smiled back; he glanced at his daughter, who was already blushing furiously. Ah, it seems his daughter has grown up; Sanjaya wants to cry.

8

In a black van heading for a trip to a downtown apartment, four people inside were still busy with their thoughts.

Or so they thought.

"So... Rasya, eh?"

Prabu opened his voice while glancing in the rearview mirror to see the expression of his youngest son. And bingo. His face was bright red.

"I agree," said Tania suddenly. "She seems like a good girl."

Nakula groaned while Sahadeva laughed softly. Nakula glared at Sadewa and held back the growl in his chest desperately.

"Shut up," said Nakula.

"I'm glad you finally have an interest other than your game, Nakula. But please, wear safety, okay? I'm still too young to have grandchildren," Tania added.

Sadewa and Prabu burst out laughing instantly. Meanwhile, Nakula just gaped and cursed in his heart, making Sadewaa laugh louder because he could hear it.

Nakula groaned.

Just drown him.

***

"Since when did you two become close to the Andaru brothers?"

Shona asked this question when Rasya had just come out of her calculus class while Hema was in algebra class, and Shona, who had a PE class, immediately ran to meet them in the locker corridor.

The incident of the four seventeen-year-olds who disappeared in the middle of the Central Park forest happened yesterday, by the way. Yes, the incident of how the alpha, which until now is unknown, attacked the Andaru brothers and made them both beta also made the girl omega.

As soon as they returned to their respective homes, Nakula would be very restless, as Theo had expected. Nakula was very alert, and his anxiety made Sadewa panic because Nakula almost left the apartment several times to go to Rasya's house. Fair enough. They're tied up. But the transparent rope that binds them is completely different from the bond between Sadewa and Hema.

Because Nakula accidentally marks Rasya as his mate.

And it had a big effect on both of them; even Rasya was not a werewolf. Rasya also feels restless at night, so she cannot close her eyes like a fox for a moment.

She was anxious.

At midnight, when she couldn't take it anymore, Rasya finally reached into her camping bag and took a slightly dirty parachute jacket. Finally, she could calm down because Nakula's scent was there.

Likewise with Nakula. As said, Theo had expected that this would happen. And he suggested to the two of them to exchange something that would make them feel each other's presence. And finally, they agreed to exchange jackets. Rasya was able to close her eyes with Nakula's jacket on her. Nakula could fall asleep by tightly hugging Ryan's doll, which he wrapped in Rasya's jacket.

Then you ask, how can Rasya be so calm in the face of the fact that she has been marked by a werewolf who has just been born?

Rasya is angry. It happened after Rasya woke up from her stupor, and because of her intelligent brain, she immediately concluded quickly.

("Y-you... Are you crazy, Nakula Andaru?!" Rasya cried out in anger. You know this is the consequence of acting recklessly. Nakula closed his eyes tightly and opened them again, trying to be patient.

"I didn't know that I marked you, okay?! If I did, do you think I would do it on purpose? I'm not a petty person and take chances in adversity. And if you remember, Rasya, we've only been friends for a day," Nakula replied coldly, silencing Rasya for a moment.

Rasya averted her gaze. It hurts; Nakula said it like that as if to explain that it was a mistake.

Nakula, who saw Rasya's hurt expression, immediately squatted in front of Rasya and reached for the hand which was smaller than him, holding it tightly. It creates a burst of warmth in the chest of the two because of the bond between them.

Nakula took a breath. "Acha, it's true that it was an accident, but that doesn't mean I regret it."

Rasya raised her face and looked at Nakula, confused. Nakula swallowed his saliva; he was determined. Since he realized that he had made Rasya his mate, he decided to be honest with his feelings and take everything seriously. After all, he also admitted that he liked the girl of Chinese descent. And he hopes Rasya doesn't reject him, at least.

"Acha, I like you," Nakula took a breath and gathered his courage. "I've been attracted to you since I first saw you in the student council clubroom. Let's say I'm a cliché, but I think fate did bring us together because you're now my mate. I don't care about anything anymore. When I marked you, my world just pivoted on you. As if I wanted to keep following you like a lost puppy—or a wolf cub," Nakula chuckled. His obsidian eyes caught the fox-like nettle in front of him and stared at him deeply. He will reveal it all, now or never.

"Since we're already bonded, I want to live this bond very closely with you. And if you don't want it..." Nakula fell silent, his two eyes vibrating, and the wolf inside him seemed to howl bitterly, imagining his mate rejecting his existence.

"If you reject me... At least let me stay near you. Because we're so tightly knit together, Acha," he added in a whisper.

Rasya was silent.

More or less, he had guessed that maybe they had to undergo this bond. Theo said there's no way to break it off once they're tied down. Similarities between all werewolves in both lycan and shape-shifters. They only have one partner for life.

Wolves only with one mate for their lives.

Separation is same to suicide.