"An Angel"

*Solveig*

Soft fingers brush my forehead and I smile. Mom was always tender and gentle with me, nothing in the universe could compare to her touch. I part my lips and barely whisper. 'Mom...'

I feel her knee next to me. 'Sol, baby girl... I was so worried...' She then stands up.

I open my eyes and I see her looking at the door, then back at me. Something is wrong, she is nervous. "Mom? What's wrong?" I say out loud.

She holds my hand and squeezes it, but her eyes are on the door. "You better stay away... or I will break you... and that is a promise..." She says and my eyes open wide.

"Mother... What is happening?" I ask as I try to get up, but my head spins and I fall quickly back to the bed.

She sighs and sits next to me. 'Shhh... take it slowly sweetie... you drained yourself, and that almost killed you. You have to take things slowly...'

I frown. 'Please don't treat me like they did...' I answer to her before I realize I am pushing her as well.

She pulls me to her arms and kisses my forehead. 'Men are men... they will never change... they believe they can save us from everything when sometimes it is us who save them...' She lets her warmth sooth me, and I relax quickly.

With a sigh, I squeeze her to me. 'Thank you, mom... now tell me what is happening, please...?'

We separate and her eyes are sad. 'I want only the best for you baby girl, and you know this, don't you?' She asks and I nod. 'I believe we found your mate on our way home... and it was by accident... He wasn't supposed to come, but after he felt you and sensed you, he couldn't be stopped.'

My heart pounds fast. That voice, was that him? 'And... what... I mean where is he? Or better yet, who is he?'

She squeezes my hand again, a gesture to calms easily my worries. 'He is a good young man, I am just worried about you and what happened. I will let you two get to know each other, but I needed to make sure you were fine...'

My brow perks. 'A good young man, ok... thanks for the details mom...'

She sighs. 'Do you want to meet him now?'

I tense at her request, I look at the door and then back at her. I wasn't expecting this, and for what I have seen on the way mate pull works, I don't know if I am ready to meet him. 'Perhaps... not yet... I need to... recover more.'

My mother smiles at me and kisses my forehead. 'And he will understand. If he doesn't, your father is ready to show him some of his own objections...'

I giggle and smile. 'Dad is here! I want to see him!'

She smiles and nods. 'He will be here shortly, he was making sure that your brother...'

'Oh no! How is Ian? Is he ok?! I can't believe I forgot...' I ramble in a rush.

'Shhh... easy baby, you are still recovering... Ian is fine, he didn't even lose consciousness. He was here many times for the past three days...' She informs me only to surprise me more.

'Three days?! I was out for three days?! Mom...' I start but immediately stop as I feel something strange. I look around and feel a presence in the room, yet I don't see it.

My mother looks around too and then back at me. 'It must be him... this might be more difficult than we expected... You see, he is not a wolf. He is in uncharted territory and worried sick about you. He must have felt your concern and got closer...'

'Who can it be that has this kind of presence? And what is he?' I ask her. The presence is not completely gone, and my heart is pounding fast.

'His name if Seth, and he is the son of Amrafel and Caliope... the leaders of the Angel faction...' She finishes and studies me closely.

I am in a state that is hard to explain. His name sounds like music to my ears, and my heart is beating almost uncontrollably. I know he is somehow watching me or feeling me, but I am scared of him and what he might do to me. 'I don't know if I want to meet him... I am scared...'

Her arm wraps around me. 'Why are you so scared? A mate is a wonderful thing baby...'

I close my eyes. 'A mate pull changes you, and I don't want to lose control of who I am...'

I hear my mother chuckle and I open my eyes again. 'You think I am not myself? I am not in control?'

I shake my head immediately. 'No, of course, you are... you sometimes take control of everything so easily... but you have been with dad for a long time... at the beginning is different... will I be me? Will I act irrationally for him? With him? Toward others?'

She shakes her head and smiles. 'I still remember, as if it were yesterday, how amazing it felt... From the moment I opened my eyes and felt him, I was starstruck by him... He was amazing, he had patience and showed me a world I never knew existed... and all the while I was still me, just more interested in him and yes, a bit irrational sometimes, because I didn't understand why I wanted to be with a stranger so much... but I didn't know the things you do...' She caresses my face and I smile at her. 'You know what this is, you know you have time, and you will explore what you want to do, with him... it will be amazing, I know it will be...'

She is right, and I admit to her with a nod. 'Perhaps I will meet him, maybe he is also scared...'

Her eyes are serious as she nods. 'He was worried, and he gave you some of his energy for you to recover faster... I didn't hesitate to take his help, your father almost choked him though...'

I giggle and blush. I don't even know who he is, but I already feel sorry for him. Dad is a scary character when he wants to be. 'Will you stay with me?'

'Of course baby girl, I am not leaving your side...' She soothes me again.

So I nod towards the door and feel my heart pace faster and faster; there is a small knock on it and I whisper. "Come in..."

The first person to walk in is dad, and I smile widely. He gives me a tender smile and then proceeds to step to the side. Only then I notice him. I feel like I am about to faint again as I start to shake, his eyes grow wide and he rushes to me, only then I notice that I was up on my feet and then falling again. Mom held me from behind while dad took my hand and he took the other. I shiver at his touch and I close my eyes as I feel weak and dizzy. "Sol!" I hear dad calling me while they lay me down. I hate how weak I become.

"Oh, baby girl..." Mom whispers to my ear as she checks my pulse.

"I am... I am fine... I'm sorry for this..." I say as I open my eyes again and search for his. How embarrassed he must feel to know his mate is a weak link.

"Seth, I don't think this is a good idea boy... maybe is better to let her rest more, she will meet you once she recovers," Dad says to him.

But he shakes his head slowly, looking at him and then back at me. "I can help if you let me. I have recovered again, and I can help her..."

My mother hesitates. "Are you sure? There is no rush, we know she will be fine... you are our responsibility as well..."

"Miss Meadow, please... let me do it..." He insists and I don't understand why he would risk for this, but my parents agree and he kneels next to me. "May I?" He asks as he gestures to my hand.

I nod and he takes my hand gently. I feel a shudder running through my body as goosebumps arise and my senses get alert. What is this? I want to moan and scream and cry and laugh. I feel overwhelmed by something that I can not explain. It is intense and makes me gasp for more air.

'Can you hear me...?' I hear that same voice from before... it is his voice, and he reaches to me.

'Yes... I can...' I respond to him hesitantly.

I feel him smile and it makes me smile. 'You were very brave... to do what you did to save your brother... I admire you even more now...'

I feel his thumb brush my hand and I bite my lips as it makes me shiver more. 'Thank you... for saying that...'

I feel my legs gathering strength, and my blood is rushing through every part of my body. Whatever he is doing is helping me greatly. 'I mean it... but now I will give you enough of my energy so you can recover... once I let your hand go, you will feel stronger... still is not wise to push yourself...'

I open my eyes and nod as I look at him. His energy heals me on a second level, I had thought was not important. Mom was right; this connection is amazing.

I feel his gentle eyes locked on mine; he doesn't let my hand go until the last second, and not before another gentle brush of his thumb caresses my hand. When he leaves my side and smiles at me, I feel the temperature rise in the room. The Goddess works in the most mysterious ways. I hope I am capable to satisfy her expectations.

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