My Mate Is A Virgin – Chapter 33
Jasper POV
“A Phoenix Wolf?” I arched an eyebrow at the woman, who had her piercing red eyes locked on me. “Am I supposed to know what the hell that means?”
“Sit down, My King…” I didn’t miss Cordelia’s mocking tone as she addressed me by my title. She didn’t care much about werewolf hierarchy even after living among us for half a century, so I shouldn’t expect her to take werecat tradition seriously. “You’re in for a wild ride.”
right behind me, hands on both my shoulders to keep me calm. Judging by the way my friends all gathered around us, either the witch hadn’t told them in detail about what she thought I was, or they simply wanted to witness my reaction to learning everything. I took the heavy book in my hands when Cordelia pushed it towards me, bu
values strength, which is why the weakest wolves, the Omegas, are placed at the bottom
to another werewolf.”
right?”
ispleased by my lack of concern about terminology.
ns there’s technically a new Phoenix Wolf every hundred years or so.”
isely.”
yet my nervousness didn’t seem to fade away. “I mean, if there were Omegas ascending into these fire-spitting creatures all the time, I’m pretty sure everyone would be talking about it.”
’s lips. “You see, the Phoenix Spirit is always alive inside of a wolf, but it is rarely awakened. The last registered case dates to almost a thousand years ago.”
kes no sense at all.”
y and disbelief in her face. Was she actually believing this nonsense? “My mother said that the union of a wolf and a cat shifter hasn’t happened in the last millennium. Could the two occurrences be related?”
oon Goddess always plans her children’s destinies carefully, although it’s up to them to reach their full potential. The way I see it, Jasper is now following the plans the Goddess had for him, but he could have rejected his mate and continued to avoid growing up, thus never awakening the Phoenix Spirit inside of him.”
followed through with my terrible idea and failed Selene. I shook my head; there was no proof I was the protagonist in Cordelia’s fantastic story yet.
as I struggled to get the words out. “How did I even awaken this crazy spirit bir
ecause you were losing, it woke up as a last resort.”
it works,” Cordelia continued before her eyes landed on me again. “You probably would have never reached your full potential without your mate, but that’s not a mandatory detail for the Phoenix Spirit to finally arise. Your mate is part of your destiny, obviously, but she has nothing to do with your special abilities, nor has your survival
plied plainly.
ence?”
d an eyebrow at her, still struggling to understand what she meant – or maybe I was just in denial.
no name, abandoned by your own parents. The wolves who held higher ranks were constantly reminding you of how worthless you were until you believed it. You didn’t ex
irked again.
no ambitions, no emotions. It’s like you were dead inside, right?”
ry personal, and miserable.” When she kept staring at me, I
yes, probably because she had little memory of the night she stumbled into my room utterly drunk. However, I knew she was the one to ask me the question I should have been asking myself since the beginning. “As the days went by, it started burning brighter. Maybe finding your mate was an incentive
” Andromeda concluded, catch
llowed dry as I stared at her, thoughtful. For the first time, the craziness I was being told seemed to make perfect sense. I closed my eyes, taking a moment to digest the idea. It was true,
mething greater. And Caitlyn… Well, she had always been smart and perceptive, not to mention her very accurate sixth sense. Learning that she was an Original wasn’t farfetched either.
d-back manwhore. Everyone was already dumbfounded by me being destined t
ordelia.
ell, your wolf’s name is Phoenix. Can’t get any more straightforward than that.” The Beta Female shrugged.
of information.
at can a Phoenix Wolf do then
hat’s t
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l mess after the meeting with Cordelia. Although I had gotten the answers I had been desperately searching for, it didn’t bring me peace at all. Coming to terms with the fact that I was supposed to be the king of a werecat clan was already hard, but
ly, I possessed t
ince it was so rare for a Phoenix Spirit to be awakened, there wasn’t enough information on the extension of my powers.
.
ldn’t contain an ironic laugh. “Do you know
until now.” His tone was calm as he tried to balance my anger.
ll of a hyperbole!” I barked
y wolf was interrupted when Andromeda placed her palm on my chest, right over my rapidly-beating heart, making its rhythm slow down underneath her calming touch. As I lowered my arms, removing my hands from my face, my eyes immediately landed on hers. Staring into them intensified the calmi
ng my light stubble. “Isn’t it relieving to finally know who you are?”
I spat, cursing myself the moment Andromeda winced at my harsh words. I sighed. “I’m sorry.”
pathetic smile. “It must be hard. You’ve been going through a lot lately.”
sh anger.”
throb.
,” I confessed shamefully.
t fail to reach their full potential. You’re amazing, Jasper.”
’t see how that makes me amazing.”
ning, and your recent success at killing your first rogue, you would never be able to match another lynx king’s strength.”
ear mate.” I joked.
p you in any way that I can. Together, there’s nothing we can’t do, remember?”
ing you say it like that makes me believe I’m actually special.”
kiss.
a lot more relaxed. Sure, my true nature was still scary, but I could now see it in a different light. We spent a few minutes just lying together in bed as I enjoyed the calmness that her presence brought me before it was dinnertime. Like in the old times, we joined the rest of my friends at the dining h
ht afterwards. After a day of revelations, I was ready to jump into bed and fall asleep in my mate’s arms. However, just as we were about to take a shower to get ready for bed, I heard a knock on the door. I was confused to see Lance standing outside.
y to bother you man. I was wondering if you
ly nodded, before replying. “Sure. I could really use a run right now.”