Once My Mate, Always My Mate novel Chapter 21

Sabrina's POV

"It is time for you and your vampire lover to return to earth and stay there. You are only permitted to visit for s short stay and then return to earth, where you are to stay for the rest of your very long life." I say to my little sister, Josey.

"So, you called me into your office to kick me out? You could have said that at the breakfast table." She says to me, walking away from me and to the door.

"I called you in here to warn you about your meddlesome boyfriend. He is running on thin ice and at the moment, I don't have the patience for him. You are responsible for his actions and will both pay the price if he ever causes trouble again." I warn Josey.

"I know, I know." She rushes me to finish.

"Josey, he will pay with his life and I will not bring him back. Not again, not ever." I say, with my parents walking in just in time.

"It appears we have been summoned by the moon goddess." Father storms in, visibly upset and sending daggers my way.

Josey takes the time to fly out of the room, closing the door to leave me with the parents.

"Father, I only called for you. There was no need for you to bring mother with you. Like you said just now, you have been called in by the moon goddess, not as your daughter... so, this has to do with your role in this realm. Mother can go." I say and mother turns around to leave but father pulls her closer to him.

"Mother will stay." He says firmly and I nod my head, no point fighting him over this.

"Retire father. Give Anthony the opportunity to be an adult, it will also ease things for me, so I can focus solely on earth and my people." I say.

"Are you trying to say that I don't do my job?" He asks me, mother nudging him on the side.

"I am saying, as much as you did not get to enjoy your reign, with all the hiding you and mother got up to, time waits for no man. I work better with Anthony anyway. Allow your children to do what they were both born to do, please. I have assumed my role as the moon goddess, finally, and I have reunited with my true mate. Anthony should be doing the same right now." I say and mother seems to agree with me.

"Come on Hunter, you raised him for this. The time has come." My mom says.

"I had plans..." He tries to say but mother interrupts him.

"So do they. Let us take the time to work on us, get back to being us before all the bullshit we had to endure, and the time forced apart. The kids are all here, alive and ready to lead their own lives. We are all here, just enjoy it, please." My mother says and Hunter grunts but relents to my mother's words.

They leave soon enough, leaving me to my work.

Between choosing mates for all the newly born pups... when the time comes for them to form a bond and blessing my brother's kingdom. CJ still had so much land to conquer, crowds to win over and packs that still needed better rulers... The days flew by, with me diving head-first into my work and spending hours without break to prevent myself from walking out of this.

To avoid the big elephant sitting comfortably in my home. The truth is, I was working to create some space between Aiden and I...