Page 98 of Destined Paranormals: Volume One

I crossed my arms in front of my chest. “Don’t all alphas feel that way about their omegas?”

Canyon laughed loudly, earning him a glare from Thomas.

“Yes, Asher. They do.”

“What he speaks is the truth, Asher,” Canyon told me. “But I find it comical because I, too, am an alpha. A wolf shifter alpha, and although Thomas isn’t technically an omega, I still cherish my Chosen mate,” Canyon said. He looked at Thomas, and I saw it for the first time. They were completely in love.

“Wait, you’re mates?” I asked.

“Yes, we are,” Thomas said. “And we would like to send you to yours. He is a perfect match for you. He will show you the world and will be able to teach you new and exciting things. He’s an archeologist and is currently in Egypt, but that isn’t where he lives. All you have to do is agree, and we’ll send you to him.”

“That easily?” I asked. Surely I was dreaming. There was no way these two were for real.

“Yes, that easily,” Canyon said. “You are welcome to tell your parents or not—that choice is completely yours. Also, if you don’t wish to leave the fae realm, you don’t have to. We can pair Calum with another omega.”

“No, I want to,” I said without a thought. It was true though. I absolutely wanted to leave here and find my alpha somewhere. “I’ll tell them. They will most likely be happy they won’t have to deal with me any longer. They were happy I was their last kid. Although—” I stopped and thought about my father for a moment. “—my father will most likely be upset I won’t be here to cook and clean any longer.”

Canyon and Thomas shared a look. I wasn’t sure what that was about but didn’t really care too much. I wasn’t trying to be like that, and in all honesty, I wouldn’t mind cooking and cleaning for my mate, because I knew he would appreciate it. But my father just didn’t seem to like me much.

“Go pack a bag. We’ll deal with your parents,” Thomas said.

I slowly nodded. My foot had long since been freed, and I headed in the direction of my parents’ house. I didn’t know what all I needed to take, but I had heard from others to bring mostly clothing and anything that was small and sentimental to us.

I entered the house through the back door, immediately heading for the stairs instead of stopping in the kitchen. Father yelled something in my direction, but I didn’t listen. Instead, I raced to my bedroom to pack a bag. I only had one, but it was a large knapsack-type bag, and I was able to stuff the majority of my clothes as well as two of my most treasured journals in it. I added my stash of money, as well as my rocks, and then went to the bathroom and threw in my other things. I was happy as could be when I went downstairs and was a bit surprised when I didn’t see either of my parents.

“Did they take it poorly?” I asked Canyon and Thomas.

“Not exactly. Your father wasn’t exactly happy to be told to do his own dishes and cooking though,” Canyon told me.

“Are you ready, then?” Thomas asked.

“As ready as I think I’m going to be. Are you going to tell me any more about my mate?”

“We will,” Thomas said. He gestured to the door, and I followed them out, closing it behind me this time. I gave the only house I’d ever known one final look as we walked through the trees and away from home. A glowing door opened in front of us, and Canyon walked through it, disappearing out of sight. I stopped, but Thomas held out his arm, gesturing for me to walk through. “It’s safe. We will be making a quick stop in our realm first before sending you on to your mate. Canyon is waiting for you on the other side.”

That made sense. I figured I honestly had nothing to lose, so I stepped through the glowing door and found myself somewhere that was unlike any other place I had ever seen. My own realm was gorgeous, but this one…well, there were pink trees. Pink trees. And the grass was orange in spots and red in others.

I looked down at it as I was walking on it and heard chuckling behind me. I glanced back at Thomas, who was shaking his head.

“At least the sky isn’t purple today.”

“Purple?” I asked.

“Yes. Marian and Gwendolyn are the other two fates. Whereas Canyon and I ensure the happiness of paranormals by matching mates, Marian and Gwendolyn look after the health and happiness of the realms that everyone occupies.”

I could only nod my head. I had to take what he was saying as truth. Why would they lie? They had no reason to.

“Come in here, and we will talk,” Canyon said, opening a door. I entered the house, finding it quite cozy inside. There was a gorgeous wood table that shined in the sunlight coming through the door and windows, as well as several chairs on either side. There was a shelf full of books on one wall, a well-stocked kitchen area with several pans hanging from hooks over the range, and a couch that looked incredibly cozy.

“Have a seat. We’ll get you some information about Calum, answer any questions you have.”

“Thank you,” I told Canyon as he pulled out a chair. I sat in it, dropping my bag beside me while Thomas and Canyon moved to the other side and sat.

“All right. Any questions for us first?”

Really? They were going to start with that? I was sure I had so many questions, but I was completely drawing a blank.

“I’m sure I have lots. But being put on the spot like this, I can’t think of any right at the moment. We’d all basically given up hope that it would be a possibility that we would be able to ever leave our realm ever again.”