My Alpha Mate's Christmas Gift

Mom knows

"Take good care of yourselves... Okay?" Linda said with a smile.

Roxanne, Rita and Melissa stood side by side as they bid their farewell to Linda, who had to leave the pack. Roxanne's teary eyes showed that she didn't want to see her grandmother go, especially after such a brief reunion, but since Asher willed it they had no choice.

This added to the many reasons why Roxanne couldn't stand him.

"Remember what I said Roxanne!" Linda reminded her granddaughter, who seemed to be spacing out.

"Sure thing grandma. Take your of yourself, okay?" She said with a charming smile.

Linda nodded her head and then looked toward Melissa with a knowing expression.

"Take care of your daughter Melissa. Hopefully, if this all ends well we'll be able to see each other very soon" Linda smiled.

"We'll have some of our warriors escort you and guide you if that's fine by..." Rita began to offer.

"Oh please. I may be old, but I'm hardly senile. Do you really think I've gotten so weak that I can't navigate my way through this place?" Linda responded sharply.

"N-No, I didn't mean to..." Rita quickly defended.

"Mom was the one who led us to this place to begin with. I believe she will be fine on her own" Melissa said.

"Fine then, if that's what you want" Rita said.

"Thank you dear" Linda smiled.

They all witnessed as she made her way out of the village and left for the woods. Roxanne watched with a concerned look, wondering if her grandmother would actually be fine.

"I mean... I know she's a werewolf and all, but will she really be fine on her own?" Roxanne asked.

"Don't you worry about your grandmother... Even at that age, there's no way she'll ever be stranded in snow. After all, she was once known as the 'Demon Snow' back in the day" Melissa explained. "W-Whaoh..."Roxanne let out in surprise.

"Yeah, your grandmother is awesome. So you shouldn't be so concerned about her as much as you should be for yourself... Roxanne, worry more about yourself right now" Melissa said to her daughter. "Myself?" She asked.

"The Awakening is at hand Roxanne, you can't take it lightly. It will be unlike anything you've ever experienced before." Melissa warned her.

"I'm pretty sure I can handle it" Roxanne responded, a little upset that her mother underestimated her ability.

"Honestly, I know I'm still new to this werewolf thing, and to be honest it still gets to me, but you should stop underestimating me too much. I'm not a kid anymore, ``she added. Melissa smiled as she watched her daughter.

"Yeah. I'm sure you're not... With all the underground wrestling matches you've been having." She stated.

Roxanne's eyes bulged as she heard this. How did her mother know? When did she find out? Did her coach...?!

"Oh, don't look at me like that. Don't worry, your coach didn't tell me anything. In fact, I had a word with him the other day. The truth is I've known for a while now..." She revealed.

"So that's why he decided not to help me anymore... So if you've known all this time, why didn't you say anything?" Roxanne asked, still surprised by what her mother said.

"I considered saying something, but it's not like I could do anything to stop you, neither did I have any right to. Instead I closely monitored you instead. I even attended and watched some of your matches. The 'Black Cat' uhn?" Melissa grinned.

"Mooom!!!" Roxanne let out in embarrassment.

"This is quite the interesting conversation Miss Melissa, Roxanne... I'd love to hear more about it" Rita said, entering the conversation.

"Oh, not you too Rita!" Roxanne groaned.

"Come on, she's your friend isn't she?" Melissa teased.

"Let's go in first. I like being in the house better" Roxanne quickly changed the topic as she hurriedly walked back into Rita's home.

The rest followed behind her and laughed, clearly they were enjoying themselves.

A far distance from where they were, someone watched the scenery play out. He sat on the edge of a cliff and observed how they laughed and entered Rita's house. His crimson eyes remained focused on one person in particular, his mate and future bride, Roxanne.

"Didn't anyone tell you that stalking is generally found to be unattractive in guys." A voice appeared from behind him.00☐☐☐☐☐☐