11. Mia

                                    

                                          
Mia's POV 
                          
My dad fell asleep on the couch while I slipped away to grab a shower. I found myself thinking about if my mom was still alive. I found myself relieved to hear she wasn't a saint anymore; it was hard living up to that image. You feel like you can't make any mistakes or you will disappoint her. But just like her, I will learn how to be a good alpha. One doesn't magically become great. 
                          
I was washing my hair when I tapped into my wolf. I needed answers. I lost myself in my wolf's conciseness, searching for the truth. My wolf guided me through today's events. She paused right before I lunged at Paul. 
                          
'He's going to hurt my pack, must protect the pack.' She thought as I was thinking about him taking advantage of my mom. My wolf assured me she was in control of us while killing Paul. She was the murder, not me. I snapped out of my wolf's conciseness slowly. 
                          
I returned to my shower as I was sitting on the floor of the bathtub. I finished up and climbed into my bed. I texted James that my wolf revealed the truth to me, and he was right. I fell asleep thinking of him. 

                          
In my dream, I was walking in the forest behind our house. I saw an outline walking towards me, and I look down to see a hand connected to mine. James was holding my hand, walking with me. I look up and see it is my mother walking toward us. James lets go of my hand so I can run to my mother. I embrace her tightly, so she can't run from me. 
                          
"Darling, I am here. Trust me; I won't leave until I met him." She told me in her soft angelic voice. I smiled and turned to him. "James, this is my mother." He smiled and went to shake her hand. My mother laughed and pulled him in for a hug. 
                          
We all sat down in the grass; I laid my head in his lap as he played with my hair. My mother is sitting across from us, watching him play with my hair. All of a sudden, my dad comes in and sits next to her. They embrace. 
                          
"Darling I am proud of you, I love you. You have an amazing mate in James."  
"But Mom, Dad just told me all about you, and I need to know that I" She stopped me. 
"I know you feel my pain as I felt it twenty years ago. I know you killed him; I know everything. Now relax and enjoy the moment." 
                          
I enjoyed us laughing and her telling me stories from my childhood. I relaxed in his lap until I fell asleep in my own dream. 

                          
I woke up in my room with a content heart. My dad lightly knocked on my door, and I told him to come in. I never saw him look so content. "You had the dream too," I said, and he smiled. 
                          
"We finally got to be a family again, including James." I smiled at the thought of him. "Also, you were right, Dad, my wolf, said she killed him." He hugged me. 
                          
"I know I'm always right." He teased, and I laughed. Then, I remembered I had alpha duties. My dad left for school, and I went down to the office. Funny that we switched roles. I was surprisingly late; Ben was here before me.
                          
Right now, the council was building their case against Tasha. It was out of my hands for now. So it was no surprise that I didn't hear about it until later that day. 
                          
But before then, Isabella came to check up on me. "I had a dream with my mother last night. I am perfectly content and at ease." I informed my two best friends. "So tell us the details about James and your mark. Ben told me it was steamy in the fields." Isabella told me, and I turned to Ben. 
                          
"Why were you watching perv?" I joked, and he laughed. 
"I'm just saying I felt the shift; technically, he's your Luna right now." I laughed at how he would feel about that. I still didn't have a text from him, but I wasn't too worried. So I told Isabella and Ben the dirty details about us in this office room. Ben looked offended that he needed to sit across from my desk now, and Isabella looked proud of me. I laughed at their reactions.