Sweets

Chapter 2

Cooper

Baker Rae Thomas Reynolds is my mate? My Sweets?

F*cckkkkk!

I f*cked up!

My mom is going to hang me by the tallest tree at Dark Moon or drown me in the Black River.

She told me to wait one more day.

Why the f*ck didn't I listen to her?

My wolf is so excited. Wait until he finds out who she really is.

The same girl I left behind right before my 18th birthday, because I didn't want to break both of our hearts when my mate showed up. That same girl just walked in and she is my mate.

F*cckkkkk!

This can't be my life.

What kind of game is the moon goddess playing?

I hear my cousin and all our friends joking about hooking up with humans as they pour another shot.

My wolf is telling me how he plans on marking her.

F*cckkkkk!

My wolf talked me off the ledge many times when I talked about her and told him I had made a mistake by leaving. He always told me that Rae and me parting ways was the best thing we could have done. He even called her selfless and kind for letting me free so I could find my mate, and he could find the true love of his life. He said I would see it eventually. That we would both move on and start our families and our silly childhood crush would mean nothing by the time we saw each other again.

Silly childhood crush my a$$.

This is the reason why I was never able to move on or be with anyone else.

"Go to her. Go to mate. She is the most beautiful person I have ever seen," he tells me.

My wolf is not wrong. Rae is beautiful. I take a moment to really stare at her. They dimmed the lights now that they brought the live band out, but I am a werewolf, so I automatically have better vision.

I can see every detail about her.

She is s3xy and her hair is so long, and I just want to touch it.

When we were young, that was my favorite thing to do. Her hair always smelled good and touching her always relaxed me. Now I know why.

"You good, bro? It looks like you have just seen a ghost?" Henry asks. I can't take my eyes off her. My wolf won't listen to me.

"Go to mate," he urges me.

"So, are we all going over there or not? Caue if you are p*****s, I'm not and I'm going over there, because I plan on getting my d!ck sucked," My cousin says.

I can't go over there, can I? What would I even say to her?

My buddy Bash comes over and throws his arm around my shoulder. "Aim lower buddy, She is way too good-looking for your ugly a$$. I already got my eyes on her," he tells me. My wolf growls in my head, but I do not let it out. Something inside of me is telling me not to announce that she is my mate, but the Alpha in me shuts it all down.

"Don't even f*cking look at her," I growl in his face.

"Yo, chill," My cousin pulls me away.

"Here, have a drink," he says as he hands me the bottle. I take a big gulp. It burns all the way down.

"What's going on? Why did you snap like that?" he asks me.

"It was my wolf," I take another big gulp, then another, then another.

"Rae's mine," I say. He sighs.

"Cooper, I know you never wanted to share her as kids, but we're all grown now. She's an adult. You two aren't together. If she wants to talk to Bash, or anyone else here, you are going to have to move to the side," he tells me. I chuckle.

"I forgot that your mother dropped you as a baby. No-one is going near her. She is mine," I repeat.

His eyes widen.

"Oh, you mean?" he asks.

"Mine," I repeat one last time.

"Got it," he tells me.

"Congrats man," he says.

"Keep it to yourself for now," I say as I take one last gulp.

"How do I look?" I ask him.

"Like a billion bucks. You get it? Because your are a billionaire," he tells me.

He is so corny.

I ignore him and make my way towards my mate. I am feeling the alcohol now, and I am excited to celebrate finding my mate.

Rae

"Rae, we got the drinks going, but they weren't serving food anymore," Cori hands me a drink when I arrive. I was able to change and shower and I feel like a brand new person.

"Should I drink today guys?" I ask. I am not a drinker. I'm not even 21 yet, but I don't have to worry about that here, because the legal age to drink here is 18.

"Yes, we have to celebrate life and our health," My cousin London says.

"I want to say cheers to you Rae. To your stream, your life, your amazing mind. For allowing me the chance to hop on board and make magic with you. To us becoming rich. I have a feeling this year will be our year. We have to make it this year," my camera man says, and we all clink our glasses and take the shot. "Ew" I say, wanting to spit it out. I forgot how horrible alcohol tastes. I went through a phase after my son died that I drank heavily. I was young and was wild, because I didn't know how to handle grief, but once I got the proper help, I didn't touch alcohol again.

Today has been the first time since, but I am in a much better place now.

Even with what my cousin, ex bsf, and ex bf did to me. It didn't hurt me the way it probably should have. I didn't feel the need to get drunk all the time. The only thing I know is that I don't trust anymore, but nothing will ever hurt me the way losing my son did. Anything else I can easily get over.

"Another one," my cousin Vivienne says.

"To rae for planning this," she adds.

"You mean to Avalena and Cage," I say, and we all begin laughing and cheers to the couple.

"Last one to my bestie, because well, technically you picked this group. Avalena hadn't invited some of us, but anyway, I just want to say thank you to my bestie for being my bestie, and for always bringing me everywhere with you. I know it is because you work so closely with my brother, but thank you for accepting us, even taking us in to live with you. For letting me work for and with you and for making me and my brother rich. I can't wait for what is yet to come. Your mind is brilliant, and you are such a great person who deserves the world. I just know you are going to blow up. You help so many people, and you help me with my son. Even after what happened, you never turned your back on us. You took us in and gave us a place to stay. You pay me enough to be able to afford a babysitter, yet you get your parents to babysit so he won't have to be left with a stranger. You have shared your family with me and Corey and you let my son call your parents grandma and grandpa because mine wanted nothing to do with us. I just love you so much," Cori starts crying.

"To Rae for bringing us here," she finally says.

"Geez Corina, chill. Take the bottle away from her, but for real Rae. Thank you for everything. You are always there for everyone when they need you. You rock," her brother Corey says.

"Rae Rae," I suddenly hear a voice behind me that I haven't heard in a very long time. In years, actually.

At first, I thought I was tripping and hearing things with all the alcohol I consumed, but then I see my cousin's eyes widen, and I turn around only to come face to face with my past.

Cooper Dark Moon.