Taming the Beast

Chapter 26 (Keegan)

(Keegan's POV)

I was furious with Natasha. I stormed into my house and slammed the door and grunted. I paced the

living room and ran my hand through my hair. My mom came rushing in from the kitchen. She looked at

me amused. I sighed and stopped as I ran my hands over my face.

"I need to talk to dad," I said softly. I walked around to the kitchen and opened the door that led down

the stairs. I took a deep breath before I walked down the stairs. I hated going to see my dad, because I

hated seeing him like this. Since werewolves couldn't really go to the hospital, this was our own Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

personal pack hospital. Rooms lines up on both sides of the hallway and we had a pack doctor. I could

see him in his office. At the bottom of the stairs, I went down the long hallway before opening the door

to his room. The lights were brighter in here and the room was set up like a hospital.

"Hey dad," I said softly. His bald head turned to me and he smiled softly.

"Keegan, good to finally see you down here," he joked. I frowned as worry set in. My dad noticed and

tried to sit up some more. He grunted as he tried to push himself up on his thin arms. He used to be

ripped and fit and healthy with a full head of hair and even a beard and mustache, but that was all

gone. I guess cancer could do that to a person. He was weak and skinny and completely bald. I hated

seeing him this way. It made me sad beyond compare. I adored my father. I loved him. I was a daddy's

boy, but I rarely visited him down here because it brought tears to my eyes. But I needed him; I needed

his advice and counsel. I sat in the chair by his bed facing him and sighed.

"Dad, I found my mate. Her name is Caroline Holloway. She's so... she's strong and stubborn. She's

got eyes like you wouldn't believe and she's so beautiful. I roll over every time she talks... even if she's

yelling at me," I chuckled lightly. "I love her, and I know it too. It's just..." I trailed off to try and see how

to word the next part. I had no idea if my father would approve of Caroline or not. He noticed my

turmoil.

"What is it, son?" he asked gently. I sighed and looked around before I looked at him.

"She can't be Luna," I said carefully. He looked confused.

"What do you mean? If she's your mate, then she's going to be Luna," he said. I sighed ad ran a hand

down my face.

"She isn't... dad, she's extraordinary. She's not normal by any means, but she is human... she's not a

Lycan like us, and I know that's going to be a problem for the parliament," I explained. My dad looked

off in thought. He hummed thoughtfully as he twiddled his thumbs.

"Well, you're obviously mated to her for a reason. It's the first I've heard of it, but she's your mate. Even

if you ignored your wolf and mated with Natasha, you would be ruthless and mean; especially since

you lost your true mate. Maybe I can ask the parliament as a dying wish to let this Caroline girl become

Luna. Of course, there is the option to change her, but it hasn't been done in hundreds of years, and

you know how dangerous if can be from your Alpha training. I wouldn't suggest doing that option. You

should call a parliament meeting for here in a week or so to discuss it," my dad suggested. I frowned.

"Dad, I don't want your... last wish to be spent on me. I'm not going to be that selfish. You should save it

for something you want," I argued. He chuckled and reached over to grab my hand.

"My real wish is for you to be happy... and your true mate will make you happy. I just have one

condition," he said with a smile. I squeezed his hand back gently.

"Anything, you name it," I said quickly. He smiled fatherly at me, his teeth showing.

"I want to meet her," he said. I froze. I could barely work up the courage to come down here. I didn't

know about bringing Caroline down here. "I just want to meet the girl who's going to be bossing my son

around for the rest of his life," he joked. I laughed lightly before I nodded.

"She wouldn't hesitate to do that... I'll bring her," I agreed.

"Can you bring her tomorrow, son? I'm not getting any younger. I want to see her before things really

start going south. My voice is already getting harder to maintain," he said with a cough. My heart

dropped as I felt the salt water build up in my eyes. I immediately started nodding.

"Okay, I'll bring her after school tomorrow," I promised. He thanked me before he drifted off to sleep. I

sniffled and turned. I rushed out of the room and took a deep breath. I covered my eyes with my hands

briefly and calmed myself before going back upstairs.

I sighed to myself, entering the kitchen and telling my mom what he said. She giggled like a schoolgirl

when she found out she was going to be able to meet Caroline tomorrow too. Oh boy...

I texted Caroline and asked if I could take her somewhere after school. She agreed eventually, but not

without asking a million questions. I didn't tell her what we were going to be doing. She was under the

assumption that we were just going to be hanging out with the guys at my house; which wasn't entirely

a lie. We were going to hang out with them for a little bit, too. But I didn’t know how to explain my dad’s

situation to her just yet.