His Human Mate

"What do you think of me?"

That simple yet difficult question kept echoing in Erick's mind as he laid back on his bed, trying to sleep. Luka was already in its bed where Erick had carried it to.

He rubbed his forehead in frustration. He really did not understand. Was his actions not enough to tell her how he feels about her, without any verbal communication? What frustrated Erick the most was that he really could not understand what Amber thinks. Sometimes she would be all sweet and funny, especially when Erick teased her and whatnot. Sometimes she would get all serious where illogical thoughts would swarm her mind, making her confused and question things.

He really wants to try to understand her but sometimes whenever he tried to get to know her better, she would avoid him or back off immediately.

'Was she too overwhelmed with all the affections that I have given her?' he thought to himself as he stared up at his ceiling, thinking.

'That's why I told you to just mate her,' Dane growled in his mind. 'Enough said.'

Erick rolled his eyes inwardly. "Easier said than done," he replied back.

Dane snorted. 'This is why humans can be so frustrating… Unfortunately,' he growled.

"Then why did you pick Amber as our mate?" Erick asked, curious. Though, he did not mind having Amber as a mate. He thought he was damn lucky to have a beautiful and thoughtful mate like her. He can't say that she was smart because he was smarter than her. But then again, it would be okay. Because he can compensate for the smart genes to their child in the future.

The thought of having pups with her made Erick grin.

Dane snorted again. 'It's our fate to be with her. Our destiny,' he answered. 'The Moon Goddess bestows us with fate and I have no regrets about accepting it.'

Erick nodded. "I, too, am glad for this fate. I wouldn't have chosen any other mate, other than Amber," he said with a smile. He recalled the time when he first saw her. At first, it was true that he did not like her at first sight, due to her appearance. But even so, he had this pull towards her, which he could not understand, at first. Despite having average looks, though, her hair looks amazing and when she smiled, it really can melt him, he still feels attracted to her. After the shifter ritual, he now understands the attraction.

He sighed again. He wished that he could ask his parents about this problem of his. But then he recalled the time when he had talked to them.

They were sitting at the dining table as they were going to have their dinner. His mother had cooked steaks and burgers for the three of them. It was really a delicious dinner where Erick himself had consumed three burgers and two huge steaks. It was even delicious when he ate them with his father's special gravy which he poured all over his food.

Noticing his mood, even though his appetite was still there, Luella looked at her son with concern. "What's wrong, son?" she asked. "Is there something in your mind?"

His father had long noticed his son's mood but he had ignored him because he rather enjoyed his wife's cooking, than to ponder about Erick's worries. Unless he asked, of course. But since he was only being quiet, Lachlan too kept quiet.

And now, since his wife was asking the question, Lachlan stopped eating and turned to Erick with a raised eyebrow, as if to say, 'Yes, what's wrong?'

Erick stopped eating and raised his head to look at his mother. He then turned to his father and back again. "Ah, nothing. I'm just thinking about some stuff."

"What is it? You seem to have a lot on your mind," his mother replied with worry.

Erick shook his head. "It's not something that you should be worried about but I just have a question."

"What is it?" his parents asked in unison.

"How do you court a human mate?"

His parents went silent. Although they were happy that Erick was finally opening up to them when it comes to his mate but unfortunately, this was something they were lacking in knowledge of. Because both of his parents were born as shifters, they do not have any experience when it comes to a human mate. Courting a shifter mate was easier than courting a human mate. Probably because both of them can easily understand each other's feelings due to their werewolves' counterparts and can effortlessly act on their instincts.

"Hmmm… I'm not sure about courting a human mate," his father finally voiced out. "Is there something wrong with your mate?"

Erick sighed. He could not believe that he would be blurting out his love problems to his parents. But what the hell. They were more experienced in love than he is, anyway.

"It's not that there's anything wrong with my mate," he began. "It's more like how do I court her? As in how do I make her believe that I really like… no, I love her?"

He sighed again. "I thought we were doing alright. I even claimed her as my girlfriend and all. But she is still suspicious and having second thoughts about me being into her."

His parents were quiet as they digested the questions that their son had given to them. Unfortunately, it proved to be difficult. They really have no clue when it comes to a human mate since it was rare to have a human mate.

All they could do was to tell him to not be too aggressive and give her time. At the same time, his father also warned him to be extra careful especially if Erick wanted to reveal the truth about his origins because there were still anti-shifters and rogues around. Lachlan does not know much about Amber's background and her personality.

So, after dinner, Lachlan had questioned Erick about Amber, asking him about her background, her family and so forth. Once he had the information, he had sent a mind-link to Fergus to do a background check on Amber.

While he was thinking of what to do, Erick slowly drifted to sleep.

Shortly after, he abruptly sat up on his bed, a huge grin blossomed on his face as he recalled something. He just remembered that Hamish's mother, Mary, was a human before she became a shifter via mating.

He probably should meet up with her and ask how a shifter like Fergus was able to court and charm her into mating with him.

Erick nodded to himself. Yes, yes. He should go head over to Hamish's after school tomorrow.