Chapter Twenty

I laid on the couch watching tv while Clayton was taking a shower when I heard the door bell ring. I stood up and walked to the door and looked through the peep hole and saw Clayton's mother standing there. I slowly opened the door and smiled at her.

"Oh hello Evelyn!" She spoke while walking into the house.

"Um hi." I replied while shutting the door behind her.

"Where is Clayton?" She asked walking into the living room.

"He's uh in the shower." I answered following behind. "I can go and get him if you want me to."

"No no no that's alright honey I was just popping by to see if Clayton and you wanted to go camping with the family."

"Oh when?"

"Well we were actually thinking that we could go today in a couple of hours were staying for three days. We'd really love it if you guys would join us everybody really wants to get to know you better." She said smiling at me.

"Well um yeah we'll go I'll talk-"

"Hey Ev I can't find my basketball shorts where did you put them?" Clayton asked while coming down the stairs in nothing but his boxers making my and his moms eyes widen in shock."Holy crap what are you bdoing here?!" He yelled looking at his mom.

"Why are you walking around the house in your underwear?!" She yelled back.

"Because it's my house!"

"Evelyn could have seen you!"

"She did see me! Newsflash mom I sleep in this every night! So she sees me like this every night! And it's not a big deal she's my mate!"

"Clayton go back upstairs and put on some clothes!"

"Mom what are you even doing here?"

"I was asking if you and Evelyn would go camping with us today."

"I don't think so mom I'm really busy."

"Evelyn already said you'd go."

"No I really-"

"No Clayton were going." I cut him off.

Clayton looked at me and said "Fine. Just leave mom so we can get ready."

His mom said goodbye and then she left and Clayton and I packed.

Two hours later Clayton's family showed up and Clayton and I followed them up to the camp site.

"I really don't want to do this Evelyn." Clayton said on the drive there.

"What do you mean?" I asked him.

"I do not want to go camping with my family."

"Why not?" 

"Because Evelyn I'm don't exactly enjoy spending time with my family and I know they don't enjoy spending time with me."

"Of course they enjoy spending time with you. Don't be stupid Clayton they love spending time with you. Why wouldn't they?"

"Because I'm like the outsider of my family I'm not like the rest of them."

"What do you mean?"

Clayton shook his head and muttered while pulling the truck into the camp grounds "Don't worry about it."

Once Clayton parked the truck I got out of the truck and began to unpack the tailgate of the truck while Clayton grabbed our tent and set it up next to his parents tent.

"Need help with that?" A deep voice said from behind me making me jump and turn are to see Clayton's seventeen year old brother Hunter standing there.

"Um no it's alright Clayton already grabbed the heavy stuf. I uh only have the bag with our clothes in it." I replied.

"Oh okay." He said and continued to stand behind me while I grabbed the bags from the tailgate and walked to where Clayton was setting up our tent. 

Iput the bags on the ground and stood by Clayton who was on the ground setting up the tent "You need any help?" I asked him. 

"No I almost got it done I just have to adjust one more wire."

"How did you set that up so fast?"

Clayton chuckled and stood up "Because I've been setting up tents my whole life babe."

Clayton walked to the other side of the tent and grabbed everything but one sleeping bag that I carried and he put the stuff on the tent me following him doing the same.

After I got into the tent Clayton zipped the tent shut behind me and took the sleeping bag from me and threw it into the corner of the tent. Clayton crawled up to me and put his hand gently on my cheek "I love you." Hile whispered looking me in my eyes.

I blushed and whispered "I love you."

Clayton kissed me briefly and said "I really hate my family."

"Why?" I asked him softly.

"Because they hate me." He muttered.

"They don't hate you." I whispered.

"Yeah the-"

"Clayton! Evelyn!" I heard his mom yell.

Clayton sighed and rolled his eyes before exiting the tent. Once we got out there I noticed it was already getting dark outside.

Clayton mom waved us over to wear Clayton's brother and father were starting a fire.

"Clayton dinner will be done soon so why don't you and Evelyn go and get cleaned up for it." Clayton's mom smiled 

"Why would we get cleaned up if we're camping?" Clayton rolled his eyes.

"Because you should still be clean no matter what. And you don't want to eat with dirty hands anyways it's bad for you."

"Well I personally think it's pointless." 

"Well I don't." 

"I'm not going to get cleaned up just to get dirty in five more minutes!"

"Clayton stop acting like a child and listen to what I say!"

"No I don't have to listen to you!"

Clayton's father stood up and walked over to us and said "Clayton listen to what you're mother says!"

Clayton scoffed and said "She's not my fucking mother! She  means nothing to me! So I shouldn't have to listen to her."

"Clayton don't say things like that!"

"Why not?! It's true isn't it?! She's not my mother!" Clayton yelled and walked away into the wooded area his father angrily walking the opposite direction.

I turned to face Clayton's mother who was crying "I'm so sorry. I don't know what's wrong with him. He should've say things like that too you." I told her.

"No he's right I'm not his mother I have no right to try and tell him what to do." She whispered sadly.

I looked at her in shock "What do you mean?"

"Honey Clayton is a very troubled young man he's had a very horrific childhood."

"If you don't mind me asking what happened?"

"Clayton his real mother her name was Grace. She was Grayson his father,  first mate. They meet when they were young and they got married and nine months later Clayton was born. There life was perfect for a long time but one day when Clayton was four years old him and his mother were walking through the woods one day when some rogue werewolves came. They killed her right in front of Clayton they ripped her to shreds and he watched it all happen but the rogues didn't touch him they left him there all alone with his dead mother there. A few hours later Grayson found them. After that Clayton changed he became cold and he pushed others away. Two years later Grayson found me I was his second chance mate. Clayton took it hard and it just got worse when I got pregnant with the twins. He resisted me and his father he thought his father didn't love his mom anymore but that wasn't true. Clayton always blamed himself for her being killed he thought that it was his fault for not fighting them off but there was nothing he could've done he was only four. But after that he began training everyday to become a killer. Once he gained full control of the pack he began attacking other packs for no reasons he would just say that it was because they were a threat to us but I think he's still trying to find the rogues that killed his mother. But ever since he found you he's been different his even talking to Grayson and I more. We're so thankful for that. Especially Grayson the last nineteen years haven't been easy on him either. He never really fully got over Grave and I don't think he ever will. Grayson he's a good man and I know he loves me but I also know that his heart still belongs to Grace." She cried.

I stood there in shock for a few minutes before saying "I'm so sorry."

She shook her head "Don't be honey, I've made my peace with it years ago."

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