The following month went by without any capture or new information concerning Orfeo and his clan. The pack knew the dhampir would be turning eighteen within the month, as those who were bred from the likes of a vampire were born under the influence and power of the winter solstice.
Zach had his own birthday problems to contend with. Emily was also turning the big eighteen this December. He knew what he wanted to do, outside of the whole dinner, present, and cake thing, but how she would react to what he wanted to show her was to be questioned.
Their relationship had flourished over the past four months. They spent all their time together, alone or with the rest of the group, and some times had become so heated he didn't know if he was going to be able to hold back his wolf from making the big claim. But he hadn't done or performed any act that wasn't approved by the elders, and most importantly, his father. Emily still hadn't met Adam or his dad yet, and she didn't hav
Danny went over to Zach's house after school. Both he and Alex stayed hidden from the rest of high school society all day."So, what's up?" Zach questioned as they sat in the living room with Jacob.A large sigh filled the room. Danny looked at both of them and shook his head. "Alex and I spoke with her parents, well, her adoptive parents, the whole day today. They told her the last name and the last known whereabouts of her birth father. That was the only information they had concerning her biological side."Both Jacob and Zach leaned forward in their seats as this conversation was getting interesting.Danny continued. "His last name was Dylan. The same last name Rose had.""Do you think they could've been sisters or something?" Jacob was the first to bring up suggestive reasoning.Danny shrugged. "They said his last known location was about fifty miles north of here in a place called Sarver." Both boys shook their heads as they had no clue
"Oh my God, calm down. It's only a talk." Emily tried to calm Zach's nerves before they got back to her house. Tonight was the night of the 'big' talk, which they both assumed would be the sex talk. Her Aunt Maureen had spoken to her before, like years ago, about the birds and the bees and how babies came along. But that was the extent of it, until now. Emily was guessing her aunt could sense something different about her and Zach's relationship. How it seemed they couldn't function well unless the other was around. How they always needed to be by each other. And how close they'd become since the first time they'd met.Zach felt the first wave of calmness rush through him as Emily stroked his hand. She didn't know it yet, but any little touch from her made him feel placid, yet electrified, all at the same time. He pulled the truck up to the parking spot in front of her home and let out a deep sigh. "We're here." He nodded toward the house."Before we go in there and th
It was one week since Zach had received the news that affected his entire life. The evening they’d spent with Emily’s aunt and she revealed who Emily’s father was made him question everything.Why didn’t his wolf, who hadn’t spoken to him in a week, have hindsight into the circumstance before it got this far out of control?He knew the pack had been searching for him, he could always pick up a slight scent of Jacob, Danny, and Adam, but they never seemed to come his way. Maybe they knew he was there but sensed he needed more time alone. He would have to go back soon, but he still had time since school was still on winter break. He’d completely missed Emily’s birthday, which he had everything planned for that occasion, but it got ruined with the news he’d received.Now that she turned eighteen, what kind of changes was she going through?Would he recognize her anymore?Would she s
“Emily, your father is Orfeo.”As soon as those words were spoken, Emily’s past, present, and future had changed. Zach stood up and glanced from Emily to her aunt. His face was pale, and his hands were trembling. He didn’t say a word to either of them as he walked out the front door, got into his car, and disappeared into the night.“Who’s Orfeo?” Emily asked her aunt. “And what does he have to do with Zach?”“Em, it’s a long story, and I’m not sure you’re going to believe any of what I tell you, but everything I tell you here tonight is the truth.” *Emily shook her head and waited to hear what was so bad about this guy, who was supposedly her absent father of eighteen years, and what would make Zach walk away without any type of goodbye.“Your father.” Aunt Maureen stopped once again and took another deep
Aunt Maureen stood by the window in the kitchen, looking at the nothingness going on in the backyard. Emily cleared her throat, and her aunt turned around at the sound. She glanced down at the letter in Emily’s hand, then looked back up at her with a curious expression on her face.Emily waved the piece of paper she was holding. “So, I read it.” She rubbed her hand over her face and brushed back the hair from her eyes.Her aunt nodded. “And?” It seemed she was questioning Emily about its contents instead of the other way around.Emily shrugged. “I don’t know what to make of any of it. It’s either you both had serious mental issues, or there’s more out there than I actually know about.”Aunt Maureen had a slight smile on her face. “Well, I’m sure my physician and employees can assure you that I don’t have any type of mental problems that would cause me to create such a story.&rdq
Jacob rolled over and lay on his side next to Madison. He took the blanket and covered her up. “What’s wrong?” He could tell, as well as his wolf, something was bothering her.“Nothing. Why?” Madison pulled the blanket up higher on her chest. It seemed somehow Jacob knew she hated being exposed, all naked like she was some sort of buffet. Every time they had one of their moments, he would always cover her up and then snuggle in beside her. Of course, he never worried about being exposed, but then again, why would he. His body was perfectly sculpted into one fine male specimen.Jacob kissed the tip of Madison’s nose and brushed back the strand of hair that fell into her eyes. “Because I can sense when something is bothering you. My wolf can tell when his mate is upset.” He kissed the side of her neck and worked his way down her throat. “And we would do anything,” he nipped at her neck, “to make sure she f
“Wellllllll.” Madison drawled out the word. “I was changing one time over at Alex’s, and she saw it.” Madison bit down on her lip. She was anxious telling Jacob this, as she knew it could probably get them both into a lot of hardship with his family. Madison glanced over at him. He seemed a little pissed off at the situation. “But,” she tried to get herself out of any trouble she may be in with him, “I ignored her when she asked about it, and she hasn’t said any more about it, so maybe she forgot. See, nothing to worry about.” She gave him the happy girl smile that usually got her out of a lot of problems.“Just play it safe, okay?” He couldn’t stay mad at her no matter how much he wanted to. “And the whole thing with Brindle, well, she’s questioning more since we haven’t had sex or done anything like that.” He saw that Madison tried to hide the smile that wanted to come out
“I was just leaving.” Madison sidestepped past Adam and Danny and walked out the open front door. “And, Jacob, tell Mr. Michaels that I did what he requested, but next time find your own tutor for math so I don’t have to be bothered by you.” She walked down the sidewalk a little, then turned around once more to the three guys, who were watching her leave. “And, Adam, maybe see if you can get your baby brother a sippy cup since he obviously can’t handle a real glass of soda. He spilled it all over himself.” She motioned toward Jacob being in his boxers. “Later.” She walked over to her car and got in to leave.“You needed help in math, and Madison helped you.” Danny was shocked to find those two together, and neither one of them was dead.“Mr. Michaels asked her before the break if she would help out for extra credit and referral for college." Jacob kept up the story that Madison was a