As soon as I placed the phone down I saw how badly my hand was shaking. I was scared that he was never going to stop coming for me. We raged war on his pack territory and that isn’t something that was easily forgotten or forgiven.
I had a really quickly shower to wash the dried blood off of me and the dirt from the dungeon and I got dressed in a pair of long pants and a long sleeved shirt. Despite it being really hot outside.
I walked into my room and the door was open slightly and I went into the hallway and I saw that Ethan’s door was also open and I could hear him walking around in there. So I knocked on the door and he came to open it.
I liked his bedroom. It also had a fireplace and a large screen TV but it was decorated in darker colors than what my room was decorated in. He had a darker paint color on his wall and red and black bedding in his room.
“I just got a call from dad.” I said, turning to look at him.
“What did he say?” Ethan asked, looking concerned.
“He told me that this wasn’t over and basically told me not to get too comfortable here because I won’t be here for too long.” I said, sitting on the chair in the corner of Ethan’s room. But he sat on the edge of his massive bed in the middle of the room and he looked straight at me.
“There is no way any of your father’s men are getting onto this land. I’ve doubled my warriors and they are covering every inch on the border. The entire border. We’re not leaving anything to chance. He’s not getting anywhere near you again. I promise.” Ethan says.
“I’m afraid that a lot of people are going to get hurt because of me.” I say.
“Don’t you worry about it. No one is going to get hurt. My warriors are the best that anyone has seen and they will do whatever it takes to protect their Luna.”
“I’m not their Luna.” I said looking down.
“Not yet. But you will be.” He said.
We talked for a little while in his room but I was starting to get really drowsy, so I decided that I was going to go to bed. So I went across the hall to my room and I climbed into the massive comfortable bed and it didn’t take me long to fall asleep.
The next morning when I woke up I went downstairs and I was looking for the kitchen but I heard Ethan on the phone. So I stayed on the stairs while he was in the living room and I could tell that he was talking to the council.
“What the hell do you mean you can’t do anything without proof?...It is your job to investigate Alpha’s and get that proof…yeah, I understand that you have thousands of packs to overlook but Everett Everstone is a dangerous man…he tried to come between me and my mate and marry her off to some guy that wasn’t her mate just to suit his own needs. And that is after he let that son of a bitch friend of his rape my mate…You have to do something to stop him…well, how the hell are we supposed to get that proof?...we can’t stop foot on his land. Not now anyway…yeah, I have my mate back but that doesn’t change the fact that he did everything in his power to stop it from happening…you need to investigate him and find out if the rumours are true…yeah, thanks for nothing.” Ethan said before hanging up. And he looked over towards the stairs and saw me standing there.
“They aren’t going to investigate dad.” I said.
“Yeah. They just told me that.” Ethan says.
“He’s got too much information on the council. There’s no way they’re going to get involved.” I say walking closer to him in the living room.
“What are you talking about?” He asked.
“I’m saying that my father has dirt on the council. He was investigating them before he had a chance to do anything else.” I say.
“You’ve got to be kidding me.” He says.
“No one ever accused my father of being stupid.” I say. And Ethan nodded his head.
So we went to the kitchen and Ethan made us both a coffee and we took it to the informal dining room and sat down to drink it.
While we were there Beta Mason arrived at the packhouse and Ethan scolded him because Mason was told that the Alpha wanted no interruptions.
“Alpha. I just wanted to see how things went with the council. You blocked the mind link.” Mason says.
“They aren’t going to do anything. Summer told me that Everett has too much dirt on the council for them to open an investigation against him in case that information comes to light.” Ethan says.
“Well, what the hell do we do now? Everett isn’t going to just sit back and let what we did slide. We charged onto his land and took his daughter. He’s not going to forgive that.” Mason says.
"We'll talk about it later." Ethan growled. And Mason took the hint and he left the packhouse.
“Everyone has skeletons in their closet.” I say. And Ethan looked at me like it had never occurred to him. And I just shrugged when I said it. I guess I had seen what the evil Alpha’s were capable of more than what Ethan had ever seen. I knew the council were dirty.
“I'm sorry about Mason. You don’t need to be afraid. The pack are all really excited to meet you. But they understand that you need some time. They don’t know what has happened to you but once we mentioned that you were Everett Everstone’s daughter then they pretty much assumed that you would need time to adjust.” Ethan explained.
Ethan finally took me on a tour of the packhouse and it was so much bigger than I had expected. There were dozens of little bedrooms on the ground first, second and third floor. And then the Alpha’s were on the top floor of the house. There was a games room, there was a library full of ancient books on werewolves, witches, vampires…everything that was pretty much supernatural. Everything about their history.
There was even a pool out the back which I thought was pretty cool and wasn’t going to go to waste. Swimming was a great way to exercise.
Dad had forbade me from training in my last pack so I wanted to train in the new pack. To know how to fight if I ever needed it.
“My grandfather actually built this packhouse. The old one burnt down. And when this woman Nicole came to live here, she made a few changes to make it a lot more homely. She’s the one that added the fine touches so it didn’t look so sterile anymore.” Ethan says. And there was that name again. Nicole. Who was she? I think she’s important because my mother told me about her.
“Who was Nicole?” I asked, casually.
“She was my dad’s goddess given mate. She came to us when I was a child. My mother obviously was cast out of the house when Nicole came into the picture but she was awesome. She treated me like her own son.” Ethan explained.
“Was she originally from this pack?” I asked.
“No. Actually, I’m not sure what pack she came from. I never really thought to ask. She just took on our last name when she got here. But I do remember her looking sad sometimes. She would always try to hide it but I always got the feeling that something was missing.” Ethan explained.
“Where is Nicole now?”
“She died. A few years ago. It isn’t something that we really like to talk about in the pack.” Ethan says. So I needed to respect that and not ask too many questions. But the coincidence was too great. I knew that I needed to find out more about this Nicole.
“So, when do I get to meet your wolf? My wolf is going crazy.”
“Oh. I don’t think I can shift yet. The wolfsbane. It’s still in my system. I can feel it. I’m really sorry.” I say.
“Don’t be sorry. Just let me know when and we’ll shift together. Arlo, my wolf, really wants to meet her.” Ethan smiled at me. And I returned a fake smile. I wasn’t so sure that was going to be the case when he actually met her. She wasn’t an ordinary wolf and I was terrified that they were going to be scared when they met her. I was afraid to be rejected by the whole pack when they found out. I couldn’t let them know. Not until I figured out what my next move was going to be. I had to make sure that I had somewhere to go when they rejected me and I was an outcast or rogue.
I went back up to my room and I was pacing around a lot wondering what the hell I was going to do. I didn’t have a clue. I was scared right now. I didn’t know what I was going to do. So I grabbed a bag and I started packing some clothes into it and I figured that it would just be best if I left on my own. It would be so much better for everyone if we didn’t have to reject each other and I could just disappear. I knew that would be easier. That was until Ethan walked into my bedroom and saw what I was doing. And the look on his face was indecipherable.
