I understood more than she knew, it seemed too good to be true, but this is what mates were supposed to be.
“I can help you create a problem if you’re bored,” I raised an eyebrow.
“Boys love an ultimatum,” She smiled wickedly, shaking her head, “Maybe I’ll force him down the altar, state that I can’t live with a man before marrying him.”
“Who knew you were so traditional,” I teased, “I won’t lie. Having you a few floors down would be incredible.”
“I’m curious how it will work with Loreli, growing up in a literal pack of werewolves.”
“She’s young enough, she will adapt, and if she chooses, she can change when she’s older.”
“If we, if we have more-” She left it open as a question.
I shrugged, “I’m not sure. I think each case is different depending. But if you changed, they would be fully werewolf pups.”
“Pups, that’s cute,” She looked lost in thought.
“Would you ever change?”
“I thought about it, but the risks scare me. I can’t leave Loreli,” Her eyes snapped to mine, and I nodded. I don’t know what I would choose in her situation. “Either way, if you have more kids, nothing would be wrong with them. There are a lot of hybrids in this world. I can’t guarantee which side they will take more after.”
She nodded, chewing her lip, “Don’t worry, I’m not pregnant or anything,” She smiled, “I do want to move in with him honestly, you’re right, I do want to do that; I’m getting in my own way. I don’t think my brain is capable of processing this much happiness,” She said mostly to herself, smiling and picking up some more silverware. I let her go back to her thoughts, and we worked in comfortable silence.
I needed to catch up on classes, and even though I was still going when Emmett was sick, I felt like I didn’t listen or pay attention. I was just scribbling mindless notes that barely made sense to me now. The end of the term was coming faster than I wanted to admit, and I wasn’t sure I would pass.
I texted Cali to let her know I was about to head out to pick up Emmett on the way to Caspiens. Grace and Rendell offered to watch him this afternoon while I drank strong coffee out of Caspien’s little espresso cups and tried to make sense of these notes and teach myself from my textbooks.
The redecoration was going to start this week, and Caspien would thankfully stay with me at my place during it. We didn’t spend nights apart anymore since Emmett got sick, and I wearing his mark made it incredibly hard to be separated from him.
I wanted to pack everything up at my place myself instead of having strangers in here. I was excited about our new life together, and that we would make a new home with the three of us. My excitement was still mixed with a bit of sadness at the short time Emmett and I had just the two of us.
I unlocked my door and slung my bag off. I needed to collect the rest of my books. I passed Emmett’s room. His door was ajar. I took a step back, as something caught my eye. I looked into his room again, his blanket was off his bed, and a few pieces of clothing were strewn around the floor.
I opened the door further, hesitating to take a step in.
I swore that he made his bed this morning, and he was always so good at putting his clothes in the hamper. I got a whiff of an unfamiliar scent, so subtle I wouldn’t have caught it if I wasn’t looking for something off.
My heart clenched, and the hair on the back of my neck stood up as I backed a few steps away. I listened for any sounds, any sign that I wasn’t alone there, but I didn’t hear anything.
I don’t sense anyone here – I could tell she was on edge
Can you tell what they are? They aren’t werewolves, but not human.
A hybrid maybe. That scent is, it’s strange.
I pulled out my phone to text Caspien, my heart thudding against my chest.
Someone has been in my apartment.
I’m sending warriors that are closer to you – I’ll be there as soon as I can. Leave and get into the car.
I swallowed, grabbed my bag, and walked out, worried someone or something would pop out of nowhere. I calmed down a bit when I saw the car already waiting for me to take me to pick up Emmett.
S.hit. Emmett.
I didn’t even make it to my room or bother to look in the main areas. But someone was in his room, that much I knew for sure.
I pulled out my phone to dial Cali, just to make sure Emmett was safe. Her name popped up on my phone before I could unlock mine.
My heart dropped when I heard the panic in her voice.
**Some mild t.orture scenes just letting ya know**
(Willa)
“Willa, don’t panic.”
I swallowed against the lump in my throat, her panicked voice telling me not to panic did nothing to n “Everything is okay now, but-“
“But what?” I almost shouted. My voice didn’t belong to me anymore.
“Someone attacked us, well, tried to. They came, I don’t even know how actually, they got into our apa
I tried to even my breath, and think logically.
“Where is everyone now?”
e do anything but panic.
, but we stopped him. If Holden wasn’t here,” Her voice broke.
“They’re here, Holden has the guy, and people are on the way here to extract him or whatever fancy ward they were using.” “Emmett?”
“He and Loreli are okay. As soon as they take the guy, we’re going to the packhouse.”
“And you’re never leaving my sight, neither of you,” Holden shouted.
“Meet us at the packhouse, okay?” Cali asked, “Caspien is on his way here now, and he’s going to esco “Okay,” I hung up and clutched the phone to my chest, reeling from the last few minutes. I couldn’t wr back.
Caspien called me, and I fumbled to unlock it.
“Holden said you had been informed. Warriors are at your place now assessing the damage, and I’ll es “What?” I looked out the window.
“By my warriors, sorry, I should have led with that.” I almost smiled.
“Everything will be okay; I’ll figure this out.” He hung up the phone before I could say anything else.
I found myself yearning for the simple life that I was so scared of months ago.
(Caspien)
mind around everything that happened, but I knew it had to do with Emmett. I felt sick; the anxiety and worry that settled into me with Emmett’s fevers were
li, Emmett, and Loreli to the packhouse. I’m almost there, and the threat has already been extracted. You’re being followed.”
Cali called me and told me about someone breaking in while they were all home. The pieces came together, Willa’s break in and now this. I directed the driver to their place instead, knowing Willa was already close to the packhouse.
I could guess what they were after, but I needed to figure out how they moved so quickly. It was only days after Emmett’s birthday. It was hardly enough time for anyone to track him down or figure out Willa and his changing schedule, and I was with them as much as I could be.
It could have been someone from the inside or someone that just got lucky.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.