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“The moon is teac
e very well.” I take my own sip, and it’s infused with ginger and mint. I know this tea this is what Rya uses for her females who are pregnant that are having a hard time with nausea.
like this tea. Where did you acquire it from?” Another sip for show.
His eyes change slightly, dilating blacker into themselves. That’s his only giveaway about
her
“It’s a gift from a friend.” He pushes the cup to the side while clasping his hands together.
“I think that it’s time for you to go.” The old Alpha smiles politely before dismissing us.
Caleb is the first to stand. I follow behind, but my father sits for a minute longer, showing the elder Alpha he’s in no rush to leave. A few minutes go by without my father’s movement: he just sits and finishes his tea with all the time in the world. With my father’s point being made, he stands to his full height, backing away from the table very slowly.
His steps hit the wooden floor, assaulting the stillness in the quiet room. The noise thunders, wanting an answer back for his rudeness.
No one in the room moves, no twitch or blink of an eye. Nothing that can be mistaken for aggression, so my father leaves them with his peace.
Making our way south along the highway, our plan needs to change. There is no use continuing on with these packs.
Picking up the phone, I call him.
“Hello.” The voice on the other line sounds annoyed..
“Clayton, I need your help finding Rya.” I hear a laugh on the other end, turning into another full belly laugh.
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“I’m sorry, did you just say you needed my help?”
“I did.”
“Didn’t you get:
essages 1 left you?”
“I’ve got them.”
m not going to help you find her. She’s better off without you. You arent what she mesh in her life. Otherwise you would be in it right now. She made a decision to love becouse of you, because of me, because of everything. I think that you should respect her decesso. You owe her that much. You’re always talking about honor to me. Why don’t you have what you preach and do the honorable thing and walk away from her? this words are led with cutting edge silver. They slice at my flesh.
“She had no choice but to accept your decision when you lett. She grieved for you. mourned your loss. Guess what?” I don’t reply back because I don’t really want to know what he’s going to say next.
“I watched her recover from you.” That was the home run he was looking for. Neviense? have nothing to say back to him.
“I made a mistake, Clayton.” Regret is heavy in my voice as my body sinks deep seat with the weight I feel from truths I was blinding mysel
“I made mistakes, Dallas, but I’m respecting her choices. I might not like her
hers to make.” Melancholy resonates from his voice.
“Don’t like what I’m saying? I know it’s not what you wanted to hear Hauts doesnt at right, it does hurt, right in the center of my chest.
“I just need a chance to make thing right between us.
“A chance!” His voice grows harsher. “You had your chance and you blew it. She’s happy now; let her be happy. She deserves to be happy.” It’s hard to swallow everything he’s saying.
“She does deserve to be happy.” This is said more to myself than him. It’s as it the wind has
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left my sail and nothing but a deflated sagging remains.
“Good, we agree.”
“I agree, you’r
- I just want to know if she’s okay. She hasn’t made contact with any
one of us for weeks now. Have you heard anything from her?”
“Yes, she sends postcards. She started to text me when Kennedy” That’s when his voice
Avobbles. A deep breath taken in.
Silence. It’s as if he’s trying to get control of himself. I give him his minute before asking the
next question.
“Has she texted you recently?”
“Yes, just yesterday.” It’s as if they are becoming friends.
“Can you text her? Can you ask her to call me?”
“No.” His reply is instant before the line goes dead.
Calling her mother is my next step. Self–awareness of all my mistakes makes me gulp down. my pride. I’m sure this is the stake that will be buried deep in
my
heart.
“Hello.” Her mother’s voice sounds so similar to Rya’s.
“Hello, this is Dallas.”
“Dallas, this is a surprise. How are you doing?”
“Not good. I was wondering if you could have Rya call me. I just need to talk to her, but she
won’t answer her phone.”
“She hasn’t talked to you yet, Dallas?” She sounds surprised.
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“I’ve been away for six months, didn’t get back until several weeks ago. She’s left messages with my family to call her, but when I do, she doesn’t answer. I’ve left messages, but she’s never called me back. Even my family tries to contact her and she doesn’t reply back. It’s as
if ath vints nothing to do with any of us, and I know that she likes my family just the me
