Chapter 161
Chapter 161
Play nice, it
at least I think that’s what her eyes are telling me.
Letting my shoulders relax, smiling without teeth, I still myself as she approaches. A hand goes to her waistband, fingers grazing what’s hidden underneath the material. I hold my position until this scared wolf is in front of me, breathing hard. It took a lot of her effort to
do this.
“Treasure, it’s nice to meet you.” Looking at her closely, I can see very fine scars lining her face, thicker ones descending underneath her shirt. Arms covered in fine lines that crisscross, overlapping one another; these could only be made with silver.
This is an abused wolf beyond the degree my mind can register.
Holding my check out to her, I let her come forward at her pace. She places her cheek on mine before pulling away in a sweat, quickly making her way back to Belac. She tucks
herself into the folds of Belac’s coat.
“Good job.” Belac lets her stay close for a moment before making her stand on her own.
“Would you like some tea or juice?”
“No thanks, we were just passing through. I needed her to meet you since you plan on staying through the winter. She tends to get a little twitchy. I didn’t want her to knife you if you ran into her by accident.”
At first glance, this female nothing to be afraid of, except the amount of silver she’s
carrying makes her a deadly threat that you would think twice about messing with.
They leave as quickly, refusing my offers of tea, coffee, and muffins. A little sadness spreads. It would be nice to share a meal with someone at my new place.
Weeks and weeks are flying as if time is in fast forward. Belac is always dropping by with visitors, introductions made. Now she’s staying for tea and juice; we’ve progressed to food. as well. I always keep the kitchen stocked with homemade cookies or pies, the stuff that sits well on my stomach. I can’t stand meat.
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I’ve barned that Bolac is a second born twin, and her brother is the Alphin in the neighboring pack Helac bought this piece of land and claimed it for herself, it’s a small piece. Her brother leaves her alone, not wanting to fight with his sistor. This is how she earns her livine, renting out beach homes in the peak season, then she has the off sensor do as she ple
These wolves that she keeps bringing by are part of the smallest packi
have ever hea
Looking at my phone, trepidation creeps inside me as I dial my mother’s phone number She is my mother, but not every parent is perfect. They make mistakes just like their Children.
“Hello.”
“Mom, it’s Rya.”
“Rya, I know your voice. You don’t have to tell me who it is.” A pause, and I take a deep breath before I begin.
“I have something to tell you.” This is harder than I thought; even my palms are sweaty. It
shouldn’t be this hard.
“Tell me.” Her voice changes with those two words, as if she’s bracing for the impact of nothing good.
“I’m “I can’t say the words, I’m a grown female, and this is difficult.
“I’m pregnant.” As I exhale those words out of my lungs, a lightness enters me. It feels good actually as I wait for her reply.
“You’re pregnant.” Each word is spoken clearly with a hint of disbelief.
“Correct.”
“?liel
“How did this happen?” I’m dying internally.
“How do you think?” Her turn to be quiet again.
“This is shocking news, Rya, but happy news at the same time. Congratulations.” Suddenly I
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feel so silly for being nervous to tell her.
“Thanks, Mom.”
“Who is this w
here’s he from?”
“It’s Dallas.”
Dallas, but I thought he left” Her voice trails off from that thought. “How far along are
you?”
“I’m just over eight months along.” I wait for it, pulling my phone from my car.
“Eight months! You kept this from us for eight months?” The need to hang up is strong, but I
don’t.
“I got scared, Mom. The longer I didn’t say anything, the worse it became. I have no ideal
how to tell him.”
“He doesn’t know? How could you keep that from him? That’s his too.” She’s not pleased
with my decisions at all.
“I was going to tell him. I was waiting for him to get home. He was away for a while. I asked them to have him call me when he got back. He never did call. When I found out he was back for two weeks and never called me, I threw my phone in the ocean. I just cut off
contact with all ofthem.”
“That was stupid, Rya, but at the same time I can see myself doing something like that when
I was your age.”
“I just don’t know how to tell him. He’s shaved his head; he left, he’s moved on. I would just be a burden to him. I don’t want to be anyone’s burden. At the same time, I need to tell him. It’s his pup. I’m afraid he could take him away from me. What happens if he tries to take him away from me?” Hysteria is starting to build up inside my mind, a panic that makes the pup inside me still, as if danger is around.
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