“After I have done what I need to do, we are going to tell mom the truth.”
“Baby, we can’t.”
“She is stronger than you think. And she never moved on. She only got with Morgan because she thought I needed a male’s protection in the new pack. And she didn’t like the attention she
was getting from the Alpha.” I was skirting the real truth, but I knew him knowing what actually happened would break his heart.
My dad growled and hit his desk again and then nodded. “Fine. We will tell her.”
“Thank you, Daddy.” I kissed his cheek.
“Now go get settled. We will start tomorrow morning, but I know a certain someone who is pounding down the pack house doors to try to see you.”
I smiled and shook my head. Cassie was my best friend and soul sister. Meeting when we were babes was the first step in our soul bond. “Cassie?”
“Has been chomping at the bit since she heard you were coming, so go see her.”
“I love you two.”
“And we love you, sugar.” Ronnie kissed my head. “I’d kill your Alpha mate if I could.”
“You would start a war.” I shook my head and left with a last hug from my dad.
Iwalked to my room and screamed when I was tackled to the ground. Laughter erupted from my core as Cassie got off me. “Why the heck didn’t you tell me you were coming?” She punched my shoulder as I stood.
“I didn’t know until this morning.” I hugged her to my side. “I missed you.”
“I missed you too.” She pulled back and tossed me a small box. “Happy birthday.”
I laughed again. “With everything that has happened, I had pretty much forgotten that it’s my birthday today.”
“The big eighteen. Have you shifted yet?” Cassie jumped up and down with excitement.
I just shook my head. “I don’t shift. You know that.” My face fell. I heard chuffing inside of my head.
“I think you are just blocking it. You have a wolf. We all feel her.” She bumped her hip into mine. “I can feel she wants out.” My wolf chuffed in agreement.
Cassie is smarter than you.
My wolf’s voice ricochetted in my mind and I just smiled.
There are things I cannot tell you, even now, but eventually, if we are lucky, you will find out your answers.
I rolled my eyes. Yet another non answer from Nix, my wolf. She snorted back to me and then receded into the back of my mind.
“Is Nix still elusive?”
“She is, but I know she’s there, waiting.” I grabbed my bag and opened it up. “You will never guess what happened today.”
Cassie flopped on my bed. “Tell me everything.”
I opened my mouth to tell her I lived before and my father’s voice sounded in my mind.
Baby girl, I know you might want to tell Cassie what happened with your first life, and I understand the need, but don’t tell anyone yet. You can’t seal their tongue and our heritage is dangerous.
Okay, Dad. I won’t.
I love you.
Then his voice was gone and I had to reorganize my thoughts.
“Tell me.” Cassie threw a pillow at me and I shook my head.
“I think the Alpha’s son is my mate, and so does Shannon. She lost her ever loving mind, and was stealing my clothes so that he would pay attention to her.” I shook my head in disgust.
“She was trying to steal your mate?” Cassie’s eyes flashed.
“She can have him. I don’t want or need her sloppy seconds. Even if she hadn’t already fucked him, which I am sure she has, I wouldn’t have wanted him. He’s mean and vindictive. And just…small.”
“Like small, small?” Cassie held her finger and thumb close together and shot her eyes to the apex of my thighs and I bent over laughing, tears springing to my eyes as she joined in.
“I have no idea.” The lie poured from my lips. This life I had never seen Brandon naked, but in my first life…well he still wasn’t impressive. The thought made me laugh harder. I wiped my eyes after I calmed down. “Nor do I want to. I just mean even as an Alpha, he gives off small man energy? I don’t even know how to explain it exactly. Just that even when he is pushing his Alpha aura, I feel nothing, not even a little bit, not even a fraction of what my dad does.”
I sat down on my bed. “And you don’t want to be with a mate that is weaker than you?”
“No, it’s not that.” I shook my head. I wasn’t explaining it right. “I know that if given an excuse, he would betray me. His devotion would be weak, just like his aura.”
“Ah. Now I understand.” Cassie rolled on to her back and huffed. “That would be the absolute worst thing. I don’t know how your dad is dealing with the pain.” She shot her eyes to me and grimaced.
“Does everyone here know the truth?”
Cassie shook her head. “No, but once you guys left-and the Alpha never stayed with the she-wolf, with any she-wolf for that matter-the elders figured something was wrong. Then when the wolf was born, they could all smell the girl’s mate on the pup, and they knew he lied. Everyone talks about it, but…I just haven’t figured out why he would lie about it.” Cassie rolled over. “Do you know?”
I nodded. “My dad told me the truth today when I told him I wanted to reject my mate.”
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