Page 30 of Shattered Fears

“Are you crazy?” she whispered.

“Pardon?” Kas responded.

“Coming here. My dad’s got a reporter in the other room. They’ll expose you and the others. Where’s Zain? Is he with you?” she asked and looked behind him to see another gentleman she didn’t recognize.

Kas looked down at her with a face full of confusion.

“Ciaran, what’s she talking about?” Kas asked the man with him.

The other man laughed.

“You’re the one with the superior sense of smell. I’m surprised you haven’t smelt him on her.”

Kas wiggled his nose.

“Another relationship, I see. Zain’s a lucky man.”

“Have you gone insane?” Isobel shook her head. “You need to leave.”

She went to shut the door, but Kas put his foot in it and shoved it back.

“I see you’ve already been introduced to the pack and heard all their stories of woe, I should imagine. Well, I’m here to make them even worse.” Isobel was beginning to wonder if something had happened to Kas. Ok, he’d been short with her the other day, but he hadn’t been as bad as this. This version seemed to have a split personality and was currently being the not very nice one. “Word of advice, little girl.” The man pushed past her. “Know your brothers, especially when they’re twins. I’m Nuka Lincoln, not Kas.”

What? She tried to catch up to the man to stop him, but he pushed her aside and strutted into the room that her father was in with the reporter. The other man walked past her, with a sarcastic smile, to join his friend. She pulled her phone out and dialed Zain. He didn’t answer. Damn it. She tried again but nothing. She was sweating and breathing rapidly, now. A shifter was in the room with her father. She texted Zain.

Nuka Lincoln is here.

Then went into the room where all hell was probably about to be let loose.

“Mr. Ross.” Nuka held his hand out to her father. “It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

“Who are you?” Her father looked up from where he was in conversation with the reporter. He looked at Nuka and then down at his hand. “Isobel, who is this?”

“Someone who is just leaving,” she snarled.

“Such rudeness to a guest who can bring you evidence of the existence of more than just the one shifter,” Nuke responded.

Isobel’s world fell apart. Zain had told her that Kas was a bit sensitive about intruders into their world because of the fight that the pack was involved in with Nuka. Why had she answered the door? She should’ve just run to the Glacial Park. Driving couldn’t be that hard. She could have taken her dad’s keys and tried. This was an emergency. People would understand.

“I’m sorry.” Her father stood and shook Nuka’s hand. “I apologize for my welcome. As you can see, things have gone a little crazy in the last few hours. How can I help you Mr...?”

“Lincoln. Nuka Lincoln, and this is my lawyer, Ciaran Dunaid.”

Ciaran stepped forward and shook her father’s hand.

“I have some pictures I want to show you.” Nuka pulled an envelope out of his pocket.

“Pictures?”

“Yes.” He handed her father the envelope. “I should’ve brought them before, but I must admit I was scared of the consequences. After watching the news in the last few hours, I don’t think it’ll be a problem anymore.”

Her father opened the envelope and gasped.

“Are they real?” he asked. She stepped closer to them to get a better look at the pictures. The first appeared to be of Emma, nothing wrong with that. However, as her father flicked through them, it clearly showed her changing into a lion. The pictures were taken at the front of the Glacial Blood mansion. She could clearly see the porch where, only the other day, she had fretted about meeting everyone. This could not be happening. The man next to her was a shifter, and he was outing his fellow animals.

“They’re probably fake,” she interrupted. “Photoshopped.”

“I’m sure you have people who can examine them and prove their authenticity.”

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