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"Kyle is your brother." He gasped when he finally got it.
I nodded my head.
"But, I don't understand," he said, still looking bewildered at the shocking revelation.
"Remember the stories about Kyle's parents abandoning the pack?" Cade began to explain.
"Yeah, I remember the stories."
"Well, they didn't abandon the pack. They left Kyle and their pack to keep them safe," Cade explained further.
"Why?" Blake asked.
"Victor."
Blake's features changed from confused to angry. For the first time, I wondered how well they knew Victor.
"What did he do?" asked Blake. He clenched his jaw as he pushed his plate aside. Clearly the subject of Victor was enough to ruin his appetite.
"You remember the story of him losing his mate."
"Yeah," Blake confirmed.
"When he met Scar's mom, he wanted her as his mate despite the fact that she was already mated to an alpha," Cade explained.
"I can't say I'm surprised—the guy is a fucking lunatic," Blake replied.
"They couldn't reason with him. He even went as far as to try and kidnap Scar's mom," Cade explained. "They decided that it was best to leave the pack to keep them safe. Victor didn't know about Kyle so they thought it was best to leave him behind. Nate, their dad's brother, took Kyle and passed him off as his own son."
"Holy crap," Blake muttered as he shook his head in disbelief. When our eyes met, he gave me a sympathetic smile.
"Their parents ran and kept a low profile. But he found them ten years later and killed them," Cade said, emotion starting to creep into his voice. "He didn't know that they'd had a child at all, never mind two."
Cade paused for a moment as he shared a look with Blake. Blake looked somber as he ran a hand through his hair.
"Kyle said they managed to keep tabs on her. As long as she hadn't turned sixteen, she was still undetectable and they thought it was safer to leave her in Gary's guardianship than take the risk of bringing her back into the pack and Victor discovering who she really is."
Cade's hand reached for mine.
"Kyle panicked when he heard there were rogues on our territory and he was scared Scar would be unprotected against them," Cade finished.
"This shit is like something out of a soap opera, you know," muttered Blake.
Blake pushed back from the table and stood up. He was agitated as he began to pace up and down. Cade and I watched him silently.
Then he turned to face us.
"You do realize we are fucked if he finds out about her," Blake said, getting straight to the point.
Cade stood up, pushing his chair back.
"I'll talk to you in the study," he barked at Blake.
Without another word the two of them strode out of the dining room. Why wouldn't they talk in front of me? I glanced at Gary. He knew me too well because he shook his head gently.
"I would tell you not to, but I know you well enough to know that you aren't going to listen to a word I say."
He definitely knew me too well.
