Page 35 of Fallen Wolf
“Come on, we have to go to the next meeting, they are talking about where we will be tonight. And you are not going to be out on the line.” I went to protest but they all shook their heads.
But I was glad, I couldn’t do that again to my mom. My dads had almost lost their minds when they found out what happened, I couldn’t put that look on their faces again.
“Come on, we will help you with you game tomorrow when all this shit is over. And the only thing you will have to worry about, is where you’re going to take her on your date.”
It was true… tonight was it, you could feel it in the air.
The Grim Reaper would be present tonight, I just hoped that it was only here to take the rogue wolves and vamps away.
Wishful thinking.
37
Ada
Kiara had savedme from myself. It was so weird, I was trying to tell Huxley how cool it was he was a shifter and it was like my mouth wouldn’t move, I couldn’t get the words out.
“Oh… I think someone has a huge crush,” Lexi said in a singsong voice. I was glad when she shut up about it. She held her hands up, “Okay, okay. You can tell me later... about your bigcrush.”
Ugh, she knew how to mess with me. I was quick to blush. I think my poor cheeks were forever going to be pink.
“Oh, you would be right, she's crushing hard.” I spun around and pointed my finger at Kiara. she was just as bad as Lexi. they were both ganging up on me.
“Shut it, you. This is Kiara. Remember I told you about her, Lexi? She is my sister Destiny's best friend. She was supposed to have her commitment ceremony this weekend, but it's been postponed with everything that's been going on here. But yeah, she has two... guys.”
Why couldn’t I say shifters? My throat closed up that time when I went mention them. Lexi introduced herself and I stood there trying to say the word shifter. My hand went to my throat.
“I really need to speak toGalen. Rightnow,” Lexi called out.
It didn’t take long for Galen to come up and find us all. Lexi was mad… for me. She told Galen I wasn’t able to talk in front of the other shifters or anyone that wasn’t pack Kiba. And it dawned on me, I couldn’t. He had compelled me, and now I was looking like a fool not being able to talk about it. Huxley probably thought I didn’t like shifters or something.
He helped me, he uncompelled me, I guess. If that was a thing. Either that or he compelled me to be able to talk to them about it. Either way I was happy and we spent the afternoon chatting and ignoring the growing tensions outside the four safe walls of Maverick’s bedroom.
There was a loud explosion.It was dark once again, and I didn’t want to admit I was frightened. This must be hell on Lexi, what she must be feeling was so much worse than me. I was worried they would get into the house and kill me. I could hear the fighting… seemed close.
“Let’s prepare better tonight, in case we need it.” I had figured out that was Noah’s mom, Zara who was leading the charge tonight. Huxley was here, I looked over at him under my lashes. I didn’t want to be caught staring, but when he glanced my way and I saw the edge of his lips turn up I knew I was caught. And I didn’t care.
“Ada?” Kiara clicked her fingers at me. I pulled my eyes away form Hux and back to Kiara, she tilted her head and had a smile. Shit, I have to focus on what we were supposed to be doing. I can look at Hux tomorrow, when all this was over.
Kiara helped me bring in more blankets and towels. We moved the furniture out of the way and made makeshift hospital beds.
“How many do you think?” I stood up and looked around. I watched as she finished another. We both looked around the room, there were eleven. Was that too much or not enough? God, I hope it was eleven more than we’d need, but after last night I knew that wasn’t true.
“Maybe we can leave two spare towels for each one, and with what we have left over we can make a couple more?” I nodded, Kiara was right, that was a good idea. So we’d have additional towels if we need to cover or clean someone up.
Lexi started to pace and I grew worried. I watched her, as so many others in the room did. We could hear wolves howling and the screams of men. I stared outside at the windows, but couldn’t see anything. I couldn’t focus, I felt once again as if I wasn’t here. That this was a bad dream, one I would wake up from.
I squeezed my eyes closed and took a deep breath. I opened them just as Lexi gasped and fell to her knees. No… what… Lexi. She coughed.
“Galen, oh god. Something bad has happened to him. Someone please help him. Please I could barely hear him. He needs help.”
Lexi cried, it was if she couldn’t see me. As I rushed to her, others closed in, but I touched her gently. Her amber eyes were almost glowing.
“Lexi, come have a seat and drink something. I’m sure he is fine, he was with a whole heap of them.” I tried to reassure her. Although I knew in my heart that if Lexi could barely hear him, with them now linked through their thoughts from her blood, that it was bad. But I needed to stay positive, for Lexi. For everyone. I was shaking now.
“There is nothing you can do right now. Please come. You’re scaring me.” I was worried about Galen, but more worried about Lexi. The blank look on her face scared me. It was like she wasn’t here, she needed to mentally stay here. We needed her, because she would need to heal shifters.
I heard a scream, my eyes darted to the window, wanting to see where it came from. Hoping and praying it wasn’t one of ours. When Lexi clasped her hands with mine, I turned. Her eyes were more focused as she read my face, I quickly gave her a small smile.
