33. In love

After I hung up Damon's call I realised that I had to be at the pack meeting. How was I going to manage two things? Besides if there was a pack meeting why would Damon ask me out on the same day? With that thought, I rolled my lips in between my teeth, drowned in my thoughts. There was no way that I could tell her about it because she would ask me to go and get some instead of spying on Ryan. I cannot let her do that alone. Not only that but I also needed Damon to be there when I expose his uncle and our teacher Ryan.



"Anya?" Kay's soft voice filtered from the other room. For a minute I was quiet still unsure whether I should tell her or not when I heard the soft pattering of her footsteps.




"Hey" She whispered staring at the phone in my hand and then looked up. Her loose strands were tied in a ponytail. She closed the distance between us and gripped my arm.




"Is everything alright?"



I faked a laugh trying to seem enthusiastic, "Why wouldn't it be? You should stop doubting him, he's a good guy"



Kay sighed, "I'm sorry. It still freaks me out to think that he is a werewolf and you are dating him. I mean I am all for team Damon but it's scary sometimes"



"Trust me I know how that feels. This is messed up but I love him and-"


My eyes widened at the words that left my mouth. Kay looked equally shocked as well. Did I just say that I loved him? I felt like I couldn't breathe at the stark realisation. When did that happen? When did I fall in love with him? All this time I just wanted to prove him innocent and let him live a free life.




Unknowingly in that process, I got too close to him. It made me realise all the little things that I had not noticed before and I was endeared. How can you not be? He tried hard to be stoic and kind of person who is not affected by anything. It's not true. Maybe I am exaggerating when I say that I know him but I do at least to some extent. I know how much he loved his parents. I know that he prefers having tea rather than coffee and he supports Packers. He is too overprotective about the people he cares. Above all, he is more human than I ever thought. My primal fear was that he would never be the kind of person I want to be with but he proved me wrong. Ever since I found out his truth I am not scared by his animal form as much as others. Somewhere along I have come to accept that it is just a part of him and it doesn't define who he is. When he tells me that he cares about me it makes my heart flutter. What more reasons I need to love him?




Kay opened and shut her mouth like a fish. For a second she seemed hesitant but quickly blurted out, "You love him?!"



Shyly I nodded my head, "I think so...yeah. I love him"



"Wow" She whispered in an awed tone which made me blush even more. I don't know the exact moment which made me fall in love with him. It was more of all the little things that happened between us.



"Are you going to tell him?" She asked after a minute. I froze at her question. There was no doubt in my mind that he had feelings for me. Also, I was his soulmate at least that's what he said so there was a possibility that he was reciprocating my feelings. That doesn't mean that I was not scared to tell him. The possibility of not being accepted by him was far too real and scary.



"I want to... I really want to but I don't know-how. What if he doesn't say it back? I will look like a fool"



Kay slumped beside me. The couch dipping under her sudden weight. She tugged at my arm and made me face her.



"Are you crazy? That guy is gone for you. There is no way that he won't say it back. If he doesn't-" She trailed, her lips forming in a smirk- "I always have a spare baseball bat in my car"




I gasped at that, "Kay!"



"I won't beat him up of course"



I took a relieved breath at that. Even if he does that I don't want him to experience hurt. Not from my own best friend.



She shrugged "I'll destroy his things"



"Kay!" I shook my head, resting my back against the couch in defeat. What was I going to do with her?
***

Sam, bless his hacker's heart was able to narrow down the location of our teacher. When I say that way it makes us so bad. He was on the move so we were still on sure whether it was the exact location or not. Kay did think that we should also track Damon but I was against that idea. So she was quiet after that.




"This is it!" Sam pointed at the red dot on the screen. I squinted my eyes together to stare at the bright blip which halted just behind the woods.




My heart raced just thinking about going back to that woods. I did not have a good experience there and it will do nothing but trigger those bad memories. Also, I didn't have any options left so following Ryan into the woods was the only way.





Kay pressed a kiss to Sams's cheek after he installed the tracker on Kay's phone. I stilled for a second staring at the scene in front of me. So I was right about them being a thing. When I wriggled my eyebrows in Kay's direction she scoffed and looked away. There was a shy smile on her lips though.




"Thanks again Sam. I owe you one" I smiled at him as I slid my phone in my pocket. Kay was driving us to the woods so that we can finally catch Ryan and Mr Smith in the act. As in talking about the murder they committed.




"Return the favour by convincing your friend to finally go on a date with me" Sam urged as Kay was out already, waiting in the car. My eyes widened at his request. I thought they had already gone on a few dates judging by the way they couldn't stop staring at each other.




"Okay, I'll try!"




Sam smiled, "Thanks"




"See you" I hollered back, staring at him behind my shoulder. As soon as I was out I noticed Kay in the car. So this was it.




"What did he say?" Was the one first thing she asked as soon as I strapped my seat belt. I raised my eyebrow at her to which she averted her eyes back to the steering wheel.




"Wouldn't you like to know?" I wriggled my eyebrows in her direction again. It seemed ridiculous but I couldn't help but tease her. Oh, how they fooled everyone into thinking that they both hate each other.




"That's why I asked"




"I'll tell you soon. All in good time love"




She rolled her eyes and said something but I wasn't able to hear it over the sound of ignition turning. We were quiet in the car the entire way, doubts in my mind on whether I should do it or not. The red dot was not moving on the screen so we assumed that the spot Ryan halted was the packhouse.





"So what's the game plan here?" Kay questioned me as we were nearing the location. I licked my lips as I stared at the dot on the screen. The only thing going on in my mind was Damon's reaction. How would he react to all of it?





"Anya" Kay nudged at me with her elbow. I winced, rubbing at my sides when she glared at me through the rearview mirror.





"Are you even listening to me?"



"Hmm"



"So tell me. What is it?"




I folded my arms together and stared at the road ahead. If I was going to expose Ryan I had to tell Damon about the investigation I was doing behind his back.




"We are going to record Ryan and Mr Smith together and then drag Damon to them. I'm sure Ryan will confess everything if he's faced with Damon"





Kay blinked at me for few minutes, silence lingering in the car. I was waiting for her to say something.




"That's your plan?!" She screeched as we stopped at the red signal.




My cheeks heated up at the reaction. It wasn't great but there's no other thing I could think of which would give me the desired effect. Besides half of the killers feel guilty in front of the victims and confess everything.





"I mean-yeah" I quietly said, my head turned towards the stereo in the car.




"All of it?" She questioned again




"Yes," I whispered not really looking at her. I wasn't some Sherlock Holmes at solving the murders and she was not John. I thought we were being ourselves on this.





She sighed, gripping the steering tightly and driving as the light flashed green. Her eyes narrowed on the road but I could see them flick occasionally in my direction.





"Is it that bad?"




"I don't know but we need hella luck to pull this too"




"Why do you think that?"




"Look ahead"



I gasped staring at the rows of the car ahead. Well, this was just my day huh.
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