Chapter 56
Making inside I grab some drinks with a huge black cup of the strongest coffee they have. Heading to the snack section I take the opportunity to grab things I don’t normally eat as this is a drive I will need to sprinkle happiness in as we go or I might go mad and snap at her. Phil had been through too much in the last few years and I won't let her put another nail in that door. Looking over I see she's standing near the front with one small bottle of water. “your gonna want more than that. don’t try and say no as you know I have a sister so I am very aware of the car snacks needed just to go to the store. And if what I heard is true your gonna need the energy.” glaring at her sniffing the air. Her eyes widen in shock. It doesn't take a genius to see where she thought that was going. Walking up to her I whisper “your wolf needs the added calories to heal something is wrong with her I can smell it. Once Phil gets over his anger he will smell it too. And you will find yourself in the company of the medical staff. Do you think they will let you have gummy bears and chocolate?” raising a brow at her.
Every emotion soon crosses her face when she looks behind me at the candy aisle. She nods telling me she's known for a while something is wrong with her wolf. Slowly she goes and grabs what looks to be the entity of the gas station quickie mart. Now wondering when the last time she had a moment to just breathe. She looks so wound up and with her wolf sick. We are gonna have to have a heart-to-heart on the way home. Setting the goodies on the counter I jog out to the truck for the cooler. I should have grabbed it to start with but I was not thinking. As the cashier rings us up I see her looking around panic on her face. “what?” my wolf is now on high alert the more I want to hate this small she-wolf the more my heart melts for her.
A loud bang in the back of the store has her jumping slamming herself into my side shaking in fear. “it’s the ice machine and you're fine as long as you are with me.” she slowly nods but stays as close to me without touching as possible. Finishing up we head to the truck opening the door for her before I open the back door and stash away the snacks. She slowly settles into the seat buckling up. Walking around the truck to remove the gas nozzle I try and harden my heart to her again. The thing about broken walls is, that you can repair them all you want they will never be as strong as they were before they were broken. Every crack becomes a weak point. Sighing as I open the door I take a deep breath for what is going to be a long three hours.
The first thirty minutes were quiet and long. I spent four years under the control of her father and this still seemed longer. Clearing my throat I start “how long has your wolf been sick?” I can hear her gasp. Not looking over I wait for her to answer. “since I rejected Philip Samuels why?” nodding my head I take a few moments to think over our pack. This must be the result of a selfish rejection. “you know about our pack?” she says nothing so I glance over she shakes her head. “back in the day his ancestor and mine fled from across the sea and mountains running from their alpha. Adam and Jeremiah had been accused of treason when Adam's father was murdered. Adam had been the heir to the alphahood and Jeremiah was his best friend but not the beta heir. Adam’s twin brother was born a day after he wanted to be alpha and plotted against him. Jeremiah had overheard the plan. He had left to go tell Adam and the alpha when the alarms blazed. By the end of the day, the alpha and beta were dead the Luna was missing. Things had been planted blaming Adam.
When Jeremiah finally found Adam he was locked in a servant's room in the cellar. Breaking him our they ran. They soon found themselves lost and alone praying to the goddess for help. She answered their prayers sending them to this small pack of rogues deep in the woods of new land. Once they reached the land it was like coming home. They made a pack then and there to always protect the wolves here and always follow her wishes. No Samuels or black has ever rejected a mate. There have been few acceptances of a rejection. Our pack has only grown stronger over the centuries. No one has ever rejected a black or Samuels out of selfishness so I wonder if your wolf is sick due to that?”
Letting her take it all in when she shakes her head then nods followed by several tilts. “how was I supposed to feel I found my mate and felt the bond the sparks. Was in love with my mate then all of a sudden I find another mate who I didn’t even know. Then after I rejected him things started being different. From the moment I rejected him. To be honest, at first, I thought it was a cruel joke on me from my brother but then I saw him and jay kiss and I felt nothing. I knew Samuels was the real bond but I rejected him and I couldn’t let my family know so I ran away. I found a small town, days away but my wolf was gone by the time I got there. My senses slowly left me over the last year. Then I was dragged back and ordered to mate and mark with Jacob white. And do you know what he did and said to me?” her voice breaking as she lets it all out.
