50. Nightmare

Eric

I saw Kali approaching the packhouse. I had a lot to discuss with Lilith. Noel had told me about the encounter with Bowie, Lilith’s ex, at the nail salon. I had never thought Lilith would seem almost intimidated by anyone. But the way Noel described the encounter it seemed like Lilith was exactly that: Intimidated and nervous. He was not human, nor was he a shifter. I had no idea what he was. But he had come with Rob, so that meant he was not good, and I knew that.

Rob of course being the asshole he had introduced him at the game. Why had he even sat next to me and Ellen. He didn’t like me just like I loathed him. “This is Bowie, he and Lilith used to date.” He had said so arrogantly. I had to tell myself not to make a scene we were among humans at the game. But it had been hard. I was angry and jealous. That was natural and I knew that. The guy was covered in tattoos. And of course he didn’t care the stadium had no smoking signs all over the place. He pulled his pack out and was smoking in the bleachers.

He looked at Lilith most of the game like she was a kind of meal. I hated it. Noel mind linked me most of the game, encouraging me this was not the time or place. He was right. But when Lilith said she wanted to get home alone, I knew something was wrong. I wanted answers. Bowie had said hardly anything during the game, just staring at my mate. Rob on the other hand had a lot to say. My sister was practically snarling the whole game. She could smell he was a rogue. I couldn’t mind link her to fill her in on Rob’s connection to Lilith.

I had to fill her in on the ride home. Of course she made her opinion known. “No wonder your mate is the way she is. I mean having a rogue practically raise her.” Like Noel she had opinions on the way Lilith managed her wolf. Noel had come around to Lilith's ways and Ellen would have to get used to it. “I do think it is amazing though that besides the way she speaks and dresses, and her attitude, Lilith is able to control her destructive nature at Grey Crest.” It had been a backhanded compliment. “I just don’t understand how you ended up being mated to a Draco wolf.” I growled at her. I hated what she had said.

Luckily, she dropped it. Depending on the information Lilith gave me pertaining to her ex, I may have to get more answers. Marcus probably would have information as well. He was coming Sunday, and I could ask him about Bowie. I watched Kali shift and a naked Lilith replaced her. She was so dam beautiful. With large breasts and a small waist. Her black hair was undone and she looked like some kind of goddess.

“Eric, we can talk tomorrow about Bowie okay, not tonight. The only thing I will say on the subject is make sure there is lots of security around the pack.” Then she marched past me. Kali privately mind linked me. “Eric, Bowie is dangerous and both Lilith and I are cautious around him, you should be too. Also take it easy on Lilith that was a hard time in her life with him. Also, you should know she was very hurt with him. Rob hated him for her, but both of us where younger then, don’t push her.”

I found that strange. I asked my wolf to talk to Kali. Maybe she would divulge more to her mate. I followed Lilith up to our suit. She shut the bathroom door. I was taken aback by her response at the things that happened today. I had yet to see her like this. She always sounded and acted like a force to be reckoned with. What had happened with this guy. I think it had less to do with a bad breakup. The way Kali said she very hurt by him. Did that mean physically or mentally? Noel had gone out with Juliet. I had instructed him to get information if he could from her.

He had not texted me yet. He was more than happy to spend time with Lilith's human friend. It was strange. I knew my brother well, and I could have sworn he was a little too excited to have alone time with the girl. Everything seemed to be weird. Even Ellen recognized his weird excitement. I swore I could hear some soft crying from the bathroom but couldn't tell for sure with the water in there. Lilith emerged from the bathroom in one of my shirts. She crawled in bed without a word. I quickly got dressed and ready for bed. I crawled in bed behind her. Pulling her small body to mine.

I was glad she didn’t shove me away. I felt like she had pulled away from me mentally this evening and was happy that was not happening at the moment. I quickly fell asleep holding her. I was roughly woken up being startled with my mate on top of me. Her hands on my neck. I called her name out but she didn’t respond as she kept choking me. I then realized she was still asleep. I had to be delicate not to hurt her.

But she couldn’t just kill me in her sleep, that was not going to happen. I managed to break her strong hold on my neck. I wrapped my large arms around her until she settled down and went back to a calm sleep, but she still was tossing and turning. Okay this was more severe than I thought. What the fuck had happened. I tried to go back to sleep but I knew that was impossible. I tried to mind link Noel. I figured he would be back. I mind linked him but got no response. That was strange.

I got up from bed. Even if he was asleep, he would have woken up if I mind linked him. I walked through the packhouse looking for him. He wasn’t in his room nor was he anywhere in the house. Where the hell was my brother. I pulled out my phone noting the time was 3am. I sent him a text but there was no response. I went into the app to see where he was. I was shocked to see he was still in the city. What was he doing there. Then I looked more closely. He was at a hotel. He told me he was going to uber or get a cab back home when he was done with Juliet. Well take a ride until he got close enough to walk the remained of the way home. We didn’t let just anyone know where we lived.

It was strange. What was happening. Noel wasn’t home. And my mate was obviously dealing with something. I considered waking up Ellen to at least talk to someone because I was not only confused about what was happening but very concerned. No, I told myself. She would just turn it into something, and end up blaming me and Noel for the way we ran the pack. Or worst blame Lilith. I didn’t know what to do with myself exactly. I knew there was no way I could go back to sleep. Not with all that was going on in my mind.

I went to the kitchen, maybe if I had something to eat or drink, I would relax and not be so worked up over this day. I hated that the day had started out so well and ended this way. Lilith had woken me up by blowing me, and that was always something I liked. She almost was late getting out off to school because of our romping in the sheets. The way she filled the packhouse with erotic sounds from our fucking. My sister had a little attitude about it saying, “We woke her up” Noel had told her to invest in earplugs while she stayed here. I laughed at that.

His other advice was to make sure to be aware of her surroundings, because apparently Lilith and I had a tendency to fuck wherever we wanted. “That is not acceptable. That is private, do you have no decency, Eric?” I was scolded after Lilith and Noel left. Not only that but about how my little brother had adopted a foul mouth. I found her superiority amusing. “Ellen it is our house, everyone else who lives here must know that. Maybe it is like marking out territory.” That made me laugh thinking about my sisters face to that kind of response. I took a sip of the iced tea that I had poured myself. If nothing else, I could think about all the instances so far where Ellen had been horrified.

I sat there eating and playing on my phone. I had nothing else to do, because I knew sleep would not be coming. Tomorrow would be a drag but that was okay. Ellen had plans with Lilith. My mate I knew was scheming about their outing. Ellen wanted to take her out for new clothes, but I knew how that would end. Lilith told her that Roxie would be going with them. I knew how she dressed Roxie last time they hung out and wondered if she would convince my sister to also grunge up. I couldn’t even imagine what that was going to be like.

Then it occurred to me maybe Lilith would cancel her plans with the two of them. After what happened today maybe she would want to continue to be alone. Obviously, we would talk but I didn’t know if her whole weekend would be ruined after seeing Bowie. I hoped that was not the case because Lilith was actually looking foreword to having some of the guys from Robs gym coming. She told me she actually could see them as friends.

Lilith told me she had a good chat with Marcus and felt like she should have offered him and the others frienship in the past. I wondered when this had happened. I knew it was the day she went to the city alone, but she didn’t tell me exactly how it had come about. Lilith had not really divulged what had gone on that day to make her come home with such a positive attitude. But it didn’t really matter, I leaned back in my chair playing on my phone. Soon enough someone would come down for breakfast.