Chapter 16

"You need to go back to sleep Tala," I tell her and pick her up.
"I heard you scream," she says. I curse in Italian and lay her back in bed.
"I'm okay Tala but you need to go to sleep," I tell her tucking her in.
"Can you lay down with me?" She asks me with puppy dog eyes. I sigh and close the door and lay down next to her. "Is the big guy with brown hair your husband?" She asks. I almost choked when she said that.
"No, he's a friend," I tell her. She nods and cuddles up next to me. Her breathing evens and she falls asleep. I sigh as her body comes closer to mine. There was a knock on the door and it opened. Titus walked in and I froze.
"Get out," I say. "Tala is sleeping I'm not doing this right now," I growl at him. The rumble in my chest made her start to move a little.
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"Luna," someone said waking me up. I look up and see the light shining through the curtains. I turn my head and see Charlotte standing there.
"Good morning," I mumble to her. I look down and I see Tala sleeping soundly still. Charlotte looked down at her and smiled.
"Could you make pancakes with two glasses of orange juice?" I request. She nods and walks out the door. I quietly pick up Tala and hold her up to me. She clung around my waist and started to move around.
"Tala it's time to wake up," I whisper to her. She lets out a small groan and sleeps again. "Tala," I said tapping her back. She looks up and rubs her eyes. Her green eyes sparkled as she looked at me. I swiped away the hair from her face and she laid back down on my chest.
"Come on Tala. Pancakes are waiting for you when you change and are ready for today," I tell her. Her face immediately lit up and she jumped off of me and on the ground. I laugh and follow her. I pick her up and bring her to my bathroom. I dug through my drawers and took out a new toothbrush. I opened it and put toothpaste on it and brushed her teeth.
She skipped into my closet and I realized I had no clothes for her. I walk in and see another section of my closet filled with clothes her size. She squeals in excitement and runs to the clothes. I saw a sticky note and grabbed it.
Here's some clothes for Tala
-Titus
That must have been what he came into my room for. I watch her as she goes through the clothes. She picks out a yellow dress with white flowers scattering it.
"Isn't it a bit cold to wear a dress?" I ask her looking at her curiously. She shook her head and quickly changed into it. I smile and shake my head at her cuteness. She takes white sandals out and slips them on. She holds her hands out and I carry her. I walked outside and the scent of breakfast foods filled my senses.
I put Tala on her seat at the table and took a seat. Charlotte hands us pancakes. I had Nutella and fruit and Tala had blueberries on hers. I cut up her pancakes and took the knife away from her so she wouldn't cut herself.

I wipe her mouth and wash her hands. We sit down on the couch. "What do you want to do?" I ask her. She thinks for a second and her daisy lit up.
"I want to see the tall man that I met in that white room," she finally says.
"Which one?" I laugh. She runs off the couch and brings back a picture frame. It was Titus, Brody, and Jacob. She points to the young guy on the right. "Him."
It was Jacob. I nod and I pick her up.
"Charlotte I'll be heading out for an hour," I yell to her. She nods and I leave for the pack house. I walked in and the stench of Titus was everywhere. I walked to Jacob's office and knocked on his door and no one answered. I walk down to Brody's and knock. I heard someone yell come in and I saw Brody sitting at his desk.
"Do you know where Jacob is?" I ask him. He puts his hand on his chest like he was hurt.
"I'm offended I thought you were coming to see me," he said fake pouting. I laugh and look down at Tala.
"This one wants to see him. He must have made an impact on her," I comment. He nods and points down the hall.
"He's in Titus' room," he tells me. I smile thank him and walk Tala down there. I knocked on the door and let in a sharp breath when I heard Titus say come in. I slowly opened the door and Tala ran jumped out of my arms and into Jacob's.
I look around the office and make eye contact with Titus.