“Liam and my sis left. How are you?”
“Tired... How about you?”
“Same. But your sandwiches were delicious.”
“Thanks, Bobo.”
We stay silent for a few seconds, and for a moment, I wonder if he fell asleep after closing his eyes, but he starts talking again.
“I think it’s worth a shot. The blood testing.”
“I think so, too... I should ask Elena to do the same.”
“Don’t worry, she has someone who can do it for her.”
“...The tawny wolf?”
I just guessed randomly, but to my surprise, Bobo nods. I hope her friend is okay, though his injury didn’t seem too bad. She mentioned they lost friends from their pack... I probably shouldn’t try to contact her now. They are probably either tired or busy. I suggest to Bobo we should get to bed, and he agrees. He changes back to his wolf form and comes to sleep on my bed.
I take a while to fall asleep, though. Once again, it was a big day. I would have had an incredible birthday if it wasn’t for the events that followed it... I remember my moon necklace and quickly text Damian about it. He replies right away, saying not to worry and that he’ll send someone to fetch it. Reassured, I finally lose myself to slumber.
For the next two weeks, things get quite busy for everyone.
I kept working steadily at Nathaniel’s restaurant, even if the man barely had any time to come and visit it himself. Since I demonstrated my fighting skills during our battle against the vampires, Damian finally agreed to lighten the surveillance around me. For example, Bobo didn’t have any obligation to watch me while I was working at the restaurant anymore. He was now only showing up at the end of my shift. Also, Tonia didn’t come to the apartment as often as before. We kept our training sessions in the morning, and she would still sleep over a couple of times a week to have more time to help her brother with his Beta functions.
As planned, she sent my blood samples to Granny Adriana, and now we are just waiting for the results. Liam also took some, though he never said who he would give it to, no matter how I insisted. He did promise he would let me know later, though.
Finally, Elena said her friend Daniel, the tawny wolf, was to run some tests on both our blood samples to see if he could find out about our kinship. Apparently, Daniel is a medical student, though his specialty is psychiatry. But Elena and I barely interacted since the fight. She seems busy, probably still the aftermath of the attack.
Damian, too, hardly has any time to meet with me. It looks like his Alpha duties keep him running from one placeto another after this mess. He never shares with me whatever it is that he was busy with, though. As time passes, I ask less and less but got more suspicious. Not only is he obviously keeping me in the dark, but because of this, I can’t trust him, and our relationship wasn’t making any progress either.
One evening after work, Liam, like often, comes to the apartment to eat with Bobo and me after his classes. I was starting to doubt that he really is looking for the Witch in Silver City. He just goes to school or skips it from time to time to drop by unannounced, like tonight. However, I’m set on making him spill the beans about Damian. I know he and Nathaniel know more than they want me to think.
“Why do you think my brother lets me meddle in his adult stuff? They both treat me like a kid!” Says Liam, sitting on my kitchen counter and eating cherry tomatoes.
“Don’t act innocent when it suits you, Liam. I’m sure you know something and won’t tell me.”
“If I do, and I don’t say I do, I’m not going to snitch. Sorry to disappoint you, Nora, but you are not nearly as scary as my brother.”
So, I’m just not intimidating enough now? I roll my eyes while fetching the basil herbs, and take the bowl of cherry tomatoes from him, only to annoy him. “I thought I could trust you!”
“Oh, you can! But still, not going to talk.”
He is really annoying sometimes... I turn to Bobo for help, but he is busy texting again. He is glued to his phone these days! I stir up the sauce, trying to think of how I can convince him.
“Liam, I know something is going on, and no one will tell me. All I do is go to work and come home.”
“What are you talking about, you do go out sometimes.”
“I’m talking about wolf stuff! I’m still without a pack, remember? It’s been weeks! I can’t just act human, I need to have a pack, hunt with other wolves, mind-link other people.”
This is the biggest issue for me these days. I don’t get why Damian still hasn’t let me join his pack yet. He won’t even let me meet them!
“Welcome to my life! My brothers only cared about having me go to school and not get into fights.”
“But you do get into fights,” says Bobo.
“Yup, I’m a rebel. But that’s not the point.”
