“True mate. Wow. Some girls get all the luck.”
“If y’all could shift into your human form, I’ll show you to the main house, and you can talk to Alora.”
Bianca nods at the other three wolves, and they all shift. They are all various shades of brown, and they all have similar curvy body types. I have a feeling that if they aren’t mated already, a few members of my pack will be very excited to make their acquaintances.
“This is Mary, Renee, and Elaina,” Bianca introduces, and I nod.
I send an all-clear message to my Dad and the pack through my Alpha link and lead the way back to the main house.
I hope my mate accepts her cousin’s confession as easily as she accepted me being a Werewolf. But we shall see.
CHAPTER 13
FAMILY
ALORA
“So why do y’all have a safe room if you have super strength? Can’t you just, I don’t know, kill any threat?” I question Martha, who doesn’t seem to mind all my mindless nervous babble.
“We have pack members that are too young to change, and although we’ve never had a human Luna, we have other pack mates who were human. We like to keep them in the safe room if anything happens before they can shift,” Martha answers calmly.
She’s been patient with me, answering all of my unorthodox questions. But when I’m this nervous, I tend to talk a lot. Honestly, I contain myself pretty well, considering all I do is read books and watch movies in the paranormal genre. I have a million questions I want to ask about what’s real and what’s Hollywood contrived.
“That makes sense. How long do you think it will be? Do people often come on your land like this?”
“No. But sweetheart, you don’t have to worry. Craig ain’t gone let nothin’ happen to his mate.” Martha’s sweet voice is calming, but I continue to pace.
“I’m not worried about me. He’s out there fighting something unknown. I mean, it could be anything. I just found out that Vampires and Werewolves exist. What else is out there? Lord have mercy.” I sit down and place my head in my hands.
All of this supernatural shit is stressing me out. I don’t know the rules on how all of this works. Hell, I don’t even know how I’m going to tell my mama about this. And what about Bianca? Did she know about the supernatural world? After all, she signed me up for KNK.
The thought of my best cousin makes me frown. Although we didn’t plan to leave together, we were still supposed to check in with one another. And here it is the next day, and I have no idea where my cell even is.
“Martha, is there a phone in here? I need to make a few calls. Especially with everything going on, I want my mama to know that I love her.” A little of my bravado leaves me for a second, and my voice wavers.
I have all the faith in the world in my mate, but what if he doesn’t make it back. What if he is blindsided by some unknown…
“Mate, please stop worrying. I’m fine. Come out of the room.”Craig’s voice breaks into my spiraling thoughts, and I almost cry in relief when I hear him.
That deep growly country accent is my new favorite sound that I didn’t realize I needed to hear. I run to the safe room door with Martha on my heels. She reaches around me and types in a code, and the door slides open.
I rush out, and the moment I see Craig, I run into his open arms and wrap myself around him like we’ve been separated for months instead of a few hours. So much has happened in so little time, but the feeling I have for this man is like no other I have ever felt before.
“Are you alright? I was so worried.” I snuggle into his neck, inhaling his woodsy scent.
“I’m fine, darlin’. There’s people here to see you.” Craig rocks me side to side and rubs my back soothingly.
I welcome his comfort so much I almost miss what he said. “Wait. People are here? To see me?”
I lift my head up to look around, and my eyes connect with Bianca’s. I jump down and race to my best cousin, happy as hell to see her. I grab and hug her tightly, but when I step back, I notice she’s wearing a large t-shirt like me.
I frown as I look her over, and then I notice our other cousins. They’re older than me and Bianca, and we don’t really hang out much, but I’m happy to see them. I greet them and give them hugs before I notice that they are wearing only large t-shirts as well.
“Okay, what the hell is going on?”
“We might need a drink for this conversation,” Bianca replies with a grimace.
“Ladies, why don’t you follow me to the study. Mama, can you start breakfast for everybody.” Craig takes charge, and I’m happy he’s here to keep me from freaking the hell out.
