Chapter 83
LEAH We all got changed in the clothes Dani had placed on the ground. The men grabbed the shorts, while I took the t-shirt and placed it on. I could feel Lucy’s eyes on me, but I didn’t know what to say to her. I was still getting used to the whole thing myself. About what happened, hell even being a wolf. “I’ll help you with what to say,” Tala said, softly. “I like your friend. She got some fight in her.” I let out a slight laugh, which I didn’t realise I did it out loud until there was silence around me. “Something funny,” Dani asked, making me look back at her. I shook my head. “Nothing, except Tala telling me she likes Lucy since she has some fight in her.” Dani’s eyes widened, while Lucy came over to me with a smile. “Tell her, thank you and she is cool too.” I smiled, while Tala let out a giggle. “She can hear everything you said,” I said, while her cheeks flamed slightly. Everyone stood around for a moment, before Dani spoke. “Are you all going to tell us what is going on or should we take this back to our place?” Her eyes going to Josh. Glancing around my old home, I didn’t want to leave but the mere thought of being here after what had happened, I was completely fine with going back to their home since it would be a lot more comfortable and warmer. Before I could say anything, Josh spoke. “I think we will talk here and then head over to your house. Lucian is sorting out the dead bodies; I can help him when we are done.” No one said anything, only nodded while I looked around. Josh cleared his throat and started explaining everything that he could. All I could do was listen as I wanted to know more about what he knew. “Leah’s mum is a werewolf,” he said, looking at me but then to Dani, who seemed to be shocked to hear that, but he didn’t care and carried on. “She fell in love with a human, which is unheard of in our world.” “How come?” Lucy asked, which made me tense. This was the one thing I needed to hear again, since I didn’t exactly know myself the real reason. It wasn’t like I asked my mother anything since I moved in with her and the family. “It was not heard of back in the day,” Josh said, his eyes on her but I could tell he was looking at me too. “He’s worried to say too much as it could upset you,” Tala murmured in my head. Keeping my eyes on him, I spoke softly. “I want to know too. I made it difficult for my mother to say anything when I was back at the pack but now with what I know, I need to know everything.” Josh stared at me, his eyes holding so much more but it was hard to pinpoint what they all were. After what feels like hours, Dani cut the tension with a knife. “Well, carry on.” I love this woman. “Werewolves have what all human call soulmates—mates in our terminology—someone who we belong too,” he said, his eyes never leaving mine. “Your mother did the one thing; no werewolf has ever done and that is fall in love naturally. You were made from pure love, which is something to—” “Okay we get that part,” Dani said, cutting him off and wanting to get to the point. “You need to tell me the part about the wolves who threatened to kill Leah and us in the first place.” “I am getting to that,” he muttered, but looked at her with a frown. “Leah needs to understand since she needs to learn all this when we get back.” That was a frightening thought to think about. Tala let out another giggle. She was close by to listen in to what Josh was talking about. Josh sighed. “Look, the short version of this is, those wolves are known as rogues who are not part of any pack, like Lucian and I am but it seems like they are in one and it comes with a price tag.” “You mean, money?” Dani asked, while Josh nodded. “Yeah.” That was all good to know but I want to know who wants me dead? I don’t know anyone who would want me dead. Well, two come to mind but I didn’t want to go there. I didn’t want to think like that, not at my mother’s parents. “As for Jenny not telling Leah or why, that you will have to ask her about and that part will be done in the pack when we leave tomorrow,” he said, which made my heart sink. I was going back there. Back to the place that I wanted nothing to do with. There had to be another way. What about the rogues? Surely, they would want another piece of me. Hell, wouldn’t they follow us. “Everyone wants us back to protect us,” Tala said, which made me wonder. “Do you think they know I can shift into you?” Tala said nothing for a moment till I heard her whisper. “I don’t know.” That was unnerving, especially since everyone needed to know. “Well, you and jackass can go back, us girls are staying put and—” Dani said, but a low growl rumbled from Josh. “Leah is coming back with us, even if I have to zip tie her to the back seat,” he said, his eyes locked on mine. “And so are you two. You now know about us and that needs to be addressed.” “What does that mean?” Dani shouted, which made stand straighter since I knew this would anger Josh more for the way she was acting. Dani was a proud woman and even when she was trying to listen to what was happening, she still has a short fuse. This seemed to be not sinking in as well as I hoped. I may not know how to fight like a wolf, but I will protect her. Josh looked at her before he spoke, but I could hear the tension in his voice when he told her. “Werewolves are never meant to be revealed to any human, not even when they are mated to one. The wolf has to wait and get to know the human, the human way and once they know they can be trusted then they can tell them.” Well, that seems like too much hassle to me. “That’s what happened with your mum with you,” Tala said, making me look back at her with wide eyes. “She couldn’t tell you because it had to be when you were ready and since you weren’t talking to her or wanting anything to do with her, I had to step in when you needed me.” I said nothing, but my mind was racing over what she said but did it make it right for me to have to wait, especially like I did. Josh has said more in the last few seconds than what people around me and this is only because Lucy and Dani knew what we were. “As for coming back to the pack, you will need to come back with us. The rogues now know that humans are with us and that could mean they will come after you next.” Before anyone could say or even register what was said, someone spoke up, and it was definitely not someone we knew, and it didn’t sound like my uncle either. “They are running back to who sent them,” the deep voice said, making us all turn toward the front door, where a fully naked man stood.