NovelFinishChapter 37 "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family." Jerry Seinfeld I told mom and Steve everything~ how I got roped into attending a diplomatic meeting in Canada, meeting Griffin, deciding to run, and then leaving with Alessia.
By the tI was done recounting the story, they were both staring atin disbelief. I couldn't really blthem. The past week of my life had been crazy, like the plot of sromance you found thrown in the clearance section at Barnes & Noble.
Except this wasn't fiction. Werewolves, royalty, and possessive mates ~ this was my actual life. "Oh my," my mother muttered, and she exchanged glances with Steve. "Clark, I...don't even know what to say." Steve looked just as shaken.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"L know it's a lot," I said, "And if you don't wanthere, I would understand. It's a risk asking you guys to get involved. I could find somewhere else to go." "What? No," Steve's voice boomed across the room, "No way we're letting you fend for yourself, kid." He turned to my mom, and she nodded in agreement.
"Steve is right, Clark," she said, "I know firsthand how dangerous the world of werewolves can be, and it sounds like you've got one of the most dangerous at your heels. Our his always open to you, and you're welcto stay here as long as you like." \* A wave of relief flooded through me. Whatever anticipation and fear that I'd had about coming here - like my mom not wanting to seeor throwingout once she heard about the trouble I was in - was rapidly disappearing.
In fact, I felt the most relaxed I had in the past week. Not only was I surrounded by other humans for the first tin years, but there were no possessive mates anywhere to be found. No werewolf politics to worry about. (1) It was just me, my mom, and Steve - the way it was meant to be all those years ago.
e I won't be a burden. I just want to lay low for long e My mom reached over and squeezed my hand. "Honey," she smiled at me, "You're my daughter.
You would never be a burden to me. And it's good that you're here. It'll give us tto actually catch up." "and maybe you can sample sof my cooking," Steve piped in, "Your mother is on this vegetarian diet, and I've got nobody to tellif my ribs are any good." Uncle Steve, o a routine. Life with them was simple and predictable. My mother worked at the hospital during the It was an easy routine, but it was a welcone. In Yorba Linda with my mom, there were no pack functions to worry about, no patrols, and most importantly, no possessive mate hanging around.
I stayed cooped up in the house the first four days I was there. I was too paranoid that if I left, someone might be waiting to dragback - maybe Griffin, maybe my dad, maybe even one of my siblings.
It didn't help that I started getting texts and calls from my family around day three. My dad leftseveral urgent voicemails. Apparently, Griffin and several of his guards had cto the packhouse, inquiring to know where I was.
u're being right now," he spat through the line, "You've been given an honor that most female wolves can only dream of, and what do you do? You run away I'd be lying if I said his words didn't sting. Having my dad say he was ashamedwasn't a great feeling, but I also had no desire to talk to him either. Not after learning the way he had willingly keptfrom my mother for seven years. (*)
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBesides, if I go back to the pack, he'll just handover to Griffin This is isn't e about him being worried about my safety...it's aboutembarrassing him. 2) d. I didn't have the heart to call him back, but I did text him
real venom in her voice. “Oh, yeah, I've met Alessia. She arrived O M yesterday, and she already knew who I was ~ she said you were the one who told her. While I'm glad you got to meet m Teven had a voicemail from Luna Grace by day three. No doubt my dad had pressured her into calling and trying to guilt-tripinto coming home, but it wasn't very effective.
"I know you're scared right now, Clark," her gentle voice had spoken e through the phone, "But there's no reason to be. Having a mate is a wonderful experience, and you should've seen how worried the King was when he cto the pack - especially when he discovered you weren't here.
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