Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 18

CHRIS.

I stopped at a b and b about an hour away from Lakeside. A car pulled in before me and an old guy in a nice suit got out. I recognised him from Mary’s funeral. What was he doing here? I wondered. A human wouldn’t have any business at Lakeside, so he must be up here to see Amber. If not him being here would be a hell of a coincidence. I checked in and headed up to my room. I would call my Dad in the morning so he could contact Stone, let him know I’m coming. Why did she have to be in f*****g Lakeside? Of all the packs, it had to be that one. Does her being there mean that she knows about werewolves now? Does she know about me? Things were about to get a whole lot more complicated.

Becky.

I like Amber. I had liked her straight away. I wanted to be her friend, but I’ve never had a human friend before. I don’t know how a friendship with her would work. Especially as she doesn’t know anything about my kind. When I met her I had just assumed that she knew. I’m sure I said something about her being a human. She didn’t say anything so maybe she didn’t notice. It had come as a shock when Alpha Stone sent out the mindlink.

Part of me thought it would be better to sit her down and explain everything. I mean surely he can’t think that she won’t figure out that there’s something different about Lakeside sooner or later. The Moon Goddess ceremony is coming up in a few days and it’s going to be pretty hard keeping it from her at that point. In my opinion it would be much better for her to be warned in advance by a friendly face, than seeing someone or more likely multiple people shift, with no explanation. I will talk to my parents and see what they think.

AMBER.

I was so tired tonight. It didn’t take long for sleep to claim me. I found myself at the Lake again with my parents and Mary. Only now I knew that it was a memory, that it really was them. I concentrate on my Dad’s face, his blue eyes twinkling in the sunlight. I wanted to run over and hug Mary, tell her how much I missed her. Suddenly I was in her arms, looking up into her face. The dream had always happened exactly the same way before, yet tonight it was different, I was in control of it. I stayed in Mary’s arms for a while, enjoying the warmth of her hug. I watched my parents, they seemed so in love, so happy.

AMBER.

I was so tired tonight. It didn’t take long for sleep to claim me. I found myself at the Lake again with my parents and Mary. Only now I knew that it was a memory, that it really was them. I concentrate on my Dad’s face, his blue eyes twinkling in the sunlight. I wanted to run over and hug Mary, tell her how much I missed her. Suddenly I was in her arms, looking up into her face. The dream had always happened exactly the same way before, yet tonight it was different, I was in control of it. I stayed in Mary’s arms for a while, enjoying the warmth of her hug. I watched my parents, they seemed so in love, so happy.

I woke up the next morning feeling happier than I had in a long time. I walked over to the window and gazed out. I would never get tired of this view. I stopped realising that the same wolf was there again. I wonder why it keeps coming back. It ran away again. I needed to get moving. I had to go shopping and then Ellie was coming over later. I suddenly remembered the package Mr Daniels had delivered and hurried downstairs to open it.

ALPHA JASON STONE.

I slumped into my chair in my office. What was it about that woman? Why did Brutus keep ending up behind her house on our morning run? Something about her was gnawing at me. She seemed familiar somehow. Could I have met her somewhere before? Maybe I’d slept with her. No, it can’t be that, she didn’t recognise me at all the other night, and let’s be honest she’s definitely not going to have forgotten me. Brutus snickered at that. “I’m not being big headed” I told him “She’s human remember. Werewolves have much higher stamina levels than humans. We can go harder and longer and we don’t need the recovery time that humans do. So if she’d spent a night with me she would remember, even if I wouldn’t.” Brutus laughed at me “You really are stupid sometimes .” Before I could ask what he meant he blocked me and went silent on me. f*****g Brutus, why can’t he just accept that we are the Alpha not the f*****g Beta. We do not serve anyone.

The phone on my desk rang, and I was so irritated by Brutus that I didn’t bother checking the caller ID before answering. “Hello, this is Alpha Stone of the Lakeside pack.” I regretted it the moment I heard who was calling. “Jason, Alpha Baxter here. I am just calling to give you a heads up. My son will be stopping by your pack today.” I gritted my teeth “What business does he have in Lakeside?” I asked, trying to hide the annoyance in my voice. “Just paying a visit to an old friend. A young woman called Amber.” He sounded almost amused, which just annoyed me more. “I trust you will make him welcome.” He finished before hanging up. I slammed the phone down. How the f**k does Chris f*****g Baxter know Amber? Does this mean she was playing me the other night and knows all about werewolves? Right I needed to find out what was going on. I let Sam know to expect that pricks arrival. I would like to shift and go snoop around Bluebell cottage, that way she wouldn’t recognise me. Unfortunately Brutus was still blocking me so I would have to go as I am.

The phone on my desk rang, and I was so irritated by Brutus that I didn’t bother checking the caller ID before answering. “Hello, this is Alpha Stone of the Lakeside pack.” I regretted it the moment I heard who was calling. “Jason, Alpha Baxter here. I am just calling to give you a heads up. My son will be stopping by your pack today.” I gritted my teeth “What business does he have in Lakeside?” I asked, trying to hide the annoyance in my voice. “Just paying a visit to an old friend. A young woman called Amber.” He sounded almost amused, which just annoyed me more. “I trust you will make him welcome.” He finished before hanging up. I slammed the phone down. How the f**k does Chris f*****g Baxter know Amber? Does this mean she was playing me the other night and knows all about werewolves? Right I needed to find out what was going on. I let Sam know to expect that pricks arrival. I would like to shift and go snoop around Bluebell cottage, that way she wouldn’t recognise me. Unfortunately Brutus was still blocking me so I would have to go as I am.