Wait! Werewolves Exist?
Chapter 44

ADAM.

Being around Amber was getting harder. Especially now that she seemed to be dating the pack Alpha. I heard a rumour from one of the warriors that he’s planning on making her his Luna. If that is the case, then I’m going to have to consider moving to another pack. I don’t want to, Lakeside is my home, but how could I possibly stay.

My mind was still racing with it all when I realised that my sister was trying to get my attention “Earth to Adam” she said loudly while waving her hands around dramatically. “What’s going on with you?” she asked. I sighed heavily. I needed to tell someone, and Becky is my sister, I know I can trust her with anything. I don’t want to talk about it in public though so I tell her that we will talk after my shift. She was about to question me some more when her phone started ringing. I took my chance to slip out to the kitchen while she was distracted. By the time I came back, she was gone.

AMBER.

Becky came over, and I asked what she thought about me being able to smell Jason’s scent even before ever taking any potion. She said she wasn’t sure and that it might not mean anything. It might just be a silver wolf thing. I told her that she had been right about Tanya reporting to Jason, and she looked kind of smug. “I told you so” she chimed. “Alright” I said playfully, hitting her arm “no need to rub it in.” I went on to ask if she knew what was up with Adam. She told me that she was trying to replace that out herself and asked what I’d noticed. I told her all about his strange behaviour at the restaurant earlier, and she nodded with a curious look on her face.

I paused for a moment and then excitedly told her about Star. She was so happy for me and told me that she couldn’t wait to meet her and neither could her wolf Kayla. We sat talking for a while. I asked her about how it felt to shift, and after she explained it to me, I felt less nervous about it. She told It only hurts if you fight the change. You have to relax and let the wolf rake over.” She looked at her watch and said that she had to go. She had agreed to talk with Adam after his shift. “Maybe I will replace out why he’s been so weird lately.” She shrugged as she left.

Becky hadn’t been gone long when the door knocked again. I opened it to see Chris smiling back at me. “Hi” he said cheerfully “Can I come in?” I gestured for him to enter, and we sat down. “I just wanted to let you know that I’m back.” He said. I moved a little closer, breathing deeply as I did. Wow, how had I never realised that he smelt this good before. It was an intoxicating blend of pine and strawberries. I found myself wanting to curl up in his arms, lay my head on his chest, and just breathe him in. I heard Star giggle a little in my mind. “Your wolf senses are coming back fast.” She said. I smiled at hearing her voice.

Chris was looking at me intently. “There’s definitely something different about you.” He said and inhaled slowly and deeply. “You’ve got your wolf?” He said, sounding shocked but pleased. “Sort of.” I explained that a witch was helping to bring her back. I told him that some of my senses were starting to come back, but my wolf wasn’t fully with me yet. Then I said “So you knew I was a werewolf then? The whole time we were together.” Chris sat quietly for a few moments before answering. “Amber, I want to be completely honest with you. So I am going to tell you everything. I need you to just listen. Don’t interrupt. Just let me finish, and then I will answer any questions you might have.” I nodded my agreement and bit my bottom l*p nervously. What could he be about to tell me?

I sat in silence as he talked. He looked a little uneasy as he began. “My father is Alpha Gareth Baxter of the Moon River pack. He and my mother knew your parents very well. We actually spent some time together as children. The news of your parents and your death never sat right with my father. He always thought that there was something more to it. Mary’s reaction made him even more suspicious. She had loved you and your parents very much, so he found her vanishing overnight without so much as a goodbye to anyone strange. Even stranger that she didn’t return for the funeral. He started looking into it. It took years but finally he found her. He was surprised when he saw you, although he wasn’t sure that you were who he thought. He was confused as you didn’t smell like a werewolf. He sent me to get close to you and replace out what I could. Luckily, Mary had only met me briefly as a child, so she didn’t recognise me. Although I’m sure she smelt me. I took the job my father gave me as I wanted to prove myself to him before I take over as Alpha when he retires in a few years. Neither of us counted on me falling in love with you.” He finished, and I just sat there making sense of it all.

I considered telling Chris about the dream I had about my parents’ deaths, but Star growled at me, so I kept quiet about it. I decided to try and replace out more about his family and pack before telling him anything.