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I briefly noticed them all walking into the Westin Foundation like it was nothing, as
I was speeding past. Kyle as a wolf, Mike completely naked, and Ted tagging along after them. I couldn't let myself think
about what could happen to the people I worked with.
A part of me wondered if they were all in on it. Was I the only one that didn't know? Oh my gosh, Lily and Elise were
Kyle's sisters. Were they werewolves too? Everything I knew about werewolves was evil, but I didn't think I was evil. I
didn't think Lily or Elise had an evil bone in their bodies. And
Kyle. Kyle had been good to me, both in human and wolf form.
In my mind, I understood these to be truths, but my history told me to run, to leave this area behind
and survive. And I couldn't trust my heart. It was broken in a million pieces. Even though I knew I could never have
Kyle, I cared a lot for him and had wished for so long things could be different. I
never imagined he had been hiding something so big from me all this time. It was like all the lies of
my life came crashing in on me.
I shut off my brain, and I shut off my heart, and I did the only thing I had ever known how to do. I turned the car towards
my cottage and I ran into the house to grab my go-bag and I prepared to run. I prepared to survive. It was all I knew.
I was in my den trying to get the safe open with shaking hands when I heard tires screeching in my
driveway.
Oh no! I thought I'd have enough time to grab and go. I was so scared. I cowered into the corner and
when my wolf surged forward, I didn't fight it, and gave in to the shiver that went through my body.
There was a knock on the front door and my wolf let out a low growl.
"Her car's still here, Kyle. She has to be here." I heard Elise say.
"Just check the door. Is it unlocked?" Lily said.
I heard the door knob turn and several pairs of feet entered my house. I couldn't tell just how many.
"Ugh, how does she live like this? There's so much air freshener I can't even tell if she's really here or
not," Lily complained.
I knew wolf noses were super sensitive. It had taken me a long time to build up an immunity to the
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harsh smells of the air fresheners, but it was also an extra security measure that I knew helped cover my scent so any wolves
passing by wouldn't suspect I was there.
"She's not here," Elise said.
"She has to be," Lily stated. "Look, her bag's still here."
"Kelsey!" Kyle started yelling through the house. I could hear his heavy footsteps
as he paced back and forth. "Kelsey, where are you?"
My wolf started to whimper.
No you do not!! silently threatened.
I could feel him pulling my wolf towards him, and I struggled to stay in hiding.
My heart began racing as the basement door creaked open and footsteps began to slowly descend.
wolf's tail happily wagging behind us. Traitor!
"Wow!" Kyle said aloud.
"What is it? What's down there?" Lily asked.
"Hold up, okay? She's down here. I can smell the fear rolling off her. Just give me a few minutes."
"Please tell her we're really worried about her and hurry it up."
"You hear that Kels? You got everyone concerned about you. I never meant to frighten you today, but I couldn't let Mike
threaten you like that. I've made sure the others stay away. He broke a direct pack order and will be punished for it. I
promise. I'd never let anyone hurt you."
He was quietly walking around my den. I should have felt violated. My den was a sacred place to me, but instead I felt...
I'm not even sure how to put it into words. It was like for once in my life everything was righted, but that seemed all
wrong. He was a monster, like the monsters that killed my parents and the one who changed me.
My wolf snorted and tried to move forward a little. It took a lot of willpower to keep us there.
"Kelsey, come here."
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I felt this strange power wash over me that I didn't understand and my wolf whimpered as I fought to refuse the invisible
leash trying to draw me out of hiding.
"Kelsey, come here," he said in a stronger voice.
The power emanating through the room became stronger, thicker, and harder to resist, but I stood my ground.
"Damn it, Kelsey, how are you doing that?"
"Doing what?"
I heard Kyle jump and knock something over as Elise entered my den. My wolf
didn't like another female being there and began to growl loudly. I could feel my hackles rising.
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