“Take her to the house.” Dane orders.

All the men stare at me, waiting for me to move and take Jess back to the house. But for some reason, I had this burning need to ignore his instructions. I wanted to hear what his guests had to say about me. I wanted to see if they were disgusted by me. I didn’t want to be kept in the dark like a dirty secret.

“No.” The single word rolls off of my tongue and Dane just stares at me. Had he listened to my thoughts?

“Jess, go to the house.

Her hand squeezes more, her nails practically digging into my skin, she was afraid to be alone.

“No!” I had no idea where the confidence was coming from. Surely it couldn’t be hormones already?

His crimson eyes darken and a faint whimper comes from Jess as she slowly creeps behind me.

“If we delay them meeting me, they will suspect something. You did.”

“This isn’t the same thing.”

“Isn’t it?”

“It’s too late anyway.” Klaus murmurs.

I glance up to see a group of Danes men leading six other men towards us. Jenson is at the front, talking to one of them.

They were all big like the men here. I wasn’t sure what I expected really, but they all had that powerful aura surrounding them. Not as strong as Danes, yet still evident. It makes Jess shrink even more. And I was starting to regret not making her go to the house. She wasn’t prepared for this.

“Well Dane, we are here!” The first one mutters. His dark grey eyes find me and if I didn’t feel the need to vomit, I would hold the glare. “Roan.” I hear Dane greet him as I empty my stomach once again

“There were a few of us wondering if you were speaking the truth. Especially with how long it has been since you have been trying to produce an heir. But now we can see it is obvious

I hated his tone already. There was no friendship between the two men and that would likely be the same with the others. Contracts, that was the only reason why they were here.

“Well,” I snap. “Then you will be pleased to hear that he is having twins.” Definitely hormones.’ Nyx muses at my frankness and I see how Jenson smirks. “You must be the mate.” Roan cocks an eyebrow at me and I notice how the others haven’t spoken. Why were they letting him do all the talking?

“This is Neah.” Dane introduces me

Roan holds afhand out to me. When I don’t take ithe laughs, a deep roaring cackle that makes me tenge up. I I feeless tense too. Right now, she was 18 probably regretting not: having left the pack with theothers when she had the chance. Content bélongs ©

“Suspicious. It makes a change.” His tongue plays with one of his canines as he stares at me. What was that supposed to mean?

“This one hasn’t tried running then?”

He knew about the others. How long had he known Dane for?

“No and she is not going too.” Dane replies

“We shall see-NRoan smirks at me. “It will be a [st easier to protect you if you don’tge running off.” He shifts» his gaze‘to Dane. “Now tell me what we aredealing with. Your message was.cryptic and we all have the sarie question.” Conten belongs to 4

We move to the house, taking a seat at the lone dining table that hadn’t been used since I had been here: Dane sits at the head and links me, telli alling me to take a seat to. his left.

The men sit and I notice how Jess uses the moment to run off to her bedroom. Maybe that was for the best.

Dane talks. He tells them almost everything except the bit about what I am and how they are turning people.

“Why the fuck would you need our help?” Roan pushes his chair back from the table. “Your pack is huge in comparison. Dane looks at me and nods his head.

‘I’m….[‘m not a Wolf.” I splutter

Everyone’s eyes are instantly on me.

The only blonde haired man with them speaks “You smell like a Wolf.

I peered at the man that Dane had called Greg, “I know.” I whisper

“What are you?” Roan demands

“The last Lycan Alpha.”