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“And if it wasn’t?” he asks, and I stare at him.
“Casen.” My brows pinch. I know there is more than he has told me, more than my mother told me about that night. But his words make no sense to me.
Casen glances at the dirt driveway. “You’re right. It will be fine.” He nods before grabbing me and hugging me.
“And if it's not, you have a place in my pack.” I hug him back.
“If my fathers hand it down and decide not to kill me,” I add with a laugh.
“I’d be less worried about your fathers and more worried about your mother,” he laughs, gripping my shoulder. I smirk, knowing my mother is more feared than my fathers and for a good reason too.
“I’ll catch you later,” Casen says, and I nod. He turns, heading toward the long driveway, and I move to climb in my car. Sitting in the front seat, I see Temperance sitting up in the back.
“Climb over,” I tell her, patting the passenger seat. It takes a few moments, but reluctantly, she climbs over, and I reach over, clipping her seatbelt in before starting the car.
“Where is he going?” she asks me, watching him walk off.
“Home to his mate,” I tell her, pulling onto the road.
“And we are going to visit my sister, niece and nephew,” I tell her.
“Your sister?” she asks, her head whipping to the side to look at me.
“Your sister, as in a girl?” she asks. I laugh, glancing at her.
“I hope she is still a girl, or otherwise she is now my brother,” I tell her, pleased that her mood has seemed to brighten. .
“You seem excited,” I tell her, and she nods.
“Another girl,” she says, and I reach over, gripping her hand. She jumps but doesn’t pull away as I lift her hand to my lips. Sparks rush across my palm and up my arm, where I grip her tiny one. Pressing my lips to her knuckles, I then set it on my thigh, holding it there.
“You’ll love Marabella. She is my better half,” I chuckle, and she peers over at me.
“Better?”
“She is my twin,” I answer, glancing at her.
“Daddy told me I was a twin,” she murmurs, looking out the window.
“Do you know what happened to your twin?” I ask her. She looks out the window.
“Same thing that happened to my mother. I killed her.” I peer over at her, slowing down for the intersection.
“Your father said that?”
She shakes her head. “No, he said it wasn’t my fault, but Satish said it was. He said I killed her and my twin,” she says sadly.
Letting go of her hand, she looks out her window but doesn’t pull her hand away, so I head to the city.
ChapterEighteen
Casen
Tension rolls through me as I near the pack border. The place hasn’t changed much since I was here. Though unfamiliar in recent years, it smells like home. It saddens me that I’ve been away for so long. Walking around the bend, the training grounds come into view, and I slow, hearing the running steps of the border patrol. Within seconds, they surround me, growling at me. I place my hands up in the air, dropping to my knees when a huge malted wolf, his fur graying at the end steps out of formation. He is the biggest wolf out of all of them, and I glance at him when he suddenly shift’s back. The snapping of bones forces my attention to him, and he stumbles toward me as my eyes take him.
“Casen?” he murmurs, earning a growl from the other wolves. He holds up a hand to silence them.
“Malik.” I smile getting to my feet, and he moves closer, instantly embracing me before holding me at arms length. Malik I hadn’t seen in years, Rose having cut off all communication with the pack. This man practically raised me and Vince when the pack fell victim to a rogue attack, so seeing him after four long years threatens to overwhelm me.
