Life After the Storm

chapter 18

As we are walking over to the Alpha's house, Jayden is so excited. He wants to show me his room and all his favorite toys. I was never the one to really make friends thinking it's funny the first friend that I actually make I am twice their age. There's something different about Jayden from all the other people I have been around, I sense a connection with him. I am not even sure what it really is, but he makes me feel at ease. When I see his house I am surprised it's just like any other ordinary house. Usually, the Alpha has a bigger house than anyone in the pack, almost like a mansion.

When we go to walk into their house I hear a familiar voice. I am not clear who it is, but I recognize it and I become nervous. If I recognized the voice, that means there from where I lived. Before I can react and run away, so they don't see me. That's when I see her oh my god it's Jenny. I tried to hide, but there's no hiding she has already seen me. Hoping she doesn't recognize me knowing I was quite invisible at school. How I recognize her is because my brother was obsessed with her, which was sort of weird.

Jayden runs up to her, I am surprised, not really sure what his relationship is to her.

“Aunt Jenny, I didn't know you were coming, are you staying.”

Aunt Jenny does this mean that Landon is Jenny's brother. I'm confused, I did not know that she even had a brother. I try to run away, but my curiosity is getting the best of me I want to know. As she is approaching me I am starting to get nervous, wondering if she knows who I am. It's quite possible that she doesn't. It's not like we have ever spoken before. Jayden is pulling her closer to me, I want to run, but I don't want to make it obvious.

“Jenny, this is my new best friend Lilly.”

As she is getting close to me, I am getting nervous. Hoping she does not know who I am.

“Is this the Lilly that saved my little nephew and my brother from almost getting killed.”

“Yes Jenny, she saved us.”

Before I can react I feel tightness around my body Realizing that she is hugging me. She whispers in my ear, “thank you so much for saving my family.”

I then realize I can relax now she does not know who I am, which makes me so glad. “It really was no problem at all they needed help So I helped.”

As Landon is starting to approach all of us I see that he is with somebody I then realize oh my god it's Sam. Jenny grabs a hold of me, takes me by the hand and rushes me over to him. I become nervous. I know that he is going to recognize me. Is he going to turn me over to his Alpha What am I going to do. I want to push her away, I want to run, I'm going to have to face it? When he looks over to me, he makes direct eye contact. I can tell that he is stunned that he is not sure what to say to me.

“Oh my god Lilly, is that really you I thought you were dead?”

“No, I'm very much alive you can't tell him please he will never let me be free from him.”

Everyone stares at us with confusion, not understanding what is happening at the moment. I look at Sam with desperation on my face, not wanting Ivan to find out the truth. I want to run, but there won't be anywhere to run to if Ivan knows I'm alive.

Landon looks at Sam, surprised. “What is going on here, how do you know her?”

Sam looks at me with sadness in his eyes “she's just a friend that I met a while back ago.”

I know that Landon can tell that he is lying, but he doesn't push the subject. “Alright then, that doesn't really explain very much, but I'll let it go for now.”

I realize I need to tell him the truth. I don't want to put anybody into danger. Knowing that I can't stay here, I have to leave. I don't want to run, but I don't know if I have any other choice. I can't live a life in

fear, especially if there is a connection to Ivan.

As much as I don't want to say it, but I want to know. “So what are all your guys' connections? How do you know each other?”

Landon looks at me surprised, “Jenny is my sister and that is the Beta of her husband.”

Jenny looks at Landon “don't you call him my husband it wasn't my choice to marry him. We aren't even married, yet I am still trying to get away out of it.”

He laughs “you know father will never let you out of this arrangement.” Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“That's why I came here for your help. I need to find my mate, so he can mark me before it happens.”

“How do you expect me to help you find your mate? I don't know who it is, you're not 18, yet you can't even pick up his scent?”

As they are deep in conversation,

I am stunned by everything that is happening, scared of what might happen if they know who I really am. I know that I have power if Dean.

Is right then, I will never belong to anyone. I will be free to do as I, please never be forced to do anything.

I run out of the house. I need to talk to Dean. I need to tell him the truth about me. Even if it means him asking me to leave, I need his advice on what to do. I don't really trust anybody, but I don't have a choice. If I need to run, I need to know now. I refuse to sit around and be somebody's puppet. I know that I'm strong. I just don't know how strong I really am. I have always felt different, didn't really know there was a reason behind it.

I ran into his house yelling “Dean are you here please I need to talk to you please.” I fall to my knees in desperation. I'm overwhelmed when he sees me. He runs over to me as he tries to comfort me, but I lose control and start to cry.

“Lilly what has happened are you ok?”

My family is dead, they died in a car accident, I'm alone. My mate took me in to be his breeder; he didn't want me as his mate. He promised to marry someone else. I was so lost in grief I thought I deserved all of it, my mate loss control and raped me. I felt so defeated that I wanted to die, so I jumped off wicked falls thinking I was going to die. Then my brother comes to me, tells me that it's not my time and I wake up. That is my story and my mate is know one other than Alpha Ivan the one that Jenny is to marry. Then to find that Jenny is Landon's sister which is crazy.

“Lilly, I need you just to claim down, so we can figure this out together, but I need you to calm yourself.”

I sit and take deep breaths trying to relax myself not realizing when I see my reflection through the mirror across from me my eyes are glowing green. I'm not sure what the hell is happening. I have never seen my eyes glow this way. I realize then I am different from everyone else. I need to figure out all that I can.

I also think Jayden is different, and that's why I feel the need to be around him to protect him. Could he be a Healer too I sense it I know what he is but do they? I'm lost in thoughts, not realizing I'm still focused on my reflection. Until Dean snaps me out of it.

“Lilly are you OK are you calm now?”

“Do you know that Jayden is also a Healer?”

“We expected that he was, but I wasn't sure until you came.”

“Am I going to be able to stay here or do I need to leave.”

“Why would you have to leave?”

“Sam Alpha's Ivan Beta also saw me. I don't know if he will tell.”

“Lilly you don't need to run, you are strong you can stay and stand your ground.”

“I need to start my training now I need to know what I am capable of.”

“Ok your training will start tomorrow.”

“For now, I need to talk to Sam before he leaves.”

As I rush out the door to go back to the house, I feel a grip on my arm that pulls me away. I realize it is Sam god his touch feels so delightful.

“Lilly, we need to talk.”