Thane
I have taken little wolf to the waterfall where we had our first romantic encounter. I am hoping the calming environment and meal I had prepared for us will help settle her mind a bit so I can ease her to opening up about her history. I haven’t pushed it. Honestly, we are mated and she is my forever so the fact we are going slow leaning about each other doesn’t bother me, because we have forever. However, in light of recent events, I need to speed up what we learn about each other. It wouldn’t be fair for her to bring up memories, relive events, bring up feelings
gs if I am
am not willing to do the same. We both have past trauma and pain, and if I expect her to delve into hers, then I need to be willing to do the s same. That doesn’t mean I want to, but I can for her.
I lay out the meal spread as she starts making plates. I have noticed he makes me one before her own. Not necessary, but it is more of her omega nature surfacing and it always makes me smile. “You ready to answer my questions little wolf?” I ask and find myself dreading it more than I realized. I don’t want to put her through pai, but damn it, I need to know. “Yeah..I mean not really, but 1 am.” she sighs “Where do you want me to start?” “Start from the beginning. Where does your life start?” I say in between bites of my sandwich, not surprised to see little wolf shoving cake into her mouth first. “I was brought up in our pack hidden within Gore Mountain Range. It is the coldest territory around, or from what I was told. There was snow pretty much all year around. From what I understand, our pack had to be hidden because we were all descendants of white wolves. I know my great–great grandpa put us into hiding because of the eradication of our kind. It seems so weird to me that we can be gifted, but still succumb to attacks, but my grandpa was the last known white wolf that I am aware of. No others were born in the pack. My dad was the alpha. We lived in a large estate that I used to joke about being a castle. It was massive. We kept to ourselves.” “What about your how you were raised? We’re there a lot of shifters in your pack? Anyone with ties to the other shifter territories to do business for goods and trade? That sort of thing?” I ask while sliding my piece of cake over to her.
Vam not sure. We were not really allowed to leave the estate. My sister and I, I mean.” “You didn’t have any pack ceremonies or traditions?” “If we did, we were not allowed to go to them. My father always said it wasn’t safe to leave our home. There were a lot of pup deaths and some young shifters went missing. I remember there no being a lot of children or I guess I remember hearing about children getting lost in the forest or outsiders finding them.”
That piece of information is a giant red flag. One I am sure little wolf doesn’t realize. “You were secluded though. Hidden. Who could take the children?” “I don’t know. Maybe they wandered too far away and were found. Maybe rogues found them. I just remember my father saying that the high number of shifters missing because we were cursed by that fates for some reason. He said that was why there wasn’t any white wolves being born anymore. I know if there were, the staff would have been talking about it. My mother never said there were any born.” “Did he say why he thought the pack was cursed?” “No. Just that the fates turned their backs on us and that was why everything happened.”
“Do you think it is odd that the man in the photo looks like your father and is involved with the abduction of shifters and that there were a lot of shifters that went missing in your hidden pack?” I try not to be too straight forward, but there is no beating around the bush. The evidence is alarming. “Well, looking back on it, it is very strange that shifters went missing. We were really well hidden. I mean you have never heard of the area have you?” “No, little wolf, I haven’t. It has to be very far north, deep within the wilderness. Those mountain regions are some of the coldest, harshest climates. “It was, but we also had natural hot springs and the forest around those was amazing.” She smiles, reliving memories. I take her hand and bring it to mine and kiss it. “I think that there is no cure little wolf. Maybe the fates skipped your father because he was not worthy of the gifting and you are. If that is your father, there is no telling what he could do with power at his fingertips.” “I know that is him.” she says in between wiping away- tears. “It makes so much sense now, looking back. Not being able to leave, mother seemed to be on the verge of tears often, the missing kids. My father really was a monster. He was rarely around. assumed he was doing alpha business, but I guess with no stores, pack house, or ceremonies, there really wasn’t a lot of business. Heck, he didn’t even go on hunts. I feel so stupid.”
I drag her close to me and hold her. “None of that explains why he would give you up. Why or how he turned into this. I will get you answers, but the past is the past. It doesn’t define you. You are proof of that.” I bring her chin up so she can look at me and give her a soft kiss on her lips and then her forehead. “I want answers for you Thane. It doesn’t bring your family back or mine, but I want you to have them too. I am so sorry.” she starts breaking down and I pull her into me. “Don’t worry about me, little wolf. My mission. shifted when I met you. I went from wanting to slaughter them all for me to wanting to slaughter them all for you. It turns out, the bad guy isn’t who we expected, but the ring needs to end. He needs to be punished.” “I know he does Thane. If my father is involved, then he isn’t my father. I could never forgive him, he sniffles as I continue to rub her back.
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“Who was there for your first shift?” “My father and my mother. My father looked shocked, my mother looked frightened. Now I understand why.” “How about we eat some more and I will answer questions you have about my family?” I offer her. “I would like that very much.” I proceed to tell her the start of my life. Hoping we can get through this meal without either of us breaking down
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