Chapter 188
“You’re serious? You showed yourself to humans?”
“Kyle, you aren’t listening. They already knew about us. They told me about the Bulgatis. They brought tranqs to go in anyway if it came to it, knowing it was Elise the Bulgarians had captive. The humans, they knew her by name, Kyle. I was desperate to save her and they wanted to help. They made the anonymous call to the cops after I had her safely away.”
“Do you hear what you’re telling me? Humans are aware of our kind? It doesn’t make sense. If humans knew about us, they would hunt and kill us all. We’ve seen it happen throughout history.”
“I’m telling you, you’re wrong about these guys.”
“I met two of them last night, Kyle. He’s not lying. My wolf felt no aggression towards them or from them.”
“What?” he growled and my wolf started to cower. “You knowingly endangered my sister?”
“Enough,” Elise said, and I could feel her irritation rolling off her. It was hard to keep the smile off my face, feeling her emotions. It was such a new and awesome sensation. “I told him you would understand. I told him you would handle this okay. These guys, they weren’t the boogeyman coming after us. If anything they are our allies. Kyle, they helped him save me. They promised to call if any odd activity with the Bulgarians surfaced. This could be the advantage we need if this war continues, but if you tell the Pack, or even the Pack Council, fear will set in. We don’t need that right
now.”
“Elise,” he started, raking a hand through his hair.
“Kyle,” Kelsey interrupted. “They’re right. If there’s movement with the Bulgarians and they alert Patrick to it, it could be the advanced warning we need. We’re at war here. Why wouldn’t we use every means possible, including the humans?”
“Kelsey, you don’t seem as shocked to hear about the humans,” I observed.
“Patrick, I was raised in the human world. They don’t scare me like they do others here, where their only exposure is occasional business meetings.”
“I’m not scared of humans, but hearing they know all about us is more than a little unnerving,” Elise confessed.
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“I don’t disagree with that, but if Dave is true to his word, he’ll contact me with anything suspicious. So when I come to you with random knowledge that you would demand to know how I came by it, you’ll know and won’t need to question it.”
“That’s it?” Kyle asked.
“That’s it. Look, it was my impression that they’ve been watching us for a very long time, and I don’t mean us specifically, I mean our kind, most likely back several generations at least.”
“Jesus, Pat, that’s insane. You know that right? How is that even possible and we haven’t been aware of them in any way?” Kyle began to pace around the room.
“How have we lived and survived all these generations and the humans not know we exist? Think about it.” I said.
“It’s a lot to take in, but if you’re confident they aren’t a threat, then I don’t see need to share this with anyone outside of the four of us. I mean no one. Are we clear?” The alpha in Kyle’s voice was evident.
I nodded along with Elise and Kelsey.
“That decided,” Kelsey said, “how about dinner? We’re starving.” She rubbed her stomach to show us the “we” she was talking about. I chanced a look at Elise who just gave a short shrug. Yeah, neither of us were about to tell her overbearing brother that we had just finished breakfast before coming over.
“One more thing we need to discuss,” Kyle said. “When are we announcing to the pack about your mating? The sooner the challenge clock starts, the better. Trust me on that.”
“Easy for you to say, you had one month to endure. We have four,” Elise grumbled. I rubbed her back reassuringly. I had to believe we’d be fine and both come out triumphant. No other option existed in my mind.
“The next pack meeting isn’t for another week and a half.”
“Yeah, but we can send out a notice and follow up with the formal stuff at the pack meeting. I’ll start the clock as soon as you tell me to send it.”
“Today,” I told them. Elise’s eyes were wide with shock.
“Today?” she shrieked.
“The sooner, the better. Let’s get the countdown rolling.”
“We haven’t even broken the news to my family yet. Look, it’s Wednesday. We miccod famil.. Ji
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yesterday. Go ahead and type up the email, Kyle, and I’ll tell Mom we’re ‘rainchecking‘ for tomorrow night to make it up to her, and we’ll tell everyone then. You can send it out afterwards.”
I conceded. “Yeah, okay. That sounds good.”
“Okay, well, let’s eat.” Kelsey led the way to their dining room.
Kyle slapped me on the back. “Congratulations, man, and welcome to the family. She looks happy and I’m really happy for the both of you.”
I nodded my thanks. To be accepted into the family was more than I had hoped for taking a mate. It made me once again reconsider the idea of leaving.
