Chapter 7

"I guess not," I said, "But seeing them all again, my brother, my parents, my...mate. I can’t imagine it, I mean, what would they say? What would I say?" "I have a feeling they’re gonna be speechless, and as for you, just be the confidant, witty girl you are here, and everything will be good." I nodded, realizing he was right. "Thanks, Jacob," I said, hugging him. Jacob was always the quiet one, but he was always there for me when I needed a talk or anything. Xavier was my best friend, Adrian was more of a big brother, and Dave and Jim were my two crazy best friends. These guys were my family, and with them me I knew I could manage going home. I’m not the same girl anymore. "Are you guys ready?" I asked them to get on my bike and hold my helmet. "Yeah," they said. I looked at the row of cars behind me. I was going to lead them to the house of the moonlight pack. "Well then," I put my helmet on, "Let’s go." I started my bike, and we were on the road in seconds. All the cars were following me, but I didn’t pay attention to them. All I was thinking about was how I was going to look going back to the pack house on a motorcycle. I shook the thought away and kept driving. We drove all night till we reached my town. Nothing had changed, the stores were still the same, and I could see people looking at us from everywhere. sStopfreaking out! Stop freaking out! Stop freaking out, I told myself, but then I noticed that I was thinking my thoughts to the rest of the pack. "Lily, I told you everything will be fine," Xavier said "Yeah, you’re right. I was just nervous." I lied. God, why was everything getting so hot? I couldn’t help but remember memories from each place, and none of them were good. I started getting mad and sweating like crazy. It was too hot that I closed my eyes for just a second, but it was long enough for the bike to swerve a bit. "Whoa there. Li, what’s wrong?" I heard Xavier say, "Who was in the car directly behind me?" "N-Nothing, it’s just a little too hot., I reassured him. "Are you sure? " he asked. "Why? What’s wrong?" I heard the concerned voice of some of the guys. I’m fine, I swear. Now drop it, I said before blocking them out. I knew we were getting closer to the house. I couldn’t face them, not now. Just take a left, guys, and go straight ahead. The only house there it’s huge. I told the guys Don’t tell anyone iI’min your pack yet. I’m just not ready, and when you want something, just call me, and I’ll come in my wolf form. You can’t keep running Lily Jacob thought to me. I know Tay, just not today. Tomorrow at school, I’ll let them know. I just can’t right now. I’m gonna take a few turns, you know, look around. Okay, just don’t go too far, we might have to call you. Jason said. Okay. Bye, guys I said and turned my bike. I just needed to run in my wolf form for a while. Ethan’s P.O.V. "The Fire pack should be here any minute now", Keith, my beta, said. "What’ve you got me on them?" I asked him, pinching the bridge of my nose. I’m always stressed these days, have been ever since Lily left. We all realized our mistake and missed her in the pack. No one knew she was my mate yet, only I did. And it tore me apart that I hadn’t seen her in two years. I missed her, I missed her laugh, her smile, her voice. My wolf has been pissed off at me ever since I dissed her in the school parking lot. The look on her face when I told her I wasn’t her mate still replays in my head. I was an asshole. "The alpha has a good hold on his pack, the beta is his best friend and the strongest man in the pack after the alpha", he said, and I nodded ."And their Gamma is in charge of training the inexperienced wolves to fight. And from what I’ve heard, he’s done a hell of a good job, so it’ll be good for us if he gets our wolves half as good as he got his." "Okay, then that’s a plus for us." I looked at him again ."Any news about her?" Keith knew what I meant instantly. "No, I called the person we hired. It’s like she just disappeared off the face of the earth," he said, and I felt like a knife struck me in the heart. Where could she be? There was no way she would disappear like that. She had no pack, no money, nothing. Unless... No, I refuse to think she’s out of my life before I even had her really in my life. Keith left, and one of the pack females, Whitney, came in and started to seduce me. I didn’t object. Ever since Lily left, I would screw anybody just to get my mind off her, but it was never great. Every time I’d kiss a girl, I’d think of how she felt wrong. How did she not fit in my arms? "That was amamazingEthan," Whitney said after we were done and I was getting dressed. I just nodded. "You know we can go again--" she said tr trailing a finger across my chest, but I heard the sound of cars stopping in the front yard. "The other pack is hhereWhitneyy". I pulled my shirt and jeans, and on headed outside. I saw several people get out of their cars and admire the house.