“Nothing’s wrong mom, I’m fine…just tired, been a long day.” I say pulling the blankets tighter over me.
“You forget that I'm a wolf I can sense when you’re lying to me and you’re lying! Tell me what happened Angel so I can help you.” she says getting louder sounding like a strict mother, it makes me a little happy inside that she cares so much to actually want to know what’s going on with me.
“You can’t help me…no one can.” I whisper to myself as a tear falls down and soaks into my pillow. I forget about her hearing.
“What? What does that mean? Talk to me please? Why are you so…closed off?” she says sounding sad she tries to turn me over but I shrug her off and pull my hoodie more over my head so it covers my face completely.
“I’m fine…just tired, please just leave me alone.” I say quietly trying to make my voice not sound muffled from the tears that are soaking my pillow.
I hear her sigh then get off the bed and walk out the room but she doesn’t close the door and I can hear her as she calls someone on the phone in the passage. My guess? Johnny…
I don’t know why they don’t use their pack link to talk to each other but I’ve got a feeling Alex wants me to hear her calling Johnny, she’s acting like a real mother and I like it even though I got a feeling Johnny will be visiting me shortly.
“Johnny, you need to come home!” Alex says in an unnerved voice.
“Well I couldn’t get through to you or the twins? Just listen to me Johnny, something is wrong with Angel, she’s not herself and she seems distant. I don’t know what to do…” she says panicking. There’s another pause.
“I’ve asked her, she’s lying to me. There’s something wrong. I think she’s hurt, but I don’t know where and she doesn’t want to talk to me.” Alex sounds sad and it hurts me to hear her that way.
“See you soon…I love you.” She says abruptly and I hear her walk into the room.
She doesn’t say anything but sits on the bed behind me gently rubbing my back. I really wanted to tell her not to touch me, I just can’t bare anyone’s hands on me but I knew she was just trying to help so I ignore the pain and let her attempt to comfort me.
An hour and a half goes by and she continues to sit there without saying a word. She probably thinks I’m sleeping but she continues to gently rub my back not knowing how much pain I am in at the moment by her hand continuingly running over the cuts that hide under my shirt.
I hear a car outside, as the lights from the car flash through the windows on to the walls of my dark room. I hear doors opening and slam close then I hear the front door open and hurried heavy footsteps up the stairs in my direction.
I hear the loud footsteps as they entered my room and the light is switched on. I hold my the hoodie over my head as Johnny comes and sits on the bed in front of my stomach, he lifts his hands and I flinch.
“Baby girl…talk to me.” he simply says and although he’s not ordering me and I’m not a wolf yet that would bend to his Alpha command, I really want to tell him…but I cant.
“Angel, please, tells us what’s wrong?” Talon says as he bends down in front of me, I can’t see his whole body but I can see his chest through the gap I’m peeking through under the material covering my face.
I watch him lift his hand and I recoil as he places it on my wrist over my sleeve trying to move my hand from my face.
“Why did you do that? Talk to me!” Johnny shouts and I whimper.
“Please just leave me alone…I just want to be left alone.” I beg them.
“Just tell us why you are acting this way!” I hear Tyler yell and it scares me hearing that coming from him.
“Please just - everyone get out!” I yell but I don’t hear any of them moving.
“Angel, please.” I hear Talon say softly close to me as he bends closer and pulls his face into my neck wrapping his large arms around me over the blanket that covers me. I flinch when he touches me and he senses it. I try to pull the blanket more but he grabs my wrist. I hear growls and Alex gasp from behind me.
“What is this? Who did this?” he grabs my wrist where the skin is still raw and looks at my bruised knuckles too.
“Oh my god!” Alex gasps behind me.
“Did you do this?” Johnny says pulling my blanket off my face, I squint as my eyes adjust to the bright overhead light in the room and try cover them with my hands but Talon grips my arms.
“ANGEL! What happened? Who hurt you like this?” Johnny yells making me recoil away from them.
Tyler comes running over, looking at my face and my hands, he pulls the blankets off me and lifts my shirt but I stop him before he can see anything.