Book1 Chapter9 The leader stopped us by blocking the door , You cant leave yet , we are not done questioning you . And we need to report you to our superiors . There is also the fact that your brothers have Alpha blood . This time I let Ethan confront him . He didnt use words , but because of our Alpha blood , we can impose our will . It helped that technically he was the heir to this pack along with Jackson . The man got out of our way under the force of Ethans will and I tried to make sure they didnt follow us by blocking the door . We smelled like a foreign pack and not rogues which was good for blending in . Even then , our scent was faint thanks to the witches . I informed my brothers , We wont make it out of the territory before they catch us . We need to regroup here . I had an idea which my brothers would tell you is scary because they dont usually end well . I make one mistake and they never let me forget it ! I mean how was I supposed to know that the tree would blow up ? I called out to female werewolf , You there , can you tell where Ava Smiths parents are ? She looked at me weirdly and replied , Ava Smith is a rogue and has been for a while if you are looking for her . I shake my head , Nope , her parents . The She Wolf frowned , Its the yellow house two streets over . Youre lucky that our Alphas visit them a lot or I wouldnt have known . If youre hoping to gain favor with them , you shouldnt hold your breath . The Alphas of Blood Moon are two scary twins and I wouldnt cross them . I took a breath , Thanks ! Now , I know why Mom was so tired . Being nice and diplomatic was draining . I much prefer punching people and kicking ass . But Ethan and Jackson were on edge with Mom gone and me in danger , so its my job . Stupid boys , cant they pull it together , so I can break down ! In silence , we jog over to the yellow house right where the she wolf said it would be . than I knock and hear a faint , Come in ! I do so with Ethan and Jackson flanking me in a defensive position . I walk down the hallway and stop at the sight of a woman . Werewolves age slow humans which makes her not all like your stereotypical grandma . For example , my mom is technically 32 in human years , but in werewolf she is more like 25. We usually go by human years to avoid confusion . This woman is obviously older . At the sight of us , she dropped the plate she was holding and whispered , Ava . She was staring at me , frozen . Apparently , Mom was right when she said that I look like her , even enough for her own mother to mistake us . Mom looked different now , but I guess the last time Mom saw her parents was at my age about , so I understand her confusion . Book1 Chapter9 1/4 I waved my hand in front of her face and said , Excuse me , are you Ava Smiths parents ? That seemed to wake her up . She replied loud and clear , Ava Smith is my daughter , but I dont know where she is . I am Olivia . Who are you and why do you look like my daughter ? Ethan answered for me , I am Ethan , this is Jackson and Emma . We are triplets and your daughters children . Time literally stopped . No one moved or said anything . Olivia stared at us and we stared at her . Suddenly , she put down her bowl and hugged us . She looked every bit of the formidable warrior that Mom described her as . Mom hadnt been close with them because they had been so busy all the time . Mom had been an accident and the couple hadnt even wanted kids until later . But after Ava , her mothers uterus couldnt hold another baby which made her even more distant . Olivia said , You can call me grand ma . Where is my daughter ? She has some explaining to do and how she got kids when she apparently was rejected . Jackson awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck and told her , Thats the problem , there was a small hesitation -grandma . We were chased onto your territory by Hunters and they caught mom . 11 Grandmas face became very blank and then she called out , FRANK ! she turned to us , I am calling my husband and we will get Ava back if that is the last thing I do . Frank or grandpa came into the kitchen at his mates call , but stopped short at the sight of us . He turned to grandma , Sweetie , who are these people and why the hell are they in my kitchen ? Grandma approached Frank to calm him down and told him , These our Avas children , our grandchildren : Ethan , Jackson and Emma . Remember the postcards she sent , Ava got caught by Hunters . They need help . Frank turned to face us and looked at each of us in the eye . He apparently saw something he liked because he said , We will help . You must be the missing prisoners that the patrols sent an emergency message about . Ethan was still a little mad from our recent confrontation with the guards and took it out now , We are not prisoners under werewolf law ! We came here only because of Hunters ! I know , Ethan , but our Alphas are a little crazy ever sine their mate went missing . They treat anyone who isnt pack who stepped onto the territory like prisoners . The mention of this makes Ethan , Jackson and I even more mad . I cant believe that even after they rejected Mom , they dont even have the decency to treat people right . I see the assholes that rejected their other half and apparently cant even respect universal laws . I now want to punch something , preferably their faces . Book1 Chapter9 2/4 Mom says not to judge our fathers before we meet them . Right now though , I dont want to meet them . *** Book1 Chapter10 In "A Relationship Kept in The Dark" by CrushReel, the storyline unfolds as renowned photographer Jane finds herself drawn to the charismatic rookie model, Hector. Little does she know that Hector harbors a secret—he is actually the heir to a powerful business empire. 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