Book1 Chapter12 JACKSON I was the last one to get into the car as per usual . My silence usually was why I put myself at their backs . Some things no matter the situation cannot change . It was bone deep . All three of us were seated in the back of the car . Emma was the one making conversation like she usually does . Ethan is a bit out of his depth given the fact he is the one who threatens usually , but he cant do that here for the obvious reasons . However , it seemed like Emma wasnt up to her usual antics . She was silent , probably because of the awkward tension between us and our grandparents . It was their fault as well as ours . Olivia basically implied that Mom lied to them about being rejected and that she was wrong to run away . I cant stand it when people lie , but Ethan shouldnt have gone off at them . Sometimes , the best reaction is no reaction Emma attempted to break the said tension by starting a conversation , So how do the meetings usually go ? Frank answers stiffly , The Alphas come out and the representatives of each pack under Blood Moon control come out and summarize what has happened on their territory . There is then some questions which can be answered . It is over quite quickly actually . Olivia added , The Alphas mostly stand there looking scary . I mean even before the disappearance of their mate they were cold , but now it is like they have no emotions . I grind my teeth at the implied insult at mom . Back home , mom always told us that her mom and dad were always very distant and they never talked . So , our grandparents have no right to judge mom . Of course , I didnt say this at loud . That would be hypocritical with what I thought about Ethans previous behavior . I kept it hidden . No one spoke for the rest of the car ride . I think its just as well . Unless we are putting up a facade , Emma and Ethan have a tendency to be more violent and blunt . Good qualities on occasion , but they got me into more problems than I ever wished to be in . Mostly Emma had a mouth that could snap out come backs like you couldnt believe . One time , our witches gave us a potion to hide our scents when we went into claimed territory as humans . We ran into the Alpha of the place and Emma challenged him basically . He couldnt properly answer it because he thought we were humans , but I could tell that he really wanted us dead . Werewolves have a tendency to take disrespect badly , especially the Alphas and such . I turned my thoughts to something more productive like our sperm donors . I hate the fact that we had to go to our deadbeat fathers for help . I didnt like having to depend on someone else , but I Book1 Chapter12 1/3 # understood the reasoning even though most of the Smith Organization would give their lives for Mom . It was mostly because she had dealt with being rejected by acting as a Luna to them . The Smith Organization was a place to join to avoid becoming crazy like most rogues due . All supernatural are creatures that need a group , a place to belong , All of our people were each rejected by their own , so they came to us . We gave ourselves the task of taking down Hunters and helping people . Therefore helping us deal with being official rogues . But the fact that Josh and Chris didnt think we could take on this particular sect of Hunters … That is worrisome . I was distracted from my thoughts by my dearest sister who was busy stating the obvious , We are here . Ethan bit back , No shit , Sherlock . What does that make you , my Watson ? retorted Emma . This was a usual argument between them . I chuckled , if those two could still argue , maybe things will be okay . I zone them out as they repeat the same argument . Emma always wins these one way or another . Its scary how she is . Again , her future mate is going to have an interesting time keeping up with her . Maybe she will mellow with age . As they bicker , we enter the house and I shoot them a look for them to shut up . They understand and do as instructed . They werent stupid and we didnt need any extra attention that their talking would bring . We walk alongside Olivia and Frank into the wolfs den . I breathe in the different scents that populate the pack house . I find Alices scent first . Olivia had pointed out some of Alices favorite objects to touch when she comes to visit and I was able to get her scent out of them . As for our fathers , their scent was painfully obvious all over the place . Mom had shared their scent with us in case we ever needed to find them . She had been slightly paranoid , but is it paranoia if someone is actually out to get you ? We try our best to blend in with the surrounding wolves , no need to alert people of our existence . Olivia had us mix our scents with theirs , so we smelled like their pack too . 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