Welterweight (Hallow Brothers Book 1) by Tricia Andersen

Author:Tricia Andersen [Andersen, Tricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hartwood Publishing
Published: 2017-05-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Meg stepped into the cabin, dropping her backpack on the floor. “Caleb!”

There was nothing for a long, silent moment. Meg’s gaze shot around the living area. There were boxes piled up in the corner of the living room. Her futon peeked from the second bedroom. There were boxes in there, too.

She couldn’t wait to get home. The anxiety of knowing the truth, combined with church services night and day with prayers and chanting in between, drove her insane. But coming home to an empty house unnerved her. Maybe he was gone? Where did he go? Town? Was he working? Training? Was he still in the forest? Was he human yet?

Her head snapped back as she heard the pat of footsteps on the wood floor. Caleb appeared from the hallway in just a pair of sweatpants. His damp skin shimmered in the light. “Oh, look. The princess is back.”

“We need to talk,” she demanded.

“No. I have to train. I lost too much time having to sleep during the day. I don’t give a fuck what you do. I have to train.” Caleb strode past her and picked up his duffle.

His hand was on the outer screen door to push it open when she spoke. “Did you kill her?”

He turned to her and froze in place, his eyes wide. His hand was still against the door. Meg continued. “That girl in Germany. Did you attack and kill her?”

His hand dropped to his side as his shoulders slumped. His bag fell to the floor. Meg kept talking. “This is what you meant when you said if you cared about me that I would die. You are afraid you’re going to attack and kill me too. Am I right? Am I wrong? Talk to me, please.”

“Who told you this?” he asked, his voice so soft she could barely hear him.

“Your mother. I asked questions, she answered them.”

“Why can’t you leave things the fuck alone?”

“Because you are my mate. I’ll get over the fact that you will never be my husband. But we are joined until we die. I’d like to know what I’m dealing with.”

“It’s complicated.”

“It can’t be that complicated. It’s a yes or no question.”

“Fine. Yes, I killed her. And no, I didn’t.”

Meg felt her patience break. She spit out each word. “Tell me what happened.”

Caleb sighed as he rubbed his face with his hand. He stepped away from the door, closing it behind him. “I joined the Army when I was nineteen. Momma and Papa hated the idea. Papa died just before I joined. I couldn’t handle the fact we couldn’t save him. They guessed it was cancer but it wasn’t like we could get it checked. And yes, it posed a problem every full moon. I kept my change in check for the most part. It was hell. I tried getting drunk a couple times. The agony was still too intense and it made keeping things in check more difficult. I only lost control once or twice but I was alone on a mission.

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