Forever Mine (Westin Pack Book 3) by Julie Trettel

Author:Julie Trettel [Trettel, Julie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-20T16:00:00+00:00

Maddie

Chapter 16

I couldn't reconcile what they were saying with the loving parental figures I had lived with for the majority of the last eight years of my life. There was just no way that Jacob and Annie could be involved in something like that. Kidnapping shifters? Experimenting on them for research? That's basically what they were talking about. I tried to contain my fury at the insinuation that my loved ones could be involved in something so sinister.

I knew the moment I could get away, alone, I had to call Jacob and Annie. I had to get to the bottom of this and I couldn't believe hearsay. I needed to hear it from them. I needed them to explain to me what was going on. They had admitted to being guardians, Verndari, but they said they could never hurt our kind, so this didn't make sense.

I sat quietly while Liam finished talking with Patrick. Elise had finally stopped asking a million questions, though I could still see them churning inside her. I had been open and honest with them, even confessing what Oscar most likely was. It had been even easier this time. I didn't cry once. I was becoming numb to telling the story and in a way, that felt good. It wasn't controlling me anymore and made me feel stronger each time I told it.

As the conversation moved into small talk, I reminded Liam that we shouldn't leave Oscar for too long. It wasn't right to just drop my kid off on his mom like that, so we said our goodbyes and headed back to the Alpha house. As we pulled up I was suddenly struck by a thought that hadn't yet hit me.

“Um, Liam,” I said, biting my lower lip, unable to broach the subject without completely embarrassing myself. “What's the plan for tonight?” I finally blurted out.

“What?” He looked confused.

“Oscar and I need a place to sleep tonight.” I tried to sound sensible.

Inside I was a bundle of nerves. Did he expect me to stay with him? Did I want to? What kind of impression would that be for Oscar? Where would Oscar sleep? We had always shared a room. I mean, we didn't have to, there were plenty of other bedrooms in the house, but even when he was still in the nursery, I had slept on the floor beneath his crib. From the second I decided he was mine and I was keeping him, I struggled with being way from him. The guilt of those early days when he first came home and I was terrified, struggling to connect with him, still weighed heavily on me.

“I don't have a place for us yet. I still live at Mom's,” he said apologetically, looking embarrassed. “But there're plenty of rooms there, especially since Kyle and Elise have moved out. Of course, you're welcome to stay in mine,” he said, grinning from ear to ear at the thought and causing me to blush. “But I understand if you're not ready for that yet.

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