frozen and so was the air in my lungs. Hell I couldn’t say anything, so I did the only thing I could do and that was concentrate on Caden’s hand and the warmth that it brung. I sat as still as I could while Cole went on.
“I’ve known your mother for a long time, she was one of the best guardians I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and I loved that about her.” He shook his head and ran his hands down his face. “I was there for her when she lost her first charge, we bonded over the deaths of our charges and we grew closer almost unseperatable…that was until he came.” He paused and stared off into the distance as a sour look crossed his face. “His name was Jack Jones, he was a shifter that was only supposed to be passing through. After he was here for a week he decided to stay and I knew it was mostly because of your mother.”
The sour look on his face intensified, ah now I get it, he became a traitor over jealousy, over something that happened over thirty years ago. How very stupid. I sneered at him and tried to keep the amusement out of my voice.
“All this over something that happened over thirty years ago.”
Cole looked back at me. “I’m not finished yet.”
Waving my hand out in front of me. “Then please go on…the floor is yours.” Caden chuckled next to me and Cole arched a brow at us again and that same thoughtful looked crossed his face. He shook himself out of it and spoke.
“Jack became your mothers charge and I knew that it was a bad idea, I even tried bringing it up to the original head honcho of this place, nothing I said sank into the old fools head not even a list of reasons why it was a bad idea, but the bastard wouldn’t hear any of it. Jacqueline and Jack gave each other googly eyes and it was quite sickening to say in the least. They managed to keep their relationship a secret for years but I already knew.” He paused again for a moment. “They left when I threatened to tell the others about them and the fact that she was pregnant with you. She just didn’t get the fact that I was trying to protect her from herself and Jack, that’s all I ever wanted to do was protect her.” His gaze dropped. “I found out where they were staying and I told my brother, he and a group of his people hunted them down.”
My stomach dropped to my toes and my pulse picked up its pace like I’ve just run a marathon, my breathing became difficult and I felt like I was going to pass out. I didn’t want to hear anymore but I knew that I had to. “Keep…keep going.” I whispered, I looked down when I felt Caden’s hand slide into mine.
Cole noticed the action and nodded reluctantly. “Your mother wasn’t there, too bad really, they could have gotten rid of all three of you at once. A few assassins stayed behind just in case she came back, but somehow…somehow she was able to give them the slip. She was always a smart one, too smart for her own good if you ask me. It still didn’t save her in the end though. She died a few minutes after giving birth to you and all I have to say to that is…” He looked me dead in the eye and smirked. “Good riddance and too bad you didn’t die along with her.”
I was across the table grabbing him by the throat and slamming him on the floor before Caden even had a chance to get a good hold on me. I had my dagger out in my other hand and pressed it under his chin. He had the audacity to smile up at me and that pissed me off more. I slammed his head against the floor.
“How could you do that to them!?”
He chuckled. “Don’t you get it Cora…you’re a hybrid shifter, something that’s not supposed to be. You are the first one in two hundred years, the last one couldn’t control its self and turned on guardians and shifters alike, he got put down like a dog and it was a good thing to. You’ll end up doing the same thing.” He chuckled more. “Look at you, you can hardly contain your anger as is, your eyes are glowing and I can see the
“I’ve known your mother for a long time, she was one of the best guardians I’ve had the pleasure of knowing and I loved that about her.” He shook his head and ran his hands down his face. “I was there for her when she lost her first charge, we bonded over the deaths of our charges and we grew closer almost unseperatable…that was until he came.” He paused and stared off into the distance as a sour look crossed his face. “His name was Jack Jones, he was a shifter that was only supposed to be passing through. After he was here for a week he decided to stay and I knew it was mostly because of your mother.”
The sour look on his face intensified, ah now I get it, he became a traitor over jealousy, over something that happened over thirty years ago. How very stupid. I sneered at him and tried to keep the amusement out of my voice.
“All this over something that happened over thirty years ago.”
Cole looked back at me. “I’m not finished yet.”
Waving my hand out in front of me. “Then please go on…the floor is yours.” Caden chuckled next to me and Cole arched a brow at us again and that same thoughtful looked crossed his face. He shook himself out of it and spoke.
“Jack became your mothers charge and I knew that it was a bad idea, I even tried bringing it up to the original head honcho of this place, nothing I said sank into the old fools head not even a list of reasons why it was a bad idea, but the bastard wouldn’t hear any of it. Jacqueline and Jack gave each other googly eyes and it was quite sickening to say in the least. They managed to keep their relationship a secret for years but I already knew.” He paused again for a moment. “They left when I threatened to tell the others about them and the fact that she was pregnant with you. She just didn’t get the fact that I was trying to protect her from herself and Jack, that’s all I ever wanted to do was protect her.” His gaze dropped. “I found out where they were staying and I told my brother, he and a group of his people hunted them down.”
My stomach dropped to my toes and my pulse picked up its pace like I’ve just run a marathon, my breathing became difficult and I felt like I was going to pass out. I didn’t want to hear anymore but I knew that I had to. “Keep…keep going.” I whispered, I looked down when I felt Caden’s hand slide into mine.
Cole noticed the action and nodded reluctantly. “Your mother wasn’t there, too bad really, they could have gotten rid of all three of you at once. A few assassins stayed behind just in case she came back, but somehow…somehow she was able to give them the slip. She was always a smart one, too smart for her own good if you ask me. It still didn’t save her in the end though. She died a few minutes after giving birth to you and all I have to say to that is…” He looked me dead in the eye and smirked. “Good riddance and too bad you didn’t die along with her.”
I was across the table grabbing him by the throat and slamming him on the floor before Caden even had a chance to get a good hold on me. I had my dagger out in my other hand and pressed it under his chin. He had the audacity to smile up at me and that pissed me off more. I slammed his head against the floor.
“How could you do that to them!?”
He chuckled. “Don’t you get it Cora…you’re a hybrid shifter, something that’s not supposed to be. You are the first one in two hundred years, the last one couldn’t control its self and turned on guardians and shifters alike, he got put down like a dog and it was a good thing to. You’ll end up doing the same thing.” He chuckled more. “Look at you, you can hardly contain your anger as is, your eyes are glowing and I can see the
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