apart.”
“I’m sorry.” And he was. Hunter had no idea what to do. Jack was a wolf and she didn’t want to be. She’d been made without her permission or knowledge, and it was hurting her. Plus to find out that she had a mate, one like his brother, would be a lot for anyone. Luke was a good man, but he seemed to be in over his head right now.
“How about I have Dad talk to her?” Luke nodded but continued to watch Jack. “Are you in love with her?’
“With all my heart.” As he walked away, Hunter reached for their dad. He said that he’d come there right now after Hunter told him what was going on.
He’s in love with her. And he’s at a loss as to how to help her. His dad said he knew that Luke loved her, but he’d do his best to help her.
Poor thing. She just needs a little push is all. We’ll get her there. And Hunter had to agree. She was going to need all the help she could get. And he decided that he’d look into her dad, too. He had a feeling there was something there as well.
~~~
Allen heard someone open the door and moaned. If someone poked him again, he was going to scream. He fucking hurt and they were making him hurt more. But when he turned his head to tell them, beg whoever it was to go away, he looked at his sister.
“You look lovely.” Her face brightened to stain her cheeks and he felt his own face heat up. “I’m sorry. It’s just…the last time I saw you…it wasn’t very pretty.”
“I guess not.” She sat down and Allen didn’t know what to say to her. “Hunter said you’d been beat up. I’m really sorry, but my first thought was that you’d gotten into some bad drugs. I shouldn’t have thought that after you told me you were clean. I’m sorry.”
Allen felt his heart twist in his chest for giving her reason to think that. “Thank you for that. But I was beaten up as I was coming out of work. I didn’t see them until I was already down. But I don’t blame you for thinking the worst of me. I wasn’t a good person then.”
“I didn’t mean to leave you.” He nodded and tried his best to stop the tears. Men didn’t cry, according to his father, and old habits were hard to break. “I wasn’t in a good place either. And you were tearing me apart with all the carelessness you were doing to yourself. I should have…I don’t know what I could have done, but staying wasn’t going to help either of us.”
“Dad didn’t help.” She looked away, and he looked at her, really looked at her. “You look like Mom. Not exactly, but enough to know you’re her daughter. I never noticed that before. But then it’s been a long time since I’ve had a chance to look at you.” He smiled when she turned to him again. And he could see his dad there too, the set of her chin, the way her hair seemed to be in the proper place all the time. He didn’t tell her that, of course, but kept that bit of news to himself. He thought he’d live longer.
“Too long, I’m thinking.” He smiled at her again. “Dad called me at Mr. Emerson’s house. He said that he’s coming here, for both of us. He told me that I owed him and that you did as well. What do you suppose he means by that? Not that I have anything for him right now, but he did say that.”
“I don’t know.” A nurse came in and told him they were going to take him down to x-ray in a bit then left them again. “Will you stay? I mean, I know you have lots of things to do, and—”
“What am I going to do as a wolf?” Allen started to tell her she was alive but she spoke first. “I’m a dog, Allen. A big one with huge teeth. And no matter what I do, for the rest of my life, this thing is going to be inside of me. I can feel her. Moving inside of me like something monstrous. What am I supposed to do?”
“Live.” She shook her head. “Jack, you had to live. If not for you, then for me. When Luke told me that you’d been hurt and that you might not make it, all I could think about was all the things I
“I’m sorry.” And he was. Hunter had no idea what to do. Jack was a wolf and she didn’t want to be. She’d been made without her permission or knowledge, and it was hurting her. Plus to find out that she had a mate, one like his brother, would be a lot for anyone. Luke was a good man, but he seemed to be in over his head right now.
“How about I have Dad talk to her?” Luke nodded but continued to watch Jack. “Are you in love with her?’
“With all my heart.” As he walked away, Hunter reached for their dad. He said that he’d come there right now after Hunter told him what was going on.
He’s in love with her. And he’s at a loss as to how to help her. His dad said he knew that Luke loved her, but he’d do his best to help her.
Poor thing. She just needs a little push is all. We’ll get her there. And Hunter had to agree. She was going to need all the help she could get. And he decided that he’d look into her dad, too. He had a feeling there was something there as well.
~~~
Allen heard someone open the door and moaned. If someone poked him again, he was going to scream. He fucking hurt and they were making him hurt more. But when he turned his head to tell them, beg whoever it was to go away, he looked at his sister.
“You look lovely.” Her face brightened to stain her cheeks and he felt his own face heat up. “I’m sorry. It’s just…the last time I saw you…it wasn’t very pretty.”
“I guess not.” She sat down and Allen didn’t know what to say to her. “Hunter said you’d been beat up. I’m really sorry, but my first thought was that you’d gotten into some bad drugs. I shouldn’t have thought that after you told me you were clean. I’m sorry.”
Allen felt his heart twist in his chest for giving her reason to think that. “Thank you for that. But I was beaten up as I was coming out of work. I didn’t see them until I was already down. But I don’t blame you for thinking the worst of me. I wasn’t a good person then.”
“I didn’t mean to leave you.” He nodded and tried his best to stop the tears. Men didn’t cry, according to his father, and old habits were hard to break. “I wasn’t in a good place either. And you were tearing me apart with all the carelessness you were doing to yourself. I should have…I don’t know what I could have done, but staying wasn’t going to help either of us.”
“Dad didn’t help.” She looked away, and he looked at her, really looked at her. “You look like Mom. Not exactly, but enough to know you’re her daughter. I never noticed that before. But then it’s been a long time since I’ve had a chance to look at you.” He smiled when she turned to him again. And he could see his dad there too, the set of her chin, the way her hair seemed to be in the proper place all the time. He didn’t tell her that, of course, but kept that bit of news to himself. He thought he’d live longer.
“Too long, I’m thinking.” He smiled at her again. “Dad called me at Mr. Emerson’s house. He said that he’s coming here, for both of us. He told me that I owed him and that you did as well. What do you suppose he means by that? Not that I have anything for him right now, but he did say that.”
“I don’t know.” A nurse came in and told him they were going to take him down to x-ray in a bit then left them again. “Will you stay? I mean, I know you have lots of things to do, and—”
“What am I going to do as a wolf?” Allen started to tell her she was alive but she spoke first. “I’m a dog, Allen. A big one with huge teeth. And no matter what I do, for the rest of my life, this thing is going to be inside of me. I can feel her. Moving inside of me like something monstrous. What am I supposed to do?”
“Live.” She shook her head. “Jack, you had to live. If not for you, then for me. When Luke told me that you’d been hurt and that you might not make it, all I could think about was all the things I
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