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.It felt wonderful-to be able lock away his troubles for the time being.Slowly, he let the strings he kept tightly wrapped around his wolf and his control hang loose.With every step, his wolf took over a little more.Forcing his human half to take the back seat-not entirely, that could be dangerous but enough for him to be able to relax.A task easily accomplished because as a wolf he found it so much easier to enjoy the world around him.In his current body it was difficult to concentrate and worry about human trivialities.He only worried about catching his prey, marking his territory, and running until he could run no more and reaching the stream where he could quench his thirst and rest.With no destination in mind he picked up the pace until he was running as fast as he could.His legs carried him through the woods at a blinding speed.The trees he passed were nothing more than blurred shapes.He knew this forest like the back of his hand and he headed for his favorite spot.That's where Axel, also in wolf form, found him fifty-nine minutes later.Nick was resting, head on his paws, on top of his favorite boulder by the stream.Only the thump oh his tail acknowledged his bodyguards presence and Axel took that as permission to join him and went to sit beside his Alpha.They lay there, under the warmth of the sun, enjoying the tranquility of the forest until boredom set in.When it was time to play he got up and made a dash for the woods.As time passed they were joined by others of his pack.They'd been lured into the woods by his joy filled howls.For hours they ran and Nick’s joy soared.Even though he loved running on his own, the wolf wasn't a solitary animal and running with his Pack made him just as happy.They ran as one and when hunger set in, hunted as one; and once they'd filled their stomachs and quenched their thirst they headed back to the house.As they neared the backyard he concentrated on his human form and so did everyone else.Walking as humans once again, the pack dispersed, they bid each other farewell and he went to pick up his clothes.Feeling refreshed and relaxed, like he always did after shifting, he dressed quickly; with anticipation coursing through his veins because it was his turn to keep an eye on their quarry.In record time, he reached his car and was digging in his pocket for his keys when his phone rang.He pulled both out, with one hand he answered and with the other he unlocked his car."She just rode out on her bike.” Christian told him without waiting for a greeting."Stay with her but not too close! I'm on my way; I'll call you when I get into town" He hung up without waiting for a response and set the phone beside him.He rushed into the driver seat and signaled Axel to hurry into the passenger side.Within seconds they were out of the driveway and headed into town.He didn't need to tell Axel where they were headed.With keen hearing he'd heard both sides of the conversation just fine.Chapter 4Jessica slept for twenty straight hours.Healing at super speed took a lot of energy and sleep was needed to recuperate.She was finally woken up by the loud knock on her door the next afternoon.Still groggy, she stumbled to the door and opened to find Riley on the other side.Like an old western standoff they eyed each other across the threshold sizing each other up.Riley looked away, took a deep breath and then looked back at her.“Sorry about your room, it was just a prank.”Jessica nodded and also apologized, “Sorry about snapping, I wasn’t feeling well.”“Yeah we noticed, you slept like the dead.Everyone has been waiting for you to wake up so we could talk…”Jessica rubbed her eyes with the back of her hand.Knowing that it couldn’t be avoided she agreed to meet everyone downstairs after she got dressed.When she was ready she found her way to the family room where everyone waited for her.James indicated for her to take a seat and Jessica sat on the chair, facing them all.James went to stand beside her and gave her a warm smile meant to reassure her."Kids this is Jessica, she is our daughter."James turned to the other and gestured for her to go to him and Jessica took the chance to look at her.She had black hair and blue eyes like her, but that was about it, that was all the resemblance they shared.She watched as James and the other girl embraced and forced herself to display a sense of calm that she didn't really feel.Relaxing her facial expressions, letting the tension go from her shoulders she reclined in her seat, crossed her legs and started tapping her fingers on the arm rest."Dani I hope you know how much we love you and nothing will ever change that." James told her and when she nodded he looked at Riley and then Jessica."We love all of you."Danielle looked up and said reassuringly, "It’s OK dad I've always known.”"Good because -""No dad, that's not what I meant." Danielle cut him off."What I mean is that I've always known I'm adopted.A couple of years ago, the mail came with one of those envelopes that you sometimes get.I was really bored" she explained, "and you guys weren't home.I was just curious because you'd never open them in front us and they're all kept in that safe."The safe was hidden behind a bookshelf/door in the office.A lot of thought, money and trouble had gone into the concealing of that safe but it obviously hadn’t been enough."I was really careful when I opened it; there were all these pictures of her." she returned to her seat, "When I was just putting the pictures away, I noticed a letter at the bottom of the envelope.The letter talked about your daughter.After that it took me a while to put it all together but little by little I started to notice things.""Like what?" James asked."First of all, I look nothing like you guys, I have the black hair and blue eyes but that's it.She resembles mom and I don’t." she pointed out the obvious.To her ears, the explanation lacked substance but she couldn’t tell them the truth.Those were her secrets and hers alone.Nothing good would come from talking about them.Nothing good at all."I hope you didn't lose any sleep over it.You should have come to us when you first suspected it." He admonished, oblivious of her turmoil.His words brought tears to Danielle’s eyes.She wished she could confide in her parents but she couldn’t for fear of disappointing them.Looking at her dad she shook her head and gave him a watery smile."I know you guys love me and I didn’t come to you because I didn’t want to cause any trouble.”Jessica, feeling like an intruder, couldn't take it anymore.Jealousy and resentment were boiling up inside of her.All of her life she’d grown up feeling like a discarded piece of trash, replaced by the best model.And it left a bitter taste in her mouth to know that someone else had grown up feeling the love from the family she had been denied.Without a word Jessica got up and turned away before anyone could see the tears swimming in her eyes.She forced herself to walk away, ignoring the calls and dodging the hands that tried to stop her.Hastily she wiped away the stupid tear that dared to drop and ran upstairs for her backpack.She made her way back downstairs and with her hand finally on the front door knob, the walk there had felt like an eternity, she turned to look at the family.Bitterness, like an awakened volcano, exploded through her whole body.They were a family, whole, with no room for her.She raised her hand to stop their attempts to explain.Jessica didn’t want to hear their explanations.She was hurting and knew that she had to get out of there."I'm sorry I have to get out of here.This is turning out to be harder than I thought.I need.I need to leave."Before they could argue she closed the door in their faces.Berating herself for the spectacle she'd just caused, she ran to her bike and took off [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]