Chapter 158

“How does that work? How does a hunter get so close to a wolf, a prisoner? She idolizes you for God’s sake” he said and I detected the bitterness in his voice.
“I was a kid when I found out about her” I said, looking away from him “the experiments are only known to the high rank Hunters and not even all the high ranks. I remember playing in the house when I heard crying. So I told my Uncle because he was the only one who gave me the time of day. My father is the leader, you see and he never had time for me and rarely talked to me about anything besides how I should grow up” I ignored his shock at the news of which I was “So when my uncle went to investigate, I followed and I saw her.” I shook my head “My uncle dragged me out and told me about hunters and werewolves and everything then, since they don’t usually tell the kids till they’re eleven. And he explained how wrong hunters were”
“But he is a hunter”
“My uncle found his mate a while after joining the Hunters.” I stated “He fell in love, learned how wrong he was but he then lost her to Hunters as well so he stayed so he could help other werewolves. Keep your enemies close and all that, it killed him losing his mate” I saw Jacob flinch from the corner of my eye. I knew the idea of losing a mate to wolves was the biggest horror they could imagine.
“Anyway, I snuck in the cells later at night and saw her again. She was so small” I whispered “And so scared, cowering away in a corner, just a little girl. And she wouldn’t approach me, not at all. She only approached me when I sang her a lullaby, she was so thin and so fragile, and I couldn’t just ignore her. She even chose her own name, I got her a book and because she couldn’t read she made me pick her out a name that means moon.” I chuckled “she immediately got attached to me, because I showed her just a bit of affection. And ever since then I’ve been planning to save her. I trained and snuck her stuff and taught her reading and writing and tried my best to help her.”
“I imagine it wasn’t easy”
“Fuck no” I said and held my hands together tightly, my elbows on my thighs. “With the drugs and the experiments; I couldn’t stop them. And I couldn’t escape yet because fuck was that place guarded, and I needed a place to go after leaving so I started searching. And I trained more than anyone so I could take care of her.” I looked at him “it’s your choice whether you believe me or not. But I would do anything for that girl. And not because I’m in love with her, I could never see her that way. She’s like a sister to me, hell she is.”
“Why did you tell me all of this?” Jacob asked quietly and I contemplated before I answered “because she said she was beginning to trust you” I said “And that’s big for Celena, the only people she ever put faith in were me and Uncle Dan. I want her to be happy and if what Uncle Dan told me about mates is true, you can help her in ways I can’t. You can make her happy” I was reluctant with the idea, but I knew it was true. No matter how much I loved her; there was only so much I could do to help her. “She actually yelled at you” I chuckled “Fuck was she terrified but she did. She’s never yelled at me. It took a while before she actually talked more than a couple of sentences to me and she got used to you so easily. So I’m telling you I won’t stand in your way but don’t you dare hurt her.” I said looking at him seriously “I won’t let her be hurt again…ever”
Jacob was silent for a moment before he nodded at me. I smiled, stood up and went back inside. I didn’t want Celena to wake up and find that I had left.
Celena
The next day Brett came out of the bathroom with the clothes he was given and immediately wanted to leave the room.
“Come on, they’re good people don’t worry.” He said tugging on my hand “No one will hurt you I promise”
I followed him down the stairs, keeping my head down as we passed people I didn’t know. The house was always full of people and it scared me that I could only name a few and those few were scary enough.
We reached the living room where several people were seated watching TV. I recognized Lily, Ethan, Xavier, Adrian, and Nate engrossed in what they were watching. The source of thɪs content is ͟.net
“That was a foul” Lily suddenly yelled “Is the referee blind or just an asshole?”
“little bit of both” Nate grumbled and Adrian laughed at her expression, pulling her to him as Xavier was taunting Lily that her team was losing.
“And half time” Brett said announcing our entrance as “Looks like a tough match”
“what was it that clued you in? Lily’s yells or Xavier’s smug face” Jacob said as he walked in. He threw something at Brett and I squeaked in surprise. But Brett laughed as he caught it easily. It was a can
“Thanks” he said as he walked and sat me on the couch beside him. I looked at Jacob hesitantly, he didn’t seem mad about what I had done yesterday.