Blood Moon Sworn; Book 2

Tut tut tut..Florain.

Ivy POV

We'd returned home after grabbing a few things from the super markert, Broc had barely spoken, his mind a million miles away.

He'd nodded at the appropriate moments but since seeing him in town, he seemed distant and unsure.

As soon as we pulled up, he'd said he was going for a run and threw me the keys to the house and taken off, only baffling me further.

I sat on the couch, supernatural season 1 reruns were on tv, I loved me a little Jensen Ackles..

One hand held a Ice coffee and the other dug into my bowl of popcorn I'd made, I felt like a teenager for the first time in months, even if it was in some hidden mansion with a old guy wolf.

A really really hot old guy, I acknowledge that we probably shared like 5% of eachothers DNA, but somehow that felt like being related to the queen because I was 5 % english.

I stopped eating.

"Geez I sound like the pervert now..No boundaries much?"  I said aloud, my voice echoing back in the empty mansion.

My mind wandered to the bare chested Broc, then to Conrad...then Garrett, I'd never seen him like that, I knew he was fit because he was a werewolf Alpha too, lying asshole I thought, shutting down further thoughts.

Or Trying to.

I know we'd made up and had a cute closer moment and yet, it irked me that he'd hidden that knowledge from me, when he knew what I was.

How would he be taking my death?

At that moment, my phone rung, a shrill noise in the almost silent room, I looked at it, Florain number flashed, I frowned, I said only call during emergencies.

I press anwser, putting it too may ear. 

"Hello Florain, whats wrong?" I asked shortly.

All I hear is heavy breathing at first, I think about hanging up, then I think is something wrong, is she hurt.

"Florain, Are you ok? Are you hurt?" I press, the voice that replies sends shivers through me.

"Ivy?.." The voice asks, it cracks slightly with emotion.

"Please Ivy is that you.." The voices trys again, but my minds gone numb, my heart thunders in my ears.

"Garrett.." I ask, please no.

"Yes Ivy! Yes it's me! Your alive!" He says happily.

I hang up quickly, but I know the damage is done, I stare at the phone in my hand.

Agni surfaces as my emotions boil, my Alpha instincts infuriated at Florains clear disobendience.

"Hey Ivy whats going on?" Agni links me.

"Florain has disobeyed her Alpha's order." I clip.

"Oh...That was Garrett's voice I heard.." She replies.

"Yes." Was all I could manage, before cutting the link.

I was annoyed that Florain had managed barely a week before spilling the truth to Garrett, not a Beta material performance.

Now I'd have to make some decisions before I lost more time.  

Garrett POV

I stare at the phone in my hand, my emotions running wild, her voice had sounded so bewildered and disappointed to hear my voice.

"Did Ivy give you permission to tell me she was alive?" I ask Florain, the words sounding disant and flat.

"No exactly.." She replies.

"Is Ivy not your Alpha?" I ask, Florain hesitates but answers.

"She is." Is all she can muster.

"Did she ask you not to tell anyone that she is alive?" I ask, as the pieces fall into place, Conrad had denied it, as had his Beta, the pack members I suspected, didn't know anything about her resurrection, or her deal with the goddess.

"Yes she asked..no order me, not to tell anyone..but..." She trailed off.

"But you thought she'd make me an exception.." I finished, Florain hung her head but nodded.

I sighed running a hand through my hair.

"And her mother?" I pressed, Florain eyebrows raise in surprise.

"I suspect she's told her nothing, I didn't know she had one, at least living." She replies, I frown.

"I'm going to go, I need to think, I'll see you back at the motel later." I explain, walking away from where Florain stood bewildered outside the service station.

Florain POV.

I'd decided to tell Garrett for such selfish reason's, I'd seen the way he'd dragged his feet leaving the packhouse, from Jace's bedroom window.

His shoulders slumped in defeat, his head hung low and eyes haunted, despite the havock he'd just caused only minutes before.

I wanted him to feel better, so had soon organised to speak with him the next day.

But now after he'd plainly pointed out my mistake, disobeying an Alpha's order the depth of betrayal I'd just inflicted, my heart sank.

I feared not the punishment that was due, but the possibility of rejection by Ivy, I'd barely kept my mouth shut a week.

Watching Garrett walk away, I felt empty and incredible loneliness, my phone buzzed in my hand, I looked at it hoping for Ivy when Jace's name flashed.

"Hey Darl, I'll be at yours in a hour. x" It read, my loving mate, I needed him right now, but could I confide my mistake to him, how would he react? I didn't know, but I was sure to find out.

Conrad POV

I leaned back in my chair behind the office desk, thinking of the weeks events and mistakes, I hadn't heard from Ivy, so suspected she'd felt everything between Natalie and I through the bond.

Still I hadn't been able to gather the guts to contact her myself.

It was at that moment my thoughts were interrupted by the shrilling of the office phone, hurriedly I reached for it, holding it to my ear.

"Hello Alpha Conrad." I answered.

"Conrad, I have a problem." the voice growled.

I blinked, the voice registering, Ivy, I couldn't suppress my grin, she was still speaking to me.

"Yes?" I asked, my voice betrayal my smile.

"Florain has told Garrett everything.." She hisses, my eyebrows raise in surprise.

"Everything?.." I manage to choke out.

"Yes." Is all she replies.

"Ok so what should I do?" I ask, feeling nervous.

"Secure Jace's loyalty, explain what she has done, gauge his reaction, as his mate he will have issues but as Beta he has duties." She starts, tutting at the situation, I wait.

"Then find Florain, I'll be back tomorrow night for a few hours to extract a punishment." Ivy sighs wearily, then adds.

"We also need to talk about the other night..' Her voice is accusing but quiet almost a whisper.

I nod, realizing she can't see me I answer.

"I know, I'm..I know we do Ivy." I finally grind out.

"Talk then." She hangs up, the dial tone sounds, I do the same.

I mind link Jace then as ordered.

"Jace come to the office, we need to talk about something concerning Florain." I say.

"Ok be right there Conrad..I mean Alpha!" he corrects before cutting the link.

I rub my face with both hands, sighing, it was going to be another late night.