Rediscovered

Chapter 17

I sit in my office just staring at the board wondering "why me?"

"Amaya?"

"Yes."

"Do you remember our parents? Our real ones?"

"I wish I did..." After that I could feel her sulk away to the back of my mind. She has been extra quite since we saw the picture of our 'parents' and I know how she feels.

I hear a knock at my front door but make no move to answer it. A few more louder knocks before my name is called.

"Marlene! it's me, please open the door! I don't want to break it down but I will if I have to!" I hear Jake say. I sighed before getting up and going to the door. I unlock the deadbolt and open it just in time for Jake to run through at full speed.

He falls on top of me with great force.

"UGH you big loaf! Get off of me!" I yell at him.

"I'm so sorry!" he says while getting up, helping me up in the process.

"You have no patience, I was going to open the dang thing."

"I was worried about you." he explained.

"Are you okay?"

"Physically... yes."

I turned and walked away from him and headed back to my office. He was quick to follow me.

"Why did you take off like that?"

I took a seat at my desk and looked at him. I have to make a choice to either tell him the truth or come up with a bullshit excuse.

I look past him at my board and sigh.

"I know the Headmaster and Mistress, their names are Alfonso and Katherine." I held my breath waiting for him to respond. He just looked at me confused and stayed quiet. I got up to grab a photo album and handed it to him. He opened it and started to look through it. The more he saw the more his head shook.

"Who are they to you?"

"Up until recently, I thought they were my parents." I said looking away.

"So these people kidnapped you when you were five, did Goddess only knows what then erased your memory, suppressed your wolf to what... PLAY HOUSE!?" With every word he got more and more angry. Then something he said had me confused.

"What do you mean when I was five? I had just found out I was taken in the first place. I have no information about my childhood, how would you possibly know at what age I was taken?" I asked him. He didn't say anything and just looked at me shocked.

What does he know now and isn't telling me? Why does everyone keep lying to me and keeping things about my life from me? At this point I am fuming.

"Get out." I tell him in a clipped tone.

"Please Mar, I can explain..."

"NO! I don't want to hear anymore lies or bullshit excuses. Just Leave!" I yelled and he shrunk back as if my anger physically pushed him.

Suddenly he squared his shoulders.

"I am not leaving, I will not lose you again." He said in a stern tone.

"What do you mean 'lose me again'? I haven't been lost to you." I asked , looking him straight in the eyes, daring him to lie to me again.

"That's what I want to explain to you. Please let's go home and we can talk in the car." I just stared at him confused. Why would I go with him. Why can't we talk here?

"I need a minute." I told him and started collecting everything off my board. I figured he won't leave me alone until we get back, so I won't put up a fight just yet. But if I am leaving I might as well take what I can.

While I am gathering everything I think of Amaya.

"Hey, what do you think this all means?"

"I am not sure, but if he suggesting that we knew him before I was suppressed, I might know a way to help us remember. The only thing is it might not work and you won't like it." She said.

"Well explain it to me first and we can decide if it is worth it or not."

She is hesitant for a moment.

"Well since I have woken I have been trying to heal our mind, but I am not strong enough on my own."

"Okay so what can I do to help?" I said not understanding where she is going with this.

"We need our mate."

"okay, well he is right here." I said obviously still not getting her point.

"I know, but we need to complete the mating process so I can fully connect with his wolf." This causes me to stop packing and just stand there.

"What does that mean?" I asked hoping it's not what I think it is. She didn't respond.

"You okay Mar?" Jake asks. I turn to him and since Amaya won't answer me I ask him.

"What does it mean to complete the mating process?" At first he looked shocked by my question then a smirk makes its way into his face.

"Well there are four steps. First is for both people to accept each other. Next they would shift and let their wolves meet and... well mate. Then the humane counterparts would need to... uh... mate as well, while they are doing... doing the deep, they would Mark each other. Marking would be the fourth step."

I stood there in utter disbelief. Amaya wants me to have s*x with him? We barely know each other. I mean yeah I have feelings for him, but I am no where near ready for that.

"Oh... okay then." I say to him and turn to continue packing.

"Why do you ask?"

"No reason." I say, and he shrugs his shoulders and doesn't say anything more.

"AMAYA!" I yelled in my head.

"I am sorry, I knew you wouldn't like it..."

"Stop, is that really what we need to help us, or just what you want?"

"It is what we need."

"Will it work? Like you are sure it will work?"

"I am not 100% positive it will work, but the chances are high." she said and I sighed. Is it worth it? I don't know but I am not ready for that step yet.

I get done packing and Jake starts helping me take everything to the cars. I notice Paul sitting in the driver seat of the car I brought and walk up to the window.

"You might need these." I said while handing him the keys.

"Thanks, I thought I was going to have to hot wire the thing, but there help." he said while chuckling. I smile at him before I make my way back to Jake's cars and get in. We get into the road and I turn to him.

"Okay, start talking."