Rediscovered

Chapter 16

After Sarah brought me to my room, she helped me get ready for bed.

"You seem to be running a fever, would you like me to call the pack doctor?" she said while feeling my forehead.

"It's late, we don't need to wake anyone. I'll be okay." I tell her.

"Nonsense, She is already on the way." she replied with a smirk. we sat there for about 20 minutes. I refuse to talk about Jake and what happened and I was grateful she didn't push the issue.

There was a knock at my door.

"If it's Jake tell him to go away." I tell Sarah as she goes to the door. She opens the door and the doctor walks in, but I could see Jake behind her trying to come in. luckily Sarah manages to close the door before he can.

The doctor evaluates me and confirms what Amaya had told me about the wolf fever. Just ask the doctor was packing up Amaya said, "Mar, ask the doctor to take the casts off."

"Hey Doctor? could you take these casts off? my wolf says it's time." she looks at me and then to Sarah then back to me again.

"Yeah, let me get some tools." she said smiling.

She was only gone for about 15 minutes and came back with a small circular saw. "I have done this many times luna, but please try to remain still." she said as she got everything ready. Not too long later and my leg and arm are free. By this time we are all tired and decided I can take my first steps in the morning.

I wake up to the bird singing again and the sun shining through the curtains. my first thought is of tonight. tonight will be the night I shift.

"Amaya? Will it hurt?" I ask her.

"Yes, the first shift will hurt, but if mate is there it won't be to bad." she says.

With her mention of Jake my anger from last night comes to surface. why was he acting all crazy last night? To be honest with myself I didn't want to see him today. Instead I tried to forget about that and focus my energy on getting up. It takes me some time to stand, but once I am up the worry of any lingering pain is gone. I feel perfectly fine, maybe even better than I have ever felt before.

I made my way to the bathroom and do my business then decide on my outfit for the day. I want to keep it simple so I chose a black tank top and some jean shorts. just as I am about to head out of my room my phone goes off. I look at the car ID and it says mom. I feel my heart racing. should I answer? if I do should I question her or play it dumb?. I go with playing dumb.

"Hey Mom, how are you?"

"Oh hun, it's so good to hear your voice. Your Father and I are going to be in town and wanted to see you. Let's have dinner tonight."

"I would love to have dinner mom, but tonight is no good, how about tomorrow?"

That would be fine. How about that little Mexican place by your house? I know how much you love their street tacos."

"Sure mom, we can meet around 6."

"Sounds good. See you then hun. bye bye now."

After she hangs up I start crying. She seems like such a normal mom. How can I believe she has anything to do with vampires? I am brought out of my thoughts when I hear a knock at my door.

"Marlene, it's Jake. Are you okay?" he asks from behind the door. I wipe my tears and clear my throat.

"Yeah I'm fine!" I call out. I open my door to see him standing there.

"Are you sure?" He asked

"Yes" is all I say before pushing past him.

"Hey wait. I wanted to say sorry for last night. I was out of line and got a little jealous." he said as we walk down the stairs. Suddenly I feel him grab my arm.

"Hey, shouldn't you be taking it easy? I know you just got your wolf and she healed you but" I stopped him

"I am physically fine, please let me go." He dropped my arm and his shoulder slumped.

"I didn't mean to upset you." he said I just shake my head and continue down the stairs.

"Oh perfect marlene, Jake, I was looking for you too. We are about to make a plan. We have some resources who just came back with some intel." Paul said.

"Have everyone meet in my office." Jake replied. He then looks at me once Paul leaves,

"Let's get some food for you first." I look at him and shake my head,

"I'm fine, let's see what they have found." I turn to follow Paul and Jake follows me.

Once we get to his office it doesn't take long for everyone to arrive. The office is large with a dark oak desk off to the right side and bookshelves along the left wall and floor-to-ceiling windows facing the forest behind the house. The room started to seem much smaller with everyone in it. Jake sat behind the desk with Paul and Derek to his right. Ricardo, Alpha Sam and Luna Patricia were to his left. Sarah and I stood towards the front of the desk with some warriors behind us.

There was a few files open on the desk, one had some pictures and the other two had documents. Paul started explaining everything to Jake.

"So we might have a chance to get a good look or maybe even capture the headmaster and mistress." There were some gasps before he continued. "One of our informants working on the inside had gone intel suggesting they will be in our area soon, possibly tonight."

"Do we know what they look like yet?" Jake asked.

"Not yet, our informant is responsible for preparing their stay and said he will get some pictures."

"Should we set a trap at the location?" Ricardo asked.

"No, not yet. I think it would be best to follow them first."

"That's a good idea, make sure we don't lose them at any point and let me know as soon as we have those pictures. everyone is dismissed." Jake said and everyone started to file out.

I stayed behind while everyone else left the office. I noticed Ricardo giving me a small smile as he walked by. I returned the gesture and waited for him to leave and close the door.

"We need to talk." Jake looked up from the files at me with an emotion I couldn't place.

"We do, but first I want to say I'm sorry for the way I acted last night. I got jealous when I saw you and Ricardo alone. I didn't think before I acted."

"I accept your apology, but please try to reel your jealousy in. I am my own person and can be friends with whoever I want."

"I'll do my best." He said with a small smile.

"Now I have some questions." I said.

Jake and I sit there for an hour or so talking. He's very open with me and answered all my questions about how a pack is ran and whose roles mean what.

"If you would like I can have my mom show you what the Luna does."

"I would like that, thank you."

We are pulled from our conversation by a knock at the door.

"come in" Jake and I said at the same time. This causes us to smile at each other.

Ricardo walks in with another file.

"Alpha, we have the photos and our informant has informed Paul that they will be staying for a week."

"That didn't take long" I thought out loud. They guys didn't even glance at me.

"Good let's see them." Jake said.

Ricardo hands the file to Jake and as soon as he opens it my heart drops.

There, in the file are half a dozen shots, both from afar and up close, of my parents. Or at least of the people I thought were my parents.

"Are you sure those two people are the headmaster and mistress?" I asked with shaky voice.

"Yes, our informant double checked." Ricardo said.

"What's wrong?" Jake asked me while both the guys gave me looks of confusion.

I turn and run out the door I can hear Jake calling me, but I don't stop. I had for the garage. I grab the first set of keys and hit the unlock button. I quickly find the car belongs to, just as the big garage door opens, I see Jake coming towards me. I put the car and drive and took off.

My mind is racing. My parents are behind all these attacks. They kidnap me and had someone drug me. They might be vampires. I just found out I am a werewolf. If they had someone drug me to suppress Amaya then they must know I was or rather am a werewolf.

I don't pay attention to where I am going until I stop the car in the driveway of my house. it looks the same as I left. I get out and walk up to my door. I grab my hidden key and go inside. locking my door behind me, I don't stop as I head to my closet and reach for the box I have hidden on the top shelf.

I take the box into the office I have set up next to my room. I start setting up a board with everything from inside the box. News articles, photos, school records and more, arranged in chronological order. I couldn't find much on myself before the age of 14. One of the reasons I became a private investigator was to develop the skills to find the truth, no matter how hidden.

In the last few years I had forgotten about myself and through my thoughts and helping others. I remember a few months after waking up in that hospital I had the feeling that something wasn't right and that I was missing something. Now I know it was a piece of myself that was missing. I could never find any news articles or police reports about the 'accident' my 'parents' claimed had caused my amnesia. That was the first time I could remember losing the trust in my 'parents'.

I am pulled from my thoughts when my phone starts ringing.

"hello?"

"oh thank Goddess it's you are okay. why did you take off like that?" Jake asks

"I needed to check something. I'm at my house."

"I am almost there, don't go anywhere please."

"I will be here." I tell him before hanging up the phone.

I turned back to my board and sigh. What am I going to do? Who are my real parents? Are they still around? Have they been looking for me this whole time or had they given up? Should I still go to the dinner with my fake parents? Should I tell Jake about the dinner? What does Jake plan to do with them? Do I risk the mission to go see them? Or cancel and focus on saving their current victims? By now I am on the floor in tears.