Alpha - Forever #1 (Complete)

Chapter 7 - Part 1

Surely a werewolf could live without a mate?

"Watching over you without you joining a pack is only going to be a temporary fix for the moment, or at least until we catch the rogue that is after you."

That sounded like a plan.

"We will get this rogue, but remember there will always be others," he warned me. He was telling me that he could only give me a temporary reprieve, but that there would come a time I'd have to join a pack.

I didn't like the sound of that one bit.

"Did you manage to talk some sense into her?" Cade asked Blake when he returned.

Cade rolled his eyes when Blake shook his head.

"Jake and Ross cleaned up the road and they brought your car here," Cade informed me.

"So what do we do now?" I asked. I hated relying on them for stuff, but clearly they were better at covering this type of thing up than I was.

"Without a police report, you won't be able to collect from the insurance so I'll replace your car," said Cade.

"No, it's fine, I can replace my own car," I assured him as he raised a questioning eyebrow. "I have my own money."

"Whatever," he muttered with a shrug.

"Who do you live with if both your parents are dead?" asked Blake.

"My dad's best friend and my guardian up until I got emancipated," I explained.

"Emancipated, I can't say I'm surprised," muttered Cade under his breath. I glared at him.

It was a lot to take in and I was still in shock from the accident. I needed to call Gary and let him know what had happened. He was going to freak. I couldn't remember where I'd put my phone, though. It was probably in my car.

Just thinking of my shiny new baby in the state she was now in nearly made me cry. I'd waited so long for her and now she was damaged.

"I need to make a call," I said to Blake. He pulled a phone out of his front pocket and handed it to me.

I wasn't sure how I was going to explain any of this to Gary. I had two options. One, I could tell him the truth and he could have me committed; or two, I could lie. Lying to Gary wasn't going to be easy. I'd always been truthful with him.

But the reality was I couldn't really lie to him. There was no way I could explain the damage to my car and the lack of a police report to go along with it.

"Do any humans know about what you guys are?" I asked.

"There are a trusted few," said Cade.

"I need to tell Gary," I revealed, expecting Cade and Blake to both disagree with me.

"If you must, but make sure he is trustworthy because if he isn't, we'll have to deal with him," warned Cade. I didn't want to know what 'deal with' entailed but I trusted Gary more than I'd ever trusted anybody.

"We'll give you a minute," Blake said as he headed out of the bedroom and Cade followed reluctantly behind.

"Thanks," I murmured, trying to rack my brain for a number I'd known for most of my life. Just when I was about to give up and give the phone back, I finally remembered Gary's number and dialed it.

"Hello," he greeted after the third ring.

"Gary," I said.

"Why aren't you calling me from your cell?" he asked. I could hear the unease in his voice. Immediately he knew there was something wrong.

"I'm calling from a friend's cell," I answered, although I didn't really classify Blake or Cade as friends.

"What's wrong?" he asked before I could continue.

"I had an accident," I blurted out and then I waited for him to go off at me.

"Are you okay?" he asked anxiously.

"A little banged up but I don't think I did any serious damage," I revealed, my fingers touching the bump on my forehead.

"Where are you?" he asked urgently.

I told him the address.

"I'm on my way," he told me and I could hear the jingle of keys in the background and then the call disconnected.

I held the phone in my hands for a few minutes afterward, trying to figure out how I was going to tell Gary what I'd just found out. I knew him well enough to know he wouldn't believe a word I said without thinking I was crazy so he would have to see it for himself.

Blake and Cade were going to have to help me show Gary the truth.

I never imagined that when I woke up this morning that my day would be ending the way it was. This morning I'd been a normal girl going to school and now I was a werewolf whose life was in danger.