I smiled and nodded, Brett would always protect me. He stood upright and took my hand and led me out the door only to run into Ethan. "And where were you planning on going" Ethan said with narrowed eyes. Brett remained smiling but subtly shifted me behind him
"Just looking around" Brett said calmly "I’m guessing you have a few questions for me"
Ethan nodded and turned around, obviously expecting us to follow. Brett squeezed my hand in reassurance and we followed Ethan down the stairs till we reached the living room. I saw familiar faces there, except Jacob. I sat down next to Brett
"First things first" Brett said "I’d like some food Celena. It’s my understanding she hasn’t eaten in a while"
"Don’t need you to tell us that" Jacob grumbled walking in the room with a plate in his hands. He placed the plate in front of me on the table, gave me a feeble smile and went to sit down on the sofa across from us, next to Xavier and Adrian.
"Now, there’s a reason this isn’t being held in the cell" Ethan said, his eyes going to me "But we’re going to want details. So for her sake, I advise she goes with Ren and Nate while we talk"
At that sentence I cringed and scooted even closer to Brett. He looked at me and I could tell he saw the panic on my face at the thought of leaving. He sighed and reluctantly answered Ethan "She stays" he said and then nudged me "Eat" I immediately picked the plate up and started nibbling at the food on it. It felt great after not eating for two days.
"Fine" Ethan said "let’s start with a simple question. How long did the hunters have her?"
"Since she was a few months old" Brett answered and I watched as horror took over the face of everyone in the room.
"How did they manage to kidnap a baby from the middle of a pack? Even if there was a battle the kids are sent to a different pack or are put in a safety room no hunter could enter" Xavier said in shock, his eyes flickering to me
"I’m sure you’ve heard of the west fall pack" Brett said and thick silence filled the room "The unexpected attack in the middle of the night. There was no time to hide anyone, the pack was in a frenzy and from what I was told, her parents tried to run away when it was obvious It was hopeless. They were killed and she was taken"
I looked down at my lap and tried to digest the information. This was the first time I had heard about my parents. I hadn’t asked Brett before for fear of the answer. Brett’s hold on my hand tightened and I could tell he sensed my distress.
"She was an experiment" Brett continued "From the moment they got her hands on her."
"She hasn’t shifted" Lily said "And it’s obvious she’s older than thirteen."
"She’s eighteen" Brett said "They tried a lot of drugs on her, and I think it eventually removed or killed her..." his eyes flickered to me "I’d rather we not delve into this exact detail. It’ll be too much for her to handle so soon after leaving the base"
"Speaking of the base" Ethan said "We’re going to need an exact location on where it is. We don’t plan on sitting quietly now that we know what they’re doing to our kind." Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by NoveIＦire.net
"I’ll give you everything you need"
"And how do we know we can trust you" Jacob finally spoke, his whole body tense. "You’re a hunter. You’re just like them"
"Celena is like family to me"
"Family that you let be experimented on for her whole life. Is that how you treat all your family members?" Jacob sneered at him and Brett tensed. I felt myself get angry and was actually about to talk when Brett spoke up
"I was a kid when she was brought in. I practically raised her and was planning our escape ever since I learned how she was being treated." Brett spat at Jacob "You think it was easy? You think I could’ve just walked away from a base filled with trained hunters so easily? I only had one chance and as much as it killed me to have to wait, I had to make sure I could get her out of there and not get her killed."
"How do we know we’re not lying? That you didn’t trick her to trust you and you’re actually a hunter with a perfect opportunity to spy on a pack"
"You don’t" Brett answered "I’ll give you the address of the base. If I’m right then it should gain me a few brownie points shouldn’t it?"
Silence rang in the room before Ethan finally spoke up "Well, I guess that’s that, then." He stood up and looked at Brett seriously "You’re staying here for now. But we’re watching you so behave. You know the only reason why you’re not spending your time here in a cell" he looked towards me and then left.
I looked towards Brett "Me?" I asked "because of me? I don’t understand"
Brett looked at me with a smile "Because you’re not a hunter and didn’t do anything wrong" He patted my hair
"But...Brett isn’t a hunter" I looked up at him in confusion. I knew he pretended to be like them to get me out but he never agreed to what they did to prisoners and stuff and he never participated." you don’t like them. You’re not a bad guy"
"Not a bad guy?" I heard a familiar voice say "wow so all your time with the hunters and you never..." Jacob’s eyes held a knowing glint "Hunted"
I felt Brett tense beside me and reached for him, my fingers gripping the fabric of his shirt. "Brett?"