"I’ve done things I’m not proud of" Brett said, glaring at Jacob "And though it doesn’t excuse everything I did, I had my reasons. I never wanted to hurt anyone"
I looked at Brett and saw how troubled he was and started to feel something I had rarely ever felt before: anger.
I turned my head and glared at Jacob who was still staring at Brett with narrowed eyes "leave him alone" I said, my voice for the first time sounding firm and loud to him. Jacob looked at me in shock "Brett is a good guy. He stayed with those hunters for me, to help me."
Jacob looked shocked that I’d spoken so openly. What he didn’t see, however, was my clenched hand behind my back, nails digging hard into my skin because I was terrified.
"I don’t understand why you’re so mean to him when you’re so nice to me" I asked looking at him intently "I was actually beginning to trust you"
I could see he looked shocked and tense and I finally felt overwhelmed by everything I had said. Oh god, I had yelled at him. I was going to get punished. I felt the familiar signs of a panic attack coming on. I started breathing faster, my palms sweating.
Brett apparently had sensed this and grabbed me from behind, dragging me to sit in his lap. He held me tightly and started whispering soothing words in my ear. I could hear him telling me I would be alright, that he was there beside me. I felt him lift me up and take me out of the room and back to the room he had been sleeping in. He got on the bed and put me beside him till I calmed down and kept me in his arms even after all my panic had faded. Until we were just lying in comfortable silence
"I’m different aren’t I?" I asked and I felt him stiffen "I mean I knew there was a reason I was taken and experimented on. And I know you haven’t told me because you think it would be too much for me. And I think you’re probably right. But can I just ask you one thing?"
"Anything" Brett said softly, running his fingers through my hair
"Am I something...bad?" My voice had lowered upon asking that question. Brett immediately answered "No, little lamb. You’re not bad...the thing that makes you different isn’t bad."
"Then...why?" I choked out looking up at him "Why was I taken and treated so badly by the hunters if it’s not something bad?"
"Because people have a hard time accepting things that are different, and some of them try to get rid of them" Brett said "But those kinds of people never win, Celena. And I will never let them lay a hand on you again, I promise" ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novelFirｅ.net
"You’ll stay with me, right? You’re my family"
"And you’re mine" Brett said kissing my forehead before he told me to rest and before I knew it, my eyes were closing and I fell into deep sleep
"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 don’t understand why you’re so mean to him when you’re so nice to me" I asked looking at him intently "I was actually beginning to trust you"
"You’ll stay with me, right? You’re my family"
"And you’re mine" Brett said kissing my forehead before he told me to rest and before I knew it, my eyes were closing and I fell into deep sleep
I sighed as I watched her sleeping; she was suffering from the effects of leaving the environment she was raised in. She had told me about the panic attacks and flashbacks she had been suffering and I was worried about her. But I was thankful I could at least be with her and help her through it. As long as she was safe, we could overcome anything.
I carefully extracted myself from her grip and got out of the room, going downstairs and walked around only to come face to face with the person I was looking for...I think his name was Jacob.
"She’s asleep" I said stepping out onto the porch, he didn’t answer me and I could tell he was troubled so I asked the question that had been nagging on my mind "Are you her mate?"
That made him turn to look at me "What makes you think that" he asked in an emotionless voice. I smirked and sat down on a step far away from him before I answered "From your interactions I can see you care for her. And you’re far snappier at me than anybody else"
"And you have every right not to" I said "I wouldn’t trust me if I was in your shoes. But I do care about Celena; she’s a sister to me"