My Best Friends Mate

Chapter Forty One

DUSTINS POV

I was on my way to wish Craig a happy birthday when I caught him and Kiara on their way out.
"Where are you two headed?" I asked them.
"back home evidently" Kiara said with a nervous chuckle.
I looked at Craig. "back home?"
At that moment I wish I could mind link with Craig but technically we weren't part of the same pack and that luxury was only reserved for pack members and mates. The look on his face was not relaxed but one of solicitude.
"For my birthday I wanted to see where Kiara grew up." and he grabbed her hand in the passenger seat.
"what's going on?" I mind linked Kiara.
"no idea" she mind linked me back.
I sighed. "Well, okay. tell everyone I said Hi. Love you sis.." I said to her.
"happy birthday Craig.. be careful" I told him before we both drove off in our separate directions. Ryan was back home. I didn't see this going well but maybe he knew what the reason was behind am impromptu trip back home.
I sent him a text to let him know followed by one to my sister.
"are you sure about this? Ryan, Tyler..."
I texted her.
I saw the bubbles begin to pop up.
"yeah, I'll be ok" She replied.
"ok, love you Kiara" was my last text.
"love you too"

GABRIEL

I was about sick of Sam's shit. It was non stop complaining. I knew he didn't want to be here. None of us did but tough shit.
We pulled over on the side of the dirt road in the middle of fucking nowhere. We were miles into the Canadian forest.
Lennox looked up into the trees
"Its around here somewhere...."
We all began scanning the area when I spotted the glimmer of sunlight hitting fishing string.
Got em. I thought. I walked over, bent down on one knee and gently tugged the string. Next thing we knew logs were flying from the trees in two directions, spikes made from one ascended from the ground and the best part, Sam got caught in a net. I actually laughed out loud at this. Suddenly a door from the forest floor that had been camouflaged flung upon and Julien is in a gillie suit with what looked like a .308.
"state your name and..." he paused when he recognized us.
"Gabe? Lenny? is that you?" he said in near disbelief. I didn't say a word just pointed above my head and slightly to my right.
"and Sam" before shrugging.
Julien looked at the struggling Sam in the net above us and smirked.
"Right where ya belong ya fucking traitor!" Julien yelled in his thick French accent before returning his gaze to me and offering his hand.
"Its good to see you old friend" I said.
"likewise but I can't help but wonder why the surprise visit?"
I began to tell him but he held his finger up to his mouth and motioned inside.
Lenny and I began to follow up to a different trap door on the forest floor, one different than the one he came out of.
Sam above us yelling. "you yellow bastard! get me down from here!!" as he was about to turn and thrash through the net.
I just rolled my eyes and nodded to Julien to let him down. With a cut of a rope at a nearby tree, Sam fell with a loud thud but quickly recovered, dusting the dirt and trees off of him.
Before they could even begin to argue, Lenny and I stood between them.
"let's go somewhere more private" I said.
We followed Julian into what looked like an underground fall out shelter that had been altered to allow more room. There were tunnels, cameras, and walls of guns. Julien was always paranoid.
"They're listening" he went on "We're safe down here"
Looking around at his impressive arsenal of firearms and silver bullets, I found a seat. Lenny sat beside me and Sam across from us, standing with his arms folded, him and Julien staring at eachother.
"sit down princess you're going to want to hear what he has to say" Sam popped off.
"alright enough!" Lennox stood.
There was an awkward silence for a moment and I told Julien everything I had told Sam.
Juliens face lit up like he was a kid in a candy store.
"oh this is very exciting.." as he began rummaging through ammo..
At that moment I got a call from an unrecognized number. I silenced everyone and finally answered. "Gabriel"
It was quiet on the other line until I heard her voice.
"I've changed my mind. I'm with you" and she hung up.
"who was that?" Julien asked.
I stared ahead into space, in deep thought.
"That was Janeen" I replied.
"And who the hell is Janeen?" scoffed Sam.
"Janeen is a very powerful witch from one of the oldest witch covens.." I raised my brow at Lenny who was already on the same train of thought.
"If Janeen just made that call, she's getting involved, which means she knows something I don't and it's probably not good".