The Wild Hunt

Part 17, Line in the Sand.

That night ended with a whimper. Most of the pack didn't return until the early hours of the morning, and Michael decide it would be best to address them, once everyone had got some rest.

Bonnie and I headed back to my trailer, I told her what I had learned, and about my thoughts on the whole thing. We talked about what had happened to me in detail, and how I was healing. It had all been such a whirlwind from getting taken, to being tortured, then finding out that Michael and I were family, I hadn't really had time to take it all in and process it. my whole past had changed in matter of days, and it didn't feel strange. I had thought that becoming what I was, was something that had happened to me, as it turned out, it was part of who I was from the beginning.

"What now?" he asked, once we had finished talking.

I shrugged.

"One way or another Lucian has to pay for what he's done, I don't know how I feel about dragging the whole pack into this fight, but I know that there is gonna be one whether I like it or not." I replied looking down at the small hole left by the nail.

Bonnie laughed, then kissed me on the hand.

"I mean, what do you want to do right now, it's too early to go out, and Michael won't talk to the Pack until the afternoon, you know how most of them sleep in." She said with a grin.

"Oh, well I..."

She took me by the hand, and her grin turned into a full smile as she led me into the bedroom.

I was woken up by the smell of coffee and bacon. Which given how my past few wake up calls had gone, was a welcome scent.

I threw some fresh clothes on and headed into the lounge/kitchen area. To find Bonnie, Scout and Kelly waiting for me.

"Well at least you look less like hammered shit this morning." Scout said through a mouthful of bacon.

"And I see your still to cheap to buy your own food." I replied in an obviously playful tone. Bonnie got up as I went to pour my self a cup, and waved me away, so I took a seat next to Kelly.

"Everything alright?" I asked curiously.

It wasn't unusual for Kelly to show up, her and Bonnie had become good friends once she'd joined the pack, and Bonnie never left after her first night in the trailer, not that I was complaining. Kelly nodded whilst taking a sip from a large mug that said,

'Hands of my hog.'

It was one of Dolton's, I hand thrown all of his things out, I hadn't seen the need to buy all new thing if some of it was still useful, though given the last few days I thought I may have to rethink that choice.

"Everythings fine. I was just checking in, last night was a lot. Laynie crashed on my couch, she's taking the whole thing quite well. when you get bit, you have no choice but to except that the wolf is real, it's harder for someone on the outside."

"You think she can keep the secret?" Bonnie asked handing me a cup of coffee and sliding bacon and eggs in front of me. I smiled as she kissed me on the back of the head. Without realising it we had slipped into a sort of domestic situation.

"I think she'll be fine, she lied for us when it came to the sheriff, even though it cost her." Kelly replied.

"Laynie is one of us, hell, I think if we offered her a patch she'd take it with a smile." I said stepping back into the conversation.

We shared a laugh, then there was a knock at the door. "Its open." I called out.

Mutt opened the door and smiled when he saw me.