The Faerie Slayer

Chapter 24

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I had no recollection of why my father would work with someone from the folk. This must be from the informant who revealed Aubrette as a Moiety Child to my father. It was strict statute that no werewolf was to ever strike a deal with a faerie.The letter confirmed that he knew about Aubrette Evergreen being disparate , I wondered what else he knew. I glanced at the initials engraved on the thick parchment. There was no one that could have come to mind bearing those initials, though I may not be as acquainted of my fathers comrades as I had thought. I wrapped the scroll back into a roll and tied the cloth strings into a small bow. I left the message on the floor, where the bird had dropped it and retrieved out of the room soundlessly.
Back upstairs, a sleeping Aubrette laid peacefully with no recollection of just how much her world had been flipped upside down. I knew I needed a plan, soon. The fairy dust I had left in fathers study would buy us some time, but not plenty. I could let father know that I was fighting off the faeries sent to retrieve the girl and it was a matter of time before I could get to Caleb. If Aubrette's death was as important to father as the letter had implied, he would want to substantiate further.

I reached for my chestnut duffel bag and retrieved my cellphone. I scrolled through my contacts until halting at one, Alexander Lupus of the Lupus Pack. Up in Alberta, Canada, a small werewolf reserve in the town of Nakoda was led by an old friend of mine who happened to owe me a favour. He could keep Aubrette with him, until I figured out what to do next. I sent him a text, briefly explaining the situation, ensuring to leave out the part where Aubrette is half faerie. It would do no good to anybody to reveal that piece of information. I made a clear indication that father must not know about any of this. As soon as I received the confirmation text back from Alexander, I broke into a vial of fresh salt and held it over the sleeping girl. It was time to wake her up. I still wasn't sure what I was going to say to her, but I could no longer differ.
I swatched a salt coated finger over her mouth and watched perturbedly as her eyes began to flutter.

There was a moment of silence where she gaped at me as if I was familiar to her. She remembers me.
She sat up abruptly and I took a few feet back, suddenly pondering on the many scenarios that this could look like.
Aubrette gazed around, her words panic-filled and breathless," where am I? Who are you?"

"I'm not going to hurt you," I began as an attempt to gain her reassurance," I want to help you."

She got to her feet faster then I had anticipated and dashed for the door. I was faster and wrapped a long arm around her torso, slinging her back onto the bed.
That was rough.

"I'm sorry," I mumbled," please don't try to run. Let me explain."

"Why did you bring me here? How did you-"

"My name is Kade Odin. I'm the son of Alcindor Odin. My father runs the Deadwood Creek tribe here. I'm here to help you-"

"Help me with what?" Her blue eyes were wide and it was evident  that she was horrified. I wished there were a way for me to fast track her solace so she wouldn't feel this way. I suddenly realized how much harder this was going to be.

"Not what, who. You're Aubrette Evergreen-"

"No, I'm Aubrette Fawn, that was my biological parent's last name, I'm-"

"Adopted, I know," I mindlessly took a step closer," have you ever wondered about your real parents? Who they might be and what that might make you?"

"No, and I don't care. Did they send you here?"