The Pack Rebel

1. Welcome Back

Mckelty's P.O.V.

As I lay in bed, with my ready to pop belly, I flip the page of the book I am reading, then stick an Oreo in my mouth. I read the first paragraph of the new page, and my mind suddenly begins to wonder, and think of Cleo. She hasn't been heard from in three months, all of us are worried for her and want to see her come back home.

"Aunt Kelty, I brought you the cheese sticks and juice you asked for." Parker says from the other side of the closed door, I laugh and readjust my position, so that I now sit up instead of lie down, but as carefully as I move, a sharp pain radiates in my stomach and I feel my pants become wet.

"Shit!" I curse and hiss as the pain becomes strong. Parker springs into action and has the door open, with the food and drink sitting on the floor. He rushes to me and looks me over.

"Parker, listen to me. Go find Julian, I'm pretty sure my water just broke, which means the baby will be here at any time now. Also, while your at it, go find Cleo, she isn't about to miss this." I hiss through clenched teeth as I start to feel a slight bit of pressure. Parker quickly nods, and dashes from the room, leaving me completely alone.

***

Parker's P.O.V.

I hurry down the stairs of the third floor, and get to the main floor. I head straight for Declan's office, knowing Julian is in there discussing plans for when the baby is to be born, which could be at any time. Even now since Aunt Kelty claims her water may have just broke.

I get to the office and bust through the door, not bothering to knock. Both Declan and Julian look at me as though I'm crazy.

"Parker, what's wrong?" Julian asks as he takes a step toward me. I breathe heavily for a moment, then look at him as I catch my breath.

"Aunt Kelty believes her water may have just broke." I huff out, Julian gets wide eyes and bolts from the office, Declan turns his back to me and stares out the window.

"Deck, this next part pertains to you. Aunt Kelty has asked me to go and find Cleo, she doesn't want her missing this. I figured you should know, in order to prepare yourself, for if she does choose to come back." I tell him, he slightly turns and nods his head.

"It's been three months, and she hasn't once come back to check in. Not that anyone told her to do that, but still." Declan says as he beats on the window.

"There is also something you should know, Cleo had told me the day the verdict against our former pack was read, that she was going to leave. Before you say anything, just know she specifically told me not to tell anyone. But when you had come to check on her, and I left, I went straight to Luna Tahlia, and told her of what Cleo was planning." I explain, an array of emotions flashes through his eyes.

"Why wasn't I told any this?" Declan practically spits. I shake my head as I look at him.

"She had told me not to tell anyone. And I just couldn't do that, I had to tell someone, but I couldn't tell you because had you known that day, you would have tried to talk her out of it. And there was no talking her out of the decision she had already made. I went to Luna Tahlia, because she was the closest person I could get to that day." I explain, Declan shakes his head and turns back to the window.

I shake my head and roll my eyes, then hurry out of the office and down the hall. I get to Cleo's room, enter it, then run into her bathroom, and throw her closet door open. I grab leggings, combat boots, and a crop top style shirt, then head out of her bathroom, and out of her room. I rush down the hall and out the side door that leads to the woods. Once at the edge of the woods, I place Cleo's clothes in a bush, then step behind another bush, and undress. When I am fully undressed, I phase and begin to run through the woods.