The hunter

How could I miss the signs

"You look like you got bad news or news that isn't helpful," Frank said. "I'm not sure how to take the news. Plus, I'm puzzled by another issue, and how I could I've missed the signs." Lita said. "You know you have to give me more details so that I can help solve the problem. I know you like to keep a lot of things to yourself." Frank pointed out. "How could I miss the signs of Bayley finding her mate? I never paid much attention to her excitement when we came to visit. She would go on about Sasha, and I thought it was an animal she named. In truth, it was her mate she was talking about." Lita said.

"You know are kind doesn't mate until of age. They don't even shift until they are 16 years old. It couldn't be possibly at her age to even know." Frank said. "Dad, Bayley mated with Sasha at first sight when she was four. She bit Sasha on the shoulder, and their eyes were a dark blue." Lita said. "Bayley would need to shift to leave her mark." Frank pointed out. "Summer told me that Katy said Bayley was shifting at 4. Every time I asked her to shift, she wouldn't do it. The truth was Bayley was shifting as a child. After Bayley met Sasha, she would go on and on about her. When Bayley got older, she was sure she had mated with Sasha. I told her she didn't know what she was talking about because she was too young." Lita said, upset.

"You can't be mad at yourself for missing the signs. You weren't expecting to have a gifted child like her. None of the kids in our pack have shifted at an early age or mated with someone at an early age. I talked to your brother, and he said Sasha had the doll Bayley used to carry around. Sasha had told him that Bayley had given her the doll when they first met. He said he could see her eyes had turned a dark blue when she looked at the doll; if Bayley had been shifting since she was four, that is amazing. She is special, and we need to find her." Frank pointed out to Lita.

"I know she is special, and I don't know if she would forgive me. I need you to bring Jake here. I have questions about that day in the forest and what happened at the Roman estate." Lita told her father. As Frank left the room, Lita thought back to that day, "What's the wrong little one?" Lita asked. "Jake is trying to set me up with that man," Bayley said. Lita lost her cool and hit Jake. "You do not choose who my daughter will date," Lita growled. "I apologize to you and Bayley. But she should have chosen someone by now." Jake said. "You know you can't force it, and you should worry about yourself," Lita growled. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Frank asked. "I'm sorry, Father," Jake said. "So Jake, can I sleep with her now?" Mark asked. "What the hell!" Lita yelled and hit Mark. "My daughter isn't going to sleep with you! She is underage." Lita yelled, kicking Mark in the balls" Lita was brought out of her memory when her father and brother entered the room.

Before either man could talk, Lita said, "Show me your memory of the day you tried to match Bayley with your friend. Jake felt uneasy but did what he was told. "Hello, little one; I want you to know I killed your friend last month," Jake said with an evil smile. "What are you talking about?" Bayley asked. "So, you don't need to wander off. Instead, you can talk to Mark here. By the way, I gutted your friend and burned the body." Jake said, laughing. Bayley could feel her heartbreak in pieces. "Hello beautiful, Jake here said you would go out with me," Mark said. "No, thank you!" Bayley said, walking back to her mom." The memory ended, and Jake could see hate in Lita's eyes. Before Lita could say anything, another memory came to Jake's mind. "Little one, where are you going?" Jake asked Bayley. "I'm going to see my mate," Bayley said as her smile faded. "Young one, you're not of age and can not take a mate. You must go to the pack while your mom talks to Grandpa." Jake said, picking up Bayley. "No, let me go, I'm not allowed to go, and you can't make me," Bayley said. "You will go because I told you to, young lady," Jake said. All of a sudden, Jake felt claw nails run across his face. Jake was about to drop Bayley and watched as Bayley disappeared. Jake looked around but couldn't find Bayley. "Damn it, where in the hell did that brat go," Jake said. The memory ended, and Jake looked at his sister. Frank stepped in front of Lita before she could attack Jake.

"You told everyone that you got into a fight, and that's how you got the scare on your face. In reality, Bayley, at the age of 4, gave you that scare, and you deserved it." Frank said. "You tried to take my daughter to the pack knowing that Roman and I were against it. You had no right to touch her, and then you didn't tell us she was teleporting. What the hell is wrong with you?" Lita yelled. "Your daughter needed to know where she is from and not follow the vampire way. Just like you, she is in love with that blue hair bitch that's a vampire. I should have killed that bitch when I had a chance." Jake tells Lita. "You would have destroyed my daughter if you had killed her mate. All you cared about was yourself and not my daughter." Lita yelled. "Jake, leave, and I will deal with you later. What you did was wrong, and you will be dealt with." Frank said. Jake knew he crossed the line and hoped his dad would forgive him. Both Lita and Frank watched as Jake left the room in a hurry. "Dad, you see, her hand was clawed, and she vanished to escape him. What else could my daughter do that we don't know?" Lita asked. "That seems like that is the million dollar question, and the only one that could answer that is Bayley," Frank said, leaving Lita alone. "Where the hell are you at Bayley?" Lita asked herself.

Bayley wanted to give Sasha privacy, so she went to the backyard. Bayley loved the view of the ocean. Made her think of the times she and her mom would stay at the family beach house. Bayley wondered, "If her mom was still alive, and if she was, why didn't she come back? Why let Trish take everything she had? What caused her to stay away?" Bayley pulled out the ring she was planning on giving Sasha. Bayley wonders if Sasha wants to marry her. Sasha never gave her an answer even though she tried to ask her. "Maybe I must face the facts that Sasha doesn't want to be with me. Sasha could be like her mom and leave as her mom did." Bayley thought to herself.

While Sasha waited for Becky's reply, she decided to talk to Bayley. Sasha noticed Bayley looking at the engagement ring she had bought. Sasha could feel sadness when Bayley held the ring. Sasha saw Bayley put the ring back into her pocket. "What's wrong?" Bayley asked, looking at Sasha. Sasha decided to hand Bayley her phone and let her read what Summer wrote. "Interesting, all of a sudden, someone came forward knowing what happened to my mom that day," Bayley said. Sasha could tell Bayley was trying to keep herself calm. "I reached out to Becky, and I will ask her to come here, or we can return to my apartment. I want to have a plan in place if this is a trap. Your safety is my top priority." Sasha said, placing her hand on Bayley's thigh.

Bayley didn't know what to say at the moment. She wanted to discuss the marriage proposal but didn't want to be heartbroken again. Sasha could tell Bayley was hurting inside and knew it had to do with the marriage proposal. Sasha was about to bring up the marriage proposal when her phone went off. "Hey Sasha, where do you want to meet? No one is paying attention to me at the moment. Katy is trying to figure out who ordered the hit on Bayley. Before you ask, Katy hasn't said anything. Roman has been locked up in his office and is pissed that you haven't returned Bayley. I know he knows Bayley wants to dig up her mom's grave. He lost it when Katy told him." Becky texted.