Her Secret

Chapter 26

Goodluck.....

Jayden's Pov

     "Mama I don't have time for Dancin, that's just gonna have to wait a while," Blue and I sang.

"How long we talkin'" Bey sassed.

      "Ain't got time for messin' around," I belted. "And it's not my style,"

     "This old town can slow you down people takin the easy way," Nala soloed.

     "But I know exactly where I'm goin', I'm gettin' closer and closer every day," I duetted.

     "And I'm almost there," I belted.

     "I'm almost there," She repeated.

       "People down here think I'm crazy, but I don't care," We harmonized.

     "Trials and tribulations, I've had my share," Honeybee sang.

     "But there ain't nothin gonna stop me now 'caus I'm almost there," I finished.

     And it's so true. I'm almost there to the life I want. I have a family who actually loves me. I'm learning who I am. I don't have to run anymore, I'm SAFE. I've been making music with Honeybee and spending time with Blue and the twins. I start school next week, but most importantly I've been spending time with MY FAMILY. They actually want me, they love me, and nothing is going to change that.

     I have my family movie nights with Nala, Blue, and the twins. I have my cooking sessions with Nala, where I end up having to teach her how to cook. We go to the studio almost every day now. I've made so many new songs, maybe enough for an album or EP. I have my playdates with the twins where we color pictures together and play tag. I even give them little piggyback rides in wolf form.  have my girl's days with Blue. She teaches me about pop culture and stuff and I teach her how to hunt. Like she's caught me up on so much and has taught me new stuff too.

     Mama T has taught me so much too, almost too much. She's taught me about my bloodline and what it means to be a wolf. She's helped me learn to control the primal part of my wolf as well as how to shift and now be in so much pain. It truly helps. She also taught me other simple tricks like how to heal faster and how to increase my stamina. We've been training together essentially and I can see it paying off. My muscles and DEFINED. My six-pack is almost an eight-pack and the other day I accidentally broke a jar of pickles trying to open it, using REGULAR STRENGTH may I add. It's honestly so cool.

     All in all, I've been savoring each and every single moment, like right now. We're having a Knowles movie night and watching Princess and the Frog. I used to watch the movie so often when I was little, but I haven't seen it since I was 6. I didn't even know I knew all of the words to Almost There until I was belting out notes with Nala. It felt good. We were all in the movie theatre laid up on the couches. Nala and I were cuddling while the twins lay on Blue. It was adorable looking over to see all my babies cuddling on the couch together. It was freeing being able to live this moment with my guard down.

     Thud.

     My ears perked up as I slowly began to sit up. Something fell. It sounded like it was in the eastern part of the house, close to where we are. I'm overthinking this, I need to relax and spend this time with my family. Yeah, that's what I'll do. I laid back down against Nala and focused on Naveen talking about the parties he's going to go to when he's human.

     A new scent.

     I sat up again, more alert this time. I don't know this scent, it smells like Hennessy, sweat, and cheap cologne. Well maybe not cheap, just cheap to me since I've gotten used to the smell of expensive colognes. They need to up their cologne game 'cause this is just sad. I heard their feeble attempts to quietly walk down a hall. Weak.