With an Open Heart (Book 2, sequel to "His Mate's Tears")

You knew?

Sabella's POV

"You didn't tell them? How the hell was I supposed to know that?" Nath said defensively. We had sorted out the issues of Donny and Mariah; and Nathaniel and Kira. I mean gosh man I was too young to be an aunt. Nath was finally ok with the two of them Donny defensively said he got carried away but he never did anything she didn't like and that made Nath punch him. But things were fixed and sorted. Now for the next drama episode in my life- my two best friends.

"No Darac, I didn't. I didn't knew what they'd say or how they'd see me. They were the only normal part of my life and I didn't wanna lose them." I said pitifully.

"But you wouldn't have lost us, idiot," Damon said as he groaned. I turned to him. When they had fainted we had taken them and placed them on the couch in the living room. "We already knew." He rubbed his head. At that moment Brit gained consciousness and stretched and fell on the floor in a rather unladylike fashion. I laughed. She glared at me. I turned back my gaze to Damon.

"I just didn't want you guys to be scared of me or didn't even wanna see me?"

"Are you sure its that and not so much as you not wanting your secret exposed?" Damon said knowingly. The way he was saying it its like he already knew and he was ok with it. As if guessing my thoughts, he confirmed them. "I knew you were a werewolf all along Sabella. Or at least for the past 6 years since your parents were killed. I checked into the information of their "deaths" and so much was left out of the forensics report. I then started thinking of everything. It was clever on your part to make everything seemed as though it had burned down but you left out some key factors: 1. You left absolutely no "one" source. The fire itself had started at different places they were burned and you made every attempt to not burn anything valuable worth replacing. 2. Some of the buildings were close to the ones that were burned so if it was that the fire had spread, why not burn throughout? I never knew fire was picky." Brittany giggled at that. "3. The time when they said the fire took place was the exact same time when I walked you close to home and I saw no fire there. And if a fire was there at that time and you were home why not call the fire department immediately 4. If there was such a tremendous fire why wait until 5 hours to call? 5. Why is it that the persons who died were never found? Its like they vanished and I doubted so many people could simply leave and not say a word to anyone in town. No one could contact them or anything.

I looked around the place and found a mass grave 3 days after and when I went back the 5th day it was simply covered up to not be noticeable in case someone could come across it. 6. You started acting weird, spending less time with us and more time at home. But that wasn't what edged me its the fact that everyone came to you for advice or to deal with a problem. Why go to a teenage who had just lost her parents to sort out your business. Then I looked closely I saw some bowing their heads to you in submission. Then there was the day in the woods. When you claimed I saw a big overgrown "wolf" or "dog" as you so put it"

Flashback

It had been a while since I had spoken to my friends and I missed them. My parents and some of my pack had died a couple months ago but the wound was still raw. Damon had volunteered to come spend some time with me to get my mind off things seeing as Brittany was in Ohio with her mom on vacation. He arrived around noon and we were taking a stroll in the woods.

"So how have you been, Sabz?" he asked caringly as he placed his arm on my shoulders in a comforting way.

"Ok, Amon. I just want the pain to lessened. I cry every night and I just want it to be over." I had behaved strong in front of my pack and had finally finished rebuilding all that was destroyed and even more. Some other wolves had joined the pack and we were now at 230 wolves from the 57 that were left after the attack by my uncle. I am happy for that at least it showed that persons believed in me and saw my strength but on the inside I was broken and haggard. I was weak. I just needed someone to cry on and my best friends provided that. They never knew the exact reason I cried they just knew that I did and they comforted  me and didn't ask questions. I loved that about them.

I remember what my mother always said about us. " You three are like the three phases of the moon. Brittany would be the new moon; the innocent, the one that has much to learn. Damon would be the full moon; the eldest, the one who sees things in much deeper perspective. What was, what is and what will come. And you my dear are the half moon; the unsure, the strength, you are neither fully innocent and not fully wise either," I scrunched my nose at that," You are not either but you balance them. You are the innocent, the wise, the mischief, the strength, the weakness. But never forget there are hard times to come and one cannot do without the other because all three are of the same essence."

My mother has implored me to tell them what I was because they would still accept me. Remembering her I paused in my tracks and started crying. Damon looked at me and started holding me. It seemed as though my pack member was close and he started feeling my distress. As I looked over Damon's shoulder I saw him and mindlinked, "I am fine just a bit sad. I am sorry if it affected you. Do not let this human see you."

"Ok, Alpha" he responded. Even though nearly all my pack members were triple my age they still obeyed me and were loyal because I had proved myself to be nothing less than the Alpha they deserved.

Damon turned around caught a glint of the wolf. He gasped" What the hell is that its huge?"

"It's just a big wolf. They come into the woods from time to time." It didn't seem as though he believed me but he let it slide.

Back to present

"I knew you were a werewolf. I used to sneak into the woods and see a big wolf then it stepped from behind a tree and it was human."

"Why didn't you ask me about it?" I asked him.

"I wanted you to trust us enough to at least tell us," Brittany finally came into the conversation.

"You knew?"

"Yep, Damon told me."

"So why did you guys faint?"

"Come on... A freaking wolf changed into a human before my eyes. What did you expect me to do? What was I to say nice doggy?" Nath growled.

"Sorry, Nath. I was frightened ok Sabz" Damon said.

"The big bad boy is scared?" I joked.

He flung a cushion at me.

"Sure wolf girl." And we simply enjoyed the afternoon.