High Moon

Secrets Revealed

A few hours past before I heard the sound of gravel being driven over. After Ryan had left, I decided I would take a nap, being that I was still tiered from the previous night. I heard multiple voices and the sound of car doors shutting. Hurrying to the window, I saw Ryan and Nick coming in the front door with some people I hadn't seen before. Ryan looked agitated along with Nick and the others.

Hearing the front door shut I decided I would sneak downstairs. Curiosity got the best of me and I wanted to hear the upcoming conversation.

I opened my door as quietly as I could before sneaking out into the hall. I stood at the top of the staircase and listened. I could hear Ryan's raised voice coming from one of the rooms downstairs but I was still to far away to clearly hear him.

Moving down the stairs as quietly as I could, I made my way towards his voice, it was becoming clearer with every step.

"How did he manage to get past our border, Kyle? That was your line he crossed. Where were you!" Ryan yelled. I had made my way down the hall and found myself outside of an entry way into what I assumed as a sitting room.

"Ryan, I was there. I swear. I ran my patrol all night. Not once did I smell him on our border. It was only when we were switching shifts did I smell him farther inside our land. I don't know how he made it past our border with me not smelling him." The guy I assumed was Kyle pleaded.

It was weird listening to them talk of smelling people, borders, and patrolling. But the fact that Ryan was mad that someone had crossed into his land had my interest piqued. "Marcus came here for a reason. I want to know what that reason is. It's not a coincidence that he crossed into our land now. I want to know why and I want to know now." It was then that I decided to peek around the wall and look into the room. Ryan was holding the bridge of his nose, pacing back and forth behind a desk.

Nick was standing to the right of his desk. I couldn't figure out which one of the two guys standing in front of Ryan's desk was Kyle though. "Marcus is careless and sloppy, we will find out why he was here." Nick looked to Ryan when he said this. His face was stoic, almost military like.

Ryan just nodded and stopped behind his desk. He placed his hands on his desk, resting his body weight on them, causing the muscles in his arms to flex. When he looked up I quickly shot back behind the entryway. Pushing myself against the wall as much as I could and held my breath.

"He will not have this pack. I fought for this pack six years ago. I will not loose it to an idiot bound to destroy everything I've worked for. He's after something. Kyle, take Sarah with you and track his scent. I want to know where he went on our land and how old his scent is. Then find out where he went when he left."

I heard a mutter of yes sirs and the sound of foot steps. Panic set in because I knew I was about to get caught.

Looking for a place to hide, I quickly opened the nearest door and jumped in. Finding myself in a coat closet, I crouched down and remained as quiet as possible.

Footsteps passed my hiding spot, but I remained where I was.

A few minutes passed and more footsteps sounded. It was Nick and Ryan. I could tell because Ryan's scent filled my nose. Footsteps then stopped outside of my hiding spot. I held my breath and quickly grabbed a fallen coat and hind underneath it.

The door creaked open and I felt the jacket get pulled off of me. Ryan stood there with a disappointed, yet amused look on his face. "Hiding in a coat closest is kind of an overused spot, don't you think?"

I just shrugged, not knowing what to say. Nick stood behind him, his face held an amused yet worried expression as he watched us.

"Come, we need to talk." With that, Ryan walked away, leaving Nick to wait for me to crawl out of the closet. To say that I was nervous would be an understatement. I didn't know what I was about to walk into, but I knew that I was not meant to hear that conversation.