Lunar Clock

~ Chapter 32: The Renegade ~

DPOV

I sat on my couch staring out the small window in front of me. The sun was rising and the forest that was down cast below it looked so beautiful and tranquil that I didn't even dare move in fear I might disturb it. My mind was reeling on about what happened yesterday, about Chloe's words, about Chloe's confession. I tugged at my shirt to try to control my racing heart, I was so happy that I had to hold back laughter trying to burst from my throat as I recollect it.

Then the sun rose above the tree line, birds began to sing and the morning creatures began to come alive from their nightly slumber. I sat up and stretched my shoulders as I witnessed this marvel, my nose going wild as I smelt the pollen rising from the opening flowers of the early spring. I got to my feet and... and what?

I forgot that I was stuck in here; I felt my limbs weaken beneath me and I collapsed back onto the couch with a grumble. I could not believe my luck, I got a girl to confess to me and now I can't even see her! I laid back down my head and closed my eyes. I will sleep this day away, make it over before it even began, and try to diminish the pain.

But I slept for a total of three seconds before Andrew came to the door.

KNOCK- KNOCK

"Derek, it's me Andrew." I growled into the cushion. Of course I knew it was you, I could smell your scent before you even came to the door!

"What is it?" I asked, raising my head slightly.

"I don't think it is right to leave you out of this conversation Derek. We are having a meeting downstairs to address how to obtain your father," He went quiet for a minute and I raised my head a little more. " we need you down there to be a part of this too." I heard the sound of steel clicking and tumbling then turned to see Andrew at the open door, a key in his hand. "You are no longer under room arrest; I hope I can trust you to behave?" I nodded and quickly got to my feet. This meeting must be important if he was letting me take part in it.

CPOV

Derek followed Andrew into the kitchen; the table we were all sitting at had extra chairs and one single-seat sofa from the living room to accommodate the ten of us. The werewolves of the house came to this meeting and I knew why. They devised a plan of action that included the pack in our rescue attempt while they were gone the day before (I thought they were sleeping in, guess I was wrong); the Alpha recruited many able men and women from around town to help us, and started rallying other branches of the pack outside of Geburt as resistance fighters. This was not going to become a simple recon mission; this was going to become a complete political reprehendum of the supernatural races. When Derek was told this he seemed completely wordless, but then his eyes glanced to me and back and he seemed more reassured.

"Yes," he said, nodding. "This will work." I felt my mood lighten at this; Derek never said he was sure of something unless he knew that it would pull through. We were on the right track, we definitely were going to get Kit and Rea back and disband the Edison group. Then, as soon as this world is rid of the Edison Group...

I grasped my fist tightly and felt a smile creep to the edges of my mouth.

...I might be able to see my dad again.

~x~

After the meeting everyone got breakfast. We ran out of a week's worth of food in the run two days and Andrew and Liam's pockets were starting to get light. They were mumbling to each other about how we kids were going to have to pay our share soon but I just ignored them. If things turned out as planned I wouldn't be living here anymore, I would go straight back to dad and everything would return to nor_. I dropped my spoon into my bowl of cereal and looked down at it longingly.