Raze {Wolf Rebellion II}

Chapter 16~Telling The Truth~

A bit of a dialogue heavy chapter, but it couldn't be avoided.

I know I could lie, but I'm telling the truth. Wherever I go, there's a shadow of you.

-OneRepublic, "Wherever I Go"

Chapter 16~Telling The Truth~

"What's the date today?"

I turned to look at Cas, who sat across from me. Shadows flickered over his face as the flames of the fire place crackled, and the silence made me nervous.

After I had talked with Cas and gotten ahold of myself, he'd told me the bare basic of what had happened back at Red. And by bare, I did mean bare. The only thing I knew was that Kitler was here-he'd been the one to get us out. And that he'd gotten what remained of my team out as well.

So far, I'd only gotten to talk to Cas, who had been put on babysitting duty. The thought was slightly irritating, but I knew why they'd done it. The idea that a slight change in my emotions could force me to shift was nauseating. I didn't want to hurt anyone.

I shivered, pulling myself out of my thoughts as I wrapped the quilt tighter around my shoulders and let the fire chase away the cold that seemed to linger in my bones.

"Well, it's been two days since Kitler busted us out," he gave me a weary smile, and my new eyesight was able to pick up the way his jaw tensed. "But today is December sixth."

"Oh."

I looked back outside from my window seat, feeling the cold glass seep through my shirt as my shoulder pressed against it. I watched as a light snow swirled in the breeze, each flake spinning as it fell to the frozen ground. It hadn't covered the ground yet, but it would. Eventually.

That meant I'd been at Red for a little over fifteen weeks. Just under four months.

That thought alone was enough to knock the air out of my lungs. I'd lost so much time to that hell, and it was time I'd never get back.

I stretched my feet out from under the blanket, letting them warm up from the fireplace not six feet away.

"Tell me more. What was it like when Kitler showed up?" I wanted to distract myself with anything else right now. I'd already learned what happened when I got upset.

Cas nodded, "Crazy. One minute, I was in a cell, and the next, there's a lab tech-Reid-telling me to shift and follow him. I thought it was a trap, and then I saw Kat and the rest of them."

He frowned and my chest tightened with worry for what they had gone through. "How is she?"

He shrugged. "Physically, she's fine now-all of us are to an extent. But the rest," He sighed, "it's just gonna take time."

I winced, remembering the last time I'd seen the pair of them. How Kat had nearly been made to kill Cas, and I had to blink away tears. "I'm sorry Cas. I'm sorry you were dragged into this and-"

Cas reached a hand out to my knee. "None of this is your fault Ruby. Don't try to blame yourself. It's Red. It's always been Red."

I nodded, even if I didn't fully believe him. "What time is it?" The scent of charred wood burned my nose slightly and I knew we had to have been here for awhile. I could smell the inky ash smell of the newspaper Cas had used to start the fire.

He glanced down at his wrist. "Almost eight. Kitler should be ready soon."

Nerves made me start sweating, and I had to take a deep breath to calm myself. Earlier Cas had told me that once I calmed down that Kitler wanted to talk to me. And that meant I would have answers, whether I wanted them or not.