The Edge (On Hold)

Part 10: Surprise surprise

(Someone you know shifted)

Variel POV

After Darius shifted back into his human form he sat down across from me while Noah walked away to look into the distance for some reason.

"Well, what do you want to know?" Darius asks me.

"How is this possible..." I mutter

He chuckles. "Is that your question?"

I shake my head. "What no, this is just so hard to believe. I mean, you're a werewolf. It's unreal." I hesitate before continuing. "Why did you show me your wolf? What do I have to do with any of this?"

Darius sighs and I rake my hands through my hair, stressed.

"Well, it all started with my dad. Well, our dad..."

My eyes widen. "WHAT!" His eyes avoid mine. "YOU'RE MY BROTHER?!"

"Well no," He says and I sigh with relief. "I'm your half brother."

At this moment I'm deciding to try avoid freaking out so I struggle to keep my emotions down.

He continues quickly so I don't start, well dying of disbelief.

"So my father had two mates. Which is an extremely rare case. I was the child of one, you were the child of the other. Except, he was the only one who knew about you. You were a secret."

"Hold on," I say, my voice low. I could feel my temper rising. "Are you telling me that my mother knew about this?! About me?" He gives me a slightly confused look.

"Yes she knew about what was happening. What do you mean about you? Oh." He says when he see's my obvious glare.

"Umm well I'm not sure. Have you ever shifted?"

I roll my eyes, exasperated. "If I had I think I wouldn't have been that surprised by your shift Darius. Also why was I kept a secret?"

Darius laughs. "So many questions. Our father was the Alpha of our pack," My eyes widen with amazement from the new information and I sightly swell with the idea of my father leading a pack. I only remember him being kind and funny.

Darius continues, "As for why you were kept a secret, I'm not entirely sure. I think it has something to do with the fact that many other packs were trying to attack our father and take his land at the time. And that he already had a public child that could be used as bait or something like that, and he didn't want you to be in danger."

He gets a thoughtful look on his face. "Tell me Variel, did you know our father very well? Or at all?"

Before I could reply, Noah shouts. "Variel, get behind Darius, they are coming."

 Darius quickly whips in front of me as I stand up.

"What coming?" I ask. Darius looks over his shoulder at me.

"My team. The ones who came with me to look for you. But we just have to be careful. You'll be fine."

I stomach flips at the thought of a bunch of werewolves coming but I hold my tongue.

All of a sudden I hear a distant howl. Then, and group of wolves of about half a dozen come running through the trees to stop in front of Noah. That is when I remember he is the beta.

A dark wolf who seems to be leading comes up to the front and looks at Noah, who looks back. Are they gonna talk or something? This is a little weird. Then the dark wolf's head snaps to Darius and he steps to the side so it can see me. I shake a little as its intelligent eyes scan me and then widen as the other five wolves too look at me. One of them, a dark reddish color lets out a low growl and Darius quickly takes his spot in front of me again as he growls back and I look up at him in surprise. The red wolf then stops which I am thankful for.

Darius turns to me as he finishes staring at the red wolf and the dark wolf.

"I believe you have already met Miley?" And I gasp. The dark wolf comes forward to me and that's when my mind clicks. That's why Darius was talking to her before, and she didn't seem afraid of him.

Miley comes forward slowly and her wolfs eye lighten up at the sight of me up close. I look at Darius for instruction but he has turned away to look at Noah, which I have decided is their way of communication, must be a werewolf thing. Miley comes closer before stopping. I take a breath before speaking to the large wolf.

"What the heck Miley."

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Darius POV

I hold in a smirk at Variel's reaction to finding out Miley, her friend is a werewolf before continueing to talk to Noah silently.

Noah: What should we do now? We can't exactly just take her away. What about her mother?  What about her?

Me: Well I guess now that we send someone back and let the pack know we found her, then we head to her mothers and tell her what we are doing. And what do you mean what about her?

Noah: You don't find it a little weird that her parents are both werewolves but she has never shifted before?

Me: Well I have thought about it, but the only solution I have is that she didn't know she is a werewolf.

Noah: Hmm I suppose, seems unlikely, I would have thought she would have shifted anyway.

Me: We should get going, send someone to the pack, we need to get back to Variel's house before sunset. News will spread quick sadly. Enemy's might try to take her before we leave.

Noah: Yes Darius, I'll send Zane. You head off without me, I'll catch up.

I nod and turn to Variel who was still mumbling to Miley complaining on how she didn't tell her before.

"Variel time to go."

She gives me a confused look. "Go? Go to where?"

I chuckle. "To your mother, we need to explain to her what is going to happen next."

She raises her eyebrow at me. "And what is happening next dearest brother?" Her voice sarcastic.

"All in good time dearest sister."

I pick her up bridal style and she squeals in surprise. I call out to my team through our mind link where we are heading and we run down the hill together but a questions sticks in my mind.

Is Variel a werewolf?