Adopted by The Pack

Chapter 42

When Jerome said they needed to tell me something, I instantly wondered if it had anything to do with the conversation they clearly had earlier.

"So, you know how Mitch is in a cell somewhere?" Lachlan asked. I nodded, and he continued. "From what Vikk told us, you were right in your guess that Cheryl was taken too. She and Mitch are in the same cell."

"And Liam is a fellow shapeshifter, like you. I think he and some dude called Mial are the same person. And Mitch said we can trust him." Rob finished. I tried to comprehend this. Wait, so Liam, the person who is working on the wrong side, is actually trustworthy, and a shapeshifter like me? I thought, struggling to figure him out. Finally, I said the only thing I could think of.

"Is Cheryl okay?" I asked, breaking the silence that had hung like a heavy veil over the room. Instantly they relaxed, clearly having been expecting something different.

"Mitch said she was fine, and that that she wanted to tell you not to worry about her." Preston said.

"May I see this message from Mitch?" I asked. Preston nodded, and I went upstairs to his computer.

Reading it, I saw the name Mial. Recognizing it from our conversation, I began to play around with the letters in it. Mail, Laim, Ilam, Mila, Lima, and finally I thought of Liam. Hey Vikk, have y'all played around with the letters in the name Mial? Soon he answered me.
No... why? He asked.
Because the letters in that name match the letters in Liam's name. I felt a little bit of shock from Vikk, and I went downstairs.

"Hey guys, did Vikk tell y'all what I think I figured out?" I asked.
Vikk's POV
Why did she have to figure that out? Why didn't I think of doing that, especially after what Rob had said?! Inside I was beating myself up about it, but on the outside I was calm and collected. Prompted by everyone looking at me, I began to explain.

"So Ashley was playing around with the letters in Mial's name, and she figured out that Liam and Mial are made of the same exact letters." I said.

"Told you they looked similar!" Rob said, indignant.

"And that is why Rob doesn't have a job." Preston said, laughing. Rob glared at him, and Jerome coughed to get us all back on track.

"Guys, enough about Rob's unfortunate lack of a job, and more about how Liam and this Mial person are connected." Jerome said. "So Vikk, and more ideas on how we're going to get Mitch, and now Cheryl, back?"

I shook my head, and glancing around, I thought I saw Ashley thinking.
What if I was to talk to Liam tomorrow about getting Mitch and Cheryl out of there, and we message Mitch about practicing spreading his invisibility over to other people, and controlling it. Ashley thought. Interested, I wondered how she, a 15 year old, had thought that up. The plan was simple, made sense, and it sounded like it would work.

Hey Ashley, that's a good plan. Are you going to tell everyone? I asked. Instantly she replied.

Were you listening to me without letting me know?! She said, clearly annoyed.

Yeah, but- I started to say before she turned, glared at me, and walked out of the room.