***Kelly's POV***
‘No way!’ Hillary’s voice took on a shrill sound and she jumped up and down like a teenager at a slumber party. I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight. This woman was most probably twice my age and she was freaking out even more than the younger people were.
‘What’s going on?’ I asked feeling a little self conscious as everyone looked up at me with huge smiles.
‘It’s games night!’ Hillary squealed and everyone laughed
‘Calm down Hil, you’ll give the new girl a heart attack!’ A young man shouted from the back and I realized he was one of the guys that were sitting with Dweight that first night I had dinner with them all.
‘I’m sorry, I just love doing something fun.’ She flushed scarlet and took my hand again dragging me over to a few board games.
‘Do you know how to play poker?’ I shook my head
‘Rummy?’ I shook it again feeling embarrassed
‘We’ll have to teach you!’ Another guy shouted from the back as Hillary walked off to setup some tables. He was setting up a game I recognised.
‘Twister!’ I shouted and flushed an even deeper red than Hillary as my excitement made the entire room burst into laughter.
‘Wait until you try that after having a few drinks!’ Delia poked me from behind and made a drinking motion with her thumb and pinky finger
‘Oh, I don’t drink.’ I said and then bit my tongue hard enough to taste blood.
Daniel hated it when I drank anything and it became such a problem for him that I had to stop drinking altogether. I wasn’t a drunk or anything but he said alcohol makes me attractive to other wolves so I refrained to please him.
‘You’ll like it Kelly. I make the best punch on this side of the border.’ Everyone cheered and continued rolling out mats, pillows and board games.
Whenever I really look at the way these people treat me without actually belonging to their Pack, I feel bitter that Daniel’s Pack treated me poorly when I was supposed to be their Luna.
I thought about what Hillary said and wondered if they treated me so well here because deep down they know I am Dweight’s mate.
I snuck over to Hillary and took the other side of the table cloth that she was holding.
‘Hillary,’ I whispered and she came closer realizing that I didn’t want to say anything out loud.
‘Do they know about me?’ She looked around and shook her head in answer.
‘Then why are they so nice to me?’ She scowled looking around again
‘Why wouldn’t they be nice?’ I bit my lip and looked everywhere but at her. She made a sound of disgust and I met her eyes.
‘I take it Daniel’s Pack treated you badly.’ It wasn’t a question but I nodded anyway
‘I’d rip that dude’s head clean off.’ A man roughly my age growled from two feet away and I actually saw his eyes change colour causing him to breathe rapidly to calm down.
‘Calan, don’t you be changing in here.’ Hillary scolded him and he scowled at her
‘It just makes me so angry that someone could treat such a lovely lady like that.’ I flushed again and Hillary laughed out loud.
‘Ok everyone! Let’s get this show on the road!’ Delia called out and more people started filing into the mess hall, carrying pillows, chairs and assorted drinks.
I was pulled closer by a few more guys that sat at Dweight’s table and they started teaching me how to play poker whilst making jokes about everyone within hearing distance.
After the day I had, this was kind of fun.
