Her Mate

Chapter twenty-nine

As soon as Nancy parked in JoAnns driveway I saw the front door open. My sister looked like a mess with her hair all undone and puffy eyes that said she'd been crying. She wasn't now with her hands on her hips and a scowl on her face.

"That thing isn't coming into my house! So you had best tell it to get the hell out of here because if I do it, I won't be subtle."

My eyes went to her brown belt that  told me she was carrying her gun. It was the only time she wore one.

"JoAnn, knock it off! I get that you're upset, so am I, but Nancy had nothing to do wi-"

"DON'T YOU DARE TRY TELLING ME THAT!" She screamed from the doorway "I was almost killed once, then Jake was going to kill us both and now our parents are dead! WHATS FUCKING NEXT?! Jesus Christ, Crystal, wake the fuck up! Her kind is dangerous. How can you possibly try to defend them after everything that's happened?"

She started towards us sending panic throughout my body. JoAnn wasn't ever violent but I'd never seen her like this and I had no idea what she would do. I met her before she could get too close to Nancy

"DON'T YOU THREATEN HER! I GET THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH A LOT, SO AM I! THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN TAKE IT OUT ON HER! SHE'S BEEN WITH ME THIS WHOLE TIME SO BACK THE FUCK OFF! IF YOU DON'T WANT US HERE THEN FINE WE'LL GO!"

"It's alright, Crystal, she has every right to be angry." Nancy said behind me in a soft voice.

"Jake is going to pay dearly for what he's done to you and Crystal but you can't be alone right now. You might think Ashley will protect you-

"I don't need Ashley's protection anymore than I need yours! Don't let the cast fool you, I'm far from helpless! If you don't believe me, go ask your husband!"

JoAnn countered bitterly as she tried pushing me out of the way. I wasn't moving. Letting my anger aid me i grabbed her arm and pinned it behind her back as Nancy came around her car

"Oh really? Well how about justice or even Crystal? Let me explain something to you, JoAnn right now I'm about all you've got. You think your police is going to arrest him? You already said they think it was just a wolf. FYI, wolfs don't hunt people at their homes. You planning on going after him? That's all kinds of a bad idea even if it was just him, but it's not, he has the pack. Then if that wasn't enough you had to stupidly go get yourself involved with Ashley who just inherited her Alpha status and is out to prove herself to daddy and the rest of them. So aside from our little lovers triangle you're also involved yourself in a pack war. She's not even trying to hide her bloodlust. Hiding won't work either if that's your plan...I really don't see any other options, do you?"

Now I'll go, but I'll be back soon. When I do, you need to have your shit together! The longer you don't, the more danger you're both in."

Joann relaxed a little in my hold so I took it as a sign she wouldn't do anything foolish. Nancy's eyes were burning with fury and the trainwreck of emotions I was picking up from her testified for them. My instincts urged me to ask her where she was going but it was pointless. She wouldn't tell me and she didn't have too. I already knew, she's going to look for Jake. If she found him, she would kill him.

The very thought of it swirled in my mind like a storm. Not that I didn't want her too, but the fact that I did. My sister wasn't the only one who wanted justice. Jake stole the chance of me and my parents ever reconnecting and I wanted him to pay for it.

"You fucking better!"

My sister snarled at Nancy before storming back inside the house.

Once she was gone I went to Nancy not wanting to let vengeance cloud our minds.