Destined (Moonstar pack series book 1)

Chapter 6

  I was in the coral exercising Placid when I heard a vehicle in the distance. I put my hand over my eyes to shield the sun. I saw a big truck pulling a trailer I remember well. As excited as I was to see my aunt Rebecca I dreaded telling her what happened. I went to put Placid back in her stall before I met the truck out front. Walking back towards the big house I noticed everyone had gathered around waiting for the truck to come.

  I stood next to Ranger and smiled up at him. Reassuring him that I was fine. He had been so worried about me since I told him the whole story. They finally made it to the big house and stopped right in front. I couldn't wait to see the surprised look on my aunts face when she saw me.

  Noe my aunt's husband stepped out first. He was a tall handsome cowboy feom Houston. His family were all from Mexico city, his mother and father moved back there several years ago. He greeted us all as he went to the passenger side to let my aunt out. "Sophie?? Oh, look how much you've grown. You look exactly like Letizia. Beautiful as ever. Noe you remember my neice, Sophie." She said all this in a single breath as we ran to each other for hugs. I let a tear out she was all I had left, my only family. "Hello Sophie, you have grown. I remember you following your aunt around trying to be just like her, a spitfire hell cat." Everyone gathered around us laughed as Noe gave me a hug.

  Rebecca looked around, "Where's my brother in law? Don't tell me he's on a trail ride?" Everyone looked uncomfortable as she looked at them they avoided making eye contact by looking down. I shifted avoiding her gaze. Ranger stepped forward, "We are so glad your home, Rebecca. Maybe you would like to freshen up while we put the horses and trailer up. We got the bbq grill going. We have a feast prepared. Sophie, go with your aunt. Y'all two need to talk."

  I looped my arm through hers as Noe said he will join the men and put the horses away. We walked inside the big house. I led her to the living room and sat her down on the couch. She was eerily quiet, I think she knew what I was going to tell her. "Aunt Rebecca, I don't know how to explain what happened to my papa." I sat down next to her grabbed both her hands and faced her. With tears in my eyes I told her everything and afterwards we both held eachother and cried.

  She loved my father too. After my mother passed during childbirth he could have turned into a heartless person but he didn't. He knew he had to be strong for the both of us. He knew I needed him as much he needed me. "Why didn't you go to the police. Can they help in some way? They cant get away with doing that can they?" How can I explain to her that we have our own rules. That the police would be slaughtered and I would be charged with being disloyal and trying to harm our pack by letting the humans know.

  I shook my head, "It doesn't work the same way. If I lead the humans to my Alpha's front door they would have been killed, then I would have commited a serious crime against my pack. My Alpha wouldn't hesitate to kill me." Rebecca stood up, "But y'all live out in the open. Y'all aren't hidden. There's humans in that village. They live beside all of you. How can they live there knowing what's going on?" She started pacing around the living room.

  "You know those humans are different. They have family members in the pack they chose to be protected by us. Without our protection they would starve and die during the winter. Look the police can't be involved what's done is done." I said the words not really meaning them. How I wish I could go to someone anyone and explain what happened to me and my father. But most packs won't interfere with another packs ways, unless it involves them directly. "What's done is done? Are you even hearing yourself, Sophie? What's done is done? This is your father, they killed him, they tried to force you be with someone that wasn't meant for you. Don't you even care?"

  I stood up and faced her "Don't you ever accuse me of not caring. You don't know what I have been through. If there is any way I can help my father I would but I can't. I talked to another Alpha, he doesn't want to get involved more than what he has. It would be different if my mate was in his pack. I will never be safe until I find my mate, he is the only one that can protect me. Don't ever accuse me of not caring."

  I busted out crying I couldn't hold it in anymore. All the pain and sorrow of the last couple of days. My aunt hugged me as I cried, rubbing my back soothingly. I thought I was all cried out but the tears kept flowing. "What am I supposed to do without my father? What am I supposed to do? It's all my fault. I did this." I stopped crying but still had tears flowing down my cheeks as Rebecca made me face her. "Stop crying sweetie, it is not your fault. None of this is your fault. Your father would want you to live your life. He would want you to find your mate and have lots of children. Not to blame yourself for things you couldn't control. You can stay here as long as you want. Your safe here, you will always be safe here."

  I smiled for the first time. She was right my father wouldn't want me being sad and blaming myself. It wasn't my fault. It wasn't my fault.

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Another short chapter but its Thanksgiving and I have to work today lame I know