Rejected To Be Your Second Chance novel Chapter 10

　　Cara showed us around the grounds around the house. It was a lot of ground, but I wanted to get out and see the rest of the pack. Driving up through the pack, the little I saw on the way, it looked beautiful.

　　"I'll leave you guys to look around on your own; I have to find my brother," we said our thanks and watched as Cara walked off. The second I saw that she was out of sight and walked inside the house, I grabbed Anna’s arm and pulled her away.

　　"Whoa, what's wrong?"

　　"Something super freaky just happened," I whispered.

　　"What—what's wrong?"

　　"When I looked into Cara’s eyes, after telling her about Kade saying I wasn't allowed to shift, I started seeing these…these memories,"

　　"Memories?"

　　"Yeah, but not my memories. I saw Cara and Kade talking in Kade’s office before he came to our pack for the meeting of Alphas." She squinted her eyes and winced.

　　"That’s not possible, Layla, you weren't there. How—"

　　"I don't know, I have no idea how it happened, and Clara can't explain it either."

　　"But she saw it too? Your wolf I mean,"

　　"Yes, saw it and heard it,"

　　"Heard it? What did you hear?"

　　"They were talking about the meeting and Sebastian and about someone named Danielle,"

　　"Who’s Danielle?"

　　"I don't know, but apparently she’s dead,"

　　"That’s dark," Anna stepped back and looked squeamishly at me.

　　"I—I don’t know what’s happening; I can't explain it,"

　　"It’s weird, I’m not gonna lie, and I'm a little freaked out, but I believe you. Do it on me," I rose a brow. Why was she asking me to do that?

　　"Do what?"

　　"The memory thing, do it on me," she said and waved her hands in front of me, making it look like she was doing a magic spell.

　　"I don't know how to do it,"

　　"Try," Anna stepped forward. Her eyes grew serious, and she looked into mine.

　　I felt her, her emotions, and whatever memory she was thinking of was upsetting.

　　'Hey mom, can we talk? Mom?'

　　'Honey, I don't have time, the twins have to get ready for school, and then we have the classes at the university.'

　　'It’s important, I wanna move,' Anna said quickly.

　　'Go ahead, baby.' Her mom didn't even turn around or stop fiddling in her bag and amongst her books.

　　'Are you serious? I said that I'm leaving.'

　　'Sweetheart, Anna, you’re a smart girl, so whatever you choose, I'm sure will be great.'

　　She turned just quickly enough to give Anna a kiss on her cheek, and then she zipped her bag and yelled for the twins to get down.

　　She had tears brimming in her eyes when I came back too. I grabbed her hand, stroking the back with my thumb before I pulled her into my body and wrapped my arms around her.

　　"I’m so sorry," I said and pulled back. "Why didn't you tell me?"

　　"They’re with the other pack members and will rejoin us when the timing is right,"

　　"And when is that exactly?" I asked and crossed my arms over my chest. It started to feel more like we joined a cult rather than a pack. What were they protecting us from? Or were they protecting their pack from us?

　　"It won't be long now," Cara said and smiled timidly.

　　They stretched and Mason stood up.

　　"Dinner is ready, so I hope you’re all hungry,"

　　We walked together into the dining hall. It wasn't big but could house the ranked members and a few warriors.

　　Six wooden benches stood in pairs of two in the hall, and there was a counter against the wall where the food was placed out, and their chef stood ready to serve the food.

　　The wooden panel doors were lined in oak with black metal handles, and the whole room screamed of a hunter vibe, but it was calm and it was nice.

　　We sat down and I noticed how everyone was here except for Kade.

　　"Where’s your brother?" Cara rose a brow and put a strawberry in her mouth.

　　"You mean your mate?" It still sounded and felt weird.

　　"Don’t worry, he’s in his office handling some paperwork, but he’ll be down soon," just as she spoke, we heard heavy footsteps coming toward the dining hall.

　　"Did everything go well?" She asked him as he sat down. Kade nodded his head and looked at me.

　　"It did. Have you two gotten a chance to look around and familiarize yourselves with the house?" He asked.

　　"We have, everywhere but the top floor," I had a thought and hoped it would work. Kade tensed for a second; he narrowed his eyes on me and chewed on the inside of his cheek.

　　"Good," I saw past his walls, felt his emotions, the bubbly worry he had was causing my stomach to shift, but I couldn't see a memory. I was hoping that if I brought it up, it would remind him of something that would tell me why I couldn't go up there. Kade leaned in; I stopped myself from moving back and instead sat still and held my breath. His lips were by my ear and his hand laid on my waist. "I know," he whispered and leaned back.