Second Chance-In the mist Book 1 novel Chapter 45

"Okay..." 

"I'll start with the present. The one from the Treasure Awards. Right after I got the award, I saw Rebecca talking to one of my fellow set mates, Logan. Nothing weird so far. Except the moment I got right up in their face, I got mad. And you know the reason why. Anyway, that story ended there and the next day Rebecca leaves my house and meets him. Of course, I found out and followed her. That's how I also discovered where her apartment was. It seems her time of needing me is over and now she's back to her old life. Again, nothing strange, until she confronted me with something from my past and my connection to Tom, her fiancé. Okay, now you can ask whatever you want." 

Declan was already so deep into what I said that he barely said a few words that would form a question.

"Connection with... Tom? I mean... more than I found out that day?" 

"Oh, way more, my friend. Now I'm going to go back a bit into my past, a past that Tom is also in. You know, he was a werewolf. Tom was crucial to my transformation, Declan." 

"I've lost you, my friend. Can you be more specific?" 

"More than a hundred years ago, I had a quiet life. With two parents who loved each other unconditionally and who showered their love on me. I felt no burden until the day I fell in love. My only mistake was loving her too much. Jane Barnett, daughter of my father's rival, Zack Barnett. Both my father and Zack were two extraordinarily strong Alpha males who ran their packs with an iron fist. You may have realized that Zack never approved of my relationship with his daughter. One afternoon, Jane and I decided to go for a hike in the mountains. We both loved adventure and nature. Most importantly, we were both human. Which made my mother and Jane's mother human as well? Only our fathers were werewolves. We may have had genes, but they never really activated. My mother even had a powerful desire. She didn't want me to become a werewolf under any circumstances" I took a slight pause while I looked into the distance. Maybe their decision was right after all. 

"That's exactly right, Declan. Logan is more than an actor. Something in me tells me that. And to think he's so close to Rebecca..." My anger was losing control. My wolf was getting restless again, especially since there was a possibility that she was with him right now.

"Hey, relax. I know what your mind is racing at. Maybe he really is just a buddy, you don't know. Until then, think about what answers to give Rebecca because I bet you have explained nothing. You will not go to her and tell her all about yourself, now, would you? That would really freak her out." 

When this man was right, I had no answer, just as right now. Even I thought it wasn't time to push Rebecca further away. Especially since it was more obvious than ever that someone was after her. Maybe Tom got killed by his own pack. And although I hadn't heard from Zack in years, it wasn't out of the question that he was alive.