“Anna that was was just ah!” Katy yells.
I laugh as the little girls dance around the room. We watch them until a middle-aged woman enters through the door.
“Girls, what are you doing?” The lady asks the adorable little girls as they spin and twirl.
“Dancing like Anna!” One little girl giggles.
“Anna?” The woman ponders confused.
“This is Anna.” Katy points to me. The lady turns around and sighs.
“Katy, what are you doing?” She grumbles.
“I was showing Anna around the pack grounds,” Katy says a-matter-of-factly.
“Well, can you please go so I can start my class.”
“Yes, we can,” I say and pull up Katy from the floor. “Come on let’s go.”
Katy and I left the small dance studio and made our way back to the pack house, on the way home Katy wouldn’t stop talking about my dancing. At first, I was flattered that she thought I was amazing, but now I want to tape her mouth.
When we got back to the pack house we hurried into the kitchen and made lunch for Jackson and Tyler; they were busy dealing with “pack business.”
“This smells so so so so so so-”
“Okay, Katy I get it.” I pick up the tray of food and carry it to Tyler’s office where they’re working.
“Anna let me have a bite!” Katy cries as her hand nears the grilled ham and cheese sandwiches.
“No!” I swat her hand away. “Bad Katy!”
Katy opens the office door as I enter the room. Tyler is sitting at his desk, and Jackson is standing beside him, a guy is sitting in one of the chairs opposite of Tyler. The man turns around, and I almost drop the tray, but Katy quickly saves it.
“Anna! What the hell!” Frank yells as he holds the note I left in the air.
“Anna, who is this?” Tyler asks from behind his desk.
“Um… This is Frank.” I mumble.
“Anna why the hell did you leave! I thought I would never see you again!” Frank yells as he scolds me. “How could you be so stupid to become rouge?”
“I… I” I gulp down my pride. “I don’t know; I thought I could start my own life.”
“Start your own life? With what?” Frank questions, not understanding me.
“With us,” Katy says with pride.
“With me.” Tyler stands up.
“With me.” Tyler stands up. “Anna is my mate.”
Just hearing him say those words makes my heart flutter, my mind race, my knees grow weak and makes me feel whole. It’s the first time he’s said Anna and mate in the same sentence.
I look down at the hardwood floor trying to hide my blush.
“Anna is that true?” Frank asks.
I peek up to see everyone’s eyes on me. “Yes, he’s my… mate.”
Frank sighs and walks up to me. “Anna… there’s something I never told you, and that thing is why you can’t just run away.”
Frank has been keeping secrets from me; I’m not surprised. Everyone does.
“Well, what is it?” I ask slightly curious.
He takes a moment to look around the room after his eyes meet mine again.
“Are you sure you want me to tell you in front of everyone?” He asks unsure.
Before I could answer his question, Tyler already did.
“Jackson, Katy.” Tyler points his finger at the door, Jackson nods, and Katy huffs as they exit the room. When the door shuts behind them, Frank pulls me to one of the chairs in front of Tyler’s desk, and I sit. Franks relaxes in the other chair, and Tyler sits back in his office chair.
“Well?” I question inpatient. My fingers were tapping against the end of the chair arms and my feet against the floor.
“Anna… you remember the attack right.” Frank sits up.
“Are you kidding?” I ask blankly.