Chapter 9: Betrayed

The rest of the week went flawlessly and I had received my vacation. I stopped at Paco's one more time just to visit and deliver him a new scarf to replace the one I had cried all over. It was now March and the seasons had definitely took a turn. The wind was less bitter, and more cool, as the days grew warmer.

I walked to Oliver's on Saturday and saw everyone gathered in the living room. "Hey." I said as I entered. "Can I talk to Valor before." They all nodded and Valor ran towards me and we entered the room across from Oliver's room.

"This was my room and where I stayed." She sat on the bed and I climbed up onto the white fluffy bed. "Okay so what happens." She looked and closed her eyes. "Jacob had lost control that night and he had ran his claws on me. I was bleeding out and I felt the bite. You will feel a needle feeling and then fire, pure fire entering your body. It sucks, but the more you fight it the more it hurts. It feels like you are trying to hold back a volcano. It will still leak through but there are ways to block it. Don't. Let it burn accept it."

I nodded expecting this not to be a restful day. "Okay and how long did it take you to wake up?" She looked toward the door. "It took me twenty four hours or so, but I had to heal wounds too. Oliver and the twins took twelve hours, Zane about eighteen hours, and Jacob has never revealed it." I nodded again understanding this was going to be a painful day." I took a deep breath and looked at her. "Okay I'm ready." Oliver brought in my favorite flannel and gave it to me along with a white tshirt and boxers. "Change into these."

After I changed I opened the door to see Oliver and Jacob. "Lay down and close your eyes Oliver said as he stroked my face. I was thinking about how kind he was when I felt the bite. I shot up and Oliver held me down. "He's almost done." I felt the wetness of a tongue and then a wave of heat. It burnt like I was standing in a fire. I screamed and Mark came in with a needle. "She needs to be quieter."

Oliver held my hand pleaded for me to quiet down. Valor came in and placed her hand on me and it became a cooler fire. I took a breath and allowed it to flow freely. "Relax into it." She whispered and it all went dark after a pri k of a needle in my other thigh.

I woke up feeling great. Better then I have ever felt. Like the best sleep I had ever had plus no aches in my muscles. I slipped off the bed and heard movement in the corner of the room. Oliver slept in the chair, his long body crunched in a weird position. "Oliver honey?" I touched his skin and electric filled my finger tips.

I jumped back and Oliver let out a laugh. "Feels good doesn't it." I smiled and touched his arm again feeling the current between us. "You felt this the whole time?" He nodded and pulled me in for a hug. "Let's eat and go practice if you feel up to it. Valor will be teaching you." I stopped halfway down the stairs. "So whose the Alpha? And why Valor?" He picked me up and carried me to the kitchen.

"Valor because she is the newest turned and it will allow you to concentrate." I nodded and waited for the second answer. "And Jacob is our Alpha, but he doesn't like us to call him that. Our rules are simple. Stay together, stay hidden, and don't hurt people." I nodded and ate the sandwich he had made for me. He looked toward the door and Valor knocked.

"Are you feeling okay?" I shook my head and smiled. She placed a suit on the counter. "Dress and we will go get started." I followed Valor out to the beach and sat in the sand next to her. "Oliver took me on the water to learn, but he tells me you don't surf. So where is your happy place?" I turned to look at her. "With Oliver on the beach." She smiled and turned her body to face me. "Okay then we will do it here. Let's do sight first. Concentrate on the sand way down there by Joe's. My vision seemed to zoom in on it's own." I smiled and she gave me a high five. "At night your vision will also do that and your wolf eyes take over so you can see better." Valor said as she clapped.

"Okay now hearing. Focus on Oliver inside the house what's he doing?" I tried to focus but all I heard was a woman's moan. I opened my eyes and ran to the house with Valor behind me. I ran into the theater to see Bri on her hands and knees naked and on top of Oliver. She moaned again as she rubbed on him. His hands pushing her shoulders backward. He was dressed I noted as he pushed her off.

How could he let that happen was my question and suddenly I felt trapped. Valor put her hand on my shoulder as I turned and ran. Valor yelled at Oliver and then tore after me. I ran past Paco's and to the boardwalk. It was not very busy this time of year. Valor slammed into me and hugged me. Her calming energy making my knees buckle. I let out a small cry as she held me.

"How could he do that?" I whispered as she rubbed my back. "He's looking for you. Try to mind link him. I use colors to identify them, the twins use music." I took a deep breath and heard him yell. The strand near my heart that would be his. "Leave me alone. I can't do this right now." A tingle shot down the cord and one came back. "It's not what it looked like. She came in moaning and whipped her dress off. She straddled me right before you came in I would never do that to you Gem. You are my mate. My one true love, and..." I cut him off and looked at Valor.

"What's next?"