Chapter 407
I wanted to soak in the tub order Chinese food and not get up from the couch. Today had been all over the place. Jake had been quiet since we got on the road, I wasn’t sure how he was taking all of this.
I couldn’t blame him if he was angry. If someone took him from me, I’d be furious.
“Do you think we could order Chinese food when we get home?”. I asked.
“Sure babe”. He nodded.
“Are you okay p>
“Just thinking Leah p>
“About?”. I pressed.
“They took you so easily, right from under my nose p>
His voice was barely a whisper, but I heard every word. He had to know the truth; I wouldn’t let him think he couldn’t protect me. Our land, our territory was safe. They managed to take me because they planned it all out. They went for the weakest amongst us all.
Lana.
The non werewolf.
“There must be changes made. More patrols, more bodies around our territory. I can’t let what happened today happen again. They managed to get into our territory, and no one even knew about it p>
I noticed how tight he was holding the steering wheel. The shifting in his breathing. Yeah, the more he talked about it the angrier he was becoming.
“They took my fucking mate”. He growled his hand thumping off the steering wheel. “That doesn’t say much about me does it p>
“What happened wasn’t your fault”. I spoke. “If anything, I shouldn’t have gone alone p>
“Doesn’t matter”. He shook his head. “You’re my mate I’m meant to protect you, and I failed. Our lands are meant to be safe and secure, and they clearly aren’t p>
“They are”. I frowned. “There are people patrolling throughout the day every day. Our territory is safe Jake p>
“It needs to be better Leah. What if it was someone else that took you? I can’t believe I let this fucking happen p>
“Calm down please p>
“You’re the most important person to me Leah. If I lose you, I lose me. I can’t just be okay with what happened p>
“I know”. I whispered taking a hold of his hand in mine.
The conversation died silence filling the truck. I lay my head against his shoulder not letting go of his hand until we reached home. I jerked awake blinking open my eyes as the truck came to a stop. “What time is it?”. A yawn escaped my mouth as I let go of his hand and rubbed at my eyes.
“Just gone 6”. He unclipped his seatbelt but made no move to get out.
“Are you okay?”. I asked.
“How can you be this calm about what happened?”. He asked.
“I don’t know”. I shrugged. “Maybe because I knew I wasn’t in any danger p>
“But you could have been p>
“But I wasn’t”. I frowned. “And I’m here with you now perfectly safe. Can we go inside p>
“I need to go for a run and set up new patrolling posts. I’ll try and not be long p>
Yeah, he was pissed all right, but I was going to let him do whatever he needed to get it out his head. Today could have been much worse but it wasn’t and yes maybe I shouldn’t be as calm about the whole situation but how else was I to react?
I had already been through the freak out phase this morning. What was the point in stressing out over nothing. Yes, it could have been someone else that took me, but it wasn’t it was my dad.
A sigh fell from my lips as I headed inside. It wouldn’t surprise me if he stayed out all night. I kicked off my shoes and headed straight upstairs. Doing this I never noticed the car pull into the driveway.
It wasn’t until I had stripped out of my clothes that I heard the knock on the front door. Quickly throwing on some fresh pjs I made my way downstairs just as there was another knock. “Who is it?”. I asked.
“It’s Lana p>
I hesitated my hand on the doorknob. I don’t think tonight was the right time to talk. She wasn’t to blame; she wasn’t at fault, but she still helped them take me. “Leah?”. She called.
“I I’m not suitable is everything okay?”. I asked.
“Please open the door. I need to explain p>
I opened the door a sigh falling from my lips as I stepped to the side letting her come inside. Closing the door, I followed behind her into the living room. “Did you just get back?”. She asked.
I nodded.
“I had no idea it was your dad Leah and of course I’m glad it was him and not someone else. I’m sorry okay but they took Pete and A sob fell from her lips. This wasn’t her fault. She couldn’t have done anything to stop them from taking me and they took Pete. If it was me, I would have done the same thing for Jake. “It’s okay Lana p>
“It’s not”. She shook her head. “I should have done something and now Pete isn’t talking to me because I let them take you. We’re a mess everything is a mess”. She cried. “Would you like some tea?”. I asked.
She nodded. “Pete thinks Jake will banish him. He said I should never have led them to you regardless of what they did to him p>