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Chapter Six
I was shaking when Jake helped me sit in an armchair, he stood near me ready to strike if need be. I knew he wasn't too happy with the situation but he was just as shocked and dumbfounded as I was. Liam or this Liam sat on the bed; his skin was still tan the only difference was his eyes were a golden yellow. He looked apologetic.
"It's a bit of a shock…"He said slowly.
"That's an understatement." Jake retorted.
I shook my head, my other brother is alive. It was like a fairytale or some messed up dream or trick that someone was playing.
"How is it possible?"
Liam rubbed his hands together, he was nervous.
"It's not a pleasant tale. After the accident I woke up on a remote island somewhere, I was being taken care of by an indigenous tribe. I lived there most of my life growing up, they didn't want me to leave. I tried to reach out to guys so many times…but they were all thwarted by the tribe. Eventually we were visited by some vampires about two years ago, in the middle of the night they took me away from the tribe and bit and turned me."
I flinched at that.
"I was so angry, so I went through a partial transformation, the venom from the bite of the vampires cured any disease or illness I had, but the heat from the shifting trigger stopped it for fully turning me." He explained.
"You're a mix?" Jacob asked.
"An unintentional hybrid, more wolf than vampire I think. I can go out in the daytime and not sparkle like a vampire, but I do need blood to sustain myself; luckily I get that when I hunt. I am as fast as both in terms of speed, and my strength is more made for killing vampires than wolves. I have managed to stay under the radar on both ends for years. I have a gift, I can manipulate elements, and stealth is in my repertoire." He said smiling vaguely.
"So you're a ninja?" I asked.
It was quiet for a moment before we all burst out laughing. It broke the tension and Jake sat on the arm of the chair seemingly more relaxed.
"I missed you little sister." Liam said.
I gazed at him trying to memorize his face, he looked so much like he did before but he was a spitting image of Xavier minus the creepy amber eyes.
"Its hard to wrap my head around it quite frankly." I murmured.
"It was quite a shock to me, I didn't expect to find you back in this place," he admitted to me.
"We've only just moved back," I responded.
"We?"
I explained to him what has happened since the accident, he of course knew about mother, having found out about it through his own means. His face was dark and angry at the events that led to present day with Silas and Trixi.
"I firstly want to apologize for what Silas did to you, which was no way to treat you any of you for what happened. It was no more you fault than the seas." He said plainly.
I shrugged.
"What's done is done, I can't change it. But he's not allowed to come onto the reservation anymore, not after the stunt in court." I responded.
There was a moment of silence and it was a little awkward to be frank.
"So Xavier shifted?"
I nodded.
"It was a month or two after they arrived, most of the pack had already shifted by that point." Jacob responded.
Liam nodded.
"Can you shift?" Jacob asked.
"I haven't tried, and I haven't gotten angry enough to" Liam responded.
"What happened to the vampires that changed you?" I whispered.
"They got destroyed by me when the change was complete, and when the tribe found me the set the pieces afire. I left the tribe shortly after than and stuck to more uninhabitable islands to train myself." Liam stated.
"Your self-restraint is admirable." Jake said.
Liam tipped his head in acknowledgement.
"Thank you,"
It was strange.
"What are you doing here in Washington?"
At this Liam grew grim.
"There were rumors floating around in Seattle when I was there, the only whispers you hear in the night life. They weren't pleasant, apparently a red haired wench named Victoria is hell bent on attack Forks,"
I flinched at the name, and unconsciously my hand went to my throat, I could still feel the chill of her touch. Liam's eyes darkened; Jake too my hand that touched my throat and held it on his leg, the warm seeped into my hand wiping away the cold.
"You've had a run in with her I take it?"
"Long story short, Chief Swan's daughter Bella, she's dating a Cullen, a vampire, they went after Bella last year and Edward killed Victoria's mate. The Cullens left the area up until a few months ago and during that time Bella decided to 'see' Edward by jumping off the cliffs and Victoria was waiting for her in the waters. Aiden jumped in after her as she's the stronger swimmer. Victoria tried to drown Aiden for interfering."
Liam pinched the bridge of his nose.
"I was not going to get involved, but this has become a personal attack on my family. You should know they plan to attack Forks, It will only be a matter weeks before they arrive. I did some investigating around town, the redhead has had a few newborns snooping around Forks."
Jake frowned.
"It's likely why more Pack are shifting so early," I murmured to Jake in regards to Collin and Bradley shifting a few days ago.
Jake frowned.
"We need to let Sam and the Counsel know," Jake said.
"We can ask if they can accept Liam, he's still technically Pack," I responded.
Jake nodded slowly.
"It's a unique case, we'll have to approach the subject carefully, not to mention think on how your brother would react." Jake responded.
I conceded that, if it was this much of a shock to me, I couldn't imagine how hard it would be for Xavier.
"I'll do some more checking around town, try to remain out of their hair and yours, let me know what I can do, I can help ." Liam promised.
Jake nodded and stood. I followed and handed Liam my phone.
"Plug your number in my phone, it's easier to communicate."
Liam nodded and did so before handing it back to me. Cautiously I moved to hug Liam, and he accepted me with open arms, he was warm, but not as hot as the pack mates ran. We went wandered around Port Angeles a little longer, having dinner and then headed home. My heart was happy, lifted almost but still worried. My brother was alive, he was a hybrid, and now we had to deal with a newborn army.
Things never came easy…did they?
