Disclaimer: Not Annette Curtis Klause, don't own anything from her book. I do own the stuff I make up.
So here is chapter nine I hope you like it.
9
Vivian shifted to her human form and sank to her knees. The little girl just stared at her.
"You're not mommy."
Vivian's eyes went wide, she shook her head, "No sweetie, I'm not."
"Mommy's sleeping now."
The little girls eyes started to fill with tears. Her little hand went to the little necklace she was wearing.
"What's your name?" she said as soothing as she could.
The little girl sat down in Vivian's lap. "Novalee"
Vivian stared off as the she-wolf backed into the den.
"What are you doing out here?"
"Mommy gave me to the wolf. Then she went to sleep."
The little girl started to cry, "Mommy isn't ever waking up."
Vivian hugged the little girl to her and got up. She needed to get her to the cabin.
She switched back to her wolf form. It was daylight and a girl walking back naked was probably not the best idea.
Novalee walked next to her and every once in a while the little pup would sneeze. She could see little tears running down her furry face.
She grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and Novalee went limp. She carried her back to the cabin.
She crossed Gabriel's scent as she neared the cabin. She was still furious at him, and hurt. She turned around and walked back towards Esmé's cabin. She let the little pup walk. She seemed to have recovered and was hopping up in the air while they walked.
Vivian felt a pang for her own pups. She hadn't seen them in two days. Alex was going to be furious. His birthday was in three days.
She made sure the coast was clear then walked to the side of the cabin. She went to the living room window where she could see Tomas playing with Austin. She could see Alex and Kole sitting on the floor beside them.
She scratched on the window with her paw. Then Esmé's face appeared. Esmé gasped and then ran out of Vivian's sight.
A minute later the window was flung open and a robe fluttered down. Vivian snatched it and changed back to her human form. She grabbed Novalee still in her wolf shape and went around to the front. Esmé was standing in the doorway.
"Mommy!" Alex screamed. He was connected to her leg before she could walk all the way into the house.
Novalee whimpered and Esmé gasped.
"Vivian where have you been, who is this?"
"I'm not really sure. I found her in the forest with that wolf."
Esmé's eyes bulged, "What!"
"Yes, she said her mother gave her to the wolf, and that her mom is sleeping now," Vivian whispered.
Esmé mouthed the word Pennsylvania.
"Maybe."
"Does Gabriel know?"
Vivian's face flushed with anger, "No I haven't seen him," she answered with venom.
"Vivian this is pack business, you're going to have to tell the asshole."
Alex gasped, "Grandma!"
"Shush, Alex go play with Kole."
Vivian walked over to where Esmé had apparently been doing laundry. She grabbed a t-shirt and put it on Novalee before she sat her down.
"It's okay Novalee, you're safe. You can go play."
"Tomas go find Gabriel," Esmé ordered. "Tell him that there is an emergency."
Tomas got up and walked to Esmé he kissed her on the cheek and went out the door.
Then Esmé walked over to the bar and sat down on a stool. Vivian followed.
"You said her mother is sleeping?"
"That's what she said. She must have been one of the adults that got away."
"Poor little thing. Having to see her mother die, that's absolutely terrible."
Vivian glanced at her mother. Then she got up and walked over to the pups.
She grabbed Alex and Kole and hugged them like she hadn't seen them in a year rather than two days. She kissed both of them and they started to struggle. She let them go and they went back to play with Novalee and Austin.
Novalee looked comfortable. She seemed sort of carefree.
Then Vivian heard the door open. She stood up and walked towards the bar and sat down on the stool without looking at him.
Gabriel watched her move to sit on the stool. She never glanced at him.
He turned to Esmé, "What's the emergency."
Esmé glanced at Vivian and then answered, "Vivian found a pup in the woods. It was with that wolf. We think it's from the Pennsylvania pack."
Gabriel's eyes widened then he glanced at the pups. There was a little girl with blond hair sitting next to Alex. They were laughing.
"She was with the wolf?" the question was directed at Vivian but Esmé answered.
"Yes, she said her mother had given her to the wolf and then her mother had gone to sleep."
Gabriel took in that information. So they had found that one of the survivors of the attack was dead, and the other was a three year old.
"Has she said anything else," again directed at Vivian.
"No," Esmé answered.
Gabriel was getting tired of the silent treatment. He grabbed Vivian's arm and dragged her out of the cabin. He led her into the woods and out of hearing distance.
He turned around to face her. She was livid.
"If you want to keep your arm I suggest you let me go."
He didn't buy it, "What are you going to do, take care of yourself."
Her eyes flashed with anger. Then she did something he wasn't expecting. She exploded into sobs and sunk to the ground.
He softened and when he was leaning down to talk to her his feet when out from under him.
She flipped him on his chest and locked his arm behind his back. He felt her knee dig into his back.
"Don't think that I can't take care of myself."
He felt her wait shift and made his move. He swept around but she had jumped off of him and was standing away from his grasp.
Well that was chapter nine I hoped you liked it! Thanks for reading, and don't forget to review!
