I'm so sorry it took me so long to get this chapter down! Writers block sucks. And I am very unhappy to inform all my readers that I'm only going to be able to post one chapter a week. School is taking up all my free time to the point to where I only have the weekend as my own. So mark every Saturday as a chapter update. I'm also going to inform all of you that I'm going to change my penname(hopefully I'll be able to do this without doing anything wrong). I finally got tired of this old character name from a very long ago finished story. So, Good bye, Alyssa! Hello, GoldenEagle!(Hopefully).

Chapter 10: A Night in Jail

I blinked open my eyes and was glad to see that I could actually see. What I wasn't happy to see was the bars to the cage I was in. I turned my head and confirmed that I was in a cage before I got to my feet. I sent a silent thank you to whoever was listening as I realized that my migraine was gone. I looked around and saw another cage was across walkway and it was occupied. I felt my wolf's rage briefly as she realized that it was Reece who was the occupant. I examined him carefully for any injuries before soothing my wolf with the fact that he was just sleeping. She calm down. But only a bit.

I tuned my ears to the sounds of the massive house and didn't get much back. They must all have been sleeping. I focused my hearing on the room Tori was in and was happy to hear her sleeping fine.

I turned my attention to the man in the cage across from me and didn't feel much anger. After both of us lost control last night, it only made sense that we be put in a cage. I was angry; however, at the fact that I had lost control. I sent the impression of being pissed to my wolf and she sent the impression of an apology and desperation and Reece again. I still didn't understand.

"Hey," I called out softly. I got no reaction and tried again with a bit more volume. "Hey."

Reece stirred a bit, but didn't open his eyes. I turned my telekinesis on him and tugged at his hair and poked him. He came around quickly and blinked in confusion when he realized no one was around to be poking him. He blinked at his surroundings before focusing his blue eyes on me. When his blue eyes met mine I felt a strange…click somewhere inside me and my wolf's desperation settle and was replaced with joy and happiness. I pushed aside her reactions and focused on Reece.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

The Australian frowned in confusion and rubbed his head tiredly before nodding. "I'm fine. You?"

"Same."

He got to his feet and came to the bars and stood against them like me. He sighed and asked, "What happened last night? I almost never lose control, let alone fight against the others."

I shrugged, "Your guess is as good as mine. My wolf has never fought for control that badly."

Reece smiled with a bit of humor as he locked eyes with me, "Then we're in trouble." I cocked my head to the side and he continued. "If we can't explain why we suddenly lost control than the others are going to take annoying precautions to make sure we don't do it again."

I shrugged, "It's only fair that we do so. We can do a lot of damage when we aren't in control."

"True." He smiled again and I felt my heart race a bit."Looks like your first night here hasn't been all that good. Not two hours and you're already in trouble."

"I didn't come here to avoid trouble. I came here to prepare against it."

Reece frowned before cautiously saying, "You know why the whole Pack is camping out here, don't you?"

I nodded, "Of course. It was my idea in the first place to come here."

Reece blinked in shock. "Then, why is everyone here?"

I thought for a moment about telling him before shaking my head, "I'm sure Jeremy will tell you all when he's ready. I don't want to tell you before then. As you said we're already in trouble. No need to add to it."

Reece opened his mouth to respond when a baby's wail reached our sensitive ears. I stiffened incredibly and held on to the bars tightly as I glared at the ceiling. I felt Reece watching me, but ignored him as I tuned my hearing to see if anyone was going to take care of Tori. I picked up the heavy steps of Antonio walk towards the room Tori was in. I heard the door open and a few seconds later I heard Tori's crying reach a new pitch and level.

I snarled before yelling, "Bring me Victoria, Antonio! Or so help me I'll come up there myself!" My wolf sent me the impression of rage as well. We couldn't reach our cub to take care of her and we didn't like that. Not one bit. When I heard another pair of footsteps, Jeremy I think, go towards Victoria and her crying go even higher into a near scream, I snapped.

I shouted angrily and blew the cage door open with my telekinesis. I absently picked the lock on Reece's cage to as I sprinted up the stairs in nothing more than a blur and appeared in Tori's room. I snatched Tori out of Antonio's arms and ignored the stunned expression on his face and the surprised look of Jeremy's. I stalked out of the room, grumbling under my breath and scooped up Tori's baby bag. The crying turned into sniffles as Tori realized that I was holding her and she wrapped her arms around my neck tightly. I felt someone tug the bag out of my hand and was about to snarl until I realized it was Reece.

I nodded my thanks, to angry to even consider saying anything. I tipped my nose up to scent the air before heading to the kitchen. I motioned for Reece to put the bag on the counter and dug around for her formula and bottle. I was about to start mixing it, when those tanned scarred hands gently pushed mine away. I frowned in confusion and he grinned at me. "I'll make the milk. You take care of her." I felt a bit of respect grow for him. He wanted Tori to be taken care of.

I smiled a bit in return and instructed him quietly on how to make the milk while I paced the kitchen soothing the still hiccupping Tori. I rubbed her back and glanced at the clock to realize that it was 4 o'clock. Tori had woken up for her feeding like I had suspected.

"Thank you," I murmured as Reece handed me the bottle. I moved Tori around and gently coaxed her into eating. When she was I glanced from Reece to the backpack while moving to the doorway out of the kitchen. He got the message and scooped up the bag before following me out. I glanced up at the top of the stairs to see Jeremy and Antonio watching us. I bared my teeth angrily at them for a moment before heading for the basement like the good little wolf I was.

I stopped at the sight of my cage door and Reece chuckled lightly as he threw a casual arm over my shoulder, "Looks like you killed the door, Artie." I toed the wreckage of the metal door which was now hanging on one hinge and bent to an impossible angle. I thought about how to react to Reece's proximity. A part of me would prefer it if he would give me space, but another part of me relished in the warmth and safety and…something else the touch offered. I settled for moving away from him and into the cage he had originally been in. Reece followed with a small smile on his lips and mischief and joy sparkling in his eyes.

I used my telekinesis to close and lock the door behind him and sat down on the thin mattress in the corner. "Can you take out the blanket that I have in the bag?" I asked politely. I glared down at my casted arm, "I'm a little…incapable right now."

Reece chuckled again before sitting down beside me and digging through the bag to bring out the blanket. As he held it out to me, Victoria finished her bottle and burped softly on her own. I smiled down at her as she blew a milk bubble. She laughed when it popped and I blew a raspberry at her. I cooed to her as she looked over at Reece with her large green eyes. "It's okay, little cub. This is Reece." I swear I saw her glance at me and then back at Reece before reaching her arms out to him. I frowned in confusion before giving the baby over to Reece's waiting arms when she began to fuss at my inaction. "I guess she wants you to hold her."

He grinned at took her gently under her arms. I watched him critically to make sure he held my cub correctly before staring at Tori when she didn't go into a screaming fit. I hadn't even given her the safe word for Reece and she already thought he was her new best friend. I watched in awe as she smiled up at the man and patted her hand against his cheek in her way of saying hello.

Reece smiled down at the adorable baby. "Hi, little cub," he greeted, using my nickname since he didn't know Tori's name. "You feel better now that you have food in your tummy now? I would too. Soon you're gonna be a werewolf and eating ten times that much. And you're gonna be the most adorable wolf ever. You're gonna have silky soft black fur, just like your hair is now. And then you and I are going to play all day and get dirty and then get yelled at for getting all dirty. Me and you aregonna have a lot of fun. I just know it." I felt my heart melt a little at the missing scent of a lie. He was telling the truth.

Tori smiled, but yawned a moment later. She blinked and turned to reach for me. Reece handed her over and Tori immediately burrowed into my neck. I cooed and slowly moved to lay down, pulling the blanket from Reece's grasp to drape it over the 9 month old to ward of the chill of the basement. But still she shivered. I frowned and thought about going back upstairs to get another blanket when Reece interrupted my thoughts with a soft, "Here".

He laid down beside me and grabbed my hips to gently turn me on to my side so Tori was in between us. He took the blanket and set it to rest over both of our shoulders as I moved Tori into a more comfortable position. I glanced up into Reece's blue eyes in shock when I felt his arm worm its way under my head as a pillow. He grinned and I unconsciously did the same to him. He smiled and smothered a yawn, "Good night, Artemis."

"Good night, Reece," I murmured back, and shocked myself by letting my head fully rest on his offered arm.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath through my nose and tuned my ears to the two beings resting beside me. It was the most heavenly scents and sounds I'd ever experienced. The sweet, innocent scent of baby, grass, and a little wolf was Tori and the stronger scent of forest, heat, and strong male wolf was Reece. The sounds of their hearts beating hearts, soft and loving was Tori and Strong and sure was Reece, mixed with the soft sound of air moving in and out of them was amazing. But put the two together and I felt my wolf and I relaxing like I had never done before. I could feel every muscle I owned melt to jelly and my mind begin to empty and go into a pleasurable haze. I was just beginning to fall asleep, when I felt curious.

I felt something inside me connect with something else. Something I just knew was Reece. I could literally feel my wolf get up and greet a foreign wolf. She pushed her nose into the neck of this wolf and took a deep shuddering breath as the foreign wolf did the same to her. The male foreign wolf lovingly licked my wolf on her muzzle and coaxed her to lie down. Once she did he walked behind her and laid down. He was watching her back even as they went to sleep together. I'd never felt my wolf feel so content or happy.

I brushed off this scene as a dream and fell fully into sleep with Reece's soft breaths touching my face and my own breaths ghosting over his.

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