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Chapter 52

POV: Ren

I woke to the sound of Jake getting ready to leave. Rubbing my eyes I turned on the bedside table lamp. Jake seemed startled. He must have something on his mind, I hardly ever surprised him.

Sitting up I let my legs dangle over the edge of the bed. I watched Jake pull up his jeans. This gave me a context clue. He was not leaving to go to on patrol. If he was going on patrol in the mornings normally, he would just strip out of his clothing in our room. It was one of my favourite things about morning patrols. I got to see in in his full glory before he left for the morning.

I raised my eyebrow at him. He hesitated. Looking at me he walked over slowly.

"I got a call this morning" Jake said.

"Is Billy alright?" I could hear the panic in my own voice.

Jake walked up to me and placed his hands on mine kneeling in front of me. "Shhh. No nothing like that. We are just having a tribunal for Brady." Jake paused. I could tell that he was trying to read the emotion on my face. So I wiped all emotion from my expression. "Brady did not show up for patrol the last four days. He was found almost dead. The tribe needs to figure out what happened to him."

"Is that it?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" Jake asked.

"I mean that is all it takes to get a tribunal?" I tried to keep the accusation tone out of my voice. I could still hear a ting of it. Taking a deep breath I reminded myself that I was not mad at Jake.

He touched my face. "Why don't you tell me what else happened?" Jake said.

He knew. He knew that I had to lecture Brady on consent. Brady had not raped me there is nothing to report here. I reminded myself.

"Tell you that I missed you the second I left?" I let my face drop. Feeling the tears come to my eyes.

"I missed you too" Jake said. He kissed my forehead. I pulled his lips down to mine. Savoring the touch and feel of his lips. Kissing him deeper. Trying to distract him from this line of questioning. "Tell me. Did he try to touch you?" Jake's voice cracked with emotion as he spoke.

"Touch me how?" I asked keeping my eyes closed. It was easier to ask without seeing his face.

"Did he touch you in a sexual way?" Jake asked. My heart stopped. I could not breath for a moment. Focusing really hard on my breath. "Did he try to do anything to you?"

"Jake how is this conversation going to benefit us?" I opened my eyes. Looking at him dead in the face.

"I need to know" Jake said.

"What are you going to do with the information?" I asked him.

He touched my face. He was so gentle with me. Way more gentle than Brady had ever been. How had I ever thought that I was in Jake's arms when Brady held me. I blinked the memory away.

"I am not giving you amo to kill your pack brother." I told him.

"So he did touch you?" Jake accused. I could see his subtle vibrations.

"Jake." I looked at him. "Brady did not rape me if that is what you are truly asking" I told him.

"Did he try?" Jake asked.

I swallowed "Maybe. Maybe not. I did not let him get that far. I felt uncomfortable and knocked him out. I am the one you should be putting on tribunal not him. I almost killed him Jake" my voice cracked.

Jake scooped me up in his arms. Rocking me back and forth. I let the sobs come. Let them roll down my cheeks.

"My girl it was not your fault. You did not feel safe. I would not have you act any other way in a situation that you are alone and feel unsafe." Jake's voice was soft.

"Jake. I almost killed him. I did not think the rock was going to collapse the way it did. He almost died" I cried.

We sat like that until my heart felt whole again. Jacobs arms around me healed my heart. Allowed me to actually breath again. As long as Jacob was holding me I would be able to stay strong. The tribunal ahead scared me shitless. I was not ready to go. To face him. I can keep my story to myself the same it was immensely harder when I remembered how close he had gotten. How close I was to killing him. I pulled myself tighter into Jacobs side. Ruining his shirt with my tears.

I felt him shift under me. One of his hands left my back. I could hear him talking.

"Seth. Yeah. Can you let Sam know I wont be able to help with setup?" Jake paused. "I know." He paused again. "Yes Seth. She is doing okay"

Jakes hand returned to my back. I pulled his face down to me. I kissed him. Tears streaming down my face. I needed him. I needed him to kiss me. Needed to feel the love from him.

He kissed me back gently. Not returning in the passion that I needed to feel right now. I sighed against his lips. Flopping myself back on the bed. Jake looked at me quizzically.

"I thought we were having a nice kiss?" Jake questioned. I knew he knew what I wanted. What I needed.

I nodded. Climbing over him I got in the shower. I dried myself fast. Jake was still sitting on the bed when I came out of the shower. He looked to be deep in thought. I smiled at him. The shower helped me quell my emotions. He fake smiled back at me. I could tell that the situation was eating him up inside. I walked over to him and kissed him gently on the forehead.

"What should I wear to a tribunal?" I asked.

"Anything you want." Jake smiled fasly at me again.

I grabbed a pair of jeans and a shirt. Grabbing one of Jake's hoodies to finish the look. I needed to have his scent with me during the tribunal. Looking in the mirror I almost laughed. I looked like a child in Jake's hoodie.

Walking over to him I smiled. Sitting in his lap I asked "is it okay if I borrow your hoodie?"

"Anything that is mine is yours" Jake kissed me.

"Same goes for you. If you ever want to borrow a shirt or bra go right ahead" I joked.

We laughed together. Both of our laughs sounded fake, put on to please each other.

"Do we have to go soon?" I asked.

"We should leave now." Jake said.

I nodded. Jumping up I grabbed a beaded bracelet. One that I had broken and put together multiple times throughout my childhood. It always reminded me that anything that is broken can be put back together. Walking over to Jake I slipped it on his wrist. The gems stood out against his russte skin. It had multiple colours that beautifully worked together.

I looked up at his eyes they where the kindest I had ever seen. A genuine smile crossed his face.

"I want you to have something of mine as you enter the tribunal today" I told him.

"It's pretty" Jake smiled. Touching each different gem.

"Just pretty?" I asked.

"Yes compared to you. You are beautiful this is pretty" Jakes eyes glittered the way they always do when he compliment me.

We walked out of the house hand in hand. Climbing into the Rabbit Jake drove us to the tribunal.