Chapter 11:

"We have you been?" Tyler demanded before Ruby was even in the house.

"I went to see Sophia Donner." Closing the door behind her she placed her purse on the stand underneath the mirror and placed her jacket on the hook beside the door.

"Why would you do that?"

Turning around to face Tyler, Ruby placed her hands on the sides of her waist, "well, she flipped a couple nights ago, and I wanted to see how she was doing. I saw her grow up Tyler, she is like my little sister, and I wanted to make sure that she was okay." Standing there looking at her, Ruby noticed the expression of surprise on Tyler's face. Ruby knew that Tyler was shocked that Sophia had flipped, hell, everyone was in Wolf Lake, was surprised that she flipped. A half-breed successfully flipped, that had never been done. Ruby knew that Tyler would be in for an even greater shock if she told him that Sophia was another white wolf. But Ruby remembered the words of Matt, and she knew that she had to keep quiet about that until Sherman found out more.

Ruby knew that Tyler had done everything and anything to become Alpha of the pack after Willard Cates had died. His anger and rage grew even more after Vivian was elected Alpha. However, Ruby knew that Tyler being married to Ruby made him a for sure number one seat to the status after Vivian stepped down, beings how Ruby was a white wolf. However, with Sophia being a white wolf herself and Luke being a future alpha himself and son to the late Willard Cates, Ruby knew that Luke would be future Alpha and stronger than ever with Sophia, his mate, by his side. Ruby also knew that this only made Sophia and Luke even bigger targets when Tyler finds this out.

Ruby stood there looking Tyler over and remembered witnessing herself the destruction that Tyler had caused in his past and what he was even more capable of in the future. Ruby had seen that since they were in high school. Ruby knew at one time Tyler was a young wild one, but after the realization that the white wolf marries the future Alpha, Tyler became more power hungry than anyone anticipated. Tyler's wild ways, turned into a hostile violent manner. Thinking back not only did Tyler self-destruct, but Billy did as well, but also Ruby knew that he had his reasons and that alone…was a whole other story. But throughout the entire time that Tyler was at her families' beck and call and did their dirty work, Ruby remembered it became more and more obvious that Tyler was dangerous and she could not trust him and what he and Billy were doing. She remembered thinking how scared she was as the situations became more violent and dangerous the things that he and Billy did, and knew that she could never live in a marriage like that and ran. She ran and met John Kannin. A local Seattle cop that stole her heart. But like her relationship with Tyler, it was based on lies. John had no clue of who she really was, and that always scared her and angered Ruby. Angered her because she had to lie to him someone she loved, yet, it terrified her because she had finally found someone to love and someone who loved her, yet what if she did tell him the truth, would he run away screaming, she never had the chance to find out. She never had the chance to find out if he would still love her even with her being a skin walker. It was a relief enough that she found someone interested in her for the fact that they did not know that she was a white wolf, a rare wolf that would help lead a pack.

"Well it seems that we all underestimated that zoo bitch that Donner married, looks like she gave her little girl something after all", Tyler said smiling.

"Look Tyler, I am gonna give you some advice…."

"Well, well, honey, looking after your husband, looks like we are breaking the ice and getting to be a married couple."

"Don't read anything into this Tyler. I am only telling you this because I am looking out for Sophia. Now that Sophia has flipped and she is a skin walker, I would kinda watch what and how you say things to her and Matt from now on. Because let me tell you something, Sophia is going to be running, and I have a feeling nothing will stop Matt from rejoining his roots and protecting his daughter as a skin walker himself. Personally, I hope he rips you from limb to limb, however, Sophia would be the one to suffer, and you're not worth the effort." With that last statement Ruby headed up stairs, leaving Tyler just staring daggers at her as she walked away from him.

Tyler's stare was interrupted by a knock on the door. Not only could her smell the familiar scent he was expecting his guest. After two knocks, the door slowly opened. Walking through the door, in jeans, black boots, and a black leather jacket, Billy came strolling in with his black glasses still covering his eyes. "Hey man, you ready?"

"Nah, she came home."

Raising his head in the air, Billy took a couple sniffs of the air. "Where the hell was she?"

"Sophia Donners house. She flipped a couple nights ago and wanted to see how she was doing."

"Wow, the half breed flipped. Well look at the bright side, at least she was not with the cop."

"We gotta get rid of him."

Billy started following Tyler into the living room, who went straight to bar and started pouring himself a drink. Billy took a seat on the couch and raised his glasses above his head above his eyes. "Listen, I know this guy is a pain in the ass, but we go messing with a cop, Donner is gonna be on our asses not to mention, Vivian, and your wife.

Tyler walked over Billy and handed him a small glass, with a dark mauve color liquid in it and took a seat in the chair across from him. "I'll never have Ruby, with Kannin roaming the streets. He needs to leave Wolf Lake and get over Ruby, because he'll never have her."

"Or sometimes the women leaves, because the man can never have her."

Tyler gave him a frown, "listen, at one time in our lives it was me and Ruby…she just needs to see that again."

"Speaking from experience, you think you know someone, and thinking that you have found your love…your mate…and then it just disappears or up and walks away…it hurts, but something's aren't meant to be. Tyler, sometimes, it takes several years for you to realize that you have to cut your losses to survive."

Taking a sip from his own glass and looking over it, "yeah, but something's, just need to be for survival and this happens to be one of them." Raising his glass in the air "cheers", with a smile he took a sip of it, while Billy just shook his head and looked at Tyler with confusion.