Chapter 2: Pack Meeting

Carlie's POV

My mind was abuzz with everyone's thoughts as I limped back to the pack as fast as I could. Everyone as equally confused and frightened as I was by the whole encounter.

"Mommy!" both Noah and Chloe ran up to me as fast as their tiny little paws would carry them as soon as I was within their sight.

I nudged them and licked them comfortingly. Doing my best to reassure them that they would be okay.

"What was that?" Ethan's gray wolf form shook with anxiety. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine but let's get out of here,"

From there the whole pack turned human again and we all left as fast as we could. I grabbed my two babies, buckled them in their car seats, and left the area as fast as I could. I actually considered speeding all the way home to get Noah and Chloe as far away from danger as possible. Until I realized I'd be putting them in danger myself by speeding.

My broken leg turned arm felt weird as I was driving. As wolves we learned that we healed ten times faster than normal people do. A cut or scrape could heal in only a matter of seconds. Was it possible that my arm healed on its own? It felt weird and even painful when I moved it in certain ways though. Then I thought of something. Doctors usually put casts on so the bones can set and heal correctly. Could my arm have healed incorrectly? The thought made shudder.

My mind was brought back to the attention of my babies when Chloe sneezed. At three months old they looked so helpless as humans. Even in wolf form my instinct to protect them dominated everything else. Since becoming werewolves, or whatever we were, none of us had even considered the possibility that there were other supernatural creatures out there. Supernatural monsters.

Even as I pulled into my driveway I still felt really shaken up over everything. Even Noah and Chloe still looked nervous as I got them.

"Carlie are you okay?" mom stopped watering the lawn just to ask.

I sighed. My mother has always been very perceptive when it came to me. Which is what has made it very difficult to keep my wolf secret from her.

"I'm okay mom,"

"You look nervous," it wasn't a question. It was a statement.

"I'm not. Don't worry so much mom,"

"Don't worry so much? Your my daughter and they're my grandchildren. Asking me not to worry about you three is like asking the sun not to shine,"

I sighed "oh mom,"

I was truly lucky to have the type of adoptive parents that I had. They loved me and cared about me from the moment they adopted me. I was only a year old when I was found by DCFS and entered the adoption system. The only information I had on me from my past life was a bracelet engraved with the name 'Carlie' on it. That's how it was for all my friends. They all had lockets, bracelets, or necklaces engraved with their names on it.

I had a mother and father who loved me and supported me. When I found out I was pregnant my parents were very disappointed in Ethan and I. Just like Ethan's parents were disappointed in us as well. Eventually as the months wore on they all slowly accepted that I would be giving them grandchildren. By the time my children came in July they loved them dearly. They've all been so helpful because they didn't want their grandchildren to ever know struggle.

Noah started crying as soon as I got up to my room. I could hear his little tummy growling even though I'd just fed him and his sister a little over an hour ago.

I was reminded of my own hunger when my stomach growled as well. Since I never got to eat my deer my hunger had only grown. My hunger would have to wait though.

Forty-five minutes later when I was done feeding Noah, and Chloe who got hungry soon after her brother, I went down to the kitchen. When I opened the refrigerator I was disappointed to find it empty. That was my own fault though. Ever since I'd given birth three months ago rarely a moment passed when I wasn't hungry. Mom would go grocery shopping and I'd eat everything in the kitchen in little over a day.

I was about to close the refrigerator when I saw two leftover slices of cheesecake. I grabbed them quickly and started eating. Dad walked in from the backyard and shook his head.

"Eating again?"

"I'm hungry," was all I could say through a mouthful of cheesecake.

"Carlie didn't you eat a stack of fifteen buttermilk pancakes at iHop this morning?"

"Well I'm hungry again,"

"Carlie you really should go see a doctor. The amount of food your eating is not normal. Nor even for a breastfeeding human. Quite frankly it's scaring your mother and I. Not to mention how much it's costing us to go grocery shopping every other day,"

"Dad I'm fine. You don't have to worry,"

"Don't have to worry she says," dad shook his head. "She's only been eating cheeseburgers, fries, pizza, chips, tacos, burritos, buckets of ice cream, pans full of lasagna, trays full of cookies, brownies, whole pies, and many other things non stop for the past three months and she doesn't want me to worry,"

That wasn't even counting all the stops for food I made while I wasn't at home. When I was running errands or leaving school and on the way to pick up my babies from the Denalis.

"Oh dad-"

"Don't 'oh dad' me young lady. Your mother and I are seriously worried here! I'm serious if you don't make a doctor's appointment I'm going to make one for you,"

I fought the urge to roll my eyes. I didn't think it was that big of a deal honestly. But I knew I wasn't going to win this argument so I finished eating and went back to my room.

Almost as soon as I sat down my cellphone rang. It was Charlie.

"Carlie?"

"Yes Charlie what's going on?"

"I'm calling a meeting. We need to discuss what happened today and what we're going to do about it,"

"Okay when and where?"

"McDonald's tonight at seven,"

"Okay we will be there,"

It was ten minutes to seven when I arrived at the McDonald's. Only Charlie was there sitting outside waiting. I took off the coat that my mother had insisted I wear when she caught me leaving without one. She'd been even more mortified when she saw neither Chloe or Noah were wearing anything warm. If only she knew we never needed warm clothes.

It wasn't long before we were joined by the rest of the pack. I could feel everyone staring at us the moment we walked in. The female cashier actually stopped what she was doing mid transaction. Not that her customer even noticed because she was equally transfixed by us. Not that I could blame them. All of the guys in the pack were over six feet tall, shirtless, muscular, and had six packs to boast. That was bound to get the attention of all the women, and even some men.

One guy in particular caught my attention. Like my friends he was equally tall, muscular, and shirtless. Not only that but he looked exactly like Taylor Lautner. An actor I just happened to have a huge crush on.

The Taylor Lautner look alike just kept staring and at one point it looked like he was counting how many of us there were.

I shook my head and went to sit with the pack.

"So what are we going to do about what happened earlier?" Erica asked. Always the one to get right to the point.

"We don't know who or what we're dealing with here," Charlie explained. "I think it's important we find out what this is first before we do anything,"

"You mean learn more about these creatures?" Marty added.

"Precisely," Charlie said. "What if they mean us no harm,"

"They attacked Carlie earlier," Ethan sneered. "They-"

"From What Carlie said, and what we saw earlier, they were attacking the deer not Carlie. Maybe they just wanted a meal like she did and instincts took over and they started fighting each other for prey,"

"I say we fight them," Jason said.

"Jason we don't even know what they are or what they can do to us-"

"That's why we should just kill them. None of this bullshit about finding out if they're harmless or not. Just-"

"What if they outnumber us?" Charlie asked.

"We're powerful I think we can deal with it,"

"So your solution would be just to have an outright war with something we know next to nothing about?"

"Fighting is the only way," Jason was getting upset. Which was not good.

Then Marty said "So you would lead us to war with something, someone, we don't even know about? Yet you wonder why we don't want you to lead us,"

"Oh shut up Marty McFly!"

"What did you just call me?!" Marty hated being called that. Both boys were growling and shaking like they were about to rip each other's throats out.

"Boys I think you both should-"

"You better shut the fuck up!"

I nearly threw myself across the table at Jason. My body shaking in anger. "What did you just say to me?!"

"Don't you ever talk to her like that!" Ethan was pissed now as well.

"All of you need to knock it off right now," Charlie said calmly. "and sit down people are staring!"

As much as I wanted to rip Jason's throat out I couldn't disobey a direct order from the alpha. Neither of us could no matter how much we wanted to.

"Is there a problem over here?" A worker had come over to intervene.

"There's no problem here ma'am our apologies," Charlie spoke. "We were just getting ready to leave,"

Out of the corner of my eye I could see the Taylor Lautner look alike watching us more wearily than he had before.

I stayed a little longer because I needed to change Chloe's diaper in the bathroom. Ethan waited for me just outside with Noah.

I went back and stood in line to order some dessert. Two Oreo McFlurries and a sundae all for me. I turned around and accidentally bumped into someone. The Taylor Lautner look alike.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't see you,"

"It's okay," he smiled. "What's your name?"

"Carlie. Who are you?"

"I'm your fath-Jacob. My name is Jacob,"

"Oh nice to meet you Jacob. This is my daughter Chloe and that's Ethan over there with our son Noah,"

Jacob's face contorted in anger. "He got you pregnant?" Jacob's first clinched in anger and his body started shaking.

"Yes. Well I have to go. Guess I'll see you around though?"

He didn't say anything and I just left. Odd. Very odd.

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