4 – The commencement of a truce

Elena:

Finally done with Santos, now we get to deal with Isaac. My eyes flick up to the ceiling as I think about having to drag him down here to discuss a potential truce.

"Elena, what do you know about this boy?" Jeremy asks, starling me slightly as I turn my full attention to him.

"Not a lot."

"Anything is better than nothing. I'd rather have a brief idea of this boy before I start discussing a truce with him."

"Well, I know his name is Isaac. He's a very intelligent wolf or at least knows someone who is because he masks his scent very well." I begin, pausing between sentences I scavenge my brain for any ideas to paint a picture of this guy. "He wants to call a truce because it would seem he wants to continue snooping about, and doesn't want to get attacked."

"Yeah he mentioned that, but for what?" Clay intervened, I quickly glared at him before looking back to Jeremy.

"I don't know, all he would say was he was looking for someone, and I figured he was talking about Braxton during the search party."

"He could very well be looking for someone else. But we can't be sure, I'll ask. Elena can you bring him down?" Jeremy asks, as he sits on the armchairs arm, the others remaining either sat down or stood up, waiting impatiently.

I make my way upstairs, and knock on the guest room door. I wait a few seconds before opening the door to see Isaac stood, staring out the window.

"We're ready for you now." I say, and Isaac turns around and nods. I stand to one side as he walks out into the corridor and I shut the door behind me.

"Did you have to have a really in-depth conversation about me, because you sure took a long time."

"No, we were dealing with something else. The conversation about you took barely a minute." I exaggerate, rolling my eyes as I make my way back to the stairs. "Best be behave yourself, I won't promise no one will attack you otherwise."

"Oh, I'll be very good then." He chimed, the sarcastic tone returning. I lead him into the lounge where everyone was waiting, and I chose to sit next to Nick as Isaac stood in the archway.

"Isaac is it?" Jeremy inquires, receiving a confirmation nod from the boy. "So this truce..."

"Is only a minor, temporary thing so I don't get murdered while I'm busy." Isaac groans, crossing his arms and rolling his head as though he'd got a stiff neck.

"Busy doing what?"

"Well it doesn't concern you, so why should tell you?"

"I don't think I can trust someone enough to come to an agreement, when they keep secrets."

"It's not really a secret, it just doesn't affect you. It affects me and..."

"Your friend." Jeremy interrupts, and I hear Isaac's hearts speed up for a brief moment. "Yes I remember him. Is he a mutt like you?"

"Who are you calling a mutt? That's not a very nice term." Isaac whimpers sarcastically, evidently trying to avoid the topic.

"Very well, don't tell us. But you won't get a truce and we'll kill you right here."

"He's human. A boy who runs with wolves so to say. He's the one that told me to try making friends."

"A human amongst wolves, and you are close to this boy."

"I wouldn't say close, close. Just kind of...sort of...somehow...frien-acquainta-pack member person."

"What?" I whisper, glancing at Nick who just shrugged in confusion, both of us turning back Isaac. A smile on our face mixed with a small nod, pretending we understood what he just said.

"Look, he has more information on this situation than do. I just investigate areas looking for stuff. That's why I can't really say too much."

"Well if he's the one in charge-"

"He's not in charge. No one would put him in charge of anything like this. No, he just knows more."

"Well if he's the one that knows more. Maybe I should be discussing the truce with him. Because I don't take accept to agreements without knowing what I'm putting my pack in to."

"Fine, when do you want to meet him?"

"Anytime, sooner rather than later. I don't quite know what we'll be doing if you leave it too late."

"I talk to him, try and bring him here later today. Tomorrow at the very latest."

"Very well." Jeremy bows his head, Isaac doing the same before leaving. Once I heard his car engine start and drive away, I looked up at Jeremy.

"You sure about this, we don't know who his friend is."

"He seems to want this truce badly enough to give out some enough. I doubt they'll cause too much trouble."

"And if they do?" Clay growls, Jeremy turning to him, his stare sending Clay into submission.

"Let's pray that they don't. We'll worry about it later if it comes to it." Jeremy hissed. "Now, let's move on from Isaac and his friend, since we have at least a few hours till they return."

Author Note : I just realised I keep changing between Jeffrey and Jeremy, and I'm so sorry! For some reason I thought his name was Jeffrey sometimes and others I knew it was Jeremy. I'll try to stop doing that, but so we are clear they are the same person, and his name is actually Jeremy.

Sorry about that, but I hope your enjoying this story so far. I know what I'm doing for the next chapter but after that I'll need to think some stuff up so releases may slow down.