Chapter 2

The Present.

January 2014.

"Jade!" Jeffrey screamed in fear. "Keep running!"

Jade and Jeffrey kept running, being chased by a wolf made entirely of mimetic polyalloy. It shot a huge shard of metal into Jade's leg.

"Aaahhh!" Jade screamed in pain and collapsed to the ground.

"Jade!" Jeffrey cried and went back for her.

"Just go!" Jade shouted.

"No." said Jeffrey. "We live and die together."

Right then, the mimetic polyalloy wolf pounced onto them.

Jade woke up screaming in a hotel bed in Harlow City, Montana.

"Jade! Jade!" Jeffrey said, trying to get her attention. "Calm down. It's alright. It was just a nightmare. You're gonna make yourself go into labor."

"Oh Jeffrey, I'm so scared." Jade cried.

"I know, honey." Jeffrey said, hugging Jade. Jeffrey's warm chest was soothing against Jade's cheek.

"I just wanna go home." Jade cried, having tears run down her cheeks.

"Okay, sweetheart." said Jeffrey. "I'll go start up the limo."

"Please let me come with you." Jade begged.

"Jade, you're pregnant." said Jeffrey. "You need rest from walking."

"I don't wanna be alone." said Jade.

"Well, you can come to the lobby where you can see me." said Jeffrey.

"Okay." said Jade.

So, as Jeffrey went outside to warm up the limo, Jade sat in a lobby chair, watching him out a window.

Jeffrey then came in and sat down beside Jade and hugged her. Her body felt so cold to him. However, she was not shivering because she was cold. She was shivering because she was scared.

"What are you scared of, sweetheart?" asked Jeffrey.

"Evera alloy." said Jade. "I was dreaming that we were running from this wolf made out of mimetic polyalloy and it shot a huge piece of metal into my leg..." she began crying. "...And it came along and tore us to pieces. It was awful!"

"Well, I am here." said Jeffrey. "And I'll do whatever it takes to keep you safe."

Meanwhile, back at Jasper Park.

In Lilly, Garth and Eve's den, Tony was lying on his back, throwing a football that Gadget bought him in the air. Winston was lying on his stomach, resting with his head on his front legs.

"I sure miss Jade." said Tony.

"I'm sure she'll be back before you know it." said Winston.

"Where's mom and dad?" asked Tony.

"I already told you." said Winston.

"Well, you woke me up to tell me." said Tony. "I don't hear half of what people say when I just wake up."

"Mom's out hunting with uncle Gadget, aunt Rooney and aunt Kate." said Winston. "Dad is helping grandma train new alphas."

"Why aren't we helping mom and them hunt?" asked Tony.

"There's a simple reason why you aren't out there." said Winston.

"And what is that?" asked Tony.

"You're just lazy." said Winston.

"Says the one sleeping on the living room floor!" Tony said angrily.

"Yeah, well, I had sex with Lizzie last night!" Winston shouted.

"BOYS!" Lilly shouted at the two from the doorway. "Break it up, or I promise you will hate me."

"Yes, mother." said the two.

"Now..." Lilly said and sat down in front of them. "Sit down and give me each side of the story, one at a time. Do not interrupt or whoever does will be sleeping outside tonight. Tony, you first."

"We were both bored and had nothing to talk about." said Tony. "I didn't know where you and father were because I was practically asleep when Winston told me, so I asked and when he told me, I asked why we weren't hunting with you and Winston said that the reason why I wasn't there was because I was lazy. And because of that, I told him that he's the one lying on the living room floor, then he said it was because he had sex with Lizzie."

"Winston, did you start a fight?" asked Lilly.

Winston looked down in shame as he spoke.

"Yes, mother." he said.

"Both of you, listen." said Lilly. "If you don't want to participate in the hunts, you don't have to, but if this is a subject to fight about again, you will both be grounded for a month. I'll make sure to tell your uncle Gadget not to give you cellphones. Understood?"

"Yes, mother." said Tony and Winston.

"Now, go get washed up for breakfast and come straight home. If you bring any girls home, it better be your sister." said Lilly.

"Yes, mother." said the two brothers and walked to the stream.