Warning I don't own the Nightshade Series this is just my version of how the story should go!
Iris led Ren up the steps and unlocked the door and showed Ren the club and led him to the apartment that is above the club.
"I don't get why you just let your brother tell you to do something that your dad told him to do?"
Iris turned to Ren and answered, "It is because our dad told him this morning to patrol the town and then when it came to showing you around it threw off my brother's schedule. Our dad doesn't like when Saffron slacks off. He wants Saffron to become alpha of Minsi but Saffron is more of a beta wolf than an alpha."
"That is something that is obvious because any guardian can see that your brother is not an alpha and could easily take him and his pack."
There was a pause in the conversation as Iris and Ren reached the apartment door.
"Here we are. This is the apartment. It isn't much but it is a lot better than living in the woods somewhere," Iris said as she unlocked the door. "Oh and you don't have to go through the club to get to the apartment. The fire escape has a door that you can get in and out of."
Ren looked around at everything before saying, "Thanks Iris."
"You're very welcome."
Ren found himself thinking what her story is and how does a human live with guardians and not get turned into one. Granted where I came from the high school had humans and guardians being taught in the same building but we were not a supposed to mingle with them.
Ren knew he shouldn't ask but he did anyways, "What is your story? How did you end up living with guardians?"
Iris hesitated answering for a minute thinking that he shouldn't have even asked that but answered him anyways, "Aaron found me wondering the woods on the south side of the town. Aaron and some of the other adult guardians went searching to see if they could find my parents but came back empty handed. Aaron wasn't going to adopt me at first but his wife fell in love with me and wouldn't let Aaron give me up. So from that point on he and his wife were my parents. Saffron enjoyed having me to pick on and play with because he was the only child that Aaron and his wife could have."
"How old were you when Aaron found you?"
"I was about three years old when Aaron adopted me."
"Wow that must have been rough having your parent's abandon you that young."
"Actually, I don't remember anything about my biological parents. For about fourteen to fifteen years now I have been Aaron's daughter and Saffron's little sister."
The conversation just stopped there as Ren and Iris walked down the fire escape and went to go find Aaron so that Ren could find out when he had to start work and get the keys to the apartment.
When they found Aaron, he had just got done with inventory and he didn't seem happy that it was his daughter with Ren.
Aaron looked at his daughter and said, "at least I can be proud of one of my children for doing something."
"Saffron had me show Ren around because he had patrol duty with the pack to work on."
"Ah, I see," said Aaron. "That's right I forgot that I told him to do that this morning. Thank you Iris for reminding me.
"You're welcome dad."
Aaron started to think why he let Iris stay human all of these years when she would have made a great guardian and a great leader to the pack. But he was then reminded that he promised his late wife that no matter what happened Iris was to remain human unless she fell in love with a guardian. And the guardian that she fell in love with would have to be the one to change her.
Aaron then turned to Ren and throw him the apartment keys, "here are the keys to the apartment and you start tonight for security. Is that understood?"
Ren replied, "Yes sir and thank you."
Aaron walked passed Iris and Ren to leave the office.
"That went rather well," said Iris. "You should probably get settled in and relax for a few hours because you are going to need it."
"Okay and thank you," Ren said as he walked passed Iris and went back up to the apartment.
Back at the apartment Ren started to think.
All he could think about is Iris. He thought that it was too bad that Iris was a human and not a guardian. She would have been a great guardian. If she was a wolf she would be a great alpha. Ren couldn't believe that for what she went through she is still so kind. I wonder if I should tell her about my past or not.
It was only a few hours when the Wolf's Den opened and Ren went downstairs to start working. A lot of people walked in and out. People went over to the bar and then over to the dance floor. The night was mostly uneventful until it got to be about midnight and some of the people at the club started to get rowdy. That is where Ren had to lead some of them to the door so there wouldn't be any fights in the club.
It was about 2:30am before Ren ended up back in the apartment and just crashed on the bed.
Ren ended up dreaming about Iris that night.