Chapter nine

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Last time…

"Seems I was right about her knowing something about your dad" I say with out thinking. Derek turns to me and smiles it was a small bitter smile.

"Yeah, just got to wait to see if I was right about not trusting her"

Chloe POV

Last night I couldn't sleep but not because I was afraid of raising the dead no one had been buried around here, but because I couldn't stop thinking about Nike and Tye. Had Nike just been a spy or was she really here to help. Edward was packing up his belongings ready to run and had made Mark do the same. Andrew had tried to stop them but they wouldn't listen. Everyone was scared and it was causing then to argue.

"Edward just stay here for the time being it safe no one has even driven past here!" May shouts losing the calm she had had all last night and half the morning.

"I'm not risking it"

"I thought you wanted to take the Edison group down" Simon asks.

"I am kid but not like this. I like my life I'm not going to let them come and kill us!" Edward had announced at breakfast that Mark and him would be leaving and that they were going to find some other safe house and that we should all do the same. Everyone had been arguing since. Except for me, Derek and Helen, I look around to see if she had joined us but she was still no where to be seen. I look back to the empty plate in front of me. I hadn't been that hungry so Derek had finished it off for me. We hadn't spoken much and I was still not sure what to think or do. I felt guilty that I was thinking of me and Derek and not at the real problem at hand.

"At least wait till tomorrow. Tye might call" Andrew says his voice rough with lack of sleep and all the arguing. I look to Edward and Mark. It was clear Mark wanted to stay he didn't want to leave Melissa while Edward looked sure but a moment later resigned.

"Fine we will wait till tomorrow but if he hasn't called we're leaving" With that he stalks from the room only to bump into Helen. Helen's grey hair was long and loose down her back her clothes wrinkled. It was the first time I had seen her this way usually she was incredibly neat. This must be getting to her.

"Sorry" Edward mumbles and starts to move again but she calls him back. It's now I notice the fear and guilt in her grey eyes. Edward turns back around.

"I need to talk to you all" Her voice was sure but lacked the usual bounce it had. Andrew nods and motions for her to a seat. When everyone was sat around the table Helen takes a deep breath.

"I'm sorry I didn't do this sooner but I didn't think I would need to. Nike seemed so trust worthy and her story seemed so true but last night I contacted one of my friends who left a few years ago and asked about her" Oh no this was not good.

Derek POV

I feel it leave me. The last tiny bit of hope I had that I would see my dad again and it be replaced by anger. I knew I shouldn't have trusted her!

"They were shocked when I first told them what happen. How she came to us told us she had left them. They didn't believe me but then they became afraid. They told me of how Nike was when she there. She was like a robot on jobs ruthless and unfeeling. My friend has met her when she was coming back in with a job. She apparently smiled at her victim told her it was going to be fine but as soon as the girl was gone was different. It was like she had been replaced by a different person. She was cold. My friend told us to be careful around her she would never leave the Edison Group she loved her job to much" Helen spoke quietly her head dipped. Silence filled the kitchen when she stopped speaking. I look to Simon. His eyes were blank and dark. Last night he had been excited about finally seeing dad again he knew there was a chance it was a trap but he refused to think about that part to much. My anger grew as I saw my brother once again have to deal with something I caused. If I hadn't thrown that boy, dad wouldn't have been found and taken, we wouldn't have been taken to Lyle's house and we wouldn't be on the run! I notice Chloe shift beside me and look to see her expression. This was too much like her Aunt. People betraying us all the time was becoming an everyday thing. It shouldn't be. Chloe shouldn't have to deal with this. A protective feeling rises through me adding to my anger. This was hurting Chloe nothing should hurt her. Not even me. Last night was well I don't know what, it was amazing but... I'm a werewolf dangerous by nature but I was worse. I had been altered I don't know what will happen to me. I could hurt her and I couldn't let that happen. So I had to distance her for her own good. It would hurt me as last night I admitted to myself that my feelings were a lot deeper than I ever imagined. But I would take the pain. I wasn't going to let myself hurt anyone else.

"We need to find Tye" Andrew breaks the silence his voice grave bringing me out of my thoughts. I look quickly to Andrew realising I had been staring at Chloe.

"Quickly" Helen adds raising her head. I catch her eyes they were scared and nervous but something in me, the wolf in me told me that it wasn't for the reasons we thought. I frown at the thought but it has to be. Didn't it?

A/N This is by far not my best chapter but it's needed to get the plot going. I hope Derek wasn't too bad I found it hard to write from his POV. Next chapter should be up soon maybe even today if not tomorrow. Thanks for reading.

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