Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
“Bitty, you’re giving me a migraine. You need to calm down. Please. I know this is scary…”
“You think I am scared?! You are all morons. Why don’t we start with ‘let’s as Skylar what she thinks about the mysterious package,’ Before you go making decisions for her while she is sitting in the f*cking room!” I get loud. “Let me see the box.”
“Bitty, no. It’s not safe, we need to…”
“Oliver, I love you, but if you want to maintain the use of your arm and vocal chords, stop talking and step away from me… now.”
I look up at him and he stares at me for a long moment. He must see something that lets him know I have this.
Alpha pushes the box towards me and I hover my hand over it and I can feel the magic radiate off of it. The sensation is like feathers tickling my skin. Now that I know how to feel for magic in a space or on an object, I can’t turn it off, I sense magic everywhere. Elena taught me how to feel for different types of magic. It’s not really the magic, it’s the intention of the spell that makes it good or bad. Good or light magic feels like feathers. Dark magic feels prickly, like when your foot falls asleep and you have pins and needles running up your leg.
The box is simple, off white, nothing exciting at all, and tied off with brown string. Well I’m sure if anything was on here to poison then all the other people who touched it would be sick now. I untie the twine and slowly lift the lid off of the box and drop the lid as soon as I peek inside.
I am instantly lifted and sat in a lap. Warm arms are around me, pulling me back to a warm chest. “Breathe, Bitty. You’re safe, we’re here. Take a breath and tell us what’s in the box.”
Oliver gives me another little squeeze. I feel my whole body relax at his contact and gentle honey scent. He just knows.
I do what he says and take a deep breath, then I look at Jena. “It’s Tyler.”
“What do you mean ‘it’s Tyler?’ How is that Tyler?” Jena points to the eight inch square box in front of me.
I take another deep breath and lean forward, lift the box lid gingerly like it might explode. I slide the top of the box and my friends lean closer. Jena gasps and slaps her hand over her mouth. My brother has her in his arms in a matter of seconds. She just stares from the box and back to me.
It’s a pair of green eyes. Just the eyes, removed from their body. Green eyes I looked into many times and tried to figure out what he was thinking, how he was playing me, wondering how he could be involved with the rogue group when he seemed so sweet, before I knew about his mate. They are wrapped in a tattered piece of material that I think was the t-shirt he was wearing when we escaped, his scent strong, it’s in here on purpose. They killed him, for helping me and I feel sad about that, but at the same time I feel nothing at all because he was willing to sell us out for a mate that was not true to him. (5
“Hey, talk to us.”
I feel hands on my face and I blink hard a few times, trying to focus. “Tiny, you’re freaking us out, say something please.”
“Umm, Tyler was one of the rogues on campus. He was how we made contact with them in the first place. We kind of became friends. I mean we were both working an angle, so it wasn’t real. In the end his mate was sleeping with Mike, who wouldn’t let them reject each other so he could inflict pain. In the end he helped Jena and I escape.”
I took a deep breath and blew it out slowly letting my cheeks puff out. 5
We left him behind like he asked, left him to his fate like he asked so he could finally be with his mate. I know that he screwed me over and I guess I understand his reasons, but I can’t find it in me to hate him. I just pity him and hope he finally got what he wanted.
I feel fingers rub my cheeks. Cam is still in front of me, Oliver still has his arms wrapped around me, holding me tight. This is the thing I have missed. The comfort that their friendship brings. We are stronger like this and I can’t forget that again, no matter how far I go, I can’t cut them off again. It hurts too much. 2
“You guys need to go, you have a pack to run and a moron to punish.”
I look at Cam. “I have orders I need to hear and follow, we will meet up with you, okay?” I place my hand over Cam’s and squeeze it quickly before removing it.
I go to remove Oliver’s hands from around my waist. “Not a chance, Bitty. They can go and take care of pack stuff, I’m not leaving you alone.”
I take another deep breath and let it out slowly rolling my eyes at him being overbearing. “Don’t you roll your eyes. One of us is going to be with you all of the time, get over it.”
How did he know? He can’t even see my face. He has always been direct and a little dry with his comments. But I appreciate that he is straightforward with me.
“I’ll stay too, this is clearly a threat and I want to know what is being done.”
Mateo says and I really look at him for the first time. He has Jena sitting across his lap, wrapped in his arms, tears are falling silently down her cheeks. She hasn’t said anything since my very brief explanation of Tyler. I’m glad he has her. The memories of being held captive can’t be pleasant for her and having it thrown in her face like that was probably a shock.
“I’m going to go with the guys and see the patrol loop. I want to get an idea and be able to report back to Nathaniel and see if we can get his eyes in the sky. Mateo is right, this is a threat and the way the rest of you reacted, this is not a new concept for you.”
She’s looking between Alpha Lucas and the rest of the guys.
Alpha Lucas just seems to be taking everything in before he takes a deep breath in and agrees with our basic plan.”
Cameron, Dakota, Sam and Lillian you take the early morning patrol, Take your time and scent the area, keep Lillian furthest from the border though. If anyone comes across her scent they may use it as confirmation that Skylar is here, since they seem to team together often. Mateo and Oliver can act as a protection detail, until I have a full understanding of what is going on.”
We all nod and they all make contact with us on the way out. “Oliver, you’re going to have to let me stand. I need to pace and move or I am going to go crazy and I really don’t want to hurt you.”
I huff and smile a bit trying to break the tension.
“Alright, Sky I need details, from the beginning, even the bad stuff.”
I look at him worried and then look at my brother and Oliver.
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