The Sweetest Honey

Red Eyes

(Wendy’s point of view)

I tug on Goliath’s shirt. He bends down “what is it beautiful?” I get flustered for a second being called beautiful but reel it back in. “What is a mindlink?”

“Pack members can communicate through our minds. You will be able to if you officially decide to stay.”

“Oh, that’s cool.” I don’t really know what to say when I have no idea where my life is going.

“Hey, we will have a meeting with just you, me, and Wendy about it later. Just go ahead and fill up until everyone gets here.”

I grab my fork and eat a few pieces of egg. They are very fluffy. I grab a strip of bacon, and it is so yummy. I eat it nice and slow, savoring each bite. I hear someone enter the room, but I don’t look up from my food.

“Alpha Goliath, the guards are posted around the room.” That guy sounds kind of familiar. I grabbed my orange juice and started gulping it down when I looked up and saw him. I spit my juice out right in Goliath’s face “You!” I start coughing. Mindy starts laughing till she falls out of her seat. Goliath grabs his cloth napkin, trying to wipe the juice off his face. I keep looking at the man I saw at the strip club. I don’t know what to say since my mom is here. Lexi speaks up “ Sam, how does she know you?” His face is full of guilt, and he looks at Goliath for help.

Goliath speaks up but almost looks as scared as Sam. (Now that I know his name) “Clara I, Lexi he.. I had him and Tyler watch out for Clara until I could officially meet her.” He stood there with his hand on the back of his neck. Everyone was dead silent .

“YOU STALKED ME!” I put my hands over my face. He knows I stripped. Our meeting was planned.

“What is going on in here?” Wendy asks as she and Jack walk in.

I don’t look up. “Goliath had people watching us before we met Wendy.”

“WHAT!” she says and freezes in her spot.

“Clara I swear I just wanted you to be safe. I thought you were human and had to find a way to meet you.”

“How long did you do this for?”

“Since your graduation. “ He says with his head down. I don’t know what to believe anymore.

“Did you make me run into you at the park?”

“ NO! I swear I was just distracted like you were.” I can’t even look at him. I am pissed and embarrassed, and I feel violated.

“Clara, don’t be mad at him.” My mom chimes in.

“Why the hell not!” I snap right back.

“Clara your dad did the same thing with me. Well, except he didn’t have anyone to help, so he had to follow me himself.”

I look up at her with watery eyes. “He did?”

“Of course he did. If he had walked up to me and said werewolves were real and we were mates, I would have called the police on him.” I consider this and realize I would have done the same.

“How did you two meet then, mom?” She kind of looked up with a glimmer in her eye.

“I went off to the movies alone because my friend had canceled on me once again, and I wanted to have some fun. I took a seat, and he sat down next to me, offering me his popcorn. We talked through the previews, and he put his arm around me during the movie. I felt an instant connection and asked him if he wanted to get coffee. Well, eventually, his pack caught on to us seeing each other, and he had to spill the beans about everything. We mated, and he marked me. We figured he could shift me as soon as we found a pack willing to take us in. He was rogue at this point. Soon enough, I found out I was pregnant with you, and we had to hide in the human world until you were born. When you were two, I thought it would be safe to leave you with my mother while we looked for a pack to help us, but that’s when his brother caught up to us.” She began to sniffle.

I look at Goliath, and he looks truly sorry. My feelings have shifted in another direction.

“Mom are you saying my fathers own brother killed him and hurt you?” She shook her head yes and started to cry a bit harder.

“My uncle caused all of this!”

Alpha Atlas chimes in. “If she is a werewolf, why hasn’t she shifted yet?”

“Spike says her wolf is dormant.” At this point, I am struggling to pay attention as anger fills my veins.

“It’s a good thing that she hasn’t shifted yet, son. Conrad would have found her when he felt the pull.”

My mom speaks up. “Are you saying he can tell where she is?”

“Not right now, but since she is possibly the only kin he has left, he will feel a pull to her when she shifts and could decide to follow it.” I can’t hold it in any longer. I feel absolute rage.

(Goliath’s point of view)

I am going back and forth with Clara’s mom and my dad trying to figure out everything I can about Clara’s safety and her dormant wolf, but I start to feel Clara’s emotions going wild.

“Clara you don’t have to be worried, I will keep you safe from Conrad.” She finally takes her hands off her face and looks up.

“I don’t want safety! I want him to pay for everything he has ever taken from me.” She screams, and her eyes turn blood red. I can feel a powerful aura shoot out from her. It is so powerful that some of the people at the table show their necks in submission. H*** even I was fighting it for the first time in my life. I think fast and grab her face and kiss her. Instantly, she calms down, and she goes back to normal.

“We need to get Elder Tom in here!” My dad says in an almost panic.