Second Ames Sister BOOK 2

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"Stop being the big sister and just go and relax." I told Devin as she kept telling me to listen to what ever orders Mark gives me.

"This is serious Aurora." She told me and I looked at her and sighed.

"I will do as I am told." I told her and she just nodded and touched my cheek. "I'll be the perfect little witch." I said and winked.

"I'll know if you don't." She said and I rolled me eyes.

"Go say goodbye to your mate... I don't want to be sitting in a plane with Mr. grumpy." I said and she laughed and walked away.

They were staying in a Pack in Athens Ohio. Mark's old boss Greyson Titan and his mate lived there under an Alpha named Ian Russell. He had just had a baby with his mate and security was as high as ever. Greyson and his mate were both hybrids, and apparently, they were stronger than both werewolves and vampires and that is why Ivory and Devin were staying there.

Mark trusted Greyson Titan more than anyone else. Plus, they both had two adopted kids and had even more room for my sisters. I hugged Ivory and shook hands with both Greyson and his mate Aaron before Mark and I both got on the plane.

"Where are we going now?" I asked him as we started taking off.

"We are going down to New Orleans." He said and I looked over at him. "You should get some sleep."

"I do have my sleeping pills." I said and went through my bag and then pulled them out. "You'll wake me up when we get to Colorado?" I asked him and he nodded and started typing something on his phone.

"Hopefully the land in New Orleans will be just a touch down, refuel and get my guys then we'll be on our way again." He said and I just nodded and tossed the pills back. "Thank you... for doing this, for-"

"Mark... I am a witch, a witch who can see the dead... I am sure it should be my pleasure to help you." I said and curled up on my double seats and he laughed lightly and looked out.

"Is she here?" He asked and I just looked over at him and she appeared next to him.

"Yeah." I nodded.

"Tell him I will always be here." She said looking over at me and I smiled.

"She said she will always be here... I believe she goes back and forth between you and your brother." I said and she just nodded at me.

"What is dear Lewis up to?" He asked and I just looked to Raven before yawning.

"Planning my funeral." She said looking at him and then to me.

"Planning." I said and cleared my throat.

"What in the hell could he be possibly planning?" He asked angry and I gave him a look before shaking my head and leaning back.

"Something to do with your dead sister is my guess." I whispered and sighed as I got comfortable before just drifting to sleep.

I didn't wake up until someone was shaking me and I groaned and opened my eyes seeing Mark. "We're here." He told me and I sat up.

"In New Orleans?" I asked looking out the window seeing nothing but darkness.

"No, Colorado." He said and I just yawned and looked around seeing two guys near the back with bags. "This is Jason and Adam." He said and they both waved to me.

"I thought you said there would be more." I said and stood up.

"The other two went to get the cabins ready." He said and I grabbed my bag and nodded to him. "Let's head out then." He said and the other two guys hopped into gear and grabbed everything they must have brought with them and went down the stairs and I was the last down. The road was a little icy, but I walked easily since I knew how to handle it.

"You sort of have to sit in the back." Jason told me and I looked at him from where my hand was on the handle.

"Really?" I asked and he nodded.

"If we get into a crash you won't get hurt." He told me and I just sighed and climbed in the back.

"So, you two got mates?" I asked and they gave each other a look.

"We are mates." Adam told me and I just let my mouth drop open and I closed it right away. They both sort of laughed and I looked away.

"Get in the car." Mark shouted as he started it. I got behind him and buckled up and Jason got in and Adam right behind him. "These two will be our cabin mates." Mark told me after a couple silent moments.

"Okay." I said and cleared my throat. "How far until we are there?" I asked and he sighed and looked at the clock.

"About another hour. You said she said something about White River National Forrest?" He asked and I just nodded. "Then we will be there." He said and I sat back.

"So, I can fall back asleep right?" I asked looking around.

"Yeah, go ahead." Mark said and I just leaned onto the cold window and loved the feeling and just fell right back to sleep. I woke up to voices and Mark telling someone to get others sleep. "Come on Aurora, let's get you into a bed." He said opening my door and I whined and got out into the cold.

"You are sort of close to where I am." Raven said appearing and I just nodded to her and walked with one eye towards the cabin Mark was taking my bag to.

"Choose a bed." He told me and I walked to the one that looked the warmest by the fire and just laid down before dozing off. But not before hearing a voice say that everything was clear, and we were good to go in a couple hours.

I woke up with a gasp and looked around. The guys were still asleep, and I just looked around. Someone had taken off my boots and tucked me in, but I pushed the covers off and pulled my boots back on before walking towards the door.

Pushing open the door and gasped again at all the women who were just crowded around the door talking.

"What?" Mark was up in a flash looking around.

"Please, please, please tell me that you see all of them." I whispered and he walked towards the door and looked out.

"He can't... but you can." One girl said and I looked at all of them. "We noticed Raven here, we are buried as well." She said stepping forward. "I am Tanya."

"All of them? How many is all of them?" Mark asked and I started counting.

"23." I said and blinked trying to make sure I had the number right.

"Jesus." He muttered and covered his mouth and then raked his hands through his hair.

"We saw who killed Raven." I looked to another girl and she walked forward.

"Really? Who?" I asked walking forward, but Mark caught my arm.

"What are they saying?" He asked and I looked between him and the girl.

"One of them knows who killed your sister." I said and he let out a large breath.

"He's the same one who killed all of us." Tanya said and I looked at the girls. "We're not all wolves either." She said and I looked around.

"He killed all of them." I said and felt the tears come.

"What's going on?" I heard Jason and saw him and Adam walking closer.

"Raven wasn't the only one who was buried here." I said to them and they both looked confused.

"I didn't tell you two the full story yet, just the basics, let's get the other guys up and I'll tell you all." Mark said and I looked at all the girls. There was a little one, maybe 6 or 7 and I just felt my knees fail me and I went to the floor, lading on the stairs and looking at her.

"Aurora, what is it?" Mark asked kneeling next to me.

"There is a little girl." I said and she walked closer to me.

"I'm Chrissy." She said and I just wanted to pull her in and hug her. She was so bright and bubbly.

"Aurora... come on." Mark said and lifted my arm.

"I need a minute." I said walking towards what I could tell was the bathroom and locked myself in there, splashing my face and then sitting on the closed toilet and just breathing heavily until other voices were heard and I clenched my hands over my ears.

"A, can you come out here please." I heard Mark and I calmed myself down and walked towards the door before opening the bathroom door. "You okay?" He asked and I nodded. "These are the other two guys, Dean and Travis. Guys, this is Devin's little sister Aurora, she can see the dead."

"Yeah, and my mate is still alive." I heard one of the guys laugh and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"It isn't a joke. Why do you think we are here? I am the one who found out Raven was dead, and I am the one who is going to lead your ass to her burial site, as well as the other women and girls who are outside right now." I snapped looking at him right in the eye. I had felt something as soon as we made eye contact, but I pushed it to the back of my mind because of what he said.

"You're a witch." He said and I just narrowed my eyes.

"Very good wolf, so is Devin." I said and nodded towards Mark. "And so is my little sister. And now can we tell the story, or do you need proof?" I glared and crossed my arms.

"Proof would be good..." The other guy said, and I looked at him.

"Fine." I stomped my feet to the front of the cabin where all the females were still waiting. "Apparently these assholes need proof, Tanya, can you give me all of your information?" I asked her and she just nodded. "Do you have something that can check missing persons or whatever?" I called back and heard a 'yes' and I focused back on Tanya.

"Tanya Michaels, I was 26, I am from Omaha, I disappeared March 5th, 2005. I had a little boy and a husband." I repeated everything and she just waited.

"She has light brown hair, green eyes, is about 5'6'' and is wearing a pink dress shirt, jeans, and sandals." I said describing what her last description was. "Hair is just past her shoulders and she also had side bangs." I said and turned around as Travis typed everything into the computer he had on his lap, Mark was looking at me basically making sure I was okay, and Dean was just looking at me with an unreadable expression.

"Look at this." Travis said turning over the screen and Tayna was on it. Plain as day.

"Holy shit." Jason said and I just looked back to Tanya.

"That's her." I said and moved to sit down.

"How-"

"You want more?" I asked louder and saw little Chrissy come forward. "How old are you sweetie?" I asked her and she came even closer.

"I'm Christine Kerns, I'm almost 8, and I am from Phoenix. My mommy and daddy are Brianna and Robert." She said and swished back and forth in her little green dress.

"Christine Kerns, 7 years old." I stopped and took a deep breath. "Phoenix Arizona, parents are named Brianna and Robert Kerns." I said and wiped my face and she smiled. "Last seen wearing a green dress, white stockings, and black ballerina slippers. Her hair is black, in pig tails, and she has blue eyes." I said and she moved to hug me and just went through me.

"Hey there." Raven said and I looked over at her. "I didn't know about-"

"It's fine." I told her and stood up and wiped my tears away. "I am going to get ready for a hike." I said and moved towards my bag. I grabbed it, threw it over my shoulder before turning and walking right back into the bathroom.

I took a hot shower, pulled all of my hair back into a tight ponytail, put on some extra clothes and my boots, then walked out. "You ready?" I saw Raven by the door.

"Yeah." I said and she gave me a soft smile. "Raven first... then the others." I demanded looking to Mark and he just nodded. "Let's go." I said and walked towards the door.

"Wait-"

"What? Still don't believe me?" I asked turning to Dean, the same feeling came over me when I looked him in the eye and he just walked closer and I narrowed my eyes.

"I am- you are-"

"Stay close to Dean. He is your main bodyguard." Mark said and cleared his throat.

"Well, keep up." I said and turned and walked out into the snow. I kept my pace, the girls around me were following and Raven was leading. We started walking on unstable ground and I kept my arms up almost falling a couple times but each time I caught myself and all the girls kept reaching for me always making me smile.

"Almost there... you need water Aurora." Raven told me just as someone told me to stop. Dean handed me his water bottle and I chugged it before just blindly handing it back and then kept walking.

"Slow down, you're going to wear yourself out Aurora." I don't know why I felt a shiver when Dean said my name, but I know that I just wanted to keep hearing him say my name.

"I am fine." I said and went to step again and stumbled and he caught my arms. "I am fine." I said pushing his hands away as soon as I was up right.

"He's being nice."

"Give him a chance."

"He's your mate."

"He's been starring at your ass."

"He likes you."

"Look at him, I would want him to help me."

"Whoa!" I shouted holding up my hands as all the voices just spoke right after another. "I don't need input." I said looking at all of them. "Raven, what did you say?" I asked looking at her.

"He's your mate." She said and gave me a small smile.

"What?" I asked and turned to look at him, he was just staring at me and I looked past him to the rest of the guys who were looking around the terrain. "How do you know?"

"Every she-wolf knows the look of a mate... and he has it written all over his face." She said pointing at him and I looked from her to Dean.

"What?" He asked and he actually looked a little scared.

"Does he know?" I asked looking back to Raven.

"Duh, males sometimes know just by the smell, he knew when you met his eye." Some other girl said, and I looked at her. She couldn't be more than 16.

"Why hasn't he said anything?" I asked all of them.

"Because he doesn't know how... he realized you were a witch... and you don't know what that means... what the tingles mean when he touches you, the shiver when you look each other in the eye, the scent he has been inhaling the whole hike." Raven said and I looked at her. "I never got a mate.... but I have seen so many people find them." She said and shrugged but looked from me to him.

"So, he knows." I said and looked at Dean who looked so confused.

"Yes." Basically, all of them shouted and I flinched.

"Are you okay up there?" Mark asked and I nodded.

"Let's start moving again." I stated before moving forward.

"That's it?"

"You aren't going to ask him?"

"You won't question him?"

"He's all yours!"

"He had a mate before."

"How old is he?"

"I wish I was alive and his mate... do you know how long it's been since I saw a good piece of ass?"

"Please! Can we just stay quiet and keep walking!" I shouted and I knew the guys were all confused but the girls all agreed, and I just kept following Raven until she stopped.

"I'm just over there... right near the edge of the lake." She said and I walked past her wishing I could put a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Here?" I asked kneeling down and she nodded.

"There?" Mark asked coming closer. I nodded and he let loose on the rage he's been holding and shifted right there, I felt arms come around me and pulled me back and the tingles that went through my body let me know it was only Dean.