Chapter One: Calling Home

Tillie

Holding the phone up to my ear, I took a deep breath. I had spent the morning talking with my best friend and now I knew that taking a break was going to help me sort through everything that I had learned.

Shifters, mates, sex demons.

It was all so wild that these things were in my life and I hadn’t known about them.

I knew that Charity was worried that I wasn’t going to come back if I left, but I knew that I had to. I couldn’t hide out at my parent’s lake house forever. Hiding from everything that I had learned about the world forever, no matter how appealing that idea sounded. I had a job that I liked and while Tristian was cool with a lot of things; but I doubted that he would be cool with me never showing up to work again.

“Hello.” My stepfather said, answering my mother’s phone.

Damn, I had hoped that I wouldn’t have to talk to him. It wasn’t that I didn’t like Scott or anything. My mom had married him when I was a teenager and he doted on her and treated me like I was his daughter.

He just tended to talk, a lot.

“Hey Scott, is mom around?” I asked, bringing my thumb up to my mouth and worrying my thumbnail.

you with?” He asked and I could hear banging in the background before he let out a

“You okay?”

and I moved deeper

had a Mustang that was older than

him in the garage hobbling over to sit on one of the metal bar stools

you guys were cool with me going out to the lake house for a few days?” I asked, worrying my thumbnail with my teeth before pulling my hand away. It was a bad habit and something that I only did when I was stressed

us to come with you? I’m sure your mom would love to see you?” Scott said and I shook my head before realizing that he couldn’t

I leave.” I said, hoping that it would be okay with him. While spending time with him and mom was always fun, I didn’t want

tell your parents that you were dating

alone the fact

know you don’t have to clean it up before you leave. We know you’re not throwing any wild keggers out there.” Scott said and I could

it up. Thank

you called. Drive safe and be

words made me smile. It was the little things that showed me he cared. He had stepped up

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