Chapter 11: Whitepaw

Junko:

Two quick raps on the glass and the smell of cinnamon, apples, and fresh spruce smacked us firmly as loud bantering and voices surrounded us.

“Morning Toni.” A soft woman’s voice spoke from the kitchen island as she giggled with a laughing baby girl.

“Junko! Lycans! I SMELL LYCANS!” Dirk shouted in panic, peaking out over the pack’s edge.

“What is that smell?” A deep timbered voice spoke from behind Toni, causing a dark shiver to rush over my body as Dirk snarled lowly below me.

“That would be these two.” Toni laughed softly as the pack shifted, landing softly on the ground.

“OH, MY GOD! WE’RE DEAD!” Dirk growled panicked as he jumped out, snarling and slamming his paw on the hardwood floor.

“Feisty.” The deep timbered voice laughed lowly as Dirk spun around, slamming his paw again as a warning.

“Were-Foxes. I haven’t seen one in ages.” The female spoke softly as she sat down on the floor with the baby cooing in excitement.

“Lana, meet Junko and Dirk.” Toni kneeled down, holding his hand out to me with a soft smile.

“You’re safe here. Nothing will hurt you.” The lady Lana spoke as she handed the baby girl to a tall, dark haired “God” of muscle, flashing a smoldering smirk.

“Dirk, they’re not Lycan.” I exhaled with a soft whimper, crawling out of the pack with a quick glance around the room.

“Then what are they?” Dirk spat back quickly as his eyes darted around the kitchen.

Dirk backed up to me, still on guard as laughter echoed loudly down the stairs.

“THAT SMELL!” Three loud timbered voices shook my bones in panic, jumping back into the pack as Dirk paced wildly.

Shivering in fear as gingersnaps filled my nostrils, popping my head from the bag as a tiny, purple haired girl stood with three identical “Sex Gods” staring at us with pitched brows.

“Dirk, it’s Onyx. Younger, but it’s her.” I shouted in excitement, jumping from the pack running over to her rubbing along her leg with a happy yip.

“ONYX! ONYX! IT’S YOU!” I shouted in link as the three hotties looked at us with questioning expressions.

“Will someone explain?” Onyx’s voice sounded shocked as Dirk whimpered behind me.

Looking up at Onyx signing with her hands, but I could hear her voice in my head.

“Dirk shift now!” I shouted in panic, feeling my body shiver in pain after being in fox form for so long.

Everyone stood in shock as Dirk covered my naked body with his, while Toni handed us two flannel shirts from his pack. Lana covered her mouth with her shaking hand as a tall, broad chested man walked into the kitchen stopping mid-step.

“Cobalt eyes. Whitepaw.” His voice was shaky as he looked at the triplets, silently conversing between them.

“I’m Junko, and this is Dirk, my brother.” I spoke softly like I was in trouble, shuffling my foot along the hardwood.

Soft crying snapped my eyes to Onyx in shock as her beautiful onyx orbs, twinkled with happiness. She launched herself into us, hugging us with trembling arms as we collapsed against one another with happy tears.

“What’s going on?” One of the triplets spoke with a deep hitch to his tone as they stepped forward, scrunching their noses.

“It’s you. You’re really here.” Onyx’s shaky voice spoke to my link.

“Onyx baby, you know them?” The boyish looking triplet spoke as his hand gently rubbed along her back.

Onyx turned shaking her head “yes” with that bright smile, causing Dirk to hug me tightly with soft sobs.

“Friends. They took care of me after my beatings.” Onyx’s hands moved with a shaky tremble as the three hotties snarled lowly at the mentioning of beating.

“Wait! Why can’t you speak?” Dirk snapped his head towards her with a confused expression.

“SHE COULD SPEAK!” Everyone shouted in shock, scaring me and Onyx into each other’s arms.

“AH-YEAH! She was mute the first few months, then her voice started to come back.” Dirk rolled his eyes like it was nothing.

“She’s been mute since we met her, and even before that.” The tall, smoldering man holding the baby girl spoke softly as he looked at Onyx with a soft smile.

The beautiful red head standing next to him, covered her mouth with a shaky hand as tears rolled down her cheeks.

“Lea, don’t cry.” Onyx’s voice cracked softly in link as her hands signed her words.

“How can I hear you?” I looked at Onyx with a troubled expression, pointing my finger between us.

“Because you’re royal blood of the Whitepaw family.” The broad chested man spoke as he placed a gentle kiss to Lana’s forehead.

“God you’re gorgeous.” Loud purring.

“Trouble Three, Oh, yeah.” Onyx’s gingersnap scent grew in sweetness, looking over my shoulder at Onyx standing in the middle of her three hotties as they calmed her crying with dark eyes.

“Onyx, down girl.” I laughed lightly in our link as her eyes snapped to me with an evil smirk.

“Raging teenage hormones.” Dirk laughed in link as Onyx narrowed her gaze on him.

“Toni, get something to eat, while I show these two to the guests rooms for proper showers and cloths.” Lana kissed the guy holding her on the cheek as she motioned for us to follow her down the hallway on the ground floor.

The house was homey, reminding me of the stories about our home before it was destroyed by Kano in the purge.

“Fucking BASTARD!” I was fuming as Dirk laced his hand in mine with a gentle smile.

“Here we are.” Lana smiled brightly as she stepped into the warm bedroom with a beautiful view of the bay.

“If you don’t want to share, there is another room on the other side of that door.” She smiled as she opened the door showing the mirror opposite of the room we were standing in.

“This is fine.” Dirk looked around, checking the bathroom and closets.

“Okay, I will let you two get settled in. Come have brunch with us when you’re done.” She gave us hugs as she closed the door softly with a soft smirk and wink.

“Showers!” We shouted in laughter as Dirk went into the other room, leaving me to use the modern rustic bathroom of our room.

The glass shower walls, fogged to life with the steamy water as my muscles screamed to life with the pounding water. I forgot how good a hot bath felt, always washing in the cold river whenever we got the chance, while collecting herbs for ointments. Kano treated us like vermin, always making it a point to remind us we were below him regardless of our royal bloodline.

“Not anymore.” I whispered into the water streaming over my face, feeling the heavy layers of dirt, and muck wash away leaving my soft ivory skin refreshed and radiant.

“Jun, you done?” Dirk knocked on the door, scaring me slightly as I grabbed the oversized towel, shutting down the water.

Dirk opened the door slightly to hand me a shirt and sweats.

“Lana’s daughter, Lena brought these by for you.” Dirk smiled softly as he tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.

His radiant cobalt eyes, swirled with hunger as his finger, lingered gently along my earlobe with a fiery blast of static shooting through my body.

Why was I feeling weird around him?

My brother?

“Get dressed. We’ll talk later.” He spoke softly as he placed a soft kiss to my cheek.

Standing their stunned that my brother and I were attracted to one another.