Chapter 312: 1-2

“I have to agree with Chelsea… this guy let himself be caught… you – we – have no idea how deep their loyalty goes. I mean Essie? She married my cousin, kidnapped Fiona and Quinn, played happy family and when we finally caught her, before we could get anything useable she killed herself during our interrogation,” Gabriel said resting back, “Where do you have Robert?” Sighing Logan found a chair, “he’s at one of my warehouses in New York – that’s where they found him…” “You already have so much going on with getting information, can you hand him over to Wolf-” “Have you made certain that he has no way to kill himself?” I interrupted Gabriel, “I mean Essie knocked herself down, then she loosened her tooth, cracked it like a nut and then within seconds she was poisonous…” Logan nodded, “he’s unconscious, we’ve been keeping him that way and he’s in that warehouse. If he is being tracked, the warehouse we have him in will interrupt that signal so he can’t be traced, they picked him up and informed me, and I told you all.” “Good work, hand him off to Wolf, tell him to keep you involved,” Gabriel said, and Logan left the room, leaving Nonno and Jack alone with us. “How’s Nona?” I asked him, watching a sly smile get on his face, “Ew,” I groaned reading into that. “Oh topolino…” he shakes his head thrown back laughing, “my Clara is well, she is tired of me,” he says again with a mischievous glint, I scrunched my nose up putting attention on Jack, but he just shook his head. Thoughts clear, I arched a brow at him – Jack knew I could read his thoughts, he had excellent control, keeping his thoughts on this conversation, not thinking about McKenna. But I was better, “Is she ready to be changed?” I smiled, as his heart sped up, his eyes on mine “Yes… we talk about it… often, I’ve been preparing her since she’s come back,” I nodded, “She’s ready then?” I was actually eager to do this for Jack. Oakley was in a good place, things would be settling down. Hopefully? No answer. “She’s ready… but you can talk to her for yourself…” Jack nodded, thinking of her finally. After ending that conversation, Gabriel and I went back to our room, putting on some music low, before climbing into our bed, exhausted I fell into slumber quickly. _ . _ . _ . _ . _ After helping Oakley get into a walking cast, I was biting the bullet today, with Ava in a summer dress and sandals, her hand clasped mine and some of her toys and games in a bag on my side; we were heading over to Rainy’s place. “Are we going to the beach?” she asked full over energy, “Is Casey coming?” she asked her speech improving greatly with the new structured lessons she had. Smiling down at her I shake my head, “No, Casey is with Jack and Marlon today, we’re going to see-” I stopped not knowing how to explain, her face upturned waiting for me to continue, “well… she is my cousin, and she has children… you can maybe play with them while we visit… they have a pool so you can swim if you want?” adding the swimming was what would win her over. I knew things could change as she grew older but I would guess that Ava swimming would be what dancing and painting are to me. After teaching her to swim back in California, she was in that pool for at least two hours everyday, and was becoming quite a good swimmer. “What is your cousin name?” she asked curiously running ahead a small tote on her shoulder, “Her name is Rainy,” I said to her back, as she bent over picking up a rock, something Ava did plenty here. I couldn’t blame her, there were some very beautiful, different kind of rocks, and each one Ava saw that caught her eye ended up inside our house, in her room. It was a strange obsession, one I couldn’t quite get, nor could Gabriel. Ava would wash, dry and then put the rock on her shelf and sometimes played with them. True to her self now, she turned with the small bluish rock in the palm of her hand showing it to me proudly, one finger stroking the item, “Soft,” she murmurs falling in line next to me, after putting the rock in her tote. Leaving the area, Ava and I stroll along the path created spotting a shirtless young man, young man? Aria and Avena chortle, throwing dirt on my own age. Dirtied body, no shoes cuts on his legs, and absolutely no scent, none. Stopping I met his eyes, bluish silver, noting the obvious disdain in his eyes, this is your fault, he thought at me, his lips a thin line. Cocking my head to the side I sniff again, his scent not registering or was I just not getting it? That’s his gift; he can hide his scent in human form, third wolf chimed in. It is not the Luna’s fault Kieran, nor is it Oakley’s, you couldn’t stay wolf alone forever, it’s not how we are meant to be, my eyes widened dramatically. This was Kieran? “You shifted?” I asked confused. His nose flared, like you don’t know, you ordered everyone to go to Remington and tell her why we were here, my wolf took your order but won’t let me shift back, the sneer there even in his mind but I could tell it was the human and not the wolf that had the hostility. A small smile formed, the ends of my lips turned up as I listened, we – you can be friends with Oakley… she doesn’t judge you Kieran, Nyx said softly things falling into place now. Who said I wanted to be her friend? I’m not good, if she knows what’s good for her she’ll stay away from me like everyone else has! He practically roared inside his head at this wolf, huh, Oakley had left before Ava and I, had she seen him? “Well, Ava and I have to be going now, it’s a pleasure to meet you Kieran,” I said brightly, leaving him where he was. Still wondering how he had no scent at all, Ava ran ahead jumping and skipping, her cotton dress airy and light, the slight window blowing, “Little Boss…. Chelsea! Hey… where are you going?” Ben asked as we passed on the path near their home, “I’m going to see my cousin…” his shoulders hunched a bit, “would you like to come along Ben? If the other kids don’t feel like playing with Ava you can always play soccer or swim at the pool?” I offered knowing that he was most likely bored and Oakley had gone to Tera’s house to study with Kiley as well. Although I was fairly certain that she was doing more advanced work than them, she seemed happy to just be invited. Nodding quickly, he darted inside, “Aunt Juju, I’m going with Chelsea and Ava to see someone,” he shouted and from the outside I could see he ran up the stairs into a room, Julia came outside, a slight shy smile on her face, she looked behind her, “I heard-” she started off and I thought she was going to talk about Kieran, well what happened last night at the beach with that vile disgusting man, she shook her head. Thank god he didn’t hurt anyone on this island, but then to even still be around his own granddaughter, she shook in her place, goose bumps erupting on her arms, but not from the chilly temp, I’m sure. I shrugged; well he would never hurt anyone else on the island… I answered, she nodded, “My mom would say that things that happen in the dark always have a way of finding the light; figuratively and literally speaking, this place has a lot of light,” she said with a sadness in her voice, a sigh following. I knew she missed her family, unlike Oakley, she had so much love and support, but the part of her that knew Oakley was suffering back home won out, like Grant they were selfless. Before I could say anything Ben came running down the stairs, a soccer ball under his arms and wearing some swim shorts and sleeveless shirt.