Chapter 325: 1-3

I nodded, but when McKenna opened the door and poked her head out I was relieved, “Hey,” she glanced behind me seeking out Jack, her smile falling slightly, Jack come to McKenna’s please, I sent for him. Ava was resting her body against my leg, the exhaustion starting to set in, “I’m actually here to see you, Jack’s on his way back…” I’m not sure what my tone revealed but her eyes widened, and she nodded, but her heart, that was calm, steady and that was able to show me that this wasn’t just some rash decision she had made. McKenna was absolutely ready to handle the shift. “Is Russell here?” I asked as I settled on the couch with Ava, her head in my lap, “Yeah – let me just go-” she stopped when he came into the room, “Angel told me you called for me,” He explained glancing down the hallway behind him. “Well I know you guys have talked this over with Jack so, if you’re ready – we can do this now. It’s up to you guys,” keeping it simple I waited. Nothing like this before, but I’m ready for this, I know what I need to, McKenna thought, Russell thinking along the same line of things. Each doing this not just for their mates and family but because they wanted to be in our world, they understood the risks and they would be entering into. As we waited for Jack to arrive the silence stretched on. It’s not that I didn’t care for McKenna as Jacks mate, or Russell as Angels enough to question and be attentive to their lives, but I just didn’t want to be involved. I wanted them all safe, but outside of that, right now I felt like I was overloaded and I had spread myself as thinly as possible, there was no more elasticity left. Then if that wasn’t enough I could hear their thoughts, asking questions would feel like watching the highlights of highlights of a game I saw live. “Where are we going to do this?” McKenna asked looking around, eyes darting to different areas of the house. Russell shrugged when she met his eyes, “I think outside would be better, you won’t scare the kids” I moved Ava’s head from my lap standing, McKenna and Russell following me. Shifting the minute I was on the porch, “I’ll go first,” Russ volunteered. Sitting on a lounge. I made contact with him, his wrist in my mouth, latching him in place, before two spikes elongated puncturing skin, hitting bone. He grunted, biting his lip, eyes scrunched tightly he panted pulling his arm away slightly but I had a stronger grip, moments later I released him. I moved onto McKenna, her reaction much louder than Russ. She cried out, a shriek of agony. And when I released her hand changing back to my human form, both Jack and Gabriel emerged from the forest surrounding the Davis’ home, Marlon in toe. Marlon came in with a shocked expression looking at the already slowly healing bite marks on either of their wrists, then back to me. Jack only focused on his mate, going right to her holding her before her pain was so intensified that she couldn’t be touched, “I love you McKenna Davis,” he murmured, softly just for her, comforting her, showing me a brand new side of him. I had never seen him this way, yes he offered me comfort at times, Gabriel growled. I rolled my eyes snorting at him, showing him the times Jack tried, a hand hold here, a side hug there and mostly it was his words he used to most to put me at ease. A few moments later Casey came from the same spot Gabriel, Marlon and Jack entered. “Can you stay here, make sure things go alright for Russell, Casey,” he nodded inhaling. She’s in the house taking a short nap,I told him knowing he was sniffing out Ava, he didn’t meet my eyes just nodded not at all caring that I caught on. “We need to go,” Gabriel said glancing at Marlon, who gave one sharp nod, leaving, “okay, let me just get Ava-” Gabriel shook his head, “Casey can you keep and eye on Ava as well, Chelsea and I need to visit with a family on the island, we – I think Ava should be here,” he said cryptically. “Sure no problem…” like he would have one, it didn’t matter what Ava was doing, Casey enjoyed being near her. Protecting and making sure she was happy. Taking my hand Gabriel led me away, “What happened?” I asked curiously wondering if this was about Remy and her job today, “No it’s not about that, I was listening to thoughts all day,” he stated,  “Someone on the island tried to hit Oakley,” I stopped walking, my body instantly went rigid. “Kieran?” I said the first name that came to mind. Gabriel’s mouth opened and closed and he tilted his head to the side, “Why would you guess him?” I snorted, “Because he’s mad… I indirectly forced him to shift by giving that order and now his wolf won’t let him shift back,” he nodded, and that turned into him shaking his head from side to side slowly. “Well it’s not him, it’s his older brother Connor-” “Wait why?” “Because Taryn Pascal, was attacked by Kieran before she shifted,” Marlon spoke from behind me, I spun to face him, “continue.”