Life After the Storm novel Chapter 18

As we are walking over to the Alpha's house, Jayden is so excited. He wants to show me his room and all his favorite toys. I was never the one to really make friends thinking it's funny the first friend that I actually make I am twice their age. There's something different about Jayden from all the other people I have been around, I sense a connection with him. I am not even sure what it really is, but he makes me feel at ease. When I see his house I am surprised it's just like any other ordinary house. Usually, the Alpha has a bigger house than anyone in the pack, almost like a mansion. 

When we go to walk into their house I hear a familiar voice. I am not clear who it is, but I recognize it and I become nervous. If I recognized the voice, that means there from where I lived. Before I can react and run away, so they don't see me. That's when I see her oh my god it's Jenny. I tried to hide, but there's no hiding she has already seen me. Hoping she doesn't recognize me knowing I was quite invisible at school. How I recognize her is because my brother was obsessed with her, which was sort of weird.

Jayden runs up to her, I am surprised, not really sure what his relationship is to her. 

“Aunt Jenny, I didn't know you were coming, are you staying.”

Aunt Jenny does this mean that Landon is Jenny's brother. I'm confused, I did not know that she even had a brother. I try to run away, but my curiosity is getting the best of me I want to know. As she is approaching me I am starting to get nervous, wondering if she knows who I am. It's quite possible that she doesn't. It's not like we have ever spoken before. Jayden is pulling her closer to me, I want to run, but I don't want to make it obvious.

“Jenny, this is my new best friend Lilly.”

As she is getting close to me, I am getting nervous. Hoping she does not know who I am.

“Is this the Lilly that saved my little nephew and my brother from almost getting killed.”

“Yes Jenny, she saved us.”

Before I can react I feel tightness around my body Realizing that she is hugging me. She whispers in my ear, “thank you so much for saving my family.”

I then realize I can relax now she does not know who I am, which makes me so glad. “It really was no problem at all they needed help So I helped.”

As Landon is starting to approach all of us I see that he is with somebody I then realize oh my god it's Sam. Jenny grabs a hold of me, takes me by the hand and rushes me over to him. I become nervous. I know that he is going to recognize me. Is he going to turn me over to his Alpha What am I going to do. I want to push her away, I want to run, I'm going to have to face it? When he looks over to me, he makes direct eye contact. I can tell that he is stunned that he is not sure what to say to me.

“Oh my god Lilly, is that really you I thought you were dead?”

“No, I'm very much alive you can't tell him please he will never let me be free from him.”

Everyone stares at us with confusion, not understanding what is happening at the moment. I look at Sam with desperation on my face, not wanting Ivan to find out the truth. I want to run, but there won't be anywhere to run to if Ivan knows I'm alive.

Landon looks at Sam, surprised. “What is going on here, how do you know her?”

Sam looks at me with sadness in his eyes “she's just a friend that I met a while back ago.”

I know that Landon can tell that he is lying, but he doesn't push the subject. “Alright then, that doesn't really explain very much, but I'll let it go for now.”

I realize I need to tell him the truth. I don't want to put anybody into danger. Knowing that I can't stay here, I have to leave. I don't want to run, but I don't know if I have any other choice. I can't live a life in fear, especially if there is a connection to Ivan.

As much as I don't want to say it, but I want to know. “So what are all your guys' connections? How do you know each other?”

Landon looks at me surprised, “Jenny is my sister and that is the Beta of her husband.”

Jenny looks at Landon “don't you call him my husband it wasn't my choice to marry him. We aren't even married, yet I am still trying to get away out of it.”

He laughs “you know father will never let you out of this arrangement.”