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“Who do you live with if both your parents are dead?” asked Blake.
“My dad’s best friend and my guardian up until I got emancipated,” I explained.
“Emancipated, I can’t say I’m surprised,” muttered Cade under his breath. I glared at him.
It was a lot to take in and I was still in shock from the accident. I needed to call Gary and let him know what had happened. He was going to freak. I couldn’t remember where I’d put my phone, though. It was probably in my car.
Just thinking of my shiny new baby in the state she was now in nearly made me cry. I’d waited so long for her and now she was damaged.
“I need to make a call,” I said to Blake. He pulled a phone out of his front pocket and handed it to me.
I wasn’t sure how I was going to explain any of this to Gary. I had two options. One, I could tell him the truth and he could have me committed; or two, I could lie. Lying to Gary wasn’t going to be easy. I’d always been truthful with him.
But the reality was I couldn’t really lie to him. There was no way I could explain the damage to my car and the lack of a police report to go along with it.
“Do any humans know about what you guys are?” I asked.
“There are a trusted few,” said Cade.
“I need to tell Gary,” I revealed, expecting Cade and Blake to both disagree with me.
“If you must, but make sure he is trustworthy because if he isn’t, we’ll have to deal with him,” warned Cade. I didn’t want to know what ‘deal with’ entailed but I trusted Gary more than I’d ever trusted anybody.
“We’ll give you a minute,” Blake said as he headed out of the bedroom and Cade followed reluctantly behind.
“Thanks,” I murmured, trying to rack my brain for a number I’d known for most of my life. Just when I was about to give up and give the phone back, I finally remembered Gary’s number and dialed it.
“Hello,” he greeted after the third ring.
“Gary,” I said.
“Why aren’t you calling me from your cell?” he asked. I could hear the unease in his voice. Immediately he knew there was something wrong.
“I’m calling from a friend’s cell,” I answered, although I didn’t really classify Blake or Cade as friends.
“What’s wrong?” he asked before I could continue.
“I had an accident,” I blurted out and then I waited for him to go off at me.
“Are you okay?” he asked anxiously.
“A little banged up but I don’t think I did any serious damage,” I revealed, my fingers touching the bump on my forehead.
“Where are you?” he asked urgently.
I told him the address.
“I’m on my way,” he told me and I could hear the jingle of keys in the background and then the call disconnected.
I held the phone in my hands for a few minutes afterward, trying to figure out how I was going to tell Gary what I’d just found out. I knew him well enough to know he wouldn’t believe a word I said without thinking I was crazy so he would have to see it for himself.
Blake and Cade were going to have to help me show Gary the truth.
I never imagined that when I woke up this morning that my day would be ending the way it was. This morning I’d been a normal girl going to school and now I was a werewolf whose life was in danger.
Gary made it to Cade’s house in record time. He’d probably broken all the speed limits to get to me.
“Where is she?” he asked, looking desperately for me as Cade opened the door for him.
