Chapter Thirty-Four

Shortly after everyone returned from training Mitilda called us to the dining hall. I already know what the meeting is in regards too. She wants to introduce us to the new guys. The wolves in sheep's clothing. None the less I follow Jackson through the pack house to the mess hall.

There are only seven of them. All male and at one time held high ranking positions. They look uniform. The same hair cut. The same clothing. The same jet black eyes and withered black strings attached to their pinkies.

They have rejected the moon goddesses gift. I don't have to ask to know what the excuse is. There is no one who is strong enough to stand along side me. They look sinister.

I glance at Jackson. His eyes have darkened and his fist are balled up at his side but his posture is relaxed. Despite his trust in Mitilda his worry is evident.

Mitilda took her place in front of the new wolves.

"Alpha Greene and his men have graciously decided to join our ranks to aid in the fight against Alpha Daniel Verner." Mitilda announces.

"I know that some of you may be weary about accepting them into our circle but we have always taken pride in accepting outsiders. I expect this to be no different." She says. No one could miss the unspoken warning in her voice.

They are untouchable as far as Mitilda is concerned.

"We appreciate your hospitality." Alpha Greene said as his coal black eyes meet mine. He flashed everyone a smile exposing his sharp teeth. I watch the people whom I love gather around these men. They welcome them with smiles on their faces. Soon enough you hear them laughing together, sharing jokes, talking about grabbing beers later.

I know that these guys are bad news. It doesn't matter who I tell or how many people I tell no one will believe me.

If its going to be like this, I'll keep my mouth shut.

Seoul clings tightly to my side. His head is buried in the crook of my neck. I can almost feel his fear. Were leaving.

I turn and walk out of the mess hall. No one seemed to notice. No one seemed to care. I walk through the halls until I find my room. Once we are safely behind a locked door I gently lay Seoul on the bed and cover him up. Hoping that he will calm down. Then I go digging through my bag until I find my phone. I power it on ignoring the flood of messages that appear. I scroll through the phone until I see Ba Ba. She will know what to do. I hit dial. After a few rings I hear her voice.

"Ttal is that you?" She ask.

"Ba Ba I don't know what to do." I start letting out a sob.

"What happened Rin? Are you in trouble?" She ask.

"I went back to America. I fell in love and I'm pregnant." I choke out in between sobs.

"What does Seoul think of that?" She asks.

"He loves Jackson. He even calls him daddy." I say smiling.

"Kkul, it sounds like you have finally found happiness. Why do I hear sadness in your voice?" She asks.

"The man that I ran from is after me. He wants to hurt me and the people that I love." I say letting the tears fall.

"This is the first time that I have ever heard you speak to me. Your Korean is beautiful." She says changing the subject.

"Ba Ba what do I do?" I ask her in between sobs.

"Rin, you are kind of like a broken mirror. Someone broke the mirror but left the shards long enough that it could eventually be put back together. Every time something bad happened the pieces would get smaller and smaller. Eventually the pieces were so small that the mirror could no longer be repaired. Yet, here you are actually talking to me. Jackson has to be an amazing man to pull someone like you out of the darkness. The choice is simple do you want to fall apart again or do you want to stand together and see it through to the end?" She asks.

"I'm scared." I admit.

"There is nothing wrong with being scared. I bet you were scared when you lived here on the streets. I bet you were scared when you watched your friend die. I bet you were scared when you had to give birth alone. Yet you prevailed and you are a better women for it." She encourages.

I remain silent. I let her words sink in.

"Rin, don't give up on a good thing because your scared of what might happen." She says.

"Yes, Ba Ba." I agree.

"Do what you have to do and then come home. I want to see my sonja and meet my new adeurui bupp." She orders.

"Yes, Ba Ba." I agree wiping the tears away from my eyes.

"Anjeon yuji." She says and the line goes dead.

I don't want to run but I don't want to be here either. I don't want to be scared but I am. I know that I have to be strong but I don't want to be. Why can't I just lay down and give up? Why can't I just run away with my tail in between my legs?

"Some of the most difficult moments in life is giving someone a hug when you need it the most. Fighting back the tears in your eyes just to wipe someone else. Listening to some one else grief when you want your pain to be heard. Being the reason for someone else to smile when your own smile is lost. Too bless someone else while you are going through your own storm. Live by this." The voice said.

What about me? Why can't I be selfish? I demand.

"Be paitent." The voice said.

I am so sick of being paitent but what else can I do? I have to let the events play out. I have to stand by everyone, accept their choices and hope for a victorious outcome. The outcome that I was once so confident that we would get. I never considered the posibility that a new group would appear. I allowed myself to get too comfortable.

A soft knock on the door pulls me out of my thoughts.

"Hey Rin, let me in." Jackson said from the other side of the door. I wordlessly stand up and open the door. Then promptly taking my place back on the floor.

"Whata going on?" Jackson ask. His face shows nothing but concern.

I lean back against the wall. I cover my face not wanting him to see my tears.

"Rin, we are partners you can talk to me." he encourages grabbing my hands gently trying to pull them away from my face. My inner self screams at me to remain silent but remembering my conversation with Ba Ba I decide to talk.

"I'm scared." I sob.

"Okay, tell me why. I know that you mentioned that the new guys made you uncomfortable. Is it more than that? I don't know unless you tell me." He ask and encourages. His eyes are light. A soft smile is on his face. I glance at the string attached to his pinky and its still gold. He is right. We are a team.

"When you first told me about these guys, I initally thought that it was odd. I had this sickening feeling. When I actually laid eyes on them I was terrified. Without being the same they all looked the same, black strings and all. There aura as a whole is absolutly sinister. When Alpha Greene look at me I was paralyzed with fear. Seoul clung to me. I could feel his fear. He has seen a lot since we have came back and he has been happy and accepted everything that has come his way but this was different." I explain.

"I've talked to a few of them and they seem like okay guys. The one thing that did catch my attention was when Mitilda was talking to the alpha about you and your abilites he imediatly asked about Seoul. As far as I knew no one had mentioned him but I also didn't know what they had talked about behind closed doors either. " He said balling his fist.

"Wolves in sheeps clothing." I say repeating the phrase the voice had used.

"We should tell Mitilda before the bon fire tonight." Jackson said climbing to his feet.

"It wont work. She wont listen." I say sighing.

"We have to do something. If they are as bad as you say they are everyone here is in danger." He stresses.

"Trust me I am well aware. If we say anything she is just going to chop it up to us being difficult." I say.

"Then what do we do?" Jackson asks. His blue eyes burn with rage.

"Let everything play out according to Mitildas plan." I say.

"I wont leave you and my son here alone unprotected." Jackson growls.

"I know." I say climbing to my feet. I snake my arms around his waist and breath in his spicy scent.

"I'll do everything that I can to keep you two safe." He says kissing the top of my head. I nod into his chest. I have to put my faith in the moon goddess yet again. She put these people in my life for a reason and I don't want to loose them. She gifted Jackson to me and I don't want to loose him. I've done everything that I can to keep my son safe and I don't want him to get hurt. I just have to pray that she wont forsake me.