""He didn't say..."

"Jaxon...

You would tell me?"

"Josie, he really didn't say." Perhaps that is the case, for Jaxon to have gotten so angry last night, he was using it to hide behind the real issue...he was hurt.

Walking into my room I find Cleo sat on my bed scrolling through social media on her phone. I look around the room for Maya but hear her laughter downstairs, something that by now might have woken up Knox. She probably did it on purpose. I close the door behind me, Cleo's eyes falling upon me.

"There you are." A smile enters her lips but doesn't travel up to her eyes.

"Sorry, I dosed off. I just need a shower, are you okay?" I move to my ensuite and start my shower, letting the flowing water heat up.

"Yeah, I just tried Jace but he isn't answering." I hear her respond as I place a towel on the edge of the sink.

"He isn't answering anyone." I step back into my room, sitting next to her on the bed.

"He always answer me." She murmurs under her breath, her eyes darting back to her phone.

She's right, he's always answered her, no matter where he was...if she called, he always answered.

....

""What is it?"

"It's a soufflé." Maya's death stare finds Knox across from the table.

"Is it?" He uses the back of his spoon to dab at the half risen soufflé.

"Hey, don't hate the baking." She clicks her tongue at him as she goes back into the kitchen to fetch the second tray of soufflés, that haven't risen as well as they should. But for her first try, they look pretty good. Apparently she drew inspiration from the baking show she was arguing with Knox to watch.

Dinner together had been just what we all needed. We needed some jokes and tales of the old times to have break from the worry of where Jace had gone. Even Auntie Rosa was giggling when she spoken about the trouble Jaxon and Jace used to get up to when we were little.

I'll never forget the time the boys switched and Auntie Rosa and Uncle Orpheus thought they had Jace for entire week, when they actually had Jaxon.

"You never?" Ares asks in astonishment.

"I did...I was in so deep that I had to eat spaghetti every night." His face turns into a grimace as he sticks his tongue out, remembering the taste. He hates spaghetti, which is Jace's favourite meal of all time.

Maya walks in with the second tray of soufflés, she places one in front of Dad before he abruptly stands up, knocking Maya into Jaxon's lap.

"What is it, what's wrong?" Mum's spine straightens as she watches Jaxon slowly stand up, placing Maya back on her feet.

"Something is wrong...at the borders..." Dad's eyes turn to Jaxon, their eyes turning into a mind-link.

"We need to go." Dad orders out, Uncle Orpheus naturally standing up and preparing to follow him out of the door. This isn't his pack but we are his family.

I don't miss Knox also standing up and preparing to follow. Any sign of an injury gone, as he stretches his broad shoulders out, preparing for a fight. My eyes can't help but roam over him satisfactorily, even at a time like this. "Kaia, stay here..." Dad makes the mistake of trying to command Mum. He knows better than that.

"No, we are down without Jace." Mum dabs the side of her mouth with her napkin before pushing off her chair. She was right, without Jace, they were an alpha born down.

"I can come."

"No." Jaxon immediately responds.

"You need me." I'm already on my feet.

"No." He growls back at me in warning.

"Jaxon."

"I can't protect her and protect the pack." Jaxon grunts at our parents.

"When are you going to get it into your thick skull, I don't need protecting." I'm already half way across the room heading towards the hallway, in the direction of the basements to my armoury. "Fine, but Knox you don't let her out of your sight."novelbin

"Jaxon."

"Those are my conditions, take it or leave it."

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