“I really don’t know where your daughter is. ” I tried to walk pass Ann West, but she insisted on blocking me.
She opened her arms wide open and yelled: “how would you not know! You were the last person she spoke, and then she went missing!”
I was annoyed by her loud scream, but looks like that was what she wanted.
“Do you think I don’t know what happened to Thana? You saw her with David Hunter, the heir of Selene Pack, and you were jealous of your own sister!” Ann shouted: “give me my daughter or I won’t leave!”
“Are you out of your mind? You can just yell about werewolf stuff in a human society!” I was shocked by her mad speech and lowered my tone to talk, “I honestly don’t know where Thana is, but I know a person who might. Go home and I will look for her.”
“I don’t believe you, little bitch,” Ann grabbed my arm tightly, “I’m going with you.”
I shook off her hand, pointed to her nose and said, "If you don't leave right away, I will never help you find your daughter!"
She was surprised by my tough attitude, but gladly it worked. Ann stepped aside and let go my arm. I secretly breathed a sigh of relief and was about to leave.
“Mommy!” Mike and Lily actually came home at this time!
I quickly waved my hands to their nanny, and she hurried into the garage with the kids. Dame it, Ann saw them!
She snorted and sneered: “you actually kept your bastards, filthy little whore! Did you find the father of your bastards? Is that why you have been so arrogant to your own parents? ”
I couldn't take it any longer, I grabbed her waving arm and approached her, stunned by my actions.
“W…what do you want?” Ann’s voice was shaken.
I leaned forward and looked at her: “I will only ask you one, how did you fine my address?”
“B… by following Mona Murphy. ” she looked away to avoid eye contact with me, I felt a little amused that my stepmother was so frightened by my words at this moment. I let go of her hand and looked at her seriously.
“Ann, you should know this, never challenge a mother,” I stared at her, “if you dare to come near my kids, or even try to find out where I live ever again, I won’t let you get away that easily.”
Ann rolled her eyes and snorted: “you are just bluffing, you are just an omega with no wolf, why would I be scared of you!”
“Did it feel like I was weaker than you earlier?” I twisted my wrists and said slowly, Ann’s face turned red. My strength had been improving every day, which Mona told me it had something to do with my wolf. I was sure that Ann felt it too, I continued: “and don’t forget, Thana messed with me, and now she is disappeared, I am no longer the little girl that you bully all the time anymore, mother.”
I gritted my teeth and said the last few words, ignored Ann and left. Of course I was bluffing, I was on my own. But I couldn’t show any weakness in front of her, not when she found out about my children. But thankfully I succeeded in deterring her.
However, as I walk to my house, I was also asking myself, where was Thana, where could she go?
“She followed me??” Mona almost jumped up when she heard what happened, she grabbed me and turned me around to check, “did she hurt you?”
“No, I’m okay,” I laughed, “I’m not the same girl from five years ago, don’t worry.”
Lily and Mike loved Mona, and they were reluctant when she had to leave.
“Aww,” Mona hugged both of them again before she left and said to me: “can I take one with me?”
Lily and Mike quickly ran back to my arms and yelled: “No, we are staying with mommy!”
The warm atmosphere made us all start laughing, and I said to myself, see, this is all you need.
Mona helped me packed everything, I didn’t have lots of stuff, mostly my children’s. I had paid the rent for a whole year in my new apartment, and that left me with not much cash. Although I listed the condo under my name, but it takes time to find a buyer. Which means I needed to find a job.
I opened my laptop and posted my resume on job websites. Suddenly, I saw a new job offers on the job lists, it was part-time personal assistant. The hours they required were acceptable, and the pay was very good. I quickly applied for it. Soon, I received a reply, the other party was satisfied with my resume, and gave me a chance for interview.
I closed my laptop and lied in bed, tonight will be my last night here, and my new life was await. My phone rang, and it was Jack. He sounded weak and talked very carefully,
“Katherine, will you be here with me tomorrow?”
“Of course, it’s your surgery, I will be there.” I said calmly.
“I thought you’d blame me…” Jack’s voice was low, and after a few seconds of silence, he spoke again: “I will make it up to you, I promise. Everything will be back to the way it was, and I…”
“Jack, it’s late, you should get some rest,” I stopped him, “I will see you tomorrow.”
I hang up the phone, and tears quietly came out my eyes.
No Jack, it won’t be the same, everything had changed…