The phone call

Vicky

It only took one phone call for my life to turn upside down. Fred found out that someone had said, that someone had said, about a Pink Panther nightclub that would have put the existence of werewolves at risk of being revealed to humans...

Who in their right mind would do something like that? Well, the one cursed by the moon goddess, of course. I was already believing that she really existed and now I hated myself. Would asking for forgiveness help?

“Honey, are you listening to me?” Fred was irritating me.

“Yes, Fred. Thank you. I’ll find a way. Thank you for letting me know.” I hung up the phone.

“Sorry, moon goddess!” I looked up at the sky. “Is that it? Toby, can they send someone here? Have you thought about that?”

“If we’re not here, they won’t know what happened.”

“Where are we going, little brother?” I asked sarcastically.

“We’ll put the new guy in the show and we’ll go in your car to the Rio Verde Pack.” They'll arrive, they won't see any werewolves, just a normal man in a wolf mask. I already have your permission to visit. Let's just move it up a week.

The idea seemed good. We left the next day. Toby called Melissa to explain the plan. Fred sent me a text telling me to take care of myself. I thought it was cute. He was trying to act like my boyfriend. But I didn't know if I wanted that.

The trip was long and I left Petry and Mike in charge. They were like my uncles and parents. Michel tried to invite himself to join us, but I said I needed him there.

Truthfully, I didn't like mixing work and personal life. I was only 22, I had a lot of people to meet and a one-way ticket to Hawaii. I didn't know when or if I would be back. And no one knew that yet.

I took turns driving with Toby a little bit, he even ran in his wolf form for a bit. I missed seeing him in his brown fur. His wolf didn't like me very much, Toby blocked him out as much as possible when he was with me.

In truth, he just wanted to find his true mate and I respected that. But I knew that now we could get along. We both wanted the best for Toby.

Toby

I was anxious about my father accepting Victoria. She was important to me, he knew that. I asked him to reserve a guest cabin for her, I would stay with her there to keep her from getting into trouble.

I also didn't want to upset Clara, my father's companion. Besides, my brothers might not like being too close to a human. The teenage twins Andrew and Hunt were spoiled little ones, but they were fun. I worried about Fabio, he was a bit too picky.

The guest cabin had two bedrooms with individual bathrooms, a living room, kitchen, balcony and a beautiful view of the lake. It was close to the pack house, in a beautiful clearing surrounded by pine trees.

I was worried about whether she would feel comfortable being in nature. After all, she had only been in a big capital her whole life.

Her stomach growled. I forgot, sometimes, that she was human. She needed to eat more often. We stopped for coffee at a gas station on the road.

" Witch, I still don't know how you fit so much food in you?"

" It's partly in my belly, partly in my ass and thighs. You've already seen how plump I am."

" Cute, actually."

"Fat, Toby. I've gotten over my problems with that. I hope the men in your pack don't have a problem with me. I'm very different from the athletic, tall, and fucking beautiful type of woman like werewolves."

" I guarantee I haven't seen a full moon like yours there."

" I don't know how many nicknames you come up with for me anymore." — She laughed.

We laughed out loud about her adventures at the club. And I got a handful of fries thrown in the face. She was getting back to her usual good mood. It would be great if she found a mate at Rio Verde. I had talked to two or three friends who were alone, guys who were worth it.

I really want her to leave the club and start a family. To be loved and have children. And I don't want my mate to cause problems with her. For now, things were going well.

Melissa called me to give me some news. Her parents were going to meet me at a dinner party next Saturday. I would have three days to get Vicky settled in. That would be another two days of travel. Would she survive in the middle of the pack?

Would taking her with me really be a problem, or was Fred expecting that? But what about the little witch? That was what she wanted.

I think it was better not to take her this time. Her seeing me with Melissa could be difficult for her. Better not to abuse it.

I also don't know if Fred could hope that she would be interested in him. He might have been a good guy, but I thought she deserved someone better.

Not that I had any problems with him or was jealous, but she needed someone strong to give her security. A family, deep down, was what she always wanted.

Goddess, help her to be accepted into the pack. May my father and stepmother like her.

I gave my word that she would live with me there if nothing worked out for her and this first impression of my family and alpha and luna with her would be very important for us to achieve this in the future.

Goddess put some sense into her head, because she's going to go crazy with a bunch of single werewolves out there and she's, well, new meat, isn't she?

They will go crazy.