Bethany: His Little Wolf Chapter 139

Gamma Jack

I needed my mate, I needed him to make me forget that bloody nightmare and he did, of course, he did but in my haste of needing him I blocked everything else out to concentrate on him and I forgot about the dream for a while and In turn forgot about what had happened with Lacey in the dream.

I know it was just a nightmare and they happen so there's properly nothing to worry about but still, I have to be sure. Since we found her we've been searching wide trying to discover where she came from and who her parents are but so far we haven't had any luck.

Of course, we asked Lacey everything we could to get her help and get her home to her family but she's been struggling to remember anything. We assumed that it was due to the trauma of what happened in the same way as it has affected Kelly but after this dream, there's a niggling in my brain telling me that there could be more to this than we first realized.

And on top of that, as we haven't been able to find her home or family she's been staying with Nora who for all intents and purposes is my mom and after that dream, I need to go and make sure that she's ok, I won't be able to rest until I do. Nora has a heart of gold and didn't hesitate in offering Lacey a home with her even after we all offered to look after her between us she still insisted on taking her in and I'll never forgive myself if this dream means something and something happens to her.

I quickly throw on some clothes and my sneakers while my mate follows suit without even knowing what's going on, once we're done I take his hand and start pulling him out of the bedroom and through the living room.

As we get to the stairs Ashley pulls on my hand bringing me to a stop. "Jack talk to me babe, what's going on?" I turn to face him and the look of worry on his face pulls at my heart, I don't want to make him worry but I need to get to Nora ASAP!

"I need to check on Nora and Lacey. Can we go and check on them, and then I will explain it to you, babe?" He instantly nods his head agreeing not even questioning how insane I properly look right now instead he just gives me his heartwarming smile and pulls on my hand leading me down the stairs.

Thankfully Nora only lives 2 minutes from the pack house and we quickly arrive at her door. "Shit!" Ash hisses out from beside me.

"What is it, babe?"

"Jack it's 4 am, darling."

"Oh fuck! I was so concerned with getting here and checking on them that I hadn't stopped to consider the time or the fact that they would be in bed.

"Try and link her babe. She may be awake, you know she doesn't sleep as well anymore." He's right she doesn't, over the last 4 years her sleeping habits have been scatty and It gets worrying sometimes.

"Nora, are you awake?"

"Yes Jack I am, is everything ok? It's 4 am."

"I know and I'm sorry for linking in the middle of the night but Ashley and I are outside your house and I was wondering if we could come in?"

"Of course sweetheart, I'll be right down." She closes the link and straight away I see a soft light glow across her bedroom and just seconds later another brighter light shines throughout the house as she makes her way down the stairs.

"Thank fuck she was awake!. I whisper to my mate, before he can answer me the door slowly opens as far as the gold chain will let it and Nora's beautiful face appears in the small crack of the door as she makes sure that it is really us.

More than once I've made it clear to her that someone could pull a trick on her and even if it's me, Ashley, or the Alpha himself, she is to make sure that it really is us before she fully opens her door and I'm glad to see that she has listened to me. I don't think I could live without Nora around.

I shake myself of those awful thoughts just in time for Nora opening her door fully and inviting us both in. She walks over to the couch and takes a seat while Ashley and I take seats on the couch across from her.

"Now tell me what's wrong darling?" She gives me her beautiful smile as she folds her hands on her lap, even at 4 in the morning she can still look elegant, no one would think that we had just got her out of bed.

"Before I tell you can I just check on Lacey please, Nora?" I catch a strange look on her face but she quickly masks it and I decide not to put too much thought into it, after all, It is 4 am and I doubt she's best pleased about me disturbing Lacey. "I won't wake her up, I just want to see that she's ok."

She gives me a nod and I head for her bedroom. She's in her bed tucked up under the duvet with a teddy wedged in the crock of her arm while she lightly snores, I lean in close to her face still needing to check and let out a breath when I see her face normal, the same normal that I had seen on her yesterday. Thank fuck for that.

I know it was a stupid dream but still, I couldn't shake the need to check that she was here and the Lacey that we know and not the fucked up version that I saw in my dream. I instantly feel lighter as I head back toward the living room and once I'm sat back down next to Ashley

I proceed to tell them both about my nightmare and why I needed to check on Lacey and Nora. Ashley has a pretty normal reaction, he's creeped out at my nightmare but agrees that he would have wanted to do the same thing as me and check on them. Nora's reaction, however, now does surprise me.

She doesn't seem concerned at all or freaked out at it instead she laughs and tells me that it's a silly nightmare and that I've overreacted. Now her reaction may not seem big in general but if you knew Nora then you'd know that It's not right and not something she would say.

If anything Nora is the one to usually overreact over even the smallest of stuff so her reaction to this is fucking concerning. I give Ashley a slide glace and I can see it in his eyes that he's thinking the same as me but he doesn't say a word so neither do i.

"You know what Nora you are right. I'm sorry for disturbing you at this time, I was just worried but I can see now that I've overreacted. It was just a stupid dream and I shouldn't have given it any more thought."

We stay and chat with her for a little while before she insists we leave and get back to bed while she promises to do the same, I keep a smile on my face the whole time that we are with her but the minute that we are outside and she has closed her door my smile drops along with my fucking heart.

"Something's not right Jack." Ashley's tone is hesitant as he speaks to me and I'm pretty sure that it's because he's talking about Nora and I'm extremely protective of her but he is too so I know that this is hard for him like it is for me.

"I know," I whisper. He takes my hand and starts to lead me back to the pack house. He must sense that I need a moment to gather my thoughts because he doesn't say another word to me just keeps pulling me along.

Something isn't right here and the idea that Nora could be involved in it makes my heart drop and pile rise up in my throat. It kills me to doubt her it really does, she's been my second mom since my own mom died and I would lay my life down for her in a second but all my life I was trained ready to become a Gamma and one of the main things I was taught is to always trust my instincts.