The Reincarnated (Book 2A of Wolfcreek Series)

Chapter 94

I walked into the woods after Charlie had "left" and I had finished eating, biting back a tired sigh. I moved a hand through my hair and across my face while I started to walk toward the main area that I had met Xav, praying that he would be there and was waiting for me because I needed to see him and needed to see him soon.

"Oh, Goddess," I said with a tired sigh and shook my head, pursing my lips in annoyance while my heart ached. "This is going to be fun if he isn't."

My heart seemed to ache harder than it had in the past and became filled with pain while I continued to make my way down the path, wondering if my friends would be able to talk to me soon and what had gotten into them for them to stop.

"Why has it hit me harder now that it did over the summer?" I asked with a small groan in my voice. I moved a hand through my hair and across my face, shaking my head and pursing my lips in annoyance. "I mean I have been away from them for more than a couple of months by now, so why now?"

Because I was a nobody at the new school and hadn't felt like I was fitting in at all...

I bit back a small groan and placed my arms around myself, hugging myself tighter than I had while I continued to walk toward where I hoped Xav was waiting for me. My heart skipped a beat before it started to pound and hard in my chest, and a little bit of excitement filled my body because for some reason, I knew that Xav would be waiting for me and that he was already there.

So, I couldn't help but pick up my pace and started to run in the direction that my mate was in, getting excited and happy to be by his side, even though I knew that it was only for a little while before I had to go home and act "normal."

And sure enough, as soon as I made it to our normal spot, I saw that Xav was laying on the ground with his eyes closed and ears pricked toward in the direction that I would be coming in. He wagged his tail a little in greeting but didn't move as his body relaxed, for I was there.

A wave of emotion washed over me when I saw him lying there and waiting for me, and a small whine escaped my tightly pressed lips while tears pricked the corner of my eyes.

Oh, thank Goddess...

Instantly, Xav was in a standing position with his eyes open and ears pricked toward me. Worry and fear filled his eyes while he looked at me, and I could tell that he was worried and wondering why I was about to cry.

I shook my head with tears starting to run down my face, and my bottom lip quivered. I ran the rest of the way to him, with him walking toward me, and I flung my arms around my mate's neck and buried my face into his neck, breaking out into a sob.

Xav whined and pressed his whole body closer to me. He hugged me as best as he could, giving me the comfort that I needed and craved.

"I don't want to go back, Xav," I said with a sob in my voice. I closed my eyes and buried my face into his neck, letting all of the frustration and sadness out while I cried. "I don't want to go back to school."

Xav whined apologetically and wagged his tail. He moved closer to me, wrapping his body around mine as he tried to soothe me the best he could to no avail. Worry for me came off of him in waves, and I knew that he wanted to know why I didn't want to go to school.

"I don't feel as if I belong there at all," I said with a small sniffle, my voice barely above a whisper. "I know that I have friends, but I don't feel as if I belong with them."

Xav didn't say a word and nuzzled me. Pain and sadness filled his body, and I could tell that he was worried about me and didn't like it that I felt as if I didn't belong.

I stopped crying and bit back a tired sigh while I buried my face into Xav's neck. "I want to go back home," I said, my voice barely above a whisper, and my voice quivered. "I don't want to go back to this "new" house my dad and mom had taken me to because I want to go back to my old house and my old life where I felt like I belonged."

I sighed and shook my head, holding my mate closer before I let him go and hugged myself tighter, tucking my head closer and closed my eyes because I knew that I had to explain what I meant. "My best friends and others would come over to the house to either eat and visit, and we created this small community and family, which I do not have here."

Even though I should have the same size community here if not bigger...

Xav whined and pressed his ears to the side of his head. He hesitated and moved closer to me, nudging my cheek with his nose, and I instantly placed my hand on his cheek. My mate asked if I would like to be a part of a different community and if I considered Bryson and his friends to be a part of a new little community that I had made for myself, but for some reason he didn't ask about himself.

I shrugged and pressed my lips into a thin line, not knowing how I felt about them and if I thought that they were a part of a new group that I had. "I don't know. I think so, but..." I said with a small shrug and a grimace before I cleared my throat and shifted on my feet. "Do you think you can lay down for me, please?" I asked and raised an eyebrow in question, changing the subject and hoping that he would go ahead and let me.

My wolf nodded and did what I told him to do, laying down and looking at me with wide eyes that were filled with hope and pain. He wagged his tail, and I bit back a small smile and sat down beside him, laying my head on his side and closing my eyes.

"Is Brybry close by?" I asked randomly, earning a small growl from the male behind me. I turned my head and looked at him with a small frown on my face, even though I was amused. "Don't do that, Xav. I want to see if he is ok, and I know that he is worried about me."

Xav sighed and rolled his eyes. He flicked his tail in annoyance and groaned, asking if I was sure that I wanted him to come over.

I bit back a small laugh and nodded, rubbing my eyes and biting back a small yawn. "Yes," I said before I licked my lips and shifted on my butt, and a yawn escaped when I didn't want it to. "I want to see him before I go home and get some more sleep."

I want to make sure that Bryson knew that I was alive and ok...

Xav grunted and slowly nodded, biting back an annoyed sigh and earning a small smirk from me. He did something to let Bryson know that I wanted to see him before he laid his head down and closed his eyes tighter, telling me that Bryson was on his way.

I breathed a small sigh of relief and nodded, and my whole body relaxed while I leaned up against him. "Thank you, Xav," I said and moved a hand across his neck, and Xav turned his head and nuzzled my side. "I appreciate it."

Xav wagged his tail and laid his head on his paws, closing his eyes, and I bit back a small smile and closed my eyes while I waited for Bryson to appear in his wolf form form. He asked me if I would at least try to go to school tomorrow, and I couldn't help but wrinkle my nose and purse my lips in annoyance.

"I'll try," I said, with a small groan in my voice, slowly nodding and relenting, and my mate chuckled, amused. "I'll try to go to school, and that is all I can promise you for now."

Even though my heart wouldn't be in it at all...