At 6am, Isabella finally gave up trying to get to sleep and got up, she pulled on some shorts and a tank top not bothering to dress up in any way nice, she looked like crap anyway. Pulling on her slippers, Isabella ruffled her fingers through her cats, Tobias' fur with a tired smile, he looked up at her lazily before standing up, stretching then following her obediently. Before everything had happened with Finn, Hunter had the strict rule that Isabella could keep Tobias but he had to sleep on the floor yet now, Tobias had found his place at the foot of the bed just beside Isabella's feet to keep her warm.
Once they had gotten downstairs, Isabella made herself some green tea (& Tobias' breakfast) then went to sit in the library with him to relax, she felt bad constantly tossing and turning in bed because she would end up waking Hunter who needed all the sleep he could to calm down about the situation with his parents. The library in the palace was absolutely huge with comfy chairs that even with her huge stomach, allowed Isabella to curl up with a book with Tobias in her lap.
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"Isabella?" a voice said that made Isabella roll her eyes. Catherine..
"Hello Catherine" Isabella said opening her eyes, she hadn't managed to go to sleep as her head was still swimming with thoughts but this was the closest she had gotten and felt truly relaxed - this was the last person she wanted to see
"How are my grandbabies?" she said her voice chirpy, had she had a personality transplant?
"They're good, thank you" Isablla said bluntly, she just wanted to be left alone - for some reason, knowing that Catherine and Dominic were lying to their son made her not nervous around them at all, she didn't think she would ever stutter in front of them through nerves again
"And you?" Catherine asks sitting in the chair across from Isabella
"I'm actually really tired right now, I came in here to relax" Isabella explains hoping that she would actually get the hint and leave
"Oh no, my son wasn't keeping you up late with his snoring was he?" she asks with a forced laugh, Isabella could see she was clearly making an effort but Isabella was suspicious as to why
"No I was actually over thinking things, like why you and Dominic was in Hunter's office late last night taking secretive phone calls?" Isabella asks raising her eyebrows, slightly enjoying the bewildered look on Catherine's face
"W-what do you mean?" she asks, now it was her turn to stutter over her words
"I couldn't sleep last night so i decided to come for a walk... I heard you and whatever the fine details are in the blue sap..."
"SHUT UP!" Catherine yells stopping me in my tracks, she had fear in her eyes
"You need to tell Hunter" Isabella says with a sigh
"No.. I can't. You don't know how this made Dominic - he was practically crazy with trying to find out what the blood of these people could do to normal werewolves - to see if it would give him more power, he was getting older while his young, much stronger son would be a better fit for King even though he was unmated at the time. Why do you think we stepped down before Hunter had met you? I needed to get my mate who I love more than anything in the world away from this toxic environment" Catherine explains, Isabella was taken aback at this reveal
"You told us that that there was a threat to their lives and Dominic wanted to save them? You didn't say Dominic was the threat" Isabella asked her voice shaking only slightly, Catherine couldn't know that it was Isabella who wasn't affected by silver and couldn't understand who posed the threat here
"I... they.... we..." with a sigh, Catherine looked Isabella dead in the eye "No its true, there was a threat, Dominic saved a small group of them but became obsessed with finding out more about them"
YOUR EYEBROW TWITCHED!
Isabella wanted to scream but she managed to keep her face completely still and her mouth shut, it was clear that she was lying but Isabella couldn't decide what exactly about and not wanting to discuss it anymore to recieve more lies she didn't question it further.
"What now?" Isabella asks rolling her eyes
"You heard the phone call, if you want to find anything out follow what you heard on the phone.. you're a smart girl - I know you'll have the information somewhere from what you heard, you'll find out what you need to know and I know you haven't told Hunter anything otherwise he wouldn't be just waking up" Catherine says, Isabella presumed she was just guessing that
"No, I haven't told him anything yet" Isabella said
"Yet?" a nervous Catherine asked
"Yet" Isabella confirms with a stern look "And I won't tell him anything if you start being nice, by nice I mean to everyone - me, Hunter, Jackson.. it's hard enough keeping a secret from my mate and you being a bitch about it doesn't make me want to keep things to myself okay?"
Isabella couldn't help but think, when pregnancy hormones made you call the Ex-Queen of all werewolves a bitch, they clearly were making her braver... or more stupid? Which ever way you looked at it.
"I don't think you would tell him - we both know my son well enough to know this would be a terrible decision exactly why you haven't already told him but yes, I can agree to this" Catherine says rubbing her brow and Isabella couldn't help but notice how it was exactly what Hunter didn't when he was stressed
"And I don't want Dominic knowing that I am looking into this" Isabella says sternly, clearly there were issues with Dominic and Isabella didn't want to deal with them - one of Hunter's parents was hard enough
"I agree that is for the best" Catherine nods "My son is here"
As if on cue, the door opens and in walks a sleepy looking Hunter who looks from Isabella to Catherine with confusion in his eyes
"Yeah so remember what I said, if you're ever struggling to sleep with the babies, come down here onto the recliner chairs over there and try to sleep on them - I slept on one for the last month of my pregnancy with this one" Catherine says nodding over to Hunter who has walked into the room and perched on the edge of the chair, Isabella is sat on. Catherine gets up and walks out of the room after a simply wave
"My mother is giving you advice?" Hunter asks narrowing his eyes from Isabella then back at the door she had just left out off
"Yeah she's been great, I think she's going to be much better with us now" Isabella smiles kissing Hunter on the cheek
"Go try her tip then, you look like shit" Hunter winks "Go lay down on the recliner and I'll make sure nobody comes in"
After slapping Hunter on the arm with a small smile, Isabella goes over to the recliner, Hunter picks up one of the blankets from a basket in the corner of the room and drapes it over Isabella - although there was not many answers from Catherine, the small amount of clarification from her brought Isabella's mind to rest for the moment so she was able to fall asleep almost immediately.
YOU ARE READING
Silver Blood
Werewolf*Sequel to 'Alpha King is My Mate'* Since finding out that Isabella is not like normal werewolves, her mate (& Alpha King) Hunter has been working endlessly with best friend Jackson to find out why, only when he starts asking questions to his father...
