Fire And Ice

Chapter 34 - The Village

Natalia's P. O. V

After restoring all the trees, a very exhausted Timothy left to retrieve the few belongings he had.

"Shouldn't a wolf on the run have everything they own on them?" I'd asked.

He'd sighed, giving me a weary look, hung with exhaustion, "I'd explain the method I use to keep them off my trail, but I don't have the energy for that."

He looked about ready to fall over, and not in the lazy, laidback way of Danny, "You sure you'll be okay? Should I come with you?"

He gave me an infinitely displeased look.

'Alright then.' Candy quipped as he waked away.

'Be nice.'

She harrumphed, 'I don't like this, Nat. You've mentioned the Lightwood pack to three people over the last week. I get how Hailey and Kaesha are most likely unrelated to them, but what about him? He's on their radar. He could sell you out for lenience. He could be going to alert them as we speak! How can you trust him not to?!"

I sighed, 'It's true that he could turn on us. He could be with them now. He could have called them long before we finished our little brawl. Hell... He could even have left so that he's not caught in the fight that will ensure if they come. I don't know, Candy.'

I sat, cross legged, on the grass, 'I don't know how to do this without worrying, either. But we have to, Candy. We have to trust that he wants them dead more than he wants them off his back.'

I glanced back at Hailey and Kaesha again. They'd fixed a considerable part of the vehicle, only a bit of it was still dented and scratched. Kaesha was working faster than I still thought was safe after the magic she'd used earlier.

But Hailey was with her.

Beneath her relatively human upbringing, she was a, no doubt, powerful Alpha she-wolf. She'd offered Kaesha her energy, and she definitely had enough to spare. Even after working on the car for a while, she was still energetic enough for two.

'Fine...' She grumbled finally, 'I trust you, Nat. And if you think letting him in is ultimately best, I'll trust you on that.'

'So, does this mean you'll trust me enough to explain what you said earlier?'

She remained quiet.

'Thought so.'

'I'm sorry, Nat. I just can't say.'

I rolled my eyes, 'So can you tell me why you can't say?'

'Just that it's not time...' She replied in a quiet voice.

I didn't respond.

"Ari!" Hailey called suddenly, "We're done! And look how pretty it turned out!" She gestured excitedly to the new looking vehicle.

I stood up and walked over to them, admiring their work. It looked even better than when we rented it.

"And guess what Kaesha did! Guess! Guess!"

I opened my mouth to tell her I had no clue, but she turned to Kaesha.

"Kaesha, tell her what you did!"

Kaesha laughed, "I got a pretty good feel of that jerk's energy back at the rental agency when he handed you the keys. So, whenever he looks at the Sienna, he'll see something that looks like it's been used for a Fast and Furious movie... only none of the main characters were behind wheel."