Three days and still no sleep, it irritated me as i watched the sunrise. I spent tye night again staring at the shadows on the roof, no reprieve from my racing mind, the "what if's and could have been's." Not even the screams of the rogue in the basement helped; i killed him too quickly. I should have left him alive, but i could not afford for Mia to hear him screaming. Her hearing was even more heightened than ours now. It was not a risk i could afford to take.
My phone was ringing, yet i couldn't move as i listened to it before it went silent, only to ring again.
"Just answer it,khalid ,you aren't the only one tired."Donnie growls in my head. I rolled my side, reaching for the d*mn thing and seeing my sister's face pop up on the screen;it was a picture of her,Kyla and some other girl Angie. Her name is,they were st school. I could not bring myself to delete it even though it hurt every time i saw my mate's face light up on the screen.
"Hey,sis," i answer with a sigh.
"Have yoy spoken to dad?"She asks, and i rub and hand down my face,sit up and climb out of bed.
"No, i haven't spoken to Dylan in a few days;why?"
"I was going to see if he wanted to come to my birthing class, Micheal had to take over patrol,and now i have no one to with."
"Where is Emily?"i asked her.
"Meetings", she says before sighting. Ah,d*mn it . This is the last thing i wanted to do , but i also hated upsetting her.
"What time is it at?" I asked.
"In an hour".
"Fine, i will take you;I don't have to do anything, do l ?"
"Really? You would go?" She asked, and i could hear the shock in her voice. Little did she know i would do any thing for her. I wanted a sister or a brother growing up; i wanted a real family. Mia was my family i would didle for.
"Yes,why wouldn't i?" I asked her.
"Just can't picture you wanting to go," she says.
"Do you want to go or not, Mia?"
"Yes,but you don't have to. I can get a lift in town.
"I'll see you in an hour," i say before i hang up the phone. I grab a pair of jeans and a button -down shirt and lay them on the bed before heading for the shower . I do think Mia would appreicate me walking in covered blood. I showerd quickly before getting dressed and leaving. The drive there took 30 mimutes, and Mia was waiting out front when i pulled into her driveway. I reach over and open the door for her, and she climbs in.
"They are uncomfortable," she says, and i turn my car off.
"We aren't moving until it is on," i tell her; i know she is young, but her hissy fits will not work on me, Queen or not ; she is still my sister. She rolls her eyes before reaching it. "Fine," she says, clicking it into place before adjusting it around the stations till she finds one she likes.
"How is the pack," she asks.
"Fine,working . What do you do in the birthing class thing?"
"Mainly breathing exercises,"she answers.
"Like mediatation?"
"No,more like a group of women sitting in a circle panting like heifers seeing who turns red-faced first." She says, and i know Micheal had signed her up for it.
"You seem really interested in it," i told her sarcastically.
"Micheal sign me up for it, and it gets me out of the house;take the next left," she says. So, i follow her directions before pulling up at a house.
" This is it?" I ask her, looking at the house. It looked more like a cottage style gardens, and was just on the outskirt of town. Mia opens her door and climbs out . I followed her out before walking the small path to the house and could hear the chatter of women and their partners inside
Walking into a place, it smells heavily of lavender and has water fountains and a huge room, i realized they gutted a house to open it up. A woman walks over with dark hair cut in a bob before stopping as she looks at me.
"My queen," she acknowledges Mia before eyeing me.
"Alpha," she says before looking at Mia, confused.
"Micheal couldn't make it. So, this is Khalid, my brother."
"Oh, you brought your brother with you?" She says like she thought it was a strange.
"Don't make it weird, lady; just show us where to go," i tell her,and Mia nudges me with her elbow.
"What! She is making it werid that i would come like i am some creep getting his jollies off on pregnant women," i tell her.
"No, that is not what? Oh, never mind, just take a seat; Mia will show you where to go," the women says before rushing off;the woman say before rushing off; she sits on a yoga ball in the center of the circle the woman and their partners had formed. I found a spot sitting on the floor, and Donnie was growling in my head, not wanting to be here,but i shoved him back , reminding him were doing this for Mia,and he seemed to settle down.
For the most part, it was mainly breathing exercises until the woman grabbed a remote before flicking on a flat screen TV and putting on a birthing video. The women had mixed reactions watching a birth . I could tell Mia was fascinated by it as she was between my legs watching. Some were horrified, and one man fainted. Yep, he will be a great birthing partner, i thought . He couldn't even handle a video;hoq would he handle the real thing?I watched as the woman that ran the meeting fanned hhim with a piece of paper while his mate looked at him like she murdered him for fainting.
I shake my head,turning back to the video when i feel a hand pet my chest making me look up to see Micheal.
" Thanks for taking her",he says,and Mia looks up at him with a big grin on her face at seeing her mste. She leans forward , letting me up, and i kiss her cheek, letting Micheal take my spot.