The Blue-eyed Wolf In The Woods novel Chapter 58

I couldn't stand being near the body of my dead math teacher anymore.

I ran.

I ran as fast as I could.

I needed to get out of these clothes, and figure out what to do.

"So, how old are you Travis? Are you in Krystal's grade?" Mrs. Burke asked me with a sweet smile on her face.

I could see Krystal visibly pale from her mother's question.

She looked remarkably uncomfortable with this situation.

Her grandfather and brother Charlie were sitting across from me, woth her mother seated at the head of the table, and Krystal sat to my right.

"Actually, I just turned 20. I graduated a year ago. I work at my families business, with my Dad and Grandfather. We have a wildlife preserve and clinic where we take care of hurt and abused animals and nurse them back to health, and then let them roam free on our land."

"Wow. Well that's amazing! How wonderful of you and your family to take of the animals like that." Mrs. Burke replied. "How did your family get into the business?" She asked sincerely.

"Well my family has lived around this area for over a century and have lived alongside nature and animals. I think my grandfather just felt it was his duty if he was going to live near the wild, he had to at least take care of it as well. And I guess it just turned into a family affair." I finished.

Mrs. Burke smiled again and then Charlie jumped in to the conversation, "So if your like 20, how did you and Krystal meet?"

My mates eyes looked like they were gonna pop put of her skull.

"Well I graduated from Trenton High last year. I have an early birthday, so that's why I'm already 20. But I'm really only a year older than Krystal."

She seemed to relax a bit more in her seat as I explained.

Lucky for us living your life as half man, half wolf makes you think quick on your feet when asked difficult questions.

Lucky for me as well, my family actually does own a wildlife preserve and clinic as a cover story.

Krystal's grandfather had been remarkably silent through most o the dinner untjil he said, "Damn kids, we must have the heat up too high. I'm dyin' in here. Gotta pop open a window." He got up and moved over to the windows where he crankhed the 2 big front windows over looking part of the woods.

Now it was my turn for my eyes to widen at the thought of the chilly winter air coming through the window and forcing me to turn. I knew have to truly start fighting hard once the brittle wind blows through the front windows.

The green had flecks of gold and brown intertwining through the different shades of green of her iris.

"Please stay away from him, as far as you can." I told her urgently.

"I'll try. But he's pushy. He just follows me around school." She replied.

"Well, make sure your never alone with him. Always have Belle or Mia at your side." I told her sternly. She nodded her head in agreement.

We finished the rest of the dishes in silence, and then all sat down to have tea and cookies in the sun room.

When we all started to finish our deserts I could sense my pack lingering close to the house, waiting restlessly for me to come out.

"Thank you for the dinner and tea Mrs. Burke, but I have to head back home, I have an early day at work tomorrow. We just found an injured family of deer and have been nursing them back to health."

Or really, I had, because the rest of the pack was pretty much stuck in wolf form.

"Aww that's so sad. Okay, well it was nice meeting you! Are you walking all the way back? It's quite cold out!" Mrs. Burke asked.