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III


Dean sat in his office with his sister waiting on Gabriel. Looking over at his sister, he smiled. After almost a year of looking for her, she had been found. He was glad that they had gotten a fresh lead and found her when they did.

Gabriel silently entered his brother's office, taking a seat close to his little sister. "I left her in the guest room right across the hall from Judy's room." He told them as he settled in his seat. "Did she like it?" Judy couldn't help but ask.

"I have a feeling that her likes haven't been taken in consideration for a long time, sis. She didn't look at the room at all. Once I set her on the bed, she watched me like a hawk. Her body was stiff as a board, as if she was waiting for me to attack her." Gabriel shuddered at the thought of what the woman had endured before their pack rescued her. Dean looked at Judy. "What do you know about her Judy?"

"Not much Dean; she didn't talk to anyone while I was there."

"Then how do you know her name?"

"The rogues' boss, they called him master," Judy spat the word out, venom lacing her words, "he came down to the cells maybe three months after I had been taken. He stormed into her cell and drugged her out, yelling and cussing at her. That's what he called her, so the others and I just assumed that it was her name."

"Anyway," Gabriel spoke softly after Judy fell silent. "I was barely to the stairs when I heard the door lock." Dean nodded slowly, his mind turning. "Poor girl," Judy whispered softly, tears forming in her eyes.

"Cleo had it worse than the rest of us."

"What do you mean?" Her brothers asked, their eyes meeting hers. "That despicable creature seemed to favor her more than us. In the year that I was there, he had her brought to him to many times to count. And the state she was in when they brought her back in..." Judy's voice faded as she shook her head, tears falling faster.

"I want to find her pack Dean." Gabriel jerked his head up at his sister's words. "Not right now obviously. She needs to heal first. And if the search turns nothing up, then maybe she would be willing to join our pack and stay here."

He nodded and Judy's tears were slowly replaced by a smile. "Come on now, Little Jude. You need your rest as well. We'll be here in the morning." Judy hugged her brothers tightly before she slowly left the office and made her way up to her room.

Stopping just outside of Cleo's bedroom, she placed her ear against the door and listened. The sound of steady breathing told her that her friend was already asleep. With a shake of her head, Judy entered her room and got ready for bed. It seemed to her that Cleo slept a lot. But then again, she thought, if she had been through the things that she was sure Cleo had faced, she would want to spend as much time trying to stay away from it any way she could think of.

At six thirty the next morning, the entire pack was up. Everyone had been informed that their Alpha's little sister had been found, along with several others. And they were all aware that they had brought one of the women back here with them. Dean and Gabriel had warned them to do nothing to Cleo while she was with them. Everyone understood.

Judy knocked on Cleo's door and waited. After several minutes, she heard the lock click and waited as the door was slowly opened. She came face to face with a weary looking Cleo. Giving the woman her best smile, she spoke softly. "I've come to get you for breakfast. I hope you're hungry." The small shrug that Cleo gave her had her smile dimming a little, but she managed to keep it on her lips.

"Oh, before I forget, here." Judy held out the clothes she had gotten for her friend. "I'm sure you'll be a lot warmer in these." Cleo slowly took the clothes and shut the door. Judy didn't miss the sound of the door locking just as soon as it was shut. Stepping away from the door a bit, she waited. Ten minutes passed before it was unlocked and slowly opened again. Cleo gave her friend another smile and slowly led her down the stairs to the kitchen.

Judy entered the dining room with her shoulders straight and her head held high. I stopped just outside the door, watching her. The smell of the food hit me and I heard my stomach growl softly. I watched as she walked to the long table that was pushed against the wall that was laden with food. Judy quickly picked up a plate and started adding amounts of the food before her on it. Once it was full, she made her way to the front of the table and slid into a seat beside one of her brothers.

Scanning the tables, I quickly found one that hardly had anyone sitting around it. Copying Judy's moves, I picked up a plate and added a little bit of the food that caught my eye. At the end of the food table sat several drinks. Taking a bottle of water, I slowly make my way to one of the almost empty tables.

Eating slowly, I made sure to chew my food well. Over the years, I had found out that if I ate slowly and chewed more, my brain would be tricked to thinking that I had eaten more than I actually had. I felt people staring at me, but I just ignored them as I had last night. The stares no longer bothered me.

A loud whistle interrupted the talking and I jerked. Looking around, I noticed that Dean was standing up and looking at the people around him. Once the room was quiet, Dean started talking. "As most of you know, after a year of searching, my sister has finally been found and returned to us. We also brought back one of the women that had been found with her; Cleo." As he spoke, most of the people looked at me, but my eyes didn't waver from Dean.

"In two months time, we will be hosting a "Welcome Home" celebration for both of them. Most of our allies will be coming. I want to thank all of you for the dedication you have put in the search for Judy. Our family is now complete again with her back among us." Dean sent Judy a smile as he sat down.

My mind turned to the dreams that I had been having for the longest time. The look that he just gave his sister reminded me of the look that Toby gave Georgiana. I didn't know who either of the children were, or why I had been dreaming about them. The dreams had been a life line for me for so long, a door way of a life that was better than mine.     

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