Stella woke in a room that was dark, with only the light was coming from the doorway casting a yellow warm glow in the room. but it was not her room. "not any more"

"laying there for a moment Stella just could not think straight."

everything hurt. her muscles felt like she had tried to lift a fully loaded bus,  then it fell on her, and then ran her over, then everyone got off and kicked her. so basically "Stella felt like crap''

and not only did Stella fell like crap, she was in her old bedroom at the Bronson family ranch, which she hadn't slept in in over a year since she moved in to her own place.

an then things came crashing back so hard it took her breath away, and  tears started to run down the side of her face. and before Stella knew it she was fill on sobbing.

She buried her face in her pillow, sheets rubbing against her bear sink. "BEAR SINK? WHAT THE FUCK" "why was she naked"

but before Stella could think to much about it they was a soft knock on her open door and without even weighting for answer, Terence came in carrying a tray of food  flipping the light on as he came over to sit on the edge of the bed.

"hey. Stella said. angrily polling the sheets all the way up to her chin" in case you hadn't noticed I don't have any close on jerk. 

1 I did noticed . 2 I don't care. 3 how do you think you got here. that's right me. 4 shut up and eat.

he finished as he shoved the tray in her lap. and you still have that necklace you never take off so  your welcome.

thinks. Stella mumbled back. taking a sip of the milk from the cup on the tray.

after a moment or two of silence and just staring at the tray with a tossed tunafish sandwich on it and felling nauseous, Stella looked up though her raven black eyelashes at terence, he was looking back with nothing but concern and understanding, and for some reason the made a new wave of tears come rolling down Stella's face.

hey now...hey what's wrong. it's alright. terence hushed. placing a soft hand on Stella's  cheek brushing a way a few tears running down them. Stella was afraid to meet terence's eyes, her mind was still fuzzy but things were slowly coming back now. 

like how the guy showed up at her door, and how she had to fight  him off and the... and then the eyes. the eyes that Terence had.

and that's when the panic seat back in, and the conferring hand was no more. 

With it all coming back now Stella smacked terence hand away, and scrambled to get away, falling off the bed and spilling the milk and tunafish sandwich in the prose. still being wrapped up in the sheets made a get away harder but she had no close on she there wasn't much of a choice. 

terence to jumped up off the edge of the bed and was now trying the catch a very scared, and fast Stella.

terence had is arms and hands out stretched hunched over a little at the wast as he came around to the other side of the bed, but Stella just kept scrambling back, till her back hit the wall. 

Stella. terence started. much the same as at the club. what's going on, why are you acting like this all of a sounding. what did I do, just tell me and I'll stop. and the emotion in terence voice, and on his face almost made Stella  believe it was real. but how could it, when he was a monster. a beast.

what's wrong.? Stella said with a renewed anger. 

standing Stella took a step closer to terence, who surprisingly took a step back. what's wrong is that you come in here acting like nothing has happened. that someone didn't just try to kill me in my own home, that I didn't just see some guy go from GI Joe to the big bad wolf. but most of all, what's wrong is that I know. I know your what ever he was.

as Stella said all of this terence face just kept getting paler and paler, and he now found his feet and the floor to be much more interesting then Stella was.

with a low sigh terence slowly lifted his head back up, still not meeting Stella's gaze. 

look Stella. he started taking a small step closer to Stella. and this time it was she who took a step back. but the adrenaline was quickly fading and her legs where now shaking and all the pain coming back.

I know you're scared. and you have every right to be. but there are somethings you need to know. and I don't think I'm the person to tell you about any of it.

he stopped as if to see if Stella would say alright or some shit. well news flash asshole she was- n't. because non of this was alright. and dam right she had every right to be scared. most people would be crying in the corner for there mommy by now. with the discovery of shape shifting wolf-man running around.

when Stella didn't say anything terence took another step towards her and she stepped back. or tried to anyways. but running on nothing but fear and anger was just not enough, and she would have falling to the floor if it weren't for terence. fuck

Stella you with me. he asked placing his hand on her cheek once aging, and dam if it didn't feel so right, even though she knew it should fell wrong. but it always felt right with terence. "even now."

blanking slowly Stella realized just where she. in terence's arms and lap. how he managed that she as no clue.all she wanted was to be left alone.

just leave me alone. please. Stella all but begged. but all she got was a small sigh, as terence picked her up and brought her back to bed. laying her on the side without the mess of a tunafish sandwich on it. and getting the extra blankets from her closet along with some of her close.

terence set them down on the nightstand and told Stella to put them on and that he'd be right back. and she did, because all her fight was running out, and fast.

besides she didn't even know why she was fighting with terence, yes he was a werewolf. or? what ever they called them selfs. but it's not like he was the one who had tried to kill her. and the more she thought about it the, more she was thinking that the big sandy colored wolf she had seen fighting the one trying to kill her at her place was terence. so why the need to fight him. why the felling of fear.

terence wasn't gone very long, and when he returned he wasn't alone. he had Drake with him, and the look of  worry kinda made her want to cry aging.

hey kitten. drake said as he sat on the egad of the bed we'll terence stood off to the side pacing a little arms folded over his chest, with a look on his face that made Stella think that this was going to be as hard on him as it was her.

Drake was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath, and looked Stella dead in the eye. 

were werewolf . he sighed. and before Stella could say a word he put up his hand to stop the "no shit" he knew was coming. and continued on. I know you figured that much out on your own. but there's more. so much more than that. and I'm going to tell you as much as I can.

Now he said. leaning back against the foot of the bed. where to start? drake said. seeming to give it some thought and Stella wanted to say to start with how she was so post to if into all of this shit show. but she was afraid that if she started to ask questions Drake wouldn't tell her anything. so she kept quiet for the time being. and then Drake's voice brought Stella back two the problem at hand. werewolf's.

that's start with me and terence? dream asked over his shoulder to his brother, who just nodded but. good. now. were werewolf's but you already knew that. he waved off. 

first they are many different wolf packs, all over the world, and they each have a there own alpha to look out and lead them. but there is one high alpha. me. he said as spread hie arms and put a big fake smile on, but if what he had just told her was so post to make her fell better. it didn't it just made her more afraid. because if he lead them all that must mean he had told that guy to kill her, and now Stella felt like she was having a panic attack. and as if he could read her mind Drake started taking again.

Stella clam down. I don't lead all the packs, well all but one. the one pack that has been against all the big 10 ,and has been trying to start a new war for the last 21 years. he stopped for some reason almost as if not sure how, or if to say the next part. and Stella just couldn't stat silent any longer.

"out with it Drake. Stella voice was cold and a lot more steady than she would have thought."

they've been against us since your mom and dad got married. that was defiantly not what Stella was expecting. she didn't even remember them, but the facet the drake and terence did pisste her off more then anything. 

what.- the.- hell.? drake you knew who my parents are. who I am.. was and you never told me because? the brothers looked at each other and something sad and dark past between them. but Stella just couldn't care. they had known all along who she was and never told he, and for  that Stella will never forgive them for. but before she could spiral anymore down the rabbet hole, Drake was talking aging.

yes. I did know. but it wasn't up to me to tell you. just like the wolves, nightshades have leaders and... weight what the hell is a fucking nightshade. Stella asked anger mounting. 

"weight you don't remember last night. drake asked confusion coloring his voice."

Drake looked over his shoulder at terence who shook his head. well hell. he said with a small head shake. okay -then -well...um..you are a nightshade which is just like a werewolf but instead of turning into a wolf, you turn into a cat, and not like your little old house cat, more like lion sized, you know. is any of this making Sean?

I'M A FUCKINC CAT. WHAT THE FUCK. Stella said poling at her hair. this can't be happening. and hyperventilating. 

yes you are but look. drake said grabbing Stella wrists and bringing her hands out of her hair and down to her lap, before she ripped out all of her beautiful black hair . yes you are cat but not just any cat, like me you where born to lead. you where made to be leader of the nightshades.

and I never told you because your old pride asked me not to. 

Stella 21 years ago, when your mom was about your age she was I love, in love with someone she could never be with. you see, she was promised to another, a nightshade of one of the  smaller pride leaders son. she did not love him, but no one cared it's how it is. 

The man  she was in love with was a wolf. me. and as much as we loved each other it just wasn't able to be.

Stella was shocked. absolutely shocked. her mom was in love with the man you raised her, who had saved her. 

"her life was so fuck up."

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this took forever😩 but here it is.