“Come here, darling,” Oracle said, patting the seat next to her on the sofa. Once her youngest son was settled, she turned to him and said, “Now, tell me the real reason why you came to see me.”
Chapter 2
After Daniel fell asleep, Jackson was heading to his study when his phone rang. “Hello, Colton, is everything okay in Scotland?”
“Yes…no…I don’t know. We just found out there are about 200 Scottish Wolf shifters here.”
“What? Who told you this?”
“Another shifter we met here. He keeps them supplied with everything they need. Brian…that’s his name…will be delivering stuff next week and Ian and I want to go with him to meet his subjects. How come Oracle didn’t tell us about this? She said they all died.”
“I don’t know but it’s usually one of two reasons…either she didn’t know or wasn’t allowed to say anything.”
“Yeah, I figured. But what do we do about the Scottish Wolf shifters? I mean it, bro, I am not sitting next to Ian on some freaking throne.”
“Where is Ian now?”
“Napping. That’s another thing I’m worried about. Ian is very tired these days. I’m thinking we should come home and do this trip another time.”
“What does Ian think of that idea?”
“I haven’t even had a chance to talk to him about it because we’ve been dealing with Fionn.”
“How’s Fionn doing?”
“Okay but that brings up another issue. Ian and I didn’t heal Fionn…Kieran did. And according to Ian, Kieran is very powerful.”
“In what way?”
“I don’t know and neither does Ian but Logan does and he won’t tell me. I don’t like it Jackson…too many secrets in our pack now. Logan got his gift but won’t say anything, something is going on with Cody, no idea about Dylon, but Ian and I are clueless about any of it. How can we take care of everyone if we don’t know everything? And more importantly, how can we function as a pack if there are so many secrets?”
“Colton, I understand what you mean, but it wasn’t so long ago you were the one keeping secrets. Have you told Zane or Dakota about your gift and what you can do?”
“No, but they found out when I healed you.”
“Are you sure about that? That wasn’t what we were told…and you know that. But you do have a good point. I know about Cody’s, Dylon’s and your powers but I haven’t had a chance to speak with Kieran or Logan and won’t, until they return from Scotland.”
“Well, that’s something at least. Listen, I have to go, Ian is waking up and we have to meet everyone else for dinner. Lizzie spent the day with Ian’s parents so he could rest up from yesterday. Would you ask Oracle about the Scottish Wolf shifters? And what we’re supposed to do about it?”
“Sure. Colton? Let me give you a piece of advice I got when I was pregnant…I want you to stop worrying about everything and begin to enjoy Ian’s pregnancy. Understood?”
Colton chuckled, remembering giving the same advice to Jackson when he was pregnant. “Fuck off!”
“Tsk, tsk, don’t let Ian hear you.”
“You are fucking enjoying this, aren’t you?”
“Yup.”
Sighing, Colton replied, “Turnabout is fair play I guess.”
“Oh, yes it is,” Jackson laughed, “but seriously, Colton, relax and enjoy this time with Ian and his parents. I’ll get back to you after I talk to Oracle. Okay?”
“Yeah, I’ll try. You know it was a whole lot easier when you were pregnant. Now, I’m freaking out about everything.”
“I know. Been there, done that. But it does get better. Oops, I gotta go, Zane wants to see me. Bye.” Ending the call, Jackson looked at Zane standing outside his study and said, “What’s up?”
Smiling, Zane said, “I found what you needed. Do you want to see it now?”
