Savage Hunt by Jane knight

Chapter 1

Chapter One: Calling Home

Tillie

Holding the phone up to my ear, I took a deep breath. I had spent the morning talking with my best friend and now I knew that taking a break was going to help me sort through everything that I had learned.

Shifters, mates, sex demons.

It was all so wild that these things were in my life and I hadn’t known about them.

I knew that Charity was worried that I wasn’t going to come back if I left, but I knew that I had to. I couldn’t hide out at my parent’s lake house forever. Hiding from everything that I had learned about the world forever, no matter how appealing that idea sounded. I had a job that I liked and while Tristian was cool with a lot of things; but I doubted that he would be cool with me never showing up to work again.

“Hello.” My stepfather said, answering my mother’s phone.

Damn, I had hoped that I wouldn’t have to talk to him. It wasn’t that I didn’t like Scott or anything. My mom had married him when I was a teenager and he doted on her and treated me like I was his daughter.

He just tended to talk, a lot.

“Hey Scott, is mom around?” I asked, bringing my thumb up to my mouth and worrying my thumbnail.

of hers. Anything I can help you with?” He asked and I could hear banging in the background before

“You okay?”

dropped a wrench on my foot.” He answered and I moved deeper into my apartment to sit on

had a Mustang that was older than I was that he’d been working for as long as I could remember but it

the garage hobbling over to sit on one of the metal bar stools that sat at his workbench. Tools spread out and the surface disorganized to everyone but

my thumbnail with my teeth before pulling my hand away. It was a bad habit and something that I only did when I was stressed out and I knew that I needed to stop it or I wasn’t going to

to come with you? I’m sure your mom would love to see you?” Scott said and I shook my head before

wanted to get away for a bit by myself. I’ll clean it up before I leave.” I said, hoping that it would be okay with him. While spending time with him and mom was always fun, I didn’t want to deal with her questions right

asking how things were with Jake. I didn’t want to tell her what happened between the two of us, or what I had happened afterwards. That was something that had me anxious. It was one thing to tell your

alone the fact

Tillie. You know you don’t have to clean it up before you leave. We know you’re not throwing any wild

cleaning it up. Thank

let her know you called. Drive safe

the little things that showed me he cared.

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Chapter One: Calling Home

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