Finally Home Read Free

door. When Fredi had come in, all hell had broken loose.
     
    Jo leaned forward and said softly, “I know you smell like him; I am not crazy.”
    Fredi paused from raising the bottle to her mouth and nodded slowly, then looked around the room and sighed. She finished taking a drink and looked Jo in the eye, “Oliver Tand was my father. I am so sorry to have hidden this from you. I was so angry with our father when he refused to allow me to contact you.”
    “Why?” Jo whispered.
    Fredi grimaced and said, “My full name is Federica Sophia Jenelle Tand. I was named after the two women our father loved and lost. When he lost your mother, Oliver was devastated obviously; he turned to the one person who would understand. I am sure you will not recognize her name; Jenelle Pinot was your mother’s best friend. They mourned together, became close, unfortunately having an affair that led to my mother’s death. Her husband was a jealous evil brute; they had two children already, and Oliver knew when my mother became pregnant that her husband would be outraged. Therefore, she went into hiding until I was born, and then I was whisked away to live with a couple who hid me for years. Jenelle was married to a human man, and since they were not true mates, their children were not born shifters. But later they were bitten by two different magical people, one wolf and one Vampire.”
    Jo frowned and thought about everything they knew from their past. “Okay, so my father had an affair with my mother’s best friend, and when it was discovered, your mother was killed. Who the hell is the beast that killed her?”
    “This is so confusing. You were taken and raised by Frank and Tina, the reason you were kidnapped was because of what the Seer said, and the Prophesy, correct?” Fredi said.
    Everyone in the room nodded. “Frank and Roarke claimed to be siblings, when they were not. They were both wolves, so it was easy to pass off. Roarke had a sister, Tina, who was the wild child. She was turned to a Vampire, and a wolf, Frank, bit Roarke. The only reason they were turned was so they could get revenge. Their father raised them to think Oliver killed our mother, but he did it in a fit of rage the day she returned to tell him she was leaving. My mother and father were not true mates either; however, I am still a wolf. Oliver went to the Seer to have her explain, and she couldn’t, all she could see was that if I was joined with her other children, the Council Prophesy would be challenged. Roarke and Tina’s father discovered all of this when he killed his wife. So he encouraged his children to hang out with shifters to find information. They discovered that I was alive, and when they held the Seer captive, she told them if Roarke could be reunited with me, our blood would be the key. To what I have no clue, but Oliver told me I was supposed to hide in plain sight until you discovered me. When I saw the reservations today I knew this was the time.”
    “ Fuck a duck, seems like such an inappropriate phrase right now; however, it seems to fit, don’t you think?” Cami said and held up her bottle of wine. The women all toasted and Jo felt an overwhelming sense of belonging once again. She had a family; she was not alone.
    “So, you are a wolf, there is no doubt, Kira, what is her aura?” Shea asked curiously.
    “ It is not the golden of the Chosen; however, it is silverish, I have seen only this aura when Dante and his mates were here,” Kira said and shrugged.
    “ What does your wolf look like?” Jo asked.
    Fredi shrugged, and said, “I have no clue; so far, I have not been able to shift. I would guess that is because I am not a full wolf. I can feel her, but it is as if she is hiding in me. This is the strongest I have ever felt her, when I walked into this room and Jo and that man were in here; it was as if I walked into my home. I could hear my wolf howl inside of me.” Fredi laughed and felt the tears gathered in her eyes.