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gives me the perfect opportunity to go find out what everyone is keeping from me.” I explained how all the girls who were going missing were similar in appearance to me these days.
    “They don’t think someone is trying to find you, to bleed you dry for some reason do they?” Evan asked, concern obvious in his voice.
    “I know I’m worried about it, and everyone seems to like to meet when it’s most inconvenient for me to show up. I just need to figure out for sure what everyone knows, and what they’re guessing.”
    “Well, I will go with you then. Hell, if you want, maybe we can put Natalia’s mind mojo to the test, and have her convince everyone that they want to tell you the absolute truth.” Evan winked at me, letting me know his suggestion was only a joke, but Natalia missed the gesture and blanched at the suggestion.
    “I do not think that would be wise, Evan.” She scolded him.
    “Neither do I,” I reassured her. “Although, when you learn to control it, maybe we will be able to find a way to put our weirdo wonder-twin powers together and activate them.” I laughed, Evan caught on to the cartoon reference as well, but Natalia still seemed a bit lost. “Evan can explain later. I was just being funny.”
    The three of us took off then, headed towards my parents’ house where Avery was, no doubt, still meeting with my father. When we got there my mom let us in, and walked with us back to my father’s office. I felt her calming influence, and guessed at what would happen next.
    “Ah, Jessica, we were just wrapping up.” My father stood to and shook Evan’s hand as he came through the door, and while he was a tad apprehensive, he also shook Natalia’s.
    “Really? Well, since you’re both still here, would you mind filling me in on what I missed?” My father and Avery glanced at one another, each looking away guiltily, in the end. “Seriously? So, I give birth to a baby, and suddenly I’m too fragile to know the truth?” My voice raised as my mother also amped up her gift to try to calm me. It wouldn’t work this time though. I’d had enough. “I am the same woman who has been kidnapped, twice. I’ve been shot, poked, prodded, drugged, and had a slew of other nasty things happen to me over the past couple years. In between all of that, I have proven myself time and again. I have not given in, given up, or walked away. I have not huddled in a ball in a corner to cry myself to sleep at night. I’m here, and all I ask is that you respect me, and if not me, you damn well need to start respecting my position, because if anyone out there saw you treating me this way they would think I have no strength of my own to stand on. Every damn good thing I have done for the packs will go out the window if any of them gets one whiff that you think I’m not up to handling things.” I was yelling at them by the end, and I also felt like the only person in my corner was Evan, who stood with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall, grinning like a fool. I turned to him them. “What’s so damn amusing?”
    “I just forgot how feisty you can get.” He chuckled, and then turned to Natalia. “We need to give them some privacy, because I think Jess made her point, and they won’t discuss anything with us here.” Evan winked at me as he left. Under his breath he added, “go get ‘em tiger!”
    I couldn’t help the small chuckle that escaped me. Part of it was thanks to the built up tension, the other part was because I had missed my friendship with Evan. I forgot how easy it had been to laugh with him before. There was yet another thing to put on my to-do list. Make time for the people in my life I didn’t seem to see as much anymore.
    “So, where do we stand now?” I asked as I took a seat.
    “Jessie-girl, do we really need to do this right now?” My father looked around as if some other phantom had strolled into his office with me. “Where is Willow, anyway?”
    “She’s fine. She’s with