Chapter 6: Not the Only Ones

The moon was the only thing left giving off light por the time Kate entered back into the western packs territory, it was a little too late for her liking since she did want to be back por sundown, but she did have fun with Humphrey for the dia and just hoped that she didn't miss anything too important or major. She was gone all dia since it was her only dia off from any duties so she made the most of it por not sticking around in the pack.

This wasn't the first time she had left all dia before, she had done it a few times during the past mês and no one really seemed to notice, when her parents did ask about it she just answered that she was out for a walk. A simple excuse really but Winston and Eve just began to think that she was just being like her sister Lilly who did the same thing, and thought nothing of it. Honestly Kate couldn't believe how her parents still weren't aware of what she was up to, she only expected this to all be over within a mês but so far that's not the case. There needed to be a resolution to this problem and fast, or else something could come up that could cause make things harder.

She and Humphrey have discussed about what they should do before, and have come up with a few ideas, one being that they could just run off together and never look back. Simple really, but while Humphrey had nothing to stay in Jasper for besides herself and friends, she did. Her family was here, and they were the leaders at that, she can't just leave them behind to pursue the amor life she desires. She may amor Humphrey with all her coração but at the same time running away with him would not be the best thing to do, really all she wanted was to be able to have him as her mate here in Jasper.

Life isn't easy as she's found out, so many complications and restrictions that have left her at a fork in the road, unable to make that critical decision. Follow what her coração desires and turn her back on everything she's known, or keep playing this hiding game for who knows how much longer. She couldn't make that choice yet, and throwing the whole forced marriage thing into the mix only makes the choice worse. She dreaded knowing what would happen if she divorced Garth and stated that she was in amor with Humphrey, not only would it ruin her reputation as an alpha but also ruin the bond that was created between the east and the west.

If a western lobo couldn't get along with an eastern lobo in a relationship then what hope did the two packs have of being together in the long run? Would she be the one to blame for destroying the peace and the war it could cause after? She couldn't be certain, but it was the fear of knowing it could happen that has kept her from making the choice. Kate's thoughts were interrupted por the sound of distant talking, at first she only thought it only to be a patrol group but then realized it was too late for there to be one passing through on this side of the territory. She raised her ears up to attention and pin pointed the sound to be coming up in the seguinte clearing. Confused as to why a lobo would be way out here at this time of the dia she decided to go investigate just in case it was an intruder.

Upon silently arriving into the small clearing she got a good look at what was talking and it caused her mouth to open in surprise, there right before her was her sister and seated right beside her was none other than her mate Garth. She couldn't believe her eyes, had her old suspicions of her mate and sister been true, and if so, for how long? She didn't move, mostly because she was too stunned to and that they were facing away from her, eventually she shook herself out of it and walked up behind them both.

"Garth, Lilly, what are you two doing out here?" She asked

Noticing the sudden sound behind them Lilly and Garth stopped their conversation and turned around to see the lobo they least expected to see right now, Kate. Their hearts began to pound, there was no way of hiding it now that someone else had seen them sitting and talking together. However little did they know Kate was far from furious with them like they expected her to be right now.

"Oh oi sis..." Lilly replied, stumbling on what to say

"Hey Kate, I found Lilly wandering around out here and we were just talking a bit before heading back to the antro, den grounds." Garth said casually.

Kate raised an eyebrow and eyed them both, in a way she was relieved that she wasn't the only one secretly seeing someone, now she could relate to them and maybe tell the truth with them understanding it. However she still wasn't sure so she pretended to be upset in order to see if they'll admit it themselves.

"You know Garth, you're a bad liar," She said sternly "I don't have to be an expert here to see what is going on between you two."

Lilly's gaze fell to the ground as the moment she and Garth feared had arrived "Oh really, and just what is going on between us?" He replied still atuação like nothing was up.

"Your secretly seeing each other behind our backs, and cheating on me might I add."

"Why should you care? When was the last time we actually did something like proper mates huh?"

She was about to answer that but quickly realized that he was right, they were far from proper mates and haven't done anything to fix that. "You and I both know we were forced into this so don't make me the guilty one when you're just as guilty, why should we have to pretend to amor each other when we don't?" She finally argued back.

"Well I'm sorry I never gave you the proper attention if that's what you're saying Kate." He continued "I had already fallen in amor with Lilly just before you got back from that trip, so I've wanted out of our marriage since dia one."

"So you do admit it"

"Yes I admit that I have been cheating on you and that Lilly and I are in love, I don't regret it, so now you can go tell your parents that and ruin everything that holds our packs together." She looked right into his eyes and could tell he was mad at her, this argument was starting to escalate and she needed to change that before something regretful was done or said.

"No you're wrong Garth, I'm not going to say a word about you two because I have been doing the same." Garth's expression changed from angry to confused, Lilly also looked up at her sister trying to figure out what she meant.

"What do you mean sis?" Lilly asked

She sighed, here it goes "I have also been secretly seeing someone which is why I'm way out here so late and always disappearing. So I can fully relate with you both and understand how you feel right now because I also have feared the dia of being found out on por mom and dad."

"Who is this lobo you've been seeing?" Garth asked

"Humphrey" She quietly replied

"Humphrey, but didn't he become a lone lobo after you got back?"

"He did, but I tracked him down shortly after he left to the antro, den he now lives in just a couple of miles away from the border. Now I go visit him as much as I can and things have been going great besides the fact that it's wrong. However now that I know you have been doing the same thing I don't think that anymore."

"So you're telling me you've been seeing Humphrey all those times you've vanish since we got married?" Garth asked to make sure he understood what she was saying.

Kate nodded "Yep"

"Wow and to think Lilly and I just come out here every few days or so to spend time together while you're just leaving the territory over and over again."

There was a silence between them for a few moments after that, everything had changed for both couples, and no longer did they feel alone in doing what their hearts desired. But it's not like everything was going to be okay now, in fact in Kate's mind right now she began to think that this may make things harder. Harder to know that her own sister had been going through the same thing for just as long as she has, and the fact that they had been doing this within the packs own borders.

"I guess we've all just been wearing masks this whole time." Lilly said looking at both of them.

"Sure looks we have" Kate agreed.

Garth nodded his head before looking back at Kate "So how has Humphrey been able to survive out there?" He asked.

"At first I brought him comida but eventually I along with a friend he met trained on how to hunt, in fact he just got his first kill today on his own." She replied.

"Really, all within a month's time?"

"Yeah, I'm proud of him for that"

"Wow I guess I miss judged that omega when I met him if he can learn new tricks that fast." He joked.

She laughed, that was actually one of the first times he had made a joke before which only showed mais he and Lilly had been hanging out. "I see my sister's omega humor has already rubbed off on you."

"Yeah same goes to you with Humphrey"

It was nice that they were all casually talking as if nothing had happened earlier and this was just another day, Lilly was relived and happy to see that her sister was far from angry like she and Garth had previously expected. Garth was feeling the same way, he's been just as worried about being found out on just as much as Kate has, but now he didn't feel that scared anymore. There was strength in numbers and the fact that now it was practically four lobos against their own pack.

"Alright I think it's time we get back before it gets too late." Garth said after they continued to talk for a few minutes.

They all agreed and headed back to the antro, den grounds as a group, along the way Lilly said goodbye to her sister and Garth to make it seem like they weren't all out together, leaving him with a goodbye kiss. Everything looked deserted when they arrived início since everyone else had already gone to sleep, so they just walked into their own antro, den with no one to stop and talk to them. They were both pretty tired from the long dia and did not feel like having to stay up a segundo longer then they needed too. The two alphas both laid down in their usual spots on opposite sides of the antro, den from each other, but before falling asleep Garth had one last thing to say.

"Hey Kate?" He asked just looking up at the dens dirt ceiling.

"Yes Garth?" She replied doing the same while she was lost in her thoughts.

"What are we going to do now?"

She sighed "Honestly I have no idea Garth..." and that was the truth, sure they could now relate to each other and talk about their secret relationships but there was still no easy solution to their problem. "I guess we continue doing what we've been doing these past few weeks."

"True, and face the consequences together when the time comes."

"Why, did you have something else in mind?" She asked getting up a little to look at him.

"Well I was thinking of going with you the seguinte time you go to meet with Humphrey, if you don't mind of course." He replied "Maybe we can all talk and work out a game plan on how to fix all this and get our lives on track."

"I don't mind if you come along, in fact I agree that we should come up with a plan, but what about Lilly, shouldn't she come along too?"

"I'm sure if I tell her she will be fine with staying here, besides I don't know if it's the safest thing all going at once."

"Good point, alright well I don't need to go out there for a few days so let's talk about this again on my seguinte dia off." She said lying her head back down.

"Sounds good, goodnight"

"Goodnight" Kate closed her eyes and quickly fell to sleep with a little less stress on her mind for the first time in a few weeks.
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A/N: What's this? Garth and Lilly actually becoming key characters in my stories? No no this is not right! Just kidding, it's about time I made them true main characters and not just side ones like in my anterior stories. Not sure if I should consider this story half over because honestly I'm not sure how long it's going to become since I keep finding ways to expand it out. For example this chapter was so post to be a part of chapter 5 but I changed that due to how long the last one became. That's all for today, now if you'll excuse me Imma go play da video gamez. Cya, ChriZ.