Chapter Six: The Deal.

Christian POV

I'm sitting in the family room waiting for Nala and the rest of the pack. We need to talk with her. I'm really hoping she'll decide to stay with us. We are offering her a chance for a new life, for us to help her and her to help us. But it’s her choice, we’re all trying not to get attached to her this quickly until she agrees.

Nala comes in holding Kane’s hand and I can't help but smile she looks adorable, she still got that teddy in her hand, like an armor against us. I smile at her, she looks priceless, I ask her to sit while we wait for the rest of the family to come in.

I start doing the introduction "Nala I'm Christian, you met Kane and Kyle they are twins, Jace is the one you met over breakfast so let me introduce you to the rest of the family."

Aidan is the first to come in, at 6'6 and broad body made of full muscles he's kind of intimidating but he's also my fiercest warrior, his hair is buzz cut, a beard and a prominent scar over his left eyebrow along with some smaller one all over his face and body and brown eyes.

Nala looks at him and moves a bit closer to Kane, I feel the hurt of Aid although he's trying to hide it and give the girl a tight smile.

"Nala this is Aidan" she gives him a timid smile hardly looking at him at all. Fuckk, I don't want to lose her but I can't let Aid get hurt again.

Ryland walks in next, being 6'1 with ash-blond hair, blue eyes, and an easy smile he walks straight to Nala and offers her his hand while saying "Sheriff Ryland grey at your service mam" and tipped an invisible hat.

Nala pales significantly. She thinks we called the police on her. Before I can talk or say anything to put her at ease Rayland continues saying " Are any of these guys annoying you cause I can kick their ass for you, I know where they sleep " he finishes his sentence with a wink.

Nala finally relaxes and smiles. Ohh, thank the fucking skies, for a moment I thought we lost her.

The last one to enter the room is Stefan being 5'8 he's the shortest between us and the less intimidating looking, his black hair still bed kissed, black eyes red-rimmed showing how tired he is, being a surgeon he's used to long nights but he wouldn't miss the baby first day.

I break the silence saying "this is Stefan, and now that the family is here let's talk"

Nala pales again but she looks at me waiting to hear what I have to say, I really hope I don’t mess this up.

Nala POV

I can feel my heart beating so fast I don't know what's he's going to say or if I'm ready to hear I'm just nervous. He’s kicking me out? Selling me to the mafia? Or maybe he’s going to sacrifice me to Satan.

"Nala where do you live?" Christian question was enough for me to break and start crying. Let him kill me it’s easier, it hurt to have no one in this life. What should I say? Where did I live on the street? In the park I’m homeless.

I felt someone hugging me saying sweet nonsense in my ear and I finally calm down. looking up it's Kyle the one who had his hands around me.

Still holding me close Kyle quietly whisper in my ear "it's okay baby nothing to be ashamed of, we got you now"

"Nala it's okay baby, can you tell us how old you are?" it was Rayland add this time.

"I'm 17," I say between hiccups

"You got any family angel?" the deep voice made me look up suddenly it was Aidan, the scariest one of the group so far.

Is he asking to see if he can kill me and hide the body without anyone looking for me?

Not trusting my voice I just shake my head and he looks sad and on the verge of tears, are those sad tears for me or happy tears that he can eat me alive without remorse now.

"Nala we got an offer for you" Christian authoritative voice make me freeze

I can't look him in the eyes, I'm looking at my own hands in my lap "eyes up here nala I need you to listen carefully to me"

With some great difficulties, I look up and our eyes lock. It’s like the world stopped then, the earth stopped moving and it’s just me and him now.

"We want you to stay Nala, we are offering you a room of your own, food, clothes, an allowance, security, and safety. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE will touch you or hurt you while you're under my roof and protection. But there will be some rules you'll have to follow and consequences if you misbehave"

Ahh, here's the catch. No one gives such an offer without a cath.

"And what do you get in return, "I asked still looking at his eyes.

"WE get someone to look after, someone who needs our help and we are more than happy to offer"

"And the rules??" I contraindicate, still looking for the catch somewhere.

"Well if you accept our offer we'll sit down and talk about the rules in detail but here are some of the major rules. Once you obey all seven of us, we only want what's best for you and don't need you to fight us on every point. Two you'll be respectful to us all the time. And finally and the deal breaker is you call us Daddy"

Daddy, it just ring in my ears, I heard this word last night again I wasn't imagining. But can I do what these guys are asking me to? What are my other options?

"You can refuse if you want, we'll drive you back to town, get you a room in some motel and we'll never talk about it again. It's your choice little girl".

I don't know what to do, the thought of going back to the street tonight where it's dark and cold or gives these people a chance.