#Chapter 94: An Unexpected Phone Call

A week later, I'm starting to feel like I've really settled into my new life full of possibility and hope. Things are so much easier now, and not just because I don't have to hide who I am anymore. As soon as Charles was taken away by police and chucked into jail where he belongs, awaiting his trial in the human court system, it was like a black cloud of despair and tension finally lifted from over my head. It's time for me to move on, into my new life, with my new family and friends. To that end, Marcus and I are hosting a little dinner in the villa for his parents and Daisy. Joel isn't in the picture anymore, thankfully: he's been shipped off to a werewolf prison in another country. The Werewolf Council is still investigating to see if Joel's wife knew about any of this, but it doesn't look like she did. In fact, she finally seems to be coming out of her shell since he left, which has left all of us wondering what the hell was going on behind closed doors. "It's remark