03-11-2025, 10:58 AM
Marta went to the bathroom and took out her contacts. She took a moment to look at herself in the mirror. There was one more test she had to do to figure out whether she was in control, but she wouldn't do it with Lily in her hands. Marta took a deep breath to ease her own fear and thought about the cartels and all the bad things they did to her. She always avoiding thinking about them as much as she could.
The wolf remained still.
There was anger there, but it wasn't the burning fury of the wolf that wanted her to find them and tear their throats out. This was a simmering anger that wanted justice for those who were still their victims. Marta had a feeling that she would eventually go back to Mexico - years down the road - as a adult and be a part of that. She was a kid - she didn't think she could do anything now. There were people to fight for though, and Marta felt a need to bring herself to do that - either through physical means or through her stories. She could be an advocate. That is what she would do.
Marta left the bathroom and found Sterling with Lily. Marta took Lily back and approached the adults, resting her head against Ricky. Ricky gave her a side hug. "Ricky - this is Sterling. Sterling - this is Ricky - my big brother guardian dude. That guy is Cade - if I heard is name correctly. I'm Marta," she said introducing herself to Cade. "I wasn't trying to overhear, but it's hard. I have very good hearing, and I've thought about it. I just wanted to say that getting to know Nox is worth the chaos. He's a good man with a heart so big, he doesn't know what to do with it half the time. He saved my life - in a way that you probably don't understand, and sorry I'm too emotionally exhausted to explain more...but suffice it to say, there are only two people in my life I consider to be heroes. This idiot right here," she nodded her head towards Ricky. "And that idiot sleeping downstairs." She grinned as she said it, showing she was being humorous.
Marta turned to face Hayden. "I'm gonna take Lily down to Nox soon - might stay there for a bit too. I'm feeling pretty exhausted - it's been a day. You sure that's okay. Ara also wanted to go in. I just don't want to overwhelm Nox when he wakes up."
The wolf remained still.
There was anger there, but it wasn't the burning fury of the wolf that wanted her to find them and tear their throats out. This was a simmering anger that wanted justice for those who were still their victims. Marta had a feeling that she would eventually go back to Mexico - years down the road - as a adult and be a part of that. She was a kid - she didn't think she could do anything now. There were people to fight for though, and Marta felt a need to bring herself to do that - either through physical means or through her stories. She could be an advocate. That is what she would do.
Marta left the bathroom and found Sterling with Lily. Marta took Lily back and approached the adults, resting her head against Ricky. Ricky gave her a side hug. "Ricky - this is Sterling. Sterling - this is Ricky - my big brother guardian dude. That guy is Cade - if I heard is name correctly. I'm Marta," she said introducing herself to Cade. "I wasn't trying to overhear, but it's hard. I have very good hearing, and I've thought about it. I just wanted to say that getting to know Nox is worth the chaos. He's a good man with a heart so big, he doesn't know what to do with it half the time. He saved my life - in a way that you probably don't understand, and sorry I'm too emotionally exhausted to explain more...but suffice it to say, there are only two people in my life I consider to be heroes. This idiot right here," she nodded her head towards Ricky. "And that idiot sleeping downstairs." She grinned as she said it, showing she was being humorous.
Marta turned to face Hayden. "I'm gonna take Lily down to Nox soon - might stay there for a bit too. I'm feeling pretty exhausted - it's been a day. You sure that's okay. Ara also wanted to go in. I just don't want to overwhelm Nox when he wakes up."