**Josie''s POV **


    When Freya pulls up outside my family home I feel disappointed. I had secretly hoped they''d be here waiting for me ande running out the moment we pulled into the driveway.


    "Shit, I don''t have my key," I curse.


    "Okay then teen wolf, now what?" Freya asks.


    "I''m serious, Freya, and I''m going to prove it all to you just as soon as we are out of the public view. I promise I''m not like my mum," I smile reassuringly before getting out of the car. I run around the back of the house with Freya on my heel and I stop at the kitchen window. I focus on the old window lock and lift it from the hook using telekinesis, grinning at Freya''s shocked expression when the window pops open.


    "Holy shit balls!" she gasps. I climb through the window and search the junk drawer for the spare back door key, to open the door and let Freya in.


    "Okay, great, our first problem is solved, now what?" she asks as she walks into the house. “Now, I find some clothes that actually fit me, work out a way to get to my mum and pray my bonds show up before the next wave of my heat does?" I grin sarcastically.


    "So I believe you have these magical powers after that little disy, but I''m really struggling with this heat thing and five super hot boyfriends that all just share you without fighting," she frowns.


    "How is that the hardest part of all this to believe?" Iugh.


    "Because men don''t share well," she shrugs.


    "Mine do, plus they''re raised this way. It''s normal for them. They work together to make sure my every need is met. I can''t wait for you to see them," I smile fondly thinking of my bonds.


    "So which one is your favourite?" she asks, following me to my bedroom.


    "I don''t have a favourite," I shrug.


    "Do you love them?" she raises a brow.


    "Yes," I say without hesitation. "So much,"


    "Then let''s get you back to them," she nods.


    I shower and change into some clothes that I''d left here whilst Freya books two train tickets, the next train isn''t until tomorrow so we spend the night catching up. She tells me about her new job and a girl she''s been dating. I feel awful when she exins everything she has done to try and find me and apologise for not contacting her.


    When I finally fall asleep I dream of darkness. I''m lost there, in the nothing. I hear my name being called but no matter how far I run I can never find the voice. I wake breathless and in a cold sweat. Freya still sleeps peacefully so I spend the next few hours looking out of the window, waiting to see my bonds, but they don''t


    We leave early the next morning, grabbing breakfast on our way to the train station. I''m going to have to find a way to pay Freya back for the tickets and food, I have some cash that I''d kept at home for emergencies but it''s not going tost very long. I left a note in my house for the guys letting them know where to find me in case they turn up there but with every hour that passes, I be more worried. They should have been here by now. Luke should havee for me. Something isn''t right. I keep thinking back to what I''d heard the Greys saying, that the realms arepletely cut off from each other. I can''t ept that, I just can''t, my bonds will find a way to get to me. They have to, because I''m not sure I can live here without them. I''m not supposed to be here, I''m supposed to be with them. Home is wherever they are.


    "No sign of this heat?" Freya asks quietly.


    "No, I hope it''s passed. I can''t get through it without them," I say, tears filling my eyes. Freya takes my hand in hers.


    "Hey, we are going to find them. I promise. I''m not leaving your side until you are reunited with your harem," she reassures.


    "They''re not a harem, they''re my bonds," I halfugh as a tear slips from my eye. "And you can''t put your life on hold, you have a job,"


    "Screw my job, I''ll find a new one if I have to. I can see how important this is to you and I''m here to see this through. Plus didn''t you say three of your bonds are rich or something? I''m sure I can invoice them for my time when they arrive," she jokes.


    "I said one has a lot of properties and bought me a ton of new stuff and two of them were in Ruby, which is only for elites. I''m not sure if they actually have human cash though," I shrug.


    "I''ll take a property, I''m not fussy," sheughs. I know she is joking to try and cheer me up, she''s not materialistic or money-driven. I doubt she''d ept anything they offered her.


    Three train rides and two bussester we finally arrive in the seaside town where my mum resides. We search for the only bookshop in town and I''m not surprised to see it''s closed. It''s almost 7 pm and it''s been a long day of travelling but we still have one ce we can check before we try to find somewhere to stay for the night.


    +25 BONO


    “Remember that she has no idea who we are, her past life is gone,” I remind Freya as we approach my mum''s house.


    "Got it," she nods.


    I take a breath and knock on the door. My mum answers the door with a friendly smile and it''s so difficult not to throw my arms around her. My heart aches with a need to hug my mum.


    "Hi, I''m sorry to bother you but I''m looking for the owner of the bookshop, someone in town told me you might know how I can contact him," I smile.


    "Of course. Frank, there are two youngdies here looking for you she calls over her shoulder," and I almost sag in relief. A short man approaches the door, a look of concern on his face.


    "Is everything okay?" he asks.


    "I''m a friend of Deacon Collins, I was wondering if you''d heard from him. I''m struggling to contact him," I say, keeping the smile stered on my face. The man''s eyes widen a little as he looks from me to my mum, obviously making the connection and noticing the family resemnce. I give him a subtle nod.


    "Penny, please excuse me whilst I assist thesedies. I''ll see you at work tomorrow," he kisses my mum on her cheek.


    "See you tomorrow, I''ll bring breakfast," she smiles at him and she looks genuinely happy. I take onest look at her as she closes the door behind Frank. We walk in silence from the house until we are out of sight and earshot of my


    mum.


    "What''s going on? You''re not supposed to be here," Frank turns suddenly and asks.


    "I know, I had nowhere else to go. I desperately need to contact Deacon. Do you


    have a way to get in touch with him? It''s an emergency," I say.


    "Yes, follow me," he sighs and begins walking again. Freya shoots me a confused look and I shrug at her before following Frank.