Jessica cocked her head and stared at me with wide eyes filled with hope, nervousness, and wonderment. "Really?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper and filled with excitement, and I nodded in confirmation. "How?"

I opened my mouth to tell her how I was like her, but I closed it instead when my mind went blank. I had no idea how I was like her, but I knew that I was, especially since Roger had confirmed it when we last talked.

"One or both of her parents have one or both of the genes activated in their blood," Daniel said, and Jessica looked at him.

"Or they have or carry one or both of the genes in their blood," I said, my voice barely above a whisper. I cleared my throat and shifted on my feet while she looked at me. "I think my dad is a Hunter, and I do not know what my mom is, so I think I could have some Werewolf genes from her."

Jessica furrowed her brows further before she looked at my mate, and I had a feeling that she wanted to know what he was and if he had Hunter genes in his blood.

Daniel bit back a small smile and shook his head, answering her silent question. "I am a full blooded Werewolf," he said, "and so is the rest of my pack."

Jessica frowned and slowly nodded, pouting a little while she tucked her head closer to her chest. "But no one will hurt me?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper while she looked at her with wide eyes and filled with sadness.

Daniel shook his head. "No one will hurt you," he promised and gave her a warm smile, dipping his head closer to his chest just a tad. "You have my and your aunt's word. If someone tries to hurt you or be mean to you, then we will kick their butts and make sure that no one will hurt you or be mean to you ever again."

Jessica furrowed her brows further and pouted. "My name is JJ," she said randomly and shrugged with a small grimace on her face. "That's what Daddy calls me because I was named after my Aunt Jess."

Oh thank Goddess, I silently thanked when she said that, breathing a small sigh of relief and watched as my mate breathed a sigh of relief.

"So you want to be called JJ?" Daniel asked and raised an eyebrow in question.

"Yes," JJ said and nodded in confirmation with a small smile on her face. "I want to be called JJ."

"What does the other J stand for?" Daniel asked and coked his head to the side while he studied her. "Does it stand for Junior?"

JJ shook her head while she pursed her lips in annoyance and wrinkled her nose in disgust. "My full name is Jessica Jay Anne Wallace. Mommy wanted to add the Jay part, so I don't have to go Junior or something like that." She shrugged again and grimaced while she looked between the two of us. "But can I go see Mommy, now, please?"

Daniel and I looked at each other with a small frown on our faces. Neither of us said a word while we looked at her, and JJ frowned while she looked between us, not liking our silence.

"So no?" she asked and cocked her head to the side while she studied us, and her bottom lip started to quiver while tears pricked the corners of her eyes. "Can I not go see her?"

"Why don't we see if we can't find Mommy first and then make sure that it is safe for you to visit her, ok?" Daniel asked with a small smile on his face. "I don't want to say no, but I don't want to say yes."

"The bad men are still out there searching for you, JJ," I said, my voice barely above a whisper, and JJ looked at me with tears in her eyes and slowly running down her face.

My heart broke for the little girl, and I couldn't help but offer her a sad smile while I tucked my head closer to my chest, staring at her with soft eyes. "A fight is going to happen soon, and I do not want you to get hurt."

"Because we are here?" she asked and cocked her head while she studied me. She wiped her eyes and sniffled before she shifted on her feet. "You, me, Aunt Jess, and then the others that were in the big building?"

"Big building?" Daniel asked and looked at me to explain with a raised eyebrow in question.

"The prison where we were held as prisoners," I said my voice barely above a whisper. "She is talking about that building."

"Oh, then, yes," Daniel said and nodded in confirmation while he looked at her. "We, my pack and I, are worried that you, Katie, Mom, and the others Mom have rescued will be taken back to the big building."

"But we can help you with your mommy after the fight is over, ok?" I asked and raised an eyebrow in question while I studied her.

JJ furrowed her brows and pouted, slowly nodding. "Then when is the fight?" JJ asked and looked between the two of us.

Daniel and I stayed silent while we looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Neither one of us said a word while we did so, both of us not knowing if we wanted to speak it into the universe and have it happen sooner than we would like.

We knew that the battle would be coming soon, but we didn't know when, especially since Roger hadn't said anything about the fight, or if he had, then we didn't know because of us talking with JJ.

"When is it?" JJ asked again and looked between us with wide innocent eyes that broke our hearts, especially since she was going to have to face a fight that could end up killing a lot of people from either side.

But she will be protected...

"We don't know," Daniel said and shook his head, offering her a tight smile while we turned our attention to her. "We don't know when the fight will be, but we have a feeling that the fight will be here."

"Oh." JJ frowned and furrowed her brows, pouting. "Why here?"

"Because everyone is here," I replied, and she looked at me. "Everyone that had been taken away from the big building is staying here until we are able to give them a ride home."

JJ furrowed her brows and frowned. "Do you think they will want to help us with a fight?" she asked and cocked her head while she studied us. "Or do you know?"

I didn't say a word and looked at my mate, not knowing what to say or how to answer her question. I bit the inside of my lip and waited for him to answer her question, hoping that he would know how to do it since I did not know it.

Daniel bit back a small smile and tucked his head closer to his chest. "I think some will stay and fight," he said. He looked at me and bit back a small smile before he looked at her. "Some might want to stay with the pack, but I think the rest want to go home."

JJ furrowed her brows further, and her frown grew deeper. "Do you think that this will be my new home?" she asked and cocked her head while she looked at him. "Can this be my new home?"

Daniel bit back a small laugh and nodded in confirmation. "Yes," he said and cleared his throat to hide another chuckle. "If you don't want to stay with your mom, then you can stay here with us. You are family through and through, and we will watch your back no matter what." He smiled and bowed before he looked at her again. "You have our word."