Chapter 176. I Will Die

DEAN

When Lena and I returned home, Zed looked at me as if something bad had happened. I knew my friend's expression meant something, and Lena wasn't foolish. She noticed it and asked him what was going on, but I knew it was better for Lena not to be present in the conversation. Lena insisted and asked if it was about Jake and if he was alive. It reassured her to know that my brother was alive, so she agreed to go to the room with her mother. Lena went upstairs and didn't give us peace to talk quietly.

"Now, Zed. I need you to tell me. Is my brother alive?" I asked, concerned. Maybe he didn't want to tell Lena the truth for fear of her reaction.

"Yes, he's alive. But time is running out, Dean. Maybe it wasn't the best idea to marry Lena at this moment. Do you think Carla hasn't found out about what you've done, Dean? She knows everything. She has people spying on us. I think Damon's pack is larger than we