Chapter 1:
"I hate my life." I groan while rolling over and slamming my hand down on the alarm clock adjacent to my bed, which, for some reason unbeknownst to me, was blasting some horrid and gleeful song at such an ungodly hour. Stretching out my limbs after the music stopped I swing one foot over the edge of my bed and slowly make my way to the bathroom to get ready for the long day ahead of me.
"Artemis make sure you get your brother to school on time today. I don't need any more calls from his teacher saying he was late yet again. Do you understand me?" My mother asked the moment I walked into the kitchen.
"Yes mom I'll make sure he's there on time. Just give me a break goodness" I said mumbling the last part.
"Come again?" she said with a raised brow daring me to disrespect her again.
"Nothing mama." I sigh and kiss her on the cheek while grabbing an apple and running out of the kitchen.
I realize that my mother has to work long hours at the bakery to support my brother and I but I'm 19 and I have responsibilities as well besides looking after my younger brother Colton. My mom over works herself in order to provide for my brother and I and because of that she's ill.
Sighing, I go and get my little brother so I can take him to school then head to work.
"Care-bear," the endearment rolls off my tongue as I crouch down to make myself eye level with my little blonde hair bundle of joy.
"Are you ready to go baby?" I already know what he's going to say. He never wants to go to school. The poor guy just wants to be with me all day.
"No" he pouts and wraps his arms around my stomach.
"Why not baby?" I ask knowing he's going to say the same thing he says everyday.
"I just want to go with you" he cries, "why won't you let me go?" big tears start to roll down his cheeks.
"Aw honey," I say while picking him up and grabbing his backpack and my purse, "I want to take you with me but I won't be able to play with you while I'm at work." I say as I begin to walk out of the apartment with him in my arms clinging to my shirt and staining it with his tears.
"You don't have to play with me, I can just stay in a corner and be really quiet." he pleads as i stop walking.
"How about this," I begin negotiating "since you don't have school on Friday, I'll take you to work with me if you promise to be a good boy all week."
"Okay! I promise" he beams at me as we continue our journey to his school.
We arrive at his school and I put him back down on his feet. He looks up at me expectantly.
"What baby?" I ask.
He sticks his pinky out in reply.
"You want me to pinky promise about Friday?" I ask amused.
He nods. Squatting down I stick out my right pink and he locks his around mine. We press our thumbs together and seal it by pressing a kiss to our thumbs.
"Okay now be a good boy and give me a kiss before I go."
He wraps his arms around my neck as I scoop him up off the ground causing him to giggle. I press a quick kiss to his cheeks, forehead, nose and mouth then place him on the ground and send him off with a kiss to the crown of his head.
He grabs his backpack and prances off into his class and offers me a smile and an excited wave before disappearing into the classroom. I begin my fifteen-minute walk to work. I work at a nightclub, Nocturnal, to be exact. I've worked there since I was 16.
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Dark Obsession
Werewolf"You should stay away from me," he warned through clenched teeth. "Why don't you make me?" He pinned my hands to the wall above my head. "Why must you be so difficult," he sighed. "Why won't you kiss me?" I asked while leaning in. "You already know...
