Willow in the Woods: Guarding the Willow

Chapter 1

Willow

Well.... She was back. Willow should have known it wouldn't last. She had tried to get out of her relationship the last time this had happened with; CEO of one of the worlds top modeling agencies, and #2 on California's top 10 most eligible and wealthy bachelor's, Nate Cornwell.

What the tabloids and interviews had left out about the 29 year old fashionable multimillionaire was that, most of his diet consisted of green veggie smoothies and fine wines, he had 2 cell phones (one was for work, and the other was for late night affairs that he had no intention of giving up!), And of course he had a hot temper and a mean backhand. While that may serve him well in ping-pong, tennis, and badminton, Willow Bright would be Damned if she was going to have to add all that to her own problems.

Sure, the first time it had happened, it was only one back hand and a little cut on her lip from his ring. She went home, he apologized not only to her but to her mother and stepfather. They had a long talk. He sent her gifts and called her everyday, telling her how he was working on himself and how sorry he was. Finally Willow's mother talked her into giving the poor guy one more chance.

Willow's stepfather, another multimillionaire in the oil industry, had even insisted this was the best "prospect" she had and he was obviously trying to make amends.

Two weeks after getting back together Nate had proposed at an all exclusive galla. It was beautiful,Willow was swept away in the moment, and against her best and only friend, Andrew's, constant outbursts of disapproval, Willow said yes. Willow had never seen her mother and step father so proud and happy.

Certain that "all was right in the world now", Willow's parents did what they always did to celebrate... Went on vacation. Probably somewhere tropical. Willow hadn't been paying that much attention at the time, as she was packing a couple of bags to move into Nate's shoreline condo. It had beautiful bay doors and windows, a fully equipped staff and kitchen, scenic views of the ocean and palm trees that would knock your socks off and it had Nate. It wasn't three days later that it happened again.

Willow found the second phone, and Nate was pissed when questioned about it. Why wouldn't he be? There were even pictures of him in little pink handcuffs on there. It wouldn't have been that big of a deal, except that that was the only thing he was wearing. The girl in the picture with him was wearing even less. So this time the backhand was a little expected. She had hoped he wouldn't, but some people never change. What made this one worse was the location. She shouldn't have met him on the stairwell. He had knocked her head against the wall, and she had flipped back down the stairs onto a glass side table.... Bastard...

Andrew was right. And though he had harped on her long after Willow had left the hospital from getting stitches, Andrew had helped her in the moment when she had needed him. Andrew pushed himself into Willow's body (being dead helps with that). He forced her back onto her feet and calmly walked up the stairs after using Willow's phone to call the ambulance for two injured people.

Willow had to get glass taken out of her back and shoulder, and stitches in both areas, even her head. Nate, on the other hand, had a broken penis, a ruptured testicle, and an ear bitten off. Though Andrew had been in charge of her body at the time, Willow could still taste Nate's blood. Thanks to a new maid, and Nate's indoor cameras, Willow was allowed to go back to Nate's and pack what little she had taken with her, and go back home.

And now Willow stood beside Andrew, in the middle of the long driveway leading to the intimidating mansion that was her family's estate.