When a woman moves into the sleepy town, it rouses everyone's tongues to start wagging. She is strange and distant in her manner. Tia Frost is blissfully unaware of the townsfolk's discomfort with her. With Burt at her side, she wonders about the wo...
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The sun rose slowly and the darkness started to leave the sky. My eyes felt heavy and full of sand as the black Volvo came up the drive. I wondered for the fifth time if I should have asked Maverick to be here as I stood from my seat on the porch.
Blowing out the candle sitting on the table I waited for the car to stop and walked to it. Pushing down my fear and repulsion I opened the door. Sliding into the seat, the smell of cigarettes and a man's cologne overwhelmed me.
"It's good to see you." He said.
"Is it?"
He tutted at me smiling. "Why so cold?"
I flinched as he stroked my cheek. "Will you not tell me what your name is today?"
I eyed him. "You will leave me alone or I will come clean about what I know about your beliefs and why my neighbour got murdered."
He took his hand back like I'd bitten him. "That wasn't us. It's been made to look like us but it's not. Come home to us my dear we will protect you as we did before."
I looked him in the eye making him frown with anger he was repressing. "You can't protect me from these people. Leave or die. These people will kill you and your church easily."
"You threaten me?" His voice held a dangerous note to it I remembered from before.
"How could I? I'm giving you a warning. Go home and leave me alone. The wolf cries at the moon."
His eyes went wide. "The wolf! You can't be serious. You got involved with them?"
"I am serious. You know as well as I do that means I'll be dead within a month. Go home or face my fate."
I opened the door and he grabbed my hand. I looked down at the glove that barely covered the brand on the back of his hand. I recognised the shape of an 'x' inside a square. The symbol for contacting ex-members. "You've been punished for following me?"
"I'd die for you."
Looking into his face I knew he meant it. "I've told you I don't want you around me. Don't make me get another restraining order. Go home and save yourself more pain."
I shook him off and got out of the car. "At least tell me where my little girl is."
"Safe from us both now leave!" I slammed the door and walked back to the house.
After a moment the car turned and the window opened. "I would let you back in with us in a heartbeat I would never leave you to the wolves."
"I wouldn't come back to your group even if you left it."
He shook his head at me and drove off. I let out a relieved breath, went inside and made myself a hot drink. I sat down with a book and enjoyed the peace I'd regained.
