The Blood Contract

Chapter Six

Anthea's P.O.V

"No!" Jonathan said for what I assumed for the sixth time. "No? What do you mean No? I wasn't asking you, I was just telling you what I was going to do" I replied back a bit more louder and even more annoyed. "I said No Anthea, there is no way I am letting you off territory grounds" Jonathan stated. "I-" I was cut off by Jonathan before he ended as he walked off "No, and that's final."

Great! Just great I knew I shouldn't have told him. I was planning to hit the local human town with Chloe, just for a day out. Werewolves do this every time, yet here I am having to ask my brother for permission. So apparently, a vampire was found not too far outside our kingdom's territory and now Jonathan is being over protective of me. If you ask me, he is over doing the parent thing. I know he takes the responsibility my parents left on him seriously, but really? Not even to town? The humans town? urghhh!

I walked to the couch and dropped on it in defeat, thinking of what to do today. It was a wonderful Saturday morning and all I wanted to do was go out in peace. I mind-linked Chloe like an hour ago to come meet me in front of the house when she was free and she still hasn't appeared which told me she was probably busy with her mum. I lay on my back, staring at the ceiling and started counting to 10. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5..-

"Thea!" a voice called out as soon as the front door opened. I shot up as quickly as I could as soon as I heard Chloe's voice, there is only one reason she would call me by my nickname and it wasn't for just anything. "Yes?" I replied. "Do you still wanna go out?" Chloe shot me back a sneaky look. 

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"You go" Chloe stated shoving me towards the door to the packs gym. "No. You go" I turn around and shove her to the door. "No. You go". "No, You", "No-... before Chloe could finish her sentence I shoved her hard enough to push her into the entrance. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned around to face the entrance, complete silence fell in the gym, all pack warriors that were not on duty had to train including her brother Tristan. We had decided we would persuade Tristan into taking us to the human town. For sure, Jonathan would not let us go alone but with Tristan, his best friend and trusted second, we were sure he would let us go anywhere. 

"What are you all staring at? Get back to work!" I could heard the annoyed, familiar voice belonging to non other than Tristan Silver. And just like that all the warriors went back to their training. Chloe walked up to stand behind Tristan. "What do you want?" Tristan asked so seriously, still watching the warriors as they continued with their business. "Umm. we came to ask you a favor" Chloe began. "We? Who's we?" Tristan replied probably only sensing his sister behind him. Chloe waved towards me, indicating for me to join her, as fast as I could I made a quick run to stand behind her before continuing. "We would like to go to the human town today, and we would like for you to escort us" I state in one breath, half pleading and half commanding. Of course, my command is nothing compared to Jason's now. "What did Jonathan say?" Tristan asked as he moved his hand toward one of the fighters indicating for him to release his opponent who had lost their match, before he broke his arm off. "What do you think he said?" I rolled my eyes before giving him a death glare. 

I was starting to form my defense statement in my head when all of a sudden I heard "We leave in half an hour". "Wait- what?" I reply. "Jonathan has approved on the condition we are back before sundown. "Thank You" I respond trying not to show my excitement. I giggle as I turn around, taking Chloe I pull her out of the gym as we make our way home to get ready.

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"How does this look?" I ask Chloe as I twirl around in what seemed to be just my second dress when in fact it was probably my 20th. We had been walking around the town for an hour and a half now when we came across this vintage clothing shop. Chloe and I saw a cute dress in the window that looked to be about my size so I tried it on, 19 more dresses later and here we are. "Well.. it is cute" Chloe inspects it as I turn around once more in front of the huge mirror facing me. I turn to Tristan who was looking outside the window unfazed by what was happening behind him. He turns around and freezes. "You look beautiful Anthea" he states and turns back to watch people outside the window. 

"You know you can just leave if you want to go somewhere else, we'll be here when you get back. There are a few more dresses I'd love to try on as well." I smirk trying to get him to leave us alone, at least for 5 seconds. He literally followed us into every shop, we couldn't even move a muscle without him noticing. "Hmmm" I heard Tristan, as he stood by the window debating. "If I leave, do you both swear you won't leave this boutique till I get back?" Tristan turned to us awaiting a favorable response. "I swear Tristan, we won't leave this boutique until you get back." I stated as I crossed my heart indicating I meant every word. "Fine. I'll be back in 30." Tristan said as he left the boutique, probably to go meet with the guards he left behind the building. He thought we didn't notice, what did he think we were, dumb? Of course we knew that he brought back up. 

"Ok the next dress with be your choice, go look for one for me to try on" I asked Chloe as she was waiting to pick me a dress after all this time. "Yayyy" Chloe sang as she stood us to go look in the front where all the display dresses hung.

Not even two minutes after that the bell from the front door rang indicating someone just came into the boutique. I look up to see the most handsome man, he had green eyes and short dark black hair and a chiseled jawline, muscles in all the right places with a tight black t-shirt and jeans. One thing though stood out to me, he had the most palest skin I had ever seen in my whole life, something though about his eyes just drew me to him. He held eye contact with me before smirking and then walking into the men section.

I felt heat rise up in my southern region, this is new definitely nothing I've ever experienced before. I moved to the rack where the vintage shoes were, which was in between the male and female sections. As I tried to pick this cute red heel up, it slipped out of my hand, before I could catch it, these pair of hands grabbed it from the bottom. I looked up to find the handsome stranger standing right beside me. I blushed and looked down as I felt his intense gaze upon my face. 

"Pardon me, you dropped something" The handsome stranger spoke to me, his voice so deep, so clear, so authoritative. I couldn't pick where the accent was from but it sure as hell was not from here. "Thank you." I whispered, in awe of what this handsome stranger was making me feel. He reached out for me to take the shoe back, I placed my hand on top of the shoe to take it when our skins touched. The most electrifying feeling rose up my hand and went throughout my body circling around my lower region. We stared a good minute into each other's eyes when all of a sudden, the front door shoved open. In came, Tristan and the other two werewolves that he had left behind the building. "We need to go. Now" Tristan stated as he waved us towards him, indicating for us to be quick.  I looked to my side, the handsome stranger was no where to be seen. "What's wrong?" I asked in panic mode, as I tried to gather my thoughts together, was I really seeing things or was he real? I thought to myself. "We're being followed." Tristan stated, I turned to see the guards clearly only to find one clutching onto his shoulder, he had been shot. "What? Who-" I was cut off from my trail of questions. "Just follow me, on the count of 3 I need you all to start running to the left side of the building, there is a car that should be there waiting for us" Tristan said as he clutched onto the arrow I'm assuming he pulled from the guard that was shot. "Ok" Chloe and I said in unison. "3... 2... 1. Go!" Tristan shouted.