I wake up feeling slightly refreshed after sleeping for a solid 9 hours. I sit up in bed, stretching, before swinging my legs over the side and going to my suitcase. I grab out a cute outfit, my brush, deodorant, perfume, and makeup before heading into the bathroom to get ready for the day.
I come back into the room and pack up all my stuff back into my suitcase and bag, before heading out to the truck to load it back up so I can hit the road again. After getting it all loaded I head into the lobby to check out.
"Did you have a good stay?" A blonde haired and bright blue eyed woman asked as I handed her my room key.
"It was lovely, thank you." I smile back.
"You had someone call and ask if you were staying here, I told them yes. Someone by the name of Colby Salvatore?" She says as she types on her computer.
"What? When?" I ask in a panic, I've got to go, and now!
"It was about 4 hours ago. I tried to call your room to connect the call to you but you didn't answer." She smiles again, not noticing that I'm having a panic attack.
"Okay, thank you. Have a great day." I rush out, getting in my truck and hitting the interstate wide open.
I was planning on going to Austin, Texas, but now Colby knows I'm in Texas and how he figured that part out I'll never understand. He won't know where I'm going from here though, so I think I'll still be safe once I get to Austin, which is only 8 more hours of driving. I pull up a nice hotel on google maps and hit the directions button, it says I'm only 8 hours and 14 minutes away, that'll be perfect. Then once I stop there I can figure out a better game plan.
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I pull in outside of the Hilton in Austin in 8 hours flat. I go inside walking up to the front desk to be met with a guy with dirty blonde hair and bright green eyes.
"Hello, how can I help ya?" He smiles.
"Hi, a room for one please." I smile in return.
"Just you all by your lonesome?" He asks.
I nod, "Just me."
He nods, typing on his computer. He slides a card down the side of screen before handing it to me, "Room 332, do you need help with luggage or anything?"
"No, but thank you. Also can you add to my notes that if anyone calls asking if I'm here, to tell them I'm not?" I ask remembering what happened at the last hotel.
"Sure, you here to cheat on your husband?" He asks with a chuckle.
I laugh and shake my head, "no, just needing some alone time." I turn and walk back out to the truck to get my luggage, coming back in and heading up to my room.
I swipe the card at the door, it beeping before unlocking so I can open it up. The room was huge, with a big jacuzzi tub in the middle, a big California king size bed, a huge TV, microwave, mini kitchen, and mini fridge. I walk inside setting my luggage down before face planting down on the bed. I turn over, staring up at the ceiling.
"You still there?" I ask to my wolf, I haven't heard from her in hours.
No answer.
Great, she's suppressed again. I pick up a room service pamphlet off the bedside table, looking through all the options before deciding on chicken strips & fries and a coke. I mean I'm a picky eater and who knows how the food is? I pick up the phone on the table and call the order in to room service, before turning the TV on and settling down with a movie to watch.
My phone starts ringing as I glance over at it, seeing it was Blaine. I shrug even though no one can see me and swipe to answer, "I'm alive."
"You won't be when I find you!" He screams into the phone, the anger evident in his tone.
"I miss you too?"
"Danielle. You better get your ass back home right this instant. Are you insane?!" He's pacing the floor, you can tell by the breathlessness in his voice.
"I am insane, yeah. I'm not coming home Blaine. You are safer, Brittany and Caleb are safer if I'm gone." I explain.
"You think we are safer? You think Colby hasn't already came and ransacked our houses thinking we were hiding you here?" He seethes.
"He did what?"
"He searched all of our houses, I mean no stone left unturned. He even dumped out my porn magazines from under my bed looking for you! He said that he marked you. Did he mark you Danielle?"
"He did." I nod even though he can't see me.
"Oh my God! That's even worse. This is so much worse than I thought. I thought he was bullshitting me." He rambles.
"I'm not in heat Blaine, I'm gonna be fine."
"You're not in heat yet Danny." He scolds me.
"My wolf is suppressed again Blaine, so it's unlikely I'll even go into heat." I roll my eyes.
"YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A WOLF TO GO INTO HEAT!" He screams, "God Danielle you are so stubborn. This could have all been avoided. Anyway, the heat is because you're marked and not fully mated. It will happen even if you don't have a wolf. Do you understand you can die from this? You don't have to mate with him but he does need to be there to touch you." He explains.
"I'll take my chances." I huff before hanging up on him. I'm fine. Everything's fine.
A loud knock on my door startled me out of my anger, I walk over opening the door to find the guy from the lobby with my food.
"Thank you." I smile, tipping him some cash as I take the food and drink from him.
"No problem, are you okay though?" He smiles genuinely at me.
"I'm fine."
"Okay, it's just your neck and face is really really red." He gives me another smile before walking away.
Well yeah I'm red, I'm angry. Blaine had no reason to scream at me the way he did. I huff, shutting the door with my foot and going to sit down with my food.
I start eating, trying to pay attention to the movie I was watching. Sweat started rolling down my face and my chest, as I was suddenly super hot. I strip the long sleeve shirt I was wearing off, leaving me in a tank top and shorts as I find the thermostat and set it to sixty-five degrees.
I sit back down and continue eating, but only keep getting hotter and hotter by the minute. I close my food and set it on the table, grabbing a water from my bag and chugging it down within a minute, I'm so thirsty.
I grab some cool PJs and head to a shower, maybe a cool shower will help me. I strip from my clothes, my whole body a bright red as I stare at my reflection in the bathroom mirror. I turn the shower on cool and step inside, the cool water soothing my burning skin. It's so hot.
My mind is fuzzy, and my vision is blurry as I stand under the cool stream of water, I know exactly what's happening. I turn around, letting the cool water hit my back to try to soothe the burn my skin is currently feeling. I hear a loud knock on my hotel door and I freeze instantly.
Maybe if I ignore them, they'll go away. I'm not expecting any visitors. Another loud bang, followed by a voice that sends chills down my spine, "Mate, I know you're in there."
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