Boudoir Secrets

Chapter 84

I watched nervously as Paul made his way up my path and was curious to see that the dogs were not attacking him but were rather more interested in the bushes. Pulling the door slightly ajar, I yelled out to Paul, "Paul! Before you come in, could you please check the bushes for me? I think someone is stalking me."

Paul raised an eyebrow and wondered what was going on. He shrugged and replied, "Sure. I've always been your lackey, right?"

That comment hurt. 

"Please?"

Paul made his way over to the dogs and noticed a collection of meat chunks in various stages of decay. Someone was trying to befriend the dogs or kill them. They continued to bark, oblivious to his presence. He bent down cautiously, knowing that the dogs could and probably have been trained to attack, and collected a couple of chunks of fresh meat. Straightening out, he walked back to the door.

"Looks like you have friends," he drawled as he took in her panicked and extremely waif-like self. 

I trembled uncontrollably as I looked at his hands full of meat chunks and started to cry. Mawsie slithered off me and surprisingly didn't leave the house but returned to Jade and the tree stump. I sat on the door-step and cried, "I am not going crazy after all. There is someone after me?"

Paul looked at me and nodded his head, "I would hesitate a guess and say yes. Have you called the police?"

"Yes but they can't do anything until I am actually harmed."

He bashed a fist at the step and said some profanity beneath his breath.

Calming myself, I stood and straightened and walked inside, bidding him to do the same. We walked out into the sun room and sat on the grass, where I felt safe, surrounded by my animals. Paul's presence made a difference.

"What have you come to tell me? That you know who is stalking me?"

"No. I wanted to see how you were doing and to fill you in on your so called friends."

"Air and James?"

Paul nodded his head as I let out a long, wobbly sigh.

"How do you fit in with this mess?"

He looked at me and paused, obviously rephrasing what he was about to say in his head.

"I never meant to hurt you. It was just a commissioned job, please understand that."

Backing away slightly, my breath trapped in my throat, I croaked out silently, "W-w-what?"

"I was given the task of gaining your trust and then disposing of you."

I passed out on the grass, the information more than I could handle.