The Hunt (The Forbidden)

Chapter 1

Prologue

            The sky was dark but lit with nature, the leaves were moist and the ground humming with every step I took. The crickets sang and the moon danced in the night sky only wishing it was the warm sun hitting my face again. I knew this was the life I had to live, if I wanted to be with him. He called to me holding out his hand to me my body moved to him and he embraced me with all of his love. I knew then that I couldn’t live without him at that moment. We began to walk back to our house before sunrise. Holding him around his waist feeling safe and warm inside, then suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my chest gasping for air, blood on my hand and running down to my gown. As I feel to the ground I heard my heart pounding in my ears, I looked up to Mason, his eyes in anguish and with tears, I told him “Mason don’t cry, it doesn’t hurt anymore” with a faint smile. I held his face with my hand as he kissed me than my forehead. I knew that I was dying, only wishing I had more time with him to hold, to kiss and to love him forever.

Chapter 1

Chloe

   The alarm clock went off and I did not want to get up; I have been having these terrible nightmares and have been not able to sleep. Finally I got up to take a shower than off to brush my teeth, then trying to pick out my clothes for work. I could have put on my tight jeans and tank top but I needed all the tips I could get; finally I picked out my black shorts with my black and red shirt with my back out.

 I’m 5’3 with long auburn hair, my eyes were light green shaped like an almonds, my skin is a white cream color that sometimes it looked like it glowed and for my lips most men enjoyed looking at them because there full and very pink. I went to grab my purse for work and walked the four long blocks, enjoying the warm weather we were having.

As I approached the bar I couldn’t help but just stare at it from the outside. It looked small but once you came inside you saw that it had a very club feel to it, with dim lights and candles lit all over.

The color of the bar was black and purple, three pool tables and some stools to sit, and that was just the first floor. For the second floor it had large purple couches and long tables, this area were for private parties. I smiled and began to walk to the front door when someone grabbed my arm; it was my co-worker/friend Emily

“Chloe! Did you see the new bouncer?” I shook my head and said “no, why?” smiling at her.

 She smiled back “well” than stopped to look around to see if anyone was around, than continued “he is so cute girl, and don’t get me started on his fine ass body. Strong, tall and cute!” she stopped and pulled me in so I could see for myself.

When she pointed him out to me I agreed he was very cute with nice big hazel eyes, black hair, his body did looked strong; you could tell he worked out by his muscles and his skin was tanned.

I tug on her shirt and said “Do you know his name or how old he is?”

She laughed at me than said “Girl you know I had to know, his name is Derek and he’s 27 and about 6”1”

 I shrugged and went inside to clock in. The place was slow for it was only seven in the evening, I notice that Derek was walking towards me so I smiled and we started to talk at the same time

“Hi my name is…”

“Hey I’m...” we both smiled and he told me to go first

“Hi my name is Chloe Fisher, the bartender/ waitress” we shook hand and he said

“Hey I’m Derek Green, the new bouncer.”

 I nodded and said “Nice to meet you Derek and welcome to the Catwalk.”

 After that Emily flew to where we were. She’s twenty-three but wild and is always at a party. She is about 5’5 and her hair was very long and wavy, she had really large light brown eyes, that gave her that innocent, with full lips, she looked like a gypsy with her olive skin and with a body of a swimsuit model.  The three of us talked until the bar got busy and the place got really packed. Finally it was three in the morning and it was time to clean up and lock up. Emily and Derek were talking while I counting the money in the cashier, when I was done I got up and began to clean the counters.

Emily was sweeping and Derek taking out the trash when I saw a man passed out in the men’s bathroom, “great” I said to myself

“Derek can u help me pick him up please”. Derek gave me a weird look and saw him

“Do you know him? He asked me, I sighed and said

“Yea this is Ed, always drunk, we’re just going to pick him up and leave him outside, he’ll be fine”

Derek just chuckle and said “if you say so”. I looked at him and said “This kind of stuff always happens around here, especially since this is a popular bar, you’ll get use to it” I say patting him on the shoulder.

 By the time we were done cleaning, it was three thirty. I turned off the lights and locked up, to be truthful the Catwalk looked scary with all the lights off.

I began to walk home when I saw Derek giving Emily a ride, they stopped to offer me a ride but I refused telling him I only lived four blocks away. As he drove away I continued to walk home, super tired from the nights work, all I wanted was my bed. As I got close to my apartment I felt this chill down my spine as if someone was watching me. I shook my head

“Chloe you’re tired and your imaging that someone is watching you” I laughed at myself and when I opened the door I stripped off my cloths and went straight into a deep sleep