Bewitching the Beast

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Ainsley

The following weeks have been very rewarding. Nathan has introduced me to the pack and most of them have been very welcoming while a few has been a little cold, but that was want I expected. I have become friends with a few of the women and some of them give me hard looks anytime Nathan is near me.

Summer, who was one of the first to befriend me, says that they are jealous, because no girl here has been able to get him to open up. From what I have been told, Nathan shut himself off from others after his parents’ death. Everyone says he was amazing when it came to the pack business and strategy, but when it came to communication with family and friends; he pushed them away.

Now it seems that Nathan is opening up more and the pack looks excited that they have the old Nathan and many think it has to do with my presence. They know that I am a witch and they know what happen with Payton’s teacher, with Jericho, and with Sarah.

It’s a couple weeks before Christmas and the kids are out of school, because of the thick blanket of snow that has decided to make everything closed. I don’t know why I agreed to a game of hide-a-seek, but here I am wearing thermal underwear, thick jeans, four pairs of socks, a thick sweater and a wool coat with my knitted scarf and hat on. I wished I put on another pair of gloves, but I am happy I have my leather boots on to keep out the wet snow.

Nathan and Jonah are doing some training with the pack and we are in the woods that divides the house from the pack warehouse. The pack warehouse is something I have never seen before. It’s the place where pack members can live with their families, train or workout, functions are held there, and there is even an infirmary that has a surgeon.

Creeping around like a ninja, I put out my feelers and I can tell that Asher is about a hundred feet to my left and Shawn is 200 feet behind me. Since they are werewolves, I use my powers to aid me; it’s fair. I zap myself into a branch before zapping myself where Asher just was. Making my way to the back deck which is the safe zone, I’m the first to arrive.

Going over to the fire pit, I wavy my hands and a fire appears. Warming my numbing butt, I see Payton, Ashton, Alexander and Donnie with Sophie appear.

“Yea, a fire!” Payton yells and runs to stand beside me.

Today she seems to be in a good mood, but lately she has been very distant and will zone out. I’m wondering if she still isn’t over what happen with her teacher.

“You two are wimps; it’s not that cold.” Ashton teases.

Giving him an evil eye, I answer, “We aren’t werewolves that have intense body heat and I’m from the south. One year at Christmas, it was so hot we had to have the air on. So let us enjoy warming our butts.”

Finally Asher, Emma, and Shawn come out and we greet them with cheeky smiles. Asher gloated that I would be found in the first two minutes of the game.

“Ainsley you cheated! It’s not fair you used your stupid witch power!” Asher pouts like a five year old.