Chapter 14

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The next day Jennifer came over to help me get ready for dinner with Scott. She helped me do makeup so that we could cover the bruise on my face, and you almost can't see it anymore. She helped me pick out a simple black dress. Now we were working on my hair with only 30 minutes until Scott came to pick me up. I picked up my soda with shaking hands to take a sip and then I quickly put it down.
"Annie, are you nervous?" Jen asks while looking at me through the mirror. "Yes", I admit. "Jen, this is my first date, like ever." Jen makes a small squeak, "How cute!" Jen gushes about how adorable I am while finishing my hair.
As soon as I get dressed someone knocks on the door. He's early. I take a deep breath and walk to the door. Scott stand there wearing a dark suit and holding a single tulip in his hand. He scans me up and down and I blush.
"You're beautiful." He says. I accept his flower and take his arm and he leads me to the car. I glance back and smile at Jen who give me a thumbs up.
Scott helps me into his black SUV and then goes to his side to start the car. "So where are we headed?" I ask. "How does steak sound?" I nod excitedly which causes Scott to laugh.

I finish all of my food and smile happily. Scott ordered for me and I was very impressed with his choice. I catch Scoot staring at me. "What?" I ask, afraid that I've got something all over my face. "Nothing", he shakes his head. "The night is still young, how would you like to go for a walk?"
      I agree to a walk and we walk to a park that was a few blocks away from the restaurant. Lights are strung from the trees making the whole park glow beautifully. I sit down on a park bench and Scott sits beside me. "This was wonderful, everything was just like I imagined it to be."
      Scott looks at me curiously. "What do you mean?" I blush full red now.  Great Annie, you've admitted how much of a loser you are. "This is- uh- this was my first date, ever." I say shyly.
      "Well I'm honored." Scott says as he pulls me to my feet, dance with me."  I dance with him as he hums and soon I lean my head on his shoulder and close my eyes just taking the moment in. I could get used to nights like this.
      "Annie," we stop dancing, "You're truly wonderful." I smile and lean in to kiss Scott. He holds my face gently and sighs when I pull away. We walk back to Scott's car and I fall asleep on the ride home.
      When I wake up Scott is carrying me into my house. I pretend to still be asleep so I don't have to walk. He sets me down on my bed and I blush slightly knowing he's in my room. I hear his light chuckle and he kisses me on the head. "Go to sleep, Annie."

      The next morning I was pouring my coffee into a to-go cup so I could take it to work when my front door flings open. I jump and spill my coffee in the process. A man I've never seen walks into my kitchen and stares me in the eyes. I'm about to scream when he says, "Alexander sends his regards." The man then pulls a gun out from beneath his coat and shoots himself in the head before I can even blink. Then I scream.
I scream and close my eyes shut so tight I think they'll never open again. I grab my head in my hands and sit on the floor, my knees drawn close and eyes still shut. I scream until it hurts. He killed himself. Right here on my kitchen floor. It feels like hours pass but it must have only been minutes because soon someone's hands were on me.
I don't even open my eyes, I just scream out, "No! Let me go!" The person pulls me up to my feet and then I start fighting back even more. "Annie, It's ok, I linked Scott. He'll be here soon I promise." I stop struggling slightly and open my eyes to see Kit, I latch onto him and whimper.
      "Shhh. Come on Lets get out of here." He holds me with one arm while leading me outside to the front yard. Once outside I sit on the ground leaning against Kit. "He- Alexander- He made that man-" I can't get out much more.
      I thought Scott moved me here to keep me safe but now that Alexander's suicide agents or whatever that was can get into my house I don't feel safe. Kit tried to pull me off my feet but I just go limp not even getting up. "Annie, please. Scott's on his way." I still won't move.
      "Annie!" I snap my head up to see Scott running toward me. He slides down onto his knees in front of me and pulls me into his arms. "What happened?" He growls out at Kit. "I was out for a run and I hear a faint gunshot. I started moving in the direction of the shot and soon I heard screaming. I found her like this in the kitchen. There's a body but I don't know what happened, or if she's the one who, I just don't know what happened."
     Does he really think I could shoot someone like that. "He shot himself." I say gruffly. "Gave his regards for Alexander and then shot himself." Scott pulls me tighter. "Don't think about it." He says. How can I not. I'm being chased by complete psychos now.
      Scott pulls me into his arms and starts walking away with me. "Kit, get someone to clean this up." He says and keeps walking. I just hang there limply and whimper every time I close my eyes because I see the moment the guns goes off over and over again.
      After what seems like eternity we end up at Scott's house, he puts me down to open the door and then picks me up again. He carries me into his room and places me on the bed without saying a word. He lays on the bed beside me and stokes my hair softly.
      "This is no life for you, Annie." I crunch my eyebrows at him to show my confusion. "You'd be better off with out any of this wolf stuff. I should just take you back to your apartment and stay out of your life." I sit up when he says this.
      "Getting out of my life won't make my life any safer." I say. He looks at me with sad eyes. "There has to be something I can do to keep you safe", he says. I think hard for a moment. Is this what I want. Once I say it it's out there. No going back if I chose this. I would be with Scott forever, no going back.
      Can I do this? Do I want to do this? I take a deep breath. "Well there is one thing", I say. "You can make me your mate, you can mark me."

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