The Hunter's Daughter

Chapter 16

WARNING SOME MATURE CONTENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ruby

I’ve been pacing away in front of my bed for hours, I hardly slept and I’m supposed to leave to go meet Nick in five minutes. It’s run through my head countless times to just not turn up, text him and tell him that I’m sick but I can’t do that, partly because I need to see him somehow and partly because lying to him is about as difficult as water skiing with no skis.

I was literally shaking, not over wondering whatever it is that Nick wants to tell me, but over what I’m debating telling him in return. It’s been a war in my head, pros and cons – everything really. There was no way that I we were going to get out of this unharmed, it just isn't possible.

If I’m honest there’s more at stake than just me and Nick. What I mean is I’ve sworn to countless packs to keep my silence on the rather large matter of their existence. If Nick by some miracle believes me, I’ll be breaking oaths to all the packs I’ve ever helped, and all of the packs I haven't  – and what would he do about it? Would he want proof? I can’t just take him along to Alpha Daniel and be all hey, can you do your thing and shift into a big furry wolf so that my boyfriend won’t think I’m insane? I’m sure that would go down really well, not.

Ironically the thing that could calm me down right now is Nick. I wish that I could go see him and just not have to talk about this, that we could just shove it deep down somewhere and leave it alone, but I know that he’s right about this. We can’t keep secrets without compromising each other, and with Nick that’s just not acceptable.

My cell sounded then with a message alert and my head snapped to it, sat on my dresser without a care in the world. I knew that was Nick, that I was late and he was wondering where I was, if I’d come, so was I.

I groaned at it, wishing it would just blow up or something, right there on the desk and then hopefully the blast will knock me out until this whole suffocating mess has blown over and we can start again with the exception of spilling the beans.

What if he thinks I’m crazy? Worse, what if he thinks that I’ve just been fooling around with him this whole time, that I played him? And, what happens if I don’t tell him? Am I just going to let him walk around thinking everything is perfect and we're all good?

I'm not sure how long after the text it was, but my cell started ringing next. Sighing I walked to the dresser and picked it up. “Hello?”

“Ruby, it’s Nick, baby where are you? Did you change your mind?” He sounded worried and after yesterday's embarrassing water works I'm not surprised; I still can't believe I cried.

Staring at the window I tried to make a decision. “No, yes... I don’t know, I just need to see you.”

“So come be with me, you know where I am – right at the end of your street. Come on, I’ve missed you.” His voice was soothing, like he could feel my indecision and didn't want to spook me like a skittish animal in the forest.

“Ok.”

“Good girl, I’ll see you in a minute, ok?”

I nodded. “Yeah, in a minute.”

I hung up and put my cell down on my bed, and left it there. I don’t need anyone interrupting this talk. I’m not even sure if they will be interrupting anything yet... I might not tell him anyway. All I know right now is that I need to see him again, I need to be close.