Beyond the Rift

Lyssa

Instead of him replying with some apology or excuse like he really should, he has the nerve to look like I'm the one whose at fault.

Suddenly his tall lean body goes rigid his emerald green eyes seem to glow with anger and his hands shake with tremors.

"Why is there another male in your house? At this time of night? Touching my mate!?" He snarls into my face.

"Will is just a friend! Why am I defending myself to you? I don't even know your name!!!" I scream back at him. This pulls him up short and he gets a pained look in his eyes.

"Adrian." He whispers. "My name is Adrian."

"Stay away from me Adrian." I slam the door on his broken expression, ignoring the feeling that I just made a huge mistake.

I trudge back up the stairs and burst into tears at the sight of Will stretched out on my bed, black hair curling into his eyes, because it wasn't Will I wanted to sleep beside, to feel the comfort if his presence, it was Adrian.

***

The golden sunlight caressing my face was what woke me. I should be out running on a day like this but the thought of meeting Adrian in the woods again practically cements me to the bed. Memories of sobbing myself to sleep in Will's arms while wishing he was someone else flash up in my mind. Will and I don't have that type of relationship but its still a pretty horrible thing to think.

Adrian makes me feel vulnerable, as if my soul is laid bare for him to see, I don't need that kind of complication in my life. The thought of never seeing him again makes me want to curl up into a ball and scream but that's just crazy, I've only met him twice and both times he's been an insufferable jerk.

I have to stay away from him, he makes me impulsive and I get the feeling that I need my wits about me if I'm to talk to him.

Turning onto my side I hear the crackle of squished paper, looking down I notice Will's loopy handwriting,

Don't have a mental, I'm just getting popcorn for a movie marathon.

I laugh and reach for my phone to text him but see that he's already left me a message.

Hey, come 2 Edmunds track, gotta surprise. C ya There ;-).

Sighing in annoyance, I consider not showing up, but a run through the familiar woods could be what I need to calm my frayed emotions. I pull my hair into a messy bun, wondering what this 'surprise' was gonna be.