Cinderella : Werewolf Hunter

Chapter 16

"How dare you send someone to follow me after my specific instructions not to?" I demand Alex.

He holds his nose to prevent the blood from dripping on to the floor."I i think you broke my nose." he says to me, trying to evade my question.

"I don't care." i say coldly. "Who told you to put a tail on me?"

"I can't tell you that, i've been ordered not to." he says backing away from me.

"Tell me who ordered you to before i beat it out of you." I raise my fist ready to attack again and as i'm about to sock him the girl jumps in front of him. i stop the punch centimeters from her nose and glare at her. her eyes are screwed shut and she stands ramrod straight with her arms at her side. 

She has curly coppery hair, freckles across her nose and is pale in complexion, more so now in fear. she probably only reaches my shoulders in height. When she realises that the punch isn't coming she slowly opens one eye then the other. They a lovely shade of hazel almost green.

I i glare at her, still angry at Alex and shocked at her stupidity and guts, when it's apparent that she has no idea on how to defend herself whatsoever.

"And who the hell are you?" I ask.

"This is Rowan Walsh, my mate." Alex answers for her. She tentavely raises her hand and waves it shyly. "Hie."

"And why, miss Walsh," I lean forward so that our  noses are almost touching " would you stand in front of your mate to take a punch for him when its obvious that you don't know how to defend yourself?"

"Which is ironic as your mate is our best defender." Nathan adds in.

"Well you were about to hurt him and couldn't just stand there and watch you do it." she says honestly.

I stand upright and smirk, slightly impressed by her. "Well miss Walsh," i say even though we may be the same age, "i like you. You've got guts, which is more than i can say for Alex over here." i point at him.

"Hey, i'm just following orders okay? i actually advised against it but he refused to listen." He shrugs.

I squint my eyes in thought and store the gender of the offender in my mind.

I turn back to Rowan and stretch my hand in greeting."I'm Scarlet Rose by the way, but you can call me Scar."

She takes my hand and shakes it, "I know who you are. Everyone knows who you are. I'm pretty sure people from across the world know who you are, i mean even small of the grid packs, i'm sorry i ramble when i'm nervous, like right now for instance, i could go on and on and on about how famous you are, and how many people actually fear you and oh look i'm doing it again. you know what i'm going to shut up now before i embarrass myself even more, like that's even possible. i don't thin i have ever been this embarrassed before in my-" she shuts up suddenly, creating an awkward silence that I end up breaking with a laugh. She had been turning red and the more she talked the redder she became so now she looked like a tomato. 

"You are adorable Rowan." I smiled at her.

"Adorable? no, no. puppies are adorable and my friends call me Row" she smiled back at me and she immediately calms down. "Umm. Do you want to hang out later?" she asks me. I'm about to say when yes when i think:

Shit. She wants to be my friend.

"UHh. i'm going to go and warm up now " i say to them then quickly head out to the ground.

I can not make friends. i can not grow attached. Attachments get you killed. You have survived this long without a friend, so you can continue without one no matter how lonely and depressing it gets.